#us-canada-relations

#us-canada-relations

Within a year, the US's second-largest trading partner has rapidly ramped up efforts to explore new deals with regional powers in Asia, or to revive talks that had been previously put on ice. As of November, the US has imposed a 35% tariff on all goods from Canada that are not covered by the USMCA. Canadian exports of steel and aluminum to the US also face a 50% duty.

As Canadian citizens, we say "Elbows Up," but will our corporate entities stand with us when they are under threat? Do we feel our corporations-and their leaders-are more loyal to democracy than our American equivalents? I think many of them would have no problem with a vassal state if it allowed them to avoid Trump's wrath. They may simply look for the transition that least interferes with their business.

Pete [Hoekstra], you've got to call Dave [Paterson] up and apologize. It's simple, said Ford at an unrelated news conference Wednesday. I get heated sometimes, but just call the guy up and bury the hatchet. WATCH | Does the anti-tariff ad misrepresent Ronald Reagan's original speech?: U.S. President Donald Trump called an Ontario government ad using Ronald Reagan talking about tariffs fake' saying it misrepresents the speech. For The National, CBC's Ashley Fraser breaks down how it compares and why Trump's so upset.

The American colonies had been settled by Britain for over 150 years before what is today eastern Canada was wrested from the French and added to the empire in 1763 (technically Britain had already taken control militarily in 1760; the treaty formalized the transfer). Only about 70,000 people lived there compared to about 1,000,000 in the 13 American colonies. Canadians were invited to join the Revolution in 1776 but having just lost a war to the British a decade earlier, decided to pass on a rematch.

Canada's dairy supply management system controls imports and production, allowing only about 3.5 per cent of the market for American dairy exports, with high tariffs on excess.

Escalating political tensions between the U.S. and Canada, particularly from tariff policies under President Trump, have significantly affected Canadian interest in U.S. real estate.

Canadian monarchy, an irrational remnant of colonialism, faces skepticism, yet during crises like King Charles III's visit, the public's affection for it may resurface.

Polls have closed across most of the country, where voters are determining how it will respond to President Trump's threats and the shape of its economy at a time of global turmoil.

"I don't think there is a better choice right now. I know people believe in Poilievre, but it's the same, like, soundbites that you get from anybody else. It sounds like mini-Trump to me."

What does this breakup mean? It means I won't be visiting or spending money in your community while the leader of the United States continues with his hostile rhetoric.

"The administration has frozen hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding for numerous universities, pressing them to make policy changes and citing what it claims is a failure to fight antisemitism on campus."