Ottawa courts Brussels for a “unique alliance” as Washington threatens Europe with heavy tariffs. For Canadian exporters, the question is how much of the pivot is real and how fast any of it arrives. STRASBOURG, FRANCE, AND OTTAWA, SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 | Peacock Tariff Consulting Prime Minister Mark Carney used a speech to the European…
Von der Leyen offers Canada “associate member” status, Trump threatens Europe with “very serious tariffs,” and a legal status that does not yet exist becomes the largest question in Canadian trade policy STRASBOURG and CHARLOTTE, September 17, 2026. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament on Wednesday that she wants to…
With U.S. tariffs at 50 per cent and import bans two weeks away, Carney gathers investors managing US$120 trillion in Toronto to sell Canada as a rules-based alternative, landing a C$50 billion data-centre commitment on day one Toronto, September 15, 2026 | Peacock Tariff Consulting Canada Trade Desk Prime Minister Mark Carney opened the two-day…
Applications for Ottawa’s enlarged Regional Tariff Response Initiative went live this week in the Prairies and southern Ontario, pushing the national envelope to 3.45 billion dollars as survey data puts a three-month clock on the firms it is meant to save. OTTAWA, September 11, 2026 The federal government opened the application window this week for…
Brussels prepares to unveil a sweeping alliance with Canada as the centerpiece of a trade diversification strategy designed to hedge against American tariffs and great power politics BRUSSELS, September 10, 2026. The European Union is preparing to announce a new, far-reaching alliance with Canada spanning trade, security, critical raw materials, and scientific research, in what…
A quiet notice in the August 1 Canada Gazette opens the formal public comment window on a Canada-Türkiye free trade agreement, and buried inside it is a steel quota question Ottawa has not yet answered OTTAWA, August 3, 2026 Global Affairs Canada published a notice in Part I of the Canada Gazette on Saturday, August…
Ottawa has created a Strategic Exports Office inside Global Affairs Canada and named a 14 member corporate advisory council, betting that state backed deal making can double non-U.S. exports before the next American tariff wall goes up on August 19 BRAMPTON, Ontario and OTTAWA, August 2, 2026 (Peacock Tariff Consulting) – Canada has moved its…