Canada’s position on Iran war is discombobulating and rudderless

Are we a country that prioritizes our principles, and our morality that we wear as part of the Canadian Exceptionalism package? Or are we a country whose decisions in foreign policy are dictated by trade?

At some point, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government will need to have cohesive responses to explain a solid strategy in the Middle East because right now they look like clowns, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ERICA IFILL

March 11, 2026

CALGARY—Cutting and running is a coward’s way out. Does Prime Minister Mark Carney think we’ll forget?

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