As Prime Minister Mark Carney prepared to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, Premier Doug Ford took a thinly veiled shot at his Alberta counterpart over her threat of a referendum on separation.
“This is a time to unite the country, not people saying, ‘oh, I’m leaving the country,’” Ford said Tuesday morning in a speech to a group promoting the skilled trades.
The Canadian film industry is calling for domestic support after President Donald Trump said he wants to impose 100-per-cent tariffs on all films produced outside of the United States.
The announcement included no details about how or when levies would be implemented, but Canadian groups warn that any tariffs could bring economic devastation to a sector deeply tied to Hollywood.
“The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death,” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday. “Other Countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States.”
I can’t wait – Axel of Green Gables – a transgender love story. Only shit like this gets funding in Canada’s toxic “arts” environment.
Update: Carney tells Trump Canada will ‘never’ be for sale at White House meeting
h/t patthedog & DS
Prime Minister Mark Carney will kick off talks with Donald Trump Tuesday in a bid for a comprehensive deal on trade and security, but top business and diplomatic voices are warning that linking the two issues in a single pact will only make it easier for the U.S. President to punish Canada with tariffs if he’s unhappy with its military or border spending.
Mr. Carney flew to Washington Monday ahead of a working lunch Tuesday with Mr. Trump at the White House – what could be the most important meeting between a U.S. president and Canadian prime minister in decades.
Your Tax Dollars At Prayer: The “Oldest Hate” in one of Canada’s oldest Mosques https://t.co/rjV8cEMML3
— Blazingcatfur (@fancypants_s) May 6, 2025
h/t XC
As Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, the federal government has its work cut out for it following a tumultuous few months in domestic politics — not just on the tariff front with the U.S., but also with the world’s second-largest economy.
In the fall, Canada followed in the footsteps of then-U.S. president Joe Biden in implementing an additional 100 per cent surtax on Chinese-made electric vehicles — a move critics say makes less sense now considering the fractured relationship with our southern neighbours, our climate goals and China’s counter-tariffs on Canadian canola farmers.
China is Happy, Carney is Happy, Carney’s Cronies are Happy, Canada’s China Class is Happy, Net Zero Loons are Happy and Danielle Smith is Canola Happy!
Orange Man Bad.
Mark Carney is new to politics, but in a matter of months, he is learning that each fight gets tougher.
He handily won the Liberal leadership in March. His election victory a week ago was tighter. This week, he’s up against Donald Trump, and the newly elected prime minister has to be aware that the stakes in this contest are higher and more daunting than the first two.
Canadian politics is entering a new, more American phase, with ideology and polarization playing a stronger role than ever before.
This might seem counterintuitive given that Canadian animosity towards America over Trump’s annexation and tariff threats was the defining issue of the election. But if we peer beneath the surface, a series of structural trends are apparent, in line with a broader realignment of politics across the Western world.
U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s “not sure” what Prime Minister Mark Carney “wants to see me about” ahead of tomorrow’s meeting.
Trump and Carney are scheduled to speak at the White House on Tuesday in their first in-person meeting since Canada’s election. The two leaders are expected to discuss the months-long trade war that has fractured their countries’ relationship and seeped their respective economies with uncertainty.
Mark Carney “I have a meeting with Trump”
Donald Trump “I have no idea what he wants to see me about” pic.twitter.com/ksF8LYmGvg
— Contrarian (@ContrarianTribe) May 5, 2025
h/t Mauser
After a fractious federal election campaign focused on perceived Liberal failures, the Conservative House leader is now signalling the caucus may be willing to support some of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s legislative agenda when the House of Commons returns later this month.
In an interview with CBC News, Andrew Scheer, who is considered by party sources to be the front-runner to serve as their interim parliamentary leader, said the Conservatives could back Carney if he needs legislative support to take on U.S. President Donald Trump and the ongoing trade war, which has already caused some economic dislocation, including automotive job losses at the General Motors plant in Oshawa, Ont.
The consequences if Trump followed through on his belligerent rhetoric about a “51st state” would be catastrophic.
The idea of a war between Canada and the United States was inconceivable even a few months ago. Most Americans still don’t believe it’s a possibility, or simply haven’t noticed their president’s occupationist rhetoric, or can’t imagine a world in which a neighbor they have been at peace with for 150 years is suddenly an enemy. The very idea seems completely absurd.
But Canada does not have the luxury of dismissing White House rhetoric as trolling. Canadians are imagining the unimaginable because they have to.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will be watched closely by Canadians infuriated by Donald Trump — and by an anxious business community looking for tariff relief — when he meets with the U.S. president Tuesday in Washington.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is no Justin Trudeau. While the team around him may be familiar, the tone has clearly shifted. His first week in office signaled a more data-driven, technocratic approach — grounded in pragmatism rather than ideology.
That’s welcome news, especially for Canada’s agri-food sector, which has long been overlooked.
U.S. President Donald Trump “seemed positively delighted” about the impact he had on Canada’s federal election, a U.S. journalist said while recounting a recent interview with the president.
Ashley Parker was one of three writers at The Atlantic who interviewed Trump in the Oval Office for an article published late last month, before Canadians elected a Liberal minority government in last week’s election.
Many Chinese exports bound for the U.S. have been rerouted to Canada to skirt tariffs as the trade war continues to escalate between the U.S. and many of its international partners, Truenorth wire reports.
This means that, just like Europe which is facing a deflationary tsunami as Chinese dumping is unleashed on its now largest trading partner, Canadian consumers will soon have an abundance of discount goods as warehouse storage reaches its capacity.
As much as 50% of consignments from China were diverted to Canada in mid-April as many industries look to stockpile their inventory north of the border instead of in the US.
h/t DS
