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Illustration of Chinese president Xi Jinping playing chess with pieces topped with symbols of various resource industries.
Current Affairs

China’s Trade Ultimatum to Canada: Comply or Suffer

December 19, 2025December 19, 2025 - by Carmine Starnino

Former diplomat Michael Kovrig explains the deeper logic behind Beijing’s economic coercion

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Current Affairs

Mark Carney’s Recession Problem

October 23, 2025October 24, 2025 - by David Moscrop

Technically, the numbers say we’re fine. Try telling that to Canadians who can’t afford groceries

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Carney Bets Big on Copper, but Two Fast-Tracked Mines Won’t Make Us a Powerhouse

September 24, 2025March 9, 2026 - by Wesley Wark

Ottawa is selling the projects as a critical minerals breakthrough. The numbers tell a smaller story

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Current Affairs

Why Ottawa Blinked on US Counter Tariffs

September 4, 2025September 4, 2025 - by Carmine Starnino

Critics see capitulation. Supporters see a long game to keep Canada’s access to its most important market

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Current Affairs

Boycotts Be Damned: Why Canadian Money Keeps Flowing to the US

August 25, 2025August 27, 2025 - by David Moscrop

Bell Canada, the Canada Pension Plan, and traders are making big-time investments in America

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How Canada Can Win a Trade War with Trump

August 13, 2025August 13, 2025 - by Erin O’Toole

A former Conservative leader breaks down the strategy—and the psychology—behind a better deal

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Current Affairs

Yes, Provincial Trade Barriers Are Silly. No, Fixing Them Won’t Save Us

August 11, 2025August 8, 2025 - by Vass Bednar

What looks like reform is really just a long-avoided chore

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Current Affairs

Why Trump’s Steel Tariffs Could Tip Canada into a Recession

August 7, 2025August 8, 2025 - by Carmine Starnino

“This is going to make things more painful, as well as more expensive, for everybody”

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Politics

Let’s Admit It: Trump Is Winning the Trade War with Canada

August 5, 2025August 5, 2025 - by Paul Wells

Carney’s countermoves are failing, proving just how hard it is to quit the US market

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Current Affairs

Eggs Are Still Affordable in Canada. Thank Supply Management

July 16, 2025July 17, 2025 - by Solarina Ho

Trump keeps clucking about it. Here’s how the system works

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