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From defence spending to border control, cybersecurity to foreign election interference, leaders should have a plan for protecting Canada from authoritarian states, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Pexels photograph by Lara Jameson
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 25, 2024
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Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada has 'a long record' of collaborating with the three founding member nations of AUKUS: Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 25, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 25, 2024
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada has 'a long record' of collaborating with the three founding member nations of AUKUS: Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2024
Immigration Minister Marc Miller included the proposed resettlement of Uyghur refugees in his plan for Canada's 2024-26 immigration levels. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2024
Immigration Minister Marc Miller included the proposed resettlement of Uyghur refugees in his plan for Canada's 2024-26 immigration levels. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 11, 2024
Commissioner Justice Marie-Josée Hogue presides over the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa on Jan. 29, 2024.
Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue and the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference will return on Sept. 16 with public hearings to broaden the study's focus to the strength of Canada’s democratic institutions, and the experiences of affected diaspora communities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 11, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 11, 2024
Commissioner Justice Marie-Josée Hogue presides over the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa on Jan. 29, 2024.
Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue and the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference will return on Sept. 16 with public hearings to broaden the study's focus to the strength of Canada’s democratic institutions, and the experiences of affected diaspora communities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 9, 2024
Finance Minster Chrystia Freeland has said that ongoing talks could lead to additional protectionist measures in other sectors, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 9, 2024
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 9, 2024
Finance Minster Chrystia Freeland has said that ongoing talks could lead to additional protectionist measures in other sectors, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 9, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said in a Finance press release that the Liberal government 'is moving forward with decisive action to level the playing field, protect Canadian workers, and match measures taken by key trading partners.' THe Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 9, 2024
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 9, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said in a Finance press release that the Liberal government 'is moving forward with decisive action to level the playing field, protect Canadian workers, and match measures taken by key trading partners.' THe Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 3, 2024
Justice Marie-Josée Hogue will hear from nearly 50 witnesses and examine thousands of pages of documents before the first stage of hearings for the public inquiry into foreign election interference in the last two federal elections is complete on April 10, with her initial report due May 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 3, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 3, 2024
Justice Marie-Josée Hogue will hear from nearly 50 witnesses and examine thousands of pages of documents before the first stage of hearings for the public inquiry into foreign election interference in the last two federal elections is complete on April 10, with her initial report due May 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 14, 2024
Taiwanese envoy Harry Ho-jen Tseng says his country's recent election didn't produce a result that China wanted to see, leading to retaliation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 14, 2024
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 14, 2024
Taiwanese envoy Harry Ho-jen Tseng says his country's recent election didn't produce a result that China wanted to see, leading to retaliation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 24, 2024
Beginning this spring, Canadian universities will be prohibited from receiving federal funding for sensitive technology research if they collaborate with any of the more than 100 military, national defence, or state security organizations associated with adversarial foreign governments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 24, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 24, 2024
Beginning this spring, Canadian universities will be prohibited from receiving federal funding for sensitive technology research if they collaborate with any of the more than 100 military, national defence, or state security organizations associated with adversarial foreign governments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 17, 2024
Sen. Yuen Pau Woo says attempts to revoke his status as an intervenor over unsubstantiated allegations only prove the ‘hysteria’ over foreign interference fuelled by irresponsible media reports. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright and Andrew Meade, and photograph courtesy of X
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 17, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 17, 2024
Sen. Yuen Pau Woo says attempts to revoke his status as an intervenor over unsubstantiated allegations only prove the ‘hysteria’ over foreign interference fuelled by irresponsible media reports. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright and Andrew Meade, and photograph courtesy of X
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 6, 2023
President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping speaks at a UN Office in Geneva on Jan. 18, 2017. The gradual decline of China's economy is party hidden by deliberate obfuscation by the Chinese authorities, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the UN/Jean-Marc Ferré
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 6, 2023
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 6, 2023
President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping speaks at a UN Office in Geneva on Jan. 18, 2017. The gradual decline of China's economy is party hidden by deliberate obfuscation by the Chinese authorities, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the UN/Jean-Marc Ferré
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 27, 2023
Michael Spavor, left, is seeking a settlement from the Canadian government after alleging he was detained in China because he unwittingly provided intelligence on North Korea to Canada and allied spy services through Michael Kovrig. Photograph courtesy of X and the International Crisis Group
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 27, 2023
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 27, 2023
Michael Spavor, left, is seeking a settlement from the Canadian government after alleging he was detained in China because he unwittingly provided intelligence on North Korea to Canada and allied spy services through Michael Kovrig. Photograph courtesy of X and the International Crisis Group
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 8, 2023
Canada's top diplomat Mélanie Joly gave two rare speeches last week on her view of the country's place in the world. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 8, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 8, 2023
Canada's top diplomat Mélanie Joly gave two rare speeches last week on her view of the country's place in the world. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 30, 2023
If we are to take General Wayne Eyre’s, right, assessment to heart that we are already at war, we must also take stock of Canada’s current state of military readiness—and the situation is not good, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 30, 2023
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 30, 2023
If we are to take General Wayne Eyre’s, right, assessment to heart that we are already at war, we must also take stock of Canada’s current state of military readiness—and the situation is not good, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 11, 2023
The HMCS Ottawa flies the Battle Ensign during a photo exercise while transiting the Pacific Ocean on Aug. 26, 2023. The ship was among an allied battle group East China Sea that encountered a pair of Chinese warship in the East China Sea last week. DND photograph by Aviator Gregory Cole
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 11, 2023
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 11, 2023
The HMCS Ottawa flies the Battle Ensign during a photo exercise while transiting the Pacific Ocean on Aug. 26, 2023. The ship was among an allied battle group East China Sea that encountered a pair of Chinese warship in the East China Sea last week. DND photograph by Aviator Gregory Cole
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 29, 2023
From left, Brazilian President Lula da Silva, Chinese President Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the 2023 BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photograph by Government of South Africa/Flickr
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 29, 2023
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 29, 2023
From left, Brazilian President Lula da Silva, Chinese President Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the 2023 BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photograph by Government of South Africa/Flickr
Opinion | BY JOSEPH WU | August 24, 2023
It is vital to make China and other authoritarian governments aware that they will be held accountable and to urge them to settle differences through peaceful means, writes Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, pictured. Photograph courtesy of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada
Opinion | BY JOSEPH WU | August 24, 2023
Opinion | BY JOSEPH WU | August 24, 2023
It is vital to make China and other authoritarian governments aware that they will be held accountable and to urge them to settle differences through peaceful means, writes Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, pictured. Photograph courtesy of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 9, 2023
International Trade Minister Mary Ng has a full slate of trade negotiations to tackle as Canada sets out to reposition its footprint in the Indo-Pacific. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 9, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 9, 2023
International Trade Minister Mary Ng has a full slate of trade negotiations to tackle as Canada sets out to reposition its footprint in the Indo-Pacific. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade