Can Canadian politicians unwrap compromise this holiday season?

The prime minister may be angling for a majority by any means necessary, but there's another option—the art of compromise—that he may want to try on for size in 2026.

The potential defection of additional Tories to the Grit benches or a snap election can’t be the only strategies to enact the kind of change Prime Minister Mark Carney says he was elected to make.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY EDITORIAL

December 17, 2025

The year 2025 was one marked by constant movement and change, kicking off with a prime ministerial resignation, and comprising—among many other events—a Liberal leadership race, a trade war with Canada’s once-closest ally, a federal election, a royal visit, a G7 presid...

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