Carney’s absence from Iran debate was a missed opportunity

Prime Minister Mark Carney missed an opportunity to demonstrate that his speeches aren’t just for international audiences, but also for Canadians, in the people’s house.

Prime Minister Mark Carney opted not to attend the debate on the war in Iran that his party instigated on March 9, leaving it to the foreign minister to articulate the government’s muddied position. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY EDITORIAL

March 11, 2026

On Feb. 28, the United States and Israel began their barrage on Iran, with strikes that ultimately killed the country’s longtime supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, as well as

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