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Justin Trudeau was brought to tears as he spoke of the ongoing feud with President Trump and the US-imposed tariffs that have rattled Canada in his final days as prime minister. Trudeau, 53, appeared at a press conference on Thursday in Ottawa, where he discussed childhood health care, but became visibly emotional while vowing that he’s always “Canadians first.” “On a personal level, I made sure that every single day in this office, I put Canadians first, and I have people’s backs, and that’s why I’m here to tell you all that we got you,” the outgoing PM said as...

President Trump has accused Justin Trudeau of using the drama over tariffs to “stay in power,” following an explosive phone call with the Canadian prime minister as the war of words between Washington and Ottawa heated up on Wednesday. Trump once again branded Canada’s leader “Governor” — a nod to his claim that America’s northern neighbor would be better off as America’s 51st state — in the blistering broadside. He also slammed Trudeau for presiding over “Weak Border Policies,” that he said had led to drugs and illegal immigrants “pour[ing] into the United States,” in a rant on his Truth...

Canada should seek closer ties with Britain because its nuclear weapons can help protect the country against Donald Trump, a Liberal party leader running to replace Justin Trudeau has said. Chrystia Freeland, the former deputy prime minister under Mr Trudeau, said that US president is "clearly threatening our sovereignty" with his campaign to absorb Canada as the 5lst state of America. Freeland said she would build closer security partnerships with European Nato allies and "I would be sure that France and Britain were there, who possess nuclear weapons". "I would be working urgently with those partners to build a closer...

Was Chrystia Freeland's grandfather a nazi? Chrystia Freeland's maternal grandfather, Michael Chomiak (also spelled Mykhailo Khomiak), was a Ukrainian journalist who worked as the chief editor of Krakivski Visti, a Ukrainian-language newspaper published in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II. The newspaper was established in 1940 by the German authorities, operated under Nazi supervision, and was printed on presses confiscated from a Jewish publisher who was later killed in a concentration camp. Historical records, including those from the Holocaust museums in Los Angeles and Washington, indicate that Krakivski Visti published antisemitic content and Nazi propaganda, including support for the formation...

"Canada and Canadians will never stop fighting for the friendship that unites our two countries," Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a speech. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is sending a powerful message at the Closing Ceremony of Prince Harry's Invictus Games. On Feb. 16, Trudeau appeared at the final event of the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 and stepped out on stage at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada. There, the prime minister shared a congratulatory message for all the athletes and their families at the international adaptive sporting event, which the Duke of Sussex founded in 2014 to...

This includes 100% tariffs on all Teslas, a direct attack on Elon Musk, and a full ban on Wisconsin dairy products to stick it to Trump. “I am calling on all the countries that are affected by this tariff to join us. And our retaliation will target specific Trump constituencies. Another group that we’re going to go after is Wisconsin dairy farmers. We know how important they are for the President, and we’re not going to let them sell their products in Canada anymore,” Freeland said. This is the same woman who froze Canadian truckers’ bank accounts for protesting vaccine...

Former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada Chrystia Freeland said Sunday on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS” that Canadians were “furious” because President Donald Trump had challenged their sovereignty. Zakaria said, “You’ve talked about, uh, you know, 100% tariffs on some things. You talked about a boycott of American goods, which would not be a formal legal thing, but you’re just urging Canadians to stop buying American goods when they go to grocery stores. Is it also are you also thinking in your proposals of doing something on oil? You know, we import a lot of oil from Canada.”

Former Canadian finance minister – and deputy Prime Minister – Chrystia Freeland announced yesterday (17) that she will join the contest to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the Canadian ruling Liberal Party. Before we share some of the Reuters’ reports about their former senior editor Freeland, let’s bring back a dimension of her that MSM will do their utmost to cover up: the Nazi connection. Chrystia Freeland’s family connections to Ukrainian Nazis revolve around her maternal grandfather, ‘Michael’ Mykhailo Chomiak. Chomiak was an editor of a Ukrainian-language Nazi propaganda newspaper called Krakivski Visti, published in Nazi-occupied Poland...

At first glance, the single bedroom for rent in Brampton, Ontario looks like a bargain. True, there's barely any floor space, but the asking price is only C$550 ($388) a month in a Toronto suburb where the average monthly rent for a one-bedroom flat is C$2,261. Inspect it more closely, however, and this is actually a small bathroom converted into sleeping quarters. A mattress is jammed up next to the sink, the toilet is nearby. The ad, originally posted on Facebook Marketplace, has generated hundreds of comments online. "Disgusting," wrote one Reddit user. "Hey 20-somethings, you're looking at your future,"...

President-elect Trump suggested to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week that if a tariff for failing to address trade and immigration issues would kill the neighbor to the north’s economy, maybe it should become the 51st state, sources told Fox News. Last Friday, Trudeau flew to Mar-a-Lago unannounced after Trump threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products. Specifically, Trump is threatening to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico over their failures to curb the flow of illegal immigrants and illicit drugs from those countries into the U.S. Now, new details are beginning to emerge about the meeting...

What President Trump and the MAGA movement are doing with tariffs is not entirely original. In fact, it’s in line with tariff policy throughout history. President Trump and the MAGA movement recognize that the United States (and, frankly, the entire developed world) purchase too many imports from Mainland (Red) China, at the expense of their own domestic production. Tariffs are being used carefully and pointedly, to raise the cost of imported products so that people will buy less of them, and will instead buy from other sources — either manufacturers in countries other than China or domestic suppliers right here...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reportedly considering submitting his resignation after a public battle over the economy amid U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's tariff threats. Sources told CTV News that Trudeau told his cabinet that he was considering prorogation or resignation and potentially planning to address Parliament this afternoon. Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland quit Monday morning in a surprise move after disagreeing with Trudeau over the threats. In a post on X, she said that she was offered a different position, but upon reflection just assumed she'd leave. Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that Kamala Harris's loss in the U.S. presidential election was a setback for women's progress — and cited several recent incidents that he said suggest women's rights are under attack by "regressive" and "reactionary" political forces. In an address to an Ottawa gala for Equal Voice, an organization that works to get more women elected to public office, Trudeau said politicians who are hostile to women's rights — particularly a woman's right to choose abortion — are "winning too often, unfortunately." He said feminists like himself have to be "lucid" about the challenges ahead....

Ontario premier spoke after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Canada's premiers Wednesday Premier Doug Ford says Ontario could cut off energy to the U.S. if president-elect Donald Trump makes good on a threat to impose steep tariffs on Canadian goods. Ford told reporters at Queen's Park that federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will put together a list of items upon which Canada could impose retaliatory tariffs and so will Ontario government. "We will go to the full extent depending how far this goes. We will go to the extent of cutting off their energy, going down to Michigan, going...

The final nail in Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s political coffin may have been delivered on Monday morning. The person holding the metaphorical hammer? Chrystia Freeland, who had been one of the most respected and trusted ministers in the Liberal government. Freeland has been a loyal foot soldier and political confidant for Trudeau for nine years. She’s held several senior cabinet positions, serving most recently as deputy prime minister and the country’s first female finance minister. Her influence over communications, economic strategy and policy-making has been so emphatic that she was dubbed the “minister of everything”. As it turned out,...

After nearly a decade in power, the reign of Canada’s far-left Prime MInister Justin Trudeau may finally be coming to an attend. According to sources who spoke with CTV, Trudeau is currently “considering his options” after the shock resignation of his Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. In a public resignation letter, Freeland said that Canada faces a “grave challenge” from the incoming Trump administration, which she described as “pursuing a policy of aggressive economic nationalism, including a threat of 25 per cent tariffs.” The letter read: We need to take that threat extremely seriously. That means keeping our fiscal powder dry...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has avoided a snap election so far but sooner or later his time is going to run out and when it does, polls suggest he and his party are going to face a big loss to the conservatives. Today the Free Press published a story helping to explain why so many young voters have turned on Trudeau. As the saying goes, it's the economy, stupid.At University Hospital in London, Ontario, Amanda Vanderley, 25, works grueling 12-hour shifts as an emergency room nurse. Each day includes not just providing critical care and assisting doctors with emergency...

Chrystia Freeland, Canada's finance minister, said in an explosive letter published Monday morning that she will quit cabinet. It has ignited a storm of confusion on Parliament Hill, coming the same day she was set to table her fall economic statement – a delayed document that typically includes key economic metrics such as the size of Canada's deficit. Follow along for live updates: 1:30 p.m. EST: Fall economic statement set to go forth The Department of Finance has confirmed that the fall economic statement lockup will begin at 1:45 p.m. EST, with Deputy Minister Chris Forbes providing remarks at 2...

The finance minister is an unlikely champion of the Chicago Way, but she has just pulled off a coup that may end up toppling this government.. Who saw Chrystia Freeland pulling a gun, after Justin Trudeau unsheathed a knife? ... The finance minister is an unlikely champion of the Chicago Way, but she has just pulled off a coup that may end up toppling this government. Just hours before she was due to give her fall economic statement, she quit. Despite the widespread media speculation about a falling out between Freeland and Trudeau, it’s a good bet that no one...