The sheer number of lies from President Trump about Canada – growing again today – is remarkable. Just some fact checks from the last 18 months:
- Trump falsely said today that Canada's unemployment rate is "10% and rapidly rising,” though it is 6.4% (under the Canadian method that adds about a percentage point) and has been declining for three months
- Trump falsely said today that Canada does 95% of its business with the US, though 72% of Canadian exports went to the US last year
- Trump falsely said today that high Canadian agricultural tariffs have caused the entire US trade deficit with Canada, though that deficit is overwhelmingly caused by US imports of cheap Canadian crude and though something like 97% of US ag exports to Canada are tariff-free
- Trump has falsely said Canada generally doesn’t “take” US agricultural exports, though Canada is the world’s second-biggest buyer of those exports
- Trump has falsely said the Canadian public likes the idea of becoming the 51st state, which the Canadian public overwhelmingly opposes
- Trump has falsely said Canada is one of the world’s highest-tariff countries, though it is actually low in WTO global rankings
- Trump has falsely said Canada essentially doesn't have a military, though its military has fought with the US in multiple wars and its force size ranks in the upper half of NATO
- Trump has falsely said Canada hiked its dairy tariffs during the Biden administration, though they hadn’t changed since Trump’s first presidency
- Trump has falsely said the US trade deficit with Canada is “$200 billion,” though it is nowhere close
- Trump has falsely said Canada prohibits US banks, though it doesn't and though more than a dozen US banks were operating in Canada at the time he spoke
- Trump has falsely said Canada is “constantly surrounded” by Chinese and Russian ships, though that is fiction
- Trump has falsely said then-outgoing PM Trudeau was using their trade battle to run again for prime minister, though Trudeau obviously wasn’t running
Today marks a historical milestone!
Exactly 100 years ago, on July 17, 1926, the Canadian Legion was formally incorporated. For a century, we have stood as Canada’s fiercest advocate for Veterans, of Remembrance, and the backbone of communities from coast to coast to coast.
To our members, volunteers, and the Veterans we serve: thank you for 100 incredible years. Here’s to the next 100!
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Aujourd’hui marque un jalon historique!
Il y a exactement 100 ans, le 17 juillet 1926, la Légion canadienne était officiellement constituée en personne morale. Depuis un siècle, nous sommes le plus ardent défenseur des vétérans au Canada, un fier gardien du Souvenir et un pilier des collectivités d’un océan à l’autre.
À nos membres, à nos bénévoles et aux vétérans que nous avons le privilège de servir : merci pour ces 100 années extraordinaires. Ensemble, tournons-nous maintenant vers les 100 prochaines!
@FlavioEvan@DavidGibson604 I think the important context here is that they did not die because of MAID, the died because of a terminal/chronic illness…all MAID did was give them the dignity to decide when on their terms.
President Trump’s post threatening to block the opening of a major new US-Canada bridge was filled with important omissions and misleading claims.
- Trump professed astonishment that the Canadian government would expect him to support the project. He didn’t mention that he explicitly endorsed the project in a 2017 joint statement with then-PM Trudeau, calling it a “vital economic link” and saying he looked forward to its quick completion.
- Trump, complaining about Canada, said “we should own, perhaps, at least one half of this asset.” But the state of Michigan already owns half of the bridge.
- Trump said, “I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them.” But Canada paid for the entire bridge construction.
- Trump complained about a Buy American waiver Obama granted the project, then claimed the waiver let Canada “not use any American products, including our Steel.” But the waiver actually allowed Canadian and US steel to be treated equally in consideration for the project, and numerous Canadian officials and Republican former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder say some American steel was indeed used. (Also worth noting the Obama administration said it was granting the waiver out of a “basic notion of fairness” because the project was a “unique circumstance…under which Canada is assuming all financial liability and risk for the construction.”)
Fact check: https://t.co/yjLPjJEWuz
The Victoria Police Department is asking for the public’s help in their search for Blake, a youth who has been missing since January 26, 2026.
Read more: https://t.co/4TfFgc0xg6
@kaitlancollins Has anyone tried to analyze whether or not it was the same agents in both encounters and if they recognized Pretti….seems to me the second encounter could have been retribution for the first encounter if it was the same agents.
Sadness comes to us easily, without warning. It spreads like frost on a window. Joy is different—it takes effort. We have to look for it, create it, and keep it alive when things try to take it away. Choosing to find light in dark times is hard work. But this choice doesn't just help us—it helps everyone around us, too. When we choose joy even when everything feels difficult, we light the way for others and ourselves.
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This winter, I brought to life something that has lived in my imagination for years—the first annual print edition of The Gurdeep Magazine. It features writing from other contributors alongside my own work. If you feel called to hold this warmth of printed words in your hands, visit https://t.co/BXgkHE1cIT.