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Can Trump and Carney reset US-Canada relations?
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Can Trump and Carney reset US-Canada relations?

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meets President Donald Trump in the White House. In a new Quick Take, Ian Bremmer discusses their meeting and the US-Canada relationship.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford
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Canada and US to discuss renewed USMCA following tariff de-escalation

In a major development on Tuesday, Ontario, Canada, suspended its 25% surcharge on exports of electricity to Michigan, New York, and Minnesota. The announcement followed US President Donald Trump’s threat Tuesday morning that tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports would increase from 25% to 50% starting March 12. Ford’s change or heart prompted Trump to reverse course as well.

Graphic Truth: Who’s most vulnerable in the North American trade war?
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Graphic Truth: Who’s most vulnerable in the North American trade war?

This week, Donald Trump fired the opening shots in a new North American trade war, slapping 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, America’s top two trade partners.

​Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks, on the day of the 114th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution, in Mexico City, Mexico November 20, 2024.
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Constitutional changes target regulatory agencies in Mexico

The lower house of Mexico’s Congress approved the text of a constitutional proposal to scrap oversight bodies on Wednesday, a first step in the ruling Morena party’s goal of eliminating autonomous institutions and consolidating power.

Trudeau’s former right-hand man thinks Trump 2.0 ‘will be harder’
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Trudeau’s former right-hand man thinks Trump 2.0 ‘will be harder’

When Donald Trump shocked the world by getting elected in 2016, Gerald Butts was the most important adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and played a key role in the tumultuous but ultimately successful negotiation of the USMCA. Stephen Maher sat down with Butts to discuss the prospects for Canada under Trump 2.0.

Trump 2.0 is set to upend US-Canada relations
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Trump 2.0 is set to upend US-Canada relations

Donald Trump’s win, along with GOP control of the Senate and possibly the House of Representatives, means Republicans have a long runway for policy reform — and Canada is right to be nervous.

​Canada's Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 2, 2024.
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Supply management showdown: Canadian politics complicates 2026 trade talks

The precarious nature of domestic politics in the Canadian House of Commons looks set to have implications for the mandated renegotiation of the Canada-US-Mexico trade agreement in 2026.

Should Canada give three F’s?
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Should Canada give three F’s?

Perrin Beatty, who served as defense minister under Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in the late 1980s, gave me his view of what to watch for in this volatile election year and why Canada’s three F’s matter more than people think.

Graphic Truth: US trade deficit with Canada & Mexico
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Graphic Truth: US trade deficit with Canada & Mexico

Former US President Donald Trump talks with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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Canada braces for a Trump presidency

Canada’s Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly says Justin Trudeau’s government is working on a “game plan” for how it would respond to a right-wing, protectionist government in the United States after the 2024 election – just in case. She said she would work with local and provincial leaders as well as the business community and unions to do so.