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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Spanish Prime Minister Petro Sanchez have responded very differently to the U.S.-led attack on Iran. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikipedia
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 11, 2026
Mark Carney
At some point, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government will need to have cohesive responses to explain a solid strategy in the Middle East because right now they look like clowns, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 11, 2026
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | March 11, 2026
Mark Carney
At some point, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government will need to have cohesive responses to explain a solid strategy in the Middle East because right now they look like clowns, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 9, 2026
Donald Trump
The Israelis always knew that it wasn’t going to be a four-week war, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s people are reluctantly arriving at the same conclusion, writes Gwynne Dyer.  White House photograph by Molly Riley
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 9, 2026
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 9, 2026
Donald Trump
The Israelis always knew that it wasn’t going to be a four-week war, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s people are reluctantly arriving at the same conclusion, writes Gwynne Dyer.  White House photograph by Molly Riley
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 9, 2026
Liberal MPs say they will get the chance on March 9 to meet in-person after the break week to talk about the war in Iran, and they are eager to hear from Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured at a caucus meeting on the Hill, on why he so quickly supported the deadly U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 9, 2026
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 9, 2026
Liberal MPs say they will get the chance on March 9 to meet in-person after the break week to talk about the war in Iran, and they are eager to hear from Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured at a caucus meeting on the Hill, on why he so quickly supported the deadly U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 9, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney first refused to weigh in the legality of the American-Israeli intervention, claiming that was a judgment for others to make. He subsequently clarified his comments, saying the attack appears to be a prima facie case of breaking international law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 9, 2026
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 9, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney first refused to weigh in the legality of the American-Israeli intervention, claiming that was a judgment for others to make. He subsequently clarified his comments, saying the attack appears to be a prima facie case of breaking international law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 9, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s response to war in the Middle East has so far seemed hasty, morally queasy, intellectually convoluted and—attempts at clarification, notwithstanding—continues to be deeply disappointing to many Canadians, writes Susan Riley. Photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum/Ciaran McCrickard
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 9, 2026
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 9, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s response to war in the Middle East has so far seemed hasty, morally queasy, intellectually convoluted and—attempts at clarification, notwithstanding—continues to be deeply disappointing to many Canadians, writes Susan Riley. Photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum/Ciaran McCrickard
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 20, 2025
Canada has partnered with the U.S. on Operation Caribbe, a counter-narcotic effort in the Caribbean, since 2006. DND photograph by 12 Wing Imaging Services
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 20, 2025
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 20, 2025
Canada has partnered with the U.S. on Operation Caribbe, a counter-narcotic effort in the Caribbean, since 2006. DND photograph by 12 Wing Imaging Services
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 20, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the House of Commons for Question Period on Oct. 1, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 20, 2025
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | October 20, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the House of Commons for Question Period on Oct. 1, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 10, 2025. It is pretty much a political platitude these days to say that Canada must diversify its trading partners, rather than continue with a dangerous economic reliance on the United States, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 20, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 10, 2025. It is pretty much a political platitude these days to say that Canada must diversify its trading partners, rather than continue with a dangerous economic reliance on the United States, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 16, 2025
In the latest example of American influence, Argentina President Javier Milei, left, has welcomed Donald Trump’s $20-billion bailout even as the American president mused about the country’s elections, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore 
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 16, 2025
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 16, 2025
In the latest example of American influence, Argentina President Javier Milei, left, has welcomed Donald Trump’s $20-billion bailout even as the American president mused about the country’s elections, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore 
Opinion | BY RAQUEL GARBERS | October 15, 2025
Understanding the world as it is, the United States is hell-bent on rebuilding its national power and forcing its allies out of their complacency. Its gameplan is well underway, writes Raquel Garbers. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY RAQUEL GARBERS | October 15, 2025
Opinion | BY RAQUEL GARBERS | October 15, 2025
Understanding the world as it is, the United States is hell-bent on rebuilding its national power and forcing its allies out of their complacency. Its gameplan is well underway, writes Raquel Garbers. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 15, 2025
Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault told a gathering of media producers that streaming services have a role to play in investing in the success and sustainability of the country's cultural sectors. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 15, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 15, 2025
Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault told a gathering of media producers that streaming services have a role to play in investing in the success and sustainability of the country's cultural sectors. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, second right, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, were full of praise for each other at a Oct. 7 meeting in the Oval Office, but no trade agreement materialized. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 15, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, second right, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, were full of praise for each other at a Oct. 7 meeting in the Oval Office, but no trade agreement materialized. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | October 15, 2025
Mark Carney
The politics of pipelines has long been a thorn in the side of every prime minister, and Prime Minister Mark Carney will be no different, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | October 15, 2025
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | October 15, 2025
Mark Carney
The politics of pipelines has long been a thorn in the side of every prime minister, and Prime Minister Mark Carney will be no different, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, may have had a good meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump last week, but there is a restiveness forming at home, writes Tim Powers. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 15, 2025
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, may have had a good meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump last week, but there is a restiveness forming at home, writes Tim Powers. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 13, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the West Wing entrance of the White House on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of White House photographer Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 13, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 13, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the West Wing entrance of the White House on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of White House photographer Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 13, 2025
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Sept. 29, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographs
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 13, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 13, 2025
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Sept. 29, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographs
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | October 9, 2025
On Sept. 9, U.S. President Donald Trump obtained an expedited review by the U.S. Supreme Court, pictured, of the so-called global emergency tariffs that he has imposed on many countries around the world. The hearing by the court on these tariffs that has shaken the global economy and trade will begin on Nov. 5, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | October 9, 2025
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | October 9, 2025
On Sept. 9, U.S. President Donald Trump obtained an expedited review by the U.S. Supreme Court, pictured, of the so-called global emergency tariffs that he has imposed on many countries around the world. The hearing by the court on these tariffs that has shaken the global economy and trade will begin on Nov. 5, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons