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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s emphasis on middle powers in his Jan. 20 World Economic Forum address would be familiar to anyone studying foreign policy in Canada in the 1960s and ’70s, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of World Economic Forum/Ciaran McCrickard

Carney ’s embrace of middle power status sends us ‘back to the future’

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL
  • Hopefully, the prime minister’s description of the world is flawed, and we will again reap the benefits of global multilateral co-operation. Otherwise, we may be re-living the 1930s.

Carney ’s embrace of middle power status sends us ‘back to the future’

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL
  • Hopefully, the prime minister’s description of the world is flawed, and we will again reap the benefits of global multilateral co-operation. Otherwise, we may be re-living the 1930s.
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters before the Liberal party caucus meeting in West Block on Dec. 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds prioritize speed in trade agenda as MPs raise alarm over transparency  

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Carney’s Davos speech helped ‘stiffen spines,’ but PM will have to make tough choices to protect Canada’s sovereignty, say two former cabinet ministers

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY
Opinion

America’s drug-pricing reset will reverberate far beyond Washington

Joël Lightbound
Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound's government should ensure that its purchases, including for fighter jets and submarines, should not come from the United States so long as a viable alternative exists, writes Jamie Carroll. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time to get serious about diversifying our suppliers

OpinionBY JAMIE CARROLL
  • Canadians have made the choice in droves to abstain from American alcohol and travel, and it is having a big impact. The least we can expect from our governments at all levels is the same level of commitment.
Joël Lightbound

It’s time to get serious about diversifying our suppliers

OpinionBY JAMIE CARROLL
  • Canadians have made the choice in droves to abstain from American alcohol and travel, and it is having a big impact. The least we can expect from our governments at all levels is the same level of commitment.

DND spurns House committee request for roadmap to comply with info czar’s orders

NewsBY NEIL MOSS
Parliamentary Calendar

GG Mary Simon wraps six-day Nordic tour on Feb. 7

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Sheila Copps on Greenland, a 2026 election, and the return of Parliament

Five areas where we should be both assertive and protective of our policy sovereignty fall under Defence Minister David McGuinty, left, Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, Culture and Identity Minister Marc Miller, AI Minister Evan Solomon, and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand.   The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘With or without you’: policy sovereignty in a Trumpian world

OpinionBY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN
  • If we are to achieve the ambition Mark Carney laid out so eloquently and clearly for Canada to set out its own path as a middle-power, we also need to start asking ourselves questions about risks to our policy sovereignty. Donald Trump’s newest threat to put a 100 per cent tariff on all Canadian imports if Canada makes a trade deal with China is such a threat to Canada’s policy sovereignty.

‘With or without you’: policy sovereignty in a Trumpian world

OpinionBY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN
  • If we are to achieve the ambition Mark Carney laid out so eloquently and clearly for Canada to set out its own path as a middle-power, we also need to start asking ourselves questions about risks to our policy sovereignty. Donald Trump’s newest threat to put a 100 per cent tariff on all Canadian imports if Canada makes a trade deal with China is such a threat to Canada’s policy sovereignty.

Iran an active case study on whether massacres work

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Iran an active case study on whether massacres work

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Chinese President Xi Jingping. Photograph courtesy of X

Advancing the new China-Canada strategic partnership will need full implementation of the leaders’ consensus

OpinionBY WANG DI
  • The two countries should make the list of areas where we co-operate longer, make the list of irritants shorter, and keep reinforcing the bond of common interests so as to build strong partnerships.

Advancing the new China-Canada strategic partnership will need full implementation of the leaders’ consensus

OpinionBY WANG DI
  • The two countries should make the list of areas where we co-operate longer, make the list of irritants shorter, and keep reinforcing the bond of common interests so as to build strong partnerships.
In a world dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump, we need all the mental health management tools that can be mustered, writes Tim Powers. Image courtesy of Pixabay/Tiburi

Learning to exhale when dealing with Trump

OpinionBY TIM POWERS
  • When it comes to dealing with the president and his pronouncements, follow the 24-hour rule when angry or upset.

Learning to exhale when dealing with Trump

OpinionBY TIM POWERS
  • When it comes to dealing with the president and his pronouncements, follow the 24-hour rule when angry or upset.

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