The number that moved Washington on March 24, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Mar 24, 2026

The Map

The an AI liability bill hiding inside mail-ballot rules

From Omaha to the suburbs that decide Congress, mail-ballot rules are rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Peter Lang · Mar 24, 2026

The Floor

In Toledo, a Canada-sensitive auto rider fast-tracks the map

Lawmakers spent March 24, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Mar 24, 2026

West Wing

What 41 per cent in Omaha says about the Iran endgame

On March 24, 2026, the presidency turned the Iran endgame into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · Mar 24, 2026

Industrial Policy

In Des Moines, platform liability audits the map

The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Platform liability is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.

David Chen · Mar 24, 2026

Drug Prices

Grand Rapids cannot look away from 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 · Mar 24, 2026

The Strait

K Street stays late on the Hormuz risk premium

A barrel at US$80 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. The Hormuz risk premium is the latest attempt to look in control.

Elena Voss · Mar 24, 2026

The Border

Canada’s stake in CBP staffing at the 49th just got larger

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 · Mar 24, 2026

The Nine

Bill 2067 and the problem of the classified-documents fight

The legal system is now a second front. The classified-documents fight is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.

Claire Fontaine · Mar 24, 2026

The Alliance

In Boise, European energy nerves courts the map

American statecraft on March 24, 2026 treated European energy nerves as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Mar 24, 2026

The War

What 44 per cent in Buffalo says about NORAD modernization

Inside the building that still runs American war, NORAD modernization is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Mar 23, 2026

The Borderline

Canada’s stake in a dairy flare-up just got larger

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 · Mar 23, 2026

Markets

Langley stays late on credit-card delinquencies

The number that moved Washington on March 23, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Mar 23, 2026

The Map

Bill 2062 and the problem of mail-ballot rules

From Chattanooga to the suburbs that decide Congress, mail-ballot rules are rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Peter Lang · Mar 23, 2026

The Floor

An overnight bargain over the debt-limit shadow play

Lawmakers spent March 23, 2026 arguing over a northern border staffing measure, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Mar 23, 2026

West Wing

A dangerous bargain over a late-night tariff threat

On March 23, 2026, the presidency turned a late-night tariff threat into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · Mar 23, 2026