Ht-Logo-gigapixel-icon
Ht-Logo-gigapixel-icon
Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Canada’s Politics and Government News Source Since 1989

Latest Paper
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | Latest Paper
Subscribe Now

TRENDING:

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.

At G7, minister touts importance of Canadian leadership on foreign assistance amid billions in budget cuts to international aid  

  • The federal budget tabled on Nov. 4 proposed cuts of $2.7-billion from Canada's humanitarian aid envelope.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 11, 2025
Foreign Minister Anita Anand started a 'jam-packed' two-day meeting of the G7's top diplomats in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., on Nov. 11. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

At G7, minister touts importance of Canadian leadership on foreign assistance amid billions in budget cuts to international aid  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 11, 2025
  • The federal budget tabled on Nov. 4 proposed cuts of $2.7-billion from Canada's humanitarian aid envelope.

At G7, minister touts importance of Canadian leadership on foreign assistance amid billions in budget cuts to international aid  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 11, 2025
  • The federal budget tabled on Nov. 4 proposed cuts of $2.7-billion from Canada's humanitarian aid envelope.
Foreign Minister Anita Anand started a 'jam-packed' two-day meeting of the G7's top diplomats in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., on Nov. 11. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s G7 presidency faces last major test as top diplomats set to gather in Niagara

  • Foreign Minister Anita Anand has suggested the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting will focus on multilateral geopolitical issues in a departure from the approach taken
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 10, 2025
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will host 15 top diplomats as Canada convenes a second foreign ministers’ meeting in the Niagara region from Nov. 11-12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s G7 presidency faces last major test as top diplomats set to gather in Niagara

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 10, 2025
  • Foreign Minister Anita Anand has suggested the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting will focus on multilateral geopolitical issues in a departure from the approach taken

Canada’s G7 presidency faces last major test as top diplomats set to gather in Niagara

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 10, 2025
  • Foreign Minister Anita Anand has suggested the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting will focus on multilateral geopolitical issues in a departure from the approach taken
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will host 15 top diplomats as Canada convenes a second foreign ministers’ meeting in the Niagara region from Nov. 11-12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Conservative links help Canada in Trump talks?

  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre hasn't taken the quasi-typical trip that most opposition leaders take to Washington, D.C., to forge connections.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2025
Earlier this month, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre offered to 'help' the prime minister achieve a deal with the U.S., but little has come from the offer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Conservative links help Canada in Trump talks?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2025
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre hasn't taken the quasi-typical trip that most opposition leaders take to Washington, D.C., to forge connections.

Can Conservative links help Canada in Trump talks?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2025
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre hasn't taken the quasi-typical trip that most opposition leaders take to Washington, D.C., to forge connections.
Earlier this month, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre offered to 'help' the prime minister achieve a deal with the U.S., but little has come from the offer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s hope to constrain Trump’s tariff agenda shifts to America’s top court 

  • Even if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump's use of IEEPA tariffs, there are other levying authorities he can use in
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, speaks with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in the White House on Oct. 7. A portrait of former U.S. president Ronald Reagan hangs in the background. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Canada’s hope to constrain Trump’s tariff agenda shifts to America’s top court 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2025
  • Even if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump's use of IEEPA tariffs, there are other levying authorities he can use in

Canada’s hope to constrain Trump’s tariff agenda shifts to America’s top court 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2025
  • Even if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump's use of IEEPA tariffs, there are other levying authorities he can use in
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, speaks with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in the White House on Oct. 7. A portrait of former U.S. president Ronald Reagan hangs in the background. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

‘Bridge is not burnt’: suspension of trade talks over Ontario ad just another Trump tactic, says former negotiator

  • Unlike the last pause in negotiations with the United States, the way back to the table is murky for Canada, say observers.
News | BY NEIL MOSS, ELEANOR WAND | October 24, 2025
On Oct. 7, Prime Minister Mark Carney, second right, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, were full of praise for each other at the White House. Now the American leader has suspended trade talks. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

‘Bridge is not burnt’: suspension of trade talks over Ontario ad just another Trump tactic, says former negotiator

News | BY NEIL MOSS, ELEANOR WAND | October 24, 2025
  • Unlike the last pause in negotiations with the United States, the way back to the table is murky for Canada, say observers.

‘Bridge is not burnt’: suspension of trade talks over Ontario ad just another Trump tactic, says former negotiator

News | BY NEIL MOSS, ELEANOR WAND | October 24, 2025
  • Unlike the last pause in negotiations with the United States, the way back to the table is murky for Canada, say observers.
On Oct. 7, Prime Minister Mark Carney, second right, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, were full of praise for each other at the White House. Now the American leader has suspended trade talks. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

Shortlisted shipbuilders say Poland’s submarine pick won’t affect delivery on Canadian procurement

  • Poland is weighing buying submarines from a collection of offers including from the two shipbuilders shortlisted by Canada.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 23, 2025
Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr has indicated the delivery schedule will help inform Canada's choice for its next submarine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Shortlisted shipbuilders say Poland’s submarine pick won’t affect delivery on Canadian procurement

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 23, 2025
  • Poland is weighing buying submarines from a collection of offers including from the two shipbuilders shortlisted by Canada.

Shortlisted shipbuilders say Poland’s submarine pick won’t affect delivery on Canadian procurement

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 23, 2025
  • Poland is weighing buying submarines from a collection of offers including from the two shipbuilders shortlisted by Canada.
Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr has indicated the delivery schedule will help inform Canada's choice for its next submarine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney fourth most travelled G7 leader since becoming prime minister, prioritizing trips to Europe and the U.S. 

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney is taking his first trip to the Indo-Pacific region this week after five previous excursions to Europe where he visited
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has seemingly prioritized diversification through Europe over the Indo-Pacific given his tour itinerary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney fourth most travelled G7 leader since becoming prime minister, prioritizing trips to Europe and the U.S. 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 22, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney is taking his first trip to the Indo-Pacific region this week after five previous excursions to Europe where he visited

Carney fourth most travelled G7 leader since becoming prime minister, prioritizing trips to Europe and the U.S. 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 22, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney is taking his first trip to the Indo-Pacific region this week after five previous excursions to Europe where he visited
Prime Minister Mark Carney has seemingly prioritized diversification through Europe over the Indo-Pacific given his tour itinerary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House Trade Committee needs to be ‘respectful’ of Carney’s approach to Trump talks, says Liberal chair

  • The government has released few details about the state of negotiations with the U.S., seemingly at odds with its acknowledgement that Canadians have concerns
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, second right, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, were full of praise for each other at a Oct. 7 meeting in the Oval Office, but no trade agreement materialized. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

House Trade Committee needs to be ‘respectful’ of Carney’s approach to Trump talks, says Liberal chair

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 15, 2025
  • The government has released few details about the state of negotiations with the U.S., seemingly at odds with its acknowledgement that Canadians have concerns

House Trade Committee needs to be ‘respectful’ of Carney’s approach to Trump talks, says Liberal chair

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 15, 2025
  • The government has released few details about the state of negotiations with the U.S., seemingly at odds with its acknowledgement that Canadians have concerns
Prime Minister Mark Carney, second right, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, were full of praise for each other at a Oct. 7 meeting in the Oval Office, but no trade agreement materialized. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

Complementary, but limited: how Carney’s use of ‘personal’ envoys can boost the foreign service

  • Although the government hasn’t yet reached that point, too many political appointments ‘is never ideal because it undermines morale in the diplomatic service,’ says
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney looks on as then-Privy Council clerk John Hannaford, right, swears in then-transport minister Chrystia Freeland, left, on May 13. Carney has since recently given Freeland and Hannaford each their own diplomatic assignment. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garica

Complementary, but limited: how Carney’s use of ‘personal’ envoys can boost the foreign service

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 14, 2025
  • Although the government hasn’t yet reached that point, too many political appointments ‘is never ideal because it undermines morale in the diplomatic service,’ says

Complementary, but limited: how Carney’s use of ‘personal’ envoys can boost the foreign service

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 14, 2025
  • Although the government hasn’t yet reached that point, too many political appointments ‘is never ideal because it undermines morale in the diplomatic service,’ says
Prime Minister Mark Carney looks on as then-Privy Council clerk John Hannaford, right, swears in then-transport minister Chrystia Freeland, left, on May 13. Carney has since recently given Freeland and Hannaford each their own diplomatic assignment. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garica

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

  • In a wide-ranging interview, Johannes Winkel talks a renewed Canada-German relationship, Trump shocks, European security, and the future of free trade.
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
Johannes Winkel has been a member of the Bundestag, Germany's federal Parliament, since last March. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, Johannes Winkel talks a renewed Canada-German relationship, Trump shocks, European security, and the future of free trade.

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

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, Johannes Winkel talks a renewed Canada-German relationship, Trump shocks, European security, and the future of free trade.
Johannes Winkel has been a member of the Bundestag, Germany's federal Parliament, since last March. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s submarine purchase has new ‘sense of urgency’ with possible selection by end of year, says German envoy 

  • The clock is ticking to replace the aging Victoria-class submarines before they are taken out of the water in the 2030s, leaving the Canadian
News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA | October 8, 2025
German Ambassador to Canada Matthias Lüttenberg says there's a new feeling of of momentum that's 'more palpable than before' when it comes to picking between the submarine bids from his country and South Korea. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s submarine purchase has new ‘sense of urgency’ with possible selection by end of year, says German envoy 

News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA | October 8, 2025
  • The clock is ticking to replace the aging Victoria-class submarines before they are taken out of the water in the 2030s, leaving the Canadian

Canada’s submarine purchase has new ‘sense of urgency’ with possible selection by end of year, says German envoy 

News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA | October 8, 2025
  • The clock is ticking to replace the aging Victoria-class submarines before they are taken out of the water in the 2030s, leaving the Canadian
German Ambassador to Canada Matthias Lüttenberg says there's a new feeling of of momentum that's 'more palpable than before' when it comes to picking between the submarine bids from his country and South Korea. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hegseth’s attack on rules of engagement could limit Canadian operations with ‘lawless’ U.S. military, says former House Defence Committee chair McKay 

  • Pete Hegseth described past American rules of engagement as 'politically correct and overbearing,' and has indicated that rules of war will be loosened to
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty will have to decide the limits placed on Canadian operations with American counterparts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hegseth’s attack on rules of engagement could limit Canadian operations with ‘lawless’ U.S. military, says former House Defence Committee chair McKay 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
  • Pete Hegseth described past American rules of engagement as 'politically correct and overbearing,' and has indicated that rules of war will be loosened to

Hegseth’s attack on rules of engagement could limit Canadian operations with ‘lawless’ U.S. military, says former House Defence Committee chair McKay 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
  • Pete Hegseth described past American rules of engagement as 'politically correct and overbearing,' and has indicated that rules of war will be loosened to
Defence Minister David McGuinty will have to decide the limits placed on Canadian operations with American counterparts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

  • Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin remarked that a new scholarship named for John de Chastelain will 'help foster peace and reconciliation worldwide.'
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
Chris Collenette is a former staffer in Jean Chrétien's PMO and Allan Rock's ministerial office. Photograph courtesy of Chris Collenette

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

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
  • Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin remarked that a new scholarship named for John de Chastelain will 'help foster peace and reconciliation worldwide.'

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

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
  • Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin remarked that a new scholarship named for John de Chastelain will 'help foster peace and reconciliation worldwide.'
Chris Collenette is a former staffer in Jean Chrétien's PMO and Allan Rock's ministerial office. Photograph courtesy of Chris Collenette

Carney calls Indonesia trade deal ‘game changing,’ but labour says it is a ‘step backwards’ 

  • Canadian negotiators faced opposition to convince their Indonesian counterparts to accept enforceable labour chapters.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto inked a free trade pact in Ottawa on Sept. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney calls Indonesia trade deal ‘game changing,’ but labour says it is a ‘step backwards’ 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
  • Canadian negotiators faced opposition to convince their Indonesian counterparts to accept enforceable labour chapters.

Carney calls Indonesia trade deal ‘game changing,’ but labour says it is a ‘step backwards’ 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
  • Canadian negotiators faced opposition to convince their Indonesian counterparts to accept enforceable labour chapters.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto inked a free trade pact in Ottawa on Sept. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I’ve had to run to keep up’: U.K. envoy trumpets ‘new energy’ in Canadian relationship, but questions loom over trade talks

  • In a wide-ranging interview, U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline discusses his country's renewed relationship with Canada, what happens next on trade, and the decision
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline previously served as the foreign office's director for the Americas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I’ve had to run to keep up’: U.K. envoy trumpets ‘new energy’ in Canadian relationship, but questions loom over trade talks

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline discusses his country's renewed relationship with Canada, what happens next on trade, and the decision

‘I’ve had to run to keep up’: U.K. envoy trumpets ‘new energy’ in Canadian relationship, but questions loom over trade talks

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline discusses his country's renewed relationship with Canada, what happens next on trade, and the decision
U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline previously served as the foreign office's director for the Americas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I’ve had to run to keep up’: U.K. envoy trumpets ‘new energy’ in Canadian relationship, but questions loom over trade talks

  • In a wide-ranging interview, U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline discusses his country's renewed relationship with Canada, what happens next on trade, and the decision
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline previously served as the foreign office's director for the Americas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I’ve had to run to keep up’: U.K. envoy trumpets ‘new energy’ in Canadian relationship, but questions loom over trade talks

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline discusses his country's renewed relationship with Canada, what happens next on trade, and the decision

‘I’ve had to run to keep up’: U.K. envoy trumpets ‘new energy’ in Canadian relationship, but questions loom over trade talks

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline discusses his country's renewed relationship with Canada, what happens next on trade, and the decision
U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline previously served as the foreign office's director for the Americas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney sets out to repair Canada-Mexico strife ahead of CUSMA review 

  • The Conservative Party has criticized Prime Minister Mark Carney for not getting a more tangible result during his recent trip to Mexico.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney made his first trip to Mexico as a world leader last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney sets out to repair Canada-Mexico strife ahead of CUSMA review 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 24, 2025
  • The Conservative Party has criticized Prime Minister Mark Carney for not getting a more tangible result during his recent trip to Mexico.

Carney sets out to repair Canada-Mexico strife ahead of CUSMA review 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 24, 2025
  • The Conservative Party has criticized Prime Minister Mark Carney for not getting a more tangible result during his recent trip to Mexico.
Prime Minister Mark Carney made his first trip to Mexico as a world leader last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada is ‘evaluating’ ties with Israel, observers say that shouldn’t be done alone 

  • Foreign Minister Anita Anand told reporters on Sept. 9 that Canada is 'evaluating' its relationship with Israel, but didn't offer additional details about what
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 17, 2025
Foreign Minister Anita Anand has several options that she can consider when 'evaluating' Canada's relationship with Israel, from trade to diplomacy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada is ‘evaluating’ ties with Israel, observers say that shouldn’t be done alone 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 17, 2025
  • Foreign Minister Anita Anand told reporters on Sept. 9 that Canada is 'evaluating' its relationship with Israel, but didn't offer additional details about what

Canada is ‘evaluating’ ties with Israel, observers say that shouldn’t be done alone 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 17, 2025
  • Foreign Minister Anita Anand told reporters on Sept. 9 that Canada is 'evaluating' its relationship with Israel, but didn't offer additional details about what
Foreign Minister Anita Anand has several options that she can consider when 'evaluating' Canada's relationship with Israel, from trade to diplomacy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada is ‘evaluating’ ties with Israel, observers say that shouldn’t be done alone 

  • Foreign Minister Anita Anand told reporters on Sept. 9 that Canada is 'evaluating' its relationship with Israel, but didn't offer additional details about what
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 17, 2025
Foreign Minister Anita Anand has several options that she can consider when 'evaluating' Canada's relationship with Israel, from trade to diplomacy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada is ‘evaluating’ ties with Israel, observers say that shouldn’t be done alone 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 17, 2025
  • Foreign Minister Anita Anand told reporters on Sept. 9 that Canada is 'evaluating' its relationship with Israel, but didn't offer additional details about what

Canada is ‘evaluating’ ties with Israel, observers say that shouldn’t be done alone 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 17, 2025
  • Foreign Minister Anita Anand told reporters on Sept. 9 that Canada is 'evaluating' its relationship with Israel, but didn't offer additional details about what
Foreign Minister Anita Anand has several options that she can consider when 'evaluating' Canada's relationship with Israel, from trade to diplomacy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

G7 foreign ministers returning in the fall with eyes towards Ukraine 

  • G7 foreign ministers last met in Charlevoix, Que., in March under the backdrop of U.S. President Donald Trump's annexation threats.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 10, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will welcome her G7 counterparts to the Golden Horseshoe in the fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

G7 foreign ministers returning in the fall with eyes towards Ukraine 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 10, 2025
  • G7 foreign ministers last met in Charlevoix, Que., in March under the backdrop of U.S. President Donald Trump's annexation threats.

G7 foreign ministers returning in the fall with eyes towards Ukraine 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 10, 2025
  • G7 foreign ministers last met in Charlevoix, Que., in March under the backdrop of U.S. President Donald Trump's annexation threats.
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will welcome her G7 counterparts to the Golden Horseshoe in the fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fentanyl tariff ruling doesn’t cast aside Trump’s ‘national emergency’ spotlight on border

  • Justices on the U.S. Court of Appeals argued that the national security considerations behind President Donald Trump's trafficking tariffs are not at issue. 
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 9, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree has introduced legislation in Bill C-2 to strengthen border security. The controversial bill is at second reading in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fentanyl tariff ruling doesn’t cast aside Trump’s ‘national emergency’ spotlight on border

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 9, 2025
  • Justices on the U.S. Court of Appeals argued that the national security considerations behind President Donald Trump's trafficking tariffs are not at issue. 

Fentanyl tariff ruling doesn’t cast aside Trump’s ‘national emergency’ spotlight on border

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 9, 2025
  • Justices on the U.S. Court of Appeals argued that the national security considerations behind President Donald Trump's trafficking tariffs are not at issue. 
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree has introduced legislation in Bill C-2 to strengthen border security. The controversial bill is at second reading in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Latvia extension forges near-permanent Canadian Army presence in Europe, leaving limited ability to deploy elsewhere 

  • Canada last had a permanent military presence in Europe during the Cold War.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 2, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty has few options of where he can task the Canadian Army after extending its mission in Latvia. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Latvia extension forges near-permanent Canadian Army presence in Europe, leaving limited ability to deploy elsewhere 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 2, 2025
  • Canada last had a permanent military presence in Europe during the Cold War.

Latvia extension forges near-permanent Canadian Army presence in Europe, leaving limited ability to deploy elsewhere 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 2, 2025
  • Canada last had a permanent military presence in Europe during the Cold War.
Defence Minister David McGuinty has few options of where he can task the Canadian Army after extending its mission in Latvia. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney will need to show results for trade concessions, says Canada-U.S. council member 

  • The Liberal government has made successive concessions to the Trump administration, but it is not seemingly evident what has been gained.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 27, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Aug. 22 that Canada would be removing countermeasures on American exports that comply with the North American trade pact. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney will need to show results for trade concessions, says Canada-U.S. council member 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 27, 2025
  • The Liberal government has made successive concessions to the Trump administration, but it is not seemingly evident what has been gained.

Carney will need to show results for trade concessions, says Canada-U.S. council member 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 27, 2025
  • The Liberal government has made successive concessions to the Trump administration, but it is not seemingly evident what has been gained.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Aug. 22 that Canada would be removing countermeasures on American exports that comply with the North American trade pact. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada needs ‘eyes wide open’ approach to China amid diversification efforts, say observers 

  • The Carney government began engaging with Beijing this summer as it trumpets trade diversification.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 27, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand have both spoken with their Chinese counterparts this summer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs ‘eyes wide open’ approach to China amid diversification efforts, say observers 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 27, 2025
  • The Carney government began engaging with Beijing this summer as it trumpets trade diversification.

Canada needs ‘eyes wide open’ approach to China amid diversification efforts, say observers 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 27, 2025
  • The Carney government began engaging with Beijing this summer as it trumpets trade diversification.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand have both spoken with their Chinese counterparts this summer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Observers eye fall sitting for bills to implement still-secret trade pacts with Indonesia and Ecuador 

  • Negotiations with the two countries were completed under the Trudeau government, but the final deals have yet to be unveiled, and could be a
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 20, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu will face his first hurdle as a new member of cabinet when he stick-handles implementation bills for two completed negotiations through Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Observers eye fall sitting for bills to implement still-secret trade pacts with Indonesia and Ecuador 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 20, 2025
  • Negotiations with the two countries were completed under the Trudeau government, but the final deals have yet to be unveiled, and could be a

Observers eye fall sitting for bills to implement still-secret trade pacts with Indonesia and Ecuador 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 20, 2025
  • Negotiations with the two countries were completed under the Trudeau government, but the final deals have yet to be unveiled, and could be a
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu will face his first hurdle as a new member of cabinet when he stick-handles implementation bills for two completed negotiations through Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Difference between a revolver and a machine gun’: how the U.S. courts could partially blunt Trump’s tariffs 

  • 'The lawyers won’t save North American trade,' says consultant Eric Miller, remarking that a solution will only come from negotiations.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 20, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump warned of a looming 'great depression' if the American government has to repay tariff revenue. White House photograph by Molly Riley

‘Difference between a revolver and a machine gun’: how the U.S. courts could partially blunt Trump’s tariffs 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 20, 2025
  • 'The lawyers won’t save North American trade,' says consultant Eric Miller, remarking that a solution will only come from negotiations.

‘Difference between a revolver and a machine gun’: how the U.S. courts could partially blunt Trump’s tariffs 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 20, 2025
  • 'The lawyers won’t save North American trade,' says consultant Eric Miller, remarking that a solution will only come from negotiations.
U.S. President Donald Trump warned of a looming 'great depression' if the American government has to repay tariff revenue. White House photograph by Molly Riley

Canada-U.S. parliamentary group has been without a Commons co-chair since election: ‘very concerning’ 

  • The Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group has built deep links in Congress, but the annual general meetings to select the executives for interparliamentary associations have been
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 15, 2025
Conservative Senator Michael MacDonald, left, co-chair of the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group, said it would be better if a co-chair is in place on the Commons side. Independent Senator Marty Deacon, vice-chair of the group, said it has a 'quite significant role to play' in resolving trade discord in the bilateral relationship. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada-U.S. parliamentary group has been without a Commons co-chair since election: ‘very concerning’ 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 15, 2025
  • The Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group has built deep links in Congress, but the annual general meetings to select the executives for interparliamentary associations have been

Canada-U.S. parliamentary group has been without a Commons co-chair since election: ‘very concerning’ 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 15, 2025
  • The Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group has built deep links in Congress, but the annual general meetings to select the executives for interparliamentary associations have been
Conservative Senator Michael MacDonald, left, co-chair of the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group, said it would be better if a co-chair is in place on the Commons side. Independent Senator Marty Deacon, vice-chair of the group, said it has a 'quite significant role to play' in resolving trade discord in the bilateral relationship. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
More Stories

Poilievre vows to renegotiate North American pact, but Trump’s repeated trade breaches imperil plan

  • While Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has pledged to renegotiate CUSMA, Liberal Leader Mark Carney has vowed to negotiate an economic and security partnership with
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 9, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has called for a quick renegotiation of Canada's North American trade pact. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre vows to renegotiate North American pact, but Trump’s repeated trade breaches imperil plan

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 9, 2025
  • While Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has pledged to renegotiate CUSMA, Liberal Leader Mark Carney has vowed to negotiate an economic and security partnership with

Poilievre vows to renegotiate North American pact, but Trump’s repeated trade breaches imperil plan

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 9, 2025
  • While Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has pledged to renegotiate CUSMA, Liberal Leader Mark Carney has vowed to negotiate an economic and security partnership with
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has called for a quick renegotiation of Canada's North American trade pact. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tariffs ‘still devastating’ despite ‘reciprocal’ reprieve, says Senator on Canada-U.S. council

  • Neither Canada nor Mexico were among the swath of nations subject to U.S. President Donald Trump's self-styled 'reciprocal' tariffs.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a retaliatory tariff of 25 per cent on non-CUSMA compliant American auto exports to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tariffs ‘still devastating’ despite ‘reciprocal’ reprieve, says Senator on Canada-U.S. council

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 3, 2025
  • Neither Canada nor Mexico were among the swath of nations subject to U.S. President Donald Trump's self-styled 'reciprocal' tariffs.

Tariffs ‘still devastating’ despite ‘reciprocal’ reprieve, says Senator on Canada-U.S. council

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 3, 2025
  • Neither Canada nor Mexico were among the swath of nations subject to U.S. President Donald Trump's self-styled 'reciprocal' tariffs.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a retaliatory tariff of 25 per cent on non-CUSMA compliant American auto exports to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Completely unpredictable’: will Trump’s words upend Canada’s vote?

  • U.S. President Donald Trump seemingly curtailed talk of absorbing Canada as a '51st' state following a call with Prime Minister Mark Carney.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 2, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, centre, suggested that he would rather deal with Liberal Leader Mark Carney, right, as opposed to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as prime minister, but remarked that he doesn't care who wins the Canadian vote. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons, illustration by The Hill Times’ Neena Singhal

‘Completely unpredictable’: will Trump’s words upend Canada’s vote?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 2, 2025
  • U.S. President Donald Trump seemingly curtailed talk of absorbing Canada as a '51st' state following a call with Prime Minister Mark Carney.

‘Completely unpredictable’: will Trump’s words upend Canada’s vote?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 2, 2025
  • U.S. President Donald Trump seemingly curtailed talk of absorbing Canada as a '51st' state following a call with Prime Minister Mark Carney.
U.S. President Donald Trump, centre, suggested that he would rather deal with Liberal Leader Mark Carney, right, as opposed to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as prime minister, but remarked that he doesn't care who wins the Canadian vote. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons, illustration by The Hill Times’ Neena Singhal

Defence pledges have unprecedented electoral spotlight, but more ambition may be needed to match allies: experts

  • 'We seem to be catching up on the old conversation just as it’s on the cusp of changing,' says defence expert David Perry on
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 1, 2025
A CF-18 at the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland in 2021 as it takes part in NORAD joint exercises. DND photograph by Master Corporal Gary Calvé

Defence pledges have unprecedented electoral spotlight, but more ambition may be needed to match allies: experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 1, 2025
  • 'We seem to be catching up on the old conversation just as it’s on the cusp of changing,' says defence expert David Perry on

Defence pledges have unprecedented electoral spotlight, but more ambition may be needed to match allies: experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 1, 2025
  • 'We seem to be catching up on the old conversation just as it’s on the cusp of changing,' says defence expert David Perry on
A CF-18 at the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland in 2021 as it takes part in NORAD joint exercises. DND photograph by Master Corporal Gary Calvé

Carney’s 24-member cabinet looks at safe path to re-election  

  • Fourteen members of Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet won election in 2021 by a margin of more than 15 percentage points when transposed onto
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 31, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney and his 24-member cabinet faces few pitfalls in their individual path towards re-election. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney’s 24-member cabinet looks at safe path to re-election  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 31, 2025
  • Fourteen members of Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet won election in 2021 by a margin of more than 15 percentage points when transposed onto

Carney’s 24-member cabinet looks at safe path to re-election  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 31, 2025
  • Fourteen members of Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet won election in 2021 by a margin of more than 15 percentage points when transposed onto
Prime Minister Mark Carney and his 24-member cabinet faces few pitfalls in their individual path towards re-election. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Feta issue must crumble before Greek ratification of Canada-EU trade pact, says envoy

  • Greek Ambassador to Canada Ekaterina Dimakis says Ottawa is 'reluctant' to hand over a list of Canadian producers of feta cheese prior to CETA
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 26, 2025
Greek Ambassador to Canada Ekaterina Dimakis, left, pictured with former Danish Ambassador to Canada Hanne Fugl Eskjær, says there is willingness in both Athens and Ottawa to discuss feta concerns. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Feta issue must crumble before Greek ratification of Canada-EU trade pact, says envoy

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 26, 2025
  • Greek Ambassador to Canada Ekaterina Dimakis says Ottawa is 'reluctant' to hand over a list of Canadian producers of feta cheese prior to CETA

Feta issue must crumble before Greek ratification of Canada-EU trade pact, says envoy

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 26, 2025
  • Greek Ambassador to Canada Ekaterina Dimakis says Ottawa is 'reluctant' to hand over a list of Canadian producers of feta cheese prior to CETA
Greek Ambassador to Canada Ekaterina Dimakis, left, pictured with former Danish Ambassador to Canada Hanne Fugl Eskjær, says there is willingness in both Athens and Ottawa to discuss feta concerns. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Canadians are so upset at the moment’: how the German ambassador explained the mood of the nation 

  • 'Sometimes [Europeans] don’t appreciate how deep this goes,' German Ambassador Tjorven Bellmann says of Canada's reaction to the American threats.
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 19, 2025
German Ambassador to Canada Tjorven Bellmann was previously a political director in her foreign ministry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Canadians are so upset at the moment’: how the German ambassador explained the mood of the nation 

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 19, 2025
  • 'Sometimes [Europeans] don’t appreciate how deep this goes,' German Ambassador Tjorven Bellmann says of Canada's reaction to the American threats.

‘Canadians are so upset at the moment’: how the German ambassador explained the mood of the nation 

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 19, 2025
  • 'Sometimes [Europeans] don’t appreciate how deep this goes,' German Ambassador Tjorven Bellmann says of Canada's reaction to the American threats.
German Ambassador to Canada Tjorven Bellmann was previously a political director in her foreign ministry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In Charlevoix, G7 ministers chose domestic audiences over taking message to the world

  • German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was the lone top diplomat to take the stage at the press theatre at the G7 foreign ministers' meeting
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 19, 2025
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas is surrounded by journalists as she speaks with an offsite Christiane Amanpour from CNN during the G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Quebec on March 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In Charlevoix, G7 ministers chose domestic audiences over taking message to the world

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 19, 2025
  • German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was the lone top diplomat to take the stage at the press theatre at the G7 foreign ministers' meeting

In Charlevoix, G7 ministers chose domestic audiences over taking message to the world

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 19, 2025
  • German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was the lone top diplomat to take the stage at the press theatre at the G7 foreign ministers' meeting
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas is surrounded by journalists as she speaks with an offsite Christiane Amanpour from CNN during the G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Quebec on March 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Italy’s top diplomat says ‘not my job’ to condemn Trump’s annexation threats as Germany takes tougher stand 

  • G7 foreign ministers were reluctant to directly condemn U.S. President Donald Trump over his threats to annex Canada.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 14, 2025
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, pictured, and six other top diplomats joined Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly in La Malbaie, Que., for a three-day gathering March 12-14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Italy’s top diplomat says ‘not my job’ to condemn Trump’s annexation threats as Germany takes tougher stand 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 14, 2025
  • G7 foreign ministers were reluctant to directly condemn U.S. President Donald Trump over his threats to annex Canada.

Italy’s top diplomat says ‘not my job’ to condemn Trump’s annexation threats as Germany takes tougher stand 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 14, 2025
  • G7 foreign ministers were reluctant to directly condemn U.S. President Donald Trump over his threats to annex Canada.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, pictured, and six other top diplomats joined Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly in La Malbaie, Que., for a three-day gathering March 12-14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

G7 foreign ministers avoid explicit support for Canada as Trump doubles down

  • Trade wars and annexation threats overshadow G7 co-operation at the gathering of top diplomats.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, is pictured with German counterpart Annalena Baerbock and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

G7 foreign ministers avoid explicit support for Canada as Trump doubles down

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2025
  • Trade wars and annexation threats overshadow G7 co-operation at the gathering of top diplomats.

G7 foreign ministers avoid explicit support for Canada as Trump doubles down

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2025
  • Trade wars and annexation threats overshadow G7 co-operation at the gathering of top diplomats.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, is pictured with German counterpart Annalena Baerbock and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

G7 top diplomats open three-day meeting with all eyes on U.S. as trade war deepens

  • U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says threats to Canadian sovereignty won't be a topic of discussion at the G7 foreign ministers' meeting.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
The Group of Seven has returned to Le Manoir Richelieu in La Malbaie, Que, for the first time since the fractious G7 Leaders' Summit in 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

G7 top diplomats open three-day meeting with all eyes on U.S. as trade war deepens

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
  • U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says threats to Canadian sovereignty won't be a topic of discussion at the G7 foreign ministers' meeting.

G7 top diplomats open three-day meeting with all eyes on U.S. as trade war deepens

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
  • U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says threats to Canadian sovereignty won't be a topic of discussion at the G7 foreign ministers' meeting.
The Group of Seven has returned to Le Manoir Richelieu in La Malbaie, Que, for the first time since the fractious G7 Leaders' Summit in 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘No money, no fanfare’: questions loom over scope of belated Africa strategy   

  • Not having any cabinet ministers on hand to release the plan suggests the government doesn’t view it as a priority, says NDP MP Heather
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
Liberal MP Robert Oliphant, parliamentary secretary to the foreign affairs minister, unveiled Canada's Africa strategy in Toronto on March 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘No money, no fanfare’: questions loom over scope of belated Africa strategy   

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
  • Not having any cabinet ministers on hand to release the plan suggests the government doesn’t view it as a priority, says NDP MP Heather

‘No money, no fanfare’: questions loom over scope of belated Africa strategy   

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
  • Not having any cabinet ministers on hand to release the plan suggests the government doesn’t view it as a priority, says NDP MP Heather
Liberal MP Robert Oliphant, parliamentary secretary to the foreign affairs minister, unveiled Canada's Africa strategy in Toronto on March 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau failed to live up to initial foreign policy promise, says past foreign minister Axworthy

  • 'We lacked that kind of real sense of: what do we want to see happen in the world?' says former top diplomat Lloyd Axworthy.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and CARICOM Secretary-General Carla Natalie Barnett arrive for the CARICOM-Canada summit in Ottawa on Oct. 18, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau failed to live up to initial foreign policy promise, says past foreign minister Axworthy

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
  • 'We lacked that kind of real sense of: what do we want to see happen in the world?' says former top diplomat Lloyd Axworthy.

Trudeau failed to live up to initial foreign policy promise, says past foreign minister Axworthy

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
  • 'We lacked that kind of real sense of: what do we want to see happen in the world?' says former top diplomat Lloyd Axworthy.
Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and CARICOM Secretary-General Carla Natalie Barnett arrive for the CARICOM-Canada summit in Ottawa on Oct. 18, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Indo-Pacific focus of new government an open question, says new Malaysian rep

  • In a wide-ranging interview, new Malaysian High Commissioner Shazelina Binti Zainul Abidin talks about the wait for a new government, trade diversification, and Canada's
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
Malaysian High Commissioner Shazelina Binti Zainul Abidin has previously been an ambassador to Senegal, and has been posted multiple times south of the border. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Indo-Pacific focus of new government an open question, says new Malaysian rep

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, new Malaysian High Commissioner Shazelina Binti Zainul Abidin talks about the wait for a new government, trade diversification, and Canada's

Indo-Pacific focus of new government an open question, says new Malaysian rep

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, new Malaysian High Commissioner Shazelina Binti Zainul Abidin talks about the wait for a new government, trade diversification, and Canada's
Malaysian High Commissioner Shazelina Binti Zainul Abidin has previously been an ambassador to Senegal, and has been posted multiple times south of the border. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Are cracks forming in Canada’s military relationship with America?

  • Underinvestment in Canada's defence has produced an overreliance on the U.S. military that will be hard to break, say national security observers.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 5, 2025
Halifax-class HMCS Calgary, left, sails alongside U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise in 2016. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sierra D. Langdon

Are cracks forming in Canada’s military relationship with America?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 5, 2025
  • Underinvestment in Canada's defence has produced an overreliance on the U.S. military that will be hard to break, say national security observers.

Are cracks forming in Canada’s military relationship with America?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 5, 2025
  • Underinvestment in Canada's defence has produced an overreliance on the U.S. military that will be hard to break, say national security observers.
Halifax-class HMCS Calgary, left, sails alongside U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise in 2016. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sierra D. Langdon

NDP proposal to exclude Trump from June summit risks injuring G7, say former diplomats

  • If Canada were to try Jagmeet Singh's proposal, 'we quite likely would successfully kill the G7,' says Roy Norton.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 5, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called on the federal government to disinvite U.S. President Donald Trump from the June G7 summit in Alberta. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP proposal to exclude Trump from June summit risks injuring G7, say former diplomats

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 5, 2025
  • If Canada were to try Jagmeet Singh's proposal, 'we quite likely would successfully kill the G7,' says Roy Norton.

NDP proposal to exclude Trump from June summit risks injuring G7, say former diplomats

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 5, 2025
  • If Canada were to try Jagmeet Singh's proposal, 'we quite likely would successfully kill the G7,' says Roy Norton.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called on the federal government to disinvite U.S. President Donald Trump from the June G7 summit in Alberta. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pakistan’s new envoy wants to see more high-level visits

  • High Commissioner to Canada Muhammad Saleem denied that Pakistan has interfered in the Canadian electoral process despite a reference in the Foreign Interference Commission's
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 5, 2025
Pakistani High Commissioner Muhammad Saleem was previously in Canada as deputy head of mission from 2015 to 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pakistan’s new envoy wants to see more high-level visits

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 5, 2025
  • High Commissioner to Canada Muhammad Saleem denied that Pakistan has interfered in the Canadian electoral process despite a reference in the Foreign Interference Commission's

Pakistan’s new envoy wants to see more high-level visits

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 5, 2025
  • High Commissioner to Canada Muhammad Saleem denied that Pakistan has interfered in the Canadian electoral process despite a reference in the Foreign Interference Commission's
Pakistani High Commissioner Muhammad Saleem was previously in Canada as deputy head of mission from 2015 to 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No discussions ongoing over Russia’s return to G7, says new Italian ambassador

  • New Italian Ambassador Alessandro Cattaneo talks Canada's G7 presidency, CETA ratification, and Ukraine.
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 26, 2025
Canada Alessandro Cattaneo.
Canada Alessandro Cattaneo.
Italian Ambassador to Canada Alessandro Cattaneo spent a decade of his diplomatic career with an eye on NATO. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No discussions ongoing over Russia’s return to G7, says new Italian ambassador

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 26, 2025
  • New Italian Ambassador Alessandro Cattaneo talks Canada's G7 presidency, CETA ratification, and Ukraine.

No discussions ongoing over Russia’s return to G7, says new Italian ambassador

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 26, 2025
  • New Italian Ambassador Alessandro Cattaneo talks Canada's G7 presidency, CETA ratification, and Ukraine.
Canada Alessandro Cattaneo.
Italian Ambassador to Canada Alessandro Cattaneo spent a decade of his diplomatic career with an eye on NATO. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tariff dispute process would only offer symbolic win for Canada, but should still be used: trade observers

  • Canada has indicated that it would pursue immediate retaliatory tariffs in response to U.S. levies before a dispute body can adjudicate the case.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 26, 2025
Mary Ng
Mary Ng
Any challenge by International Trade Minister Mary Ng to American tariffs would provide Canada with few material benefits. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tariff dispute process would only offer symbolic win for Canada, but should still be used: trade observers

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 26, 2025
  • Canada has indicated that it would pursue immediate retaliatory tariffs in response to U.S. levies before a dispute body can adjudicate the case.

Tariff dispute process would only offer symbolic win for Canada, but should still be used: trade observers

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 26, 2025
  • Canada has indicated that it would pursue immediate retaliatory tariffs in response to U.S. levies before a dispute body can adjudicate the case.
Mary Ng
Any challenge by International Trade Minister Mary Ng to American tariffs would provide Canada with few material benefits. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Alarming’ U.S. pivot on Ukraine showcases unreliability of Trump White House, say parliamentarians

  • Liberal MP John McKay says support for Ukraine will be raised when the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group heads to D.C. in March.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 26, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, visited Ukraine on Feb. 24 to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion, and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Alarming’ U.S. pivot on Ukraine showcases unreliability of Trump White House, say parliamentarians

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 26, 2025
  • Liberal MP John McKay says support for Ukraine will be raised when the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group heads to D.C. in March.

‘Alarming’ U.S. pivot on Ukraine showcases unreliability of Trump White House, say parliamentarians

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 26, 2025
  • Liberal MP John McKay says support for Ukraine will be raised when the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group heads to D.C. in March.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, visited Ukraine on Feb. 24 to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion, and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

News

Get free news updates

Opinion

Submit a guest opinion article

resources

Follow us

Advertise

get help

Subscribe
CloseMenu