“He’s getting crushed. He’s getting hammered by his own party right now,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom told CBC News chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton in an interview.
Day: 26 August 2026
Statistics Canada reports total sales in the food services and drinking places subsector increased 0.5% in June to $8.8 billion.
Non-seasonally adjusted prices for food purchased from restaurants were up 2.7% in June compared with June 2025. Unadjusted prices for alcoholic beverages served in licensed establishments increased 3.5% over the same period.
Voters are souring on Trump as he plows ahead with economically reckless policy decisions, from his trade dispute with Canada to the war with Iran. Alicia Menendez â in for Nicolle Wallace â is joined by David Frum, Molly Jong-Fast, and Angelo Carusone for analysis on Deadline White House.
Industry Minister MĂ©lanie Joly says Canada is ‘fighting back’ against U.S. tariffs by introducing retaliatory tariffs on nearly $28 billion worth of U.S. goods. Power & Politics hears from the minister on steps the federal government is taking to protect Canadians as the trade war escalates.
Eric Van Rythoven: As Nobel-prize winning economist Paul Krugman explains, the U.S. imports economically vital goods from Canada like oil, lumber, electricity and aluminum, for which there is no cheap and accessible domestic substitute. Tariffs on these goods means higher costs for American consumers and businesses in an already inflationary environment.
Foreign governments are acutely aware of these economic problems, and the role they will play in the upcoming U.S. midterm elections. As American foreign policy scholar Paul Musgrave argues, this creates incentives for countries to use time as a weapon against the U.S.
The quiet-spoken Canadian prime minister has spoken unutterable truths, writes Ted Widmer of The Guardian.
The speech signalled an earthquake. The news, as widely reported, was that Carney was calling off the trade talks that many expected to resolve or reduce the trade frictions that have been in place ever since Trump slapped his first round of tariffs on Canada, shortly after assuming office.
Alexandre Lepoutre at Le Monde: Starting September 8, Canada will impose surcharges of 15% to 50% on these goods, totalling approximately $27.6 billion (about âŹ17 billion), mirroring the value of Canadian exports hit by U.S. tariffs. “We did not choose this trade conflict. But we must stand up and defend our interests,” Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said on Tuesday. “We will never accept having another country dictate our course of action. Our future belongs to us.”
While obvious differences exist between a shooting war in Iran and a trade dispute with Canada, the lessons are not dissimilar, writes Anthony Zurcher at BBC News. In both, the US faces a counterpart that, despite having far less overall power, retains the means to retaliate.
Canada, for its part, is beginning to test its own ability to inflict economic pain. Tuesday’s targeted tariffs mark a first step. Future measures could include restricting US access to Canadian energy and critical minerals, alongside consumer boycotts of American goods.
Albertaâs Opposition leader says now is not the time to hold a referendum on quitting Canada as the country wages a consequential trade war with its southern neighbour.
NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says Premier Danielle Smith needs to cancel it or, at the very least, postpone it, reports The Canadian Press.
âThe premierâs pandering to separatists just shows weakness; it shows that Canada is not united,â Nenshi told reporters Tuesday in Calgary.
Albertans are to vote Oct. 19 in a provincial referendum that asks whether the government should start the legal process to hold a future binding vote on separating from Canada.