It’s Wednesday, July 22. Here are the top stories we’re following today.
Carson Jerema: Trump wants trade — just not on terms anyone can decipher
“Given how Trump has treated CUSMA, it is not clear anything he agrees to can be trusted,” Jerema states. “There will always be another agenda on the table, another imagined slight, a goalpost to move, or just a need to make others dance. There isn’t much Canadians can do, except to look inward, cut taxes, deregulate and, yes, cut trade barriers.”
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney attend a work lunch during a G7 summit, in Evian, France, on June 16, 2026.
Peter Navarro: Canada wants free trade — only on its terms
“Behind the maple-leaf branding is a protectionist system that singles out American farmers, distillers, automakers, and workers. Canada demands access to the American market while reserving the right to close its own when competition becomes inconvenient,” writes Navarro, Donald Trump’s trade adviser.
People fish in the Detroit River in front of the Gordie Howe International Bridge in June 2026.
Text of Gordie Howe Bridge deal with U.S. contradicts Mark Carney’s initial description
According to the agreement, Canada will give the U.S. 50 per cent of net revenues for the first 15 years, after recovering operating costs. There is no reference to Canada recouping debt-servicing costs. Previously, Carney said that the split in net revenue with the U.S. would come after accounting for debt-servicing costs on Canada’s financing for the bridge.
Israel’s Ambassador to Canada, Iddo Moed, looks at bullet holes fired at the Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto Synagogue in Vaughan, March 12, 2026.
‘Canada’s antisemitism crisis’: Jews targeted in 71 per cent of religious hate crimes, StatCan says
Hate crimes motivated by religion in Canada fell 18 per cent to 1,115 incidents. Of those, 788 targeted Jews and 204 targeted Muslims — the two groups most often targeted. Jewish Canadians, who represent about one per cent of the overall population, were the target of 71 per cent of religiously motivated hate crimes and more than 16 per cent of all hate crime incidents.
Canada’s corrosive ‘protest circuit’ explained, with Caryma Sa’d
National Post columnist Adam Zivo speaks with independent journalist Caryma S’ad, who is known for documenting protests in Canada. She exposes the violence and intimidation that often simmers within them, and the corrosive effect they can have on civil expression.