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The Walrus

The Walrus provokes new thinking and sparks conversation on matters vital to Canadians including politics, the environment, business, and society.

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thewalrus.ca > canadas-most-popular-conservative-is-mark-carney

Canada???s Most Popular Conservative Is Mark Carney

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (604+ words) Canada’s Most Popular Conservative Is Mark Carney The Walrus Prime Minister Mark Carney has reportedly told his caucus that he’s not interested in their concerns. He wants to hear about what can be done and how to do it, not…...

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thewalrus.ca > potash-trump-trade-war

Canada Has a Weapon in Trump???s Trade War. It???s Potash

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (412+ words) Whether, and how, Moe uses that stature and influence in the coming days, weeks, and months could be important not just for Saskatchewan but for Canada as a whole. The stakes could not be higher or clearer. Canada and the…...

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thewalrus.ca > arctic-icebreakers

Want to Defend the Arctic from Trump? Build More Icebreakers

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (542+ words) Canada is an Arctic country. The region accounts for 40 percent of its landmass and 70 percent of its coastline. Its northern archipelago alone beggars the imagination, encompassing some 1.4 million square kilometres, scattered across thousands of islands. But is Canada an Arctic…...

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thewalrus.ca > canada-can-make-trump-regret-this-trade-war

Canada Can Make Trump Regret This Trade War

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (510+ words) “You are at war when you get attacked. We got attacked,” Prime Minister Mark Carney said when meeting reporters on August 22 after his decision to end intensive negotiations to avert fresh American tariffs. Another way to look at this: the…...

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thewalrus.ca > trump-is-going-his-own-way-on-trade-carney-should-let-him

Trump Is Going His Own Way on Trade. Carney Should Let Him

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (588+ words) At the approach of midnight, on August 21, 2026, Canada walked out on talks with the United States to avert new tariffs due to kick in on some $20 billion (US) worth of US imports from Canada. These tariffs were nominally in retaliation…...

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thewalrus.ca > lake-ontario-has-bigger-problems-than-donald-trump

Lake Ontario Has Bigger Problems than Donald Trump

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (227+ words) The border separating Canada from the United States, and Ontario from New York State, is out there in Lake Ontario, somewhere, equally invisible from up close or far away. To the water and the biotic life within, as well as…...

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thewalrus.ca > which-trump-supporting-states-will-feel-canadas-tariff-fury

Which Trump-Supporting States Will Feel Canada’s Tariff Fury? | The Walrus

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (414+ words) Could the trade war lead to cracks in Republican support for Trump or lead to more Democrats in power come November? Here’s a look at some of the red states vulnerable to Canada’s new round of tariffs and the industries…...

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thewalrus.ca > canada-had-no-choice-but-to-walk-away-from-trump

Canada Had No Choice But to Walk Away from Trump

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (383+ words) “In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it,” George Orwell wrote in 1984. “It was inevitable that they should make that claim sooner or later: the logic of their…...

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thewalrus.ca > canadas-trade-war-is-a-fight-for-the-free-world

Canada???s Trade War Is a Fight for the Free World

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (138+ words) Originally published as “Tariff Wars and the End of the Free World” by Michael Ignatieff (Substack). Reprinted with permission of the author. August 31, 2026August 29, 2026 August 28, 2026August 29, 2026 August 27, 2026August 27, 2026 As we brace for this trade war, remember that the sharpest weapon aimed at us…...

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thewalrus.ca > trade-talk-collapse-experts

Seven Experts on How Canada Survives Trump???s Trade War

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1274+ words) Throughout the weekend, The Walrus spoke to economists, policy experts, and political observers about what exactly has changed and what this new period might demand of Canada. Their responses follow, sometimes edited for length and clarity. “Greed and a fixation…...