Mark Carney

The trade issues of steel, aluminum, and energy dominated recent discussions between Canada and the U.S. in Washington D. C.

Several recently released economic reports say that, in the first six months of this year, Canada’s economy did better than had been expected, posting around 2% growth.

Mark Carney has announced that Canada has implemented plans to restrict imports of foreign steel to help Canada’s manufacturers hit by tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney recently said the clock is ticking on a 30-day schedule for the U.S. to put a trade deal framework in place with Canada, with that deadline set at July 21st.  Carney also said his government has a plan in place if that deadline is not met.  Ca...

President Trump recently signed an order that doubled tariffs on all imported steel and aluminum products from 25% to 50%, to take effect immediately for the American market.  The U.S. is the largest importer of steel in the world after the European Union and is the world’s largest aluminum importer. It currently gets m...

There have been rumblings of separation within the Canadian province of Alberta for decades.  With the re-election of the federal Liberal Party, those rumbles have turned to angry shouts.  Polls suggest that between 25%-30% of Albertans would prefer their province to be an independent sovereign state.  Some of...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met with President Trump in Washington D.C., and while the two have spoken on the phone, this was their first face-to-face meeting.  This was also the first major diplomatic meeting for Canada’s newly elected leader.   C...

President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements, implementation, and abrupt pauses are causing markets to gyrate, threatening recession.  In Canada, along with the loss of a reliable North American trading agenda, Donald Trump has now also hijacked a normal election agenda.   C...