Foreign Policy

The art of the deal in Iran

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

• Different goals require different strategies, and there is a gulf between the Americans and the Israelis that will soon become visible. 

The art of the deal in Iran

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

• Different goals require different strategies, and there is a gulf between the Americans and the Israelis that will soon become visible. 

Senate must reject U.S.-style asylum rules and power grabs with Bill C-12 vote

OpinionBY KETTY NIVYABANDI, FRANCE-ISABELLE LANGLOIS

Carney’s deputy minister shuffle raises national security questions

NewsBY KATHRYN MAY

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

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Protect supply management in CUSMA review, agriculture sector reps tell feds

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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

Medicine Security Is National Security: The Case for Canadian Pharmaceutical Sovereignty

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Opinion

• BY SHEILA COPPS

Carney threads the needle of support for American-Israeli attacks on Iran

Opinion

• BY DAVID CARMENT

Mark Carney’s 50 shades of grey zones

Opinion

• BY JONATHAN BERKSHIRE MILLER

Japan is Canada’s anchor in the Indo-Pacific

Canada’s trade ambitions rest on a food system we’re dismantling

OpinionBY SEAN O’REILLY

• The assumption appears to be that fewer experts can somehow do more with less—an impossibility in a system already stretched past its limits.

Canada’s trade ambitions rest on a food system we’re dismantling

OpinionBY SEAN O’REILLY

• The assumption appears to be that fewer experts can somehow do more with less—an impossibility in a system already stretched past its limits.

‘It’s reconciliation’: Green Leader May endorses feds’ agreement with Musqueam Nation as minister clarifies private property concerns

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

‘Take that risk’: Poilievre’s new communications strategy could alienate MAGA-style Conservatives, but necessary to appeal to broader voter base, say political players

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Carney should have consulted Grit caucus before supporting U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, say some Liberal MPs: ‘what the hell’

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy – Time to Build.

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Parliamentary Calendar

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

Podcast

‘Pace yourself for the long haul’: Jocelyne Bourgon joins The Hot Room

feature

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2025

News

Who’s backing the NDP leadership contenders?

Podcast

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

Canada can no longer pretend the U.S. is ‘safe’ for refugees

OpinionBY WASHIM AHMED

• If Canada continues to designate the U.S. as 'safe' while lethal immigration operations continue, then our realism is selective. We cannot claim moral leadership while outsourcing our conscience to a treaty signed under political conditions that no longer exist.

Canada can no longer pretend the U.S. is ‘safe’ for refugees

OpinionBY WASHIM AHMED

• If Canada continues to designate the U.S. as 'safe' while lethal immigration operations continue, then our realism is selective. We cannot claim moral leadership while outsourcing our conscience to a treaty signed under political conditions that no longer exist.

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

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS

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

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS

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

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

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

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

What’s next for Cuba?

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

What’s next for Cuba?

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

Parliamentary Calendar

NDP MPs Gazan, Idlout taking part in Broadbent Institute Progress Summit in Ottawa March 4-6

Podcast

The ‘ambitious’ Defence Industrial Strategy, with Mark Norman

News

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Lobbyists in 2025: lobbyists prepare for ‘significant reset’ as federal election begins

News

Tracking job cuts in the federal public service

Podcast

Tumbler Ridge shooting upends the agenda: The week in review

Carney’s contradictions: from Davos to New Delhi

OpinionBY BHAGWANT SANDHU

• The prime minister’s global rhetoric champions rule of law and sovereignty. But his decisions suggest those principles are flexible when politics demand.

Carney’s contradictions: from Davos to New Delhi

OpinionBY BHAGWANT SANDHU

• The prime minister’s global rhetoric champions rule of law and sovereignty. But his decisions suggest those principles are flexible when politics demand.

In a fractured world, women peacebuilders are essential 

OpinionBY RACHEL WARDEN

Pilgrimages prove politicians paying attention

OpinionBY TIM POWERS

Carney’s cold calculation

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

Can Carney reconcile his Davos goals with complicity in the Iran war?

OpinionBY DOUGLAS ROCHE, ERNIE REGEHR

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Netanyahu makes a sucker out of Trump with Iran attack

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

• Last June, America launched one-day air strikes on Iran, but this time it could be the start of a forever war.

Netanyahu makes a sucker out of Trump with Iran attack

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

• Last June, America launched one-day air strikes on Iran, but this time it could be the start of a forever war.

Failed asylum-seeker motion shows Conservatives ‘smelled blood in the water’ with minister, immigration as wedge issue, say politicos

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Failed asylum-seeker motion shows Conservatives ‘smelled blood in the water’ with minister, immigration as wedge issue, say politicos

NewsBY IREM KOCA

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

OpinionBY KAIT LAFORCE

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

OpinionBY KAIT LAFORCE

Mining a collective defence against Trump’s threats

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

Mining a collective defence against Trump’s threats

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

Diplomatic Circles

Canada has a role to play in linking global democracy movements, says activist 

Joint co-operation needed to tackle spread of narcotics, says Colombian defence minister 

‘Canada is getting more and more important for us,’ says visiting German Bundestag member

How a former Hill staffer is lionizing a Canadian that helped end the Troubles 

trade

Carney takes first critical steps with India and China

Why Canada can bridge the EU and CPTPP trading blocs

Carney should call for extradition of Indian officials linked to Nijjar killing, says ex-Liberal minister Dhaliwal

Carney’s ‘bridge’ between the EU and the Pacific Rim trade deal likely to stop short of merging blocs, say observers  

international development

Foreign aid by triage, with human survival at stake

Why Canada must act now to uphold refugee protection and stability

‘Diseases do not recognize borders’: U.S. decision to leave WHO ignores reality of how diseases spread, says Liberal MP Powlowski

Senate committee casts doubt on feds’ ability to move on Africa strategy without new funds, calls for action plan

immigration

Stories from the past should not help separatists

Sober second thought is needed on C-12

‘Dangerous’ Bill C-12’s immigration changes give too much power to cabinet and department: Sen. McPhedran and legal rights groups

Sudanese refugees waiting to come to Canada face deportation risk from Egypt

refugees

‘End our suffering’: refugees from Africa face inequity and delays resettling in Canada

Constituent seeking help for brother and others fleeing Sudan civil war says immigration minister ‘angry, rude, and dismissive’ in phone call

IRCC forecasts 30 per cent spending cut by 2028 amid lower immigration targets

Government’s border security bill draws heavy criticism from civil rights groups

inside defence

We have the wrong Army

New defence strategy unveils big numbers and contradictions

What will it take to re-arm the Army?

Will we actually see the new Arctic vehicles on order?

gwynne dyer

The fallout from Epstein

Four years and counting in Ukraine

Surviving the population crash

The curious case of China’s disappearing generals

canada and the 21st century

Feds’ defence industrial strategy promises much potential for Canada, but it will need public and private-sector champions

Feds’ new defence industrial strategy is powerful, but it faces serious challenges before it can succeed

Building a more innovative Canadian economy won’t be easy, but it will be worth it

What price will Trump demand and where will Carney draw the line?

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