With elections upcoming, the Conservatives had started measuring the drapes, but didn’t anticipate America’s new president shattering their country’s politics.
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Posted inEconomic Policy
Trump, Man of Steel (and Aluminum)
The new 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum, directed mainly at China, are partially worthwhile, but were undercut by allowing Nippon Steel to buy into U.S. Steel.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Canada Braces for Two-Step Trade War
Michigan and Ontario will be on the front lines of serious economic disruptions if and when the Trump tariffs finally materialize.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Canada Isn’t Going MAGA
Justin Trudeau got himself into a fine mess, but the incoming Trump administration may be overestimating how pliable the next prime minister might be.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Think Biden’s Unpopular? Check Out His Fellow Leaders.
If floundering leaders and ineffectual democracies are the new norm, we’re in a very dangerous time.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Trump’s Economy: Brute Force and Favor-Trading
The tariff threats against major trading partners preview geopolitical strategies that Trump’s Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent has articulated, with a dash of corruption thrown in.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Fast-Growing ‘Carbon-Neutral’ Energy Company Ramps Up Oil and Gas Production
Environmentalists question the sustainability commitments made by Denver-based Civitas Resources.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
After East Palestine, ‘Bomb Trains’?
A proposed merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern would facilitate shipments of tar sands oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.