# Canada
Latest news and articles about Canada
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Canada Pushes for a Multinational 'Defence Bank' to Finance NATO Rebuild and Boost Strategic Autonomy
Canada has proposed creating a multinational "Defence, Security and Reconstruction Bank" to mobilize up to $135 billion for NATO and European defence projects, with Isabel Hudon leading Canadian talks. Backers hope a state-backed, AAA-rated institution would provide predictable financing for rearmament and reconstruction, but achieving rating, governance and political consensus will be challenging.
Canada Proposes Multinational 'Defence Bank' to Mobilise $135bn for NATO Allies
Canada has begun coordinating with more than ten countries to create a sovereign-backed multinational defence bank aimed at raising roughly $135 billion for NATO and European defence projects. The proposal seeks an AAA rating to unlock low-cost capital but faces technical, political and governance hurdles before it can be established.
Canada’s Fighter Pick at Crossroads: Saab’s Hybrid Fleet Proposal Ups the Stakes in F-35 Debate
Canada’s long-running fighter replacement programme is back in flux after Sweden’s Saab proposed a mixed fleet that would pair retained F-35s with Gripen E jets and GlobalEye AWACS. The offer emphasises lower acquisition and operating costs and promises local production and technology transfer, forcing Ottawa to weigh alliance interoperability and American political sensitivities against industrial sovereignty, Arctic surveillance needs and budget pressures.
Trump Declares 'National Emergency' to Threaten Tariffs on Cuba Suppliers and Canadian Planes
President Trump declared a national emergency and threatened tariffs on countries supplying oil to Cuba while also escalating a trade dispute with Canada by threatening to suspend aircraft certifications and impose a 50% duty on Canadian-made planes. The moves mix emergency powers and trade coercion, risking legal challenges, strained allied relations and disruption to aerospace supply chains, while pushing investors toward safe-haven assets.
U.S. Ambassador Threatens Ottawa: Spurn F‑35s and U.S. Fighters Will Patrol Canadian Skies More Often
U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra warned that Canada’s decision not to buy 88 F‑35 fighters would force changes to North American defence arrangements and lead to more frequent U.S. fighter operations in Canadian airspace. The remarks intensify a fraught Canadian procurement debate over interoperability, cost and sovereignty, and highlight the diplomatic leverage Washington can exert over allied defence choices.
Tariff Brinkmanship: U.S. Threat of 100% Duties Pushes Canada to ‘Buy Domestic’
President Trump threatened 100% tariffs on Canadian goods if Ottawa strikes unspecified deals with other countries, prompting Canada’s prime minister—named in Chinese reports as "Kani"—to urge citizens to buy domestic and accelerate trade diversification. The exchange highlights mounting bilateral tensions, tangible economic vulnerabilities in energy and manufacturing supply chains, and Ottawa’s push to reduce reliance on the U.S. market.
Canada Simulates a U.S. 'Invasion' and Backs Denmark on Greenland — A Warning Shot at Washington
Canada has simulated a hypothetical U.S. military incursion and publicly backed Denmark and Greenland amid concerns about growing American assertiveness. Ottawa’s actions are meant as both a deterrent and a diplomatic signal that it will defend sovereignty despite deep ties to Washington.
Canada Conducts First-Ever Military Model of a U.S. Incursion, Signalling Arctic and Alliance Uncertainty
Canada’s military has for the first time modelled a hypothetical U.S. incursion — explicitly as a theoretical exercise rather than an operational plan — while considering sending troops to a Denmark-led exercise in Greenland. The twin moves reflect growing anxiety about Arctic competition and the unpredictability of allied behaviour, and they underscore Ottawa’s shift toward broader contingency planning.
Canada Simulates a U.S. 'Invasion' and Backs Denmark over Greenland — A Quiet Recalibration of North American Ties
Canada has simulated a U.S. military “invasion” scenario and publicly backed Denmark on Greenland, reflecting growing anxiety in Ottawa about American strategic ambitions in the Western Hemisphere and the Arctic. The exercises are meant as both preparedness and political signaling that Canada will defend its sovereignty and push back against perceived U.S. unilateralism.
Canada Simulates a U.S. 'Invasion' and Backs Denmark Over Greenland — A New Signal to Washington
Canada has conducted a rare military simulation of a hypothetical U.S. invasion while publicly backing Denmark and Greenland against renewed American interest in the island. Ottawa’s actions reflect growing concern about U.S. strategic behaviour in the Western Hemisphere and a drive to assert sovereignty and strategic autonomy without breaking alliance ties.
NORAD Sends Aircraft to Pituffik — A Signal of Bolstered Arctic Defence Cooperation
NORAD has announced that multiple aircraft will deploy to the Pituffik (Thule) Space Base in Greenland to support planned missions, coordinated with Denmark and notified to Greenland’s government. The move underlines routine operational cooperation among the United States, Canada and Denmark while signalling allied attention to the strategically important Arctic region.
Trump’s Greenland Ultimatum Triggers European Tariff Threats and NATO Deployments
President Trump’s public demand to buy Greenland, accompanied by threats of escalating tariffs against eight European countries, has prompted a unified European diplomatic rebuke, plans for allied military deployments to Greenland and consideration in Brussels of €93 billion in retaliatory tariffs. The dispute risks damaging NATO cohesion and marks a new use of trade coercion among close partners amid growing strategic competition in the Arctic.