Tag Archives: Canada-US relations

It’s past time to start questioning Mark Carney’s economic strategy

Posted on July 21, 2026 by bhaggart

For the better part of a year, Prime Minister Mark Carney has argued that, in the United States Canada Mexico Agreement (USMCA), Canada has “the best deal of any major U.S. trading partner.” Excuse the academic jargon, but this claim … 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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It’s far past time Canadians assessed Carney’s US strategy

Posted on June 30, 2025 by bhaggart

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

Posted on March 8, 2025 by bhaggart

Canada’s purchase of US F-35 fighter jets will create enormous security vulnerabilities, for which there are no easy answers. 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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Notes on the Occupation 6: As best as I can figure

Posted on February 18, 2022 by bhaggart

Working out what to think about … all this … in real time. It is most accurate to say that the Ottawa protest is a far-right movement calling for the overthrow of the Canadian government, installing itself in power. That … Continue reading →

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