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Ally Foster is The Hill Times online editor and editor of Power & Influence magazine.

Politics This Morning: Trudeau, world leaders gather in Hamburg, Germany for G20 summit

News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 7, 2017
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be hosting the G20 Summit in Hamburg today and tomorrow. Reports say tensions are riding high—both inside the group of world leaders, and on the streets of Hamburg as protestors gather. Photograph courtesy of Alexander Kurz
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 7, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 7, 2017
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be hosting the G20 Summit in Hamburg today and tomorrow. Reports say tensions are riding high—both inside the group of world leaders, and on the streets of Hamburg as protestors gather. Photograph courtesy of Alexander Kurz
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 7, 2017
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be hosting the G20 Summit in Hamburg today and tomorrow. Reports say tensions are riding high—both inside the group of world leaders, and on the streets of Hamburg as protestors gather. Photograph courtesy of Alexander Kurz
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 7, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 7, 2017
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be hosting the G20 Summit in Hamburg today and tomorrow. Reports say tensions are riding high—both inside the group of world leaders, and on the streets of Hamburg as protestors gather. Photograph courtesy of Alexander Kurz
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 6, 2017
The inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women was officially launched at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. on August 3, 2016. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 6, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 6, 2017
The inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women was officially launched at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. on August 3, 2016. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 5, 2017
Mr. Trudeau will have an audience with Queen Elizabeth II at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. The two have met once previously, at Buckingham Palace, London, in November 2015—shortly after Mr. Trudeau was elected. Photograph courtesy of Northern Ireland Office
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 5, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 5, 2017
Mr. Trudeau will have an audience with Queen Elizabeth II at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. The two have met once previously, at Buckingham Palace, London, in November 2015—shortly after Mr. Trudeau was elected. Photograph courtesy of Northern Ireland Office
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 4, 2017
Mr. Trudeau will meet with the Irish taoiseach (prime minister) Leo Varadkar, pictured here. The two leaders will discuss bilateral affairs, and possible benefits of the new Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia by EU2016 SK
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 4, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 4, 2017
Mr. Trudeau will meet with the Irish taoiseach (prime minister) Leo Varadkar, pictured here. The two leaders will discuss bilateral affairs, and possible benefits of the new Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia by EU2016 SK
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 3, 2017
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 3, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 3, 2017
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 30, 2017
Leader of the B.C. Liberals Christy Clark. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 30, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 30, 2017
Leader of the B.C. Liberals Christy Clark. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 29, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 29, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 29, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 28, 2017
Kamal Al-Solaylee is a Yemeni-born journalist, professor at Ryerson University, and the author of award-winning 'Brown: What being brown in the world today means (to everyone)' Photograph courtesy of Gary Gould
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 28, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 28, 2017
Kamal Al-Solaylee is a Yemeni-born journalist, professor at Ryerson University, and the author of award-winning 'Brown: What being brown in the world today means (to everyone)' Photograph courtesy of Gary Gould
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 28, 2017
The new Canadian History Hall uses theatrical lighting, clean design principles and bright colours with pieces that can be interacted-with and touched. P&I photograph by Ally Foster
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 28, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 28, 2017
The new Canadian History Hall uses theatrical lighting, clean design principles and bright colours with pieces that can be interacted-with and touched. P&I photograph by Ally Foster
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 28, 2017
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan will be in Brussels, Belgium today and tomorrow for bilateral meetings and a NATO ministerial. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 28, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 28, 2017
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan will be in Brussels, Belgium today and tomorrow for bilateral meetings and a NATO ministerial. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 27, 2017
François-Philippe Champagne, Canada's minister of International Trade, is in Bogota, Colombia today and tomorrow. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 27, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 27, 2017
François-Philippe Champagne, Canada's minister of International Trade, is in Bogota, Colombia today and tomorrow. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 26, 2017
Italian President Sergio Mattarella. Photograph courtesy of the Kremlin
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 26, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 26, 2017
Italian President Sergio Mattarella. Photograph courtesy of the Kremlin
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 23, 2017
Fête nationale du Québec celebrations in Montreal. Photograph courtesy of Montrealais
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 23, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 23, 2017
Fête nationale du Québec celebrations in Montreal. Photograph courtesy of Montrealais
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 22, 2017
Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 22, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 22, 2017
Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 21, 2017
Carolyn Bennett, minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, is taking part in an early-morning celebration to mark National Aboriginal Day at the Canadian Museum of History at 6 a.m. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 21, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 21, 2017
Carolyn Bennett, minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, is taking part in an early-morning celebration to mark National Aboriginal Day at the Canadian Museum of History at 6 a.m. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 20, 2017
Minister of National Defence, Harjit Sajjan, and the Minister of Public Safety, Ralph Goodale, are two of the ministers scheduled to take part in a national security-related announcement today, along with Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould and National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier. The Hill Times photograph by Rachel Aiello
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 20, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 20, 2017
Minister of National Defence, Harjit Sajjan, and the Minister of Public Safety, Ralph Goodale, are two of the ministers scheduled to take part in a national security-related announcement today, along with Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould and National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier. The Hill Times photograph by Rachel Aiello
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 19, 2017
Finance Minister Bill Morneau. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 19, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 19, 2017
Finance Minister Bill Morneau. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 16, 2017
Minister of Democratic Institutions Karina Gould. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 16, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 16, 2017
Minister of Democratic Institutions Karina Gould. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 15, 2017
Finance Minister Bill Morneau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 15, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 15, 2017
Finance Minister Bill Morneau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 14, 2017
Canada's Ambassador to the United States, David MacNaughton, will discuss Canada-U.S. relations, foreign affairs, and international trade at today's Senate Foreign Affairs Committee meeting. Photograph courtesy of New America
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 14, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 14, 2017
Canada's Ambassador to the United States, David MacNaughton, will discuss Canada-U.S. relations, foreign affairs, and international trade at today's Senate Foreign Affairs Committee meeting. Photograph courtesy of New America
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 13, 2017
Transport Minister Marc Garneau will attend Movin'On 2017, and the International Economic Forum of the Americas Conference of Montréal. Photograph courtesy of Denis Drever
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 13, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 13, 2017
Transport Minister Marc Garneau will attend Movin'On 2017, and the International Economic Forum of the Americas Conference of Montréal. Photograph courtesy of Denis Drever
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 12, 2017
Ahmed Hussen, minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 12, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 12, 2017
Ahmed Hussen, minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 9, 2017
Marie-Claude Bibeau, minister of International Development and La Francophonie. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 9, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 9, 2017
Marie-Claude Bibeau, minister of International Development and La Francophonie. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 8, 2017
Dominic LeBlanc, minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 8, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 8, 2017
Dominic LeBlanc, minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 7, 2017
Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Jonathan Vance, will participate in a press conference and Q&A today as the government unveils its long-awaited new defence policy. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 7, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 7, 2017
Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Jonathan Vance, will participate in a press conference and Q&A today as the government unveils its long-awaited new defence policy. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 6, 2017
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr is leading a delegation of provincial representatives, indigenous leaders, and experts from various natural resource sectors to China. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 6, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 6, 2017
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr is leading a delegation of provincial representatives, indigenous leaders, and experts from various natural resource sectors to China. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 5, 2017
Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 5, 2017
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 5, 2017
Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 19, 2016
The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 19, 2016
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 19, 2016
The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 18, 2016
Borys Wrzesnewskyj, the Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 18, 2016
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 18, 2016
Borys Wrzesnewskyj, the Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 13, 2016
The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 13, 2016
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 13, 2016
The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 12, 2016
Conservative MP Tony Clement is expected to make a bid for leadership tonight. The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 12, 2016
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 12, 2016
Conservative MP Tony Clement is expected to make a bid for leadership tonight. The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright
FeatureBY ALLY FOSTER | July 11, 2016
Jennifer Flanagan is the is the co-founder and CEO of Actua, an organization that teaches Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) to a quarter-million kids a year in Canada, with a focus on providing high-quality, skilled development to marginalized and underrepresented youth. P&I Photograph by Jake Wright
FeatureBY ALLY FOSTER | July 11, 2016
FeatureBY ALLY FOSTER | July 11, 2016
Jennifer Flanagan is the is the co-founder and CEO of Actua, an organization that teaches Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) to a quarter-million kids a year in Canada, with a focus on providing high-quality, skilled development to marginalized and underrepresented youth. P&I Photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 11, 2016
Opinion | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 11, 2016
Opinion | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 11, 2016
FeatureBY ALLY FOSTER | July 11, 2016
Working from recommendations made in a March 2015 review of the Senate’s communications strategy conducted by Blueprint Public Relations, a whole new approach to engaging with members of the public and the media is unfolding. P&I Photograph by Jake Wright
FeatureBY ALLY FOSTER | July 11, 2016
FeatureBY ALLY FOSTER | July 11, 2016
Working from recommendations made in a March 2015 review of the Senate’s communications strategy conducted by Blueprint Public Relations, a whole new approach to engaging with members of the public and the media is unfolding. P&I Photograph by Jake Wright
FeatureBY ALLY FOSTER | July 11, 2016
Yann Martel stands with his son in his backyard. Although he says he wants to live a more localized, environmentally-responsible lifestyle, he notes: 'I have two cars, four kids, a family of six… I live in a big house.' P&I Photograph courtesy of Emma Love
FeatureBY ALLY FOSTER | July 11, 2016
FeatureBY ALLY FOSTER | July 11, 2016
Yann Martel stands with his son in his backyard. Although he says he wants to live a more localized, environmentally-responsible lifestyle, he notes: 'I have two cars, four kids, a family of six… I live in a big house.' P&I Photograph courtesy of Emma Love
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 11, 2016
Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna is holding media availability today after high-level climate change talks in Canada's North The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 11, 2016
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 11, 2016
Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna is holding media availability today after high-level climate change talks in Canada's North The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 8, 2016
The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 8, 2016
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 8, 2016
The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 6, 2016
The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 6, 2016
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 6, 2016
The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 6, 2016
National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is hosting a roundtable in Ottawa with members of the defence industry today to discuss an ongoing defence policy review. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 6, 2016
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 6, 2016
National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is hosting a roundtable in Ottawa with members of the defence industry today to discuss an ongoing defence policy review. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 5, 2016
Conservative MP Jason Kenney is said to be making an "important announcement" on Wednesday. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 5, 2016
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 5, 2016
Conservative MP Jason Kenney is said to be making an "important announcement" on Wednesday. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 4, 2016
The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 4, 2016
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 4, 2016
The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 1, 2016
Photograph courtesy of Robert Taylor
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 1, 2016
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 1, 2016
Photograph courtesy of Robert Taylor
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 30, 2016
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau while in Ottawa on June 29 for the North American Leaders' Summit. Photograph courtesy of Adam Scotti, PMO.
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 30, 2016
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 30, 2016
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau while in Ottawa on June 29 for the North American Leaders' Summit. Photograph courtesy of Adam Scotti, PMO.
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 29, 2016
A map showing road closures in the downtown core during the June 29 North American Leaders' Summit in Ottawa. Image courtesy of the City of Ottawa
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 29, 2016
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 29, 2016
A map showing road closures in the downtown core during the June 29 North American Leaders' Summit in Ottawa. Image courtesy of the City of Ottawa
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 28, 2016
US President Barack Obama talks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto before the 2015 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit (APEC) in the Philippines. White House photo by Pete Souza.
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 28, 2016
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 28, 2016
US President Barack Obama talks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto before the 2015 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit (APEC) in the Philippines. White House photo by Pete Souza.
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 26, 2016
Photograph courtesy of Chatham House Flickr page.
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 26, 2016
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 26, 2016
Photograph courtesy of Chatham House Flickr page.
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 24, 2016
A large group celebrates la Fête nationale du Québec. Photograph courtesy of Francis Tremblay
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 24, 2016
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | June 24, 2016
A large group celebrates la Fête nationale du Québec. Photograph courtesy of Francis Tremblay