Bullied by the US, Canada Has a History of Reaching Out to Europe

September 25, 2026

Mark Carney addresses the European Parliament on September 17, 2026. (Justin Tang / Canadian Press) CANADA HAS HAD DEEP connections to Europe for a very long time. These offer us enduring guideposts. Canada and Europe have common values that come from a shared past, a persistent concern for stability and security, and a desire to … More Bullied by the US, Canada Has a History of Reaching Out to Europe

Die große Lüge: The Trump administration’s drumbeat of claims that Canada is a major source of fentanyl

May 19, 2025

Updated: 31 July 2025, 13 May 2026, 19 June 2026 Although US Customs and Border Patrol data reveal that only about 0.2% of all seizures of fentanyl entering the US are made at the Canadian border (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg93nn1e6go), and although Canada was not mentioned at all in the annual threat assessment of the US intelligence agencies … More Die große Lüge: The Trump administration’s drumbeat of claims that Canada is a major source of fentanyl

Dreaming in Technicolor™? Donald J. Trump and the annexation of Canada

April 25, 2025

Just days after he won the 2024 election, Donald J. Trump began talking about Canada becoming America’s 51st state. He has been pressing the case for annexation ever since — in social media posts, in interviews, and in speeches. He has posted a bizarre AI-generated image of himself on a mountain range with a Canadian … More Dreaming in Technicolor™? Donald J. Trump and the annexation of Canada

Donald Trump et la désintégration de l’Occident

April 4, 2024

À bien des égards, le rassemblement d’une heure vingt de Donald Trump qui s’est tenu à Conway, en Caroline du Sud, le 10 février 2024, ressemblait à ses évènements précédents. Trump a débuté en félicitant les dignitaires républicains locaux présents dans l’assistance. Il a ensuite saisi l’occasion de réciter son poème préféré, « Le Serpent », sa parabole « signature » … More Donald Trump et la désintégration de l’Occident

Are Canadians ready for the return of America First?

November 22, 2023

Donald J. Trump is the leading contender for the Republican nomination for president in 2024. There are six other candidates who are also seeking the Republican nomination at the party’s convention in Milwaukee next July, but Trump leads the field by margins of up to 50 points. Only three of the other candidates can poll between 5 and … More Are Canadians ready for the return of America First?

India-Canada relations are trapped in a doom loop

October 15, 2023

When Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that his government had ‘credible allegations’ regarding India’s involvement in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh separatist leader and Canadian citizen, he added to the spiralling doom loop that has been roiling India–Canada relations. In the aftermath of the murder, which was caught on the security … More India-Canada relations are trapped in a doom loop

Time for a royal commission on Canadian foreign policy

May 31, 2023

  The last time that a government in Ottawa reviewed Canada’s foreign policy was after Paul Martin took over as prime minister from Jean Chrétien in December 2003. He initiated a full review of Canada’s international policy in 2004 and published it in 2005 under the title A Role of Pride and Influence in the … More Time for a royal commission on Canadian foreign policy

Geography and Canada’s national interests

July 18, 2022

How does Canada’s geographic position—and in particular our geostrategic location—determine the scope of Canadian national interests today? In Canada, there is a deep divide over the relationship between geopolitics and Canada’s national interests. Yet while Canadians have tended to see their country’s geographic isolation as a source of security, the emerging pressures of changes in … More Geography and Canada’s national interests