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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 | October 9, 2024
Indigenous leaders from Ecuador Zenaida Yasacama, left, Fanny Kaekat, and Hortencia Zhagüi called on the Canadian government to end trade talks with their country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 9, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 9, 2024
Indigenous leaders from Ecuador Zenaida Yasacama, left, Fanny Kaekat, and Hortencia Zhagüi called on the Canadian government to end trade talks with their country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 2, 2024
Bloc MP Luc Thériault's Bill C-282 has been stuck at committee stage in the Senate since passing second reading in April. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 2, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 2, 2024
Bloc MP Luc Thériault's Bill C-282 has been stuck at committee stage in the Senate since passing second reading in April. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 25, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's non-confidence motion is up for a vote in the House today. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 25, 2024
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 25, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's non-confidence motion is up for a vote in the House today. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY MARZIA RIZVI | September 23, 2024
Sean Fraser s
Infrastructure Minister Sean Fraser. Canada’s competitiveness in infrastructure quality has slipped dramatically, jeopardizing our economic future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARZIA RIZVI | September 23, 2024
Opinion | BY MARZIA RIZVI | September 23, 2024
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Infrastructure Minister Sean Fraser. Canada’s competitiveness in infrastructure quality has slipped dramatically, jeopardizing our economic future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 23, 2024
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay said he is 'deeply concerned' about China’s anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola seed exports, in a press release on Sept. 9. The Hill TImes photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 23, 2024
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 23, 2024
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay said he is 'deeply concerned' about China’s anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola seed exports, in a press release on Sept. 9. The Hill TImes photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2024
Marc Miller
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would sign a long-sought softwood lumber agreement with the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2024
Marc Miller
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would sign a long-sought softwood lumber agreement with the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 11, 2024
Under Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Global Affairs Canada has sanctioned 1,500 Russian individuals and 646 entities as of Sept. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 11, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 11, 2024
Under Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Global Affairs Canada has sanctioned 1,500 Russian individuals and 646 entities as of Sept. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 9, 2024
Finance Minster Chrystia Freeland has said that ongoing talks could lead to additional protectionist measures in other sectors, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 9, 2024
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 9, 2024
Finance Minster Chrystia Freeland has said that ongoing talks could lead to additional protectionist measures in other sectors, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 9, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said in a Finance press release that the Liberal government 'is moving forward with decisive action to level the playing field, protect Canadian workers, and match measures taken by key trading partners.' THe Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 9, 2024
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 9, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said in a Finance press release that the Liberal government 'is moving forward with decisive action to level the playing field, protect Canadian workers, and match measures taken by key trading partners.' THe Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 4, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, has a new foreign irritant to navigate after Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, left, announced he would pause relations with the Canadian and American embassies after critical comments from North American ambassadors about his proposed judicial reforms. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 4, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 4, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, has a new foreign irritant to navigate after Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, left, announced he would pause relations with the Canadian and American embassies after critical comments from North American ambassadors about his proposed judicial reforms. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 2, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's announcement that Canada will match the United States in tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles shows the top priority in our foreign policy is to keep the Americans happy, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 2, 2024
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 2, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's announcement that Canada will match the United States in tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles shows the top priority in our foreign policy is to keep the Americans happy, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID ABONYI, GEORGE ABONYI | August 28, 2024
Facilitating Canadian engagement with the rapidly growing ASEAN startup ecosystem can be an important practical dimension of the Indo-Pacific Strategy, write David Abonyi and George Abonyi. Unsplash photograph by Mimi Thian
Opinion | BY DAVID ABONYI, GEORGE ABONYI | August 28, 2024
Opinion | BY DAVID ABONYI, GEORGE ABONYI | August 28, 2024
Facilitating Canadian engagement with the rapidly growing ASEAN startup ecosystem can be an important practical dimension of the Indo-Pacific Strategy, write David Abonyi and George Abonyi. Unsplash photograph by Mimi Thian