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InsightSpencerFernandoApril 14, 2025

Rare Earths and the Rules-Based Order: Canada’s Quiet Leverage in a Fracturing World

InsightSpencerFernandoApril 10, 2025

A Wary World Looks Beyond Washington. Canada Should Step In.

InsightSpencerFernandoApril 9, 2025

Trump Blinks

InsightSpencerFernandoApril 9, 2025

With Counter-Tariffs on U.S. Autos, Canada Rightly Pushes Back Against Trump’s Unjustified Trade Aggression

InsightSpencerFernandoApril 6, 2025

A Trade Deficit Is Not a Loss—But Trump Still Doesn’t Get It

InsightSpencerFernandoApril 5, 2025

A Coalition of the Sane Must Rise to Meet the Trump Tariff Threat

InsightSpencerFernandoApril 4, 2025

Public Sentiment Turns Hawkish: Canadians Favour Boosting Defence Spending

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InsightSpencerFernandoApril 4, 2025

To Counter Trump’s ‘Beggar-Thy-Neighbour’ Trade Policy, Canada Should Embrace Mutually Beneficial Cooperation With Other Nations

InsightSpencerFernandoApril 3, 2025

Trump Tariffs Push Stellantis Windsor Assembly Plant Into Temporary Closure

InsightSpencerFernandoApril 2, 2025

Trump’s Tariff Fantasies Risk Economic Pain and Global Peril

InsightSpencerFernandoApril 2, 2025

Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Election Is Good News For Canada

InsightSpencerFernandoMarch 31, 2025

Why Standing Shoulder-to-Shoulder With Denmark and Greenland is Critical for Canada

InsightSpencerFernandoMarch 29, 2025

A Golden Opportunity: Why Canada Should Welcome Disenchanted U.S. Scientists

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InsightSpencerFernandoMarch 28, 2025

Keeping Our Elbows Up: Strategies for Reducing Canada’s Economic Reliance on the U.S.

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InsightSpencerFernandoMarch 27, 2025

Canada’s Evolving National Identity: How Opposition to Trump’s America is Shaping Our Future

InsightSpencerFernandoMarch 26, 2025

Trump Targets Canada’s Auto Sector—Here’s How Ottawa Should Respond

InsightSpencerFernandoMarch 25, 2025

2% By 2030 Isn’t Nearly Enough: Canada’s Prospective Leaders Should Level With The Canadian People On The Need For A Massive Military Buildup To Protect Our Security & Sovereignty

InsightSpencerFernandoMarch 25, 2025

U.S. Threat Assessment Doesn’t Mention Canada, Demolishing Another One Of Trump’s Many False Claims Against Our Country

InsightSpencerFernandoMarch 22, 2025

Widespread Canadian Revulsion Toward Trump Could Bring A Swift End To Canada’s Populist Shift

InsightSpencerFernandoMarch 20, 2025

As U.S. Influence Wanes, Should Canada Turn to South Korea for Its Next Submarines?

InsightSpencerFernandoMarch 19, 2025

Berlin’s Lesson for Ottawa: National Security Must Rise Above Partisan Politics

InsightSpencerFernandoMarch 13, 2025

Why Ottawa Should Secure a Deal With Rheinmetall to Produce Skyranger 35s in Canada

InsightSpencerFernandoMarch 10, 2025

Time to Arm Ourselves Differently: Canada Should Buy from Europe and South Korea, Not the U.S.

InsightSpencerFernandoMarch 5, 2025

Trump’s America Cannot Be Trusted & Must Not Be Appeased

InsightSpencerFernandoFebruary 28, 2025

America Is Becoming Unrecognizable—Canada Must Chart Its Own Course

InsightSpencerFernandoFebruary 28, 2025

Canada’s New Reality: Four Difficult Truths Canadians Must Acknowledge to Navigate a Tougher Global Order

InsightSpencerFernandoFebruary 27, 2025

Canada Can’t Afford to Trust U.S. Assurances on Five Eyes—It Must Prepare for the Worst

InsightSpencerFernandoFebruary 25, 2025

Defend Canada. Invest In Canada. It’s Time For Canadian Sovereignty Bonds

InsightSpencerFernandoFebruary 19, 2025

The Case For Canada Joining The United Kingdom’s Nuclear Weapons Program

InsightSpencerFernandoFebruary 18, 2025

The Case for Canadian-Made Weapons: What It Would Take to Build an Independent Arsenal

InsightSpencerFernandoFebruary 16, 2025

Poland’s Military Renaissance: A Model for Canada’s Defence Strategy?

InsightSpencerFernandoFebruary 13, 2025

A Strategic Pivot: Securing Canada’s Steel, Aluminum and Auto Industries Through Defence Production

InsightSpencerFernandoFebruary 11, 2025

Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper Is Right: Canada Must Be Prepared To Endure Suffering & Make Sacrifices To Defend Our Sovereignty

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InsightSpencerFernandoFebruary 4, 2025

STAND ON GUARD FOR THEE: Despite Tariff Reprieve, Canadians Must Not Let Our Guard Down

InsightSpencerFernandoJanuary 30, 2025

Donald Trump Praised The Canada-US-Mexico Trade Agreement As “The Largest, Most Significant, Modern, And Balanced Trade Agreement In History.” Now He Claims Canada & Mexico Have “Never Been Good To Us On Trade”

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InsightSpencerFernandoJanuary 28, 2025

To Deal With The Tariff Threat, Canada’s Political Parties Will Need To Make Compromises

InsightSpencerFernandoJanuary 24, 2025

Canada Should Reach Out To Fellow Democracies & Sign Some Mutual Defence Pacts

InsightSpencerFernandoJanuary 24, 2025

Now Is The Time For Canadian Strength & Resolve, Not Cowardice & Surrender

InsightSpencerFernandoJanuary 23, 2025

Yet Again, Donald Trump Is Lying About The Canada-U.S. Trade Relationship

InsightSpencerFernandoJanuary 22, 2025

Canada Needs To Tell More Stories About Our National Heroes

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InsightSpencerFernandoJanuary 21, 2025

Canada Must Retaliate If Tariffs Are Imposed On Us. Here’s Why.

InsightSpencerFernandoJanuary 20, 2025

In An Uncertain World, It’s Time For Canada To Act Like A Serious Country

InsightSpencerFernandoJanuary 15, 2025

Strength & Resolve: Canada Is Not For Sale, And We Must Impose Severe Retaliatory Tariffs On The U.S. If Trump Goes Through With His Absurd Economic Assault On Our Nation

InsightSpencerFernandoJanuary 13, 2025

The AfD Is A Far-Right Extremist Party & Should Be Opposed By All Principled Conservatives

InsightSpencerFernandoJanuary 13, 2025

WATCH: Former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Pushes Back On Trump’s False Claims About Canada

InsightSpencerFernandoJanuary 13, 2025

It’s Time For A Massive Investment In The Canadian Armed Forces To Address Years Of Underfunding & Help Stimulate An Economy That Could Be On The Verge Of Being Ravaged By Tariffs

InsightSpencerFernandoJanuary 12, 2025

Defining Our Country: Canada Is A Nation That Stands For Freedom When It Matters Most

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InsightSpencerFernandoJanuary 11, 2025

Canada’s Next Election Will Be A Canadian Sovereignty & National Defence Election

InsightSpencerFernandoJanuary 9, 2025

Canada Should Deepen Our Economic & Military Ties To The European Union

InsightSpencerFernandoJanuary 9, 2025

In A More Dangerous & Unpredictable World, Canadians Need To Realize That Raw Military Strength – Not ‘Convening Power’ or Pieces of Paper – Are What Guarantee Our Sovereignty

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