Swapping the tragedy of the horizon for the expediency of today

The recent budget does little to dispel the confusion about what Canada’s new prime minister stands for when it comes to the country’s climate policy.

By treating climate and the economy as a zero-sum game and appearing to adopt the lobbyists’ narrative playbook, Prime Minister Mark Carney raises questions about what he actually stands for, write Alison Wines and Wren Montgomery.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ALISON WINES, WREN MONTGOMERY

November 10, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget is out, and the highly anticipated nation-building plan has limped into the limelight. The 493-page document reveals little about Carney’s vision for Canada, although more clues can perhaps be found in what gets cut, rather than ...

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