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Billed as part two of December’s sweeping reorganization, Prime Minister Mark Carney's latest shuffle moved, promoted, or reassigned another 16 senior bureaucrats. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s deputy minister shuffle raises national security questions

NewsBY KATHRYN MAY
  • Eliminating the prime minister’s national security adviser role has triggered debate about whether Canada is weakening its security architecture.

Carney’s deputy minister shuffle raises national security questions

NewsBY KATHRYN MAY
  • Eliminating the prime minister’s national security adviser role has triggered debate about whether Canada is weakening its security architecture.
Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy Dominic LeBlanc and Health Minister Marjorie Michel. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

LeBlanc, Michel meet with pharma sector as U.S. buckles down on cutting drug prices

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Major public service shakeup taps David Morrison to ‘elevated’ key foreign policy role in the centre

NewsBY MARLO GLASS, NEIL MOSS | UPDATED March 6, 2026
Opinion

Japan is Canada’s anchor in the Indo-Pacific

Belén Martínez Carbonell, secretary general of the European External Action Service, says that the EU won't accede to Canada's Pacific Rim trade deal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

EU putting pressure on laggard members to fully ratify trade pact with Canada 

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS
  • Ten of the European Union's 27 member states have yet to ratify the free trade deal that was inked in 2017.

EU putting pressure on laggard members to fully ratify trade pact with Canada 

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS
  • Ten of the European Union's 27 member states have yet to ratify the free trade deal that was inked in 2017.

‘What’s going on?’: Canadians wonder why Conservatives losing MPs, says Nanos of Carney’s growing popularity

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI
Parliamentary Calendar

Hodgson to talk about Canada’s energy sector on March 9 at the Rideau Club in Ottawa

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‘We knew there was something coming’: how a Canadian charity has been sending aid into Ukraine

Prime Minister Mark Carney will make his first trip to Japan as the head of government on March 6 and 7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Japan not expecting ‘major shift’ in Canada’s posture in the Indo-Pacific: official 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS
  • Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has signalled that Canada is reworking its Indo-Pacific strategy after thawing relations with China and India, but another major player in the region isn't forecasting big changes.

Japan not expecting ‘major shift’ in Canada’s posture in the Indo-Pacific: official 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS
  • Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has signalled that Canada is reworking its Indo-Pacific strategy after thawing relations with China and India, but another major player in the region isn't forecasting big changes.

What’s next for Cuba?

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

What’s next for Cuba?

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney have both struck out on trips abroad during the House recess to make Canada’s case to international partners, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Pilgrimages prove politicians paying attention

OpinionBY TIM POWERS
  • Arguably, at no time in our current history has it been more important for Canada to take our show on the road now that our trade relationship with the U.S. has changed.

Pilgrimages prove politicians paying attention

OpinionBY TIM POWERS
  • Arguably, at no time in our current history has it been more important for Canada to take our show on the road now that our trade relationship with the U.S. has changed.
Marjorie Michel
Health Minister Marjorie Michel. The federal government has tried to address some of the gaps through past funding commitments, but investment alone isn’t the solution, writes Kait LaForce. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Canada redefines its place in the world, rare disease patients are still looking south

OpinionBY KAIT LAFORCE
  • In an era where Canada is talking about leadership, innovation, and economic competitiveness, the fact that patients must routinely cross the border for care should trouble all of us.
Marjorie Michel

As Canada redefines its place in the world, rare disease patients are still looking south

OpinionBY KAIT LAFORCE
  • In an era where Canada is talking about leadership, innovation, and economic competitiveness, the fact that patients must routinely cross the border for care should trouble all of us.

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