Category Archives: Canada-US relations

Carney vs Carney: Desperately seeking certainty

Posted on October 24, 2025 by bhaggart

Canada is trapped in an unacknowledged debate over the nature of the US crisis, with PM Carney’s words on one side and his actions on the other. Continue reading →

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Guest post: Natasha Tusikov on why Canada needs to rethink its regulatory dependence on the US

Posted on August 28, 2025 by bhaggart

For all of Mark Carney’s talk about how Canada needs to reduce its reliance on the United States, he’s been conspicuously silent on the governance links that create and maintain our interdependence. Regulatory cooperation, as Natasha highlights, is a big part of these links. We need to start taking it seriously. That starts with coming up with a plan to deal with the fallout of the U.S. evisceration of its domestic regulatory frameworks. Continue reading →

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Canada-US relations: Reality rears its head

Posted on July 24, 2025 by bhaggart

Mark Carney’s pursuit of a comprehensive agreement with the United States, which sought an unattainable certainty in Canada-US relations, is colliding with reality. This wild goose chase has prevented Canadians from having the actual tough domestic discussions that are needed to actually get through all of this. Continue reading →

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A proposal for a “grand bargain” with the United States? It’s 2002 all over again

Posted on July 11, 2025 by bhaggart

I had to laugh when I heard yesterday that the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and the Center for North American Prosperity and Security is pitching a “Grand Bargain” between Canada and the United States. Apparently, according to the report’s emailed release, “the … Continue reading →

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Unpacking the defences of Mark Carney’s US strategy

Posted on July 11, 2025 by bhaggart

Do arguments defending Mark Carney’s strategy of seeking a comprehensive trade and security agreement with Trump’s US make sense? Let’s find out!
And since it’s easy to simply criticize, here’s what I think the government should be doing. Continue reading →

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