Category Archives: Canada-US relations

It’s far past time Canadians assessed Carney’s US strategy

The Liberal decision to axe the digital services tax (DST) on large tech companies, set to go into effect today (June 30), is important not so much on its own terms, but what its elimination tells us about Prime Minister … Continue reading

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The Department of National Defence buys a Sky Tractor

Canada’s purchase of US F-35 fighter jets will create enormous security vulnerability, for which there is no easy answer. Whether it’s an F-35 fighter jet or a John Deere tractor, if you don’t control the software, you don’t control the device. Continue reading

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Deeper integration or independence: Choosing a side

Canada’s current strategy of not annoying Trump while undertaking minimal reforms at home risks sleepwalking the country into annexation. Continue reading

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Playing like it’s 1936

US GM Bill Guerin’s invitation to Trump to attend the Canada-US 4 Nations final exposes the ugly side of sports nationalism. Continue reading

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Time to ditch the USMCA

If your trading partner ignores your current treaty and insists on including conditions that have nothing to do with trade, it might be time to abandon the agreement. Continue reading

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