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5 minutes ago
- Vancouver Sun
Opinion: Choosing a distinctly Canadian adventure in place of a planned trip to the U.S.
Last week I learned my upcoming family vacation to trace our early French-Canadian roots in Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia is 'mean and nasty,' according to the bully down south. You see, I'm 11th-generation Canadian and chose this adventure now because our original plans for New York are a no-go. My family, like many Canadians, has decided to spend our hard-earned toonies in support of our country. While proud of Americans buying American, the White House is name-calling Canadians for buying Canadian. When I saw this in the news, all I could do was roll my eyes. What nonsense. We don't like being bullied and threatened, hearing that our lakes and rivers are a 'faucet' or having our entire country trivialized. But it's not the bully, it's we who are the problem. Classic. A daily roundup of Opinion pieces from the Sun and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Informed Opinion will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. The U.S. ambassador to Canada, while speaking at an annual gathering where Pacific Northwest provincial and state governments collaborate for mutual economic benefit, said the president thinks Canadians are 'mean and nasty.' His words and divisive sentiments went over like a lead balloon. Needless to say, this guy is clearly following Trump's orders on international capitulation rather than fulfilling the role of an ambassador supporting international co-operation. I doubt that anyone south of the 49th really thinks Canadians are going to offer our beloved 'sorry' for buying Canadian now that Trump has added name-calling to his repertoire for antagonizing us. As premiers and other Canadian leaders have pointed out, we'll take the names in stride, have a laugh and continue on our proud and mighty Canadian roads and transactions with elbows up a little higher. That's certainly what my family is doing. We can't wait to explore Canada and our ancestry more. Lucky for us, my aunt did a lot of research a few decades ago, so we know many of the churches where ancestors were baptized, married and buried. After enjoying poutine, smoked meat sandwiches and Cirque du Soleil in Montreal, we're renting a car so we can stop at those churches and communities on our way to la belle ville de Québec. The history in Québec will keep us busy for several days. The kids want to go to some of the iconic places they've seen in their children's books about Canada. I'm eager to see the Assemblée nationale de Québec. My husband has the Plains of Abraham on his list. From there, we're on the road to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. We'll stop to see the giant lobster in Shediac, but topping our must-sees is Acadian culture. In my aunt's research, she scouted out the area where our Acadian ancestors settled in the 1630s and '40s. After crossing the Atlantic, six-year-old Jeanne Trahan grew up in Port Royal, now Annapolis Royal. As a young mother, she built her home with her husband, Jacques Bourgeois, in an area that became the border between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia over a century later. In that century, my family traded with the Mi'kmaq and repeatedly turned Bostonian raiders into traders. Along with their Indigenous neighbours, Acadians had to first protect themselves from those raiders, but regularly, the bounty from trade and co-operation tamped down the aggression (perhaps Trump should take note here). Then in 1755, as one of the first acts of the Seven Years War between the French and English Crowns, the British rounded up my ancestors onto ships and deported them along with about 7,000 other Acadians to the 13 Colonies, the very places that would form the first United States of America. Some fled to the forest where their Mi'kmaq friends provided refuge and guided them to safety, other relatives stayed in the Colonies and became Americans after the Revolutionary War, and some went to the Louisiana Bayou, forming what is now Cajun culture. My direct line made their way back to Canada 20 years after the deportation. In those two decades, members of my family lost their communities, livelihoods, were forced into indentured servitude, were raped, and grieved missing and deceased children. Upon their return to Canada, it's incredible that they moved past vengeance in favour of building a peaceful bond across borders for the betterment of all. Future generations worked in the U.S. and travelled freely over the border to see friends and family. Records even show that one of my great-great-great uncles, l'oncle Joe Bourgeois, enlisted for the North in the American Civil War before finding life as a trader with Indigenous Peoples, ultimately making his way to Ktunaxa and Sinixt territories and a new city called Nelson in B.C. Tracing the places where my ancestors lived their lives isn't only interesting and a great way to spend a vacation, it also gives me and my children pride in being Canadian. Far from 'mean and nasty,' our history shows us that Canadians, from First Nations to new immigrants, are strong, resilient and resourceful. We are proud of who we are and what we bring to this world. We're not perfect, and we do apologize for that. But we're not going to apologize for standing up for ourselves and what is right in the search for peace. Like all bullies and their enablers, the current U.S. president and his ambassador to Canada don't get that. The day will come when they are no longer in power, like it has for others before, and when it does Canadians will still be Canadian, and we will have spent a lot of money in Canada. Michelle Mungall was a B.C. cabinet minister from 2017 to 2020. She is now an adviser in the energy industry and is writing her memoir, Minister Mom.
Toronto Star
35 minutes ago
- Toronto Star
Donald Trump signs executive order hiking tariffs to 35% on some Canadian goods
OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Thursday hiking tariffs on certain Canadian goods to 35 per cent, with no deal materializing between Ottawa and Washington as the clock ticked towards an Aug. 1 deadline to reach a trade agreement. A fact sheet issued by the White House confirms that tariffs on Canadian goods that don't comply with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) will jump from 25 per cent to the 35 per cent Trump threatened to impose earlier in July, if Canada failed to take further action on halting the flow of fentanyl across the border.
Toronto Sun
35 minutes ago
- Toronto Sun
White House announces new $200M ballroom as part of Trump's latest makeover of 'The People's House'
Published Jul 31, 2025 • Last updated 0 minutes ago • 3 minute read White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a rendering of a ballroom building that U.S. President Donald Trump wants to build on the White House grounds as she speaks in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C. Thursday, July 31, 2025. Photo by Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images WASHINGTON — The White House on Thursday announced that construction on a massive, new $200 million ballroom will begin in September and be ready before President Donald Trump 's term ends in early 2029. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account It will be the latest change introduced to what's known as 'The People's House' since the Republican president returned to office in January. It also will be the first structural change to the Executive Mansion itself since the addition of the Truman balcony in 1948. Trump has substantially redecorated the Oval Office through the addition of golden flourishes and cherubs, presidential portraits and other items, and installed massive flagpoles on the north and south lawns to fly the American flag. Workers are currently finishing up a project to replace the lawn in the Rose Garden with stone. Trump for months has been promising to build a ballroom, saying the White House doesn't have space big enough for large events and scoffing at the notion of hosting heads of state and other guests in tents on the lawn as past administrations have done for state dinners attended by hundreds of guests. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The East Room, the largest room in the the White House, can accommodate about 200 people. Trump said he's been planning the construction for some time. 'They've wanted a ballroom at the White House for more than 150 years but there's never been a president that was good at ballrooms,' Trump told reporters Thursday. 'I'm good at building things and we're going to build quickly and on time. It'll be beautiful, top, top of the line.' He said the new ballroom would not interfere with the mansion itself. 'It'll be near it but not touching it and pays total respect to the existing building, which I'm the biggest fan of,' he said of the White House. 'It's my favourite. It's my favourite place. I love it.' Trump said the ballroom will serve administrations to come. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'It'll be a great legacy project,' he said. 'I think it will be really beautiful.' The 90,000-square-foot ballroom will be built where the East Wing sits with a seated capacity of 650 people. The East Wing houses several offices, including the first lady's. Those offices will be temporarily relocated during construction and that wing of the building will be modernized and renovated, said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. 'Nothing will be torn down,' she said. White House chief of staff Susie Wiles said the president, whose early career was in real estate and construction, and his White House are 'fully committed' to working with the appropriate organizations to preserve the mansion's 'special history.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'President Trump is a builder at heart and has an extraordinary eye for detail,' Wiles said in a statement. Leavitt said at her briefing Thursday that Trump and other donors have committed to raising the approximately $200 million in construction costs. She did not name any of the other donors. Renderings of what the future ballroom will look like were posted on the White House website. The president chose McCrery Architects, based in Washington, as lead architect on the project. The construction team will be led by Clark Construction. Engineering will be provided by AECOM. Trump also has another project in mind. He told NBC News in an interview that he intends to replace what he said was a 'terribly' remodeled bathroom in the famous Lincoln Bedroom with one that is closer in style to the 19th century. Toronto & GTA Canada Toronto Blue Jays World MLB
