The Tariff Trap: Protecting Steel, Punishing Industry
Washing machines, auto parts and Canadian precision moulds reveal a bill that rarely appears in tariff announcements.
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Real stories, bad calls and public nonsense that deserve a closer look — and, when earned, a trip to the woodshed.
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Stelco Blames Dumped Steel. Show Us the Receipts.
Imported steel, idled finishing lines and disputed job promises: the documents behind Hamilton's latest industrial fight.
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Buy the Build, Not the Badge.
Not every American brand is built in America, and not every Japanese brand is built overseas. Here's how Canadians can put their purchasing power behind vehicles made at home.
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Cleveland-Cliffs Made a Deal With Canada. Enforce It.
Cleveland-Cliffs’s planned Stelco cuts test the jobs commitments Canada secured in the takeover. Ottawa has enforcement powers. Future industrial deals should also put recoverable money and assets behind the promises.
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Canada Is a Rowboat? Check What’s Feeding the Aircraft Carrier.
The U.S. economy dwarfs Canada’s. That doesn’t make it self-sufficient. Energy, fertilizer, aluminum, lumber and water tell a more complicated story.
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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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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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Lake America? Sorry, Don. Ontario Was Here First.
Trump can call it “Lake America” on U.S. federal maps. Canada will keep calling it Lake Ontario — a name with Indigenous roots that predates the United States.
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