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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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Avoiding the Canadian nationalism sugar high

Posted on February 6, 2025 by bhaggart

Canadians’ instinctive, intense nationalistic reaction to Trump’s tariffs was heartening. The challenge will be sustaining it in the long run. Continue reading →

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Canada and Trump 2.0: Dealing with the reality in front of us

Posted on November 6, 2024 by bhaggart

In which I try to work through my initial reaction to Trump’s re-election as it relates to Canada and Canada-US relations. My first thought: we are in deep, deep trouble, the likes we’ve never seen before. My second thought: That may be overly optimistic. Continue reading →

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