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For the better part of a year, Prime Minister Mark Carney has argued that, in the United States Canada Mexico Agreement (USMCA), Canada has “the best deal of any major U.S. trading partner.” Excuse the academic jargon, but this claim Continue reading
In New York yesterday, speaking to “a crowd of New York industry titans,” the Prime Minister of Canada said the following: “Canada Strong will help make America great again. The examples are legion where we should work together and compete Continue reading
The US invasion of Venezuela and threats against Greenland are forcing world leaders to get real about the US threat to the international order. Here in Canada, it's highlighting how Mark Carney's Canada Strong policies aren't up to the task of protecting Canadian sovereignty. Continue reading
Canada is trapped in an unacknowledged debate over the nature of the US crisis, with PM Carney's words on one side and his actions on the other. Continue reading
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.…
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
I had to laugh when I heard yesterday that the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and the Center for North American Prosperity and Security is pitching a “Grand Bargain” between Canada and the United States. Apparently, according to the report’s emailed release, “the Continue reading
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
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
Canada's purchase of US F-35 fighter jets will create enormous security vulnerabilities, for which there are no easy answers. Whether it's an F-35 fighter jet or a John Deere tractor, if you don't control the software, you don't control the device. Continue reading