News Analysis
It was clear from U.S. President Donald Trump’s election campaign and first executive orders that tariffs wouldn’t be the only way he would make waves in Canada.
Trump’s executive orders signed on day one of his second term as president gave clear policy directions that he was reversing course on a number of key issues including net-zero emissions policies, energy, and immigration in which for years the Trudeau and Biden administrations had been aligned.
Now those directions are becoming law with Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed on July 4. The bill had a rocky passage through Congress, with a few Republicans voting against due to concerns such as increasing deficit and debt….