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Devenir le 51e État des États-Unis : seule solution pour le Canada, répète Donald Trump
« Le Canada nous a toujours très maltraités, mais plus maintenant. »
Le président des États-Unis, Donald Trump, persiste et signe : le Canada n’a pas d’autre choix que de devenir le 51e État américain, a-t-il affirmé lors d’une série d’attaques verbales à l’endroit de son voisin du Nord, pendant un rassemblement partisan en vue des élections de mi-mandat, ce mercredi 14 octobre.
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« Le Canada nous a toujours très maltraités, mais plus maintenant. Désormais, Trump est en ville ! » a lancé le président devant la foule réunie à Bullhead City, en Arizona.
« Ils ont été durs, mais nous ne tolérons plus ces conneries. Leurs compagnies automobilistes déménagent chez nous. Ils s’en viennent tous ici, parce que sinon, il vont payer d’imposants tarifs », a-t-il ajouté.
Lors de son envolée lyrique, le locataire de la Maison-Blanche a une fois de plus soutenu qu’Ottawa finirait par céder à la tentation de rejoindre le pays de l'Oncle Sam en devenant son 51e État, « parce que c’est la seule solution ».
« Nous n’avons pas besoin d’eux, mais ils ont besoin de nous. Alors pourquoi est-ce qu’on perdrait 80, 90 ou 100 millions pour aider un pays qui ne fait pas partie de notre nation », a soutenu le président de 80 ans.
Selon lui, le Canada fera « exactement comme le Groenland », ajoutant que cela « ne fait qu’enrichir notre magnifique assiette ».
Ingérence politique
Ces déclarations surviennent alors que l’ambassadeur américain au Canada, Pete Hoekstra, a laissé entendre que certaines prises de position politiques canadiennes pourraient constituer de « l’ingérence politique » à l’approche des élections de mi-mandat de novembre.
Il faisait notamment référence aux propos de la ministre Mélanie Joly, qui avait affirmé en août que les tarifs douaniers canadiens visaient stratégiquement certains États américains.
Or, depuis son retour à la Maison-Blanche, Donald Trump s’est lui-même mêlé à plusieurs débats politiques étrangers.
Il a notamment réclamé un nouveau président en Ukraine, reprochant à Volodymyr Zelenskyy de ne pas en faire assez pour mettre fin à la guerre contre la Russie.
Plus tôt ce mois-ci, il a aussi soutenu Flavio Bolsonaro, fils de l’ancien président brésilien, lors des élections au Brésil, ainsi que l’ancien premier ministre hongrois Viktor Orbán, avant sa défaite électorale en avril.
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Ottawa to announce $100 million toward offshore wind projects in Nova Scotia
Ottawa to announce $100M toward offshore wind
THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Julia Nikhinson
The federal government is set to announce a $100-million commitment toward developing offshore wind energy in Nova Scotia in the hope of attracting private investment to projects like the province's Wind West plan.
Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson is expected to deliver the announcement in Halifax on Thursday morning. A media advisory says he is to be joined by Justice Minister Sean Fraser — whose riding brushes up against Halifax and who last month attended the world’s largest wind industry trade show in Germany.
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, who has long called on Ottawa to help cover the costs of the Wind West project, is also set to be on hand for the announcement.
A senior government source, who was not authorized to publicly disclose details ahead of the announcement, said Ottawa is putting $5 million toward deploying a fleet of buoys to help measure wind speeds and ocean conditions.
The information, the source says, will help inform prospective investors ahead of a call for bids in winter 2027.
The provincial government says the first phase of Wind West is estimated to cost about $60 billion and would produce about five gigawatts of power as early as 2033. About $40 billion would be for turbine infrastructure, with another $20 billion for new transmission lines.
In June 2025, Houston said the province's plan to license enough offshore wind farms to produce five gigawatts of electricity would be increased eightfold to 40 gigawatts, well beyond the 2.4 gigawatts Nova Scotia needs.
Houston has said the excess electricity could be used to supply 27 per cent of Canada's total demand. Quebec and Massachusetts have already shown interest in buying electricity from the proposed project.
Thursday's announcement is also expected to include a $3-million commitment to expand modelling to include transmission of offshore wind power from Nova Scotia to Quebec and Ontario, and for underwater survey work to route transmission cables.
Earlier this year, Nova Scotia's offshore energy regulator signalled its intent to begin studying areas of the ocean that could be home to the first turbines of the Wind West project.
Although the federal government says more than 80 per cent of Canada's electricity comes from renewables — such as solar, hydro, nuclear and wind power — Ottawa has faced criticism in recent months from environmental groups over prioritizing conventional oil and gas projects rather than investing in more renewables.
In particular, Ottawa's electricity strategy unveiled in May aims to double Canada's grid. A key component of the strategy is leveraging a build out of natural gas.
Clean Energy Canada, a think tank at Simon Fraser University, said at the time the strategy "overstates the role of natural gas and understates the long-term energy security and affordability benefits of clean energy."
Marine Renewables Canada, the national association for the offshore wind industry, says the global offshore wind market is projected to be a trillion-dollar industry by 2040.
"And while Canada is home to some of the world's longest and most wind-rich coastlines, we have yet to install a single offshore wind turbine," the organization says.
"Nearly 30 countries are ahead of us, and in the North Sea alone, thousands of turbines now generate more than 30 gigawatts of power."
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 15, 2026.
— With files from Michael MacDonald and Devin Stevens in Halifax.
By Nick Murray | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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AI, resources and water bombers: Draft document maps Canada, EU path to closer ties
Draft document maps Canada-EU path to closer ties
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Canada and the European Union are laying out concrete steps to strengthen ties around digital security, critical resources and a would-be fleet of Canadian water bombers, according to a draft joint statement ahead of a major summit at month’s end.
The document, seen by The Canadian Press, states that Ottawa and Brussels aim to let Canadian companies bid on cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure contracts typically reserved for European companies in another push away from dependence on the United States.
Dubbed an “alliance for the future,” the renewed partnership also launches plans for Canada to join in Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system and wraps up a deal to facilitate European investment in Canadian critical minerals, according to the leaked statement.
It further announces the joint purchase of 50 Canadian-made De Havilland water bombers it claims will be ready for use in fighting wildfires in 2030.
More broadly, the statement showcases the ongoing effort to shore up links in areas ranging from trade to education and the military, as Canada and the European Union try to guard against a less reliable America and take up the flag of “the rules-based international order.”
The challenge lies in fending off backlash from the White House and continuing to bolster cross-Atlantic bonds beyond the next election cycle, said Patrick Leblond, an associate professor of public and international affairs at the University of Ottawa.
“The Americans, they’re playing a power game. For them, if Canada and other countries band together in a way to reduce their dependence on the U.S., the current U.S. administration — and potentially others in the future — will try to prevent that from happening,” Leblond said.
“Divide and conquer, that’s the power approach.”
The draft statement, dated Sept. 22, pledges to “strengthen digital sovereignty” and align emerging regulatory frameworks “through associated country status for Canada” under the European Commission’s proposed Cloud and AI Development Act.
That means Canada would be treated as a member country when it comes to bidding on contracts for critical digital infrastructure.
“Whether it’s Google, Amazon, Microsoft, we’re very dependent on these platforms. And as we know, it could be weaponized against our economy, against our governments,” said Leblond.
“The message here is, let’s work together. We trust each other.”
The provision comes after European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen proposed last month that Canada become the first associate member of the European Union.
Where possible, European contractors are already inclined to work with Canadian firms over American ones because of the export controls the United States tends to impose on sales to a third-country market, said Wendy Gilmour, vice-chair of the Conference of Defence Associations Institute.
However, persuading U.S.-oriented tech firms in Canada to cast their eyes toward Europe could pose a hurdle.
“There’s been a slow take-up by Canadian business because Canadian business has just been so used to working with the American market,” Gilmour said.
“It’s easy. It’s English speaking. It’s just a simpler prospect than to work in a European regulatory environment with 27 different countries.”
The Canada-EU summit, set for Oct. 29 and 30 in Montreal, will see Prime Minister Mark Carney host von der Leyen, European Council president António Costa and other EU leaders.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 15, 2026.
By Christopher Reynolds | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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