Pressure Systems edition
Increase in Tariffs and Drone Production Anticipate Growing US Canada Conflict
September 12, 2026
What this edition shows
Mark Carney's administration faces escalating trade retaliation and import bans from the Trump White House while attempting to pivot toward domestic manufacturing, Ukrainian drone partnerships, and European trade alignments. As Bay Street presses for public infrastructure privatization and investment summits, Canadian cleantech firms and traditional exporters absorb the immediate shocks of cross-border protectionism.
Reporting and analysis behind this edition 18 sources
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Trump Is Preparing for a Long War
To hear the Trump administration tell it, the war with Iran is all but over. U.S. military posture tells a different story: Naval forces are being positioned for a sustained presence at least through the end of the year, keeping open the option of escalation. The Navy is moving aircraft carriers, it…
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How to Survive in a World Without Rules
Self-help is becoming more vital in a vicious world.
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Carney says Canada will need millions of drones, promises closer work with Ukraine
The prime minister announced a partnership with Ukraine to produce millions of the devices for the Canadian military. The two nations also signed joint statements on energy co-operation and defence.
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Trump escalates retaliation against Canada, banning imports of booze, other products
US President Donald Trump signed new executive orders on Tuesday, ramping up retaliation after Canada imposed its latest set of duties on the United States.
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Carney’s investment summit is putting Canada on the auction block
Nik Barry-Shaw joins Desmond Cole to explain how Mark Carney’s glitzy investment summit could pave the way for a corporate carve-up of Canada. The post Carney’s investment summit is putting Canada on the auction block appeared first on The Breach.
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Mark Carney’s investment summit could pave the way to a corporate carve-up of Canada
Bay Street has been on a full court press for the government to privatize Canada’s public infrastructure. The Prime Minister might be ready to do it The post Mark Carney’s investment summit could pave the way to a corporate carve-up of Canada appeared first on The Breach.
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Why Trump Has It Out for Canada
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. When Donald Trump looks at a map, he doesn’t see nations. He sees property. All of those pretty colors…
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Despite the harsh rhetoric, Canadian and US militaries are still marching in lockstep
In the face of the Trump administration's sabre rattling, the Carney government has proposed to make Canada less militarily dependent on our southern neighbours. But little has come of that rhetoric.
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Carney warns of tough times ahead in national address as retaliatory tariffs begin
Carney spent much of the video laying out Canada's response to Trump's protectionist trade policies, including expanding trade with other countries and building more capacity domestically. But he said it "won't be easy."
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Canada is to blame for Washington's escalation of trade war, says Trump trade czar
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says Canada is to blame for Washington's decision to escalate the trade war with its northern neighbour.
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Trump ramps up trade dispute against Canada, banning imports of booze, other products
The five orders, which will take effect later this month, will completely bar the import of certain Canadian goods, also including motorcycles and some dairy products.
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Carney's government has mastered the political art of taking out the trash
It says a lot about the politics and priorities of the feds that they chose to release a damning report on the future of Canada's climate at the most politically expedient time.
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New tariffs hitting Canadian cleantech 'quickly – and in very different ways': poll
Nearly three-quarters of clean economy firms say they’ve already felt the sting of US tariffs, a new survey finds. Sector leaders in the survey are calling for Ottawa’s fall budget to focus more on competitiveness rather than ‘tariff relief’.
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EU envoy says a 'unique' new partnership with Canada forming ahead of Carney's speech
The bloc's ambassador to Canada says that while the finer details are still being worked out, the partnership won't resemble existing arrangements the EU has with neighbours such as Switzerland, Norway and the United Kingdom.
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The losers of the US-Canada trade war
The losers of the US-Canada trade war
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How Canadians are bracing for the impact of Trump’s trade war
Canada’s buy-local movement remains strong, but new tariffs could test how much more shoppers are willing to pay.
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Trump's Canada-bashing is echoed by supporters at Dallas convention
Thousands of US President Donald Trump's most ardent followers gathered in Dallas for "Trump-a-palooza" this week — and many parroted the president's constant bashing of Canada.
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Ford announces expansion of tariff relief, frames cabinet shuffle around trade war
Ford moved Minister David Piccini, who is currently being investigated for his handling of the $2.5 billion Skills Development Fund, from labour to infrastructure.