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Trade insider Flavio Volpe, pictured in 2018, says Americans are the best messengers to tell U.S. President Donald Trump that tariffs are bad for business. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 3, 2025
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump's 'MAGA aggression,' if implemented, would be even more destructive than the highly protectionist trade policies of the 1930s that played such a great role in extending and deepening the Great Depression, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 3, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | March 3, 2025
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump's 'MAGA aggression,' if implemented, would be even more destructive than the highly protectionist trade policies of the 1930s that played such a great role in extending and deepening the Great Depression, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 3, 2025
U.S. president Donald Trump, left, threatened tariffs in January on all Canadian and Mexican imports. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Trump reached an agreement in early February to post-pone those levies until March 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 3, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 3, 2025
U.S. president Donald Trump, left, threatened tariffs in January on all Canadian and Mexican imports. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Trump reached an agreement in early February to post-pone those levies until March 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 1, 2025
International Trade Minister Mary Ng. The federal government should engage in more proactive outreach business about pre-existing trade deals, say observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 1, 2025
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 1, 2025
International Trade Minister Mary Ng. The federal government should engage in more proactive outreach business about pre-existing trade deals, say observers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | March 1, 2025
Alasdair Roberts
Alasdair Roberts, author of 'The Adaptable Country,' says 'this is a book about the capacity of all Canadians to determine the future of their country. In other words, it is a book for Canadians who want to take back control.' Book cover and author photograph courtesy of McGill-Queen's University Press
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | March 1, 2025
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | March 1, 2025
Alasdair Roberts
Alasdair Roberts, author of 'The Adaptable Country,' says 'this is a book about the capacity of all Canadians to determine the future of their country. In other words, it is a book for Canadians who want to take back control.' Book cover and author photograph courtesy of McGill-Queen's University Press
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 28, 2025
Montreal’s skyline from Mont Royal, in the heart of the city. The four Liberal leadership candidates faced-off in a series of debates held in the Montreal riding of Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs, which encompasses Mont Royal’s lookout, downtown Montreal, and neighbourhoods by the Lachine Canal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 28, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 28, 2025
Montreal’s skyline from Mont Royal, in the heart of the city. The four Liberal leadership candidates faced-off in a series of debates held in the Montreal riding of Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs, which encompasses Mont Royal’s lookout, downtown Montreal, and neighbourhoods by the Lachine Canal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 8, 2021
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, bottom right, will be tasked with finding a way to reimpose COOL if a Senate bill passes. However, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, top right, says she has received assurances from the U.S. that it will abide by WTO rulings. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Aidan Chamandy and photograph courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 8, 2021
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 8, 2021
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, bottom right, will be tasked with finding a way to reimpose COOL if a Senate bill passes. However, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, top right, says she has received assurances from the U.S. that it will abide by WTO rulings. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Aidan Chamandy and photograph courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Nov. 16, 2021, talking to reporters after a cabinet meeting. If our leaders continue to sleepwalk from one disaster to the next, we must wake them up. Canada’s future lies in the world ending this pandemic. That requires us to do our best to help vaccinate the whole world. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Nov. 16, 2021, talking to reporters after a cabinet meeting. If our leaders continue to sleepwalk from one disaster to the next, we must wake them up. Canada’s future lies in the world ending this pandemic. That requires us to do our best to help vaccinate the whole world. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 24, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, and International Trade Minister Mary Ng, right, were on Capitol Hill meeting with Congressional Democrat and Republican leadership before the Nov. 18 Three Amigos summit in Washington, D.C. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 24, 2021
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 24, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, and International Trade Minister Mary Ng, right, were on Capitol Hill meeting with Congressional Democrat and Republican leadership before the Nov. 18 Three Amigos summit in Washington, D.C. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with U.S. President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Nov. 18 for the first North American Leaders' Summit in five years. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Joe Biden
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with U.S. President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Nov. 18 for the first North American Leaders' Summit in five years. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Joe Biden
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 17, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, is heading to Washington to meet with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, left, and U.S. President Joe Biden, right, for the first Three Amigos summit since 2016 on Nov. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 17, 2021
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 17, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, is heading to Washington to meet with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, left, and U.S. President Joe Biden, right, for the first Three Amigos summit since 2016 on Nov. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY MELISSA MATLOW, SCOTT WEESE | November 10, 2021
Key drivers of pandemic risk include climate change, urban expansion, population increases and displacement, and increasing wealth (and the corresponding increase in demand for meat and animal companions), write Scott Weese and Melissa Matlow. Pexels photograph by Aditya Sahoo
Opinion | BY MELISSA MATLOW, SCOTT WEESE | November 10, 2021
Opinion | BY MELISSA MATLOW, SCOTT WEESE | November 10, 2021
Key drivers of pandemic risk include climate change, urban expansion, population increases and displacement, and increasing wealth (and the corresponding increase in demand for meat and animal companions), write Scott Weese and Melissa Matlow. Pexels photograph by Aditya Sahoo
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 3, 2021
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, are set to embark on trade talks with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, right, that they hope will be completed by 2024. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 3, 2021
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 3, 2021
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, are set to embark on trade talks with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, right, that they hope will be completed by 2024. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 3, 2021
Over his six years in Ottawa, Ukrainian Ambassador Andriy Shevchenko has served in his post for two presidents in Kyiv and has worked with five Canadian foreign affairs ministers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 3, 2021
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 3, 2021
Over his six years in Ottawa, Ukrainian Ambassador Andriy Shevchenko has served in his post for two presidents in Kyiv and has worked with five Canadian foreign affairs ministers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY JOHNNY ADAMS | November 1, 2021
Early morning, pictured in Iqaluit in August 2021, showing a row of Canadian North ATR-42s with a 737 jet in the background. Photograph courtesy of Johnny Adams
Opinion | BY JOHNNY ADAMS | November 1, 2021
Opinion | BY JOHNNY ADAMS | November 1, 2021
Early morning, pictured in Iqaluit in August 2021, showing a row of Canadian North ATR-42s with a 737 jet in the background. Photograph courtesy of Johnny Adams
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 27, 2021
U.K. High Commissioner Susannah Goshko has focused most of her time as a career diplomat on national security and the Americas. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 27, 2021
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 27, 2021
U.K. High Commissioner Susannah Goshko has focused most of her time as a career diplomat on national security and the Americas. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 13, 2021
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, middle, will have to decide whether it wants Xi Jinping's China, and Tsai Ing-wen's Taiwan to join the CPTPP. President Xi is pictured, left, with President Ing-wen pictured right. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 13, 2021
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 13, 2021
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, middle, will have to decide whether it wants Xi Jinping's China, and Tsai Ing-wen's Taiwan to join the CPTPP. President Xi is pictured, left, with President Ing-wen pictured right. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 13, 2021
Before becoming Iceland's top diplomat in Ottawa, Hlynur Gudjonsson was his country's trade commissioner for North America and consul general in New York City. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 13, 2021
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 13, 2021
Before becoming Iceland's top diplomat in Ottawa, Hlynur Gudjonsson was his country's trade commissioner for North America and consul general in New York City. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia