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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
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on June 11 during the G7 Summit in Cornwall, England. Mr. Johnson the world vaccinated by the end of 2022. No. 10 Downing Street photograph by Andrew Parsons
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2021
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on June 11 during the G7 Summit in Cornwall, England. Mr. Johnson the world vaccinated by the end of 2022. No. 10 Downing Street photograph by Andrew Parsons
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 19, 2021
The Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh is one of many that houses more than 700,000 displaced Rohingya. U.K. Department for International Development photograph by Russell Watkins
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 19, 2021
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 19, 2021
The Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh is one of many that houses more than 700,000 displaced Rohingya. U.K. Department for International Development photograph by Russell Watkins
In Yemen, the war that has been raging since 2014 has so far thrown more than 16 million people into food insecurity. It is, according to the UN, the worst humanitarian crisis on the planet, writes Jean-Frédéric Légaré-Tremblay. Flickr photograph by Carl Waldmeier
In Yemen, the war that has been raging since 2014 has so far thrown more than 16 million people into food insecurity. It is, according to the UN, the worst humanitarian crisis on the planet, writes Jean-Frédéric Légaré-Tremblay. Flickr photograph by Carl Waldmeier
Opinion | BY NICOLAS MOYER | February 8, 2021
The mandate letter for International Development Minister Karina Gould, pictured in April 2019, tasks her with increasing investments in international assistance to support developing countries in their recoveries and resilience. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NICOLAS MOYER | February 8, 2021
Opinion | BY NICOLAS MOYER | February 8, 2021
The mandate letter for International Development Minister Karina Gould, pictured in April 2019, tasks her with increasing investments in international assistance to support developing countries in their recoveries and resilience. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STELLA NAW | November 9, 2020
USAID's Advancing Community Empowerment project, implemented by PACT, provides hygiene kits to isolated communities, including in Kayin and Mon states, in August. Cross-border aid is instrumental in saving women’s lives, a goal of Canada’s feminist foreign policy, writes Stella Naw. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/USaidinmyanmar
Opinion | BY STELLA NAW | November 9, 2020
Opinion | BY STELLA NAW | November 9, 2020
USAID's Advancing Community Empowerment project, implemented by PACT, provides hygiene kits to isolated communities, including in Kayin and Mon states, in August. Cross-border aid is instrumental in saving women’s lives, a goal of Canada’s feminist foreign policy, writes Stella Naw. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/USaidinmyanmar
Opinion | BY NYAMBURA GITHAIGA | October 14, 2020
International Development Minister Karina Gould is pictured on June 1, 2020. Canada is already actively working to improve multilateral co-operation on food security and COVID-19, writes Nyambura Githaiga. In April, Ms. Gould co-convened a UN gathering to discuss the potential impacts of COVID-19 on food security and the need to strengthen food systems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NYAMBURA GITHAIGA | October 14, 2020
Opinion | BY NYAMBURA GITHAIGA | October 14, 2020
International Development Minister Karina Gould is pictured on June 1, 2020. Canada is already actively working to improve multilateral co-operation on food security and COVID-19, writes Nyambura Githaiga. In April, Ms. Gould co-convened a UN gathering to discuss the potential impacts of COVID-19 on food security and the need to strengthen food systems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BILL CHAMBERS | October 12, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in his Speech from the Throne, identified supporting developing countries on their economic recoveries and resilience as one of his government's priorities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BILL CHAMBERS | October 12, 2020
Opinion | BY BILL CHAMBERS | October 12, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in his Speech from the Throne, identified supporting developing countries on their economic recoveries and resilience as one of his government's priorities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NICOLAS MOYER | September 2, 2020
International Development Minister Karina Gould is pictured arriving at the West Block on June 1. A strong global response is about more than charity. We must realize that our well-being and safety is bound up in the well-being and safety of those around us, writes Nicolas Moyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NICOLAS MOYER | September 2, 2020
Opinion | BY NICOLAS MOYER | September 2, 2020
International Development Minister Karina Gould is pictured arriving at the West Block on June 1. A strong global response is about more than charity. We must realize that our well-being and safety is bound up in the well-being and safety of those around us, writes Nicolas Moyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 15, 2020
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured on the Hill on June 8, 2020, addressing reporters on the feds' coronavirus response. The government has a moratorium in place for deportations amid the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 15, 2020
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 15, 2020
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured on the Hill on June 8, 2020, addressing reporters on the feds' coronavirus response. The government has a moratorium in place for deportations amid the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 24, 2020
Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne told reporters on June 17, after a failed vote to get on the Security Council, that the focal points of Canada's campaign, including climate change and gender equality, were well-received by other UN member states. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 24, 2020
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 24, 2020
Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne told reporters on June 17, after a failed vote to get on the Security Council, that the focal points of Canada's campaign, including climate change and gender equality, were well-received by other UN member states. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Support for agriculture in developing countries can reduce hunger, empower women, and build climate resilience. Inclusive and resilient agriculture systems will help the world to build back better from the COVID pandemic, write Virginie Levasseur and Paul Hagerman. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Support for agriculture in developing countries can reduce hunger, empower women, and build climate resilience. Inclusive and resilient agriculture systems will help the world to build back better from the COVID pandemic, write Virginie Levasseur and Paul Hagerman. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 10, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made winning a temporary seat on the UN Security Council a cornerstone of his foreign policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 10, 2020
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 10, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made winning a temporary seat on the UN Security Council a cornerstone of his foreign policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade