Tag Mark Carney

Mark Carney came to Ottawa from the world of central banks and Davos, and this tag follows what that means for Canada: the trade barriers against its closest ally, the new world order speeches, the hate laws aimed at the church, the Chinese cars at the border and the separatists in Alberta. The articles read his foreign policy through the geopolitics of North America and ask whether Canada is drifting from the United States on purpose.

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Trump Won’t Accept the Deficit: USMCA Review 2026

On July 1, 2026, the U.S. officially refused to renew USMCA. "The United States did not agree to renew the USMCA in its current form," said USTR Jamieson Greer. The trade deficit is Trump's primary concern: 197,000 million dollars with Mexico plus 46,000 million with Canada in 2025, more than double what it was when USMCA took effect.

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Europe Fighter Jet Crisis: When Politics Beats Defense

The Europe fighter jet crisis just got worse. France and Germany cancelled their sixth-generation jet program on June 8, 2026, leaving Spain without a fifth-generation replacement for its aging Harriers. France runs on one aircraft carrier while offering Europe a nuclear umbrella. Canada's F-35 review drags on with no end date. Politics keeps beating defense across the West.

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The UK China Reset and the Global Shift Toward Beijing

UK Foreign Secretary Cooper landed in Beijing on June 1, 2026 — carrying burner phones over espionage fears. Yet she went anyway. The UK China reset is underway. Starmer, Macron, Sanchez, Carney — every major Western leader is courting Beijing. Here is what it means for America First and the future of the West.