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International Trade Minister Mary Ng announced the conclusion of negotiations with Indonesia during her trade mission to the southeast Asian nation earlier this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 4, 2024
Liberal MP John McKay
Liberal MP John McKay, co-chair of the Canada-U.S. IPG, anticipates making a visit to the U.S. in the new year for what could be his first and last presidential inauguration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 4, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 4, 2024
Liberal MP John McKay
Liberal MP John McKay, co-chair of the Canada-U.S. IPG, anticipates making a visit to the U.S. in the new year for what could be his first and last presidential inauguration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 29, 2024
Chrystia Freeland, deputy prime minister and finance minister, and Dominic LeBlanc, public safety and intergovernmental affairs minister, participated in a first ministers’ meeting addressing president-elect Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all products entering the U.S. from Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 29, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 29, 2024
Chrystia Freeland, deputy prime minister and finance minister, and Dominic LeBlanc, public safety and intergovernmental affairs minister, participated in a first ministers’ meeting addressing president-elect Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all products entering the U.S. from Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 29, 2024
Donald Trump
On Nov. 26, United States president-elect Donald Trump announced that when he returns to the Oval Office he plans to sign an executive order imposing a 25 per cent tariff on all products coming into the United States from Canada and Mexico. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 29, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 29, 2024
Donald Trump
On Nov. 26, United States president-elect Donald Trump announced that when he returns to the Oval Office he plans to sign an executive order imposing a 25 per cent tariff on all products coming into the United States from Canada and Mexico. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr
Opinion | BY JAKE FUSS, GRADY MUNRO | November 27, 2024
Donald Trump
If Canadian policymakers removed interprovincial trade barriers, they could mitigate much of the economic harm caused by potential new U.S. tariffs from president-elect Donald Trump, write Jake Fuss and Grady Munro. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr
Opinion | BY JAKE FUSS, GRADY MUNRO | November 27, 2024
Opinion | BY JAKE FUSS, GRADY MUNRO | November 27, 2024
Donald Trump
If Canadian policymakers removed interprovincial trade barriers, they could mitigate much of the economic harm caused by potential new U.S. tariffs from president-elect Donald Trump, write Jake Fuss and Grady Munro. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 27, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, needs Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, centre, as a partner in any trade discussions involving U.S. president-elect Donald Trump and his well-known divide-and-conquer tactics, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, and photographs by Eneas De Troya, and Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 27, 2024
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 27, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, needs Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, centre, as a partner in any trade discussions involving U.S. president-elect Donald Trump and his well-known divide-and-conquer tactics, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, and photographs by Eneas De Troya, and Gage Skidmore
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 21, 2022
Minister of International Trade Mary Ng announced a 35 per cent tariff imposed on goods from Russia, including fertilizer, on March 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 21, 2022
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 21, 2022
Minister of International Trade Mary Ng announced a 35 per cent tariff imposed on goods from Russia, including fertilizer, on March 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 9, 2022
Japanese Ambassador to Canada Kawamura Yasuhisa, pictured speaking with The Hill Times at the Japanese Embassy in Ottawa on Feb. 11, 2020, says Japan has been working to increase the use of hydrogen in its energy mix and reduce its supply cost in the country by establishing an international supply chain. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 9, 2022
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 9, 2022
Japanese Ambassador to Canada Kawamura Yasuhisa, pictured speaking with The Hill Times at the Japanese Embassy in Ottawa on Feb. 11, 2020, says Japan has been working to increase the use of hydrogen in its energy mix and reduce its supply cost in the country by establishing an international supply chain. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LINDSAY KISLOCK | February 28, 2022
To build back better, Canada needs to recognize the importance of transportation to our economy and develop a new trade corridor strategy, writes Lindsay Kislock. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Javon Swaby
Opinion | BY LINDSAY KISLOCK | February 28, 2022
Opinion | BY LINDSAY KISLOCK | February 28, 2022
To build back better, Canada needs to recognize the importance of transportation to our economy and develop a new trade corridor strategy, writes Lindsay Kislock. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Javon Swaby
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 28, 2022
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra co-hosted a national supply chain summit on Jan. 31, which included an announcement by the Liberal government to develop a supply chain task force amidst major disruptions to global supply chains throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 28, 2022
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 28, 2022
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra co-hosted a national supply chain summit on Jan. 31, which included an announcement by the Liberal government to develop a supply chain task force amidst major disruptions to global supply chains throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 23, 2022
Since the new Parliament began, the House Committee on International Trade has embarked on studies looking at Canada-U.S. trade and the modernization of the Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 23, 2022
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 23, 2022
Since the new Parliament began, the House Committee on International Trade has embarked on studies looking at Canada-U.S. trade and the modernization of the Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | February 9, 2022
International Trade Minister Mary Ng is pictured in the West Block on Nov. 16, 2021. Canada has always placed emphasis on its inclusive approach to trade. Expanding the CPTPP is consistent with that approach, writes Winston Wen-yi Chen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | February 9, 2022
Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | February 9, 2022
International Trade Minister Mary Ng is pictured in the West Block on Nov. 16, 2021. Canada has always placed emphasis on its inclusive approach to trade. Expanding the CPTPP is consistent with that approach, writes Winston Wen-yi Chen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 26, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister and then-minister of intergovernmental affairs Chrystia Freeland is pictured alongside Steve Verheul at the House Committee on International Trade in February 2018, as the implementation bill for the new NAFTA was being shepherded through Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 26, 2022
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 26, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister and then-minister of intergovernmental affairs Chrystia Freeland is pictured alongside Steve Verheul at the House Committee on International Trade in February 2018, as the implementation bill for the new NAFTA was being shepherded through Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 19, 2022
Following the announcement on Nov. 26 of travel restrictions being imposed on South Africa and neighbouring southern African nations by Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, middle, and Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, South African High Commissioner Sibongiseni Dlamini-Mntambo, left, took issue with the Canadian government's lack of notification. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 19, 2022
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 19, 2022
Following the announcement on Nov. 26 of travel restrictions being imposed on South Africa and neighbouring southern African nations by Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, middle, and Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, South African High Commissioner Sibongiseni Dlamini-Mntambo, left, took issue with the Canadian government's lack of notification. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 18, 2022
It’s obvious that Canada is seen as easy pickings for a Biden administration that is just Trump-without-the-nasty-talk when it comes to the domestic politics of protectionism, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Adam Schultz
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 18, 2022
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 18, 2022
It’s obvious that Canada is seen as easy pickings for a Biden administration that is just Trump-without-the-nasty-talk when it comes to the domestic politics of protectionism, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Adam Schultz
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 12, 2022
In one of the largest senior civil service shuffles in Canada's history, David Morrison, far left, leaves the Privy Council Office to become the deputy minister of international trade, Jody Thomas, second from left, and Dan Costello, second from right, enter the office as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national security and intelligence adviser and his foreign and defence policy adviser, respectively, while Bill Matthews, far right, becomes the deputy minister of National Defence. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Twitter
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 12, 2022
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 12, 2022
In one of the largest senior civil service shuffles in Canada's history, David Morrison, far left, leaves the Privy Council Office to become the deputy minister of international trade, Jody Thomas, second from left, and Dan Costello, second from right, enter the office as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national security and intelligence adviser and his foreign and defence policy adviser, respectively, while Bill Matthews, far right, becomes the deputy minister of National Defence. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Twitter
Opinion | BY ROY NORTON | January 4, 2022
During a November trip to Washington, D.C., a Canadian delegation that including Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and International Trade Minister Mary Ng met with members of the U.S. Congress to push their opposition to provisions in the Biden Build Back Better legislation. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Mary_Ng
Opinion | BY ROY NORTON | January 4, 2022
Opinion | BY ROY NORTON | January 4, 2022
During a November trip to Washington, D.C., a Canadian delegation that including Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and International Trade Minister Mary Ng met with members of the U.S. Congress to push their opposition to provisions in the Biden Build Back Better legislation. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Mary_Ng
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | December 29, 2021
South Korean Ambassador Chang Keung Ryong says Seoul can reach the high trading standards needed to join the CPTPP. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | December 29, 2021
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | December 29, 2021
South Korean Ambassador Chang Keung Ryong says Seoul can reach the high trading standards needed to join the CPTPP. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia