CBC Politics
Trump threatens not to renew trade deal with Canada, Mexico
Trump is openly threatening to abandon the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement even as his own trade officials are actively negotiating its renewal. The move signals continued pressure on both neighbors ahead of the 2026 USMCA review, which governs roughly $1.3 trillion in annual trade. The contradiction between the threat and ongoing talks reflects Trump's signature tactic of leveraging uncertainty as a bargaining tool.
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CBC Politics
Bank of Canada keeps key interest rate at 2.25% as it tries to balance competing economic risks
The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate at 2.25% for the fifth consecutive time, as Governor Tiff Macklem cited the need to navigate competing pressures on the economy. On one side, elevated oil prices threaten to push inflation higher; on the other, U.S. trade war uncertainty continues to drag on economic growth. The back-to-back holds signal that policymakers remain in a wait-and-see posture until the economic picture becomes clearer.
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Globe and Mail
Politics Insider: Democratic institutions under pressure, Chief Justice says
Democratic institutions are facing mounting strain, according to Canada's Chief Justice, who is raising the alarm over threats to the foundations of governance and rule of law. The warning carries particular weight given the current global climate of democratic backsliding. Meanwhile, Canada is expanding its sanctions regime to target individuals enabling settler violence in the West Bank, signaling a harder diplomatic line on the issue.
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CBC Politics
Canada's top justice says tight resources are delaying trials, harming judges' health
Canada's chief justice is sounding the alarm on a judicial system stretched to its breaking point, warning that chronic underfunding is pushing trials past legally mandated time limits. The crisis is leaving more Canadians to navigate courts without legal representation while taking a measurable toll on judges' mental and physical wellbeing. The warning from the country's top judicial officer puts pressure on the federal government to treat court funding as a matter of constitutional consequence, not just budgetary discretion.
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