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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
Trump taunts Trudeau by calling him ‘governor’ of ‘a great state’
President-elect Donald Trump took a jab at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday, calling him a “governor” and referring to Canada as a “great state” – another suggestion by the incoming president that this country should be part of the United States. Trump apparently joked about Canada becoming the 51st state during his dinner with Trudeau at Mar-a-Lago last month. In an interview with NBC News on Sunday, Trump said that if the U.S. is going to run up lopsided trade deficits with Canada, it might as well become a state.Read more
The takeaway from Trudeau’s trip to Mar-a-Lago: For Trump, fentanyl is priority No. 1
Donald Trump left his Canadian guests at Mar-a-Lago with a clear impression that fentanyl is his top priority for now in the Canada-U.S. relationship, according to Canadian officials familiar with the details of Friday’s surprise dinner with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The incoming U.S. president gave the sense he wants to declare he’s already saved American lives even before taking office on Jan. 20, 2025, said two sources whom CBC News agreed not to identify. The intensity of the focus on fentanyl caught some of the Canadians at the dinnerRead more
Trump names his tariff man. Here’s what he’s said and what it means for Canada
What’s new Donald Trump now has a point man for his plan to impose punishing trade tariffs. Someone who’s publicly shared his views on them. Howard Lutnick will now wield influence over an issue with major consequences over the global economy. Trump hasn’t just nominated the Wall Street executive as his commerce secretary; he’s also put Lutnick in charge of his tariff and trade agenda, with an additional role overseeing the Office of U.S. Trade Representative. American trading partners will eagerly study Lutnick’s views on Trump’s plan to slap aRead more