Despite cordial exchanges in Washington this week, most Canadians remain unconvinced that progress is coming in the U.S.–Canada trade dispute, according to new data from the Angus Reid Institute.
Two-thirds (67%) of Canadians say the friendly tone between U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney is merely optics and will not lead to a meaningful deal.
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The federal industry minister is putting pressure on U.S.-based Lockheed Martin to provide more economic benefits in Canada if the government is to proceed with its planned purchase of 88 F-35 fighter jets.
Otherwise, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said in a French-language interview on Radio-Canada’s Les coulisses du pouvoir, Ottawa could move forward with a smaller fleet of F-35s and the acquisition of a second fleet of Gripen-E fighter jets manufactured by Sweden’s Saab. That company has offered to assemble Gripens in Canada.
Joly made the comments as Prime Minister Mark Carney says he is still mulling the fate of the $27.7-billion fighter jet contract.
Yes you read that right. Melanie Joly.
“One of the remarkable things about life,” said the great sage Calvin — co-star, along with Hobbes, the tiger, of “the last great newspaper comic strip” — is that “it’s never so bad it can’t get worse.” So did the Canadian auto industry find out last Sunday, when the Chinese ambassador to our country, Wang Di, told CTV News reporter Vassy Kapelos that “China [would] remove the tariffs on the relevant products of Canada” if we, in turn, eliminated the tariffs we’ve imposed on Chinese electric vehicles.
Tough call for the Elbow people ahead.
Carney luvs China as does our China class but his Liberal Party also hates the West.
Trump is fulfilling a campaign promise to re-shore auto assembly and as we have seen with Stellantis auto manufacturers are heeding his call.
It may be that Canada’s auto-industry or what’s left of it is part supply only.
The US State Department on Tuesday revoked six visas over social media comments on the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.
Kirk was shot dead when speaking at a rally at a Utah university in September. The suspect in the assassination faces the death penalty if convicted.
The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans.
The State Department continues to identify visa holders who celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk. Here are just a few examples of aliens who are no longer welcome in the U.S.:
— Department of State (@StateDept) October 14, 2025
B.C. Premier David Eby is calling on the federal government to protect forestry workers as new tariffs imposed by the U.S. president threaten to topple an already struggling industry.
On Tuesday, the U.S. slapped a 10 per cent tariff on Canadian lumber — on top of a 35 per cent duty already in place.
The U.S. also put a 25 per cent tariff on some Canadian wood products, like furniture.
Premier Doug Ford insists there isn’t a major split in ‘Team Canada’ approach, as prairie provinces urge the federal government to drop electric vehicle tariffs, which are in place predominantly to shield Ontario jobs.
A letter from Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew to Prime Minister Mark Carney last week urged him to drop 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, after China’s ambassador suggested his country would end its crippling canola tariffs in response.
“Glory to all the martyrs. Glory to the Axis of Resistance. May we witness victory in our lifetimes,” a young American woman told her Iranian hosts in a clip circulated in July. “Marg bar Âmrikâ. Marg bar Israel”—in English: “Death to America, Death to Israel.”
The woman’s name is Calla Walsh, and her journey to that stage in Tehran is a strange one. The child of professors, Walsh, now 21, took an interest in politics in high school. Her campaigns for prominent figures like Boston city councilor Julia Mejia and Senator Ed Markey once earned her praise in Boston magazine as part of the “Gen Z” takeover of Boston politics. Four years later, Walsh’s latest campaign is in Lebanon, where she effectively serves as a mouthpiece for the Axis of Resistance. She now considers the label “terrorist” a “badge of honor.” Walsh did not respond to requests for comment for this article.
U.S. Activist Calla Walsh at a Martyr Memorial Ceremony in Tehran: Glory to All the Martyrs! Glory to the Axis of Resistance! Death to America! Death to Israel!” pic.twitter.com/YTCiTCoefd
— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) July 22, 2025
President Trump will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civilian honor, to the assassinated right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in a ceremony at the White House on Tuesday.
Mr. Kirk, who was a crucial organizer of the MAGA movement, was fatally shot on Sept. 10 while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University. Mr. Trump announced his death on his social media site, Truth Social, and the following day, the president said he would award a posthumous medal to Mr. Kirk.
Is Mark Carney finally learning that it’s better to work with Donald Trump on the international stage than undermine him?
Carney took a hastily arranged flight to Egypt on Sunday to take part in the signing of the peace deal for Gaza. It was the first instance of Carney working with, rather than against, the American leader.
President Trump Caught on Hot Mic Teasing Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney with a Jab at Trudeau
Epic hot mic moment
President Trump teases Canadian PM Carney after accidentally calling him “President,” with a savage dig at Trudeau:
CARNEY: “I’m glad you upgraded me to President.”
TRUMP: “At least I didn’t say Governor.” pic.twitter.com/k4n2TwKcW5
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 13, 2025
h/t patthedog
TORONTO—For many decades, Canada attempted to escape restrictive American trade and other economic initiatives designed to advantage the United States by claiming a “special relationship” which, we argued, should mean an exemption for Canada. Reaction to the Donald Trump shock shows the idea isn’t dead.
One can’t help feeling, after watching Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump exchange pleasantries at the White House last week, that Canada is still relying on “special relationship” arguments to win exemptions from American protectionism, even if this means bowing too readily to their demands and offering “rewards” in exchange for special treatment. But when we argue “special relationship,” we are reduced to pleading.
I get the impression that Carney wants the distance between Canada and the US increased as it will create lucrative opportunities for his pals.
China rarely telegraphs its diplomatic intentions so openly. Yet in recent days, Beijing has done just that — signalling that if Canada were to lift its tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles China would, in turn, remove the punitive tariffs it has placed on Canadian agricultural exports such as canola.
In the often-opaque world of trade diplomacy, such clarity is unusual. And in this case, it’s an unmistakable invitation to de-escalate. So far, Ottawa seems unwilling to take it.
Not an enviable position for Canada. Will the Elbow people purchase China’s EV’s?
Trump is bringing auto-assembly back to the US so Ontario’s auto industry is going to be significantly diminished regardless of which path Carney chooses.
I’m sure Canada’s China class and Carney’s own web of interests will result in a decision favouring Communist China.
It will be interesting to see Trump’s reaction. Ontario will suck even more.
Reviving Keystone XL is, in the eyes of former Alberta premier Jason Kenney, a brilliant “judo” move.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s suggestion that the Keystone XL pipeline project could be revived could end up tying Canada more closely to the United States, rather than diversifying trade.
No. Carney is an Eco-Supremacist, Jet travel for him but not for you.
Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan says the Canadian military is moving ahead with its preparations for F-35 fighter jets despite an ongoing government review of the purchase.
“We’re not currently in the position where we are waiting,” Carignan told CTV Question Period host Vassy Kapelos in an exclusive interview airing Sunday. “We are working towards this acquisition.”
“Our pilots are off to the U.S. in the next few months to start training,” she added. “The infrastructure is going up. We have airfields being extended to get ready, so we are definitely not in a position where we are waiting.”
The head of Canada’s automotive parts industry is warning against dropping tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, saying the move would jeopardize the country’s EV sector and send the wrong message during an ongoing trade dispute with Beijing.
“I am reminding (the premiers) publicly, that if Canada is in a trade war with a country, then the response has to be a Canadian response,” Flavio Volpe said in an interview with CTV News Channel on Sunday, referring to premiers Wab Kinew of Manitoba and Scott Moe of Saskatchewan, who have both called for lowering tariffs to protect prairie canola exports.
