Month: August 2026 (Page 8 of 12)

Bob Rae: ‘Trumpian bad faith revealed’

2026-08-22 / Political Press

Bob Rae: “As the members of the Canadian delegation comes home this morning, they can hold their heads high. Canada couldn’t sign a deal the Americans tried to change at the last minute. Ask anyone who has done business with Donald Trump. That’s how he does it. It can’t work.

There will be lots of time to second guess what happened. But we need to come together as we have never done before.

We cannot succumb to tyranny, to the use of aged statutes that have not been used for a century. Trump is now our George III. Our American friends have to understand this. We are not Belarus. We are a real country that was ready to do a deal – and still is – for both parties but not prepared to put up with these “knavish tricks”.”

Hit by Trump tariffs, Quebec loses appetite for separation from Canada

2026-08-22 / Political Press

The threat Trump poses to Canada means the best way to preserve Quebec’s unique French culture is to stay within Canada — at least for now, writes Maria Cheng at Reuters.

Trump’s threats to make Canada the 51st state and the whiplash from his tariff policy have spurred an outpouring of Canadian patriotism in Quebec, a province that regularly threatens to break away and has had two previous referendums on the issue.

PM Carney: “Last-minute changes in the U.S. proposed terms were unfair, uneconomic, and called into question the reliability of any deal.”

2026-08-22 / Political Press

From the written statement of Prime Minister Mark Carney, Friday August 21, 2026, 23:48 Hrs:

“To strike a fair deal that would provide the best access to the U.S. market and greater certainty to Canadian businesses and workers. Throughout, our goal has been to secure the best deal for Canadians, never a deal at any price or on any deadline.

In recent weeks, we made important progress toward improving Canada’s position as having the best deal in the world with the U.S.

Lutnick unsatisfied with trade deal on offer with Canada

2026-08-21 / Political Press

One of U.S. President Donald Trump’s most influential cabinet members has expressed dissatisfaction with the state of the trade deal on the table with Canada and is pushing for changes to be made as the high-stakes trade negotiations come down to the wire in Washington, CBC News has learned.

Four sources with knowledge of the closed-door discussions say U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, a central figure in the Trump administration’s economic policy who has known the president for decades, has said he believed the United States could secure a better agreement than the one that’s been on offer since Tuesday.

Canada, Australia and UK criticize Israel over Gaza aid convoy killings decision as ‘Shameful’

2026-08-21 / Political Press

An Australian, three Britons, a Canadian, a Pole, and a Palestinian were killed by an IDF air strike in April 2024.

Britain, Australia and Canada have called the decision of the Israeli military authorities not to open a criminal investigation into the April 2024 airstrikes that hit a convoy of aid vehicles in Gaza “shameful,” reports Jason Burke at The Guardian. The strikes killed seven humanitarian workers from the US-based World Central Kitchen (WCK) organization.

“This decision is both too little, and too late. The victims of this incident and their families deserve justice and accountability, and we will continue to seek answers on their behalf. The World Central Kitchen attack is one of countless incidents in Gaza where there has been no accountability,” the countries’ joint statement said.

Statistics Canada reports retail sales up 0.6% in June at $74.3 Billion

2026-08-21 / Political Press

Statistics Canada reports sales were up in seven of nine subsectors, including a 2.7% increase at general merchandise stores..

Sales at clothing, clothing accessories, shoes, jewelry, luggage and leather goods retailers added 3.1%.

Core retail sales, which exclude gasoline stations and fuel vendors and motor vehicle and parts dealers, gained 1.2% in June.

U.S. alcohol may prove hard to swallow

2026-08-21 / Political Press

Call it voting with your liver. In the same way that you can lead a horse to water but can’t make it drink, putting U.S. alcohol back on Canadian shelves can’t make locals partake, writes the Globe and Mail’s Editorial Board.

For Canadians, the situation is straightforward. A recent Nanos poll found that 81 per cent had a negative view of the relationship with the U.S. The feeling appears to run deep.

Russian money behind Alberta’s separatist movement

2026-08-21 / Political Press

Moscow’s interest in the province is part of a familiar playbook: amplify the angriest arguments inside a Western democracy as evidence that its institutions are weak and divided, writes Jessica Davis at The Walrus.

According to research published by Disinfowatch, a group that exposes foreign disinformation campaigns targeting Canada, between late 2025 and early 2026, the Pravda News Network published dozens of stories depicting Alberta as a province systematically exploited by Ottawa. An influence campaign known as Storm 1516 reportedly went further, creating websites such as albertaseparatist.com to circulate fabricated claims—including the assertion that the federal government fleeces $20,000 a year from every Alberta family. Russian state-aligned outlets, like Sputnik and RT, then helped elevate these narratives, alongside inflammatory commentary from sympathetic US influencers on YouTube and X, giving fringe claims the appearance of mainstream debate.

ICC President warns of ‘demise of international rule of law’ after U.S. sanctions

2026-08-21 / Political Press

The Trump administration has accused the International Criminal Court (ICC) of “politicised actions” and of “targeting Israel” after it issued an arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu relating to the war in Gaza.

ICC President Tomoko Akane of Japan warned on Friday against “the demise of international rule of law” after the United States targeted her with sanctions, according to EuroNews.

That U.S. wants to control who can access Canadian retailers

2026-08-21 / Political Press

“It’s not in the Canadian interest,” explains Al Mussell, a prominent Canadian agricultural economist and policy analyst.

Mussell explains that the U.S. wants more control over who can access Canadian retailers directly, so they can export some of their premium products to Canada, writes Anam Khan at CTV News.

“Of course, that’s not how our system works,” he says, adding that allowing it would threaten Canadian processors and complicate the domestic raw milk allocation system.

Canada currently gives dairy import quota access mainly to processors, while retailers are excluded under CUSMA. The U.S. argues that this restriction creates an unfair playing field because retailers are granted access under Canada’s trade agreement with the European Union.

Month: August 2026 (Page 8 of 12)

Bob Rae: ‘Trumpian bad faith revealed’

Hit by Trump tariffs, Quebec loses appetite for separation from Canada

PM Carney: “Last-minute changes in the U.S. proposed terms were unfair, uneconomic, and called into question the reliability of any deal.”

Lutnick unsatisfied with trade deal on offer with Canada

Canada, Australia and UK criticize Israel over Gaza aid convoy killings decision as ‘Shameful’

Statistics Canada reports retail sales up 0.6% in June at $74.3 Billion

U.S. alcohol may prove hard to swallow

Russian money behind Alberta’s separatist movement

ICC President warns of ‘demise of international rule of law’ after U.S. sanctions

That U.S. wants to control who can access Canadian retailers

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