Robert Pape argues Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada are part of a consistent punishment strategy driven by MAGA domestic politics, not conventional trade economics.
Political scientist Duane Bratt says Alberta’s oil-heavy economy has insulated it from Trump’s tariffs, while the trade war is testing Danielle Smith’s U.S. strategy and Alberta separatism.
Thomas Lukaszuk says Alberta should stop shielding oil and gas from Canada’s response to Donald Trump and cancel the October 19 referendum in the name of national unity.
Alberta’s oil sands were not simply discovered and developed. Jeremy Schmidt argues that government science, geoscience, technology and water governance helped create the modern petroleum economy — and shaped how Alberta thinks about land and energy.
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Charlie Angus says Canada’s tariff fight with Donald Trump has become a sovereignty battle—and warns Ottawa may be in for a prolonged confrontation with Washington.
Donald Trump did not create Trumpism. He gave it a face. That is the central argument […]
Canada must fundamentally rethink its economic, defence and foreign-policy relationships as Donald Trump transforms the […]
Aurel Braun says the Iran conflict has become a test of endurance as Tehran uses asymmetric weapons to offset economic and military pressure from the United States.
The goal is to create a society that is deeply conservative, Christian nationalist, authoritarian libertarian, […]
National Observer columnist says politicians, media are reinforcing victimhood while failing to test economic assumptions […]
In the most recent response to the ongoing trade war between the United States and […]
Iran’s OPEC governor, Hossein Kazempour, says US President Donald Trump is wrong to think that […]
“The U.S. administration should reconsider its actions and provide Canada with a permanent exemption” – Simard The […]
On Sunday, Kinder Morgan Canada announced it will walk away from its Trans Mountain pipeline […]