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The hostile reaction of U.S. lawmakers to Canadian forest fires reveals more about U.S.-Canada relations than any stack of trade statistics

If your neighbour’s house catches on fire, what do you do? Do you shout over the fence, telling her to keep the ruckus down? Do you complain that the smoke wafting into your backyard is making it hard for you to enjoy the evening?

I sure hope not. If you’re a decent person, or just a basically normal person, you do whatever you can to help. You try to make sure everything’s being done to fight the blaze and everyone’s being taken care of. You’d expect your neighbour to do the same if it happened to you.

OTTAWA — Republicans on an influential House committee are pushing top Trump administration officials to pressure Canada to kibosh its controversial Online Streaming Act, which they describe as a “major threat” to the trade relationship.

The Liberal government has removed restrictions on missile defence activities, paving the way for Canada to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” system or any other similar initiatives.

Defence Minister David McGuinty visited the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) headquarters in Colorado on July 15 when he met with U.S. Gen. Gregory Guillot. McGuinty noted the government “removed all restrictions on air and missile defence of Canada” but specific details were not provided at the time.

What? No Elbows?

Many food items are significantly more expensive at the grocery store today than they were a year ago in Canada. Leading the pack is rice, with a year-over-year increase of 48.9%, according to Statistics Canada. The spike is largely driven by export restrictions in key producing countries such as India and Thailand. Grapes come second with a 34.1% jump, likely the result of Canadian grocers pivoting away from U.S. suppliers this past winter—many stores carried grapes from South Africa, Peru, and Chile instead.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says U.S. President Donald Trump is likely the most disliked politician Canadians can think of, inside the country or out, as he plows ahead with new tariffs in his trade war.

Ford pulled no punches when asked in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Thursday what the general impression of Trump is in Canada.

“He’s probably the most disliked politician in the world in Canada because he’s attacked his closest family member, and that’s the way we look on it,” Ford said.

"Trump is the most disliked politician in the world in Canada cos he's attacked his closest family member," says @fordnation .

First of all, WTF. This is the worst possible time to be saying something like this on American cable news, just as Canada is trying to lock down a… pic.twitter.com/Tgat0UkbtT

— Rupa Subramanya (@rupasubramanya) August 7, 2025

h/t Mauser

Some heads are about to explode into rainbow dust. Canadians using the Nexus system for travel cards into the United States will only be allowed to choose from the two biological sexes, male and female, thanks to the Trump administration.