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Neil Moss

Neil Moss is a reporter with The Hill Times who covers federal politics, foreign policy, international trade, Canada-U.S. relations, and defence, as well as leading the newspaper's annual Top 50 list of foreign policy influencers. He has been with The Hill Times since 2018. You can reach him at nmoss@hilltimes.com.

Japan not taking part in procurement bid for Canadian Navy’s new subs

  • With billions of dollars at stake and Arctic security concerns, Canada’s submarine procurement competition is poised to be one of the decade's most sought
News | BY IREM KOCA, NEIL MOSS | November 21, 2024
Defence Minister Bill Blair announced in July that Canada would be purchasing 'up to' 12 new submarines to replace its fleet of four. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Japan not taking part in procurement bid for Canadian Navy’s new subs

News | BY IREM KOCA, NEIL MOSS | November 21, 2024
  • With billions of dollars at stake and Arctic security concerns, Canada’s submarine procurement competition is poised to be one of the decade's most sought

Japan not taking part in procurement bid for Canadian Navy’s new subs

News | BY IREM KOCA, NEIL MOSS | November 21, 2024
  • With billions of dollars at stake and Arctic security concerns, Canada’s submarine procurement competition is poised to be one of the decade's most sought
Defence Minister Bill Blair announced in July that Canada would be purchasing 'up to' 12 new submarines to replace its fleet of four. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Japan not taking part in procurement bid for Canadian Navy’s new subs

  • With billions of dollars at stake and Arctic security concerns, Canada’s submarine procurement competition is poised to be one of the decade's most sought
News | BY IREM KOCA, NEIL MOSS | November 21, 2024
Defence Minister Bill Blair announced in July that Canada would be purchasing 'up to' 12 new submarines to replace its fleet of four. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Japan not taking part in procurement bid for Canadian Navy’s new subs

News | BY IREM KOCA, NEIL MOSS | November 21, 2024
  • With billions of dollars at stake and Arctic security concerns, Canada’s submarine procurement competition is poised to be one of the decade's most sought

Japan not taking part in procurement bid for Canadian Navy’s new subs

News | BY IREM KOCA, NEIL MOSS | November 21, 2024
  • With billions of dollars at stake and Arctic security concerns, Canada’s submarine procurement competition is poised to be one of the decade's most sought
Defence Minister Bill Blair announced in July that Canada would be purchasing 'up to' 12 new submarines to replace its fleet of four. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Not if, but when: Foreign Affairs Committee keys in on question of Palestinian statehood

  • The House Foreign Affairs Committee has held four meetings looking into the recognition of a Palestinian state.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 20, 2024
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly
Officials from Global Affairs Canada, led by Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that recognizing a state is a political decision, and not a legal one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Not if, but when: Foreign Affairs Committee keys in on question of Palestinian statehood

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 20, 2024
  • The House Foreign Affairs Committee has held four meetings looking into the recognition of a Palestinian state.

Not if, but when: Foreign Affairs Committee keys in on question of Palestinian statehood

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 20, 2024
  • The House Foreign Affairs Committee has held four meetings looking into the recognition of a Palestinian state.
Mélanie Joly
Officials from Global Affairs Canada, led by Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that recognizing a state is a political decision, and not a legal one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Relaunch advisory group to prepare for Trump’s return, says original NAFTA Council member

  • The original 2017 group included influential voices from the business, labour, Indigenous, and diplomatic communities, as well as former Conservative cabinet ministers.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 13, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and U.S. president-elect Donald Trump have had a rocky history since the American businessman first came to power in early 2017. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Relaunch advisory group to prepare for Trump’s return, says original NAFTA Council member

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 13, 2024
  • The original 2017 group included influential voices from the business, labour, Indigenous, and diplomatic communities, as well as former Conservative cabinet ministers.

Relaunch advisory group to prepare for Trump’s return, says original NAFTA Council member

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 13, 2024
  • The original 2017 group included influential voices from the business, labour, Indigenous, and diplomatic communities, as well as former Conservative cabinet ministers.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and U.S. president-elect Donald Trump have had a rocky history since the American businessman first came to power in early 2017. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Relaunch advisory group to prepare for Trump’s return, says original NAFTA Council member

  • The original 2017 group included influential voices from the business, labour, Indigenous, and diplomatic communities, as well as former Conservative cabinet ministers.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 13, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and U.S. president-elect Donald Trump have had a rocky history since the American businessman first came to power in early 2017. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Relaunch advisory group to prepare for Trump’s return, says original NAFTA Council member

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 13, 2024
  • The original 2017 group included influential voices from the business, labour, Indigenous, and diplomatic communities, as well as former Conservative cabinet ministers.

Relaunch advisory group to prepare for Trump’s return, says original NAFTA Council member

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 13, 2024
  • The original 2017 group included influential voices from the business, labour, Indigenous, and diplomatic communities, as well as former Conservative cabinet ministers.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and U.S. president-elect Donald Trump have had a rocky history since the American businessman first came to power in early 2017. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Trump return to White House will test ‘rocky’ relationship with Trudeau

  • U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is someone who ‘carries a grudge,’ but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must find a way to ‘make the relationship work,’
News | BY NEIL MOSS, IAN CAMPBELL | November 6, 2024
United States president-elect Donald Trump will return to the White House in January 2025, after winning the Nov. 5 presidential election. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Trump return to White House will test ‘rocky’ relationship with Trudeau

News | BY NEIL MOSS, IAN CAMPBELL | November 6, 2024
  • U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is someone who ‘carries a grudge,’ but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must find a way to ‘make the relationship work,’

Trump return to White House will test ‘rocky’ relationship with Trudeau

News | BY NEIL MOSS, IAN CAMPBELL | November 6, 2024
  • U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is someone who ‘carries a grudge,’ but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must find a way to ‘make the relationship work,’
United States president-elect Donald Trump will return to the White House in January 2025, after winning the Nov. 5 presidential election. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada braces for trade shocks as Trump wins second presidential term

  • In a historic comeback, Donald Trump returns for a second term as president leading the polarized nation. To prepare for his potential return, the
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 6, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, pictured speaking in Detroit, Michigan, on the campaign trail on June 15. Trump was elected the 47th president, returning after he was ousted in 2020. Gage Skidmore photograph courtesy of Flickr

Canada braces for trade shocks as Trump wins second presidential term

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 6, 2024
  • In a historic comeback, Donald Trump returns for a second term as president leading the polarized nation. To prepare for his potential return, the

Canada braces for trade shocks as Trump wins second presidential term

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 6, 2024
  • In a historic comeback, Donald Trump returns for a second term as president leading the polarized nation. To prepare for his potential return, the
Donald Trump
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, pictured speaking in Detroit, Michigan, on the campaign trail on June 15. Trump was elected the 47th president, returning after he was ousted in 2020. Gage Skidmore photograph courtesy of Flickr

Doubt grows that feds’ promise to boost forced labour ban will materialize as House committee deplores ‘inaction’  

  • A bill to strengthen the forced labour import ban was proposed in successive Liberal budgets.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 6, 2024
The office of International Trade Minister Mary Ng is mum on whether she will introduce the promised bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Doubt grows that feds’ promise to boost forced labour ban will materialize as House committee deplores ‘inaction’  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 6, 2024
  • A bill to strengthen the forced labour import ban was proposed in successive Liberal budgets.

Doubt grows that feds’ promise to boost forced labour ban will materialize as House committee deplores ‘inaction’  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 6, 2024
  • A bill to strengthen the forced labour import ban was proposed in successive Liberal budgets.
The office of International Trade Minister Mary Ng is mum on whether she will introduce the promised bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

DND access-to-info woes persist as compliance with law drops, backlog grows

  • For the third straight year, the Department of National Defence is going the wrong way when it comes to respecting access-to-information laws and timelines.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 5, 2024
Minister of National Defence Bill Blair and Chief of Defence Staff General Jennie Carignan
Minister of National Defence Bill Blair and Chief of Defence Staff General Jennie Carignan
Defence Minister Bill Blair, pictured left with Chief of Defence Staff Jennie Carignan, told the House Defence Committee in February that DND's ATIP compliance was on an upward trajectory. But the reverse is true. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

DND access-to-info woes persist as compliance with law drops, backlog grows

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 5, 2024
  • For the third straight year, the Department of National Defence is going the wrong way when it comes to respecting access-to-information laws and timelines.

DND access-to-info woes persist as compliance with law drops, backlog grows

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 5, 2024
  • For the third straight year, the Department of National Defence is going the wrong way when it comes to respecting access-to-information laws and timelines.
Minister of National Defence Bill Blair and Chief of Defence Staff General Jennie Carignan
Defence Minister Bill Blair, pictured left with Chief of Defence Staff Jennie Carignan, told the House Defence Committee in February that DND's ATIP compliance was on an upward trajectory. But the reverse is true. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After long wait, House finally sends parliamentary delegation to Ukraine

  • Prior to House Speaker Greg Fergus leading a delegation to Ukraine in October, House-sanctioned travel to the war-torn nation had been quashed due to
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 31, 2024
Greg Fergus
Greg Fergus
House Speaker Greg Fergus led a group of cross-party MPs to Ukraine in October. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After long wait, House finally sends parliamentary delegation to Ukraine

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 31, 2024
  • Prior to House Speaker Greg Fergus leading a delegation to Ukraine in October, House-sanctioned travel to the war-torn nation had been quashed due to

After long wait, House finally sends parliamentary delegation to Ukraine

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 31, 2024
  • Prior to House Speaker Greg Fergus leading a delegation to Ukraine in October, House-sanctioned travel to the war-torn nation had been quashed due to
Greg Fergus
House Speaker Greg Fergus led a group of cross-party MPs to Ukraine in October. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s inviting retaliation’: Bloc supply management bill will have Canada bracing for U.S. response, say trade watchers

  • CUSMA would likely not have been possible if Bill C-282 were law, says a former U.S. trade negotiator.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 30, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on March 24, 2023. Access to the Canadian dairy market has been a sour point in the Canada-U.S. trading relationship. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘It’s inviting retaliation’: Bloc supply management bill will have Canada bracing for U.S. response, say trade watchers

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 30, 2024
  • CUSMA would likely not have been possible if Bill C-282 were law, says a former U.S. trade negotiator.

‘It’s inviting retaliation’: Bloc supply management bill will have Canada bracing for U.S. response, say trade watchers

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 30, 2024
  • CUSMA would likely not have been possible if Bill C-282 were law, says a former U.S. trade negotiator.
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on March 24, 2023. Access to the Canadian dairy market has been a sour point in the Canada-U.S. trading relationship. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

We need to be ‘clear-eyed’ about Putin’s conflict with the West, says new German ambassador

  • In a wide-ranging interview, Tjorven Bellmann and Matthias Lüttenberg talk a new type of ambassadorial arrangement, the war in Ukraine, NATO co-operation, and allegations
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 30, 2024
Matthias Lüttenberg, left, and Tjorven Bellmann are the third spousal ambassador pairing in the German foreign ministry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need to be ‘clear-eyed’ about Putin’s conflict with the West, says new German ambassador

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 30, 2024
  • In a wide-ranging interview, Tjorven Bellmann and Matthias Lüttenberg talk a new type of ambassadorial arrangement, the war in Ukraine, NATO co-operation, and allegations

We need to be ‘clear-eyed’ about Putin’s conflict with the West, says new German ambassador

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 30, 2024
  • In a wide-ranging interview, Tjorven Bellmann and Matthias Lüttenberg talk a new type of ambassadorial arrangement, the war in Ukraine, NATO co-operation, and allegations
Matthias Lüttenberg, left, and Tjorven Bellmann are the third spousal ambassador pairing in the German foreign ministry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Concern mounts over how immigration cuts will hit slow-moving program for Sudanese war refugees

  • 'It makes us worry that some applicants will get rejected due to excessive demand,' says the Sudanese Canadian Community Association’s Samah Mahmoud.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2024
Marc Miller
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller, centre, flanked by Prime Justin Trudeau, right, and a group of Liberal MPs, announced on Oct. 24 that the number of permanent residents admitted to Canada will be cut. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Concern mounts over how immigration cuts will hit slow-moving program for Sudanese war refugees

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2024
  • 'It makes us worry that some applicants will get rejected due to excessive demand,' says the Sudanese Canadian Community Association’s Samah Mahmoud.

Concern mounts over how immigration cuts will hit slow-moving program for Sudanese war refugees

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2024
  • 'It makes us worry that some applicants will get rejected due to excessive demand,' says the Sudanese Canadian Community Association’s Samah Mahmoud.
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller, centre, flanked by Prime Justin Trudeau, right, and a group of Liberal MPs, announced on Oct. 24 that the number of permanent residents admitted to Canada will be cut. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Extremely strained’ Canada-India diplomatic ties unlikely to improve under Trudeau government, says analyst

  • As the Canada-Indian diplomatic relationship continues to collapse, the two countries vow to maintain economic links.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 23, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been singled out by the Indian government as the reason the diplomatic ties have hit a nadir. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Extremely strained’ Canada-India diplomatic ties unlikely to improve under Trudeau government, says analyst

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 23, 2024
  • As the Canada-Indian diplomatic relationship continues to collapse, the two countries vow to maintain economic links.

‘Extremely strained’ Canada-India diplomatic ties unlikely to improve under Trudeau government, says analyst

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 23, 2024
  • As the Canada-Indian diplomatic relationship continues to collapse, the two countries vow to maintain economic links.
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been singled out by the Indian government as the reason the diplomatic ties have hit a nadir. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Samidoun designation a red flag for politicization of terrorist listings, says civil liberties group

  • Before a terrorist designation, Canada's intelligence community collects information and makes a recommendation as to whether it meets the legal threshold in a 'well
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 21, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
The government listed Samidoun as a terrorist entity following a call to do so from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who has also called for the Houthis to be listed as a terror group. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Samidoun designation a red flag for politicization of terrorist listings, says civil liberties group

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 21, 2024
  • Before a terrorist designation, Canada's intelligence community collects information and makes a recommendation as to whether it meets the legal threshold in a 'well

Samidoun designation a red flag for politicization of terrorist listings, says civil liberties group

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 21, 2024
  • Before a terrorist designation, Canada's intelligence community collects information and makes a recommendation as to whether it meets the legal threshold in a 'well
Pierre Poilievre
The government listed Samidoun as a terrorist entity following a call to do so from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who has also called for the Houthis to be listed as a terror group. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Complete apathy’ clouds feds’ pursuit of family reunification plan, say Sudanese Canadians

  • As Sudanese Canadians wait for family members to be approved to come to Canada, concern mounts that delays will be fatal for those stuck
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 16, 2024
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller makes an announcement regarding the strengthening of our temporary resident programs and migration pathways on Sept. 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller makes an announcement regarding the strengthening of our temporary resident programs and migration pathways on Sept. 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Immigration Minister Marc Miller pledged in March that those fleeing the civil war in Sudan could be joining family members in Canada as early as late 2024, but a bleaker and longer timeline has since emerged. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Complete apathy’ clouds feds’ pursuit of family reunification plan, say Sudanese Canadians

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 16, 2024
  • As Sudanese Canadians wait for family members to be approved to come to Canada, concern mounts that delays will be fatal for those stuck

‘Complete apathy’ clouds feds’ pursuit of family reunification plan, say Sudanese Canadians

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 16, 2024
  • As Sudanese Canadians wait for family members to be approved to come to Canada, concern mounts that delays will be fatal for those stuck
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller makes an announcement regarding the strengthening of our temporary resident programs and migration pathways on Sept. 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Immigration Minister Marc Miller pledged in March that those fleeing the civil war in Sudan could be joining family members in Canada as early as late 2024, but a bleaker and longer timeline has since emerged. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s going to destroy everything we depend on’: visiting Indigenous delegation seeks to stop Canada-Ecuador trade talks

  • Opposition MPs and Canadian civil society group say the Canadian government should be ensuring consultations with Indigenous groups in Ecuador occur.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 9, 2024
Indigenous leaders from Ecuador Zenaida Yasacama, left, Fanny Kaekat, and Hortencia Zhagüi called on the Canadian government to end trade talks with their country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s going to destroy everything we depend on’: visiting Indigenous delegation seeks to stop Canada-Ecuador trade talks

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 9, 2024
  • Opposition MPs and Canadian civil society group say the Canadian government should be ensuring consultations with Indigenous groups in Ecuador occur.

‘It’s going to destroy everything we depend on’: visiting Indigenous delegation seeks to stop Canada-Ecuador trade talks

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 9, 2024
  • Opposition MPs and Canadian civil society group say the Canadian government should be ensuring consultations with Indigenous groups in Ecuador occur.
Indigenous leaders from Ecuador Zenaida Yasacama, left, Fanny Kaekat, and Hortencia Zhagüi called on the Canadian government to end trade talks with their country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A new age for Canada-Saudi relations? Human rights concerns passed over for economic links

  • A former Canadian envoy praises Ottawa's new approach to Saudi Arabia, as the NDP says Riyadh has bought Canada's silence on its human rights
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 9, 2024
Saudi Industry Minister Bandar Alkhorayef
Saudi Industry Minister Bandar Alkhorayef
Saudi Industry and Mineral Resources Minister Bandar Alkhorayef speaks to The Hill Times during an Oct. 2 interview at the Saudi Embassy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A new age for Canada-Saudi relations? Human rights concerns passed over for economic links

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 9, 2024
  • A former Canadian envoy praises Ottawa's new approach to Saudi Arabia, as the NDP says Riyadh has bought Canada's silence on its human rights

A new age for Canada-Saudi relations? Human rights concerns passed over for economic links

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 9, 2024
  • A former Canadian envoy praises Ottawa's new approach to Saudi Arabia, as the NDP says Riyadh has bought Canada's silence on its human rights
Saudi Industry Minister Bandar Alkhorayef
Saudi Industry and Mineral Resources Minister Bandar Alkhorayef speaks to The Hill Times during an Oct. 2 interview at the Saudi Embassy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate study of supply management bill imperils Bloc deadline

  • Senators say a substantial committee study will be required to review Bill C-282, and their work won't be affected by the Bloc's Oct. 29
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 2, 2024
Bloc MP Luc Thériault's Bill C-282 has been stuck at committee stage in the Senate since passing second reading in April. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate study of supply management bill imperils Bloc deadline

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 2, 2024
  • Senators say a substantial committee study will be required to review Bill C-282, and their work won't be affected by the Bloc's Oct. 29

Senate study of supply management bill imperils Bloc deadline

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 2, 2024
  • Senators say a substantial committee study will be required to review Bill C-282, and their work won't be affected by the Bloc's Oct. 29
Bloc MP Luc Thériault's Bill C-282 has been stuck at committee stage in the Senate since passing second reading in April. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Delays are a death sentence: family members question fairness of immigration regime for relatives fleeing Sudan war

  • MPs have told family members seeking to bring relatives to Canada that arrivals aren't expected until 2027 and 2028.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 25, 2024
Marc Miller
Marc Miller
In March, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said those fleeing the Sudan Civil War would start arriving in Canada in late 2024 into 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Delays are a death sentence: family members question fairness of immigration regime for relatives fleeing Sudan war

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 25, 2024
  • MPs have told family members seeking to bring relatives to Canada that arrivals aren't expected until 2027 and 2028.

Delays are a death sentence: family members question fairness of immigration regime for relatives fleeing Sudan war

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 25, 2024
  • MPs have told family members seeking to bring relatives to Canada that arrivals aren't expected until 2027 and 2028.
Marc Miller
In March, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said those fleeing the Sudan Civil War would start arriving in Canada in late 2024 into 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t afford to squander chance for rare Indo-Pacific role with AUKUS, say analysts

  • Although AUKUS is holding consultations with Canada to find areas to collaborate on advanced technology information sharing, it has yet to signal if it
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 25, 2024
Bill Blair
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

Canada can’t afford to squander chance for rare Indo-Pacific role with AUKUS, say analysts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 25, 2024
  • Although AUKUS is holding consultations with Canada to find areas to collaborate on advanced technology information sharing, it has yet to signal if it

Canada can’t afford to squander chance for rare Indo-Pacific role with AUKUS, say analysts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 25, 2024
  • Although AUKUS is holding consultations with Canada to find areas to collaborate on advanced technology information sharing, it has yet to signal if it
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

Poilievre says he can negotiate a softwood lumber pact with the U.S., but trade analysts are skeptical

  • Trade analysts say domestic political calculations in the U.S. are what is standing in the way of resolving the softwood lumber dispute.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2024
Marc Miller
Marc Miller
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would sign a long-sought softwood lumber agreement with the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre says he can negotiate a softwood lumber pact with the U.S., but trade analysts are skeptical

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2024
  • Trade analysts say domestic political calculations in the U.S. are what is standing in the way of resolving the softwood lumber dispute.

Poilievre says he can negotiate a softwood lumber pact with the U.S., but trade analysts are skeptical

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2024
  • Trade analysts say domestic political calculations in the U.S. are what is standing in the way of resolving the softwood lumber dispute.
Marc Miller
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would sign a long-sought softwood lumber agreement with the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre says he can negotiate a softwood lumber pact with the U.S., but trade analysts are skeptical

  • Trade analysts say domestic political calculations in the U.S. are what is standing in the way of resolving the softwood lumber dispute.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2024
Marc Miller
Marc Miller
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would sign a long-sought softwood lumber agreement with the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre says he can negotiate a softwood lumber pact with the U.S., but trade analysts are skeptical

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2024
  • Trade analysts say domestic political calculations in the U.S. are what is standing in the way of resolving the softwood lumber dispute.

Poilievre says he can negotiate a softwood lumber pact with the U.S., but trade analysts are skeptical

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2024
  • Trade analysts say domestic political calculations in the U.S. are what is standing in the way of resolving the softwood lumber dispute.
Marc Miller
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would sign a long-sought softwood lumber agreement with the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada faces $100-million forfeiture ‘test case’ as Russian airline sues over grounded plane

  • Canada gave itself the power to repurpose assets seized from sanctioned individuals and entities as part of the 2022 federal budget.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 11, 2024
Under Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Global Affairs Canada has sanctioned 1,500 Russian individuals and 646 entities as of Sept. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada faces $100-million forfeiture ‘test case’ as Russian airline sues over grounded plane

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 11, 2024
  • Canada gave itself the power to repurpose assets seized from sanctioned individuals and entities as part of the 2022 federal budget.

Canada faces $100-million forfeiture ‘test case’ as Russian airline sues over grounded plane

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 11, 2024
  • Canada gave itself the power to repurpose assets seized from sanctioned individuals and entities as part of the 2022 federal budget.
Under Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Global Affairs Canada has sanctioned 1,500 Russian individuals and 646 entities as of Sept. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada crafts plan to deploy Sudan-focused diplomats in Ethiopia as Khartoum embassy stays shut

  • 'As the conflict persists and as fighting has engulfed large parts of the country, a return to [Khartoum] looks unlikely in the medium term,'
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 4, 2024
Sudan wasn't mentioned in a readout of Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly's recent trip to Africa, which included a visit to influential African Union member South Africa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada crafts plan to deploy Sudan-focused diplomats in Ethiopia as Khartoum embassy stays shut

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 4, 2024
  • 'As the conflict persists and as fighting has engulfed large parts of the country, a return to [Khartoum] looks unlikely in the medium term,'

Canada crafts plan to deploy Sudan-focused diplomats in Ethiopia as Khartoum embassy stays shut

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 4, 2024
  • 'As the conflict persists and as fighting has engulfed large parts of the country, a return to [Khartoum] looks unlikely in the medium term,'
Sudan wasn't mentioned in a readout of Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly's recent trip to Africa, which included a visit to influential African Union member South Africa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada crafts plan to deploy Sudan-focused diplomats in Ethiopia as Khartoum embassy stays shut

  • 'As the conflict persists and as fighting has engulfed large parts of the country, a return to [Khartoum] looks unlikely in the medium term,'
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 4, 2024
Sudan wasn't mentioned in a readout of Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly's recent trip to Africa, which included a visit to influential African Union member South Africa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada crafts plan to deploy Sudan-focused diplomats in Ethiopia as Khartoum embassy stays shut

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 4, 2024
  • 'As the conflict persists and as fighting has engulfed large parts of the country, a return to [Khartoum] looks unlikely in the medium term,'

Canada crafts plan to deploy Sudan-focused diplomats in Ethiopia as Khartoum embassy stays shut

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 4, 2024
  • 'As the conflict persists and as fighting has engulfed large parts of the country, a return to [Khartoum] looks unlikely in the medium term,'
Sudan wasn't mentioned in a readout of Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly's recent trip to Africa, which included a visit to influential African Union member South Africa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could the transitional Canada-U.K. trade pact be around for the long haul?

  • Opposition MPs sounded the alarm in 2020 that without a sunset clause, the transitional Canada-U.K. trade pact could be around for the long term—which
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 28, 2024
Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Mary Ng speaks at a press conference on March 10, 2023, to speak with reporters about the roll out of consultations before the establishment of a foreign interference registry.
Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Mary Ng speaks at a press conference on March 10, 2023, to speak with reporters about the roll out of consultations before the establishment of a foreign interference registry.
In July, International Trade Minister Mary Ng told her U.K. counterpart Jonathan Reynolds that Canada remains open to restarting trade talks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could the transitional Canada-U.K. trade pact be around for the long haul?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 28, 2024
  • Opposition MPs sounded the alarm in 2020 that without a sunset clause, the transitional Canada-U.K. trade pact could be around for the long term—which

Could the transitional Canada-U.K. trade pact be around for the long haul?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 28, 2024
  • Opposition MPs sounded the alarm in 2020 that without a sunset clause, the transitional Canada-U.K. trade pact could be around for the long term—which
Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Mary Ng speaks at a press conference on March 10, 2023, to speak with reporters about the roll out of consultations before the establishment of a foreign interference registry.
In July, International Trade Minister Mary Ng told her U.K. counterpart Jonathan Reynolds that Canada remains open to restarting trade talks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

GAC’s ability to perform essential duties, sustain foreign presence threatened by financial crunch: memo

  • As billions of dollars get invested in Canada's defence, Ottawa's other international apparatus is being left behind, say current and former diplomats.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 28, 2024
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly may have to consider closing some foreign missions to deal with budget shortfalls, according to some observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

GAC’s ability to perform essential duties, sustain foreign presence threatened by financial crunch: memo

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 28, 2024
  • As billions of dollars get invested in Canada's defence, Ottawa's other international apparatus is being left behind, say current and former diplomats.

GAC’s ability to perform essential duties, sustain foreign presence threatened by financial crunch: memo

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 28, 2024
  • As billions of dollars get invested in Canada's defence, Ottawa's other international apparatus is being left behind, say current and former diplomats.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly may have to consider closing some foreign missions to deal with budget shortfalls, according to some observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Some Senators criticize rushed process as Canada-U.K. transitional trade deal passes Red Chamber without committee review

  • For the second time in a row, the Senate fast-tracked a trade implementation bill without a formal committee review, drawing the ire of some
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 24, 2021
Progessive Senator Peter Harder, left, and Independent Senator Peter Boehm supported the swift passage of BIll C-18, while Conservative Senator Leo Housakos and CSG Senator Diane Griffin supported the trade bill, but criticized the process in which it was passed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photographs, and photograph courtesy of the Senate

Some Senators criticize rushed process as Canada-U.K. transitional trade deal passes Red Chamber without committee review

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 24, 2021
  • For the second time in a row, the Senate fast-tracked a trade implementation bill without a formal committee review, drawing the ire of some

Some Senators criticize rushed process as Canada-U.K. transitional trade deal passes Red Chamber without committee review

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 24, 2021
  • For the second time in a row, the Senate fast-tracked a trade implementation bill without a formal committee review, drawing the ire of some
Progessive Senator Peter Harder, left, and Independent Senator Peter Boehm supported the swift passage of BIll C-18, while Conservative Senator Leo Housakos and CSG Senator Diane Griffin supported the trade bill, but criticized the process in which it was passed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photographs, and photograph courtesy of the Senate

Greece felt ‘very happy’ to have Canada’s top diplomat in Athens last year amid pandemic, says new Greek envoy

  • Greece was “very honoured” to have the then-foreign affairs minister François-Philippe Champagne visit Greece amid the pandemic, said the new Greek ambassador to Canada.
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 17, 2021
Greek Ambassador Konstantina Athanassiadou presented her letter of credence to then-governor general Julie Payette in a Nov. 30, 2020, virutal ceremony. Photograph courtesy of MCpl Anis Assari/Rideau Hall

Greece felt ‘very happy’ to have Canada’s top diplomat in Athens last year amid pandemic, says new Greek envoy

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 17, 2021
  • Greece was “very honoured” to have the then-foreign affairs minister François-Philippe Champagne visit Greece amid the pandemic, said the new Greek ambassador to Canada.

Greece felt ‘very happy’ to have Canada’s top diplomat in Athens last year amid pandemic, says new Greek envoy

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 17, 2021
  • Greece was “very honoured” to have the then-foreign affairs minister François-Philippe Champagne visit Greece amid the pandemic, said the new Greek ambassador to Canada.
Greek Ambassador Konstantina Athanassiadou presented her letter of credence to then-governor general Julie Payette in a Nov. 30, 2020, virutal ceremony. Photograph courtesy of MCpl Anis Assari/Rideau Hall

When will the world see Canada’s grounded top diplomat in person?

  • Three months into his new cabinet role as Canada’s top diplomat, Marc Garneau has yet to embark outside the Canadian border amid the continuing
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 10, 2021
Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau has no international trips planned, according to a spokesperson from his ministerial office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

When will the world see Canada’s grounded top diplomat in person?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 10, 2021
  • Three months into his new cabinet role as Canada’s top diplomat, Marc Garneau has yet to embark outside the Canadian border amid the continuing

When will the world see Canada’s grounded top diplomat in person?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 10, 2021
  • Three months into his new cabinet role as Canada’s top diplomat, Marc Garneau has yet to embark outside the Canadian border amid the continuing
Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau has no international trips planned, according to a spokesperson from his ministerial office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chinese envoy silent over effect of cabinet’s abstention from Uyghur genocide vote

  • The Chinese ambassador to Canada is keeping mum about the effect of the federal cabinet’s abstention in a non-binding vote in which the House
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 3, 2021
Ambassador Cong Peiwu, pictured on March 12, 2020, says that MPs who voted for the Feb. 22 motion to recognize the Uyghur genocide did so to 'secure political gains.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Chinese envoy silent over effect of cabinet’s abstention from Uyghur genocide vote

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 3, 2021
  • The Chinese ambassador to Canada is keeping mum about the effect of the federal cabinet’s abstention in a non-binding vote in which the House

Chinese envoy silent over effect of cabinet’s abstention from Uyghur genocide vote

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 3, 2021
  • The Chinese ambassador to Canada is keeping mum about the effect of the federal cabinet’s abstention in a non-binding vote in which the House
Ambassador Cong Peiwu, pictured on March 12, 2020, says that MPs who voted for the Feb. 22 motion to recognize the Uyghur genocide did so to 'secure political gains.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Herbert Norman, Raymond Chrétien, Marie-Lucie Morin among 10 named as ‘Ambassadors of Note’

  • An association of former Canadian ambassadors has honoured 10 former diplomats for their distinguished careers, including a past envoy to the U.S., a representative
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 3, 2021
Former Canadian ambassador Anne Leahy, left, and Canadian Ambassadors Alumni Association president Abbie Dann, right, were among those honouring 10 former envoys as 'Ambassadors of Note' during a Feb. 18 virtual ceremony. Screen capture courtesy of YouTube/Canadian Ambassadors Alumni Association

Herbert Norman, Raymond Chrétien, Marie-Lucie Morin among 10 named as ‘Ambassadors of Note’

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 3, 2021
  • An association of former Canadian ambassadors has honoured 10 former diplomats for their distinguished careers, including a past envoy to the U.S., a representative

Herbert Norman, Raymond Chrétien, Marie-Lucie Morin among 10 named as ‘Ambassadors of Note’

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 3, 2021
  • An association of former Canadian ambassadors has honoured 10 former diplomats for their distinguished careers, including a past envoy to the U.S., a representative
Former Canadian ambassador Anne Leahy, left, and Canadian Ambassadors Alumni Association president Abbie Dann, right, were among those honouring 10 former envoys as 'Ambassadors of Note' during a Feb. 18 virtual ceremony. Screen capture courtesy of YouTube/Canadian Ambassadors Alumni Association

Lack of sunset clause in Canada-U.K. interim deal could stick us with status quo, say opposition MPs

  • Opposition MPs are concerned the absence of a sunset clause in the new Canada-U.K. Trade Continuity Agreement may affect the conclusion of a more
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 3, 2021
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, pictured on Sept. 15, 2020, says a still-to-be negotiated comprehensive trade deal with the U.K. will include 'ambitious chapters on the environment, women's economic empowerment, labour, and digital trade.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lack of sunset clause in Canada-U.K. interim deal could stick us with status quo, say opposition MPs

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 3, 2021
  • Opposition MPs are concerned the absence of a sunset clause in the new Canada-U.K. Trade Continuity Agreement may affect the conclusion of a more

Lack of sunset clause in Canada-U.K. interim deal could stick us with status quo, say opposition MPs

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 3, 2021
  • Opposition MPs are concerned the absence of a sunset clause in the new Canada-U.K. Trade Continuity Agreement may affect the conclusion of a more
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, pictured on Sept. 15, 2020, says a still-to-be negotiated comprehensive trade deal with the U.K. will include 'ambitious chapters on the environment, women's economic empowerment, labour, and digital trade.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New committee a forum to look deeper into ever-important Canada-U.S. economic relationship, but will partisan squabbles dominate?

  • The new House Special Committee on the Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States could allow for greater focus on Canada’s most important
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 24, 2021
The results of the first virtual meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden, pictured during a 2016 meeting, could be looked at by the new Special House Committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations. The Hill Times file photograph

New committee a forum to look deeper into ever-important Canada-U.S. economic relationship, but will partisan squabbles dominate?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 24, 2021
  • The new House Special Committee on the Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States could allow for greater focus on Canada’s most important

New committee a forum to look deeper into ever-important Canada-U.S. economic relationship, but will partisan squabbles dominate?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 24, 2021
  • The new House Special Committee on the Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States could allow for greater focus on Canada’s most important
The results of the first virtual meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden, pictured during a 2016 meeting, could be looked at by the new Special House Committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations. The Hill Times file photograph

‘Much water has flown’ since heated row over Trudeau’s farmers’ protest comments, says Indian envoy

  • While demonstrators stood across the street from India’s New Edinburgh High Commission protesting new farm laws as snow covered the national capital last week,
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 24, 2021
Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria started his posting in Ottawa just over a year ago on March 1, 2020. He is pictured during an interview with The Hill Times on Feb. 19, 2021, at the Indian High Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Much water has flown’ since heated row over Trudeau’s farmers’ protest comments, says Indian envoy

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 24, 2021
  • While demonstrators stood across the street from India’s New Edinburgh High Commission protesting new farm laws as snow covered the national capital last week,

‘Much water has flown’ since heated row over Trudeau’s farmers’ protest comments, says Indian envoy

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 24, 2021
  • While demonstrators stood across the street from India’s New Edinburgh High Commission protesting new farm laws as snow covered the national capital last week,
Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria started his posting in Ottawa just over a year ago on March 1, 2020. He is pictured during an interview with The Hill Times on Feb. 19, 2021, at the Indian High Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Arbitrary detention declaration is a ‘good start,’ but questions loom about impact

  • While the tangible impact of a non-binding declaration for countries around the world to stop the use of arbitrarily detaining foreigners to advance state-to-state
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 24, 2021
Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says the arbitrary detention declaration isn't aimed at a single country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Arbitrary detention declaration is a ‘good start,’ but questions loom about impact

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 24, 2021
  • While the tangible impact of a non-binding declaration for countries around the world to stop the use of arbitrarily detaining foreigners to advance state-to-state

Arbitrary detention declaration is a ‘good start,’ but questions loom about impact

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 24, 2021
  • While the tangible impact of a non-binding declaration for countries around the world to stop the use of arbitrarily detaining foreigners to advance state-to-state
Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says the arbitrary detention declaration isn't aimed at a single country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Davie shipyard funding more equitable since 2015, but long-term contracts needed for stability, say experts

  • As federal shipbuilding funds for the Quebec-based Chantier Davie shipyard have increasingly become more equitable in comparison to Nova Scotia’s Irving shipyard and B.C.’s
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 17, 2021
The MV Asterix, which is being leased by the Canadian Navy, was converted by Davie shipyard. The interim auxiliary oiler services it provides has come at a cost of $620-million over five years—encompassing more than a quarter of the funds that the Quebec shipyard has received under the National Shipbuilding Strategy. Photograph courtesy of the Department of National Defence/Sgt. Devin VandeSype

Davie shipyard funding more equitable since 2015, but long-term contracts needed for stability, say experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 17, 2021
  • As federal shipbuilding funds for the Quebec-based Chantier Davie shipyard have increasingly become more equitable in comparison to Nova Scotia’s Irving shipyard and B.C.’s

Davie shipyard funding more equitable since 2015, but long-term contracts needed for stability, say experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 17, 2021
  • As federal shipbuilding funds for the Quebec-based Chantier Davie shipyard have increasingly become more equitable in comparison to Nova Scotia’s Irving shipyard and B.C.’s
The MV Asterix, which is being leased by the Canadian Navy, was converted by Davie shipyard. The interim auxiliary oiler services it provides has come at a cost of $620-million over five years—encompassing more than a quarter of the funds that the Quebec shipyard has received under the National Shipbuilding Strategy. Photograph courtesy of the Department of National Defence/Sgt. Devin VandeSype

Defence Committee should look at broader issues of military culture change and external accountability in Vance probe, say experts

  • As the House Defence Committee embarks on a study looking into sexual misconduct allegations against former chief of the defence staff General Jonathan Vance,
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 17, 2021
Jonathan Vance, pictured speaking to reporters in West Block on June 17, 2019, will be the subject of a three-session study of the House Defence Committee into allegations of his sexual misconduct. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Defence Committee should look at broader issues of military culture change and external accountability in Vance probe, say experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 17, 2021
  • As the House Defence Committee embarks on a study looking into sexual misconduct allegations against former chief of the defence staff General Jonathan Vance,

Defence Committee should look at broader issues of military culture change and external accountability in Vance probe, say experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 17, 2021
  • As the House Defence Committee embarks on a study looking into sexual misconduct allegations against former chief of the defence staff General Jonathan Vance,
Jonathan Vance, pictured speaking to reporters in West Block on June 17, 2019, will be the subject of a three-session study of the House Defence Committee into allegations of his sexual misconduct. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pressure builds to label Beijing’s persecution of Uyghurs as genocide while subcommittee’s report inches towards tabling

  • After releasing a statement last October declaring that the Chinese persecution of Muslim Uyghurs amounted to genocide, the House Subcommittee on International Human Rights’
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 10, 2021
Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau has said an independent investigation is needed to observe the internment camps in Xinjiang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pressure builds to label Beijing’s persecution of Uyghurs as genocide while subcommittee’s report inches towards tabling

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 10, 2021
  • After releasing a statement last October declaring that the Chinese persecution of Muslim Uyghurs amounted to genocide, the House Subcommittee on International Human Rights’

Pressure builds to label Beijing’s persecution of Uyghurs as genocide while subcommittee’s report inches towards tabling

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 10, 2021
  • After releasing a statement last October declaring that the Chinese persecution of Muslim Uyghurs amounted to genocide, the House Subcommittee on International Human Rights’
Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau has said an independent investigation is needed to observe the internment camps in Xinjiang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Non-issue’ for Chief Justice Wagner to serve as administrator but a quickened appointment of a new GG would be favourable, say legal experts

  • While it is manageable for Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner to fulfill his constitutional role serving as the administrator of Canada, former judges
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 3, 2021
Richard Wagner, pictured being sworn in as Canada's 18th Supreme Court chief justice on Dec. 18, 2017 at Rideau Hall, became the Administrator of Canada following the resignation of Julie Payette as governor general on Jan. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Non-issue’ for Chief Justice Wagner to serve as administrator but a quickened appointment of a new GG would be favourable, say legal experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 3, 2021
  • While it is manageable for Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner to fulfill his constitutional role serving as the administrator of Canada, former judges

‘Non-issue’ for Chief Justice Wagner to serve as administrator but a quickened appointment of a new GG would be favourable, say legal experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 3, 2021
  • While it is manageable for Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner to fulfill his constitutional role serving as the administrator of Canada, former judges
Richard Wagner, pictured being sworn in as Canada's 18th Supreme Court chief justice on Dec. 18, 2017 at Rideau Hall, became the Administrator of Canada following the resignation of Julie Payette as governor general on Jan. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada-Philippines ties positive despite past flare-ups, says new Filipino envoy

  • After recent spats between Ottawa and Manila, the Philippines’ new ambassador says relations between the countries are on the right path. “The relationship is
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 3, 2021
Rodolfo Robles, left, is pictured meeting with Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux on Dec. 11, 2020. Mr. Lamoureux chairs the Canada-Philippines Friendship Group. Photograph courtesy of the Philippines Embassy/Twitter

Canada-Philippines ties positive despite past flare-ups, says new Filipino envoy

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 3, 2021
  • After recent spats between Ottawa and Manila, the Philippines’ new ambassador says relations between the countries are on the right path. “The relationship is

Canada-Philippines ties positive despite past flare-ups, says new Filipino envoy

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 3, 2021
  • After recent spats between Ottawa and Manila, the Philippines’ new ambassador says relations between the countries are on the right path. “The relationship is
Rodolfo Robles, left, is pictured meeting with Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux on Dec. 11, 2020. Mr. Lamoureux chairs the Canada-Philippines Friendship Group. Photograph courtesy of the Philippines Embassy/Twitter

Feds need to spotlight North American integration to gain exemption from Biden’s protectionist Buy American measures, say experts

  • With the Canadian government seeking to get an exemption from the Biden administration’s protectionist Buy American executive order, it will have to convince the
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 3, 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, campaigned on a stricter Buy American regime for federal procurements. With the Canadian government seeking to get an exemption from the new measures, International Trade Minister Mary Ng and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have spotlighted the integration of Canadian and American supply chains. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of Flickr

Feds need to spotlight North American integration to gain exemption from Biden’s protectionist Buy American measures, say experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 3, 2021
  • With the Canadian government seeking to get an exemption from the Biden administration’s protectionist Buy American executive order, it will have to convince the

Feds need to spotlight North American integration to gain exemption from Biden’s protectionist Buy American measures, say experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 3, 2021
  • With the Canadian government seeking to get an exemption from the Biden administration’s protectionist Buy American executive order, it will have to convince the
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, campaigned on a stricter Buy American regime for federal procurements. With the Canadian government seeking to get an exemption from the new measures, International Trade Minister Mary Ng and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have spotlighted the integration of Canadian and American supply chains. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of Flickr

No replacing need for in-person diplomacy, say chairs, as work of interparliamentary groups goes on

  • As the 13 interparliamentary groups hold virtual meetings while under a travel ban, chairs of the groups say nothing can replace the need for
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2021
Interparliamentary group chairs Wayne Easter, left, Jim Munson, and Francis Drouin say there have been challenges in conducting parliamentary diplomacy virtually. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

No replacing need for in-person diplomacy, say chairs, as work of interparliamentary groups goes on

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2021
  • As the 13 interparliamentary groups hold virtual meetings while under a travel ban, chairs of the groups say nothing can replace the need for

No replacing need for in-person diplomacy, say chairs, as work of interparliamentary groups goes on

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2021
  • As the 13 interparliamentary groups hold virtual meetings while under a travel ban, chairs of the groups say nothing can replace the need for
Interparliamentary group chairs Wayne Easter, left, Jim Munson, and Francis Drouin say there have been challenges in conducting parliamentary diplomacy virtually. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Don’t expect Biden’s tough, bipartisan approach to China to be met with Canadian imitation, say analysts

  • As the Biden administration signals it will be taking a tough approach to China, experts say an American bipartisan approach in its dealings with
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden's pick for secretary of state, Antony Blinken, endorsed the tough approach former president Donald Trump took with Beijing. The Hill Times file photograph

Don’t expect Biden’s tough, bipartisan approach to China to be met with Canadian imitation, say analysts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2021
  • As the Biden administration signals it will be taking a tough approach to China, experts say an American bipartisan approach in its dealings with

Don’t expect Biden’s tough, bipartisan approach to China to be met with Canadian imitation, say analysts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2021
  • As the Biden administration signals it will be taking a tough approach to China, experts say an American bipartisan approach in its dealings with
U.S. President Joe Biden's pick for secretary of state, Antony Blinken, endorsed the tough approach former president Donald Trump took with Beijing. The Hill Times file photograph

New Haitian envoy pushes for direct aid and investment, away from NGOs

  • The new Haitian ambassador is trying to encourage more direct investment in the Caribbean country away from the orbit of non-governmental organizations. Ambassador Weibert
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2021
Haitian Ambassador Weibert Arthus virtually met with Liberal MP Greg Fergus on Jan. 21. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Embassy of Haiti

New Haitian envoy pushes for direct aid and investment, away from NGOs

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2021
  • The new Haitian ambassador is trying to encourage more direct investment in the Caribbean country away from the orbit of non-governmental organizations. Ambassador Weibert

New Haitian envoy pushes for direct aid and investment, away from NGOs

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2021
  • The new Haitian ambassador is trying to encourage more direct investment in the Caribbean country away from the orbit of non-governmental organizations. Ambassador Weibert
Haitian Ambassador Weibert Arthus virtually met with Liberal MP Greg Fergus on Jan. 21. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Embassy of Haiti

Garneau’s new foreign affairs post centres on his American links and steady hands, say analysts

  • As a new administration takes over the White House, Canada’s new foreign affairs minister, Marc Garneau, brings experience stick-handling Canada’s most important relationship, something
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 20, 2021
'I believe very, very strongly that no bilateral relationship is more important than that of Canada with the United States, and it will continue to be that way,' Marc Garneau said following the virtual ceremony that saw him sworn in as Canada's new foreign affairs minister on Jan. 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Garneau’s new foreign affairs post centres on his American links and steady hands, say analysts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 20, 2021
  • As a new administration takes over the White House, Canada’s new foreign affairs minister, Marc Garneau, brings experience stick-handling Canada’s most important relationship, something

Garneau’s new foreign affairs post centres on his American links and steady hands, say analysts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 20, 2021
  • As a new administration takes over the White House, Canada’s new foreign affairs minister, Marc Garneau, brings experience stick-handling Canada’s most important relationship, something
'I believe very, very strongly that no bilateral relationship is more important than that of Canada with the United States, and it will continue to be that way,' Marc Garneau said following the virtual ceremony that saw him sworn in as Canada's new foreign affairs minister on Jan. 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Updated mandate letters allow Grits to showcase pandemic fight without being attacked for abandoning promises, say politicos

  • With the release of updated mandate letters, the federal government has positioned itself as confronting the COVID-19 pandemic, yet not shying away from past
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 20, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau started to publicly release mandate letters in 2015 to promote greater transparency in government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Updated mandate letters allow Grits to showcase pandemic fight without being attacked for abandoning promises, say politicos

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 20, 2021
  • With the release of updated mandate letters, the federal government has positioned itself as confronting the COVID-19 pandemic, yet not shying away from past

Updated mandate letters allow Grits to showcase pandemic fight without being attacked for abandoning promises, say politicos

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 20, 2021
  • With the release of updated mandate letters, the federal government has positioned itself as confronting the COVID-19 pandemic, yet not shying away from past
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau started to publicly release mandate letters in 2015 to promote greater transparency in government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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