Iceland's former first lady: Canadians 'angry' about Trump tariffs

Eliza Reid, former first lady and probably the best-known Canadian Icelander of our time, says the damage that Trump's tariffs have caused in Canada will not disappear quickly, and that trust has been broken. “I am going to explain to you why we rejected a bad deal and what happens next,” Canadian prime minister Mark Carney said on Saturday morning as he told Canadians that talks on a tariff agreement with the United States had broken down. Carney attracted considerable attention in January when he spoke in Davos about a breakdown in the world order, and the beginning of an era in which great powers believed themselves to be unconstrained when it came to asserting their will and interests. He said medium-sized countries, middle powers, were not powerless and needed to stand together in defence of their values. He also spoke about the weaponisation of trade. Judging by his descriptions of negotiations with the United States, that description would seem to fit rather well. Trump first ordered tariffs on Canadian goods in February 2025, shortly after taking office for a second time. The purpose was to stem the flow of drugs and immigrants. It was not long before other reasons were add