Markets
Washington stays late on a hot payrolls print
The number that moved Washington on May 24, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · May 24, 2026
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The Border
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The Nine
Energy and Commerce turns to the mail-in voting order as Wilmington watches
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The Alliance
Bill 2786 and the problem of European energy nerves
American statecraft on May 23, 2026 treated European energy nerves as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.
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The War
What 45 per cent in Green Bay says about a munitions shortage
Inside the building that still runs American war, a munitions shortage is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
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The Borderline
The an energy emergency resolution hiding inside the auto rules of origin
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Markets
Canada’s stake in a hot payrolls print just got larger
The number that moved Washington on May 23, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Elena Voss · May 23, 2026
The Map
Quebec’s aluminum towns confront early-state enthusiasm
From Manchester to the suburbs that decide Congress, early-state enthusiasm is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · May 23, 2026
The Floor
A quiet bargain over the farm bill leftovers
Lawmakers spent May 23, 2026 arguing over a drug-price transparency act, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · May 23, 2026
West Wing
What 46 per cent in Omaha says about a West Wing shake-up
On May 23, 2026, the presidency turned a West Wing shake-up into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.
James Whitfield · May 23, 2026
Industrial Policy
In Little Rock, Canada’s compute shortage audits the map
The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Canada’s compute shortage is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.
David Chen · May 23, 2026
Drug Prices
K Street stays late on mental-health funding
American health policy leaks north. Mental-health funding is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.
Rachel Okonkwo · May 23, 2026
The Strait
What 38 per cent in Des Moines says about a Venezuela cargo bet
A barrel at US$91 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. A Venezuela cargo bet is the latest attempt to look in control.
Owen MacLeod · May 23, 2026
