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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 | January 10, 2024
African Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki, left, meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Oct. 26, 2022. Observers are keen to see an African strategy released in the near term to address Canada's neglect of the continent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 10, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 10, 2024
African Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki, left, meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Oct. 26, 2022. Observers are keen to see an African strategy released in the near term to address Canada's neglect of the continent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 8, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. More advocacy may be directed towards Conservative MPs this year in anticipation of a possible federal election and change in government, Tim Powers says. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 8, 2024
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 8, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. More advocacy may be directed towards Conservative MPs this year in anticipation of a possible federal election and change in government, Tim Powers says. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 13, 2023
Independent Senator Peter Boehm, left, and Progressive Senator Peter Harder serve as chair and vice-chair, respectively, of the Senate Foreign Affairs and International Trade Committee, which recently tabled a report calling for reforms in Canada's foreign service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 13, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 13, 2023
Independent Senator Peter Boehm, left, and Progressive Senator Peter Harder serve as chair and vice-chair, respectively, of the Senate Foreign Affairs and International Trade Committee, which recently tabled a report calling for reforms in Canada's foreign service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 6, 2023
Costa Rican Foreign Trade Minister Manuel Tovar is hoping to increasingly bring his nation into Canada's trade orbit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 6, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 6, 2023
Costa Rican Foreign Trade Minister Manuel Tovar is hoping to increasingly bring his nation into Canada's trade orbit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CARLO DADE | December 4, 2023
China's President Xi Jinping, left, and U.S. President Joe Biden, right, at the annual APEC meeting in San Francisco on Nov. 15, 2023. Photograph courtesy of @POTUS
Opinion | BY CARLO DADE | December 4, 2023
Opinion | BY CARLO DADE | December 4, 2023
China's President Xi Jinping, left, and U.S. President Joe Biden, right, at the annual APEC meeting in San Francisco on Nov. 15, 2023. Photograph courtesy of @POTUS
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 28, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a press conference during the war-time leader's Sept. 22 visit to Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 28, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 28, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a press conference during the war-time leader's Sept. 22 visit to Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID ABONYI, GEORGE ABONYI | November 24, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pictured in Ottawa on Jan. 12, 2023. Japan’s priorities align well with Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, write David and George Abonyi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID ABONYI, GEORGE ABONYI | November 24, 2023
Opinion | BY DAVID ABONYI, GEORGE ABONYI | November 24, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pictured in Ottawa on Jan. 12, 2023. Japan’s priorities align well with Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, write David and George Abonyi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 8, 2023
Bahamian High Commissioner V. Alfred Gray led the Bahamas on the second day of the Canada-CARICOM summit following the departure from Canada of Prime Minister Philip Davis. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 8, 2023
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 8, 2023
Bahamian High Commissioner V. Alfred Gray led the Bahamas on the second day of the Canada-CARICOM summit following the departure from Canada of Prime Minister Philip Davis. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 1, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, heads into the first session of the Canada-CARICOM summit alongside Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, left, and CARICOM Secretary-General Carla Barnett. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 1, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 1, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, heads into the first session of the Canada-CARICOM summit alongside Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, left, and CARICOM Secretary-General Carla Barnett. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LAURA BOWMAN | October 26, 2023
In February 2023, Mexico issued an immediate ban on the use of genetically modified corn in food for human consumption, but Canada and the United States are challenging the ban under CUSMA, writes Laura Bowman. Photograph by Michael Pardo licensed under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Deed
Opinion | BY LAURA BOWMAN | October 26, 2023
Opinion | BY LAURA BOWMAN | October 26, 2023
In February 2023, Mexico issued an immediate ban on the use of genetically modified corn in food for human consumption, but Canada and the United States are challenging the ban under CUSMA, writes Laura Bowman. Photograph by Michael Pardo licensed under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Deed
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 25, 2023
International Trade Minister Mary Ng and her U.K. counterpart haven't been at the negotiation table since the first round of talks for a new Canada-U.K. trade pact. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 25, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 25, 2023
International Trade Minister Mary Ng and her U.K. counterpart haven't been at the negotiation table since the first round of talks for a new Canada-U.K. trade pact. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STEVEN GLOBERMAN | October 16, 2023
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai, left, and International Trade Minister Mary Ng hold a joint press conference in Ottawa on May 5, 2022. Among the reasons for focusing on our southern neighbour, the potential market in the U.S. for Canadian services exports dwarfs those in Indo-Pacific countries, writes Steven Globerman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STEVEN GLOBERMAN | October 16, 2023
Opinion | BY STEVEN GLOBERMAN | October 16, 2023
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai, left, and International Trade Minister Mary Ng hold a joint press conference in Ottawa on May 5, 2022. Among the reasons for focusing on our southern neighbour, the potential market in the U.S. for Canadian services exports dwarfs those in Indo-Pacific countries, writes Steven Globerman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade