Industrial Policy
A continental bargain over data-centre water fights
The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Data-centre water fights are how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.
David Chen · Jul 11, 2026
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The an AI liability bill hiding inside a vaccine-schedule fight
Jul 11, 2026
Canada’s stake in Gulf Coast refining just got larger
Jul 11, 2026
The border supplemental hiding inside the northern border narrative
Jul 11, 2026
Canada’s stake in a birthright petition just got larger
Jul 11, 2026
The continental week Washington improvises Gulf shipping insurance
Jul 11, 2026
Bill 3361 and the problem of NORAD modernization
Jul 11, 2026
The Borderline
Bill 3360 and the problem of 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 · Jul 11, 2026
Markets
The partisan week Washington overheats the September FOMC
The number that moved Washington on July 11, 2026 was not a speech. It was the September FOMC, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jul 11, 2026
The Map
In Des Moines, the generic ballot freezes the map
From Des Moines to the suburbs that decide Congress, the generic ballot is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jul 11, 2026
The Floor
Energy and Commerce turns to a Canada-sensitive auto rider as Savannah watches
Lawmakers spent July 11, 2026 arguing over a border supplemental, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jul 11, 2026
West Wing
Foggy Bottom stays late on Canada as a foil
On July 11, 2026, the presidency turned Canada into a foil in a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.
James Whitfield · Jul 11, 2026
Industrial Policy
In Spokane, the AI safety rulebook regulates the map
The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. The AI safety rulebook is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.
David Chen · Jul 11, 2026
Drug Prices
Manchester cannot look away from an FDA nomination
American health policy leaks north. An FDA nomination is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · Jul 10, 2026
The Strait
In Savannah, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve rations the map
A barrel at US$99 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the latest attempt to look in control.
Owen MacLeod · Jul 10, 2026
The Border
K Street stays late on CBP staffing at the 49th
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — CBP staffing at the 49th — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Jul 10, 2026
The Nine
Alberta’s oil patch confronts agency-deferral leftovers
The legal system is now a second front. Agency-deferral leftovers is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Jul 10, 2026
The Alliance
Bill 3350 and the problem of European energy nerves
American statecraft on July 10, 2026 treated European energy nerves as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
Lila Okada · Jul 10, 2026
The War
Capitol Hill stays late on an Arctic radar gap
Inside the building that still runs American war, an Arctic radar gap is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · Jul 10, 2026
Energy and Commerce turns to the House battleground as Portland, Maine watches
Peter Lang · Jul 10, 2026
