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At the close of the most recent gathering of G7 foreign ministers, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand outlined what she saw as the parameters of her job. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, speaks with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in the White House on Oct. 7. A portrait of former U.S. president Ronald Reagan hangs in the background. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, speaks with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in the White House on Oct. 7. A portrait of former U.S. president Ronald Reagan hangs in the background. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2025
Earlier this month, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre offered to 'help' the prime minister achieve a deal with the U.S., but little has come from the offer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2025
Earlier this month, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre offered to 'help' the prime minister achieve a deal with the U.S., but little has come from the offer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BEN CHIN | October 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, will meet with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the APEC Summit this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of the Republic of Korea Government
Opinion | BY BEN CHIN | October 29, 2025
Opinion | BY BEN CHIN | October 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, will meet with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the APEC Summit this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of the Republic of Korea Government
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 27, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, has said trade talks are off with Prime Minister Mark Carney, and has threatened a further 10-per-cent levy, which auto industry representatives says adds to the uncertainty their sector faces. Official White House photograph by Daniel Torok
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 27, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 27, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, has said trade talks are off with Prime Minister Mark Carney, and has threatened a further 10-per-cent levy, which auto industry representatives says adds to the uncertainty their sector faces. Official White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY BO CHEN, ISG SENATOR YUEN PAU WOO | October 27, 2025
Canada faces a difficult choice: maintaining the EV tariff will mean favouring Canadian automakers in Ontario over pork, seafood, and canola producers in other provinces, write Bo Chen and Sen. Yuen Pau Woo. Unsplash photograph by Kylie Osullivan and Pexels photograph by Rathaphon Nanthapreecha
Opinion | BY BO CHEN, ISG SENATOR YUEN PAU WOO | October 27, 2025
Opinion | BY BO CHEN, ISG SENATOR YUEN PAU WOO | October 27, 2025
Canada faces a difficult choice: maintaining the EV tariff will mean favouring Canadian automakers in Ontario over pork, seafood, and canola producers in other provinces, write Bo Chen and Sen. Yuen Pau Woo. Unsplash photograph by Kylie Osullivan and Pexels photograph by Rathaphon Nanthapreecha
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
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | August 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney doesn’t need to reveal the blow-by-blow of his negotiations with the American president—but he does need to speak plainly about what’s guiding his decisions, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | August 11, 2025
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | August 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney doesn’t need to reveal the blow-by-blow of his negotiations with the American president—but he does need to speak plainly about what’s guiding his decisions, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand at a press conference in the National Press Theatre on July 30, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 11, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand at a press conference in the National Press Theatre on July 30, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | August 11, 2025
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | August 11, 2025
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | August 11, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 11, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney said in an Aug. 1 statement that sectors including lumber, steel, aluminum, and autos are 'heavily impacted' by U.S. duties and tariffs, and that, for such sectors, 'the Canadian government will act to protect Canadian jobs, invest in our industrial competitiveness, buy Canadian, and diversify our export markets.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 11, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 11, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney said in an Aug. 1 statement that sectors including lumber, steel, aluminum, and autos are 'heavily impacted' by U.S. duties and tariffs, and that, for such sectors, 'the Canadian government will act to protect Canadian jobs, invest in our industrial competitiveness, buy Canadian, and diversify our export markets.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 11, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured on Jan. 15, 2025, at a first ministers meeting in Ottawa, wearing a ‘Canada is Not For Sale’ hat. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 11, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 11, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured on Jan. 15, 2025, at a first ministers meeting in Ottawa, wearing a ‘Canada is Not For Sale’ hat. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney said that while Canada continues to negotiate about its trading relationship with the United States, 'the Canadian government is laser focused on what we can control: building Canada strong,' in a statement released on Aug. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 10, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney said that while Canada continues to negotiate about its trading relationship with the United States, 'the Canadian government is laser focused on what we can control: building Canada strong,' in a statement released on Aug. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 6, 2025
Ed Fast was the international trade minister in then-prime minister Stephen Harper's Conservative cabinet from 2011 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 6, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 6, 2025
Ed Fast was the international trade minister in then-prime minister Stephen Harper's Conservative cabinet from 2011 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY FARSHID KERAMAT | July 31, 2025
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump argues that adding tariffs to imports will bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States. But he doesn't account for the fact that the service industry replacing manufacturing as the predominant source of employment is what has allowed for low unemployment rates in the U.S., writes Farshid Keramat. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY FARSHID KERAMAT | July 31, 2025
Opinion | BY FARSHID KERAMAT | July 31, 2025
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump argues that adding tariffs to imports will bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States. But he doesn't account for the fact that the service industry replacing manufacturing as the predominant source of employment is what has allowed for low unemployment rates in the U.S., writes Farshid Keramat. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 30, 2025
Dominic LeBlanc is Canada's lead minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 30, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 30, 2025
Dominic LeBlanc is Canada's lead minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 28, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney scrums with reporters before the Prime Minister’s First Nations summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que. on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured July 17, 2025, in Gatineau, Que. The credibility of the upcoming budget will be test number one for the building an economy for the future. Implementation will be test number two. Success is urgent. And some early deliverables are vital for ongoing public support. It’s all about our future, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 28, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 28, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney scrums with reporters before the Prime Minister’s First Nations summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que. on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured July 17, 2025, in Gatineau, Que. The credibility of the upcoming budget will be test number one for the building an economy for the future. Implementation will be test number two. Success is urgent. And some early deliverables are vital for ongoing public support. It’s all about our future, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade