On Tuesday, at the eleventh hour, Donald Trump announced that Canada and the U.S. have reached a tentative trade deal, and paused a scheduled 50 per cent tariff on Canadian goods for three more days.
On Wednesday morning, the development featured as the top story on most, if not all, major Canadian news websites, including Bloomberg Canada, CBC, Global News, CTV and here, at National Post. It was also the front page story in today’s Globe and Mail.
Interesting perspective
Trump paused the Canada tariffs.
The media sees a trade story.We see the real one: transshipment smuggling, snow-washing, and a “geo-industrialization” strategy run by the Empire’s favorite central banker. Canada isn’t a partner. It’s an outpost. pic.twitter.com/Aez3GxRV5C
— Promethean Action (@PrometheanActn) August 19, 2026
h/t XC
