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CTV News
a day ago
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- CTV News
Justin Trudeau's son XAV performing in Ottawa
Justin Trudeau's son XAV performing in Ottawa XAV & his friend TAZ are set to perform at the 27 Club this Friday.
National Post
2 days ago
- Business
- National Post
Economic diplomacy, not just values, to drive Canada's Indo-Pacific foreign policy pivot: Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says the economy is becoming the primary focus of Canada's relationships in the Indo-Pacific — a shift that appears linked to Canada's recent moves to overcome its security dispute with India. Article content Anand was in Japan and Malaysia this week for her first trip to the region since taking over as foreign minister in May. Her message coming out of that trip was that Canada's foreign policy is shifting — though not abandoning — the priorities set by the previous Liberal government of former prime minister Justin Trudeau. Article content 'It is important for us to revisit our policy — not only in the Indo-Pacific but generally speaking — to ensure that we are focusing not only on the values that we have historically adhered to,' Anand said Thursday in a teleconference from Malaysia. Article content 'Foreign policy is an extension of domestic interest and particularly domestic economic interests. This is a time when the global economy is under stress.' Article content Canada is a reliable partner who stands for multilateralism, free & fair trade, and rules based international order. Here at ASEAN — that's my message. — Anita Anand (@AnitaAnandMP) July 10, 2025 Article content The Trudeau government put language on environmental protection, labour standards and gender equality in its trade agreements. Article content Article content Goldy Hyder, head of the Business Council of Canada, said that made Canada appear 'a bit preachy' to other countries. He said Canada has to be respectful in the way it stands up for democratic values. Article content A focus on the economy is quickly becoming a defining trait of the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney, a former central banker who is intent on building up Canada's domestic capacity and reshaping its trade and security plans to rely less on the United States. Carney has been mostly focused on Europe so far; he has visited the continent three times since March. Anand's visit this week 'sets the stage' for Carney's planned visits this fall to the Association of South East Asian Nations leaders' summit in Malaysia and the APEC forum in South Korea, said Vina Nadjibulla, research vice-president for the Asia Pacific Foundation. Article content Article content Article content The RCMP said last year it had evidence of New Delhi playing a role in acts of homicide, coercion and extortion targeting multiple Sikh-Canadians. Canada subsequently expelled six senior Indian diplomats; New Delhi expelled six Canadian diplomats in response. Article content India claims Canada is enabling a separatist movement that calls for a Sikh homeland — Khalistan — to be carved out of India, and calls that a violation of its sovereignty. Article content Carney began to thaw the relationship in June. He invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 summit in Alberta and the two leaders agreed to reinstate their high commissioners. The two countries are also starting security talks.
National Post
3 days ago
- Health
- National Post
Letters — On boycotting the U.S.: 'It's about us, not about them'
Article content Before inviting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7, Carney could have asked Trudeau to conduct a ceremonial cremation of the costumes he and his family wore in India in 2018. He could then have formally apologized to Canadians and Indians past, present and future for his silliness and invited Carney to set things straight with Modi. Article content Come September this year, Trudeau could also apologize for having taken off to Tofino in 2021 for the first Truth and Reconciliation Day. He could also introduce legislation to repeal the EV targets just before Carney announces Canada's new policies respecting automobile manufacturing. The list of blunders is long so Minister Trudeau would provide a constant reminder to Prime Minister Carney to avoid doing things that later he would have to undo as the next Minister of Contrition, Apology and Undoing. But there must be one important restriction on Minister Trudeau's activities: he should be forbidden from apologizing for deeds other than his own. Article content As a physician who worked throughout the pandemic, I am appalled when doctors and/or nurses voice anti-vaccine statements as fact. Nurse Amy Hamm writes, 'Henry clung to her illiberal and unnecessary vaccine mandate for health-care workers long after it was obvious that the vaccine was not stopping the spread of the virus.' Drs. Theresa Tam and Bonnie Henry tried their best when we did not yet have all the facts about COVID-19, and in return they received death threats. What is true is that COVID vaccines and their mandate for health-care workers saved lives and reduced suffering. Article content Dr. Robert D. Wagman, Toronto Article content Article content Amy Hamm takes issue with the appointments of Theresa Tam and Bonnie Henry to the Order of Canada because of the 'repeat controversies and scandals that plagued both public-health officers.' Indeed, there was controversy over their orders of vaccine mandates, limitations of gatherings and closure of schools and businesses, many of which had harmful consequences. They are far from perfect. Article content Article content But to claim these actions were politically motivated or a conflict of interest without supporting evidence is as irresponsible as the alleged motivations of Drs. Tam and Henry. Do Drs. Tam and Henry not deserve the Order for consistently being the face of keeping calm and carrying on during a chaotic and polarizing two and a half years as well as leading Canada's response that resulted in one third the death rate of the U.S.? Article content Dr. Brian Schwartz, Toronto Article content Amy Hamm must be praised for identifying valid reasons why Drs. Tam and Henry do not deserve the Order of Canada. However, a more damning rejection is found in the teachings of Dr. Donald Henderson (1928-2016), who eradicated smallpox and is considered by many to be among the world's most experienced and influential public health epidemiologists. Article content In 2006 he co-authored a seminal paper on how to control influenza-type pandemics. In it he demonstrated why such measures as indiscriminate quarantining, travel restrictions, the prohibition of social gatherings, school closures, maintaining social distance and the use of masks and personal protective equipment are of unproven value in limiting viral respiratory pandemics.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
A timeline of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada
For over a year before the November 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump had been signalling plans to impose across-the-board tariffs if he won the United States presidency. Trump was elected on Nov. 5, and it's been a roller-coaster ever since for Canadian leaders and businesses. He has threatened, enacted, modified and delayed multiple rounds of tariffs only to announce additional protectionist trade policies are to come. Here's a timeline of the key dates in Trump's tariff journey after he was elected president. Nov. 25, 2024 Trump pledges to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian and Mexican imports, saying they would come into force on inauguration day, Jan. 20. He says in a post on Truth Social, a social media site he owns, that the tariffs would remain until both countries stop drugs, particularly fentanyl, and people from illegally crossing American borders. ——— Dec. 11 After Canadian premiers met with then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, they confirm the country is preparing retaliatory tariffs in response to Trump's threat. Securing an exemption or lower levies on energy exports is among the priorities. ——— Jan. 20, 2025 On his inauguration day, Trump says tariffs will likely come on Feb. 1 rather than taking immediate effect. He also signs an executive order to enact an "America First Trade Policy," calling for his trade and commerce officials to report back to him by April 1 on a sweeping review of U.S. trade policy and relationships. The date does not come with a default imposition of any tariffs, but does direct Trump's administration to begin examining the Canada-U.S.-Mexico free-trade agreement, which Trump signed in 2018, ahead of a planned 2026 review. ——— Feb. 1 Trump signs an order on Feb. 1 — a Saturday — imposing blanket tariffs of 25 per cent on virtually all goods entering the U.S. from Canada and Mexico, and a reduced 10 per cent tariff on energy, set to take effect Feb. 4. Trump's Feb. 1 order also imposes 10 per cent tariffs on goods entering the U.S. from China. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlines Canada's planned retaliation strategy, including immediate counter-tariffs that would take effect the same day U.S. tariffs kick in. Over the weekend, Canadian provinces start pulling American alcohol from liquor-store shelves at provincially owned distributors. ——— Feb. 3 Trump pauses the implementation of tariffs on Canadian goods for one month after Ottawa pledges action to secure the border. He does the same for Mexico. ——— Feb. 10 Trump signs a plan to institute 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum entering the U.S. starting March 12, ending previous exemptions for Canada. Trump previously imposed tariffs on the metals in 2018 but later exempted Canada and Mexico. ——— Feb. 11 Trump says the steel and aluminum tariffs would stack on top of other levies, including the paused 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian goods other than energy. ——— Feb. 14 Trump had previously threatened to levy tariffs on imported automobiles coming into the U.S. He says on Feb. 14 that tariffs on imported automobiles could come "around April 2," adding the following week that the levies would be "in the neighbourhood of 25 per cent." Around the same time, he floated imposing similar tariffs on pharmaceuticals and semiconductors, but has yet to provide a timeline for those. ——— Feb. 27 In a Truth Social post, Trump says that April 2 would mark the start of what he terms "reciprocal" tariffs, which would apply to goods coming in from countries that have tariffs or other barriers on U.S. goods. These would be on top of other tariffs and would match the rates charged by other countries, including subsidies and value-added taxes. He had signed a memorandum on Feb. 13 directing his trade czar to examine what he perceives as unfair trade practices from other nations. ——— March 4 Trump's tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods go ahead after the month-long pause. There had been hopes that the border security measures Canada took could stave off the tariffs, but on March 3, Trump confirmed they would go ahead, which they did. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced broad retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods including food, alcohol, furniture, paper and more. ——— March 5 Trump pledges a one-month exemption for vehicles traded under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, also known as CUSMA. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says during a briefing that the move comes after the Big Three automakers — Stellantis, Ford and General Motors — asked for an exemption. ——— March 6 Dominic LeBlanc, finance minister at the time, says Ottawa will suspend its second wave of retaliatory tariffs after Trump signed an executive order to pause some new duties on Canada and Mexico and reduce potash levies to 10 per cent. Trump's order links the tariff relief to maintaining the flow of automobile parts that comply with CUSMA and to helping farmers who need potash for fertilizer. An explanatory statement issued by the White House says there would be no tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico that claim and qualify for CUSMA preference. ——— March 10 Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces the immediate application of a 25 per cent surcharge on electricity exports to the U.S. as part of the province's retaliation to Trump's tariffs. Trump responds aggressively, saying he will double the rate on steel and aluminum tariffs set to be implemented March 12 to 50 per cent. He says on Truth Social that the move is in response to Ontario placing a 25 per cent surcharge on electricity it exports to the U.S. However, Ford agrees to suspend the province's export tax later the same day. ——— March 12 The 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum from all countries take effect. Canada hits the U.S. with a second tranche of retaliatory tariffs, enacting 25 per cent tariffs on $29.8 billion in U.S. goods, targeting steel and aluminum as well as other products including computers, sports equipment and cast iron goods. ——— March 26 Trump announces 25 per cent sector-specific tariffs on automobile imports, which he says will take effect April 3. However, the tariffs aren't across the board. The White House says automobiles imported under CUSMA will only be taxed on the value of content not made in the United States. As well, vehicle parts under CUSMA will not face Trump's latest duties until Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, in consultation with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, "establishes a process to apply tariffs to their non-U. S. content," the White House says. ——— April 2 Trump has called April 2 "Liberation Day." In a press conference held outside the White House, the president unveiled 10 per cent tariffs on imports from all countries and higher rates on dozens of nations that have trade surpluses with the U.S., including 34 per cent for China and 20 per cent for the European Union. For Canada and Mexico, however, there was some relief: no new tariffs beyond what has already been announced, and the month-long exemption expected to expire is now indefinite. Auto tariffs are still expected to come into play on April 3. Democrat senators plan to force a vote on Trump's use of the emergency powers act to declare an emergency over fentanyl trafficking in order to hit Canada with tariffs. However, even with enough Republican support to pass, it's unlikely to pass the House. ——— April 3 Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will hit back against Trump's 25 per cent auto tariffs with matching levies on vehicles imported from the United States. Carney says Canada's counter-tariffs will hit all vehicles that do not comply with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, along with any non-Canadian content in compliant vehicles. That means any vehicles made with less than 75 per cent North American content will face 25 per cent tariffs — a measure that could capture tens of thousands of vehicle imports, according to a background document provided by the Prime Minister's Office. That could amount to roughly 10 per cent of all cars coming in from the U.S. Carney says the move could raise as much as $8 billion before any requests for tariff relief are factored in. All of that money, he said, is to go directly to autoworkers and companies in Canada affected by the burgeoning trade war. ——— April 15 Ottawa says automakers that continue to manufacture vehicles in Canada will see some exemptions from retaliatory tariffs. Canadian manufacturers will be allowed to import a certain number of U.S.-assembled vehicles free of the added charge, imposed in response to U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports. Ottawa says the number of tariff-free vehicles a company is permitted to import will drop if there are reductions in Canadian production or investment. ——— April 29 Trump signs executive orders giving temporary relief to automakers. A Commerce Department official says the administration is offering automakers that finish their vehicles in the United States a rebate on imported parts equal to 15 per cent of a vehicle's retail price. The rebate would drop to 10 per cent the following year. Companies paying the auto tariffs also won't see some other levies — including ones on steel and aluminum — stacked on top of each other. ——— May 1 U.S. Customs and Border Protection releases guidance that says auto parts compliant with CUSMA won't be hit by tariffs. The exemption doesn't apply to automobile knock-down kits or parts compilations. Industry experts had said it would be extremely cumbersome to figure out how to tariff only non-American components of auto parts, which can cross the Canada-U.S. border several times before a vehicle is finished. ——— May 6 Trump and Carney strike a mostly genial tone in their face-to-face meeting in the Oval Office. But Trump gave no indication he plans to drop tariffs in the near future. He says while the United States is always going to be friends with Canada, there was nothing Carney could say to convince him to immediately drop tariffs on his northern neighbour. When asked why, Trump replied that it's "just the way it is." The president also said he doesn't want cars, aluminum or steel from Canada. ——— May 28 The U.S. Court of International Trade strikes down Trump's broad-based tariffs on most countries. The decision blocks both the "Liberation Day" duties as well as tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China ostensibly tied to fentanyl. A panel of three judges on the New York-based court ruled Trump does not have the authority to impose tariffs on nearly every country using the International Economic Emergency Powers Act. The Trump administration has filed a notice of appeal and White House officials have condemned the ruling. ——— May 29 A U.S. federal appeals court temporarily pauses a decision from the U.S. Court of International Trade, which struck down tariffs on Canada and other countries. The lower court found Trump's use of an emergency powers law to impose sweeping tariffs exceeded his authority. That lower court ruling says the Trump administration was not able to demonstrate how broad-based tariffs affected the fentanyl trafficking it used as justification for the tariffs. The appeals court issued an "administrative stay" on the Court of International Trade's injunction while it considers whether to implement a longer pause. ——— May 30 Trump says he'll double the tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50 per cent on June 4. He had put 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the United States in March. Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said Canada was fighting the "unjustified and unlawful" tariffs with retaliatory actions, domestic support packages and moves to diversify trade. ——— June 3 The federal government introduces the Strong Borders Act, which would give authorities new powers to search mail, make it easier for officials to pause or cancel immigration applications and expand the coast guard's role to include security activities. It says bill aims to keep borders secure, combat transnational organized crime, stop the flow of deadly fentanyl and crack down on money laundering. The bill is part of Ottawa's effort to persuade Trump that Canada is doing enough to stem the southbound flow of drugs and migrants. ——— June 3 Trump signs an executive order to double steel and aluminum tariffs on June 4, as he promised days prior. ——— June 10 A federal U.S. appeals court rules that Trump's global tariffs will remain in place while a case is heard, extending an emergency stay granted after a lower court found the duties unlawful. ——— June 15 Trump arrives in Calgary on Air Force One before boarding a helicopter to make his way to the site of the G7 leaders summit in Kananaskis, Alta. ——— June 16 Trump leaves the G7 leaders summit a day early, citing rising tensions in the Middle East. Carney and Trump met face-to-face first thing, and the Prime Minister's Office later said the two agreed to a mid-July deadline for finalizing a new economic and security relationship. ——— June 19 Carney announces a tariff countermeasure plan that includes retaliation against Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs starting in a month. Carney said that while he and the U.S. president are pursuing a deal to end tariffs within the next 30 days, Canadian counter-tariffs will be adjusted to July 21 to "levels consistent with progress made in the broader trading agreement with the U.S." ——— June 22 Canada and the European Union sign a security and defence partnership at a joint summit in Brussels. The agreement commits Canada and Europe to collaborating on defence and is a step toward Canada participating in the continent's massive new defence procurement program, known as ReArm Europe. Prime Minister Mark Carney, who travelled to Brussels for the EU-Canada summit, was pursuing more options for defence procurement as Canada sought to reduce its trade and security reliance on the United States. ——— June 27 Trump announces a sudden end to trade negotiations in response to Ottawa's plan to push ahead with a digital services tax at the end of the month that would apply to major U.S. companies like Amazon, Google and Airbnb. ——— June 29 Canada rescinds its digital services tax and says it will resume trade talks with the United States. The announcement came after a phone call between Carney and Trump, and just hours before the first payment under the tax was going to come due for big U.S. tech companies. ——— July 7 Trump starts sending out letters to governments around the world threatening high tariffs in the absence of trade deals. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump would sign an executive order to delay the threatened tariffs, which were set to take effect July 9, until Aug. 1. Canada was not targeted by those global tariffs and the Prime Minister's Office said it was still committed to coming up with some sort of bilateral deal with the U.S. by July 21. ——— July 8 Trump says he will impose a 50 per cent tariff on copper imports. ——— July 9 Trump says 50 per cent tariffs on copper will take effect Aug. 1. ——— July 10 Trump threatens to impose 35 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports on Aug. 1 in a letter to Carney posted on social media. The boosted tariff pressures call into question progress between the two countries on a commitment to work out a new economic and security agreement by July 21. In the letter, Trump says he might consider a tariff adjustment if Canada works to stop the flow of fentanyl into the United States. — With files from The Associated Press and Kelly Geraldine Malone in Washington This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 10, 2025. The Canadian Press
Japan Times
4 days ago
- Business
- Japan Times
Canada just can't win in trade war with Trump
Try as it might to appease U.S. President Donald Trump, Canada remains a prized target in his trade wars and subject to the whiplash of his changes of heart. The giant North American neighbors are rushing to conclude a new trade accord by July 21 but the process is proving painful for Canada. Overnight Thursday, Trump threatened to slap a 35% tariff on imports from Canada starting August 1. But products complying with an existing accord, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), are expected to remain exempt, according to a Trump administration official and a source in Canada. "An agreement is of course possible but that shows how difficult it is for the Canadian government to negotiate with the U.S. president," said Daniel Beland, a political science professor at McGill University in Montreal, referring to Trump's sudden announcement. Canada has been a key trading partner and ally of the United States for decades. But along with Mexico, it now wears a bull's eye for Trump in his second stint in the White House as he tries to reorder the global system of largely free trade by slapping tariffs on friends and foes alike to address what he calls unfair trading practices. Trump has also spoken frequently of his idea of absorbing Canada to make it the 51st U.S. state, a concept most Canadians find repugnant. Canada was rocked by Trump's first attacks after he took power in January. And bad blood between him and then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seemed to pour gas on the fire. Some degree of hope emerged when Mark Carney was elected in late April to replace Trudeau, pledging to stand up to Trump and defend Canada, its jobs and its borders. Since then, Carney and Trump have held two more or less cordial meetings — at the Oval Office in May and at a Group of Seven summit in western Canada last month. Many people thought a new era was opening, and Carney won praise for his diplomatic and negotiating skills. During the second of those meetings, the two sides agreed to sign a new trade agreement by July 21. But in late June Trump angrily called off the trade talks, citing a new Canadian tax on U.S. Big Tech companies. Canada scrapped the tax two days later so the trade talks could resume. Now they have been rocked again by Trump's new threat of 35% tariffs on Canadian goods. Canada has taken to not reacting to everything Trump says. After Trump's latest outburst, Carney simply said, "the Canadian government has steadfastly defended our workers and businesses." But among Canadian people, Trump's threat-rich negotiating style elicits contrasting reactions, said Beland. "There are people who want a firmer response while others want to keep negotiating," he said. Since the beginning of this tug of war, Canada has responded to U.S. action by imposing levies of its own on certain American products. Philippe Bourbeau, a professor at HEC Montreal, a business school, said people have to realize Trump has an underlying strategy. "You can criticize the aggressiveness of the announcements and the fact that it is done out in the open, but it is a negotiating tactic," said Bourbeau, adding that the relationship between the two countries is asymmetrical. "It is illusory to think this is a negotiation between parties of the same size. Canada will surely have to give up more to reach an agreement," he said. Before Trump came to power, three quarters of Canada's exports went to the United States. This was down to 68% in May, one of the lowest such shares ever recorded, as shipments to other countries hit record levels. "We are Donald Trump's scapegoats," said Genevieve Tellier, a professor of political science at the University of Ottawa. "He sees us as vulnerable, so he increases the pressure. He is surely telling himself that it is with us that he will score the big win he wants on tariffs," Tellier said.
