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A darkening mood is settling in across Canada as it becomes clear that our country has come under siege by those we had previously believed to have been our closest friends and partners. We may have hoped that this would not come to be, but we are here now and we can’t pretend otherwise. Despite the appearance of randomness and incoherence, we are beginning to more clearly understand the rudimentary strategy at play behind what some have observed as “a dumb” move.

President Donald Trump is threatening to impose new tariffs on Canadian dairy products, claiming that Canada has been unfairly shutting out American farmers.

Trump insists Canada’s “tremendously high tariff of 250%” makes it “impossible for us to sell dairy products into Canada,” and warns the US could respond with reciprocal measures.

“This isn’t fair,” said Trump in the Oval Office.

Trump slammed Canada for unfair trade, citing a 250% dairy tariff and restrictions on U.S. lumber.

He vowed reciprocal tariffs as early as Monday.

Trump also said it’s been very difficult to deal with Canada’s representatives. pic.twitter.com/7UOJo14Lz9

— ️ Kat Kanada (@KatKanada_TM) March 7, 2025

Over the past few weeks, tensions between Canada and the United States have intensified, spurred by President Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs and the constant threat of annexation. This heated political landscape has ignited a surge in Canadian patriotism, which is now expressing itself in a very tangible way: through consumer behaviour. In other words, shopping choices, travel plans, and overall spending patterns are no longer driven simply by cost or convenience—political considerations are increasingly at play.

Three out of four Canadians would support a national energy corridor and pipeline from Alberta to Eastern Canada, according to a new Nanos survey – even if there were environment and Indigenous land claim concerns about the route.

The survey of 1,001 Canadian adults between Feb. 28 and March 5 found that 54 per cent “support” a cross-country pipeline, while 21 per cent “somewhat support” the idea.

Eleven per cent of those surveyed opposed the idea of a pipeline, while ten per cent “somewhat opposed” the concept.

Authorities in the United States have offered a $10m reward for information that leads to the arrest of a Canadian former Olympic snowboarder-turned-international drug kingpin.

Police in Los Angeles said on Thursday that Ryan Wedding – also known as “El Jefe”, “Giant” and “Public Enemy” – is wanted for his role in a billion-dollar cross-border drug trafficking operation and for several homicides linked to his drug sprawling network.

Wedding, who the FBI said is one of the US’s top 10 most-wanted fugitives, is probably hiding in Mexico under the protection of the Sinaloa drug cartel, officials said.

From pants to pasta, even your cross-border shopping trip is now subject to 25 per cent tariffs.

Canadian border officers have started slapping a 25 per cent surtax — in addition to applicable duties — on most items from the U.S. that Windsorites and other border residents have crossed with for decades.

When the United States signed a free-trade agreement with Canada and Mexico more than 30 years ago, the premise was that partnering with two other thriving economies would also benefit America.

This week, President Trump abruptly scrapped that idea. He imposed a sweeping 25 percent tariff on Tuesday on the roughly $1 trillion of imports that Mexico and Canada send into the United States each year as part of that North American trade pact — before quickly walking them back. On Thursday, the president signed executive orders that paused the tariffs on Canada and Mexico for a period of one month for goods that trade under the rules of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which is most trade in North America.

It’s not yet clear what will happen after that. But if the tariffs go into effect, they are expected to significantly raise costs for Canadian and Mexican exports, undermining their economies and likely tipping them into recession.