Trump, on his first day in office, suggested he may do just that. Trump has threatened to impose 25% tariffs on all goods from Canada and Mexico on February 1 in response to what he views as inadequate border security failing to stop drugs and migrants from coming into the United States.
The majority of Canada’s oil exports, largely produced in Alberta, go to the United States. And Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has flatly refused to entertain the option of cutting off that supply to American refineries if Trump slaps a 25-per-cent tariff on all Canadian goods, including gas and oil.
Ottawa's former chief trade negotiator Steve Verheul says Alberta is undermining Canada's attempts to prevent the U.S. from levying damaging tariffs — a measure U.S. President Donald Trump has said could drive Canada into "failed state" status.
In Manitoba, along the longest undefended border in the world, Canadians push back against Trump’s allegations of an “invasion” of migrants and drugs.
The worst part about making Canada the 51st state would be absorbing its government-run, single-payer healthcare system.
The U.S. withdrawal from WHO has seismic implications on issues like prevention of future pandemics, and the stakes are especially high for Canada.
Canadian Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre locked horns with an interviewer who asked him to comment on a recent executive order from President Donald Trump.
While much about the threatened tariffs is still unclear, experts predict they would be bad news for all three economies, with few winners.
But economic, political and technological changes have left Canada with few ways to handle trade restrictions now.
As Canada braces for a period of deal making under Trump’s tariff strategy, how large is the country’s trade surplus with the US? Marc Ercolao, Economist with TD, discusses what's at stake.
Elon Musk's Tesla launched a new higher-priced version of the Model Y, its best-selling car, in the United States, Canada and Europe on Thursday, weeks after it was first released in China.