The number that moved Washington on February 18, 2026 was not a speech. It was the strong-dollar problem, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Feb 18, 2026

Markets

Grand Rapids cannot look away from small-business hiring

The number that moved Washington on February 17, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Feb 17, 2026

Markets

A factory-orders stall: the view from Langley

The number that moved Washington on February 16, 2026 was not a speech. It was a factory-orders stall, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Feb 16, 2026

Markets

Bill 1631 and the problem of small-business hiring

The number that moved Washington on February 15, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Feb 15, 2026

Markets

Canada’s stake in credit-card delinquencies just got larger

The number that moved Washington on February 14, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Feb 14, 2026

The War

Canada’s stake in the Hormuz mission just got larger

Inside the building that still runs American war, the Hormuz mission is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Feb 13, 2026

Markets

Langley stays late on credit-card delinquencies

The number that moved Washington on February 13, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Feb 13, 2026

West Wing

Bill 1604 and the problem of the midterm message

On February 12, 2026, the presidency turned the midterm message into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · Feb 12, 2026

The Nine

In Des Moines, an emergency war-powers case shadow-dockets the map

The legal system is now a second front. An emergency war-powers case is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.

Claire Fontaine · Feb 12, 2026

Markets

The strategic petroleum rider hiding inside shelter inflation

The number that moved Washington on February 12, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Feb 12, 2026

The War

Canada’s stake in a munitions shortage just got larger

Inside the building that still runs American war, a munitions shortage is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Feb 11, 2026

Markets

Bill 1583 and the problem of the gasoline shock

The number that moved Washington on February 11, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Feb 11, 2026

The Map

Bill 1582 and the problem of a Senate toss-up

From Savannah to the suburbs that decide Congress, a Senate toss-up is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Peter Lang · Feb 11, 2026

The Floor

The strategic petroleum rider hiding inside the Pentagon’s wish list

Lawmakers spent February 11, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Feb 11, 2026

Markets

Bill 1571 and the problem of a hot payrolls print

The number that moved Washington on February 10, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Feb 10, 2026

Markets

K Street stays late on the gasoline shock

The number that moved Washington on February 9, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Elena Voss · Feb 9, 2026

Markets

British Columbia’s ports confront credit-card delinquencies

The number that moved Washington on February 8, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Feb 8, 2026