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A CBC Radio Canada International poster from 1956. Restoring and reimagining RCI is not only possible, it’s necessary, and would have an incredible impact globally, with minimal cost. In the past, before the serious budget cuts of the 1990s, RCI with a budget only a fraction of that of the BBC World Service, writes Wojtek Gwiazda. Image courtesy of Gary Stevens/Wikimedia Commons
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 12, 2025
CBC/Radio-Canada considered a reimagining of Radio Canada International in 2023 with annual funding of $20-million to $30-million, which isn't going ahead. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 12, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 12, 2025
CBC/Radio-Canada considered a reimagining of Radio Canada International in 2023 with annual funding of $20-million to $30-million, which isn't going ahead. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 24, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Liberal leadership candidates Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade, and illustration by Joey Sabourin The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade, and illustration by Joey Sabourin
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 24, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 24, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Liberal leadership candidates Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade, and illustration by Joey Sabourin The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade, and illustration by Joey Sabourin
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 22, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Reporters and cameras scrum with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly ahead of the Liberal caucus meeting on Jan. 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 22, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 22, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Reporters and cameras scrum with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly ahead of the Liberal caucus meeting on Jan. 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 22, 2025
The next federal election will test the limits of our parliamentary system, and of Canadian democracy, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 22, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 22, 2025
The next federal election will test the limits of our parliamentary system, and of Canadian democracy, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 20, 2025
X owner Elon Musk, right, has posted a string of tweets criticizing outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and endorsing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of NVIDIA
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 20, 2025
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 20, 2025
X owner Elon Musk, right, has posted a string of tweets criticizing outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and endorsing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of NVIDIA
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 18, 2020
MPs on the Canada-China Relations Special Committee said they were 'disappointed' that Chinese Ambassador Cong Peiwu, pictured on March 12, chose not to appear. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 18, 2020
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 18, 2020
MPs on the Canada-China Relations Special Committee said they were 'disappointed' that Chinese Ambassador Cong Peiwu, pictured on March 12, chose not to appear. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY LISA VAN DUSEN | November 18, 2020
Casual consumption indicates that New Zealand actor Sam Neill isn’t the only one using his Twitter feed as a pandemic palliative, writes Lisa Van Dusen. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/TwoPaddocks
Opinion | BY LISA VAN DUSEN | November 18, 2020
Opinion | BY LISA VAN DUSEN | November 18, 2020
Casual consumption indicates that New Zealand actor Sam Neill isn’t the only one using his Twitter feed as a pandemic palliative, writes Lisa Van Dusen. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/TwoPaddocks
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 4, 2020
The CBC parliamentary bureau is the largest Parliamentary Press Gallery newsroom with more than 50 members. The Hill Times file photograph
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 4, 2020
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 4, 2020
The CBC parliamentary bureau is the largest Parliamentary Press Gallery newsroom with more than 50 members. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY JAMIE IRVING | October 29, 2020
The newspaper you’re reading right now—like newspapers in every corner of the democratic world—is being squeezed by monopolistic tactics, writes Jamie Irving, vice-president of Brunswick News Publishing. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash
Opinion | BY JAMIE IRVING | October 29, 2020
Opinion | BY JAMIE IRVING | October 29, 2020
The newspaper you’re reading right now—like newspapers in every corner of the democratic world—is being squeezed by monopolistic tactics, writes Jamie Irving, vice-president of Brunswick News Publishing. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 21, 2020
Ailish Campbell has been Canada's chief trade commissioner since 2017. Her duties involved implementing the federal government's trade diversification strategy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 21, 2020
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 21, 2020
Ailish Campbell has been Canada's chief trade commissioner since 2017. Her duties involved implementing the federal government's trade diversification strategy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | September 23, 2020
The Prime Minister's Office recently announced a shake-up in the senior public service ranks, with past the Public Health Agency of Canada president joining the Privy Council Office as a 'senior official.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | September 23, 2020
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | September 23, 2020
The Prime Minister's Office recently announced a shake-up in the senior public service ranks, with past the Public Health Agency of Canada president joining the Privy Council Office as a 'senior official.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CATHERINE TAIT | September 2, 2020
As awareness of the pandemic grew, audiences turned to public media in record numbers for the trusted, accurate, and reliable news and information that they provide, writes Catherine Tait, on behalf of the Global Task Force for public media. Pexels photograph by Ketut Subiyanto
Opinion | BY CATHERINE TAIT | September 2, 2020
Opinion | BY CATHERINE TAIT | September 2, 2020
As awareness of the pandemic grew, audiences turned to public media in record numbers for the trusted, accurate, and reliable news and information that they provide, writes Catherine Tait, on behalf of the Global Task Force for public media. Pexels photograph by Ketut Subiyanto
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 2, 2020
A statue of Sir John A. Macdonald was toppled by protestors in Montreal on Aug. 29. The flood of online propaganda and extremist views, whether from the right or left, is disheartening, writes Andrew Caddell. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 2, 2020
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 2, 2020
A statue of Sir John A. Macdonald was toppled by protestors in Montreal on Aug. 29. The flood of online propaganda and extremist views, whether from the right or left, is disheartening, writes Andrew Caddell. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 26, 2020
The National War Memorial is pictured on Nov. 11, 2019, during the National Remembrance Day ceremony. From 2001 to 2014, 158 Canadians soldiers died in the mission in Afghanistan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 26, 2020
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 26, 2020
The National War Memorial is pictured on Nov. 11, 2019, during the National Remembrance Day ceremony. From 2001 to 2014, 158 Canadians soldiers died in the mission in Afghanistan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 29, 2020
The biggest savings in Senate expenses, $9.1-million, was a result of reduced Senator spending, helped by less sitting days due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2019 federal election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 29, 2020
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 29, 2020
The biggest savings in Senate expenses, $9.1-million, was a result of reduced Senator spending, helped by less sitting days due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2019 federal election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 27, 2020
CBC Ottawa News anchor Adrian Harewood says 'I have a little bit of power, I have a little bit of confidence, and I feel as if I can speak, and that I must speak, and that I have no choice but to speak.' Photograph courtesy of CBC
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 27, 2020
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 27, 2020
CBC Ottawa News anchor Adrian Harewood says 'I have a little bit of power, I have a little bit of confidence, and I feel as if I can speak, and that I must speak, and that I have no choice but to speak.' Photograph courtesy of CBC
FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | July 13, 2020
Veteran Globe and Mail reporter Daniel Leblanc, shown at right in this 2005 file photograph with colleague Campbell Clark, is leaving the paper at which he has spent more than two decades. Mr. Leblanc is now headed to Radio-Canada. The Hill Times file photograph
FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | July 13, 2020
FeatureBY PALAK MANGAT | July 13, 2020
Veteran Globe and Mail reporter Daniel Leblanc, shown at right in this 2005 file photograph with colleague Campbell Clark, is leaving the paper at which he has spent more than two decades. Mr. Leblanc is now headed to Radio-Canada. The Hill Times file photograph