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Commentary· No. 5487

COMMENTARY: Washington bans Wall Street from buying homes, and Wall Street had already left

Starting January 7, 2027, a large investor will no longer be able to buy a single-family home.

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REVIEW: Navarro faults Ottawa for siding with Beijing as his own list lets U.S. lobster in
Review· No. 5464

REVIEW: Navarro faults Ottawa for siding with Beijing as his own list lets U.S. lobster in

Peter Navarro, Donald Trump’s trade adviser, accused Canadians on Monday, September 28, in the Oval Office, of getting into bed with China to turn…

ANALYSIS: November 3 would time Trump’s strikes on Iran, and Tehran reads the same calendar
Analysis· No. 5448

ANALYSIS: November 3 would time Trump’s strikes on Iran, and Tehran reads the same calendar

On NBC, on September 27, Mike Waltz insisted that when it comes to the war against Iran, “politics have nothing to do with this.”…

QUICK TAKE: Trump gives Carney the ice and Xi the Washington sky
Note· No. 5442

QUICK TAKE: Trump gives Carney the ice and Xi the Washington sky

While Ottawa was getting ready to retaliate against his tariffs, Donald Trump posted a cartoon on his Truth Social network on Sunday, September 6,…

EXPLAINER: Washington knocked on Quebec’s door with aluminum, aiming at Ottawa’s table
Analysis· No. 5434

EXPLAINER: Washington knocked on Quebec’s door with aluminum, aiming at Ottawa’s table

Washington approached the Quebec government, Québecor’s media outlets reported on Friday, September 25, at noon. To talk tariffs. Without going through Ottawa.

COMMENTARY: Trump promises Beijing relief on $30 billion, and Canada stays at 50%
Commentary· No. 5432

COMMENTARY: Trump promises Beijing relief on $30 billion, and Canada stays at 50%

Xi Jinping returned to Beijing on September 26. With a trade truce extended by two months. And a promise of tariff relief on $30…

COLUMN: From Lackawanna to Plattsburgh, New York pays for Trump’s tariffs and Ottawa’s retaliation
Column· No. 5431

COLUMN: From Lackawanna to Plattsburgh, New York pays for Trump’s tariffs and Ottawa’s retaliation

On the last weekend of August, in Oswego, on the American shore of Lake Ontario, a local photographer was aiming his lens at Canada…

ANALYSIS: Washington talks with Mexico without Ottawa, and the agenda swells from 54 to nearly 90 items
Analysis· No. 5429

ANALYSIS: Washington talks with Mexico without Ottawa, and the agenda swells from 54 to nearly 90 items

The fourth round of talks between Mexico and Washington would not take place the following week: Deputy Foreign Trade Minister Luis Rosendo Gutiérrez announced…

ANALYSIS: Under tariffs, the boycott cracks on the road, planes win back only 3,581 returns
Analysis· No. 5421

ANALYSIS: Under tariffs, the boycott cracks on the road, planes win back only 3,581 returns

Statistics Canada released a number on September 22, 2026, that the industry had been awaiting for almost three years. In July, Canadians’ return trips…

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…

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