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Defence Minister David McGuinty. The money Canada and allies are donating to the Ukraine war effort is actually being spent in the U.S. to buy the weapons and ammunition that only the Americans can produce in the quantity necessary, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Between a rock and a hard place

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR
  • Canada’s latest contribution to a Ukraine aid package will once again reward U.S. firms while the Trump administration is trying to force Ukraine to accept Russia's demands for a ceasefire agreement.

Between a rock and a hard place

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR
  • Canada’s latest contribution to a Ukraine aid package will once again reward U.S. firms while the Trump administration is trying to force Ukraine to accept Russia's demands for a ceasefire agreement.
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From Reagan’s ‘shining city,’ there’s now an ominous darkness in America under Trump’s lawless abuse of power

OpinionBY MICHAEL HARRIS

I’m still trying to figure out who Carney really is

OpinionBY DOUGLAS ROCHE
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Global Affairs misses benchmark after report shows only 58 per cent of properties abroad in ‘good’ or ‘fair’ condition

Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, returned home with a $70-billion investment commitment after meeting with United Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan last month. Screenshot courtesy of LinkedIn

Is Carney’s expense of political capital coming out of Sudan’s bottom line?

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL
  • The United Arab Emirates is looking to bolster its reputation by cozying up to Canada as a deflection from allegations that it is supporting militias in Sudan.

Is Carney’s expense of political capital coming out of Sudan’s bottom line?

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL
  • The United Arab Emirates is looking to bolster its reputation by cozying up to Canada as a deflection from allegations that it is supporting militias in Sudan.

To trigger a nomination election in a Conservative-held riding in the next election cycle, 51 per cent of the membership must vote for one, according to Conservative sources

NewsBY ABBAS RANA
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Joly to speak at Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on Thursday, Dec. 18

North American security is a shared fence. A gap on one side is a gap for both, writes Rick Tachuk. DND photograph by Cpl Jay Ekin

When Canadians and Americans build together, we build stronger

OpinionBY RICK TACHUK
  • For a century, our partnership has kept North America safe. It has built the world’s most capable defence industrial base, and ensured our Forces can move, fight, and win together.

When Canadians and Americans build together, we build stronger

OpinionBY RICK TACHUK
  • For a century, our partnership has kept North America safe. It has built the world’s most capable defence industrial base, and ensured our Forces can move, fight, and win together.

Bibi awaits the next Trump distraction to dodge legal troubles

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Bibi awaits the next Trump distraction to dodge legal troubles

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pictured in Ottawa in 2023. The agents of principled foreign policy—including Canada, the European Union, its member countries, Japan, Taiwan and others—need to be vocal now to set the standard of what a credible armistice should look like, writes Yaroslav Baran. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

A peace plan that amounts to capitulation threatens us all

OpinionBY YAROSLAV BARAN
  • A just peace preserves Ukraine’s sovereignty, deters future aggression, ensures accountability for war crimes, and provides the economic means for reconstruction. It recognizes that Russia’s invasion was a violation of the most fundamental principles of international law.

A peace plan that amounts to capitulation threatens us all

OpinionBY YAROSLAV BARAN
  • A just peace preserves Ukraine’s sovereignty, deters future aggression, ensures accountability for war crimes, and provides the economic means for reconstruction. It recognizes that Russia’s invasion was a violation of the most fundamental principles of international law.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has been going ahead with what has to be called a top-to-bottom renovation of Canada’s economic posture and place in the world, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With even Conservatives conspiring to pass Carney’s budget, PM turns attention to the wider world

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON
  • The prime minister is engaged in a series of strikingly ambitious undertakings from leveraging Canada’s status as a global middle power to launching a new post-NAFTA economy at home.
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With even Conservatives conspiring to pass Carney’s budget, PM turns attention to the wider world

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON
  • The prime minister is engaged in a series of strikingly ambitious undertakings from leveraging Canada’s status as a global middle power to launching a new post-NAFTA economy at home.

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