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“I have a lot of pride in what our Canadian Armed Forces do and who we are, what we are about,” Gen. Jennie Carignan said in an interview with CBC News.
“We have professional competent personnel. And again, reinforcing this aspect, my U.S. counterparts are absolutely well versed in understanding how much of a contribution we are making.”
The European Space Agency is considering an increase in the planned launch schedules of Ariane 6 and Vega-C rockets in the coming years to overcome a potential bottleneck in satellite launches.
Director General Josef Aschbacher told reporters that a decision would be needed soon if estimates of a strong surge in demand peaking in 2030 were to materialize, reports Reuters.
On a visit to Ottawa, U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego, an Arizona Democrat and former marine, says he is concerned by American rhetoric denigrating Canada’s military.
Gallego said rhetoric from Trump officials has been disrespectful and risks compromising U.S. security.
The Guardian: Pete Hegseth criticized for body-shaming Canadian cadet program members
Robert Reich: Mark Carney’s decision to stand up to Trump – through “dollar for dollar” retaliation on goods coming from key industries in states including Ohio and Texas with competitive Senate elections – has led to a surge of support for the prime minister’s Liberal party. Liberals won three special by-elections on Monday.
Trump may also have underestimated the negative reactions to his trade war at home. According to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, 57% of Americans oppose Trump’s moves to impose tariffs on Canadian imports. About 63% oppose his peevish order to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America.” Only 20% support the higher tariffs on Canadian goods.
The negative response is especially pronounced in border states whose economies are tightly interconnected with Canada.
The Guardian: Trump’s ridiculous bullying of Canada is backfiring
At several points during the G20 finance ministers’ meeting in Asheville, representatives from Europe, Canada and other nations once friendly to the U.S., criticized the administration for moves that have hurt their economies.
They voiced displeasure over the war with Iran, which has resulted in disruptions to energy markets and shipping. They also raised Mr. Bessent’s surprise decision to sell U.S. holdings of euros to prop up Japan’s currency last month, and the administration’s escalating war of words and tariffs with Canada.
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A Reuters-Ipsos poll shows Americans oppose Trump’s new tariffs on Canada nearly 3-to-1, 57%-20%.
In other words, there’s very little appetite for a clash with Canada. Even nearly half of Republicans support the softer, accommodating approach.
CNN: Americans hate both ‘Lake America’ and Trump’s trade war with Canada
Axios: Trump’s Canada antagonism vexes Americans
Martin Wolf: On August 16th, Donald Trump announced a substantial reduction in joint military exercises with South Korea. On August 19th, he announced what came, five days later, to be called “Operation Economic Outcast” against Iran, defined as an effort to “sever the economic lifelines that sustain the Iranian regime”. On August 21st, US trade talks with Canada collapsed, after the Americans made new demands that would limit Canada’s freedom to make trade deals with other countries and keep its rules protecting the French language. On August 28th, Trump announced “THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!” which would give the US 55 per cent control of the output of a new Venezuelan company that would develop 17 fields with a “proven potential” of 65 billion barrels.
That is an astonishing effort in just two weeks. The behaviour itself is not surprising. But it does reveal the sort of world Trump believes in. It is a world in which the US does not have allies but satellites; one in which the US can do whatever it wants, whenever it wants, to whomever it wants; one in which power alone matters; and, above all, one in which the US thinks that it alone has the power, with that power concentrated in the hands of one man, who is, not coincidentally, a bully.
Financial Times: The wheels are coming off the US world order
On the margins of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Asheville, Minister Champagne held a series of bilateral discussions with international partners, including representatives of the European Union, France, Germany, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Poland, Qatar, Ireland, Singapore, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the International Monetary Fund, asserts the Department of Finance Canada official statement.
These discussions focused on deepening economic cooperation, expanding trade and investment opportunities, and strengthening collaboration in sectors where Canada is well positioned to contribute to global prosperity, including critical minerals, clean and conventional energy and agriculture.
Some Canadians have boycotted U.S. products and stopped travelling south of the border since Trump returned to office in early 2025, but his renewed attacks on Canada are prompting what may be a more permanent rupture between two longtime allies. From street names to supply chains to vacation bookings, Canadians are severing everyday ties in ways that could outlast the current trade dispute, Reuters reports.
“(Trump) is just the king of chaos and destroying everything and nothing good ever comes out of this man,” Hosker told Reuters. “I just don’t like the way he makes fun of Canada,” she said, adding that she finds it embarrassing to tell people she lives on a street named after Trump.
For the first time in recent history, Danish conscripts have been deployed to Greenland, as Denmark moves to bolster its presence in the Arctic after U.S. demands to acquire the territory, Reuters reports.
Trump has repeatedly sought to acquire the semi-autonomous Danish island, citing national security concerns and accusing Copenhagen of neglecting Arctic defence. Denmark and Greenland have firmly rejected the idea.
The conscripts are part of the first cohort under Denmark’s new extended conscription programme, aimed at producing soldiers able to operate in one of the kingdom’s most strategically important and challenging regions.
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