Canada faces ‘an emergency of extraordinary proportions’ with Trump, say foreign affairs and trade experts

U.S. President Donald Trump's recent rant on Truth Social about the bridge linking Windsor, Ont., to Detroit, Mich., augurs badly for the upcoming review of North America's trade pact, say foreign affairs and trade experts.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on the Hill on Feb. 11, 2026, told U.S. President Donald Trump that the construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge involved Canadian and American workers, as well as steel sourced from both countries.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

February 16, 2026

Canada faces “an emergency of extraordinary proportions” due to a deteriorating relationship with the United States, although a recent U.S. House vote to overturn President Donald Trump’s tariffs shows some signs of pushback against aggression towards Canada, say forei...

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