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The U.S./Israel war on Iran has put Prime Minister Mark Carney on a tightrope: his Davos speech championed international co-operation and soft power diplomacy; yet his quick declaration of support for the war on Iran showed his continued tolerance of the hard power of military action, write Douglas Roche and Ernie Regehr. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | February 25, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s career has been shaped by disciplined risk management, institutional credibility, and respect for independent challenge. That gives Ottawa a credible path from chronic underperformance to reliable delivery, writes Ram Mathilakath. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | February 25, 2026
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | February 25, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s career has been shaped by disciplined risk management, institutional credibility, and respect for independent challenge. That gives Ottawa a credible path from chronic underperformance to reliable delivery, writes Ram Mathilakath. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | February 23, 2026
A burnt-out bus in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Mexican cartel members began burning businesses and vehicles on Feb. 22 after their leader died in military custody. Photograph courtesy of Don Martin
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | February 23, 2026
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | February 23, 2026
A burnt-out bus in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Mexican cartel members began burning businesses and vehicles on Feb. 22 after their leader died in military custody. Photograph courtesy of Don Martin
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 22, 2026
Mark Carney
Nanos Research data shows that if Prime Minister Mark Carney were to call an election right now, the Liberals could lose multiple seats in Quebec, though they would likely make up those losses through wins in other parts of the country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 22, 2026
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 22, 2026
Mark Carney
Nanos Research data shows that if Prime Minister Mark Carney were to call an election right now, the Liberals could lose multiple seats in Quebec, though they would likely make up those losses through wins in other parts of the country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WOJTEK GWIAZDA | February 19, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the West Block on Feb. 11, 2026. Right now Cuba is on the menu, and Canada, in its first real test after the Davos speech, has to decide whether it will stand by and watch the situation in Cuba worsen even more, writes Wojtek Gwiazda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WOJTEK GWIAZDA | February 19, 2026
Opinion | BY WOJTEK GWIAZDA | February 19, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the West Block on Feb. 11, 2026. Right now Cuba is on the menu, and Canada, in its first real test after the Davos speech, has to decide whether it will stand by and watch the situation in Cuba worsen even more, writes Wojtek Gwiazda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON, MARLO GLASS | February 18, 2026
Freshly-minted Liberal MP Matt Jeneroux said Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech in Davos was the catalyst that changed his mind and 'opened a lot of eyes for Canadians' about 'just how serious this national unity crisis actually is.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON, MARLO GLASS | February 18, 2026
News | BY STUART BENSON, MARLO GLASS | February 18, 2026
Freshly-minted Liberal MP Matt Jeneroux said Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech in Davos was the catalyst that changed his mind and 'opened a lot of eyes for Canadians' about 'just how serious this national unity crisis actually is.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 2, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney's favourability rating is anywhere between 12 and 20 points ahead of his party depending on the poll. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 2, 2026
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 2, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney's favourability rating is anywhere between 12 and 20 points ahead of his party depending on the poll. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 2, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, has started calling Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, 'governor,' and the White House claimed Carney privately walked back his Davos speech. Carney denies it, while the only Canadian party that's given any credence to Trump is the Conservatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Flickr
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 2, 2026
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 2, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, has started calling Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, 'governor,' and the White House claimed Carney privately walked back his Davos speech. Carney denies it, while the only Canadian party that's given any credence to Trump is the Conservatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Flickr
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 2, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, 2026. The Trump administration has already scored one win, successfully pressing Canada to rescind the digital services tax, which was to ensure that U.S. Big Tech firms paid tax on their massive revenues in Canada. Photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum/Benedikt von Loebell
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 2, 2026
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 2, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, 2026. The Trump administration has already scored one win, successfully pressing Canada to rescind the digital services tax, which was to ensure that U.S. Big Tech firms paid tax on their massive revenues in Canada. Photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum/Benedikt von Loebell
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 2, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on Jan. 27, 2026, speaking at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 2, 2026
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 2, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on Jan. 27, 2026, speaking at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 2, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured Dec. 2, 2025, at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 2, 2026
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 2, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured Dec. 2, 2025, at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOHN MCKAY | January 29, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2026. Photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum/Ciaran McCrick
Opinion | BY JOHN MCKAY | January 29, 2026
Opinion | BY JOHN MCKAY | January 29, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2026. Photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum/Ciaran McCrick
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | January 29, 2026
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
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | January 29, 2026
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | January 29, 2026
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
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 28, 2026
Conservative MPs Dan Mazier, clockwise from top left, Richard Bragdon, Bloc Québécois MP Yves Perron, and Liberal MPs Doug Eyolfson, Pauline Rochefort, Emma Harrison, and Sophie Chatel all welcomed China lowering its tariffs on Canadian canola. But Perron said Carney's deal with China is 'sad news for pork people.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Facebook
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 28, 2026
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | January 28, 2026
Conservative MPs Dan Mazier, clockwise from top left, Richard Bragdon, Bloc Québécois MP Yves Perron, and Liberal MPs Doug Eyolfson, Pauline Rochefort, Emma Harrison, and Sophie Chatel all welcomed China lowering its tariffs on Canadian canola. But Perron said Carney's deal with China is 'sad news for pork people.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Facebook
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 28, 2026
Mark Carney and Donald Trump
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump take media questions in the Oval Office on Oct. 7, 2025. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 28, 2026
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 28, 2026
Mark Carney and Donald Trump
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump take media questions in the Oval Office on Oct. 7, 2025. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 28, 2026
Housing Minister Gregor Robertson said the Liberal government 'is making generational investments that will build our economy and make our communities stronger,' in a Jan. 19 press release announcing funds that have resulted in 59,000 housing units in communities across Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 28, 2026
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 28, 2026
Housing Minister Gregor Robertson said the Liberal government 'is making generational investments that will build our economy and make our communities stronger,' in a Jan. 19 press release announcing funds that have resulted in 59,000 housing units in communities across Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 28, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Jan. 22 remarks about the Plains of Abraham were met with pure vitriol from Quebec leaders, but he’s right to push back on the idea Quebecers never supported Confederation in 1867, writes Andrew Caddell. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 28, 2026
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 28, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Jan. 22 remarks about the Plains of Abraham were met with pure vitriol from Quebec leaders, but he’s right to push back on the idea Quebecers never supported Confederation in 1867, writes Andrew Caddell. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 26, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20. Photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum/Ciaran McCrickard
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 26, 2026
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 26, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20. Photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum/Ciaran McCrickard