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29.07.26 - 13:30
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Trump has singled out us Canadians for special treatment in his tariff war – there is no choice but to get nasty | Matt Gurney (The Guardian)
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The White House fails to understand that Mark Carney and Canada's regional leaders can't cave in to the US president: it's too toxic to voters• Matt Gurney is a journalist based in TorontoThough many hate to admit it, Canadians have long wished for more attention from the US. Well, we're getting it now. And it turns out that President Trump and some of his top supporters in the Maga movement don't much like us.The first big hint was when he started talking about annexing us, saying we couldn't survive without American support. But the most recent example of Trump's dislike for Canada can be seen in his latest tariff policies. Canada was largely spared the impact of his “Liberation Day” tariffs in April 2025 by its pre-existing free trade deal with the US (and Mexico), but earlier this month, as expected, the US declined to extend that deal for another 16-year term. It's now subject to annual renegotiations. Then, last week, the White House announced tariffs as high as 50% on a selection of C...
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29.07.26 - 07:42
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Canadians spent $3.3bn less on travel to US in 2025 after Trump′s return to office (The Guardian)
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Data shows Canadians have replaced US vacations with other international trips in apparent rebuke to TrumpCanadians spent $3.3bn less on travel to the US in 2025 than in the previous year, as Donald Trump's hostile policies towards his northern neighbour continue to incur an economic cost, new government data shows.The research also indicates that Canadians are not bucking travel overall and instead have replaced US vacations with other international destinations, in a rebuke to Trump's tariff regime and the president's continued musings on annexing Canada. Continue reading......
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