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Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has twice revealed that he had calls with U.S. President Donald Trump that weren't previously known due to a lack of a public readout. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GEORGE HAYNAL | September 15, 2025
A new, CBC-based entity focused on the United States is needed to give voice to a Canadian perspective in President Donald Trump’s America, writes George Haynal. Official White House Photo by Molly Riley via Flickr
Opinion | BY GEORGE HAYNAL | September 15, 2025
Opinion | BY GEORGE HAYNAL | September 15, 2025
A new, CBC-based entity focused on the United States is needed to give voice to a Canadian perspective in President Donald Trump’s America, writes George Haynal. Official White House Photo by Molly Riley via Flickr
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 10, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will welcome her G7 counterparts to the Golden Horseshoe in the fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 10, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 10, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will welcome her G7 counterparts to the Golden Horseshoe in the fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 9, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree has introduced legislation in Bill C-2 to strengthen border security. The controversial bill is at second reading in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 9, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 9, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree has introduced legislation in Bill C-2 to strengthen border security. The controversial bill is at second reading in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 8, 2025
United States President Donald Trump. All that MAGA has shown itself to be is a group where anger is the primary motivator, and this rarely results in positive outcomes on its own, writes Rose LeMay. Official White House Photo by Molly Riley via Flickr
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 8, 2025
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 8, 2025
United States President Donald Trump. All that MAGA has shown itself to be is a group where anger is the primary motivator, and this rarely results in positive outcomes on its own, writes Rose LeMay. Official White House Photo by Molly Riley via Flickr
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 4, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, held a White House meeting to discuss plans for Gaza’s future, with former British prime minister Tony Blair in the mix among real estate developers and others. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 4, 2025
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 4, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, held a White House meeting to discuss plans for Gaza’s future, with former British prime minister Tony Blair in the mix among real estate developers and others. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 14, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump not only blinked first, but he blinked at exactly the right time, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 14, 2025
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 14, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump not only blinked first, but he blinked at exactly the right time, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 14, 2025
Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ approach to relations with his Turkish neighbour may offer some lessons for Canada, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/CC-BY-4.0: © European Union 2022–Source: EP
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 14, 2025
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 14, 2025
Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ approach to relations with his Turkish neighbour may offer some lessons for Canada, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/CC-BY-4.0: © European Union 2022–Source: EP
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 14, 2025
Mexican marines perform drills at Camp Pendleton, Calif., in June 2018. The Mexican military is structured almost entirely for internal defence and security, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by OS Justin Spinello
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 14, 2025
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 14, 2025
Mexican marines perform drills at Camp Pendleton, Calif., in June 2018. The Mexican military is structured almost entirely for internal defence and security, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by OS Justin Spinello
Opinion | BY STEPHEN BUFFALO | April 14, 2025
The world wants our oil and gas. But an ideologically driven agenda has gutted our ability to deliver, writes Stephen Buffalo. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons 
Opinion | BY STEPHEN BUFFALO | April 14, 2025
Opinion | BY STEPHEN BUFFALO | April 14, 2025
The world wants our oil and gas. But an ideologically driven agenda has gutted our ability to deliver, writes Stephen Buffalo. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons 
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 14, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Carney understands that Canada needs to reinvent itself as a self-sufficient country, allied to new trading partners who share our values, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 14, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 14, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Carney understands that Canada needs to reinvent itself as a self-sufficient country, allied to new trading partners who share our values, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 14, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, centre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Trump's trade war has forced Canada to rethink its economic position in the world, but David Crane says Canada's political leaders are missing the mark with talk of accelerating oil and gas projects and critical minerals. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Wikimedia Commons, and Pixabay, and illustration courtesy of Joey Sabourin
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 14, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | April 14, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, centre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Trump's trade war has forced Canada to rethink its economic position in the world, but David Crane says Canada's political leaders are missing the mark with talk of accelerating oil and gas projects and critical minerals. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Wikimedia Commons, and Pixabay, and illustration courtesy of Joey Sabourin
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 12, 2025
Green Party co-leader Elizabeth May, left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 12, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 12, 2025
Green Party co-leader Elizabeth May, left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | April 11, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, are fighting in a campaign where the electorate is focused on who can best handle U.S. President Donald Trump. But that's not the chief concern for young voters, according to a new poll. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons, illustration by Neena Singhal
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | April 11, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | April 11, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, are fighting in a campaign where the electorate is focused on who can best handle U.S. President Donald Trump. But that's not the chief concern for young voters, according to a new poll. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons, illustration by Neena Singhal
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 10, 2025
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith
Alberta Premiere Danielle Smith spoke in Ottawa on April 10 at a conference hosted by the Canada Strong and Free Network. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 10, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 10, 2025
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith
Alberta Premiere Danielle Smith spoke in Ottawa on April 10 at a conference hosted by the Canada Strong and Free Network. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL W. MANULAK | April 10, 2025
As Prime Minister Mark Carney's visits to France and the U.K. reminded us, Canada’s society and institutions have non-American roots. In a period of dislocation, we should rediscover them, writes Michael W. Manulak. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL W. MANULAK | April 10, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL W. MANULAK | April 10, 2025
As Prime Minister Mark Carney's visits to France and the U.K. reminded us, Canada’s society and institutions have non-American roots. In a period of dislocation, we should rediscover them, writes Michael W. Manulak. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | April 10, 2025
Trump
After studying Trump's dramatic tariff measures, Mark Carney’s first major reaction was that the U.S. president has fundamentally changed the international trading system while at the same time asserting that Trump officials had professed to preserve a number of key elements of the commercial relationships between Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, The Hill Times, and illustration by Joey Sabourin
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | April 10, 2025
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | April 10, 2025
Trump
After studying Trump's dramatic tariff measures, Mark Carney’s first major reaction was that the U.S. president has fundamentally changed the international trading system while at the same time asserting that Trump officials had professed to preserve a number of key elements of the commercial relationships between Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, The Hill Times, and illustration by Joey Sabourin
Opinion | BY ALIONKA SKUP | April 10, 2025
interpreters
Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau, left, welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron to the Centre Block, pictured in the background on June 7, 2018, and the interpreters in the foreground. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ALIONKA SKUP | April 10, 2025
Opinion | BY ALIONKA SKUP | April 10, 2025
interpreters
Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau, left, welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron to the Centre Block, pictured in the background on June 7, 2018, and the interpreters in the foreground. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade