Where Has All the Hope Gone?
April 13, 2026
We’re living in interesting times. I know I’m not the only one who’s finding it challenging to stay focussed on the day-to-day against the backdrop
We’re living in interesting times. I know I’m not the only one who’s finding it challenging to stay focussed on the day-to-day against the backdrop
I came to Canada at 15. The promise of a Canadian education — real, rigorous, respected — was the key reason my parents chose this
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trip to India, Australia, and Japan comes at a critical time when Canada is racing to diversify its trading relationships while
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 20, 2026 where he told the audience about “the rupture
Barely a week into the new year, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that he is heading to Asia and the Middle East as part of
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s back-to-back stops in Malaysia and South Korea this month—first at the ASEAN Summit, then at APEC—were not just diplomatic visits. They were a public acknowledgment that Canada’s postwar trade model is over.
For nearly two years, diplomatic relations between Ottawa and New Delhi were in deep freeze. Yet recently there have been encouraging signs that both governments are re-engaging with Canada and India announcing their new envoys last month. For Tamil Nadu, this thaw is not just a curiosity of geopolitics. It is an opening—and one that must be seized quickly.
On September 18, Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Mexico, a visit that comes at a critical juncture for both Mexico and Canada, given the current global trade and economic upheaval. Carney’s visit is an opportunity for both nations to build beyond the economic, energy and security needs of both; it is also a time to increase talent, educational and cultural exchanges.
A bolder Canada would act in its own interests, building coalitions of middle powers in Africa, Latin America, and South and Southeast Asia that can navigate a multipolar world on their terms.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is standing by his decision to have India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kananaskis, Alberta, for the G7 Summit, which kicks off
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
And miles to go before I sleep.
– Robert Frost