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Leading Canadian conservative says Ottawa should remove all tariffs as ‘Liberation Day’ arrives
OTTAWA – As Canadians brace themselves for President Donald Trump’s «Liberation Day» of reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday, one political leader in Canada believes it could spark the start of a new era of Canada-U.S. relations free of cross-border taxes.
Maxime Bernier, who served as foreign affairs minister in former Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative government and now heads the right-wing People’s Party of Canada (PPC), told Fox News Digital in an interview from Halifax that it is «absolutely» the time for Canada to remove all tariffs against the U.S.
He said the 25% duties the Canadian government, under then-Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, imposed on the U.S. in early February to counter Trump’s 25% tariffs against Canada «won’t hurt the Americans – it is hurting Canadians.»
New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a statement following his March 28 call with the president – the first contact between both leaders since Carney was elected Liberal leader by his party nearly three weeks before – that Canada would implement retaliatory tariffs in response to Wednesday’s U.S. «trade actions.»
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President Donald Trump, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. (Getty Images)
The PPC leader said that Trump should be told that «the real reciprocal response» to tariffs is «zero on our side, zero on your side.»
Bernier said that instead, Carney and his main rival, Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, are being «fake patriots using a dollar-for-dollar trade war against Trump» and telling Canadians: «That’s the best thing to do.»
«We cannot impose counter-tariffs,» said Bernier, who also served as industry minister in the Harper government.
«The Americans are 10 times bigger than us. We won’t win a trade war,» he said, underscoring that retaliation will lead to a recession in Canada.
Former Canadian Conservative politician Tony Clement, who served alongside Bernier in Harper’s Cabinet, told Fox News Digital that «from an economic point of view,» removing Canadian tariffs «makes a lot of sense» and «may come to that at some point, but the public isn’t there right now.»
«From a point of view of the emotional wounds of Canadians created by Trump and his annexation talk and tariffs, I’m not sure that a political voice would survive if it went down that public-policy route,» said Clement, a former Canadian industry minister in the Harper government.
Maxime Bernier, leader of the People’s Party of Canada, meets with his supporters at an election rally in Borden Park on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
«The mood of the people is outrage. I’ve never seen people in Canada this incandescently mad at the United States,» he said, who is campaigning in the Toronto area for Poilievre’s Conservative Party ahead of the April 28 general election. «There is complete distrust of whatever Trump says because it can change within 24 hours.»
He said that both Poilievre and Carney have highlighted the importance of removing «the specter of tariffs for a long period of time – if you can trust Trump to be a bona fide negotiator.»
Eliminating Canadian tariffs, without a quid pro quo from Trump, could «show weakness to a bully,» added Clement, who, prior to entering federal politics in 2006, served as a Cabinet minister in former Ontario Premier Mike Harris’ Progressive Conservative government.
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Canadians hold an «Elbows Up» protest against U.S. tariffs and other policies by U.S. President Donald Trump, at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto on March 22, 2025. (REUTERS/Carlos Osorio)
In the statement released following his recent conversation with Trump, Carney said that both leaders «agreed to begin comprehensive negotiations about a new economic and security relationship immediately following the election.»
Conservative strategist Yaroslav Baran, who served as communications chief for Harper’s successful Conservative 2004 leadership campaign, and director of war room communications for the Harper-led Tories during the 2004, 2006 and 2008 federal election campaigns, told Fox News Digital that under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), «trade in goods and services ought to be tariff-free» between Canada and the U.S., excluding carveouts on the Canadian side for dairy, eggs, poultry and softwood lumber.
However, Baran added that he «can’t see the removal of all Canadian tariffs on U.S. products as long as the U.S. has tariffs on Canadian products.»
Vehicles in line to cross into the United States at the Canada-U.S. border in St-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec, Canada, on Thursday, March 6, 2025. President Donald Trump exempted Canadian goods covered by the USMCA from his 25% tariffs, offering major reprieves to the U.S.’ two largest trading partners. (Graham Hughes/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Bernier acknowledged that while Trump’s tariffs will hurt Canadian exporters to the U.S., «the solution is to have a more productive economy with real free-market reforms» in Canada through such measures as lowering corporate taxes, promoting internal trade and fostering growth in the country’s oil and gas industry, all of which are featured in the PPC’s election platform that includes the establishment of a «Department of Government Downsizing» to abolish «ideologically motivated programs that promote wokeism,» not unlike the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency.
The PPC leader also said that Canada should be willing to «put everything on the table» under the USMCA «right now» and before the trilateral trade deal is scheduled for a joint review next year.
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According to Bernier, that should include ending the «cartel» of supply management that sets quotas and prices, and protects Canada’s dairy, poultry and eggs sectors from foreign competition, which he described as «a communist system» that finds Canadians paying twice the price of those agricultural products than Americans do in the U.S., and which also imposes duties – ranging from 150% to 300% — on U.S. imports of the same products beyond limits agreed to but yet to be reached under the USMCA.
During the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement in 2018 that led to the USMCA, the first Trump administration sought to have Canada’s supply management system eliminated.
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The Department of Justice has begun investigating nonprofit groups that the Trump administration says are involved in organizing or funding political violence and destructive protests, including those linked to Antifa, sources familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital.
The effort involves the FBI and IRS, the sources said, and stemmed from directives by President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi to probe political violence. The Trump administration has contended that the violence is often being perpetrated by self-described Antifa adherents and could be a result of organized and well-funded campaigns by nonprofits.
«These movements portray foundational American principles (e.g., support for law enforcement and border control) as ‘fascist’ to justify and encourage acts of violent revolution,» Trump wrote in his memorandum in September, days after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated by a man who authorities say wrote antifascist phrases on his bullet casings.
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President Donald Trump during a roundtable on Antifa in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 8, 2025. (Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Trump’s directive came after a string of harrowing ideologically-inspired shootings that included Kirk’s killing, an attack on a Dallas ICE facility that killed one detainee and the murder of a health insurance CEO. The DOJ also recently secured convictions for nine members of a Texas Antifa cell for their roles in an attack on an ICE facility in Alvarado last year that involved weapons, explosives and a murder attempt.
Bondi, in a memorandum on Dec. 4, directed federal law enforcement to carry out Trump’s memorandum, coined NSPM-7, in part by looking into Antifa’s funding sources and investigating any tax crimes by «extremist groups.»
A spokesperson for the IRS Criminal Investigations unit confirmed to Fox News Digital that the agency was working with the FBI on the matter.
«In accordance with National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 (NSPM-7), IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) is collaborating with federal law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, to investigate individuals and entities that may be funding domestic terrorism or political violence,» the spokesperson said, calling it a «coordinated effort.»
Members of the Communist Party USA and other anti-fascist groups burn an American flag on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021, in Denver, Colorado. (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
Antifa, short for antifascist, is a broad term, and its members often promote a range of radical views closely aligned with anarchism, communism or socialism, according to the Congressional Research Center. Trump declared Antifa a «major terrorist organization» last year, drawing criticism from civil rights advocates who said the president was targeting people for their political views. Bondi’s memo carefully noted the DOJ would not investigate «solely for the purpose of monitoring activities protected by the First Amendment.»
One of the sources familiar with the NSPM-7 probe told Fox News Digital that every U.S. attorney across the country was directed by the DOJ to designate a federal prosecutor in their office to serve as a «district coordinator» for the cases.
The DOJ has been urging prosecutors to focus on funding because nonprofits could be funding and coordinating instances of domestic terrorism, the person said.
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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks as President Donald Trump looks on during a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House on Oct. 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
A DOJ spokesperson said in response to a request for comment on the effort that the department was pursuing a wide range of domestic terrorism crimes.
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«The Department of Justice is fully committed to preserving the rule of law, protecting law enforcement from coordinated attacks, ensuring everyone has the freedom to speak in the public square, participate freely in the electoral process, and practice their faith without fear of violence or harm, and bringing to justice the full range of criminal actors engaged in criminal conduct matching Congress’s definition of domestic terrorism,» the spokesperson said.
The FBI declined to comment.
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De Stranger Things a los museos: cómo la nostalgia se volvió una fuerza cultural poderosa
Nuestra percepción del pasado rara vez coincide con los hechos históricos. Está influida por la cultura, los medios y la memoria colectiva, que permiten construir versiones de la historia reconfortantes.
Según Historia Extra, el portal especializado en historia, el cine, la televisión, los videojuegos y la literatura facilitan el acceso a otras épocas, pero lo hacen a través de relatos ajustados a las expectativas y deseos del presente. En este proceso, la nostalgia juega un papel central, conectando emociones intensas con recuerdos o imágenes idealizadas.
La nostalgia es una vía emocional que trasciende la racionalidad y ofrece una forma de conexión con la historia a través del sentimiento. Esta emoción impregna la cultura contemporánea, desde productos mediáticos hasta la manera en que se recuerdan y reinterpretan hechos pasados.
El medio señala que la construcción de la memoria está profundamente marcada por la nostalgia, que actúa como un motor de interés por el pasado y refuerza identidades individuales y colectivas.
La nostalgia, alimentada por la cultura popular, aparece en diversos productos como series, películas y videojuegos que evocan épocas pasadas mediante tropos y clichés más que una reconstrucción fiel. Series como Stranger Things recrean una versión imaginaria de los años 80 para una audiencia que, en muchos casos, no vivió esa década. Según Historia Extra, esta evocación genera una experiencia compartida y comercializada.
Este fenómeno se manifiesta también en el cine, la música y los videojuegos, donde se explora y amplifica la nostalgia por épocas recientes o remotas. Obras como Mad Men ilustran cómo los relatos del pasado pueden utilizarse como herramientas de marketing, mostrando que la nostalgia se transforma en mercancía simbólica.
Al consumir relatos, imágenes y símbolos de otros tiempos, la memoria colectiva se nutre de ficciones y referencias que refuerzan emociones y lazos sociales, integrándose en la vida cotidiana y dotando de sentido al presente a través del pasado.
La nostalgia se presenta en distintas formas, adaptándose al contexto y la experiencia individual. Historia Extra distingue entre la nostalgia personal, ligada a recuerdos propios y vivencias íntimas, y la histórica, orientada a períodos no vividos y conocidos solo por relatos y cultura. La nostalgia personal suele asociarse a la infancia o a momentos significativos, mientras que la histórica surge del contacto con narrativas colectivas, imágenes y productos culturales.
La psicología reconoce que casi todas las personas experimentan nostalgia en algún momento, aunque varía en intensidad. Este sentimiento consolida la identidad, fortalece los vínculos sociales y aborda la incertidumbre en tiempos de cambio. La nostalgia histórica, en cambio, puede propiciar visiones idealizadas que dificultan una comprensión crítica del pasado, reforzando clichés y simplificaciones.
Los historiadores advierten sobre el riesgo de sustituir el análisis objetivo por la emoción, pero también reconocen la relevancia del tema en la motivación por el interés histórico y la creación de museos, documentales y recreaciones de época.
El auge de representaciones nostálgicas en el cine y los medios ha generado debates sobre su alcance y significado. La etiqueta de nostalgia se aplica con frecuencia a cualquier obra de época, independientemente de su género o intención, lo que puede derivar en una visión reduccionista de la relación entre el público y la historia.
Este fenómeno ha motivado estudios empíricos para analizar si la nostalgia refleja una relación auténtica con el pasado o responde principalmente a patrones de consumo y placer cultural. Incluso quienes sienten nostalgia intensa por ciertos tiempos suelen ser conscientes de que el presente ofrece comodidades y derechos que no cambiarían por épocas evocadas.
Además, en los últimos años, se ha producido una ola de historia pública accesible, desde recursos digitalizados hasta innovaciones en la televisión histórica, buscando equilibrar el entretenimiento con la fidelidad a los hechos y a las fuentes primarias.
Programas como ¿Quién te crees que eres? y series basadas en documentos históricos han actuado como contrapeso a las versiones idealizadas, promoviendo una aproximación más crítica al pasado y abriendo espacio para la reflexión colectiva.
La nostalgia es mucho más que un simple anhelo por el pasado; constituye una emoción compleja y cambiante. El término fue acuñado en el siglo XVII por un médico suizo para describir una dolencia: una añoranza patológica por un lugar perdido.
Solo en el siglo XX adquirió su sentido actual, el deseo de regresar a un tiempo pasado, más que a un espacio concreto. En la actualidad, la nostalgia puede verse tanto como un consuelo personal ante la incertidumbre como un motor cultural en la búsqueda de sentido histórico.
La historiadora médica Agnes Arnold-Forster, citada en el texto, advierte que existen “muchas nostalgias” y que este sentimiento puede ser beneficioso al reforzar los vínculos y la pertenencia, pero también riesgoso si idealiza el pasado y dificulta una comprensión crítica de la historia.
En su obra Nostalgia: una historia de una emoción peligrosa, insiste en la importancia de analizar con cuidado la nostalgia para evitar distorsiones o manipulaciones de la memoria colectiva. Así, la nostalgia puede funcionar como consuelo individual y motor cultural, pero siempre exige un análisis atento para no perder de vista la complejidad y las tensiones del pasado.
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Someone was playing possum — or stuffed animal.
Among plush kangaroos, dingoes and Tasmanian devils ready to be bought by parents of antsy children, a live brushtail possum waited in a gift shop at an Australian airport this week.
The wild animal was first noticed by a shopper in the store on Wednesday, retail manager Liam Bloomfield of Hobart Airport in the state of Tasmania said.
«A passenger reported it to …. one of the staff members on shift who couldn’t quite believe what she was hearing,» Bloomfield told The Associated Press. «She then called the (airport) management and said we’ve got a possum in the store.»
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A live Australian brushtail possum sits on the display shelf at a terminal shop at Hobart Airport in Hobart, Australia, on Wednesday. (Melissa Oddie via AP)
Staff at the airport were able to remove the animal without harming it.
«I’m imaging it saw some of the plush animals that were for sale on the shelf and it decided to make its home with those,» Bloomfield joked of why the possum was hiding with the stuffed toys. «It wanted to blend in.»
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The arrivals area at Hobart Airport in Australia. (Steve Bell/Getty Images)
«Can you spot the imposter?» the airport wrote in a Facebook post Thursday that showed the possum curled up in a cubby with its stuffed counterparts.
«This cheeky lost possum found a clever hiding place among the Aussie plushies in our retail store,» the airport continued. «Luckily it was safely relocated out of the terminal area and the space was cleaned.»
Passengers boarding a plane at Hobart Airport in Australia. (William West/AFP via Getty Images)
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Bloomfield said the possum not only found a way into the airport but also their hearts.
«We’ll have a little shrine to the possum,» he revealed, according to The Independent. «There will be a nice little photo; once it gets a name, we will put a nice little post in front of the store to make sure it’s remembered.»
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