Critical Minerals Aren’t Strategic Until the Mine Gets Financed
Generation Mining has assembled roughly $1.3 billion in financing for Ontario’s Marathon project. Now the real test is turning strategic minerals into an operating mine.
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Canada Wants Into a Northern Defence Network That Doesn’t Stop at NORAD.
Canada has applied to join the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force, adding another northern defence relationship alongside NORAD and NATO.
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The UN Says Maps Shape Perception. Canada Has a View From Up Here.
The UN wants fairer world maps. Nasty Canuck has a simpler question: what happens when Canada stops living along the top edge and puts itself in the middle for once?
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Canada Has Nearly $500 Billion in Investment and Financing Commitments. Now Comes the Hard Part.
Canada’s first Investment Summit came with nearly $500 billion in investment and financing commitments. The real test is whether Canada can turn that capital into projects that actually get built.
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The U.S. Tariff List Changed Today. What Washington Added — and What It Took Off.
The U.S. added 122 tariff classifications on Canadian goods today and removed 10. Salt, cement and paper exemptions reveal where an integrated supply chain pushes back.
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Spaceport Nova Scotia Just Cleared the Milestone We Were Waiting For.
Maritime Launch Services and Isar Aerospace have finalized the work plan we were waiting for at Spaceport Nova Scotia. Now the scoreboard moves to construction, handover and launch readiness.
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No Deal, No Freebies. Canada Should Take Back Its Trade Concessions.
Canada gave up bargaining leverage while chasing a broader U.S. trade deal. That deal never arrived. It’s time to audit what Canada gave away.
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Gander Proved the Friendship. Chrétien Told the Truth.
Twenty-five years after Gander opened its doors on 9/11, Jean Chrétien offered a reminder about Canada–U.S. friendship: generosity is not weakness, and real friends tell each other the truth.
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Tariffs Were a Toll Booth. Import Bans Are a Locked Gate.
Tariffs make market access more expensive. Import bans can shut the gate. Canada’s answer is more routes, more resilience — and more choices at home.
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Democracy Belongs to the People Who Show Up
Alberta’s separation debate exposes a larger democratic truth: having an opinion is not the same as exercising political power. If Canadians want a say in how they are governed, they have to show up.
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Bombardier Already Builds in America. The New Threat Is About Where Canada Is Allowed to Build.
Bombardier already employs thousands of Americans and buys billions from U.S. suppliers. The latest threat raises a bigger question: how much leverage should Canada keep at home?
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Canada Day Is Over. Bryan Adams’ “51st State” Still Has Something to Say.
Canada Day is over, but Bryan Adams’ “51st State” still offers a useful reminder: Canadian pride shouldn’t need an annual appointment.
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Nova Scotia Has Spent Centuries Looking Out to Sea. Maybe It’s Time to Look Up.
Isar’s Spectrum reached orbit from Norway. Now Canso has to prove Canada can turn a North Atlantic launch pad into a durable space industry.
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Build Canada Strong? Then Finish the Water Job.
First Nations, with federal support, have lifted 156 long-term drinking-water advisories since 2015. Forty remain. Treat the rest as a national completion mission — and finish the job.
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24 Sussex Isn’t the Prime Minister’s House. It’s Canada’s. Fix It.
Canada let 24 Sussex decay for decades because maintenance became a political liability. Now restore it properly—and make it worthy of the country it represents.
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