The Daily Populous

Friday March 7th, 2025 night edition

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Trump's actions are a welcome development, given just how damaging tariffs that big could be for the Canadian economy.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is seen during a news conference in Ottawa on the tariffs imposed by the U.S. on Tuesday.

That will take a lot of pressure off a number of sectors," LeBlanc said in an interview with CBC's Power & Politics.

That's why Canada will not lift the tariffs it levied on $30 billion worth of American goods after Trump launched this trade war, LeBlanc said.

"We will continue to be in a trade war that was launched for the U.S. for the foreseeable future," he told reporters.

Trudeau said there's no other way to actually quantify the problem, the official said.

The official said the Trump call did end in a somewhat friendly manner, as Trump said on social media. »

Trump considering major NATO policy shift

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As part of the potential policy shift, the U.S. might not defend a fellow NATO member that is attacked if the country doesn’t meet the defense spending threshold, the officials said.

Asked about Trump considering making these changes to how the U.S. engages with NATO, a National Security Council official said in a written statement, “President Trump is committed to NATO and Article V.”.

Trump has repeatedly criticized NATO countries for not meeting the current NATO member goal of spending 2% of their GDP on defense. »

Trump team meets with Zelensky’s political rivals in apparent bid to remove him from power — Novaya Gazeta Europe

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According to Politico, “secret discussions” have been held about holding snap presidential elections in Ukraine that could potentially unseat Zelensky before a final peace deal is signed.

According to Politico, the Trump team reached out to Poroshenko and Ukraine’s former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko to discuss whether Ukraine could hold snap presidential elections, which it would be glad to see Zelensky lose.

Trump claimed last month that Zelensky’s domestic approval rating stood at just 4%, when it is in fact far higher than Trump’s. »