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Canada-US relations: Reality rears its head

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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Unpacking the defences of Mark Carney’s US strategy

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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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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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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