The number that moved Washington on April 7, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Apr 7, 2026

The Borderline

In Green Bay, the softwood file tests the map

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — the softwood file, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · Apr 6, 2026

The Floor

A USMCA enforcement hammer: the view from the border

Lawmakers spent April 5, 2026 arguing over an energy emergency resolution, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Apr 5, 2026

The Borderline

Washington stays late on a dairy flare-up

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — a dairy flare-up, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · Apr 5, 2026

The Nine

Energy and Commerce turns to sanctions litigation as Portland, Maine watches

The legal system is now a second front. Sanctions litigation is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.

Claire Fontaine · Apr 4, 2026

The Borderline

Judiciary turns to the embassy channel as Allentown watches

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — the embassy channel, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · Apr 4, 2026

The Borderline

Foggy Bottom stays late on a dairy flare-up

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — a dairy flare-up, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · Apr 3, 2026

The Floor

In Wilmington, a USMCA enforcement hammer rewrites the map

Lawmakers spent April 2, 2026 arguing over a sanctions package aimed at Tehran, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Apr 2, 2026

The Nine

The expensive week Washington shadow-dockets a tariff-authority challenge

The legal system is now a second front. A tariff-authority challenge is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.

Claire Fontaine · Apr 2, 2026

The Borderline

The West Wing stays late on a dairy flare-up

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — a dairy flare-up, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · Apr 1, 2026

West Wing

In Boise, a photo-op with refiners sidelines the map

On April 1, 2026, the presidency turned a photo-op with refiners into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · Apr 1, 2026

Industrial Policy

A chip-export tightening: the view from Capitol Hill

The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. A chip-export tightening is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.

David Chen · Apr 1, 2026

The Nine

A dangerous bargain over the mail-in voting order

The legal system is now a second front. The mail-in voting order is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.

Claire Fontaine · Apr 1, 2026

The Alliance

European energy nerves: the view from Foggy Bottom

American statecraft on April 1, 2026 treated European energy nerves as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Apr 1, 2026

The Borderline

A last-minute bargain over dollar-for-dollar tariffs

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — dollar-for-dollar tariffs, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · Mar 31, 2026

The Borderline

Quebec’s aluminum towns confront the USMCA review

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — the USMCA review, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · Mar 31, 2026