Donald Trump

CHARBONNEAU – In a trade war with China, Trump will blink first

April 25, 2025 // 2 Comments

CHINA HAD BEEN preparing for the possibility of Trump 2.0 ever since the showman first became president in 2017. Unlike the trade war in 2018 when China sought to negotiate a [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Canadians are ready to play hardball for the long haul

April 4, 2025 // 0 Comments

Even in the case of a recession, few say Canada should concede to American demands By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE April 4, 2025 – It was the prop chart seen around the world. U.S. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Think we’re in the clear with Trump’s tariffs? Think again

April 3, 2025 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. JUST IN CASE you were thinking we’re in the clear, think again. Donald Trump is not our friend. Sure, he’s talking more respectfully of [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Two Solitudes redefined: Quebec draws closer, the right drifts apart

March 27, 2025 // 0 Comments

PRESIDENT TRUMP has managed to unify Canadians more than any other U.S. president. For the first time since the Conquest of New France in 1759, the wall of ice between the [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Donald Trump has no grand plan to take Canada’s resources

March 20, 2025 // 4 Comments

IT SEEMS LIKE President Trump must have a plan to take our resources. He doesn’t. He doesn’t have to. Mining is already globalized – one country regularly mines in [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – The ugly American v2.0 is very different than the original

March 13, 2025 // 2 Comments

AS A RESULT of the first version of the ugly American, the U.S. president at the time took measures to improve the impression of Americans abroad. The second version reverses [Continue]