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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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Canada struck ‘good balance’ in approach with China, says new U.K. envoy

  • The United Kingdom’s newest envoy to Canada says London isn’t worried about how Canada has handled its relationship with Beijing. The U.K. recently entered
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 27, 2021
U.K. High Commissioner Susannah Goshko has focused most of her time as a career diplomat on national security and the Americas. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada struck ‘good balance’ in approach with China, says new U.K. envoy

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 27, 2021
  • The United Kingdom’s newest envoy to Canada says London isn’t worried about how Canada has handled its relationship with Beijing. The U.K. recently entered

Canada struck ‘good balance’ in approach with China, says new U.K. envoy

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 27, 2021
  • The United Kingdom’s newest envoy to Canada says London isn’t worried about how Canada has handled its relationship with Beijing. The U.K. recently entered
U.K. High Commissioner Susannah Goshko has focused most of her time as a career diplomat on national security and the Americas. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Guilbeault, Joly to be under microscope in new posts; strong performers Duclos, Anand shuffled into most delicate files

  • The two most thorny files for the Liberal government will have new chiefs in Jean-Yves Duclos and Anita Anand, while all eyes will be
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 27, 2021
Clockwise from top left: New Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, and National Defence Minister Anita Anand will be under a bright spotlight and heavy scrutiny in their new cabinet positions. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Guilbeault, Joly to be under microscope in new posts; strong performers Duclos, Anand shuffled into most delicate files

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 27, 2021
  • The two most thorny files for the Liberal government will have new chiefs in Jean-Yves Duclos and Anita Anand, while all eyes will be

Guilbeault, Joly to be under microscope in new posts; strong performers Duclos, Anand shuffled into most delicate files

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 27, 2021
  • The two most thorny files for the Liberal government will have new chiefs in Jean-Yves Duclos and Anita Anand, while all eyes will be
Clockwise from top left: New Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, and National Defence Minister Anita Anand will be under a bright spotlight and heavy scrutiny in their new cabinet positions. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

MPs see merit in restarting special House committees spotlighting Canada’s China, U.S. relationships

  • Politicians who sat on special House committees in the previous Parliament say the venues hold value in exploring Canada’s two most important foreign policy
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 20, 2021
Canadian Ambassador Dominic Barton appeared at a heated meeting of the Special House Committee on Canada-China Relations on Feb. 5, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs see merit in restarting special House committees spotlighting Canada’s China, U.S. relationships

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 20, 2021
  • Politicians who sat on special House committees in the previous Parliament say the venues hold value in exploring Canada’s two most important foreign policy

MPs see merit in restarting special House committees spotlighting Canada’s China, U.S. relationships

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 20, 2021
  • Politicians who sat on special House committees in the previous Parliament say the venues hold value in exploring Canada’s two most important foreign policy
Canadian Ambassador Dominic Barton appeared at a heated meeting of the Special House Committee on Canada-China Relations on Feb. 5, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Analysts question whether China can meet ‘high standard’ to join CPTPP, as Taiwan bid encouraged

  • Beijing and Taipei have both signalled a desire to join a trade deal that includes Canada and 10 other Pacific Rim countries, but questions
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 13, 2021
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, middle, will have to decide whether it wants Xi Jinping's China, and Tsai Ing-wen's Taiwan to join the CPTPP. President Xi is pictured, left, with President Ing-wen pictured right. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Analysts question whether China can meet ‘high standard’ to join CPTPP, as Taiwan bid encouraged

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 13, 2021
  • Beijing and Taipei have both signalled a desire to join a trade deal that includes Canada and 10 other Pacific Rim countries, but questions

Analysts question whether China can meet ‘high standard’ to join CPTPP, as Taiwan bid encouraged

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 13, 2021
  • Beijing and Taipei have both signalled a desire to join a trade deal that includes Canada and 10 other Pacific Rim countries, but questions
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, middle, will have to decide whether it wants Xi Jinping's China, and Tsai Ing-wen's Taiwan to join the CPTPP. President Xi is pictured, left, with President Ing-wen pictured right. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

‘Tough questions’ ahead in deciding future of Canada’s submarine fleet

  • After Australia partnered with the United States and United Kingdom to acquire eight nuclear-powered submarines, experts say Canada will face tough decisions on the
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 13, 2021
Canada's fleet of four Victoria-class submarines will need to be replaced by around 2040. Department of National Defence photograph by Kenneth Galbraith

‘Tough questions’ ahead in deciding future of Canada’s submarine fleet

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 13, 2021
  • After Australia partnered with the United States and United Kingdom to acquire eight nuclear-powered submarines, experts say Canada will face tough decisions on the

‘Tough questions’ ahead in deciding future of Canada’s submarine fleet

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 13, 2021
  • After Australia partnered with the United States and United Kingdom to acquire eight nuclear-powered submarines, experts say Canada will face tough decisions on the
Canada's fleet of four Victoria-class submarines will need to be replaced by around 2040. Department of National Defence photograph by Kenneth Galbraith

New Icelandic envoy brings trade promotion prowess to Ottawa

  • Iceland’s new ambassador hopes to bring his trade promotion bonafides to Ottawa to expand trade and investment between the Nordic island nation and Canada.
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 13, 2021
Before becoming Iceland's top diplomat in Ottawa, Hlynur Gudjonsson was his country's trade commissioner for North America and consul general in New York City. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New Icelandic envoy brings trade promotion prowess to Ottawa

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 13, 2021
  • Iceland’s new ambassador hopes to bring his trade promotion bonafides to Ottawa to expand trade and investment between the Nordic island nation and Canada.

New Icelandic envoy brings trade promotion prowess to Ottawa

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 13, 2021
  • Iceland’s new ambassador hopes to bring his trade promotion bonafides to Ottawa to expand trade and investment between the Nordic island nation and Canada.
Before becoming Iceland's top diplomat in Ottawa, Hlynur Gudjonsson was his country's trade commissioner for North America and consul general in New York City. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Important’ and ‘symbolic’ to speak Indigenous language in same Chamber that repressed their use, says Battiste

  • Speaking Indigenous languages in the same House of Commons Chamber that had historically tried to quash them can be a source of inspiration and
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 29, 2021
Liberal MP Jaime Battiste, top left, has given multiple speeches in the House of Commons in Mi’kmaq, an initiative that was forwarded by former Grit MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette, bottom left. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photograph

‘Important’ and ‘symbolic’ to speak Indigenous language in same Chamber that repressed their use, says Battiste

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 29, 2021
  • Speaking Indigenous languages in the same House of Commons Chamber that had historically tried to quash them can be a source of inspiration and

‘Important’ and ‘symbolic’ to speak Indigenous language in same Chamber that repressed their use, says Battiste

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 29, 2021
  • Speaking Indigenous languages in the same House of Commons Chamber that had historically tried to quash them can be a source of inspiration and
Liberal MP Jaime Battiste, top left, has given multiple speeches in the House of Commons in Mi’kmaq, an initiative that was forwarded by former Grit MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette, bottom left. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photograph

Political leaders need to address violence, hate seen on campaign trail, say experts

  • After a campaign with party leaders being harassed, volunteers being assaulted, and election signs being defaced with hate symbols, experts say more needs to
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 22, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had gravel thrown at him in London, Ont., on Sept. 6. A former PPC riding association president was charged in relation to the incident. Screenshot courtesy of CBC/Youtube

Political leaders need to address violence, hate seen on campaign trail, say experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 22, 2021
  • After a campaign with party leaders being harassed, volunteers being assaulted, and election signs being defaced with hate symbols, experts say more needs to

Political leaders need to address violence, hate seen on campaign trail, say experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 22, 2021
  • After a campaign with party leaders being harassed, volunteers being assaulted, and election signs being defaced with hate symbols, experts say more needs to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had gravel thrown at him in London, Ont., on Sept. 6. A former PPC riding association president was charged in relation to the incident. Screenshot courtesy of CBC/Youtube

Ex-Ontario House leader Naqvi will take procedural bonafides to the Commons

  • When the Queen’s Park veteran officially arrives in the House of Commons, Liberal MP-elect Nasir Yaqvi hopes to use his familiarity with parliamentary procedure
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 22, 2021
Liberal MP-elect Yasir Naqvi is pictured speaking to reporters following his election victory in Ottawa Centre, Ont., on Sept. 20. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Ex-Ontario House leader Naqvi will take procedural bonafides to the Commons

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 22, 2021
  • When the Queen’s Park veteran officially arrives in the House of Commons, Liberal MP-elect Nasir Yaqvi hopes to use his familiarity with parliamentary procedure

Ex-Ontario House leader Naqvi will take procedural bonafides to the Commons

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 22, 2021
  • When the Queen’s Park veteran officially arrives in the House of Commons, Liberal MP-elect Nasir Yaqvi hopes to use his familiarity with parliamentary procedure
Liberal MP-elect Yasir Naqvi is pictured speaking to reporters following his election victory in Ottawa Centre, Ont., on Sept. 20. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Veteran provincial politician Yasir Naqvi’s win keeps Ottawa Centre under federal Liberal banner

  • OTTAWA CENTRE, ONT.—Parliament Hill’s riding will remain red after federal newcomer Yasir Naqvi won it for the Liberals Monday night. Mr. Naqvi won Ottawa
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 21, 2021
Liberal candidate Yasir Naqvi won the riding of Ottawa Centre, Ont., which was previously held by Liberal cabinet minister Catherine McKenna. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Veteran provincial politician Yasir Naqvi’s win keeps Ottawa Centre under federal Liberal banner

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 21, 2021
  • OTTAWA CENTRE, ONT.—Parliament Hill’s riding will remain red after federal newcomer Yasir Naqvi won it for the Liberals Monday night. Mr. Naqvi won Ottawa

Veteran provincial politician Yasir Naqvi’s win keeps Ottawa Centre under federal Liberal banner

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 21, 2021
  • OTTAWA CENTRE, ONT.—Parliament Hill’s riding will remain red after federal newcomer Yasir Naqvi won it for the Liberals Monday night. Mr. Naqvi won Ottawa
Liberal candidate Yasir Naqvi won the riding of Ottawa Centre, Ont., which was previously held by Liberal cabinet minister Catherine McKenna. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Leaders focus campaign stops on Ontario and Quebec, eschewing Prairies, Maritimes and the North

  • Party leaders have made themselves feel at home in Ontario and Quebec during the 36-day campaign, while the Maritimes and the Prairies have received
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 17, 2021
Some party leaders have been criss-crossing the country trying to secure toss-up seats, while others like Green Leader Annamie Paul, far right, has spent majority of the campaign in her home riding of Toronto Centre, Ont. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Leaders focus campaign stops on Ontario and Quebec, eschewing Prairies, Maritimes and the North

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 17, 2021
  • Party leaders have made themselves feel at home in Ontario and Quebec during the 36-day campaign, while the Maritimes and the Prairies have received

Leaders focus campaign stops on Ontario and Quebec, eschewing Prairies, Maritimes and the North

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 17, 2021
  • Party leaders have made themselves feel at home in Ontario and Quebec during the 36-day campaign, while the Maritimes and the Prairies have received
Some party leaders have been criss-crossing the country trying to secure toss-up seats, while others like Green Leader Annamie Paul, far right, has spent majority of the campaign in her home riding of Toronto Centre, Ont. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Rising support for far-right People’s Party unlikely to trouble Tories, say strategists and experts, as O’Toole makes a pitch for the centre

  • With support for the far-right People’s Party growing according to some polls, the impact on the Conservatives is muted due to the party’s stronghold
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 15, 2021
People's Party supporters are pictured protesting outside the Sept. 9 English-language leaders' debate in Gatineau, Que., over Maxime Bernier's exclusion. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Rising support for far-right People’s Party unlikely to trouble Tories, say strategists and experts, as O’Toole makes a pitch for the centre

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 15, 2021
  • With support for the far-right People’s Party growing according to some polls, the impact on the Conservatives is muted due to the party’s stronghold

Rising support for far-right People’s Party unlikely to trouble Tories, say strategists and experts, as O’Toole makes a pitch for the centre

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 15, 2021
  • With support for the far-right People’s Party growing according to some polls, the impact on the Conservatives is muted due to the party’s stronghold
People's Party supporters are pictured protesting outside the Sept. 9 English-language leaders' debate in Gatineau, Que., over Maxime Bernier's exclusion. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Cabinet record could help or hinder at-risk ministers in Quebec, Ontario

  • After a contentious English-language debate that had the Bloc Québécois accusing others of Quebec bashing, some Liberal cabinet members from the province who narrowly
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 13, 2021
Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos, left, Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef, Seniors Minister Deb Schulte, and National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier all have a tough road to re-election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Cabinet record could help or hinder at-risk ministers in Quebec, Ontario

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 13, 2021
  • After a contentious English-language debate that had the Bloc Québécois accusing others of Quebec bashing, some Liberal cabinet members from the province who narrowly

Cabinet record could help or hinder at-risk ministers in Quebec, Ontario

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 13, 2021
  • After a contentious English-language debate that had the Bloc Québécois accusing others of Quebec bashing, some Liberal cabinet members from the province who narrowly
Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos, left, Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef, Seniors Minister Deb Schulte, and National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier all have a tough road to re-election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberals quiet on Canada-China relationship, while Tory approach could lead to Beijing retaliation: experts

  • After more than two years of rocky relations with Beijing, the Liberals have offered little on the campaign trail about how it will handle
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 8, 2021
Managing the turbulent relationship with Beijing will be the most important foreign policy task for whichever party and its leader wins in the Sept. 20 federal election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Liberals quiet on Canada-China relationship, while Tory approach could lead to Beijing retaliation: experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 8, 2021
  • After more than two years of rocky relations with Beijing, the Liberals have offered little on the campaign trail about how it will handle

Liberals quiet on Canada-China relationship, while Tory approach could lead to Beijing retaliation: experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 8, 2021
  • After more than two years of rocky relations with Beijing, the Liberals have offered little on the campaign trail about how it will handle
Managing the turbulent relationship with Beijing will be the most important foreign policy task for whichever party and its leader wins in the Sept. 20 federal election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Feds mum on whether Incident Response Group has met to address Afghan crisis

  • The federal government won’t say if a group composed of cabinet members and senior government officials to co-ordinate Canada’s response in crises was convened
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 1, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau, and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan would typically be among those present in a meeting of the Incident Response Group. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Feds mum on whether Incident Response Group has met to address Afghan crisis

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 1, 2021
  • The federal government won’t say if a group composed of cabinet members and senior government officials to co-ordinate Canada’s response in crises was convened

Feds mum on whether Incident Response Group has met to address Afghan crisis

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 1, 2021
  • The federal government won’t say if a group composed of cabinet members and senior government officials to co-ordinate Canada’s response in crises was convened
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau, and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan would typically be among those present in a meeting of the Incident Response Group. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Voter frustration could mute slim boost incumbency gives sitting MPs at the ballot box

  • While incumbency can give sitting MPs an advantage at the ballot box, the current large swings in polling could mute the slight benefit. Research
News | BY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | September 1, 2021
In the 2019 federal election, 49 incumbents failed to reclaim their seat in the 43rd Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Voter frustration could mute slim boost incumbency gives sitting MPs at the ballot box

News | BY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | September 1, 2021
  • While incumbency can give sitting MPs an advantage at the ballot box, the current large swings in polling could mute the slight benefit. Research

Voter frustration could mute slim boost incumbency gives sitting MPs at the ballot box

News | BY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | September 1, 2021
  • While incumbency can give sitting MPs an advantage at the ballot box, the current large swings in polling could mute the slight benefit. Research
In the 2019 federal election, 49 incumbents failed to reclaim their seat in the 43rd Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All-party support mutes impact of supply management in election, despite political sniping

  • Despite concessions in successive trade deals on access to Canada’s supply-managed dairy sector, cross-party support means it is unlikely to be a decisive ballot
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 27, 2021
Concessions to Canada's supply-managed dairy sector has long been a sensitive political issue for parties wanting to win strategically important ridings in Quebec and Ontario. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

All-party support mutes impact of supply management in election, despite political sniping

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 27, 2021
  • Despite concessions in successive trade deals on access to Canada’s supply-managed dairy sector, cross-party support means it is unlikely to be a decisive ballot

All-party support mutes impact of supply management in election, despite political sniping

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 27, 2021
  • Despite concessions in successive trade deals on access to Canada’s supply-managed dairy sector, cross-party support means it is unlikely to be a decisive ballot
Concessions to Canada's supply-managed dairy sector has long been a sensitive political issue for parties wanting to win strategically important ridings in Quebec and Ontario. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Chinese ambassador says some politicians putting ‘personal political interests’ above Canada-China relationship

  • Amid a narrowing federal election, the Chinese ambassador to Canada says some politicians are putting their own “political interests” ahead of the Canada-China relationship,
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 26, 2021
Chinese Ambassador Cong Peiwu says that Canada needs to act independently from the U.S. and release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Chinese ambassador says some politicians putting ‘personal political interests’ above Canada-China relationship

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 26, 2021
  • Amid a narrowing federal election, the Chinese ambassador to Canada says some politicians are putting their own “political interests” ahead of the Canada-China relationship,

Chinese ambassador says some politicians putting ‘personal political interests’ above Canada-China relationship

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 26, 2021
  • Amid a narrowing federal election, the Chinese ambassador to Canada says some politicians are putting their own “political interests” ahead of the Canada-China relationship,
Chinese Ambassador Cong Peiwu says that Canada needs to act independently from the U.S. and release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Early Afghanistan focus unlikely to place campaign spotlight on oft-ignored foreign policy, say experts and politicos

  • Absent from many election campaigns, foreign policy has emerged on the trail amid an mounting humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, but many doubt it will
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 25, 2021
U.S. Marines are pictured on Aug. 20 participating in an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. The rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan has been centre stage in the early days of the campaign. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and photograph courtesy of Twitter/U.S. Marines

Early Afghanistan focus unlikely to place campaign spotlight on oft-ignored foreign policy, say experts and politicos

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 25, 2021
  • Absent from many election campaigns, foreign policy has emerged on the trail amid an mounting humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, but many doubt it will

Early Afghanistan focus unlikely to place campaign spotlight on oft-ignored foreign policy, say experts and politicos

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 25, 2021
  • Absent from many election campaigns, foreign policy has emerged on the trail amid an mounting humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, but many doubt it will
U.S. Marines are pictured on Aug. 20 participating in an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. The rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan has been centre stage in the early days of the campaign. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and photograph courtesy of Twitter/U.S. Marines

Afghan envoy denounces the Taliban’s ‘brutal campaign of violence and terror’

  • With the Taliban taking control of Afghanistan, the Afghan envoy in Ottawa deplored the “brutal campaign of violence and terror.” Ambassador Hassan Soroosh said
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 18, 2021
Afghan Ambassador Hassan Soroosh says the Taliban has maintained its links with al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Afghan envoy denounces the Taliban’s ‘brutal campaign of violence and terror’

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 18, 2021
  • With the Taliban taking control of Afghanistan, the Afghan envoy in Ottawa deplored the “brutal campaign of violence and terror.” Ambassador Hassan Soroosh said

Afghan envoy denounces the Taliban’s ‘brutal campaign of violence and terror’

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 18, 2021
  • With the Taliban taking control of Afghanistan, the Afghan envoy in Ottawa deplored the “brutal campaign of violence and terror.” Ambassador Hassan Soroosh said
Afghan Ambassador Hassan Soroosh says the Taliban has maintained its links with al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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