As Mark Carney balances political principles with market realities, post-tariff Canada could learn from Brexit Britain, writes Michael Martins in today’s Notebook

Carney’s Canada: A missive from the front lines of American tariffs

On a recent visit to Toronto, I was struck by a telling shift in the country’s political mood – not in its media headlines (yet), but in its bar and restaurant patios. As the summer “patio season” kicks into gear, Canadians are discovering that nearly all US alcohol brands have vanished from local shelves. In a country where 75 per cent of the economy is reliant on its much bigger neighbour to the south, the absence is no longer just symbolic. It’s starting to sting.

Many Canadians took President Trump’s “51st state” jibes personally – Toronto now flies far more Canadian flags than it did this time last year. But a growing number of consumers are beginning to question whether this economic retaliation, largely driven at the provincial level, is hurting Washington far less than it hurts Ontarians. The conversations aren’t just happening in bars – they’re happening in Queen’s Park, where Ontario’s government controls alcohol imports and where officials are beginning to quietly........

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