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Prime Minister Mark Carney, left and Chinese President Xi Jinping. We have entered a new era where trade, technology, and security are fused—and leverage is the currency of power, writes Vina Nadjibulla. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto inked a free trade pact in Ottawa on Sept. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto inked a free trade pact in Ottawa on Sept. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline previously served as the foreign office's director for the Americas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline previously served as the foreign office's director for the Americas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
Centre Block's multibillion-dollar renovations are expected to be completed by 2031. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
Centre Block's multibillion-dollar renovations are expected to be completed by 2031. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomes Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to West Block on Sept. 24, 2025, for a working visit to sign a comprehensive economic partnership agreement and defence co-operation agreement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | September 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomes Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to West Block on Sept. 24, 2025, for a working visit to sign a comprehensive economic partnership agreement and defence co-operation agreement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | September 24, 2025
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe in Ottawa on Sept. 16. Saskatchewan and Alberta’s call for Ottawa to drop the 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles is far more complex than a simple East versus West narrative, writes Henry Chan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | September 24, 2025
Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | September 24, 2025
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe in Ottawa on Sept. 16. Saskatchewan and Alberta’s call for Ottawa to drop the 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles is far more complex than a simple East versus West narrative, writes Henry Chan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. Broadening Canada’s trade diversification strategy is not just smart economics, it is also about advancing sustainable global development, write Hippolyte Fofack and Sen. Amina Gerba. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. Broadening Canada’s trade diversification strategy is not just smart economics, it is also about advancing sustainable global development, write Hippolyte Fofack and Sen. Amina Gerba. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 25, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced on April 15 a six-month relief period from counter-tariffs for goods imported from the U.S. that are used in Canadian manufacturing, processing and food and beverage packaging, and for those used to support public health, health care, public safety, and national security. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 25, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 25, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced on April 15 a six-month relief period from counter-tariffs for goods imported from the U.S. that are used in Canadian manufacturing, processing and food and beverage packaging, and for those used to support public health, health care, public safety, and national security. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced several measures on July 16 intended to help the domestic steel industry. Those measures were later amended on Aug. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 25, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced several measures on July 16 intended to help the domestic steel industry. Those measures were later amended on Aug. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SERGIO MARCHI | August 24, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney should revive the Chrétien-era practice of organizing Team Canada trade missions as they are good for building ties between businesses and governments, writes Sergio Marchi, a former Liberal cabinet minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SERGIO MARCHI | August 24, 2025
Opinion | BY SERGIO MARCHI | August 24, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney should revive the Chrétien-era practice of organizing Team Canada trade missions as they are good for building ties between businesses and governments, writes Sergio Marchi, a former Liberal cabinet minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVE SAWYER, RYAN NESS | August 20, 2025
In 2021, the extreme flooding in British Columbia—made 60 per cent more likely by climate change—severed all major routes connecting to the province to the rest of the country. Governments need to make climate-proofing trade corridors and economic infrastructure a national priority, write Dave Sawyer and Ryan Ness. Photograph courtesy of B.C. Transport
Opinion | BY DAVE SAWYER, RYAN NESS | August 20, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVE SAWYER, RYAN NESS | August 20, 2025
In 2021, the extreme flooding in British Columbia—made 60 per cent more likely by climate change—severed all major routes connecting to the province to the rest of the country. Governments need to make climate-proofing trade corridors and economic infrastructure a national priority, write Dave Sawyer and Ryan Ness. Photograph courtesy of B.C. Transport
Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | August 20, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly. Clinging to EV tariffs that protect no Canadian jobs—while inviting retaliation that threatens $5-billion in canola exports and 40,000 farm livelihoods—is economic suicide, writes Wenran Jiang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | August 20, 2025
Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | August 20, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly. Clinging to EV tariffs that protect no Canadian jobs—while inviting retaliation that threatens $5-billion in canola exports and 40,000 farm livelihoods—is economic suicide, writes Wenran Jiang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 20, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump warned of a looming 'great depression' if the American government has to repay tariff revenue. White House photograph by Molly Riley
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 20, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 20, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump warned of a looming 'great depression' if the American government has to repay tariff revenue. White House photograph by Molly Riley
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 20, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu will face his first hurdle as a new member of cabinet when he stick-handles implementation bills for two completed negotiations through Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 20, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 20, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu will face his first hurdle as a new member of cabinet when he stick-handles implementation bills for two completed negotiations through Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 18, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney pictured in the Oval Office at the White House on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy Official White House photographer Daniel Torok
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 18, 2025
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 18, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney pictured in the Oval Office at the White House on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy Official White House photographer Daniel Torok
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, is expected to visit Mexico soon for direct talks on the strategic relationship between the two countries, said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum during an Aug. 7 press conference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 18, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, is expected to visit Mexico soon for direct talks on the strategic relationship between the two countries, said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum during an Aug. 7 press conference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 15, 2025
Conservative Senator Michael MacDonald, left, co-chair of the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group, said it would be better if a co-chair is in place on the Commons side. Independent Senator Marty Deacon, vice-chair of the group, said it has a 'quite significant role to play' in resolving trade discord in the bilateral relationship. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 15, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 15, 2025
Conservative Senator Michael MacDonald, left, co-chair of the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group, said it would be better if a co-chair is in place on the Commons side. Independent Senator Marty Deacon, vice-chair of the group, said it has a 'quite significant role to play' in resolving trade discord in the bilateral relationship. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 11, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the G20 Summit in Japan in June 2019. With no leverage in Moscow, Trump's recent deadline for a Russian ceasefire in Ukraine passed unmentioned, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 11, 2025
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 11, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the G20 Summit in Japan in June 2019. With no leverage in Moscow, Trump's recent deadline for a Russian ceasefire in Ukraine passed unmentioned, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead