Stewart Prest

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Le premier ministre canadien Mark Carney, à gauche, et la présidente de la Commission européenne Ursula von der Leyen se serrent la main lors d'une rencontre bilatérale dans le bureau de cette dernière, au Parlement européen, à Strasbourg, en France, le 16 septembre 2026. La Presse canadienne/Justin Tang

Merci, Trump : le Canada en voie de devenir le tout premier « membre associé » de l’UE

Le Canada a passé le dernier siècle à défendre les démocraties européennes. Aujourd’hui, il leur demande de lui rendre la pareille.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands during a bilateral meeting in her office at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Sept. 16, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Thanks, Trump: Why Canada may become the European Union’s first ever ‘associate member’

Canada has spent the last century defending European democracies. Now it’s asking them to return the favour.
U.S. President Donald Trump listens to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after an apparent ceasefire deal in October, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Mark Carney in Australia: How did he become the darling of the global anti‑Trump movement?

Canada’s Mark Carney has a vision of an alternate global order that grabbed global headlines - asking middle powers like Australia to challenge the current system.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivers his keynote address at the party’s national convention in Calgary, on Jan. 30, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal

Pierre Poilievre: The most successful unsuccessful leader in Canadian politics?

The Pierre Poilievre leadership review will likely retain the status quo: an opposition leader only liked by his party’s base but deeply distrusted by non-conservative Canadians.
Le discours du premier ministre Mark Carney au Forum économique mondial de Davos lui a valu une ovation debout et les éloges de la communauté internationale. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Mark Carney à Davos : virage à 180 degrés dans les relations avec les États‑Unis

Mark Carney espère voir émerger un nouvel ordre mondial qui soit non seulement plus résistant aux menaces diverses et imprévisibles, mais aussi plus honnête et plus juste.
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 20, 2026. He received a standing ovation for his remarks and global plaudits. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Mark Carney’s Davos speech marks a major departure from Canada’s usual approach to the U.S.

Mark Carney clearly hopes a new global world order may emerge that’s not only more resilient to diverse and unpredictable threats, but is more honest and just.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, signs an memorandum of understanding on pipelines with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Calgary, Alta., on Nov. 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Why Mark Carney’s pipeline deal with Alberta puts the Canadian federation in jeopardy

The federal government’s deal with Alberta over a pipeline to British Columbia is offside for many reasons — and will deepen divisions among Canadian provinces.
United States President Donald Trump looks towards Prime Minister Mark Carney as they raise their glasses during a toast at a working dinner in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Oct 29, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Mark Carney’s apology to Donald Trump: Far from ‘elbows up,’ it seems Canada has no elbows at all

An Ontario ad on Ronald Reagan’s support of free trade may have been an unnecessary risk. But Mark Carney’s apology to Donald Trump was an unnecessary own-goal.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks to media prior to the first ministers meeting in Saskatoon on June 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards

What if Alberta really did vote to separate?

An independent Alberta would be a landlocked, oil-exporting nation. It would have to enter into long and painful negotiations with Canada and the U.S. over every aspect of its new status.
Trump, dejected? Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump engage in a meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., May 6, 2025. Carney reiterated to Trump that Canada ‘is not for sale … ever.’ THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Mark Carney tells Donald Trump ‘Canada is not for sale’ in a high‑stakes Oval Office meeting

Under a thin veneer of supposed friendship and convivial conversation, the Oval Office meeting between Mark Carney and Donald Trump was tense.
Liberal Mark Carney, the NDP’s Jagmeet Singh, Conservative Pierre Poilievre and the Bloc Québecois’ Yves-Francois Blanchet participate in the English-language federal leaders’ debate in Montréal on April 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

The new abnormal: Debating Canada’s future at a hinge point in history

The leaders’ debates featured few answers to questions about how Canada should move forward in an emergent new global order amid daunting new threats to peace and democracy.
O aspirante a líder do Canadá e sua esposa? Melania Trump observa o presidente eleito Donald Trump falar com os repórteres antes de uma festa de Ano Novo em Mar-a-Lago, em Palm Beach, Flórida, em 31 de dezembro de 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

A luta do Canadá com Trump não é apenas econômica, mas existencial

Donald Trump está desrespeitando flagrantemente a soberania canadense e, junto com ela, a identidade canadense. O Canadá deve responder à altura.
Canada’s wannabe leader and his wife? Melania Trump looks on as President-elect Donald Trump speaks to reporters before a New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Canada’s fight with Trump isn’t just economic, it’s existential

Donald Trump is flagrantly disrespecting Canadian sovereignty and, along with it, Canadian identity. Canada must respond accordingly.
Vice President Kamala Harris walks away after speaking at the vice president’s residence in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

To the loser go the spoils? Hats off to the politicians who accept defeat — despite Trump’s precedent

In Canada, the recent provincial election in British Columbia shows just how important it is for losing politicians to accept defeat. regardless of the example set by Donald Trump.
Donald Trump et Kamala Harris lors du débat présidentiel organisé par ABC News à Philadelphie. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Débat présidentiel américain : le secret de la victoire de Harris sur Trump

Donald Trump et ses partisans ont lancé une série d’explications complotistes, dont celle que Kamala Harris avait eu les questions à l’avance, pour expliquer sa mauvaise prestation lors du débat.
This combination of photos shows Donald Trump and Kamala Harris during an ABC News presidential debate on Sept. 10 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

How Kamala Harris won the U.S. presidential debate against Donald Trump

Donald Trump and his supporters have trotted out an array of conspiracies about why he struggled so badly in his first debate against Kamala Harris. Preparation, however, is no conspiracy.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau does basketball drills with youth from the Lady Ballers Camp, a charitable organization, in Mississauga, Ont., in May 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

Justin Trudeau’s bleak poll numbers are part of a global trend as young voters reject incumbents

In democracies around the world, voters aged 18-34 are abandoning the incumbent in favour of opposition parties, often choosing populist-style politicians. Why? Blame the broken social contract.
Jean-Yves Duclos, ministre des Services publics et des Marchés publics, et Dominic LeBlanc, ministre de la Sécurité publique, des Institutions démocratiques et des Affaires intergouvernementales, répondent aux questions des médias sur les trois rapports d'audit de la vérificatrice générale du Canada, à Ottawa, le 4 juin 2024. (La Presse canadienne/Spencer Colby)

Voici pourquoi Ottawa doit révéler quels députés ont conspiré avec des puissances étrangères

Les dirigeants politiques du Canada doivent divulguer aux citoyens les informations relatives à l’ingérence étrangère contenues dans un récent rapport sur la sécurité et le renseignement.
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa on June 3, 2024. LeBlanc is tight-lipped following the release of a report that says unnamed MPs have participated in foreign interference in Canadian politics. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Murky details: Why the federal government must divulge which MPs conspired with foreign powers

If Canada’s political leaders want the public to trust them, they need to trust citizens with foreign interference information contained in a recent security and intelligence report.
Le premier ministre Justin Trudeau et Sophie Grégoire Trudeau arrivent à l'abbaye de Westminster avant la cérémonie de couronnement du roi Charles à Londres en mai 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Les adversaires politiques de Justin Trudeau devraient éviter de tirer profit de sa séparation

De nombreuses personnes éprouvent de l’empathie pour ce que Justin Trudeau et Sophie Grégoire Trudeau traversent en ce moment ; les adversaires politiques devraient en faire autant.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau arrive at Westminster Abbey prior to the coronation ceremony of King Charles in London in May 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Justin Trudeau’s political foes should avoid capitalizing on his marital breakdown

Many Canadians likely have a great deal of empathy for what Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau are going through right now — which is why opposition politicians should too.
Supporters take part in a rally as Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau makes a campaign stop in Peterborough, Ont., on the weekend before the Sept. 20 election. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Federal election 2021: A campaign marked by failure and frustration

None of the three major political parties ran good campaigns this election. But the Liberals are on track to win again due to COVID-19, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and the PPC’s improving fortunes.
Le premier ministre Justin Trudeau enlève son masque alors qu'il se prépare à prendre la parole lors d'une conférence de presse à Ottawa où il annonçait que les Canadiens se rendront aux urnes le 20 septembre. La Presse Canadienne/Justin Tang

Élections fédérales 2021 : les électeurs iront aux urnes sur fond de pandémie et de changement climatique

Depuis les «voies ensoleillées», beaucoup de choses ont changé depuis 2015. Justin Trudeau doit convaincre qu’il est le meilleur choix pour lutter à la fois contre la Covid et le changement climatique.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau removes his mask as he prepares to speak at a news conference in Ottawa where he announced Canadians will go to the polls on Sept. 20. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Canadian election 2021: Voters head to the polls with the pandemic, climate change top of mind

From sunny ways to heat domes, much has changed since 2015. Justin Trudeau must convince voters he’s their best bet for pandemic and economic security, and to deal with climate change.

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