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At a recent press conference, Prime Minister Mark Carney said he has offered to 'broker a bridge' between the European Union and the Indo-Pacific nations that make up the CPTPP trading bloc. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GEORGE ABONYI, DAVID ABONYI | February 23, 2026
Without proactive engagement, Canada risks being sidelined as global economic geography is reshaped, write George and David Abonyi. Pexels photograph by Christian Reinke
Opinion | BY GEORGE ABONYI, DAVID ABONYI | February 23, 2026
Opinion | BY GEORGE ABONYI, DAVID ABONYI | February 23, 2026
Without proactive engagement, Canada risks being sidelined as global economic geography is reshaped, write George and David Abonyi. Pexels photograph by Christian Reinke
Opinion | BY VINA NADJIBULLA | February 23, 2026
Defence Minister David McGuinty. If Ottawa is serious about increasing defence exports by 50 per cent, Southeast Asia cannot be an afterthought, writes Vina Nadjibulla. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY VINA NADJIBULLA | February 23, 2026
Opinion | BY VINA NADJIBULLA | February 23, 2026
Defence Minister David McGuinty. If Ottawa is serious about increasing defence exports by 50 per cent, Southeast Asia cannot be an afterthought, writes Vina Nadjibulla. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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 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
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 10, 2025
On Feb. 3, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, agreed to put a 30-day pause on tariffs against Canada. In a social media post Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada would take measures intended stop the flow of fentanyl across the border. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 10, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 10, 2025
On Feb. 3, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, agreed to put a 30-day pause on tariffs against Canada. In a social media post Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada would take measures intended stop the flow of fentanyl across the border. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 8, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference on Feb. 1 to address Canada's retaliatory response, which was put on pause after U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a 30-day tariff reprieve on Feb. 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 8, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 8, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference on Feb. 1 to address Canada's retaliatory response, which was put on pause after U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a 30-day tariff reprieve on Feb. 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 6, 2025
Anita Anand
On break from a Jan. 31 meeting of the Committee on Internal Trade, Minister Anita Anand said 'the impetus and the momentum here today is palpable' to break down interprovincial barriers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 6, 2025
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 6, 2025
Anita Anand
On break from a Jan. 31 meeting of the Committee on Internal Trade, Minister Anita Anand said 'the impetus and the momentum here today is palpable' to break down interprovincial barriers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY VIKRAM HANDA | February 5, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Canada can weather the storm of any new proposed tariffs and the uncertainty of an economic slump by collectively defending and redefining our national interests, writes Vikram Handa. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY VIKRAM HANDA | February 5, 2025
Opinion | BY VIKRAM HANDA | February 5, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Canada can weather the storm of any new proposed tariffs and the uncertainty of an economic slump by collectively defending and redefining our national interests, writes Vikram Handa. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 5, 2025
Peter Boehm
ISG Senator Peter Boehm says Canada’s multilateral relations have 'always been a very important counterweight to our almost overwhelming bilateral relationship with the United States.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 5, 2025
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | February 5, 2025
Peter Boehm
ISG Senator Peter Boehm says Canada’s multilateral relations have 'always been a very important counterweight to our almost overwhelming bilateral relationship with the United States.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 5, 2025
Donald Trump
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, gained a 30-day reprieve from punishing American tariffs after calls with U.S. President Donald Trump. Photographs courtesy of Eneas De Troya, Gage Skidmore, and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 5, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 5, 2025
Donald Trump
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, gained a 30-day reprieve from punishing American tariffs after calls with U.S. President Donald Trump. Photographs courtesy of Eneas De Troya, Gage Skidmore, and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 5, 2025
Then-prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, right, paid a visit to then-U.S. president Jimmy Carter’s White House in 1977. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 5, 2025
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 5, 2025
Then-prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, right, paid a visit to then-U.S. president Jimmy Carter’s White House in 1977. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 5, 2025
Anita Anand
The work by Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand to overhaul the country’s internal trade blockages is the most obvious way to bolster the economy, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 5, 2025
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 5, 2025
Anita Anand
The work by Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand to overhaul the country’s internal trade blockages is the most obvious way to bolster the economy, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 4, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, holds a press conference in West Block on Feb. 1 to announce tariffs on $30-billion of American imports starting on Feb. 4. Those tariffs did not come into effect after the United States agreed to delay its levies by 30 days. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 4, 2025
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 4, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, holds a press conference in West Block on Feb. 1 to announce tariffs on $30-billion of American imports starting on Feb. 4. Those tariffs did not come into effect after the United States agreed to delay its levies by 30 days. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 4, 2025
Cornwall, Ont., Mayor Justin Towndale, left; Surrey, B.C., Mayor Brenda Locke; and Windsor, Ont., Mayor Drew Dilkens. Photographs courtesy of the City of Cornwall, City of Surrey, and City of Windsor
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 4, 2025
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 4, 2025
Cornwall, Ont., Mayor Justin Towndale, left; Surrey, B.C., Mayor Brenda Locke; and Windsor, Ont., Mayor Drew Dilkens. Photographs courtesy of the City of Cornwall, City of Surrey, and City of Windsor