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Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, pictured in July 2018, are both reckless men, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead
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
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | February 2, 2026
Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski, a practising medical doctor, says that while it’s not an MP's place to provide opinion on the U.S. government's decisions, he also said he feels compelled to comment on the importance of countries supporting international institutions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | February 2, 2026
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | February 2, 2026
Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski, a practising medical doctor, says that while it’s not an MP's place to provide opinion on the U.S. government's decisions, he also said he feels compelled to comment on the importance of countries supporting international institutions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 2, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump during a May 6, 2025, meeting in the Oval Office. Not long ago, the question of whether the U.S. is a friend or foe to Canada would have seemed preposterous, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 2, 2026
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 2, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump during a May 6, 2025, meeting in the Oval Office. Not long ago, the question of whether the U.S. is a friend or foe to Canada would have seemed preposterous, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY ADAM LAJEUNESSE | January 15, 2026
eft, and U.S. President Donald Trump. The 'hostile America' propaganda line is writing itself and Beijing will slip easily into the gaps opened not only between the U.S. and Denmark/Greenland but between the U.S. and all its partners in the Arctic—and beyond, writes Adam Lajeunesse. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Flickr
Opinion | BY ADAM LAJEUNESSE | January 15, 2026
Opinion | BY ADAM LAJEUNESSE | January 15, 2026
eft, and U.S. President Donald Trump. The 'hostile America' propaganda line is writing itself and Beijing will slip easily into the gaps opened not only between the U.S. and Denmark/Greenland but between the U.S. and all its partners in the Arctic—and beyond, writes Adam Lajeunesse. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Flickr
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 15, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has promised too much already to do absolutely nothing about the massacre of protesters in Iran, but he should do the absolute minimum he thinks he can get away with, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 15, 2026
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 15, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has promised too much already to do absolutely nothing about the massacre of protesters in Iran, but he should do the absolute minimum he thinks he can get away with, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | January 14, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump’s thuggish threats to our economy have become a rallying cry across Canada. Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, should capitalize and go all in on a Team Canada approach to trade, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | January 14, 2026
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | January 14, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump’s thuggish threats to our economy have become a rallying cry across Canada. Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, should capitalize and go all in on a Team Canada approach to trade, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | January 14, 2026
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney should proceed with caution while finding new, non-traditional allies in the face of U.S. protectionism, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | January 14, 2026
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | January 14, 2026
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney should proceed with caution while finding new, non-traditional allies in the face of U.S. protectionism, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 14, 2026
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats may at times be just pressure tactics and it’s also possible he is going too far, even for today’s Americans, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 14, 2026
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 14, 2026
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats may at times be just pressure tactics and it’s also possible he is going too far, even for today’s Americans, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 14, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, has taken a trans-Atlantic approach to addressing U.S. President Donald Trump, while Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum follows a hemispheric one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 14, 2026
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 14, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, has taken a trans-Atlantic approach to addressing U.S. President Donald Trump, while Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum follows a hemispheric one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 14, 2026
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump’s ‘vision’ is a bleak world, carved up according to might, writes Andrew Caddell. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 14, 2026
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 14, 2026
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump’s ‘vision’ is a bleak world, carved up according to might, writes Andrew Caddell. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | January 13, 2026
The Indo-Pacific Strategy locks Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, into a confrontational posture towards Chinese President Xi Jinping that serves the geopolitical priorities of U.S. President Donald Trump, writes Wenran Jiang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | January 13, 2026
Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | January 13, 2026
The Indo-Pacific Strategy locks Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, into a confrontational posture towards Chinese President Xi Jinping that serves the geopolitical priorities of U.S. President Donald Trump, writes Wenran Jiang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 12, 2026
If U.S. President Donald Trump invades Greenland then NATO, the military alliance that has played a large part in preventing a nuclear war for the past 75 years, dies, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Molly Riley
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 12, 2026
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 12, 2026
If U.S. President Donald Trump invades Greenland then NATO, the military alliance that has played a large part in preventing a nuclear war for the past 75 years, dies, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Molly Riley
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 12, 2026
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's recent X post complimenting the U.S.' seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro added, "Down with socialism." This statement comes from a Canadian politician who makes approximately $300,000 per year, has a guaranteed pension, publicly funded health care, and lives in free housing, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 12, 2026
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 12, 2026
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's recent X post complimenting the U.S.' seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro added, "Down with socialism." This statement comes from a Canadian politician who makes approximately $300,000 per year, has a guaranteed pension, publicly funded health care, and lives in free housing, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 12, 2026
Pictured top right and clockwise: U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Chinese President Xi Jinping, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, and French President Emmanuel Macron. Photographs courtesy of the Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok, Wikimedia Commons, Flickr, and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 12, 2026
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 12, 2026
Pictured top right and clockwise: U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Chinese President Xi Jinping, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, and French President Emmanuel Macron. Photographs courtesy of the Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok, Wikimedia Commons, Flickr, and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 12, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. This is the year that Trump and the GOP face a reckoning—the November mid-term elections. After a year of chaotic and calamitous governing, judgment day is fast approaching, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of the White House/photographer Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 12, 2026
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 12, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. This is the year that Trump and the GOP face a reckoning—the November mid-term elections. After a year of chaotic and calamitous governing, judgment day is fast approaching, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of the White House/photographer Daniel Torok