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King Charles gives his Canadian attendant a sword as sovereignty threats intensify
King Charles bestows a new ceremonial sword to the Usher of the Black Rod of the Senate of Canada Gregory Peters with Speaker of the Senate of Canada Raymonde Gagné present at Buckingham Palace. (Aaron Chown/Pool/PA) King Charles presented his Canadian personal attendant and messenger with a new ceremonial sword at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, a symbolic gesture that carries added meaning as the country stares down U.S. President Donald Trump and his increasingly forceful annexationist taunts. It’s the latest move by Charles, the country’s head of state, to show solidarity with CanadiansRead more
Trump moves to end congestion pricing in New York City
The Trump administration said on Wednesday it was rescinding federal approval of New York City’s congestion pricing program that is designed to reduce traffic and raise money to upgrade aging subway and bus systems. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the move will halt a program that “leaves drivers without any free highway alternative and instead takes more money from working people to pay for a transit system and not highways.” Under the program, which launched on Jan. 5, most passenger vehicles are charged $9 US during peak periods to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street. Trucks and busesRead more
With Trump looming, Pierre Poilievre tries to wrap himself in the flag
It’s not hard to list the ways in which Poilievre and Trump are not alike. But it’s also fair to say Poilievre is working with some of the same anti-establishment, us-vs.-them, populist forces that are most loudly evident in American politics. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press) Donald Trump now seems to loom over everything — almost as overwhelmingly as the giant Canadian flag that loomed behind Pierre Poilievre at his “Canada First” rally last weekend. If not for Trump, it seems unlikely Poilievre would have been celebrating Flag Day so enthusiastically. ForRead more
Trump vs. the last democratic guardrail: the courts
In a corroding American democracy, there’s one guardrail still standing. The court system. President Donald Trump is testing it, he’s pushing it, but so far has not kicked it aside. Time and again, he has run into court orders — rulings that have restrained him, constrained him, and told him no, you can’t always get what you want. Trump has so far stopped short of crossing the democratic Rubicon of blatantly defying a court order, a line no U.S. president has breached in at least a century and a half. “InRead more
Trump’s trade pick gets an earful on Canada tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump announced tariffs of 25 per cent on virtually all Canadian and Mexican products, then paused them for 30 days, pending a new border deal. At the Capitol Hill confirmation hearing for Trump’s trade rep pick Jamieson Greer, Democrats denounced the tariff idea, while Republicans voiced unease. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) There’s an old cliché that if you want a friend in Washington, get a dog. Alliances here shift with the political winds. The good news for Canada is there’s fresh evidence that, right now, it has allies onRead more
Ukraine must get to front of line with Trump ahead of Putin, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — seen speaking to Reuters in Kyiv on Friday — wants to get in front of U.S. President Donald Trump before his Washington counterpart arranges to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to get in front of U.S. President Donald Trump before his Washington counterpart arranges to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “It is very important, otherwise it will look like a dialogue about Ukraine without Ukraine. It is still important for partners to discuss their issues first, and thenRead more
Canada bracing for possible influx of asylum claimants after Trump immigration orders
Canadian refugee advocates, federal government departments and immigration lawyers are bracing for a potential influx of asylum claimants following U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive orders this week. But as they prepare, they all say they have no idea what exactly to expect. “With Trump, crystal balls are hard to keep clear,” said Gabriela Ramo, past chair of the Canadian Bar Association’s immigration section. “We share a border with an elephant and he is talking about deporting 11 million people.” On Monday, Trump signed a series of executive orders that riskRead more
This land is not your land: Trump moves to limit access to U.S. citizenship
For generations, people who have lived and worked in the United States have assumed that if they wind up having a child there, that child will have the right to citizenship, which comes with official documents and government ID. That may soon change. U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on his first day in office that stunned immigration watchers in its scope. Everyone expected him to try ending birthright citizenship for the children of people who entered the U.S. illegally, undoing over 125 years of accepted constitutional law. ButRead more
Trump has threatened Canada in all sorts of ways. What does he really want?
Donald Trump’s increasingly strident approach to relations with Canada is provoking fear about the potential consequences north of the border and questions about just how serious the U.S. president-elect actually is. While already threatening to cripple Canada’s economy by imposing tariffs on the day he returns to the White House, Trump ramped things up on Tuesday by telling a news conference he’s looking to use “economic force” to “get rid” of the border between the two countries. Trying to translate what Trump says into what he really means can beRead more
Judge rejects Trump’s attempt to throw out hush money conviction
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in Palm Beach, Fla., on Monday — the same day that a judge rejected his bid to have his hush money conviction dismissed because of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. But the case’s overall future remains unclear. (Evan Vucci/The Associated Press) A judge on Monday refused to throw out U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction dismissed because of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. But the case’s overall future remains unclear. Manhattan Judge Juan M.Read more