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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
Opinion | BY HUGH STEPHENS | October 19, 2020
Generally, a younger demographic identifies as Taiwanese as opposed to Chinese, and these people tend to consider that the United States, Japan, and other partners like Canada are of greater importance to Taiwan than China. Flickr photograph by Zieger
Opinion | BY HUGH STEPHENS | October 19, 2020
Opinion | BY HUGH STEPHENS | October 19, 2020
Generally, a younger demographic identifies as Taiwanese as opposed to Chinese, and these people tend to consider that the United States, Japan, and other partners like Canada are of greater importance to Taiwan than China. Flickr photograph by Zieger
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 14, 2020
Our dependence on a single export market, the U.S., is unusually pronounced for an economically advanced country, and U.S. President Donald Trump has regularly taken advantage of this situation to turn the screws on Ottawa, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Tia Dufour
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 14, 2020
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 14, 2020
Our dependence on a single export market, the U.S., is unusually pronounced for an economically advanced country, and U.S. President Donald Trump has regularly taken advantage of this situation to turn the screws on Ottawa, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Tia Dufour
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 7, 2020
Ireland's ambassador-designate to Canada Eamonn McKee says he requested Canada for his third of head of mission posting as the 'ideal' location for his family. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 7, 2020
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 7, 2020
Ireland's ambassador-designate to Canada Eamonn McKee says he requested Canada for his third of head of mission posting as the 'ideal' location for his family. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 7, 2020
NDP MP Daniel Blaikie says it is a 'real problem' that the Liberals haven't tabled notice of trade negotiations if those talks have begun in 'earnest.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 7, 2020
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 7, 2020
NDP MP Daniel Blaikie says it is a 'real problem' that the Liberals haven't tabled notice of trade negotiations if those talks have begun in 'earnest.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 30, 2020
International Trade Minister Mary Ng's office says the World Trade Organization is facing a series of challenges which the Ottawa Group is working to address, but experts says success isn't guaranteed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 30, 2020
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 30, 2020
International Trade Minister Mary Ng's office says the World Trade Organization is facing a series of challenges which the Ottawa Group is working to address, but experts says success isn't guaranteed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 23, 2020
Trade experts say U.S. President Donald Trump has weaponized the use of national security tariffs, some of which have targeted Canada, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called 'unjust.' Democratic candidate Joe Biden may be more constrained in their use. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks and the Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photograph
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 23, 2020
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 23, 2020
Trade experts say U.S. President Donald Trump has weaponized the use of national security tariffs, some of which have targeted Canada, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called 'unjust.' Democratic candidate Joe Biden may be more constrained in their use. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks and the Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photograph
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | September 2, 2020
Economist Jeff Rubin says the 'decline of the middle class is not just a random event,' but has been brought on 'successive rounds of trade liberalization' that have decimated access to well-paying jobs. Photograph courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada, by James Graham
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | September 2, 2020
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | September 2, 2020
Economist Jeff Rubin says the 'decline of the middle class is not just a random event,' but has been brought on 'successive rounds of trade liberalization' that have decimated access to well-paying jobs. Photograph courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada, by James Graham
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 2, 2020
Peter Navarro, Donald Trump’s trade adviser, may have been misguided in telling a reporter his thoughts on whether Canada had been able to curry favour at the bargaining table by sending our troops to fight in Afghanistan, but he was simply telling the truth, writes Scott Taylor. U.S. Mission Geneva photograph by Eric Bridiers
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 2, 2020
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 2, 2020
Peter Navarro, Donald Trump’s trade adviser, may have been misguided in telling a reporter his thoughts on whether Canada had been able to curry favour at the bargaining table by sending our troops to fight in Afghanistan, but he was simply telling the truth, writes Scott Taylor. U.S. Mission Geneva photograph by Eric Bridiers
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 2, 2020
The United Kingdom, led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has indicated it wants to have free trade agreements with countries covering 80 per cent of U.K. trade by 2023. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Parsons/Flickr
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 2, 2020
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 2, 2020
The United Kingdom, led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has indicated it wants to have free trade agreements with countries covering 80 per cent of U.K. trade by 2023. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Parsons/Flickr
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 26, 2020
Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, International Trade Minister Mary Ng, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, and Public Safety Minister Bill Blair will all have roles to play in the Canada-U.S. file as ministerial responsibility has been shifted since the promotion to Ms. Freeland as the new finance minister. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 26, 2020
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 26, 2020
Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, International Trade Minister Mary Ng, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, and Public Safety Minister Bill Blair will all have roles to play in the Canada-U.S. file as ministerial responsibility has been shifted since the promotion to Ms. Freeland as the new finance minister. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAN PASZKOWSKI | August 24, 2020
Marie-Claude Bibeau is Canada's agriculture minister. Canadian wine growers say they need help, after the government dropped their tax benefit in response to an international challenge. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAN PASZKOWSKI | August 24, 2020
Opinion | BY DAN PASZKOWSKI | August 24, 2020
Marie-Claude Bibeau is Canada's agriculture minister. Canadian wine growers say they need help, after the government dropped their tax benefit in response to an international challenge. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 19, 2020
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Aug. 22, 2019, announced that Canada will have a 'dollar-for-dollar' response to the reimposition of national security tariffs on Canadian aluminum exports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 19, 2020
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 19, 2020
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Aug. 22, 2019, announced that Canada will have a 'dollar-for-dollar' response to the reimposition of national security tariffs on Canadian aluminum exports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade