<p>Carney’s support of the US and Israel’s attack on Iran raises questions around Canada’s “principled pragmatism” approach to foreign policy. Is it consistent with what he said at Davos?</p><br><p>Plus, the Iranian-Canadian response to the killing of Ali Khamenei isn’t as mixed as the headlines suggest.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Correction: in a previous version of this episode, a statement was erroneously attributed to Quebec’s Minister of Education, Sonia Lebel. It was made by Parti Quebecois MNA Pascal Paradis.</p><br><p>Host: <a href="http://[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jesse Brown</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), Jesse Brown (Editor)</p><p>Guest: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rupa Subramanya</a></p><br><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Further reading:&nbsp;</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2026/02/28/statement-prime-minister-carney-and-minister-anand-situation-middle-east" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Statement by Prime Minister Carney and Minister Anand on the situation in the Middle East</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/lloyd-axworthy-canada-once-rejected-americas-aggressive-unlawful-foreign-policy-today-mark-carney-embraced-it/article_ef30c408-5712-4783-b09b-f0ea84abd83a.html?utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_medium=SocialMedia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lloyd Axworthy: Canada once rejected America's aggressive, unlawful foreign policy. Today Mark Carney embraced it</a> - Toronto Star&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opinion/article-carney-picks-a-realpolitik-side-on-iran-war/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carney picks a realpolitik side on Iran war - The Globe and Mail</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/209-front-burner/episode/16200159-india-reset-iran-regime-change-with-minister-anita-anand" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">India reset, Iran regime change with Minister Anita Anand | Front Burner | CBC Podcasts</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ayatollah-ali-khamenei-obituary-9.7110207" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dead at 86, ending his iron grip on Iran | CBC News</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-some-diaspora-celebrate-while-others-condemn-military-action-in-iran/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iranian-Canadians celebrate Khamenei's death, but many criticize the foreign intervention and fear for what comes next - The Globe and Mail</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/local/york/article/its-crazy-thornhill-gym-of-iranian-canadian-activist-hit-by-bullets/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘It’s crazy’: Thornhill gym of Iranian-Canadian activist hit by bullets</a> - CTV News</li><li><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/572683fb-e4b4-4451-8b7b-056c24dae153" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Europe needs to learn the art of the trade deal</a> - Financial Times</li><li><a href="https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/education-minister-investigating-reports-idf-soldiers-speaking-jewish-schools-montreal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Education minister investigating reports of IDF soldiers speaking at Jewish schools in Montreal</a> - Montreal Gazette&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sponsors:&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://fizz.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fizz</a>: Visit<a href="https://fizz.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> fizz.ca</a> and activate a first plan using the referral code CAN25 to get 25$ off and 10GB of free data.</p><br><p><a href="https://douglas.ca/Canadaland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Douglas</a>:&nbsp;Douglas is giving our listeners a FREE Sleep Bundle with each mattress purchase. 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