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Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a housing announcement in Nepean, Ont., on Sept. 14. Carney has set out a roadmap for the biggest upheaval in this country’s economic life in many decades, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

September 17, 2025

OTTAWA—After six months of coping with the gyrations of United States trade policy, it’s easy to lose sight of the enormity of the moment at hand for Canada.

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