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EDITORIAL: Trump spares our oil and taxes our hockey sticks, but we will not be his well
Editorial· No. 5423

EDITORIAL: Trump spares our oil and taxes our hockey sticks, but we will not be his well

Jamieson Greer summed up in three words, on September 25, what Washington still gets out of Canada.

OPINION: Trump waves Lukashenko’s potash at Canada, then backs off beside Zelensky
Opinion· No. 5422

OPINION: Trump waves Lukashenko’s potash at Canada, then backs off beside Zelensky

Donald Trump announced on September 21 that the United States was negotiating a huge deal to buy potash from Belarus, at a price “substantially…

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: 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…

QUICK TAKE: Eby puts Trump on the October 24 ballot, and Trump isn’t running
Note· No. 5413

QUICK TAKE: Eby puts Trump on the October 24 ballot, and Trump isn’t running

David Eby called an election in British Columbia on Tuesday, September 22, and asked voters to say no to Donald Trump.

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…

COLUMN: Trump rejects Iran’s plan and renames Hormuz; the Pentagon took nine months to see its breach
Column· No. 5409

COLUMN: Trump rejects Iran’s plan and renames Hormuz; the Pentagon took nine months to see its breach

“I reject their proposal.” Four words. Donald Trump spoke them on September 26, 2026, as he left the White House by the South Lawn,…

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: No Cuba war order is signed, but Trump’s blockade is already measured in hours
Analysis· No. 5407

FACT CHECK: No Cuba war order is signed, but Trump’s blockade is already measured in hours

“REVEALED: Trump Wants to Start Another War This Year.” That is the headline AlterNet America ran on September 26, 2026, under the byline of…

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