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Prime Minister Mark Carney is positioning Canada to play a role in helping to tie the the European Union to the bloc of nations in the Pacific Rim trade pact. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PASCAL CHAN | February 23, 2026
In trade, reliability is leverage and Canada’s track record of late is disappointing at best, writes Pascal Chan, vice-president of strategic policy and supply chains for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Photograph courtesy of Maarten van den Heuvel, Pexels.com
Opinion | BY PASCAL CHAN | February 23, 2026
Opinion | BY PASCAL CHAN | February 23, 2026
In trade, reliability is leverage and Canada’s track record of late is disappointing at best, writes Pascal Chan, vice-president of strategic policy and supply chains for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Photograph courtesy of Maarten van den Heuvel, Pexels.com
Opinion | BY DERRICK HYNES | February 23, 2026
Supply-chain reliability and performance aren’t optional. They are foundational to delivering on the government’s economic ambitions and to the day-to-day confidence of workers, businesses, and Canadians, writes Derrick Hynes. Illustration courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY DERRICK HYNES | February 23, 2026
Opinion | BY DERRICK HYNES | February 23, 2026
Supply-chain reliability and performance aren’t optional. They are foundational to delivering on the government’s economic ambitions and to the day-to-day confidence of workers, businesses, and Canadians, writes Derrick Hynes. Illustration courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY DANIELLE GOLDFARB | February 23, 2026
Trade in the future will look very different, since digitally-delivered services trade is the fastest-growing part of global trade in every region of the world, writes Danielle Goldfarb. Photograph courtesy of Alesia Kozik, Pexels.com
Opinion | BY DANIELLE GOLDFARB | February 23, 2026
Opinion | BY DANIELLE GOLDFARB | February 23, 2026
Trade in the future will look very different, since digitally-delivered services trade is the fastest-growing part of global trade in every region of the world, writes Danielle Goldfarb. Photograph courtesy of Alesia Kozik, Pexels.com
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JUDY SGRO | February 23, 2026
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Rebecca Alty said the Liberal government's $1-billion Arctic Infrastructure Fund 'represents a generational investment in the North and will create real, lasting benefits,' in a Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada press release on Nov. 21, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JUDY SGRO | February 23, 2026
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JUDY SGRO | February 23, 2026
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Rebecca Alty said the Liberal government's $1-billion Arctic Infrastructure Fund 'represents a generational investment in the North and will create real, lasting benefits,' in a Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada press release on Nov. 21, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY RODRIGUE GILBERT | February 23, 2026
Wayne Long, Secretary of State responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions, said the Trade Diversification Corridors Fund allows investment in projects across the country 'to expand Canada’s reach and help double our overseas exports within a decade,' in a Finance press release on Nov. 8, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY RODRIGUE GILBERT | February 23, 2026
Opinion | BY RODRIGUE GILBERT | February 23, 2026
Wayne Long, Secretary of State responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions, said the Trade Diversification Corridors Fund allows investment in projects across the country 'to expand Canada’s reach and help double our overseas exports within a decade,' in a Finance press release on Nov. 8, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 19, 2025
During Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's recent trip to Europe, CETA was a point of discussion in a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, according to the Prime Minister's Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 19, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 19, 2025
During Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's recent trip to Europe, CETA was a point of discussion in a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, according to the Prime Minister's Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 19, 2025
Justin Trudeau
On Feb. 1, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada would retaliate against the American decision to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on Canadian imports. The U.S. threat was later postponed by 30 days. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 19, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 19, 2025
Justin Trudeau
On Feb. 1, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada would retaliate against the American decision to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on Canadian imports. The U.S. threat was later postponed by 30 days. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 17, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, pictured Feb. 1, 2025, with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, and Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, holding a press conference on the government's response to Trump's 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 17, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 17, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, pictured Feb. 1, 2025, with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, and Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, holding a press conference on the government's response to Trump's 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Defence Minister Bill Blair. CAF competes for the best and the brightest. If the salaries are not competitive with the private sector, we will be short significant capabilities, write Liberal MP John McKay and Senator Tony Dean. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Defence Minister Bill Blair. CAF competes for the best and the brightest. If the salaries are not competitive with the private sector, we will be short significant capabilities, write Liberal MP John McKay and Senator Tony Dean. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 17, 2025
Canadians see Trump’s tariff threats as an attack on our country, a feeling which was further fuelled by his frightening rhetoric about absorbing Canada as America’s '51st state,' writes Gerry Nicholls.   Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 17, 2025
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 17, 2025
Canadians see Trump’s tariff threats as an attack on our country, a feeling which was further fuelled by his frightening rhetoric about absorbing Canada as America’s '51st state,' writes Gerry Nicholls.   Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 13, 2025
Clockwise from top left: French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 13, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 13, 2025
Clockwise from top left: French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | February 13, 2025
With Parliament prorogued, Minister of Health Mark Holland has chosen to ignore one of the largest grassroots campaigns in Canadian history, writes Aaron Skelton. The Hill Times photograph Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | February 13, 2025
Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | February 13, 2025
With Parliament prorogued, Minister of Health Mark Holland has chosen to ignore one of the largest grassroots campaigns in Canadian history, writes Aaron Skelton. The Hill Times photograph Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GEORGE MONASTIRIAKOS | February 13, 2025
Without U.S. president Harry Truman’s leadership, pictured, my grandparents might not have held out during the Greek Civil War, let alone made it to Canada. Their lives, and mine, would have been totally different without America’s commitment to anti-communist movements in Europe, writes George Monastiriakos. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY GEORGE MONASTIRIAKOS | February 13, 2025
Opinion | BY GEORGE MONASTIRIAKOS | February 13, 2025
Without U.S. president Harry Truman’s leadership, pictured, my grandparents might not have held out during the Greek Civil War, let alone made it to Canada. Their lives, and mine, would have been totally different without America’s commitment to anti-communist movements in Europe, writes George Monastiriakos. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
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
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | February 12, 2025
Hanna-Leena Korteniemi
Finnish Ambassador Hanna-Leena Korteniemi officially started her first head of mission posting on Jan. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | February 12, 2025
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | February 12, 2025
Hanna-Leena Korteniemi
Finnish Ambassador Hanna-Leena Korteniemi officially started her first head of mission posting on Jan. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 11, 2025
Liberal MP Terry Sheehan, left, pictured in Washington, D.C., and who represents Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker, say the incoming steel and aluminum tariffs will have a major impact on the community's economy. Photograph courtesy of X/TerrySheehanMP and the City of Sault Ste. Marie
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 11, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 11, 2025
Liberal MP Terry Sheehan, left, pictured in Washington, D.C., and who represents Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker, say the incoming steel and aluminum tariffs will have a major impact on the community's economy. Photograph courtesy of X/TerrySheehanMP and the City of Sault Ste. Marie
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, left, and Quebec Premier François Legault talk before the First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, left, and Quebec Premier François Legault talk before the First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade