If you’ve noticed gas prices creeping up, that’s because the U.S. and Iran are yet again firing missiles all over the place while arguing over the Strait of Hormuz.

Remember that peace agreement?

About three weeks ago, we called it a “sort-of peace deal” since it sounded like more of a lowkey deal to talk about making a deal.

If you were one of the 64 per cent in our poll who said it was too vague and won’t solve much — looks like you called it.

Speaking of deals: Today’s feature story looks at Canada’s decision to split the net profits from the Gordie Howe International Bridge with the U.S. after Donald Trump decided the original agreement from 2012 was trash.

Are we letting Trump walk all over us? Or is this a smart approach that will pay off later?

The breakdown is below, along with a poll.

Have a great day.

-Neil

Carney was elected to stand up to Trump, but Canada keeps giving ground.

If Ottawa scraps foreign taxes, drops retaliatory tariffs, and splits bridge profits after Trump blocks a Canadian-funded project, the message is clear: Trump calls the shots.

It’s more like Carney’s elbows came up a little bit, then quickly went back down to his waist. Do that over and over again while saying “bok bok bok” and you’ve got a chicken.

Carney’s strategy is straight from the toddler parenting playbook.

By offering up a small token now — one more minute of Bluey, or one more bite of dessert — you get the bigger thing you actually wanted all along: agreeing to go to bed without a war.

Carney didn’t fold — he got the bridge open. If Canada gives Trump a symbolic win while unlocking billions of dollars in time savings for cross-border truckers, that seems like the smarter move. It’s all about the bigger picture.