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Toronto mayor calls tariff fight “unnecessary,” says “we feel like we’re being bullied”

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow told CBS News that the escalating tariff fight between the U.S. and Canada is “a lose-lose situation” and “really unnecessary,” arguing the trade dispute threatens jobs in Canada and could increase prices for Americans. Canada’s tit-for-tat tariffs of up to 50% on $20 billion worth of American goods announced Tuesday are…

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The Pakistan the world keeps missing

International standards are often assumed to be a modern invention. They are not. Many predate the United Nations itself; the International Labour Organization (ILO), for instance, was established under the League of Nations and only later folded into the UN system. Countries have long used such standards to strengthen governance, build credibility, and integrate into…

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