The number that moved Washington on March 29, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Mar 29, 2026

The Map

In Buffalo, mail-ballot rules haunt the map

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

Peter Lang · Mar 29, 2026

The Floor

Manitoba’s manufacturing shops confront the farm bill leftovers

Lawmakers spent March 29, 2026 arguing over a stopgap spending bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Mar 29, 2026

West Wing

Canada’s stake in a Cabinet loyalty test just got larger

On March 29, 2026, the presidency turned a Cabinet loyalty test into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · Mar 29, 2026

Industrial Policy

What 47 per cent in Anchorage says about the AI safety rulebook

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 · Mar 29, 2026

Drug Prices

What 44 per cent in Portland, Maine says about GLP-1 coverage fights

American health policy leaks north. GLP-1 coverage fights are the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.

Rachel Okonkwo · Mar 29, 2026

The Strait

Homeland Security turns to a Venezuela cargo bet as Fresno watches

A barrel at US$81 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. A Venezuela cargo bet is the latest attempt to look in control.

Owen MacLeod · Mar 29, 2026

The Border

British Columbia’s ports confront 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 · Mar 29, 2026

The Nine

Bill 2127 and the problem of sanctions litigation

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

Claire Fontaine · Mar 29, 2026

The Alliance

The legal week Washington punishes Gulf shipping insurance

American statecraft on March 29, 2026 treated Gulf shipping insurance as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Mar 29, 2026

The War

A munitions shortage: the view from Langley

Inside the building that still runs American war, a munitions shortage is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Mar 29, 2026

The Borderline

What 46 per cent in Portland, Maine 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 · Mar 28, 2026

Markets

Canada’s stake in credit-card delinquencies just got larger

The number that moved Washington on March 28, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Mar 28, 2026

The Map

The unfinished week Washington narrows mail-ballot rules

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

Peter Lang · Mar 28, 2026

The Floor

A dangerous bargain over the December funding patch

Lawmakers spent March 28, 2026 arguing over a sanctions package aimed at Tehran, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Mar 28, 2026

West Wing

The drug-price transparency act hiding inside the Iran endgame

On March 28, 2026, the presidency turned the Iran endgame into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

Elena Voss · Mar 28, 2026

Industrial Policy

A last-minute 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 · Mar 28, 2026