Canada Hires U.S. Scholars From Harvard and Other Top Universities

In relations between Canada and the United States around 27 August 2026, Canada hired 48 US-based academics, including scholars from Harvard and other top US universities, according to the Financial Times and the New York Times. Separately, Prime Minister Carney rejected a US renaming of Lake Ontario as 'Lake America', saying Canadians will call it Lake Ontario 'then, now and always'. A Canadian mayor said he did not have time for 'silly name games'.

Lutnick blamed Carney and politics for the collapse of trade talks and said Carney abandoned a US-Canada trade deal out of political self-interest. Carney is due to address the European Parliament as Canada deepens ties with Europe after a break with Trump.