We’re looking on – and mourning – the end of the American-led world order

The Globe and Mail · John Ibbitson · 2026-11-06 11:00 UTC

The sacrifices of the past created decades of relative peace and prosperity. Now Canada has to navigate a new reality

John Ibbitson is a writer, journalist and the author of The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson and the Making of Modern Canada.

Every year on the 11th of November, Canadians remember those who fought and died in war so that we might live in peace. But in our times, remembrance is tinged with a sense of loss.

Friends are becoming adversaries, truths are upended, peace is at risk, freedom fades.

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