Michael Den Tandt

Dec 2, 2024 | cigionline.org | Michael Den Tandt

With US president-elect Donald Trump vowing to impose a 25 percent tariff on all Canadian imports, federal government officials are at the sharp end. Their actions could be key to the outcome of what may become a devastating trade dispute. Drawing on my prior experience working on the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement and other trade files during Trump’s first term, I can imagine what’s been happening behind the diplomatic curtain.

Dec 1, 2024 | thewalrus.ca | Michael Den Tandt

In the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the November 5 vote, many Canadians are unsettled and uncertain about what the future holds, judging from my social media feeds. Trump’s previous tenure, after all, prompted both a full-on national effort to buttress free trade in North America and a trade war in steel and aluminum, later resolved. Canada’s system of supply management in the dairy industry came under particular scrutiny.

Nov 15, 2024 | cigionline.org | Michael Den Tandt

In the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the November 5 vote, many Canadians are unsettled and uncertain about what the future holds, judging from my social media feeds. Trump’s previous tenure, after all, prompted both a full-on national effort to buttress free trade in North America and a trade war in steel and aluminum, later resolved. Canada’s system of supply management in the dairy industry came under particular scrutiny.

Oct 27, 2024 | michaeldentandt.substack.com | Michael Den Tandt

Not long ago I was re-reading a book I hadn’t read in a while, William Blundell’s great guide to narrative non-fiction, The Art and Craft of Feature Writing. I realized I was understanding Blundell differently than last time, maybe a decade ago. That got me wondering about fiction and the novels that have helped form my imagination. The stories that had the most impact, I realized, were those I read in school. I should re-read them! This got me thinking about great teachers.

Oct 13, 2024 | michaeldentandt.substack.com | Michael Den Tandt

Illustration by Paul Lachine Is Canada’s Liberal party about to get siphoned into an H.G. Wells time machine and propelled back to 1993, with itself in the role of the Progressive Conservative Party? In other words, not a 2011-style, save-some-furniture defeat, but a molecular-level demolition on par with the Oct. 25, 1993 rout that reduced the PC party to two seats? Thanks for reading Michael Den Tandt ! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. I’ll turn to that in a moment.