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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, President Donald Trump, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Trumpworld is going to be a place in which the great powers do what they want, limited only by the strength of other great powers, while the lesser countries do what they are told, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Venezuela strikes are nothing but performative murder

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER
  • We are all back in the 19th century when the Western Hemisphere was the exclusive domain of the U.S.

Venezuela strikes are nothing but performative murder

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER
  • We are all back in the 19th century when the Western Hemisphere was the exclusive domain of the U.S.
Donald Trump

The new U.S. National Security Strategy poses hard questions for Canada

OpinionBY ANN FITZ-GERALD

From Reagan’s ‘shining city,’ there’s now an ominous darkness in America under Trump’s lawless abuse of power

OpinionBY MICHAEL HARRIS
Opinion

Forty years of Anglo-Irish agreement

After successfully proposing nearly 30 amendments to strengthen and enhance Bill C-12, Conservative Immigration critic Michelle Rempel Garner says the Liberals still need to go further to meaningfully reform Canada's immigration system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal border bill returns to the House after Conservative, Bloc enhancements at committee

NewsBY STUART BENSON
  • NDP MP Jenny Kwan says it was 'astounding and horrific' to see the Liberals work with the Conservatives to lead Canada toward a more 'draconian' immigration system through Bill C-12.

Liberal border bill returns to the House after Conservative, Bloc enhancements at committee

NewsBY STUART BENSON
  • NDP MP Jenny Kwan says it was 'astounding and horrific' to see the Liberals work with the Conservatives to lead Canada toward a more 'draconian' immigration system through Bill C-12.

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
Parliamentary Calendar

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

A constituent of Immigration Minister Lena Diab says she was told by the cabinet member that she wouldn't speak about matters under her ministerial responsibility while in Halifax. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Constituent seeking help for brother and others fleeing Sudan civil war says immigration minister ‘angry, rude, and dismissive’ in phone call

NewsBY NEIL MOSS
  • A Halifax constituent and an advocate for Sudanese applicants are both calling for Immigration Minister Lena Diab to be shuffled out of her role as the federal program for Sudanese resettlement is marked by increasing delays.

Constituent seeking help for brother and others fleeing Sudan civil war says immigration minister ‘angry, rude, and dismissive’ in phone call

NewsBY NEIL MOSS
  • A Halifax constituent and an advocate for Sudanese applicants are both calling for Immigration Minister Lena Diab to be shuffled out of her role as the federal program for Sudanese resettlement is marked by increasing delays.

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

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

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

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada’s feminist foreign-policy identity was more than branding—it signalled that gender equality and women’s leadership were central to how Canada engaged diplomatically, economically, and developmentally, writes Yusra Qadir. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Stepping back from feminism in foreign policy exposes a deeper crisis of commitment at home

OpinionBY YUSRA QADIR
  • A serious foreign policy must still include measurable commitments to women’s leadership, safety, economic security, political participation, and bodily autonomy.
Mark Carney

Stepping back from feminism in foreign policy exposes a deeper crisis of commitment at home

OpinionBY YUSRA QADIR
  • A serious foreign policy must still include measurable commitments to women’s leadership, safety, economic security, political participation, and bodily autonomy.
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin participate in a joint press conference after their meeting at the Arctic Warrior Event Center at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. Trump and Putin are trying to destroy the international rule of law, writes columnist Gwynne Dyer Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

Trump and Putin’s goal is to destroy the international rule of law

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER
  • Powerful people are deliberately trying to destroy the rule. Putin knows the rule but ignores it, while Trump doesn’t even know it.
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin

Trump and Putin’s goal is to destroy the international rule of law

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER
  • Powerful people are deliberately trying to destroy the rule. Putin knows the rule but ignores it, while Trump doesn’t even know it.

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