OTTAWA — U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra says he does not believe the United States wants to “terminate” its trilateral trade agreement with Canada and Mexico.
Hoekstra, speaking to National Post in a wide-ranging interview on Monday, said Canadians ought to be prepared for several possibilities, as the three countries ready themselves for their first joint review of the agreement, which was signed during U.S. President Donald Trump’s first term in office.
For the best part of my own lifetime and those of my parents and grandparents, Canada and the USA have enjoyed the best bilateral partnership in the democratic world. From NORAD to NAFTA, from shared sacrifice in war to shared prosperity in peace, the “undefended border” has symbolized not just geography but identity: two nations built on Anglo-constitutional traditions, free enterprise, and democratic norms.
Carney, Brookfield, Canada’s China class all want us aligned with the CCP.
A sweeping immigration crackdown in the United States is increasingly ensnaring Canadians who don’t have criminal records – including at least six children – new U.S. government data show.
An estimated 207 Canadians have now been held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at some point since January, when President Donald Trump took office. The total number of Canadians held in 2024 was 130.
OMG! Oh wait … they’re in the US illegally but in the Globe’s eye have committed no crime.
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke highly of Canada on Sunday. But when asked if he would restart trade talks with his northern neighbour, he replied with a vague, “We’ll see.”
While on his way to a gala at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Trump said he had a “very good, very productive” talk on Friday with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at the sidelines of a World Cup draw event.
A spokesperson for Carney said those talks were “constructive.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Prime Minister Mark Carney rescinded Canada’s digital services tax (DST), a three per cent levy on digital services revenue from large domestic and foreign businesses, in June after President Donald Trump threatened to halt trade talks if the tax took effect. The repeal was a strategic move to restart stalled negotiations with the United States, which soon resumed after Carney’s announcement but were again disrupted later … by a Ronald Reagan ad. Despite removing the DST to ease tensions, Carney has little to show for it.
Angela and Leigh Faubert have been going to the U.S. for many years, travelling months on end throughout the winter.
On Nov. 6, they crossed the border between Aldergrove, B.C. and Washington.
This border crossing, however, was unlike any other they’d done before.
“We crossed the border, and they asked me to pull up on the other side of the border and told to walk into this little building,” said Leigh. “I had to get fingerprinted, show my passport. I think it was $30 that we had to pay, and I had to get my photo taken.”
I am expecting an onslaught of Muslims refused entry at US border stories.
The Canadian company building armoured vehicles for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is doing so in the United States – which likely places the products out of the reach of Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister.
Human-rights advocates are expressing concern over the prospect of the company equipping an American agency known for its aggressive enforcement tactics under the Trump administration’s mass-deportation campaign. NDP MP Jenny Kwan had said that Canada should block the sale of these vehicles.
Google AI – What relationship does “Roshel” have with Canada and Ukraine?
Mark Carney heads to Washington — but not the White House — on Friday, yet he should use this brief encounter with Donald Trump to put trade on the table.
Carney will be attending the World Cup draw that determines which countries play in which cities in next year’s tournament.
The federal government is escalating its fight with automotive giant Stellantis over the company’s decision to move some production to the U.S., despite receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in Canadian taxpayer incentives in recent years.
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said Thursday that the government will serve Stellantis with a notice of default under the funding contracts related to projects in both Windsor and Brampton, Ont.
I don’t think Stellantis much cares what Ms. Joly thinks.
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa: It’s a great day for us… because it’s a day where we see CAFE regulations reconcile with real customers’ demands. That’s why, at Stellantis, we decided to invest $13B in the next 4 years… because we believe in what you, @SecDuffy, and all your… https://t.co/OXQ3rHTwzr pic.twitter.com/MrZUnbyWTg
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) December 3, 2025
h/t Mauser
Fewer snowbirds are expected to visit the United States this winter, according to an industry survey, while those who do can expect increased scrutiny at the border as the Trump administration tightens immigration rules.
Snowbird Advisor surveyed 4,000 Canadian snowbirds about their travel plans this year, finding that 70 per cent plan to visit the United States, down from 82 per cent last year.
Those results come as Canadian snowbirds face new registration requirements if they intend to stay in the U.S. for longer than a month, according to Ksenia Tchern McCallum, an immigration attorney licensed in both Canada and the U.S. who advises clients on both sides of the border.
The public relations war between supporters of the F-35 and Gripen has taken another twist as an internal Department of National Defence document comparing the two fighter jets has been leaked.
Canada’s fighter jet debate continues with still no decision from Prime Minister Mark Carney on which aircraft his government will purchase. The choice comes down to the U.S.-built F-35 versus the Swedish Gripen fighter aircraft. Some analysts are also proposing a combination fleet of both jets to meet the Canadian military’s needs.
The federal government paid Stellantis more than $220 million to help upgrade its plants in Ontario before the automaker revealed plans to move some production to the U.S., recent records show.
It’s more than double the amount the federal government disclosed when asked in October about its Stellantis spending, after the multinational announced that it will scrap plans to build the Jeep Compass at its Brampton plant and assemble it in Belvidere, Ill., instead.
Canada needs to be prepared for the risk the United States may announce its withdrawal from the trilateral USMCA trade deal as a negotiating tactic, according to a legal expert who is testifying on the agreement at public hearings in Washington this week.
Barry Appleton, a Toronto lawyer who is co-director of the Center for International Law at New York Law School, is speaking before the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Wednesday as part of a scheduled review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
“The mere suggestion of USMCA termination serves as an exceedingly potent, almost extortionary, bargaining chip,” Mr. Appleton said.
The head of Algoma Steel says the federal government and Government of Ontario knew the company’s business plan included a re-tooling of its Sault Ste. Marie plant that would result in layoffs before they agreed to half a billion dollars in loan assistance to help the company weather the storm of U.S. tariffs.
… Garcia explained to host Vassy Kapelos that cutting jobs at Algoma Steel was “always the future of this company.” Only 1,600 employees are required to operate electric furnaces that can produce 3.2 million tonnes of steel, compared to 3,000 employees operating blast furnaces that produce two million tonnes, he noted.
However, transformation timelines have sped up as a result of unprecedented tariffs imposed by the United States, which have effectively closed off the American market to Canadian steel.
For the ninth consecutive month, fewer passengers at Canadian airports are heading to the United States amid the trade war.
New data from Statistics Canada shows total Canadian air passenger traffic in October was up by 4.5 per cent to five million travellers from the same time last year, but the number of people on U.S.-bound trips is down 8.9 per cent to 1.2 million travellers.
