Good morning. Ottawa has responded to U.S. tariffs, including with dollar-for-dollar retaliation. More on that below, along with a deeper look at an exhibit at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and a goodbye to Dolly Parton.

Canada is hitting back against the United States with countertariffs on $27.6-billion worth of American products, including metals, seafood, clothing, home appliances and electronic devices. Ottawa is targeting nearly 900 different items, with most of the levies set at 25 per cent or 50 per cent, while a small number are subject to a lower 15-per-cent duty. They take effect on Sept. 8.

The supports: Ottawa also outlined a $7.5-billion support package. The Canadian measures include easier access to employment insurance for affected workers and a range of loan programs for businesses.

Another threat: President Donald Trump said he is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” as the trade war intensifies. To some, threatening to rename the body of water marks an attempt to erase First Nations’ language and impose American nationalism.

Other pushback: U.S. tariffs are pushing Canadian alcohol producers to rethink their biggest export market. Meanwhile, Ontario Premier Doug Ford struck a conciliatory tone yesterday after he and Trump exchanged a series of public and personal insults.

Keep reading

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• Barry Hertz: Canadian film and TV industry is not the easy bargaining chip Washington thought it was
• Tony Keller: Why Trump’s trade war against Canada won’t Make America Great Again
• David Shribman: Whether it’s Iran or Canada, for Trump, the result is the same
• Andrew Coyne: The whole world is watching as Canada stands up to Trump

Multiple trustees at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights raised concerns last fall that a new exhibit on the Palestinian Nakba could damage the institution’s reputation and hurt fundraising efforts. But management rebuffed the board members, telling them content curation is not their responsibility, according to internal meeting minutes.

The investigation: The Globe and Mail obtained a copy of the minutes, which include around 200 pages of records from November, 2025, to this past May, and conducted interviews with one former trustee and four current ones.

The display: The Nakba exhibit examines what the museum describes as an “ongoing process” beginning in the 1940s, when hundreds of thousands of Palestinian Arabs were displaced from what is now Israel. It will remain on display for at least two years.

Tehran pledged to fight back against expanded, but vague, U.S. sanctions aimed at isolating its economy. Notably, the new list of sanctions did not feature any of the Chinese financial institutions suspected of facilitating Iran’s oil trade. Washington is keen to avoid any curbs on China’s exports of critical minerals.

Peace talks: Iran expressed a general willingness to resume peace talks during meetings between Iranian and Pakistani officials on Monday, while expressing concern about the sanctions, a Pakistan government source said.

Music icon Dolly Parton, one of the best-selling female artists of all time, has