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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 NEIL MOSS | June 30, 2021
While the threat of having NAFTA ripped up is no longer a present danger, the North American trading relationship remains fraught with the typical irritants. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, middle, still has to handle the delicate relationship alongside U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 30, 2021
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 30, 2021
While the threat of having NAFTA ripped up is no longer a present danger, the North American trading relationship remains fraught with the typical irritants. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, middle, still has to handle the delicate relationship alongside U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 25, 2021
Not everyone is buying into the American crusade which U.S. President Joe Biden, pictured June 10, 2021, with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, pushed hard at the recent G7 summit in Britain and the NATO summit in Belgium. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Andrew Parsons/No. 10 Downing Street
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 25, 2021
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 25, 2021
Not everyone is buying into the American crusade which U.S. President Joe Biden, pictured June 10, 2021, with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, pushed hard at the recent G7 summit in Britain and the NATO summit in Belgium. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Andrew Parsons/No. 10 Downing Street
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 8, and his government should come out against the use of investor-state dispute settlements, which is an unacceptable and unjust system, write eight lawyers and law professors.  The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 8, and his government should come out against the use of investor-state dispute settlements, which is an unacceptable and unjust system, write eight lawyers and law professors.  The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 2, 2021
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is former president of the U.S. Dairy Export Council, the lobby group whose demands for action in retaliation for Canada’s allegedly unfair dairy practices put the tariff-rate quotas issue on the government agenda in Washington, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 2, 2021
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 2, 2021
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is former president of the U.S. Dairy Export Council, the lobby group whose demands for action in retaliation for Canada’s allegedly unfair dairy practices put the tariff-rate quotas issue on the government agenda in Washington, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, in support of the TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 vaccines and more, said ‘flexibilities in trade regulations exist for emergencies.’ Photograph courtesy of UN Geneva/Flickr
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, in support of the TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 vaccines and more, said ‘flexibilities in trade regulations exist for emergencies.’ Photograph courtesy of UN Geneva/Flickr
Opinion | BY RANDOLPH MANK | May 26, 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a virtual joint press statement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Feb. 23, in the East Room of the White House. Canada continues to track closely with the U.S., which is where our vital interests still lie for now. When the political timing is right, however, the government will have much to grapple with if it wishes to set forth meaningful new directions through a foreign policy review, writes Randolph Mank. Official White House photograph by Adam Schultz
Opinion | BY RANDOLPH MANK | May 26, 2021
Opinion | BY RANDOLPH MANK | May 26, 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a virtual joint press statement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Feb. 23, in the East Room of the White House. Canada continues to track closely with the U.S., which is where our vital interests still lie for now. When the political timing is right, however, the government will have much to grapple with if it wishes to set forth meaningful new directions through a foreign policy review, writes Randolph Mank. Official White House photograph by Adam Schultz
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 26, 2021
Bloc Québécois MP Louis Plamondon's, left, private member's bill has been referred to the House Committee on International Trade since March, but the committee, chaired by Liberal MP Judy Sgro, middle, has yet to conduct a study on the bill. The bill had the backing of International Trade Minister Mary Ng, right, and the Liberal Party at second reading. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photograph
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 26, 2021
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 26, 2021
Bloc Québécois MP Louis Plamondon's, left, private member's bill has been referred to the House Committee on International Trade since March, but the committee, chaired by Liberal MP Judy Sgro, middle, has yet to conduct a study on the bill. The bill had the backing of International Trade Minister Mary Ng, right, and the Liberal Party at second reading. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photograph
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 19, 2021
EU Ambassador Melita Gabrič, pictured in 2018, was previously Slovenia's ambassador to Canada since 2018. 'I have the advantage of having met a lot of people here, a lot of decision makers, and of course I've been following the situation in Canada very closely,' she said. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 19, 2021
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 19, 2021
EU Ambassador Melita Gabrič, pictured in 2018, was previously Slovenia's ambassador to Canada since 2018. 'I have the advantage of having met a lot of people here, a lot of decision makers, and of course I've been following the situation in Canada very closely,' she said. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
On May 7 protesters gathered on Parliament Hill in support of the national strike in Colombia. Photograph courtesy of Colectivo SOS Colombia Ottawa-Gatineau
On May 7 protesters gathered on Parliament Hill in support of the national strike in Colombia. Photograph courtesy of Colectivo SOS Colombia Ottawa-Gatineau
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 12, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and International Trade Minister Mary Ng remain tight-lipped over whether Canada will support a WTO TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 vaccines as U.S. President Joe Biden and his Trade Representative Katherine Tai backed the plan. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Flickr and Twitter
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 12, 2021
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 12, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and International Trade Minister Mary Ng remain tight-lipped over whether Canada will support a WTO TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 vaccines as U.S. President Joe Biden and his Trade Representative Katherine Tai backed the plan. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Flickr and Twitter
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 10, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 4, 2021, should replace the Liberals' initial tepid response with a strong endorsement of the plan by American President Joe Biden to suspend patent rights during the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 10, 2021
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 10, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 4, 2021, should replace the Liberals' initial tepid response with a strong endorsement of the plan by American President Joe Biden to suspend patent rights during the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT SIMON | April 28, 2021
Then-Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto, then-U.S. president Donald Trump, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are pictured during the Nov. 30, 2018 signing ceremony for the new NAFTA. Moving forward, Canada should include Indigenous representation in negotiations and ensure that all agreements, as a minimum standard, protect Indigenous treaty rights, writes Scott Simon. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti
Opinion | BY SCOTT SIMON | April 28, 2021
Opinion | BY SCOTT SIMON | April 28, 2021
Then-Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto, then-U.S. president Donald Trump, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are pictured during the Nov. 30, 2018 signing ceremony for the new NAFTA. Moving forward, Canada should include Indigenous representation in negotiations and ensure that all agreements, as a minimum standard, protect Indigenous treaty rights, writes Scott Simon. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti