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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
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 16, 2026
Although Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has embarked on a wide range of measures to transform the economy, including major nation-building projects and commitments on AI and data sovereignty, more changes are needed, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 16, 2026
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 16, 2026
Although Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has embarked on a wide range of measures to transform the economy, including major nation-building projects and commitments on AI and data sovereignty, more changes are needed, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TREVOR HANCOCK | February 13, 2026
In his Davos speech, Prime Minister Mark Carney cautioned we can’t live within a lie. With repeated warnings of catastrophic climate change, we can’t keep living this lie, writes Trevor Hancock.  World Economic Forum photograph courtesy of Ciaran McCrickard
Opinion | BY TREVOR HANCOCK | February 13, 2026
Opinion | BY TREVOR HANCOCK | February 13, 2026
In his Davos speech, Prime Minister Mark Carney cautioned we can’t live within a lie. With repeated warnings of catastrophic climate change, we can’t keep living this lie, writes Trevor Hancock.  World Economic Forum photograph courtesy of Ciaran McCrickard
Opinion | BY GREG MACDOUGALL, RICHARD NOLAN | February 9, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, has decisions to make about the Senate. De-politicized by design a decade ago, it never regained a shared parliamentary purpose with the House of Commons, and is now an institution some describe as adrift, write Richard Nolan and Greg MacDougall. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GREG MACDOUGALL, RICHARD NOLAN | February 9, 2026
Opinion | BY GREG MACDOUGALL, RICHARD NOLAN | February 9, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, has decisions to make about the Senate. De-politicized by design a decade ago, it never regained a shared parliamentary purpose with the House of Commons, and is now an institution some describe as adrift, write Richard Nolan and Greg MacDougall. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 9, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for Question Period on Feb. 3, 2026. As Globe and Mail columnist Lawrence Martin put it, 'The prime minister is now seen as leading the resistance among middle powers of the world to American subjugation.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 9, 2026
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 9, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for Question Period on Feb. 3, 2026. As Globe and Mail columnist Lawrence Martin put it, 'The prime minister is now seen as leading the resistance among middle powers of the world to American subjugation.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 9, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a press conference with Canada’s premiers after the first ministers’ meeting in the West Block on Parliament Hill on Jan. 29, 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 9, 2026
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 9, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a press conference with Canada’s premiers after the first ministers’ meeting in the West Block on Parliament Hill on Jan. 29, 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 3, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters before the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Oct. 8, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 3, 2025
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 3, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters before the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Oct. 8, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. If Carney is lucky, the opposition parties will defeat the budget and we will be plunged into a Christmas election, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 3, 2025
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. If Carney is lucky, the opposition parties will defeat the budget and we will be plunged into a Christmas election, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | November 3, 2025
The decision by Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured, to run ads in the United States using former president Ronald Reagan's words about his dislike of tariffs motivated current President Donald Trump to end trade talks with Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | November 3, 2025
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | November 3, 2025
The decision by Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured, to run ads in the United States using former president Ronald Reagan's words about his dislike of tariffs motivated current President Donald Trump to end trade talks with Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 31, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, has led the Liberal Party to a reversal of fortunes in fundraising this year, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's three-quarter total is just shy of his party's historic 2024 total. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 31, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 31, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, has led the Liberal Party to a reversal of fortunes in fundraising this year, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's three-quarter total is just shy of his party's historic 2024 total. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | October 30, 2025
So far, Prime Minister Mark Carney has fixated on investor sentiment: walking back the capital gains tax hike, hinting at 'builder-friendly' tax cuts and capital access tools.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | October 30, 2025
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | October 30, 2025
So far, Prime Minister Mark Carney has fixated on investor sentiment: walking back the capital gains tax hike, hinting at 'builder-friendly' tax cuts and capital access tools.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's biggest challenge is to win Canadians' trust, to convince them that he's on the right track, and that he's pursuing a short-term-pain-for-long-term-gain strategy that is in Canada’s best interests, David Crane writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 27, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's biggest challenge is to win Canadians' trust, to convince them that he's on the right track, and that he's pursuing a short-term-pain-for-long-term-gain strategy that is in Canada’s best interests, David Crane writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 27, 2025
It is likely that Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, is one of just a few people in Canada's Parliament who know anything about U.S. President Donald's Trump's proposed Golden Dome missile defence system. That needs to change. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 27, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 27, 2025
It is likely that Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, is one of just a few people in Canada's Parliament who know anything about U.S. President Donald's Trump's proposed Golden Dome missile defence system. That needs to change. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 22, 2025
Mark Carney
In his first budget, Prime Minister Mark Carney has on his shoulders a collective task that surpasses the long-term challenges undertaken by a single prime minister in decades, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 22, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 22, 2025
Mark Carney
In his first budget, Prime Minister Mark Carney has on his shoulders a collective task that surpasses the long-term challenges undertaken by a single prime minister in decades, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has seemingly prioritized diversification through Europe over the Indo-Pacific given his tour itinerary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 22, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has seemingly prioritized diversification through Europe over the Indo-Pacific given his tour itinerary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 20, 2025
Mark Carney
This spring, Prime Minister Mark Carney was able to present himself as a new face in Parliament, with plenty of experience in the business and international communities, but more attention needs to be paid to rural regions that have been painted a deep swath of blue for the past two decades, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 20, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 20, 2025
Mark Carney
This spring, Prime Minister Mark Carney was able to present himself as a new face in Parliament, with plenty of experience in the business and international communities, but more attention needs to be paid to rural regions that have been painted a deep swath of blue for the past two decades, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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 DAVID CRANE | October 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney. While Canada has potential, the World Intellectual Property Organization's 2025 Global Innovation Report says it lags badly on high-tech exports, creative outputs from the business sector, industrial designs, trade marks, and other forms of intellectual property, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 20, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney. While Canada has potential, the World Intellectual Property Organization's 2025 Global Innovation Report says it lags badly on high-tech exports, creative outputs from the business sector, industrial designs, trade marks, and other forms of intellectual property, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade