9/11 anniversary offers a chance to do better

If there was ever a time for the U.S. representative to Canada to be reminded of our shared history, it is now.

U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra would be wise to leave the politics and his boss’ propaganda at home when he travels to Gander, N.L., for the 9/11 anniversary, writes Tim Powers.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

September 9, 2026

OTTAWA—This Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a day when more than 3,000 people lost their lives, and that sowed the seeds for a decades-long war, and—among other things—saw Canadians help numerous Americans and ot...

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