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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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Deeper integration or independence: Choosing a side

Posted on March 2, 2025 by bhaggart

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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Time to ditch the USMCA

Posted on February 19, 2025 by bhaggart

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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Rising to the occasion

Posted on February 7, 2025 by bhaggart

So the federal government is convening a industry-labour summit today to figure out, per the Globe and Mail, “how Canada can attract more investment, dismantle internal trade barriers and find new international customers as the threat of U.S. protectionism looms.” Continue reading →

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