Canada-U.S. relationship is one bad president away from disaster

Donald Trump is that disaster. Mark Carney’s push to protect Canada from a hostile American president is laudable, but not without risks because Trump has proven time after time that he is the most vindictive president in U.S. history.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured in the White House on Oct. 7, 2025, fielding questions from members of the media. The rise of Trump should have provided the ultimate wakeup call to all Canadian politicians, as it clearly has with the PM, writes Michael Harris.Photograph courtesy of the White House/ photographer Daniel Torok

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

July 6, 2026

HALIFAX—Prime Minister Mark Carney is proving that politics at its most important is a big-picture game.

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