2 h. ago Opinion: It’s time for Canada to expand trade relations with Israel

Canada could make amends for its embarrassing decision to halt arms sales to Israel while the country faced a seven-front war of survival

Economics

50 h. ago Mike Coates: Free trade is dead. The coming election will be about who can navigate this change

There is no turning back the clock on U.S. trade policy. Canada needs a leader who can adapt

Politics

4 d. ago Leong: Amid U.S. tariff tensions, a letter to our American neighbours

Amid President Trump's tariff war and threats to our sovereignty, this Canadian is grateful for Americans' show of support. But as things drag on, symbolic gestures might not be enough

Economics

9 d. ago FIRST READING: Americans aren’t liking this trade war, either

Trump's popularity is sinking due in large part to his pursuit of tariffs against Canada

Economics

1 week ago Breakenridge: Alberta's new wine tax at odds with removing interprovincial trade barriers

While the directive to AGLC makes sense under the circumstances, it is ill-timed and unhelpful to then slap the industry with a tax increase

Economics

1 week ago Trump seems ready to settle this trade war: Full Comment podcast

Conrad Black explains why

Economics

1 week ago Leong: Facing threats from Trump administration, Canada must cement other friendships

Canada shouldn't put all its diplomatic and economic eggs in one basket — and there's a literal world of possibilities

Politics

2 w. ago Opinion: We have other trade deals. Let’s make them work for us

Our situation is far from hopeless. We have a consequential economy and free trade deals with both Europe and Asia. Let's get on with it

Economics

2 w. ago MacDougall: Trade wars — Canada needs to exploit Trump’s psyche and worldview

That the president’s tariffs on Canada are illogical and economically illiterate is a given. So we should show we can play his game, while reaching out to business people he respects.

Economics

2 w. ago Carson Jerema: Free trade is dead. Someone should tell the Liberals

Trump would bring in tariffs no matter what

Economics

2 w. ago FIRST READING: How Trump’s trade war is blowing up in American’s faces

The stock market gains racked up following Trump's election are gone, and their once-booming economy is now shrinking

Economics

2 w. ago Bryan Schwartz: Three ways we can make internal trade easier

A poised and confident Canada should be moving ahead with its own reform and nation-building

Economics

2 w. ago Letters, March 5: Trade war will hurt, but offers Canada an opportunity

Should Alberta stop oil exports to the U.S.? Vote in our daily poll! We have to quit panicking about tariffs. Yes it will be hard for everyone, no one will be untouched. But this just may be the opportunity that we didn’t know we needed. It is a big world out there and we do […]

Economics

2 w. ago FIRST READING: The case for this being an ‘illegal’ trade war

Fentanyl may only have been a pretext, as Trump can only impose tariffs in the event of a 'national emergency'

Economics

2 w. ago CHARLEBOIS: The cost of retaliation — Canada’s trade war misstep

"Canada cannot win a trade war by taxing its own people — true leverage comes from targeting American reliance on our exports, not undermining our own food security and economy."

Economics

2 w. ago John Ivison: Canada might just bloody Trump’s nose before this trade war is over

The president will only reverse himself if the stench of the economic damage sticks to him

Economics

2 w. ago WARMINGTON: To show support in Trump trade war, buy a ‘Canada not for sale’ hat made in China

This is common among all retail outlets in any mall. It’s not a knock on them. It’s just what Canada’s economy has become

Economics

2 w. ago Opinion: First Nations are a key part of trade diversification

Trump's approach to politics is a selfish one, with benefits limited to him and his oligarch friends. But economies are built on mutually beneficial relationships, not winner-takes-all competition

Economics

3 w. ago JAY GOLDBERG: Houston charts path forward on interprovincial trade

Leaders across Canada have talked a good game about eliminating interprovincial trade barriers. Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is putting his money where his mouth is. There can be no doubt about it: Interprovincial trade barriers are holding Canada’s economy back. The rules and regulations preventing the free flow of goods, services and workers across […]

Economics

3 w. ago CHARLEBOIS: Nova Scotia smashes food trade barriers, will the rest of Canada follow?

Mutual recognition should become the standard nationwide

Economics