As the U.S. follows Israel into Iran, where is Canada’s voice?

Canada needs bold diplomacy, not cautious complicity, as the Middle East tilts toward a wider war.

On the Middle East, Prime Minister Mark Carney is no ideologue, nor does he appear interested in his predecessor’s optics-heavy style. Carney seems more calibrated, writes Bhagwant Sandhu.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY BHAGWANT SANDHU

June 25, 2025

OTTAWA—Has Prime Minister Mark Carney changed Canada’s Middle East policy in response to Israel’s unending military aggression and Iran’s retaliations? The short answer is both yes and no. That ambiguity signals a quiet but significant shift from his predecessors.

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