In another chaotic day, the U.S. president gets in return that the province of Ontario will not raise the price of electricity serving Michigan, New York and Minnesota by 25%
Mark Carney, former governor of the central banks of Canada and England who will be sworn in as Canadian prime minister in a few days, promises firmness in the face of US protectionist attacks
The next prime minister and party leader, a former governor of the central banks of Canada and England, will have to deal with the tense relationship with the US
U.S. president talked to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and blamed him for fentanyl trafficking
The Canadian and U.S. teams exemplified the recent geopolitical tensions between the two countries during a friendly tournament
The stock market experienced a sharp fall as Washington’s protectionist threat against its trading partners was fulfilled
The US president has made contradictory announcements about the import duties he wants to impose
US president corrects himself and announces an additional 10% tariff on Chinese products
The imposition of a 25% tax endangers the USMCA and harms Brazil, the main economic power in Latin America
The possibility of a trade war is fracturing bilateral relations and eroding trust between the North American neighbors. A new ‘economic nationalism’ is taking hold among consumers
The US president has already obtained concessions from Mexico, Canada, Colombia and Panama with his threats. The European Union appears to be next
Mexican government agrees to deploy 10,000 National Guard to the border to fight drug trafficking and irregular immigration
The US dollar is approaching parity with the euro and reaching a record high against the Canadian dollar and a three-year high against the Mexican peso. Exporting companies are feeling the pressure already
The president signed the executive order imposing tariffs of 25% on its neighbors and 10% on the Asian giant, marking the beginning of a trade war
The president claims that the two countries have not stopped drugs and migrants crossing their borders into the US, and is irked by the significant trade deficit with both
Justin Trudeau’s government and provincial premiers contemplate different scenarios in the face of the new U.S. administration’s warning of imposing 25% tariffs
Sheinbaum’s government is confident that the benefits of the trade agreement and pragmatism will ultimately outweigh the conservative shift and anti-Mexican rhetoric in Canada
Anxiety is mounting in Europe over the president-elect’s plans, while prominent Republicans in Washington applaud the idea of annexing Greenland and the Panama Canal
The Canadian prime minister’s announcement that he will resign when the Liberals elect a new leader opens up a scenario full of unknowns as the opposition pushes for early elections
His resignation, following the crisis within his government, marks the end of an era and comes as the Conservatives continue to lead in the polls
The president-elect is already acting as if he is in power, a month and a half before officially taking office, while Joe Biden continues to fade into the background
Ottawa is beefing up surveillance along the world’s longest international boundary, capping visas and promising to cooperate with the incoming US administration
The Justin Trudeau government has resumed funding to the UNRWA and said it wants ‘lasting peace in the Middle East, including towards the establishment of the State of Palestine’
Quebec’s premier has been urging the Canadian government to slow the influx of immigrants. The U.S. government also urged its neighbor to take action as some Mexicans have been crossing illegally into the U.S. from Canada
The unprecedented tone of attacks on one of Washington’s closest allies when Trump was president left a bitter taste, and most Canadians were relieved that he was defeated in 2020
The country received nearly 144,000 applications, 57% more than in 2022, and authorities are reporting pressure on public services. The Trudeau government is considering travel visa requirements for Mexicans
This year, Canadians suffered the worst wildfire season on record. Meanwhile, Justin Trudeau’s government is seeking to tackle climate change through a strategy that has attracted some criticism