The battle to be Canada’s flag-bearer

Canadians will continue to boycott U.S. products, cancel trips down south, drop Netflix, Amazon, and Apple TV subscriptions, and wait for someone to lead the parade they have already started. Flags flying high.

The race to be our national flag-bearer is tightening. Mark Carney, left, comes across as a sober, able, low-key manager, but he needs to turn up the volume. Pierre Poilievre is a snappy, energetic communicator, but he needs to tone down the hatred, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, illustration by Neena Singhal

Opinion

BY SUSAN RILEY

February 17, 2025

CHELSEA, QUE.—Suddenly, under extreme provocation, Canadians are waving the flag. Suddenly, a hitherto obscure holiday—Flag Day, this Saturday past—has become the latest rallying point for a peaceable nation that has been shocked awake by U.S. President Donald Trump.&n...

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