The history books may forever speculate about the true reason why President Trump launched a tariff campaign against Canada, Mexico, and China in February 2025. Whatever the motive, one fascinating effect has been the resurgence of Canadian nationalism. In his speech addressing the threatened tariffs, Prime Minister Trudeau called on citizens to “choose Canada” by […]
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If John Turner (1929-2020) was still alive today, it would be one of Canadian history’s most iconic “I told you so” moments. The 1988 election campaign was largely fought over the single issue of free trade with the United States. Turner warned Canadians that the ultimate outcome of unrestricted free trade would be economic and
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Editor’s note: This article was originally published on the Canadians for a Sustainable Society website (sustainablesociety.com). It is republished here with permission of the author. This version is slightly edited – read the full version here. Rare is the commercial economist who supports tariffs. These fly in the face of the cashflow/endless growth model which most economists have
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Population estimates released by Statistics Canada on January 16th reveal that British Columbia’s population is growing at an astronomical rate. An analysis by CBC broke down the raw figures provided by Stats Can, and generated rates of growth from 2021-2024 for municipalities with over 90,000 residents: As I have written before, B.C.’s population growth is
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Support for economic nationalism is sweeping this country like a prairie fire. At the time of writing, the /r/BuyCanadian subreddit has swelled to 135,000 subscribers. Prime Minister Trudeau has called for an economic boycott of American goods. Premier Ford has ordered American alcohol to be pulled from liquor stores shelves. Nova Scotia has done the
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“The Dutch may have their Holland, the Spaniard have his Spain, The Yankee to the south of us must south of us remain” – Last verse of Canadian Born by Pauline Johnson (1903) The 2025 U.S.-Canada Trade War is on in earnest, with the opening salvoes fired by the Trump administration in an unprovoked act
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Yesterday, Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) released an impact assessment of the 2025-2027 Immigration Level Plan, which slashes permanent residency admissions by 21% and imposes caps on international students and foreign workers. A dire Global News headline summarized the findings: “Ottawa’s immigration cuts will chop 1.7% off GDP in 3 years: PBO”. That’s not the
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Jasper On Fire: Five Days Of Hell In A Rocky Mountain Paradise. Matthew Scace. Sutherland House, 2025. It was a blaze of epic proportion. A mass evacuation of 25,000 residents, workers, and tourists. 358 of 1,113 structures destroyed. $880 million paid out in insurance claims. Jasper On Fire by reporter Matthew Scace, another book in the
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At a news conference in July, Premier David Eby admitted that B.C.’s “unprecedented population inflows from immigration” are “completely overwhelming”. He painted a dire picture of a province whose systems are buckling: “Our schools are full; we are unable to keep up with housing starts”. Despite the Trudeau government’s effort to curtail immigration, the issue
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Amid Canada’s non-stop immigration debate, CBC News has commissioned a poll surveying newcomers on their experience in Canada and their attitudes towards this country’s immigration policy. The survey was conducted by Pollara Strategic Insights in November, and included 1,507 citizens, permanent residents, and non-permanent residents – all of whom came to Canada in the last
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