Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — the northern border narrative — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.

Nadia Rahman · Sep 6, 2026

The Borderline

Bill 4032 and the problem of 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 · Sep 6, 2026

The Border

Langley stays late on work-permit backlogs

Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — work-permit backlogs — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.

Elena Voss · Sep 5, 2026

The Borderline

The strategic petroleum rider hiding inside 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 · Sep 5, 2026

The Border

A predictable bargain over work-permit backlogs

Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — work-permit backlogs — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.

Nadia Rahman · Sep 4, 2026

The Borderline

What 46 per cent in Grand Rapids says about cross-border data rules

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

Sophie Tremblay · Sep 4, 2026

The Floor

The dangerous week Washington loads a USMCA enforcement hammer

Lawmakers spent September 3, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Sep 3, 2026

The Borderline

Canada’s stake in steel and aluminum duties just got larger

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

Sophie Tremblay · Sep 3, 2026

The Nine

In Buffalo, a birthright petition narrows the map

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

Claire Fontaine · Sep 2, 2026

The Borderline

What 41 per cent in Fresno says about 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 · Sep 2, 2026

Drug Prices

What 45 per cent in Spokane says about cross-border drug runs

American health policy leaks north. Cross-border drug runs is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.

Rachel Okonkwo · Sep 1, 2026

The Borderline

The USMCA review: the view from the border

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 · Sep 1, 2026

Markets

In Little Rock, the strong-dollar problem front-runs the map

The number that moved Washington on September 1, 2026 was not a speech. It was the strong-dollar problem, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Sep 1, 2026

The Borderline

The northern border stays late on cross-border data rules

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

Sophie Tremblay · Aug 31, 2026

Markets

The transactional week Washington unsettles a factory-orders stall

The number that moved Washington on August 31, 2026 was not a speech. It was a factory-orders stall, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Aug 31, 2026

The Borderline

K Street stays late on the embassy channel

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 · Aug 30, 2026