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If compassion alone no longer motivates action, perhaps enlightened self-interest will. Unchecked global hunger and malnutrition threaten Canada's security and economic interests through increased migration pressures, instability, disease outbreaks, and weakened international partnerships, writes Onome Ako. Photograph courtesy of Waseem Lazknai/Pixabay
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
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
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
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 12, 2025
The Council of the Federation, including Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, centre right, have been in Washington, D.C., since Feb. 11 to push against the American president's tariffs. Photograph courtesy of Premier Danielle Smith's X account
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 12, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 12, 2025
The Council of the Federation, including Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, centre right, have been in Washington, D.C., since Feb. 11 to push against the American president's tariffs. Photograph courtesy of Premier Danielle Smith's X account
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 12, 2025
Ahmed Hussen
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen and Global Affairs Canada are currently 'assessing the situation' following the USAID freeze. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 12, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 12, 2025
Ahmed Hussen
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen and Global Affairs Canada are currently 'assessing the situation' following the USAID freeze. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TAHA GHAYYUR | February 10, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly need not wait for a committee study to join the more than 140 countries that have already recognized Palestine as a sovereign state, writes Taha Ghayyur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TAHA GHAYYUR | February 10, 2025
Opinion | BY TAHA GHAYYUR | February 10, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly need not wait for a committee study to join the more than 140 countries that have already recognized Palestine as a sovereign state, writes Taha Ghayyur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LLOYD AXWORTHY AND ALLAN ROCK | January 6, 2025
The protocol is supported by children’s rights experts, scholars, child activists, and more than 500,000 global citizens who’ve signed an open letter from Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, pictured, calling on world leaders to act, write Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY LLOYD AXWORTHY AND ALLAN ROCK | January 6, 2025
Opinion | BY LLOYD AXWORTHY AND ALLAN ROCK | January 6, 2025
The protocol is supported by children’s rights experts, scholars, child activists, and more than 500,000 global citizens who’ve signed an open letter from Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, pictured, calling on world leaders to act, write Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, walks with International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, second from left, his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, second from right, Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef, far left, and Women Deliver president and CEO Katja Iversen, far right, last month on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, walks with International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, second from left, his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, second from right, Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef, far left, and Women Deliver president and CEO Katja Iversen, far right, last month on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau speaks on Parliament Hill on June 13. This spring, the Canadian government announced a dollar-for-dollar matching fund to help spur Canadians to give to famine relief in four countries where 20 million are at risk of starvation. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau speaks on Parliament Hill on June 13. This spring, the Canadian government announced a dollar-for-dollar matching fund to help spur Canadians to give to famine relief in four countries where 20 million are at risk of starvation. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | June 28, 2017
Opinion | June 28, 2017
Opinion | June 28, 2017
Opinion | BY JOHN LONGHURST | June 21, 2017
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, pictured on Parliament Hill last week, announced last month the government would match donations for famine relief to registered Canadian charities up to June 30. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY JOHN LONGHURST | June 21, 2017
Opinion | BY JOHN LONGHURST | June 21, 2017
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, pictured on Parliament Hill last week, announced last month the government would match donations for famine relief to registered Canadian charities up to June 30. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | June 21, 2017
Opinion | June 21, 2017
Opinion | June 21, 2017
Opinion | June 14, 2017
Opinion | June 14, 2017
Opinion | June 14, 2017
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 14, 2017
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland last week presented a long-awaited foreign policy speech in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 14, 2017
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 14, 2017
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland last week presented a long-awaited foreign policy speech in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | May 31, 2017
Opinion | May 31, 2017
Opinion | May 31, 2017
Opinion | May 31, 2017
Opinion | May 31, 2017
Opinion | May 31, 2017
The ball is now in National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier's court after the government released recommendations this month from its advisory panel to clarify the rules governing political activities of charities. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
The ball is now in National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier's court after the government released recommendations this month from its advisory panel to clarify the rules governing political activities of charities. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY JOHN LONGHURST | May 10, 2017
Nicolas Moyer is the former head of a group of seven Canadian aid organizations collaborating on fundraising efforts during disasters in the developing world. Photograph courtesy of Nicolas Moyer
Opinion | BY JOHN LONGHURST | May 10, 2017
Opinion | BY JOHN LONGHURST | May 10, 2017
Nicolas Moyer is the former head of a group of seven Canadian aid organizations collaborating on fundraising efforts during disasters in the developing world. Photograph courtesy of Nicolas Moyer
Opinion | BY DAVID MORLEY | April 28, 2017
Protection of Civilians Site in Wau, South Sudan. Photograph courtesy of the United Nations by Nektarios Markogiannis
Opinion | BY DAVID MORLEY | April 28, 2017
Opinion | BY DAVID MORLEY | April 28, 2017
Protection of Civilians Site in Wau, South Sudan. Photograph courtesy of the United Nations by Nektarios Markogiannis