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ESSAY: Nine seconds of silence, then Carney admits he prepared for an attack by his ally
Essay· No. 5419

ESSAY: Nine seconds of silence, then Carney admits he prepared for an attack by his ally

It was not a declaration of war that Mark Carney delivered on September 23, 2026, at The New York Times headquarters in Manhattan.

FACT CHECK: Trump’s “millions” are false, and StatCan counts 154,614 fewer temporary residents
Analysis· No. 5418

FACT CHECK: Trump’s “millions” are false, and StatCan counts 154,614 fewer temporary residents

Donald Trump wrote on September 23, 2026, that Canada is “destroying itself.” In his telling, “millions” of people are getting in without checks.

REVIEW: Carney’s “less than 3%” hides more than a quarter of the EV market opened to Beijing
Review· No. 5417

REVIEW: Carney’s “less than 3%” hides more than a quarter of the EV market opened to Beijing

On September 25 at 3 p.m., the federal permit registry counted 15,763 Chinese electric cars brought into Canada under an annual quota of 49,000.

FACT CHECK: Greer’s “last hour” doesn’t hold up, and the constraint Carney decried has no text
Analysis· No. 5415

FACT CHECK: Greer’s “last hour” doesn’t hold up, and the constraint Carney decried has no text

Jamieson Greer repeated on CNBC on September 25 that Canada had asked for relief on heavy trucks in the final hours of the August…

REVIEW: The MEI is right on Section 338, wrong to tell us to shelve our counter-tariffs
Review· No. 5414

REVIEW: The MEI is right on Section 338, wrong to tell us to shelve our counter-tariffs

The Montreal Economic Institute published a paper on September 23, 2026, that gives Canada two opposite pieces of advice. Trump will probably lose in…

SPECIAL REPORT: Carney wants less reliance on Starlink, and the Canadian rival will fly on SpaceX rockets
Investigation· No. 5412

SPECIAL REPORT: Carney wants less reliance on Starlink, and the Canadian rival will fly on SpaceX rockets

Mark Carney promised the New York Times on September 23, 2026 that Canada would reduce its reliance on Starlink, even as the Canadian rival…

OPINION: Carney courts India and Manila; he is buying insurance, not a spare America
Opinion· No. 5411

OPINION: Carney courts India and Manila; he is buying insurance, not a spare America

Mark Carney set a deadline in New York on September 22, 2026. Trade negotiations with India should wrap up by the G20 summit on…

ANALYSIS: Five of nine key Senate races border Canada, and Trump’s tariffs weigh on them
Analysis· No. 5408

ANALYSIS: Five of nine key Senate races border Canada, and Trump’s tariffs weigh on them

Stacks of Canadian lumber in a lumberyard in Livonia, Michigan. The photo was taken in August. The Los Angeles Times ran it on September…

FACT CHECK: Marceau’s 28th place and Girard’s Alberta study don’t measure Quebec
Analysis· No. 5387

FACT CHECK: Marceau’s 28th place and Girard’s Alberta study don’t measure Quebec

One ranking crossed the room, then the airwaves: twenty-eighth. It isn’t a lie. It isn’t a calculation either. Not one that anybody has published,…

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