What if Trump is painfully right?: Stephen Nagy for Inside Policy
February 2, 2026












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“The real test of the agreement will come in how Washington factors it into USMCA demands, rather than in retaliatory measures against Beijing. Canada is acting on the assumption that the review may not yield a satisfactory outcome and has moved to secure limited relief in
“Exponential changes in the size and complexity of our post-secondaries, and in their social environments, have taken place since then [the Duff-Berdahl report], and we should ask whether we are still well served by the changes wrought by Duff-Berdahl and its legacy,” writes MLI
“He [Prime Minister Carney] must distinguish between the public’s desire for a strong defense and a desire for ideological crusades. Japan has chosen realism. Canada cannot afford to choose otherwise,” writes @nagystephen1, MLI Senior Fellow and China Project Lead.
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“There was a historic public policy failure on the immigration file.”— Michael Barutciski
MLI Senior Fellow Michael Barutciski explains before the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology why special measures regarding immigration are needed in Bill
“If and when a fresh version of the Online Harms Act rolls out, we’ll hopefully see an abandonment of his [Prime Minister Carney's] predecessor’s illiberal instincts,” writes MLI Senior Fellow @Pagmenzies.
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“Canadian disdain for Donald Trump is fine but Canada has only two real choices. It can let CUSMA die, which would at least resolve trade uncertainty but would bring a significant loss in GDP and jobs. Or, as other countries have done, it could come to a new trade arrangement
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