BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 26: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney listens as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks to the media following talks at the Chancellery on August 26, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. Carney is visiting Germany, Poland and Latvia this week to reportedly speak with leaders on issues including trade, defence and energy. (Photo by Omer Messinger/Getty Images)
Ottawa und Alberta haben am Donnerstag ein brandneues Energieabkommen unterzeichnet, das bei allen Akteuren der kanadischen Politik positive und negative Gefühle ausgelöst hat.
Das Abkommen verspricht ein neues Bitumen, das von Alberta bis an die Küste von British Columbia reichen wird. Die Entscheidung hat Klimabefürworter aufgeschreckt und indigene Gruppen wütend gemacht.
Die Vereinbarung bestätigte auch, dass Carneys Regierung die vorgeschlagene Obergrenze für Öl- und Gasemissionen nicht einführen und die Bestimmungen zur « Grünfärberei » ändern wird, die seine Regierung erstmals im Haushalt der Liberalen vom 4. November angekündigt hatte.
Die Vereinbarung sieht vor, dass sowohl Ottawa als auch Alberta sich verpflichten, bis 2050 Netto-Null-Emissionen zu erreichen.
Die neue Pipeline wird zusätzlich zu der im Bau befindlichen Erweiterung der Trans Mountain-Pipeline verlegt.
was sagt Carney dazu?
Premierminister Carney lächelte, als er der umstrittenen Premierministerin von Alberta, Danielle Smith, die Hand schüttelte. Premierministerin Smith ist wegen ihrer Haltung zum Klimawandel, zur Einwanderung, zu Impfstoffen und zu Sozialprogrammen, auf die sich die Kanadier verlassen, heftig kritisiert worden.
« Im Mittelpunkt des Abkommens steht natürlich die Priorität einer Pipeline nach Asien. Das wird Kanada stärker, unabhängiger, widerstandsfähiger und nachhaltiger machen »
-Mark Carney
Carney behauptet, das Abkommen werde « die Voraussetzungen für eine industrielle Transformation schaffen » Und dass das Geschäft « vielschichtig » sei.
Probleme in BC
Die Regierung von Britisch-Kolumbien hat das Abkommen abgelehnt, das Alberta eine Ausnahmeregelung von einem auf Bundesebene verhängten Verbot einräumen würde, das Öltanker daran hindert, mehr als 12.500 Tonnen Rohöl und andere schwer abbaubare Ölprodukte als Fracht vor der Nordküste von BC zu transportieren.
Die Heiltsuk Nation erklärte, dass die Gemeinden der First Nations an der Küste « der Nullpunkt für die Gefahren von Unfällen auf dem Meer, einschließlich Ölverschmutzungen, sind und dass wir die Last des Risikos eines erweiterten Schiffsverkehrs tragen »
Auch der Premierminister von BC, David Aby, hat seine Meinung geäußert.
Die Ureinwohner sagen, dass dies « niemals geschehen wird »
Die Präsidentin der Coastal First Nations in B.C. machte ihren Standpunkt deutlich. Marilyn Slett sagte, dass ihre Gruppe, die fast ein Dutzend First Nations vertritt, völlig im Dunkeln gelassen wurde und dass eine Ölpipeline an die Nordküste der Provinz niemals realisiert werden wird ».
Auch Gruppen der First Nations in Alberta lehnen das Abkommen ab,
« Es ist frustrierend, wenn Gespräche geführt werden und wir nicht dabei sind », sagte der Häuptling der Cold Lake First Nations, Kelsey Jacko.
Liberaler Abgeordneter tritt zurück
OTTAWA, KANADA – 13. MAI: Steven Guilbeault, Minister für kanadische Identität und Kultur sowie Minister für Amtssprachen, wird am 13. Mai 2025 in Ottawa, Kanada, in der Rideau Hall bei der Vereidigungszeremonie des Kabinetts vereidigt. Der neu gewählte Premierminister Mark Carney stellte sein Kabinett vor und versprach « entschlossenes Handeln » bei der Umsetzung seiner ehrgeizigen Wirtschaftsagenda angesichts der angespannten Beziehungen des Landes zu den USA im Zusammenhang mit den Handelszöllen. (Foto von Andrej Ivanov/Getty Images)
Die vielleicht dramatischste Reaktion kam von Steven Guilbeault, einem liberalen Abgeordneten aus Quebec, der aus Protest gegen das Abkommen seinen Sitz niederlegte.
In einer ausführlichen Erklärung, die auf Twitter veröffentlicht wurde, sagte Guilbeault, dass er den Premierminister am Donnerstag über seine Entscheidung informiert habe und dass er auch seine Rolle als Carneys Stellvertreter in Quebec aufgebe.
Guilbeault führte eine Vielzahl von Gründen an, warum das Geschäft gegen seine Überzeugungen verstößt.
Er wies auch darauf hin, dass die Aufhebung des Tankerverbots in BC « das Unfallrisiko in der Region erheblich erhöhen » könnte
Das Tankerverbot wurde 1972 vom Unterhaus einstimmig beschlossen, weil die Hecate Strait, die Route, die die Tanker nehmen müssen, tückisch ist. Die Hecate Strait ist als das gefährlichste Gewässer Kanadas bekannt.
Es gibt keine festen Pläne für den Bau dieser Pipeline, aber Carney behauptet, man werde « groß bauen, wir werden schnell bauen ».
TORONTO, CANADA - NOVEMBER 7 : Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney participates in a featured conversation on Budget 2025 with the Canadian Club Toronto on November 7, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu via Getty Images)
A medida que se acerca el final de la competición por el lucrativo proyecto de submarinos de Canadá, parece que Alemania podría ser la candidata a llevárselo, después de que una empresa de defensa noruega utilice el vínculo de su país con el Ártico para convencer a Canadá.
« Nos gusta perder contra Canadá en hockey sobre hielo. Es uno de los países con los que nos gusta perder. El encaje cultural, ser naciones centradas en el Ártico, ser miembros de la OTAN… hay mucha coincidencia »
-Kjetil Myhra, vicepresidente ejecutivo de sistemas de defensa de Kongsberg
Myhra declaró a los medios de comunicación que su empresa ya es experta en la creación de infraestructuras submarinas en condiciones árticas, algo que sin duda implicaría este proyecto.
Kongsberg apoya a la alemana ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, o TKMS, en la licitación. En caso de éxito, obtendrían un contrato multimillonario para construir una flota de submarinos destinados a patrullar la costa ártica canadiense.
Un esfuerzo internacional
Jacques Esser, director de relaciones con los inversores de la unidad naval de ThyssenKrupp, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), pasa junto al logotipo de su empresa antes de la oferta pública inicial de TKMS en la bolsa de Fráncfort del Meno, oeste de Alemania, el 20 de octubre de 2025. (Foto de Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP vía Getty Images)
Lo que hace interesante esta oferta en particular es que se trata de una fusión de los respectivos gobiernos de Alemania y Noruega. Parece que TKMS, respaldada por Kongsberg, se presenta como parte de un grupo de naciones y empresas privadas que trabajan por el mismo objetivo.
Con la incorporación de TKMS a una empresa cuya experiencia radica en la construcción de tecnología submarina avanzada, Alemania está sugiriendo potencialmente una flota submarina internacional vinculada.
Con Rusia amenazando continuamente las aguas septentrionales, es una oferta que el gobierno canadiense podría estar dispuesto a aceptar.
Kongsberg, que ya había sido contratada por TKMS, prestará a los submarinos TKMS 212CD su sistema de combate, denominado ORCCA, que funcionará en los submarinos noruegos y alemanes. También funcionará en submarinos canadienses si TKMS gana el contrato.
Necesidad de una flota marina
El H.M.C.S. Victoria, uno de los submarinos diésel y eléctricos recientemente adquiridos por Canadá, amarrado en el muelle de la base naval canadiense de Esquimalt. El Victoria es uno de los cuatro submarinos que, comprados usados al gobierno británico, fueron inmovilizados cuando un miembro de la tripulación del submarino murió a bordo del HMCS Chicoutimi durante un incendio que inutilizó el submarino cuando regresaba de Inglaterra. | Localización: Esquimalt, Columbia Británica, Canadá. (Foto de Christopher Morris/Corbis vía Getty Images)
Canadá está inmersa en una carrera por reemplazar su vetusta flota de submarinos: la clase Victoria. La jubilación de los submarinos Victoria está prevista para 2035, pero tres de las cuatro naves ya han sido retiradas.
El gobierno canadiense quiere comprar una flota de 12 submarinos a proveedores extranjeros. Sólo TKMS y la surcoreana Hanwha Oceans siguen en liza por el contrato.
Los ejecutivos de Kongsberg se han reunido periódicamente en Canadá durante el último mes, tratando de impulsar su caso. Parte de su argumento se resume: Konsberg lleva décadas recibiendo contratos canadienses y exportando tecnología de defensa a los mercados internacionales.
En la actualidad, la empresa tiene un contrato con la Royal Navy para equipar destructores navales de la clase River con componentes operativos clave y misiles de ataque naval.
LONDRES, INGLATERRA – 10 DE SEPTIEMBRE: El logotipo de la empresa Kongsberg se muestra durante la feria Security Equipment International (DSEI) en el London Excel el 10 de septiembre de 2025 en Londres, Inglaterra. La feria Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) acoge a fabricantes de equipos de defensa de todo el mundo en una exposición de 4 días en Londres. Manifestantes antibelicistas se reúnen en el exterior con la esperanza de impedir que el evento siga adelante. (Foto de John Keeble/Getty Images)
Kongsberg también quiere comprar una fábrica en Terranova. Kjetil Myhra declaró a los medios de comunicación que « el mensaje que también transmitimos a Canadá es que hay que asegurarse de establecer relaciones a largo plazo que creen puestos de trabajo sostenibles para Canadá y no sólo algo que llega para un programa concreto y, cuando éste termina, los puestos de trabajo desaparecen »
Ottawa envió en privado las instrucciones de licitación a los dos fabricantes de submarinos el 14 de noviembre. El gobierno canadiense se ha negado a hacer públicas esas instrucciones, alegando motivos de seguridad nacional.
« Dada la naturaleza sensible de la adquisición de un submarino avanzado, las instrucciones de licitación no se harán públicas, dado el contexto de seguridad nacional y soberanía »
-Nicole Allen, portavoz de Servicios Públicos y Adquisiciones de Canadá.
Al parecer, las instrucciones indicaban que la puntuación de las ofertas por parte del gobierno haría hincapié en el mantenimiento a largo plazo de las embarcaciones.
TORONTO, CANADA - NOVEMBER 7 : Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney participates in a featured conversation on Budget 2025 with the Canadian Club Toronto on November 7, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Während sich der Wettbewerb um Kanadas lukratives U-Boot-Projekt dem Ende zuneigt, sieht es so aus, als könnte Deutschland der Kandidat sein, der den Zuschlag erhält, nachdem ein norwegisches Rüstungsunternehmen die Verbindung seines Landes zur Arktis nutzt, um Kanada zu überzeugen.
« Wir verlieren gerne gegen Kanada im Eishockey. Es ist eines der Länder, gegen die wir gerne verlieren. Die kulturelle Übereinstimmung, die Nähe zur Arktis, die Mitgliedschaft in der NATO – es gibt so viele Übereinstimmungen
-Kjetil Myhra, leitender Vizepräsident für Verteidigungssysteme bei Kongsberg
Myhra erklärte gegenüber den Medien, dass sein Unternehmen bereits Experte im Aufbau von U-Boot-Infrastrukturen unter arktischen Bedingungen sei, was dieses Projekt mit Sicherheit mit sich bringen würde.
Kongsberg unterstützt das deutsche Unternehmen ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) bei der Bewerbung. Im Falle des Zuschlags würde das Unternehmen den milliardenschweren Auftrag zum Bau einer U-Boot-Flotte erhalten, die die arktische Küste Kanadas überwachen soll.
Eine internationale Anstrengung
Jacques Esser, Investor Relations Manager bei ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), geht am 20. Oktober 2025 vor dem Börsengang von TKMS in Frankfurt am Main am Logo seines Unternehmens vorbei. (Foto von Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP via Getty Images)
Was dieses Angebot so interessant macht, ist die Tatsache, dass es sich um einen Zusammenschluss der Regierungen Deutschlands und Norwegens handelt. Es hat den Anschein, dass TKMS, unterstützt von Kongsberg, sich als Teil einer Gruppe von Nationen und Privatunternehmen präsentiert, die auf das gleiche Ziel hinarbeiten.
Indem TKMS ein Unternehmen einbringt, dessen Fachwissen im Bau fortschrittlicher U-Boot-Technologie liegt, deutet Deutschland möglicherweise eine vernetzte internationale U-Boot-Flotte an.
Angesichts der ständigen Bedrohung durch Russland in den nördlichen Gewässern ist die kanadische Regierung möglicherweise geneigt, dieses Angebot anzunehmen.
Das Unternehmen Kongsberg, das bereits von TKMS unter Vertrag genommen wurde, wird den TKMS 212CD U-Booten sein ORCCA genanntes Kampfsystem zur Verfügung stellen, das in den norwegischen und deutschen U-Booten zum Einsatz kommen wird. Es wird auch in kanadischen U-Booten zum Einsatz kommen, wenn TKMS den Zuschlag erhält.
Bedarf an einer Marineflotte
Die H.M.C.S. Victoria, eines der kürzlich erworbenen Diesel- und Elektro-U-Boote Kanadas, liegt im Dock des kanadischen Marinestützpunkts Esquimalt. Die Victoria ist eines von vier U-Booten, die von der britischen Regierung gebraucht gekauft wurden. Sie wurden auf Grund gesetzt, als ein Mitglied der U-Boot-Besatzung an Bord der HMCS Chicoutimi bei einem Brand starb, der das U-Boot auf der Rückreise von England lahmlegte. | Standort: Esquimalt, British Columbia, Kanada. (Foto von Christopher Morris/Corbis via Getty Images)
Kanada befindet sich derzeit in einem Wettlauf um den Ersatz seiner veralteten U-Boot-Flotte, der Victoria-Klasse. Die Victoria-U-Boote sollen im Jahr 2035 außer Dienst gestellt werden, aber drei der vier Schiffe wurden bereits ausgemustert.
Die kanadische Regierung beabsichtigt, eine Flotte von 12 U-Booten von ausländischen Anbietern zu erwerben. Nur TKMS und das südkoreanische Unternehmen Hanwha Oceans sind noch im Rennen um den Auftrag.
Führungskräfte von Kongsberg haben sich in den letzten Monaten regelmäßig in Kanada getroffen und versucht, ihre Argumente vorzubringen. Ein Teil ihrer Argumente ist der Lebenslauf: Konsberg erhält seit Jahrzehnten kanadische Aufträge und exportiert Verteidigungstechnologie auf internationale Märkte.
Derzeit ist das Unternehmen bei der Royal Navy unter Vertrag und rüstet Zerstörer der River-Klasse mit wichtigen Komponenten und Marineschlachtraketen aus.
LONDON, ENGLAND – 10. SEPTEMBER: Das Firmenlogo von Kongsberg wird während der Security Equipment International (DSEI) im Londoner Excel am 10. September 2025 in London, England, gezeigt. Die Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) ist eine viertägige Messe in London, auf der Hersteller von Verteidigungsgütern aus der ganzen Welt vertreten sind. Anti-Kriegs-Demonstranten versammeln sich vor dem Gebäude, um die Veranstaltung zu verhindern. (Foto von John Keeble/Getty Images)
Kongsberg möchte auch eine Fabrik in Neufundland kaufen. Kjetil Myhra sagte gegenüber den Medien: « Die Botschaft, die wir auch hier nach Kanada tragen, lautet: Stellt sicher, dass ihr langfristige Beziehungen aufbaut, die nachhaltige Arbeitsplätze für Kanada schaffen, und nicht nur etwas, das für ein bestimmtes Programm hereinkommt, und wenn das Programm endet, verschwinden die Arbeitsplätze »
Ottawa hat am 14. November den beiden Subunternehmern vertrauliche Angebotsanweisungen übermittelt. Die kanadische Regierung hat sich geweigert, diese Anweisungen zu veröffentlichen, da sie Bedenken hinsichtlich der nationalen Sicherheit hat.
« Angesichts des sensiblen Charakters der Beschaffung einer fortschrittlichen U-Boot-Fähigkeit werden die Ausschreibungsanweisungen im Hinblick auf die nationale Sicherheit und Souveränität nicht veröffentlicht
-Nicole Allen, Sprecherin von Public Services and Procurement Canada.
Berichten zufolge heißt es in den Anweisungen, dass die Regierung bei der Bewertung der Angebote das Hauptaugenmerk auf die langfristige Wartung der Boote legen wird.
BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 26: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney listens as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks to the media following talks at the Chancellery on August 26, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. Carney is visiting Germany, Poland and Latvia this week to reportedly speak with leaders on issues including trade, defence and energy. (Photo by Omer Messinger/Getty Images)
Ottawa and Alberta signed a brand new energy deal on Thursday that has sent positive and negative feelings throughout every actor involved in Canadian politics.
The deal promises a new bitumen that will run from Alberta all the way to the coast of British Columbia. The decision has sent climate supporters reeling and has left Indigenous groups furious.
The deal also confirmed that Carney’s government will not impose the proposed cap on oil and gas emissions and will amend the “greenwashing” provisions, which his government first announced in the Liberals’ Nov. 4 budget.
The deal outlines both Ottawa’s and Alberta’s commitments to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
The new pipeline will be in addition to the extension being built to the Trans Mountain pipeline.
What does Carney think?
PM Carney was all smiles as he shook hands with controversial Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Premier Smith has been heavily criticized for her stance on climate change, immigration, vaccines, and social programs that Canadians rely on.
“At the core of the agreement, of course, it’s a priority to have a pipeline to Asia. That’s going to make Canada stronger, more independent, more resilient, more sustainable,”
-Mark Carney
Carney claims the deal will “set the stage for an industrial transformation.” And that the deal is “multifaceted”.
Problems in BC
The government of British Columbia has rejected the deal, which would give Alberta an exemption to a federally imposed ban that stops oil tankers from carrying more than 12,500 tonnes of crude oil and other persistent oil products as cargo off B.C.’s North Coast.
First Nations groups in the area want the tanker ban to remain, with the Heiltsuk Nation stating that coastal First Nations communities are “ground zero for the dangers of marine accidents, including oil spills, and we shoulder the burden of risk of expanded marine traffic.”
BC Premier David Aby has also made his thoughts known.
“The vast majority of those projects rely on the support of coastal First Nations, for whom the oil tanker ban is the sole reason they’re able to tolerate those other projects, »
First Nations say it will ‘never happen’
The president of the Coastal First Nations in B.C. made her stance clear. Marilyn Slett said her group, which represents nearly a dozen First Nations, has been completely left in the dark and that an oil pipeline to the province’s North Coast « will never happen ».
« While the details of this MOU remain to be seen, under no circumstances can it override our inherent and constitutional rights and title, or deter our deep interconnection of mutual respect for the ocean. »
First Nations groups in Alberta are also opposing the deal,
« It’s frustrating when people are having talks, and we’re absent from the table, » said Cold Lake First Nations Chief Kelsey Jacko.
Liberal MP resigns
OTTAWA, CANADA – MAY 13: Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages, is sworn in at Rideau Hall for the cabinet’s swearing-in ceremony on May 13, 2025 in Ottawa, Canada. Newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his cabinet and promised « decisive action » on his ambitious economic agenda as the country faces strained relations with the U.S. over trade tariffs. (Photo by Andrej Ivanov/Getty Images)
Possibly the most dramatic reaction came from Steven Guilbeault, a Liberal MP from Quebec, who resigned his seat in protest of the deal.
In a lengthy statement posted to Twitter, Guilbeault said he informed the prime minister of his decision on Thursday, noting he is also departing from his role as Carney’s Quebec lieutenant.
This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
“I chose to enter politics to champion the fight against climate change and the protection of the environment.”
Guilbeault outlined a myriad of reasons why the deal goes against his beliefs.
“There was no consultation with the Indigenous Nations of the West Coast of BC, or with the provincial government.”
He also cited how lifting the tanker ban in BC could “significantly increase the risk of accidents in the region.”
The tanker ban was unanimously passed by the House of Commons in 1972 due to the treacherous nature of the Hecate Strait, the route tankers need to take. The Hecate Strait is known as the most dangerous body of water in Canada.
There are no set plans for the construction of this pipeline, but Carney claims they will “build big, we will build fast.
TORONTO, CANADA - NOVEMBER 7 : Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney participates in a featured conversation on Budget 2025 with the Canadian Club Toronto on November 7, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu via Getty Images)
As the competition for Canada’s lucrative submarine project winds to a close, it looks like Germany might be the candidate to run away with it after a Norwegian defence company is using its country’s Arctic link to persuade Canada.
“We like to lose to Canada in ice hockey. It’s one of the countries we like to lose to. The cultural fit, being Arctic-centric nations, being NATO members — there’s so much alignment.”
-Kjetil Myhra, executive vice president of defence systems at Kongsberg
Myhra told media outlets that his firm is already an expert in creating submarine infrastructure in Arctic conditions, something this project would certainly entail.
Kongsberg is supporting Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, or TKMS, in the bid. If successful, they would be rewarded with the multi-billion dollar contract to build a fleet of submarines designed to patrol Canada’s Arctic coast.
An international effort
Jacques Esser, investor relations manager at ThyssenKrupp’s naval unit ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), walks past his company’s logo prior to TKMS’ initial public offer at the stock exchange in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on October 20, 2025. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP via Getty Images)
What makes this particular bid interesting is that it’s a merger of Germany’s and Norway’s respective governments. It appears that TKMS, backed by Kongsberg, are presenting itself as part of a group of nations and private companies working toward the same goal.
With TKMS bringing in a company whose expertise lies in building advanced submarine technology, Germany is potentially suggesting a linked international submarine fleet.
With Russia continually threatening northern waters, it’s an offer the Canadian government may be inclined to take.
Kongsberg, which was already contracted by TKMS, will be lending the TKMS 212CD subs its combat system, dubbed ORCCA, which will operate in the Norwegian and German subs. It will also operate in Canadian subs if TKMS wins the contract.
In need of a marine fleet
The H.M.C.S. Victoria, one of Canada’s recently acquired diesel and electric submarines, tied up at the dock at the Canadian Navy base Esquimalt. The Victoria is one of four submarines which, bought used from the British government, were grounded when one member of the submarine crew died on board the HMCS Chicoutimi during a fire that crippled the submarine while returning from England. | Location: Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Christopher Morris/Corbis via Getty Images)
Canada is currently in a race to replace its aged fleet of submarines: the Victoria class. The Victoria subs are scheduled for retirement in 2035, but three of the four ships have already been retired.
The Canadian government is looking to purchase a fleet of 12 submarines from foreign suppliers. Only TKMS and South Korea’s Hanwha Oceans remain in contention for the contract.
Kongsberg executives have been meeting in Canada regularly over the last month, trying to push their case. Part of their argument is resume: Konsberg has been receiving Canadian contracts for decades and exporting defence tech into international markets.
The company is currently under contract for the Royal Navy, outfitting naval River-class destroyers with key operating components and naval strike missiles.
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 10: The Kongsberg company logo is displayed during the Security Equipment International (DSEI) at London Excel on September 10, 2025 in London, England. The Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) hosts defence equipment manufacturers from around the world at a 4-day exhibition in London. Anti-war protesters gather outside in the hope of preventing the event from going ahead. (Photo by John Keeble/Getty Images)
Kongsberg is also looking to purchase a factory in Newfoundland. Kjetil Myhra told the media that “The message that we’re also carrying here to Canada is, make sure that you build long-term relationships that build sustainable jobs for Canada and not just something that comes in for a particular program, and when the program ends, the jobs goes away,”
Ottawa privately sent bid instructions to the two sub makers on Nov. 14. The Canadian government has refused to release those instructions, citing concerns for national security.
“Given the sensitive nature of procuring an advanced submarine capability, the bid instructions will not be made public, given the national security and sovereignty context,”
-Nicole Allen, Public Services and Procurement Canada spokesperson.
Reportedly, the instructions said the government’s scoring of the bids will place most of the emphasis on the boats’ long-term maintenance.
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 30: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House on September 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump is traveling to Marine Corps Base Quantico to deliver remarks to senior military leaders. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
At 79 years old, Donald Trump is the oldest person ever to be inaugurated president. Yes, that’s right: in a role almost solely occupied by men aged 60 or older, Trump is the oldest to have been inaugurated.
While losing cognitive ability is not a joke, and certainly not something to be made light of or even analyzed, most people are not the leader of the ‘free world’.
Being the President of the United States means you are no longer just another person; you’re arguably the world’s most powerful public figure.
Society must hold the president to a higher standard.
In this article, we’re going to list as many examples as possible of statements and behaviour made and exhibited by Donald Trump that lead us to believe that the president is in full cognitive decline, and should be sitting at home with his family, not running America.
An expert opinion
US President Donald Trump speaks with the press on board Air Force One in Mildenhall, Suffolk on October 14, 2025. US President Donald Trump hailed a « tremendous day for the Middle East » as he and regional leaders signed a declaration meant to cement a ceasefire in Gaza, hours after Israel and Hamas exchanged hostages and prisoners. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Dozens of experts have given their take on Trump’s mental state. Harry Segal, a senior lecturer for the psychology department at Cornell, gave his thoughts on the signs and symptoms displayed by DJT.
“Trump has shown evidence of dementia for the past year, as indicated by his strange gait, phonemic paraphasia—when he begins a word and can’t finish it—and decline in the complexity of his words and concepts. This limited capacity explains his poor debate performance, but there are two more disturbing signs of his decline.”
He cited a few specific moments, including: “[In October] he got cognitively lost in a rally and began to talk about the ‘eight circles’ that Biden filled up with journalists. No one on his staff has been able to explain the reference.”
Examining behaviour
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 08: (EDITOR’S NOTE: Alternate crop) U.S. President Donald Trump reads a note handed to him by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio he said was regarding Middle East peace talks during a roundtable discussion in the State Dining Room of the White House on October 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump’s administration held the roundtable to discuss the anti-fascist Antifa movement after signing an executive order designating it as a “domestic terrorist organization”. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
It’s not hard to find a myriad of examples of Trump exhibiting concerning behaviour. We’re going to take a look at some of the grossest examples.
A month ago, Trump claimed that he had halted a “nuclear” war between Iran and Pakistan, a conflict that does not exist.
On October 16, Trump told a group of reporters outside the White House that he had prevented Iran and Pakistan from descending into a nuclear conflict that would have ‘devastated the world’.
“If you look at Pakistan and Iran, I told them I was in the midst of negotiating a trade deal with… Iran and Pakistan was gonna be in line… And I said during one of my conversations, ‘Are you guys gonna go to war, two nuclear powers?’ I said, ‘Here’s the deal. You go to war, I’m gonna put a 200 percent tariff [on you both]. I’m gonna stop you from doing any business in the United States.’”
Firstly, Iran and Pakistan have never been in conflict. One must assume the president meant to say India. Still, it’s a mistake that most presidents would have been publicly shamed for.
The kicker? Pakistan credited the U.S. with helping secure a ceasefire, but the Indian government strongly disagrees, denying that the president helped ‘in any way’ in establishing the ceasefire agreement.
On the topic of made-up conflicts, Trump also insisted that he had “solved” an imaginary conflict between Cambodia and Armenia—two nations 4,000 miles apart.
Let’s make this fact-check abundantly clear: Cambodia and Armenia have never fought a war.
Trump made the absurd claim at the American Cornerstone Institute’s Founders’ Dinner on Sept 20, 2025. While standing at the podium, rambling about how he should have won the Nobel Peace Prize, Trump said, “Cambodia and Armenia, it was just starting, and it was a bad one. Think of that.”
Cambodia did have a scuffle with Thailand the previous week, and, of course, Armenia has been in a long battle with Azerbaijan —so there is a string to connect these countries with. Still, this would be front page news during the Biden administration.
Speaking of Azerbaijan, Trump didn’t forget to mention it as well. The Don has twice mistaken the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict this past fall.
The president has continually mistaken Armenia for Albania, and now even the world leaders are laughing at his memory loss. On the topic of the conflict, Trump offered his unprompted comments,
“I think that we settled Aber-baijan and Albania,”
Yes… he mispronounced the country as well. He continued by saying, “It was going on for years. It was never going to be settled… If you remember the prime minister and the presidents, they were there for many years. When they were in my office, we settled.”
To his credit, the U.S. has been credited as being a key contributor to the agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Still, you’d think Trump would be able to remember, considering he hosted both world leaders in the Oval Office just a month before this embarrassing blunder.
To add insult to injury, multiple leaders then ridiculed Trump at the Copenhagen summit on October 2. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama was caught poking fun at Trump with French President Emmanuel Macron and Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev.
“You should make an apology … to us because you didn’t congratulate us on the peace deal that President Trump made between Albania and Azerbaijan,” Rama told Macron. President Ilham Aliyev then burst out laughing.
Trump managed to forget House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ name just a day after meeting with him to discuss avoiding a government shutdown.
Speaking to reporters, Trump discussed his talks with “Chuck Schumer, who was here yesterday, along with… uhh, the, a very nice gentleman who I didn’t really know. You know who I’m talking about.”
We know who he was talking about… did he?
Trump has confused Nikki Haley and Nancy Pelosi.
The only thing that links these Haley and Pelosi is Trump’s feelings, and their gender, but a mix-up has occurred.
Trump claimed, regarding the Jan. 6 riot that, “Nikki Haley, you know they, do you know they destroyed all of the information, all of the evidence, everything, deleted and destroyed all of it. All of it, because of lots of things like Nikki Haley is in charge of security. We offered her 10,000 people, soldiers, National Guard, whatever they want. They turned it down. They don’t want to talk about that. These are very dishonest people,”
Nikki Haley was in charge of absolutely nothing on January 6, 2021.
Trump invented a fake senator, Kristi Whitman/Whitmer
This one is especially concerning. In August 2025, Donald Trump confused every single reporter in the Oval Office after going on a rant about ‘Kristi Whitman,’ a person who does not exist.
“You know, I did a favor for Kristi Whitman… Whitmer… Kristi Whitmer.” After a moment of confused silence the president plodded on, ““A good favor, I think. With the fish, the carp, the China carp—you ever hear of it? China carp, it’s taking over your Great Lakes.”
The president glanced around the room of shocked faces before nodding to himself, seemingly satisfied with what he had just said.
It’s possible the president meant Gretchen Whitmer, Christine Todd Whitman, Chris Christie, or even Kristi Noem, whom he called Kristi Kerr a few weeks earlier.
My money would be on Whitmer, since she is the only Governor responsible for a Great Lake
Names are tough, apparently.
Trump told reporters—not once, but twice—that he was “going to Russia on Friday.”– August, 2025
In reality, the president was headed to Alaska for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“This is a tragic emergency, and it’s embarrassing for me to be up here,” Trump told reporters.
He continued to say, “You know, I’m going to see Putin. I’m going to Russia on Friday. I don’t like being up here, talking about how unsafe and how dirty and disgusting this once-beautiful capital [is].”
The White House had to quickly retract the statement, and Trump himself clarified the fact on Truth Social hours later.
Trump tells TIME that he ordered Israeli attacks in the fall of 2024
During the October 23 interview, TIME’s reporter brought up attacks committed by Israel against the Lebanese group Hezbollah (a group funded by Iran, Syria, Lebanese diaspora, and in parts by Israel itself). Broaching the topic sparked Trump to blurt out a ‘fact’ that took the interviewer by surprise:
“All of those attacks were done under my auspices, you know, with Israel doing the attacks—with the pagers and all that stuff,” Trump, who was not the president at the time, but in the midst of his campaign against Joe Biden, told TIME. “They let me know everything [happening],”
He then added that “And sometimes I’d say no—and they’d be respectful of that.”
Trump is either insinuating that he was a decision-maker for the Israeli government in 2024, or that he was president at the time.
Trump mixes up Kristi Noem with pro golfer
As mentioned earlier Trump has mistook Kristi Noem before, with a golfer.
In August, Trump called Kristi Noem ‘Christie Kerr’, a female pro golfer while thanking a myriad of GOP politicians.
“I want to recognize several members of the task force, including our great Vice President JD Vance. JD, thank you very much. Thank you. Our equally great Attorney General Pam Bondi. Pam, thank you very much, Pam. Secretary of Homeland Security Cristie Kerr,”
This time, Trump caught himself right away,
“Cristie Kerr, do you know who Cristie Kerr is?” he said, as Vance and others on stage laughed. “She’s a friend of mine. Great golfer.”
Noem seemed unfazed by the moment.
Quantico ramblings
We’re not even going to break down Trump’s unfocused, rambling speech addressing hundreds of America’s military generals and admirals assembled in Quantico, Va. If you’re interested, watch it; it has more content than we can disseminate here.
The generals could be seen wide-eyed and visibly concerned as the president ranted.
A cognitive test
In April 2025, Donald Trump completed the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, a basic test used to gauge whether an elderly person’s cognitive ability has begun to decline.
The test asks respondents to draw a clock with a specific time, identify pictures of animals, remember a series of words, and count backwards by a specific number. According to the creators of the test, it is meant to detect mild cognitive impairment as early as possible, not to measure intelligence or IQ.
“It’s a very, very low bar for somebody who carries the nuclear launch codes in their pocket to pass and certainly nothing to brag about,”
Trump reportedly scored a perfect 30/30 score, which he took the time to brag about like it was the LSATS:
“One of the doctors said he’s almost never seen a perfect score. I had a, had a perfect score. I had the highest score. And that made me feel good,”
“There aren’t a lot of people in this room that would get every single question right, I can guarantee you.”
Then he decided to compare himself to some Democrats,
“Have [Ocasio-Cortez] pass the exams that I decided to take when I was at Walter Reed. Those are very hard—they’re really aptitude tests, I guess, in a certain way, but they’re cognitive tests. Let AOC go against Trump. Let Jasmine go against Trump.”
In a legendary Fox News interview, Trump also explained how he had aced the test. “It’s like, you’ll go, ‘Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.’ So they’d say, ‘Could you repeat that.’ So I said, ‘Yeah. So it’s person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.’
The average toddler can identify pictures of common animals, and most children learn to read an analog clock around age 6 or 7, according to The New York Times.
But hey, it’s still impressive, right?
“It’s actually not that easy. But for me it was easy,”.
Again, experts estimate that the test should be easily aced by any 12-year-old, but don’t take their word for it; check out the test yourself here. The toughest section for the president may have been the ‘serial subtraction’ (also known as skip counting), which most American children learn in third grade. It’s also important to note that this test takes no more than 10 minutes to complete.
Trump is the first American president to openly admit to a cognitive assessment.
“It’s a very, very low bar for somebody who carries the nuclear launch codes in their pocket to pass and certainly nothing to brag about,” Jonathan Reiner told The Washington Post. Reiner is a professor at the George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and a cardiologist.
Some purposeful statements?
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 05: U.S. President Donald Trump talks to the media before heading to Marine One on the south lawn of the White House on October 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Trumps are heading to Norfolk, Virginia this afternoon to celebrate the Navy’s 250th birthday. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
Now, beside this list of examples, Trump has also been consistently ‘misremembering’ a key fact: who the president was in 2020.
Trump and his administration have made at least five statements implying that Trump was not the president in 2019-2020 over the last two months.
Trump is claiming that Joe Biden was responsible for a slew of controversies during that period, including COVID-19, the Jan. 6 riots, the deficit, the 2020 census, and school closures related to COVID-19.
Of course, Trump was either directly or indirectly responsible for all of those points.
This feels purposeful and pointed. These examples are not cognitive decline or a memory issue; these examples are purposeful manipulation.
Either the president is in cognitive decline and remembers little over the last four years, or he’s openly trying to manipulate the American public. We’re not sure which is worse.
As backlash grows over the president’s latest outburst, his recent decision to call Minnesota Governor Tim Walz the R-Word is drawing widespread condemnation from disability advocates, political opponents and even some within his own party, who see the remark as another blatant example of ableist and demeaning rhetoric unworthy of the office.
Reporter: "You mentioned Tim Waltz and you called him what many Americans do find an offensive word—'retarded'. Do you stand by that claim of calling Tim Walz 'retarded'?"
Trump: "Yeah, I think there's something wrong with him. Absolutely sure. Do you have a problem with it?" pic.twitter.com/wuoMELG7nd
Yet despite the criticism and repeated calls to apologize, the president does not appear to have a second thought about his words. When questioned by reporters about the slur and whether he regretted using it, he chose instead to double down, brushing aside concerns about respect and decorum and adding another cutting line aimed at Walz. Rather than soften his stance or walk anything back, he escalated the attack by declaring in front of cameras and microphones:
«I think there’s something wrong with him», a statement that further inflamed the controversy and reinforced the impression that he is deliberately leaning into insults as a political weapon.
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«This is not normal behavior. It’s not healthy.»
A late-night Thanksgiving message on Truth Social
Trump first used the slur against Tim Walz in a late-night Thanksgiving message posted on Truth Social on November 27, where he launched into a long attack on immigration, Somali refugees in Minnesota and what he portrayed as rising crime in the state, presenting Minnesota as a «once great» place that was being overwhelmed by newcomers. In that post, after claiming that Somali gangs were roaming the streets and that residents were afraid to leave their homes, he turned his fire directly on the Democratic governor and labeled him «seriously re****ed», writing the now-quoted line:
«The seriously re****ed Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, does nothing, either through fear, incompetence, or both.»
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During a press gaggle aboard Air Force One on November 30, the president was directly confronted about his earlier use of the slur against Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. A reporter asked: «You mentioned Tim Walz and you called him what many Americans do find an offensive word—‘re****ed’. Do you stand by that claim of calling Tim Walz ‘re****ed’?» Instead of backing down, the president doubled down without hesitation, replying: «Yeah, I think there’s something wrong with him. Absolutely sure. Do you have a problem with it?» He went on to insist that Walz was «incompetent» and blamed him for what he described as a massive influx of Somali refugees into Minnesota, claiming the state had spent “billions” tied to immigration and community support — remarks that further escalated the controversy and reinforced his strategy of transforming criticism into an opportunity to intensify personal attacks.
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«President of the eighth grade.»
-Jimmy Kimmel
Not normal behavior
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was the first to answer the president’s insult directly, turning Trump’s language back on him with a short, pointed message that instantly went viral. On X, he reposted the Thanksgiving Truth Social rant in which Trump called him «seriously re****ed» and replied with just four words: «Release the MRI results.» In the days that followed, Walz used interviews to frame the slur as a question about the president’s own fitness for office. On Meet the Press, he described a leader who spent Thanksgiving night ranting online instead of being with family and warned that «This is not normal behavior. It’s not healthy», adding that he believes the president is «fading physically» and that he is «deeply concerned» Trump may be «incapable of doing the job». Walz also accused him of «throwing around slurs» that «demonize our children», arguing that a president who refuses to release basic medical records while attacking people with disabilities is failing the standards historically expected of the office.
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« I will be voting NO on redistricting, perhaps he can use the next 10 months to convince voters that his policies and behavior deserve a congressional majority.»
-Indiana State Senator Michael Bohacek
A «president of the eighth grade»
Beyond Walz, the backlash spread quickly through both cultural and political circles, with late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and at least one Republican elected official publicly rebuking the president’s language. On Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the comedian read from Trump’s Thanksgiving post and mocked his claim that the world is laughing at America by shooting back: «They’re laughing at you!», before zeroing in on the insult toward Walz and sarcastically calling Trump the «president of the eighth grade» to underline how juvenile the slur sounded coming from a head of state. The criticism from inside his own party was even more striking: Indiana state senator Michael Bohacek, whose daughter has Down syndrome, wrote that he has been «an unapologetic advocate for people with intellectual disabilities» and warned that the president’s rhetoric cannot be brushed aside because «His choices of words have consequences.» Bohacek went further, announcing, «I will be voting NO on redistricting, perhaps he can use the next 10 months to convince voters that his policies and behavior deserve a congressional majority», effectively tying his opposition to a key Republican priority directly to Trump’s use of the slur and underscoring how politically costly the comment could become even among Republicans.
US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a discussion at the Munich Leaders meeting hosted by the Munich Security Conference at the Willard Hotel in Washington, DC, May 7, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a discussion at the Munich Leaders meeting hosted by the Munich Security Conference at the Willard Hotel in Washington, DC, May 7, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a visit to East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3, 2025. Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, were forced to evacuate in February 2023, when a Norfolk Southern train carrying chemicals derailed, covering the area in thick black smoke. (Photo by Rebecca DROKE / POOL / AFP) (Photo by REBECCA DROKE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on November 11, 2025. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)US Vice President JD Vance speaks during the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) summit in Washington, DC, on November 12, 2025. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP) (Photo by ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA – 2017/01/13: Salvation Army advertisement depicting a sad Canadian reality. Canada has a lot of poverty still but it is hard to see (specially in the cities). (Photo by Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images)NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 10: A homeless man sleeps under an American Flag blanket on a park bench on September 10, 2013 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. As of June 2013, there were an all-time record of 50,900 homeless people, including 12,100 homeless families with 21,300 homeless children homeless in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)DEPOSIT, NY – JUNE 19: People wait to receive food at a distribution point that was handed out by the Food Bank of the Southern Tier Mobile Food Pantry on June 19, 2012 in Deposit, New York. The mobile food pantry program was introduced in 2007 in the Southern Tier of New York and covers nearly 4,000 predominately rural miles. The converted beverage truck delivers fresh produce, dairy products and other grocery items to individuals and families in need. The pantry typically distributes for a period of two hours and provides 100 to 160 families with food. According to the 2010 Census, 15.72% the population serviced by the mobile pantry live at or below the federal poverty level. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)EDMONTON, CANADA MARCH 26:
A person holds Canadian dollar banknotes, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on March 26, 2025. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)FORT ERIE, ONTARIO – SEPTEMBER 20: People wait to clear the Customs and Immigration plaza before or after crossing the Peace Bridge on September 20, 2005 in Buffalo, New York. Nearly 3.2 million trucks, buses and cars cross the Peace Bridge each year. It is one of the busiest commercial crossings along the entire Canadian-US border. Trade between the US and Canada totaled $500 billion usd in 2005. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)TORONTO, CANADA – MARCH 10: Ontario Premier Doug Ford gives remarks at a press conference in Queen’s Park on March 10, 2025 in Toronto, Canada. Ford announced that the provincial government applied a 25 percent surcharge on all electricity exports to the United States as part of retaliatory tariff measures (Photo by Katherine KY Cheng/Getty Images)Toronto ON-Sept 26.Photos of the neighbourhood from Woodlawn to St. Clair W between Yonge and Avenue RdPhotos of the neighbourhood from Woodlawn to St. Clair W between Yonge and Avenue Rd. In some parts of Toronto, where it used to cost more to be a homeowner, the average renter is now spending more on a monthly basis — a sign of a nascent shift, as rents across the country have soared faster than inflation and faster than the bills of their homeowner neighbours. (R.J. Johnston/Toronto Star) (R.J. Johnston/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
