‘We panic’: Smith offers insights into deal with Donald Trump and trade threats
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith advises against panicking when dealing with Donald Trump, suggesting a strategic approach to his negotiation tactics on trade, like the CUSMA agreement. Meanwhile, an RCMP officer in Quebec was arrested for allegedly threatening Trump online during a G7 event, highlighting the seriousness of such threats. Separately, a Chicago man burned a cross as an anti-Trump protest, claiming ignorance of its racist history, and a Trump VP criticized Israeli officials for attacking the US-Iran deal, calling for gratitude for Trump's support of Israel. Overall, the coverage highlights varying reactions to Trump's actions and different approaches to political dissent and diplomacy concerning him.
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Jargon, Translated
- Tariff
- A tax imposed by a government on imported goods and services, often used to protect domestic industries.
- CUSMA
- The Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, a trade deal that replaced NAFTA to govern most North American trade.
- GST
- Goods and Services Tax, a national sales tax applied in Canada on most goods and services.
- G7 security operations
- Security arrangements and policing efforts surrounding a summit of the Group of Seven, which are major industrialized nations.
- RCMP
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada's federal and national police force.
- Snapchat
- A popular social media application that allows users to send disappearing photos and videos to friends.
- Uttering threats
- A criminal offense involving communicating an intention to cause death, bodily harm, or damage to property.
- Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
- A formal agreement between two or more parties, often a preliminary step towards a more definitive contract or treaty.
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Un agent de la GRC arrêté pour de présumées menaces contre Donald Trump en ligne
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Un policier de la GRC accusé de menaces contre Donald Trump
CBC News
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Quebec-based RCMP officer charged with uttering threats online toward Donald Trump
TVA Nouvelles
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Un policier de la GRC accusé d'avoir menacé Donald Trump
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‘We panic’: Smith offers insights into deal with Donald Trump and trade threats
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Danielle Smith is grasping at straws
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Confirmed Facts
- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith offers insights into dealing with Donald Trump and trade threats.Reported by: Global News
- Danielle Smith stated that the art of dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump is to stop panicking every time a new tariff is threatened.Reported by: Global News
- Smith noted that Trump, as a businessman, always had multiple plans (A, B, C) that benefited him.Reported by: Global News
- Smith believes Canada has not understood Trump's negotiation style and tends to panic, but is now beginning to settle down.Reported by: Global News
- The New North America Summit involved leaders discussing relations and challenges.Reported by: Global News
- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith met twice with Trump in 2025.Reported by: Global News
- Trump's second term has been marked by broad and sector-specific tariffs on Canada.Reported by: Global News
- Donald Trump stated last week he is 'not looking to renew' the Canada-U.S.-Mexico-Agreement (CUSMA) ahead of a July 1 deadline.Reported by: Global News
- Smith claims relations with the U.S. have improved since Prime Minister Mark Carney took office compared with the 'frayed' relationship between former prime minister Justin Trudeau and Trump.Reported by: Global News
- Smith identified the Canadian GST, and any value-added tax, as a sore point for the United States, who view it as tariffs because they do not have a national sales tax.Reported by: Global News
- A Quebec-based RCMP police officer, Evenson Dumerlus, 34, was arrested for allegedly posting a video on his Snapchat account making threatening comments toward Donald Trump.Reported by: CBC News, Radio-Canada, Le Devoir
- The alleged threats by Evenson Dumerlus occurred while he was deployed on G7 security operations in June 2025.Reported by: CBC News, Radio-Canada, Le Devoir
- The investigation of Dumerlus was taken over by the Special Investigations Unit after an RCMP officer reported the video.Reported by: CBC News, Radio-Canada, Le Devoir
- Dumerlus was removed from his duties on the same day as the incident.Reported by: CBC News, Radio-Canada, Le Devoir
- Dumerlus is facing a charge of uttering threats and is expected to appear in court on July 30.Reported by: CBC News, Radio-Canada, Le Devoir
- The RCMP stated that 'Violent statements will not be tolerated'.Reported by: CBC News, Radio-Canada, Le Devoir
- A burning cross incident in Grant Park, Chicago, was determined to be an anti-Trump protest by 21-year-old Merlin Lu.Reported by: National Post
- Merlin Lu stated he had no idea the burning cross symbol was used in racist attacks and claimed his protest had nothing to do with race or gender.Reported by: National Post
- Lu said he wanted Donald Trump 'gone right now' and had topped the cross with a red MAGA cap.Reported by: National Post
- U.S. Vice President JD Vance criticized Israeli cabinet members for attacking the Trump administration’s peace deal with Iran and personally attacking Donald Trump.Reported by: National Post
- Vance characterized Trump as 'the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel'.Reported by: National Post
- Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir have publicly opposed the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding.Reported by: National Post
- Vance questioned how a country of nine million people (Israel) could 'kill your way out of solving every single national security problem'.Reported by: National Post
- Trump has been critical of the high death toll from Israeli attacks, particularly on Hezbollah in Lebanon.Reported by: National Post
- The U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Trump at the Palace of Versailles after a G7 summit, and Iranian President Masoud Pezekhian also signed it.Reported by: National Post
- The 60-day clock to reach the 'final deal' described in the MoU began on Thursday, ahead of expected signing ceremonies and talks in Geneva.Reported by: National Post
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