US Expects USMCA to Remain in Force, With ‘Separate Protocols’ for Canada and Mexico

US Expects USMCA to Remain in Force, With ‘Separate Protocols’ for Canada and Mexico

Negotiations to renew ‌North America’s free-trade deal are likely to extend beyond July 1 and lead to separate agreements with Canada and Mexico, the top U.S. negotiator says.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told attendees at an April 7 event at the Hudson Institute in Washington that the White House may need to take steps to reframe the way the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) functions to successfully negotiate with each country.

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Putin mocks Starmer with warship in Channel

Putin mocks Starmer with warship in Channel

Vladimir Putin has openly defied Sir Keir Starmer’s threat to seize sanctioned Russian vessels by sending a warship to escort them through the Channel.

The Admiral Grigorovich, a Black Sea fleet frigate, accompanied a pair of shadow fleet ships on Wednesday while a British naval vessel followed behind.

Positioned on the Royal Charlotte, a boat almost 10 miles from Dover, The Telegraph observed Putin’s flotilla cruising past the south coast while RFA Tideforce, a Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker, trailed in their wake.

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Up to 40 Conservative MPs fear Pierre Poilievre will cost them their seats, insiders say

Up to 40 Conservative MPs fear Pierre Poilievre will cost them their seats, insiders say

OTTAWA—Up to 40 Conservative MPs are worried that they could lose their seats if Pierre Poilievre leads the party into the next election against Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney, said two federal Conservative sources after the party lost a fourth MP on Wednesday.

Dissatisfaction and worries about their future under Poilievre’s leadership has many questioning whether or not a bolder move to spark change is required, with some MPs discussing whether to invoke caucus powers to force Poilievre out, according to one federal Conservative.


40? I bet.

And tell me who among the conservatives is going to lead them post Poilievrre?

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With or without Mojtaba Khamenei, what will the Iranian regime become?

With or without Mojtaba Khamenei, what will the Iranian regime become?

Contrary to the hopes of America and Israel, the Islamic Republic still stands. It may be battered and many of its leaders dead, including the supreme leader himself, but those who survive can claim the failure of “regime change” as victory.

Nevertheless, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, the late leader’s son and designated successor, and his inner circle will have to make tough choices about the nature of their regime in the next two weeks and beyond.

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Marilyn Gladu backed petition this year for automatic byelections when MPs cross the floor

Marilyn Gladu backed petition this year for automatic byelections when MPs cross the floor

Three months before Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu crossed the floor to the Liberals, she backed a call for an automatic byelection when an MP defects.

Gladu said she decided to join the Liberals because she has “heard clearly from constituents that (they) want serious leadership,” in a statement released today. But in January the Ontario MP who has represented Sarnia—Lambton–Bkejwanong since 2015, backed a petition calling for “immediate accountability” for voters.

h/t Auntie Polly

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GUNTER: Ottawa’s gun buyback program a dismal failure

GUNTER: Ottawa’s gun buyback program a dismal failure

Six years ago, after Gabriel Wortman of Nova Scotia committed the deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history, the Trudeau government banned more than 2,500 models of firearms because they looked scary. Even though other models of the same firearms had the same firepower, those versions were not banned because they lacked the militarist features that made the others look like “assault-style” weapon.

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Before Michael Ma’s Cross-Examination of a China Expert, The Bureau Warned Ottawa That Foreign Interference Witnesses Could Be Targeted

Before Michael Ma’s Cross-Examination of a China Expert, The Bureau Warned Ottawa That Foreign Interference Witnesses Could Be Targeted

OTTAWA — In this discussion with Jason James, I break down the stunning rise of Liberal floor-crosser Michael Ma — a story The Bureau has led Canadian media on with at least 10 investigative reports since mid-December 2025, culminating in our coverage of his suspicious cross-examination of expert Margaret McCuaig-Johnston.

This is a wide-ranging conversation.

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Viral against Israel, silent about every other travesty

Viral against Israel, silent about every other travesty

Israeli police protecting a cardinal vs. Islamic terrorists killing Christians. Who does the West villify? It’s the same perverse logic that turned Gaza into a global obsession while ignoring Chinese camps for Uyghurs, church burnings in India, beheadings in Somalia and Iran massacring protestors.

“If we do not wake up, Islam will impose its law and culture on us,” Cardinal Robert Sarah said on Le Figaro TV, appearing to be the last prelate in the Vatican still willing to speak uncomfortable truths.

But I fear Sarah is wrong. Judging by what happened last week, it’s not that we won’t wake up-it’s that the loudest part of us has already chosen to sleep deeply.

The death toll of Christians massacred on Palm Sunday in Nigeria rises to 53: just background noise in the global media chaos.

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CHARLEBOIS: Why a ceasefire won’t cool your grocery bill

CHARLEBOIS: Why a ceasefire won’t cool your grocery bill

When news broke that the Donald Trump administration and Iran had agreed to a two-week ceasefire, markets reacted instantly. Oil prices plunged within minutes, wiping out days of gains and triggering a wave of optimism. For many consumers, the assumption seemed obvious: lower oil prices should mean lower food prices.

That assumption is fundamentally flawed.

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So Iran’s civilisation is safe. Now what about the West’s?

So Iran’s civilisation is safe. Now what about the West’s?

Imagine calling for the destruction of a civilisation. Imagine dreaming about violently scrubbing an ancient nation from the face of the Earth. Imagine flirting with the idea of obliterating a land with thousands of years of rich history. I am referring, of course, to the activist class and its annihilationist hatred for the Jewish State. For nearly three years, these people have beat the streets and swarmed the digital networks to agitate for the erasure of Israel, all the way ‘from the river to the sea’. President Trump’s juvenile bluster on Iran has nothing on their existential loathing for the Jewish homeland.

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HANNAFORD: Canada’s ‘Ministry of Propaganda’ rewrites citizenship guide into woke utopia

HANNAFORD: Canada’s ‘Ministry of Propaganda’ rewrites citizenship guide into woke utopia

Let’s just do the right thing by Heritage Canada and rename it for what it is, the Canadian Ministry of Propaganda. Or if you want to follow the official style sheet, Propaganda Canada.

Top of mind today is a draft rewrite of Canada’s Citizenship Guide, Discover Canada. This is the book they give prospective immigrants, an explanation of how the Government of Canada sees itself, the country, and the people living in it. The present one was published in 2012 during the Stephen Harper ministry, when Heritage Canada was known as Canada Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism.

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DeCarlos Brown accused of killing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska found ‘incapable to proceed’ to trial

DeCarlos Brown accused of killing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska found ‘incapable to proceed’ to trial

A North Carolina homeless man accused of murdering Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska in a brutal on-camera attack has been found ‘incapable to proceed’ to trial, his attorneys claim.

Attorneys for DeCarlos Brown Jr, 35, said in court filings Tuesday that his trial on state murder charges should be called off following an evaluation by a psychiatrist.

Under North Carolina state law, a defendant is only incapable to proceed to trial if they cannot understand the nature of their charges, cannot comprehend their role in court proceedings and cannot help their own defense.

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