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Democracy and human rights activist Ryota Jonen was in Ottawa earlier this month meeting with Parliament's Democracy Caucus and testifying in front of the Subcommittee of International Human Rights. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SELAH GETAHUN | December 31, 2025
Peter Boehm
ISG Senator Peter Boehm, left, and PSG Senator Peter Harder, are chair and vice-chair, respectfully, of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade. The committee this month released a report entitled, "Canada-Africa: seizing a strategic opportunity." The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SELAH GETAHUN | December 31, 2025
Opinion | BY SELAH GETAHUN | December 31, 2025
Peter Boehm
ISG Senator Peter Boehm, left, and PSG Senator Peter Harder, are chair and vice-chair, respectfully, of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade. The committee this month released a report entitled, "Canada-Africa: seizing a strategic opportunity." The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARLEN MONDACA, MARTINEVE PAJONAS | December 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is preparing significant reductions in international assistance, including global health, and has stated the Feminist International Assistance Policy will no longer be the guiding policy framework. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARLEN MONDACA, MARTINEVE PAJONAS | December 10, 2025
Opinion | BY MARLEN MONDACA, MARTINEVE PAJONAS | December 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is preparing significant reductions in international assistance, including global health, and has stated the Feminist International Assistance Policy will no longer be the guiding policy framework. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | November 24, 2025
Mark Carney
Instead of acknowledging the moral imperative of reducing global inequality, the government has chosen to further cut an already paltry foreign aid budget by $2.7-billion over the next four years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | November 24, 2025
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | November 24, 2025
Mark Carney
Instead of acknowledging the moral imperative of reducing global inequality, the government has chosen to further cut an already paltry foreign aid budget by $2.7-billion over the next four years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 19, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured left at the June G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., with U.S. President Donald Trump, said at the time that the 'G7 is nothing without U.S. leadership.' Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 19, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 19, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured left at the June G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., with U.S. President Donald Trump, said at the time that the 'G7 is nothing without U.S. leadership.' Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada
In remarks before the United Nations in September, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said ‘Canada will not turn inward.’ But the budget’s cuts to foreign aid present a clear retraction from the Liberal’s election promise, write Drew-Anne Glennie, Janet Butler-McPhee, and Robin Montgomery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
In remarks before the United Nations in September, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said ‘Canada will not turn inward.’ But the budget’s cuts to foreign aid present a clear retraction from the Liberal’s election promise, write Drew-Anne Glennie, Janet Butler-McPhee, and Robin Montgomery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NAYANIKA GHOSH | July 17, 2023
While COVID vaccines have brought attention to disparities in access, tuberculosis vaccines continue to expose disparities in the kinds of diseases for which vaccines are created, writes Nayanika Ghosh. Unsplash photograph by Julia Koblitz
Opinion | BY NAYANIKA GHOSH | July 17, 2023
Opinion | BY NAYANIKA GHOSH | July 17, 2023
While COVID vaccines have brought attention to disparities in access, tuberculosis vaccines continue to expose disparities in the kinds of diseases for which vaccines are created, writes Nayanika Ghosh. Unsplash photograph by Julia Koblitz
Opinion | July 5, 2023
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan should step up on loaning more of Canada's SDR funds to countries in need, writes Dena Sharafdin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | July 5, 2023
Opinion | July 5, 2023
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan should step up on loaning more of Canada's SDR funds to countries in need, writes Dena Sharafdin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SAYAD ALI MOUSAVI AZAD | July 3, 2023
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, pictured on the Hill. Sayad Ali Mousavi Azad says the response from Fraser's department regarding the resettlement program has been disappointing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SAYAD ALI MOUSAVI AZAD | July 3, 2023
Opinion | BY SAYAD ALI MOUSAVI AZAD | July 3, 2023
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, pictured on the Hill. Sayad Ali Mousavi Azad says the response from Fraser's department regarding the resettlement program has been disappointing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | June 19, 2023
Opinion | June 19, 2023
Opinion | June 19, 2023
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | May 22, 2023
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan's claim at the House National Defence Committee that he was too busy to monitor his emails does not wash, says Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | May 22, 2023
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | May 22, 2023
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan's claim at the House National Defence Committee that he was too busy to monitor his emails does not wash, says Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JIM HODGSON | April 27, 2023
On April 13, a group of organizations including Oxfam and the United Church of Canada sent a letter to International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan, left, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, calling for an increase in Canadian humanitiarian aid to Cuba. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JIM HODGSON | April 27, 2023
Opinion | BY JIM HODGSON | April 27, 2023
On April 13, a group of organizations including Oxfam and the United Church of Canada sent a letter to International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan, left, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, calling for an increase in Canadian humanitiarian aid to Cuba. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 19, 2023
NDP MP Heather McPherson says Bill C-41 is 'bad legislation.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 19, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 19, 2023
NDP MP Heather McPherson says Bill C-41 is 'bad legislation.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PREETY SHARMA | April 6, 2023
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan. Budget 2023 proclaims Canada's commitment to improving the lives of women, girls, and vulnerable populations around the world, and to increasing international development assistance every year toward 2030, but offers less annual funding than it did last year, writes Preety Sharma. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PREETY SHARMA | April 6, 2023
Opinion | BY PREETY SHARMA | April 6, 2023
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan. Budget 2023 proclaims Canada's commitment to improving the lives of women, girls, and vulnerable populations around the world, and to increasing international development assistance every year toward 2030, but offers less annual funding than it did last year, writes Preety Sharma. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 8, 2023
Conservative MP Garnett Genuis was the lone member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee to vote against a study on sexual and reproductive health around the world. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 8, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 8, 2023
Conservative MP Garnett Genuis was the lone member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee to vote against a study on sexual and reproductive health around the world. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANNE DELORME | March 6, 2023
Protesters on Downing Street in London, U.K., call for the opening of humanitarian corridors in northwest Syria on Feb. 11. Photograph courtesy of Steve Eason/Flickr
Opinion | BY ANNE DELORME | March 6, 2023
Opinion | BY ANNE DELORME | March 6, 2023
Protesters on Downing Street in London, U.K., call for the opening of humanitarian corridors in northwest Syria on Feb. 11. Photograph courtesy of Steve Eason/Flickr
A new generation of leaders is stepping up to the challenge to increase diversity in sustainable water management for equitable decisions that leave no one behind and protect those most vulnerable to water-related extremes, write Andrea May Rowe and Corinne Schuster-Wallace. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash
A new generation of leaders is stepping up to the challenge to increase diversity in sustainable water management for equitable decisions that leave no one behind and protect those most vulnerable to water-related extremes, write Andrea May Rowe and Corinne Schuster-Wallace. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 26, 2023
Yusuf Celik spoke with The Hill Times from the hard-hit Turkish city of Adiyaman, seen here, where he said governor Mahmut Çuhadar did not initially request search-and-rescue operations. When they were eventually conducted, rescuers avoided most collapsed buildings. Photograph courtesy of Yusuf Celik
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 26, 2023
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 26, 2023
Yusuf Celik spoke with The Hill Times from the hard-hit Turkish city of Adiyaman, seen here, where he said governor Mahmut Çuhadar did not initially request search-and-rescue operations. When they were eventually conducted, rescuers avoided most collapsed buildings. Photograph courtesy of Yusuf Celik