Here’s the way the Globe and Mail reported the story minutes after the negotiations fell apart:
🔒 Ottawa fires back after rejecting U.S. trade deal
And from the US side, here’s how CNN told the story:
US-Canada trade war reignites as talks fail at last minute
The subplot to all this is the battle over booze.
According to some premiers, the prime minister almost begged them to put American liquor back on provincial shelves to cement the deal. Most have agreed, but at the same time suggested consumers not buy it. Here’s how the CBC reported that angle on Thursday.
If U.S. booze returns to shelves, 'leave it there,' Manitoba premier says
Meanwhile, back in the real world of real politics, how about that Pete Hoekstra?
The US Ambassador to Canada has been blunt, even boorish, since he arrived here carrying the Trump flag and everything it stands for. It’s certainly caused hundreds of thousands of Canadians to say “get out” and demand that their government give Hoekstra the “hook-stra”.
The NY Times liked the story enough that it commissioned a feature on it:
🔒 Canadian Petition to Expel U.S. Ambassador Pete Takes Off
But just how bad has Hoekstra been, especially compared to examples of ambassadors representing Trump elsewhere?
The CBC looked at that angle:
Hoekstra's missteps in Canada are mild compared to some of Trump's ambassadors
Moving on.
Are you tired of all the research surveys showing how badly Mark Carney is whupping Pierre Poilievre in the leadership category? Then this is the story for you. How about Poilievre versus Stephen Harper? Michael Harris wrote this for the Tyee:
Could Harper Replace Poilievre atop Conservatives?
At the end of a busy few days this may, at least to some, be the most consequential story of the week.
It's about power, provinces and politics. Stephen Maher wrote it:
🔒 Opinion | Mark Carney’s electricity deal with Newfoundland and Quebec is huge. Here’s why those giant dams spark a big choice for Quebec voters
Ever since the Parti Québécois promised that if they won the next Quebec election they would hold a separation referendum, they’ve been trying to find a way to retreat from that promise.
This week, they came up with their latest plan, and damn if they didn’t figure out a way to get Donald Trump involved. Here’s how the Canadian Press reported it:
Parti Québécois says it won't hold referendum on sovereignty while Trump is president
Speaking of Trump, Georgia Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff, a rising star in his party, doesn’t mince words when he goes after the lame duck President.
Check this out:
Ossoff denounces Trump as 'draft-dodging, crook president,' intensifying White House feud
Prince Harry seems to have finally given up on the United States.
He and his American wife Meghan are heading back to his royal past in Great Britain.
No one seems to know exactly why this is happening, but it does seem like there’s a degree of patching up taking place. Here’s how the NY Times describes it:
