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But, he argues, if President Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to raise tariffs on Canadian autos to 50 per cent on New Year’s Day, it will kill the industry north of the border. U.S. Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent speaks to reporters as he arrives for the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, on Aug. 31, 2026. Photo by ALLISON JOYCE/AFP via Getty Images“How are we going to be at war with Canada? What, are they going to take their two submarines from the Edmonton mall and sic them on us?” Scott Bessent joked. Bessent also accused Prime Minister Mark Carney of coming “to power on an anti-American, anti-Trump agenda.” Toronto Metropolitan University, formerly Ryerson University. Photo by Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia/FileIn 2016, Ayman Elkasrawy delivered a controversial Arabic-language prayer at a Toronto mosque. He was afterward dismissed from his job at what is now called Toronto Metropolitan University. A human rights adjudicator rejected Elkasrawy’s claim that he had been fired due to Islamophobia, but awarded him $7,000 for injury to “dignity, feelings and self-respect.” U.S. President Donald Trump waves after stepping off Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on Aug. 28, 2026. Photo by KENT NISHIMURA/AFP via Getty ImagesTrump posted a news report about a letter written by the National Association of Christian Lawmakers, which urges him to create expedited entry into the U.S. for Jewish Canadians “who are experiencing persecution or who credibly fear for their safety because they are Jewish.” The letter comes a month after Statistics Canada data showed that Jews were targeted in 71 per cent of religious hate crimes in Canada last year.Author Étienne-Alexandre Beauregard discusses his new book, Anti-Civilization: The Collapse of Society and the Case for the Common Good, which argues that the fetishization of immigration, among other things, is leading to a backlash from people who crave a more collective meaning and identity. Join the Conversation This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. 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