Washington says Ottawa is getting too close to Beijing. The trade, debt, AI chip and summit record says the U.S. is far deeper into China. An opinion.
Opinion
Congress Buys Certainty, Through December 11
Congress passed its stopgap 53 days early, 90-6 and 370-48, funding 72 days of the year to just past the midterms. An opinion on getting organized later.
Opinion
Are U.S. Tariffs Driving Canadian Buyers Away?
U.S. tariffs don’t directly hit Canadian shoppers, yet their buying and travel habits shifted anyway.
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𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲-𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮
Canada’s population is 1/8th the size of the US — that alone explains the trade deficit. Here’s why America’s real dependence on Canadian resources runs deeper than the numbers suggest.
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Up on the Lift: Venezuela’s Oil Deal an Expired Mandate?
Delcy Rodríguez’s 90-day mandate lapsed in April. By August she’d signed away a fifth of Venezuela’s oil for a century. Whose car is this, anyway?
Opinion
Nobody Needs AI Guardrails But … Keep This Number Handy.
Trump calls AI risk a hoax, Xi wants ‘human control,’ and nobody wants guardrails, except for the AI incident hotline both sides are quietly discussing.
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The Tail Risk Next Door
Mark Carney calls a U.S. invasion of Canada an extreme tail risk. Trump called it highly unlikely. An opinion on what that exchange says about the times.
Opinion
An Inexpensive Week at the Pump
Gas is up about 53% since the State of the Union; diesel hit a record. The president called it inexpensive, then floated and dropped a diesel ban. Opinion.
Opinion
A Press Ban in Search of a Reason
On Friday, the White House ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico had no particular reason. By Tuesday, it was national security. An opinion on the timeline.