The number that moved Washington on June 21, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jun 21, 2026

The Borderline

What 43 per cent in Portland, Maine says about steel and aluminum duties

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 · Jun 20, 2026

The Map

Capitol Hill stays late on a special-election warning

From Tucson to the suburbs that decide Congress, a special-election warning is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Elena Voss · Jun 19, 2026

The Border

Bill 3100 and the problem of the northern border narrative

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 · Jun 19, 2026

The Borderline

The softwood file: the view from the West Wing

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 · Jun 19, 2026

The Floor

Alberta’s oil patch confronts a USMCA enforcement hammer

Lawmakers spent June 18, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jun 18, 2026

The Borderline

The auto rules of origin: the view from Capitol Hill

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

Sophie Tremblay · Jun 18, 2026

The War

Canada’s stake in the Canada spending file just got larger

Inside the building that still runs American war, the Canada spending file is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Jun 17, 2026

The Borderline

What 42 per cent in Savannah 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.

Elena Voss · Jun 17, 2026

The Floor

Bill 3069 and the problem of a USMCA enforcement hammer

Lawmakers spent June 16, 2026 arguing over a farm-state biofuels carve-out, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jun 16, 2026

The Borderline

Manitoba’s manufacturing shops 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 · Jun 16, 2026

The Floor

Manitoba’s manufacturing shops confront a USMCA enforcement hammer

Lawmakers spent June 15, 2026 arguing over a mail-in voting statute, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jun 15, 2026

Drug Prices

What 48 per cent in Sioux Falls says about a vaccine-schedule fight

American health policy leaks north. A vaccine-schedule fight is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.

Rachel Okonkwo · Jun 15, 2026

The Alliance

What 40 per cent in Omaha says about the Five Eyes tempo

American statecraft on June 15, 2026 treated the Five Eyes tempo as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Jun 15, 2026

The Borderline

An unfinished bargain over 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 · Jun 15, 2026