Month: August 2026 (Page 6 of 12)

76% of Canadians say the Carney government was right to ditch trade talks with the U.S.

2026-08-23 / Political Press

Three-in-four Canadians are endorsing the Carney government’s decision to walk away from trade negotiations with the United States late Friday night, confirming that long-expressed national resolve and desire to see Canadian negotiators take a “hard line” with Washington was more than theoretical.

New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds that support for Ottawa’s stance is at majority levels in every province in the country, bottoming out at 65 per cent in Saskatchewan and 67 per cent in Alberta.

A warning to nations worldwide: Seeking a fair deal with the Americans is futile

2026-08-23 / Political Press

The calamitous collapse of trade negotiations between Canada and the U.S. is a warning to nations worldwide that pursuing any kind of dialogue with the current US administration is doomed at the outset, according to observers who say this recent episode indicates seeking a fair deal is futile, writes Olivia Bowden at The Guardian.

Andrea Lawlor, an associate professor of political science at McMaster University in Ontario, said: “No matter the closeness of the historical relationship, the American administration has signalled that it now priorities its interests above those of some sort of global economic coordination or harmony.

“It feels like these talks ‘failed’. However, I’m not sure there was really a success to be had.”

Trump’s bullying of Canada is failing, again.

2026-08-23 / Political Press

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has much more political permission to accept pain from a U.S.-Canadian trade war than Trump does.

Against Canada, Trump is fighting a trade war that very few Americans support, under leadership that most Americans reject, to achieve results that virtually all Americans would dismiss as pointless if not crazy, writes David Frum in The Atlantic.

Against Trump, Canadians are fighting a trade war that the great majority support, under leadership that commands broad assent, to defend their independence and self-respect. That’s a war that even the weaker side can win, especially if it needs to hold on only a few months longer to survive.

Trump falsely claims Canada wants “the benefits of being a state, without being one”

2026-08-23 / Political Press

Trump’s latest comments echo his repeated references to making Canada the “51st state” of America since returning to office, reports Nadine Yousif at BBC News.

Trade talks fell apart when it became clear the Americans demanded concessions that were never on the table.

“We were not prepared to compromise Canada’s sovereignty or undermine our key industries,” Prime Minster Carney said.

“We were not prepared to compromise on the protection of the French language and our culture.

Wartime election would ‘destroy’ Ukraine, says President Zelenskyy

2026-08-23 / Political Press

Holding a wartime election in Ukraine while active fighting with Russia continues would “destroy” the country by splitting Ukrainians, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

His comments, released to reporters on Sunday, ‌were Zelenskyy’s first on the subject since ousted former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for a wartime poll in a bombshell address last week, report Max Hunder and Dan Peleschuk at Reuters.

U.S. needs the Western alliance more than the Western alliance needs Trump

2026-08-23 / Political Press

Trump’s progressive abandonment of the Western alliance means that the world’s liberal democracies are coming to the realization that they will have to defend themselves.

If Putin strikes Ukraine with a nuclear weapon, or Kim Jong-Un detonates a warhead on Daeyeonpyeongdo Island, or Xi Jinping fires a hypersonic missile, detected by NORAD, at a Canadian city, will Donald Trump retaliate or abandon America’s allies? This is the world Trump and his primarily isolationist political base are brazenly provoking into realization. It is a collective action problem because nuclear proliferation will produce a net loss of collective security for even those countries with the best-equipped nuclear arsenals. Trump has forgotten that the essential crisis of the post-1945 period is to spread liberal democracy, which is an antidote to poverty and war, faster than nuclear proliferation.

Read the full article at Modern Diplomacy.

Prime Minister Carney: “You’re at war when you’re attacked, and we got attacked”

2026-08-23 / Political Press

In a muscular, 22-minute speech that let Canadians — and Americans — know exactly where he stands, Mr. Carney said that Canada was under attack by President Trump’s punishing tariffs.

“You’re at war when you’re attacked, and we got attacked,” Mr. Carney said.

U.S. importers will pay higher import taxes due to Trump’s trade war with Canada

2026-08-23 / Political Press

Since President Trump has returned to office, the United States and Canada have repeatedly come close to an all-out trade war — only for Mr. Trump to dial back some of his harshest attacks against one of America’s closest allies.

But that period of relative calm came to an end on Saturday, as new 50% tariffs from Washington took effect, drawing a pointed threat from Canada to respond in kind. The resulting clash left the two North American neighbours barrelling toward a dangerous tit-for-tat escalation, one that may yet inflict real harm on the U.S. economy.

Using time as a weapon

2026-08-22 / Political Press

Paul Musgrave: The funny thing is that Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada has much the same incentives, despite the obvious differences between Canada and Iran.

Carney is elected, but has years left to run on his mandate, so there’s little time pressure on him compared to Trump’s own foolish self-imposed deadlines. And although the U.S. aggression against Iran has been bloody and that against Canada “merely” economic (although with threats of much worse!), Carney has seen, just as Tehran has, that Trump is mercurial and difficult to sustain an agreement with.

Maritime premiers voice solidarity in response to new U.S. 50% tariffs

2026-08-22 / Political Press

In an interview with CBC News on Saturday, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston said he stands with with Prime Minister Mark Carney in pursuing fair trade for Canada. He said the U.S. is no longer a reliable partner and that Canadians should bridge their divisions to work together.

Houston said the new reality should drive Nova Scotia and Canada toward self-reliance to stay strong, saying the province must develop its own energy and natural resources while seeking new markets.

Month: August 2026 (Page 6 of 12)

76% of Canadians say the Carney government was right to ditch trade talks with the U.S.

A warning to nations worldwide: Seeking a fair deal with the Americans is futile

Trump’s bullying of Canada is failing, again.

Trump falsely claims Canada wants “the benefits of being a state, without being one”

Wartime election would ‘destroy’ Ukraine, says President Zelenskyy

U.S. needs the Western alliance more than the Western alliance needs Trump

Prime Minister Carney: “You’re at war when you’re attacked, and we got attacked”

U.S. importers will pay higher import taxes due to Trump’s trade war with Canada

Using time as a weapon

Maritime premiers voice solidarity in response to new U.S. 50% tariffs

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