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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 | February 22, 2023
There has been little progress nearly a year after International Trade Minister Mary Ng announced Canada and India were restarting trade talks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 22, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 22, 2023
There has been little progress nearly a year after International Trade Minister Mary Ng announced Canada and India were restarting trade talks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CARLO DADE | February 16, 2023
The proposed Vancouver port expansion will increase container handling capacity on the west coast by thirty per cent, by increasing the size of instead of the number of ships using the port, writes Carlo Dade. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY CARLO DADE | February 16, 2023
Opinion | BY CARLO DADE | February 16, 2023
The proposed Vancouver port expansion will increase container handling capacity on the west coast by thirty per cent, by increasing the size of instead of the number of ships using the port, writes Carlo Dade. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 15, 2023
American protectionist policies have been on the Canada-U.S. agenda since Biden took office as president in 2021. International Trade Minister Mary Ng, right, and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai speak to reporters in Ottawa in May 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 15, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 15, 2023
American protectionist policies have been on the Canada-U.S. agenda since Biden took office as president in 2021. International Trade Minister Mary Ng, right, and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai speak to reporters in Ottawa in May 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KANJI YAMANOUCHI | February 13, 2023
Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida's visit to Ottawa last month came at the best timing, following the release of Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy and Japan’s National Security Strategy, and as Japan holds the presidency of the G7 in 2023, writes Japan's Ambassador Kanji Yamanouchi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KANJI YAMANOUCHI | February 13, 2023
Opinion | BY KANJI YAMANOUCHI | February 13, 2023
Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida's visit to Ottawa last month came at the best timing, following the release of Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy and Japan’s National Security Strategy, and as Japan holds the presidency of the G7 in 2023, writes Japan's Ambassador Kanji Yamanouchi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | February 6, 2023
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly should be careful and clear-headed in what she wants out of India, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | February 6, 2023
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | February 6, 2023
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly should be careful and clear-headed in what she wants out of India, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 25, 2023
Ecuadorian Ambassador Carlos Játiva says he wants to see a trade deal completed with Canada as 'soon as possible.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 25, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 25, 2023
Ecuadorian Ambassador Carlos Játiva says he wants to see a trade deal completed with Canada as 'soon as possible.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Xi Jinping
Canada has put itself in a position of extreme vulnerability and over-reliance on the importation of critical goods from the world’s leading totalitarian state: Communist China, led by President Xi Jinping, writes Sen. Leo Housakos. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Xi Jinping
Canada has put itself in a position of extreme vulnerability and over-reliance on the importation of critical goods from the world’s leading totalitarian state: Communist China, led by President Xi Jinping, writes Sen. Leo Housakos. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 18, 2023
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the Liberal government 'will not hesitate to adjust measures to protect the health and safety of Canadians.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 18, 2023
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 18, 2023
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the Liberal government 'will not hesitate to adjust measures to protect the health and safety of Canadians.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 11, 2023
In two meetings with International Trade Minister Mary Ng, right, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, left, has raised concerns over 'pending legislation in the Canadian Parliament that could impact digital streaming services,' according to American readouts of the meetings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 11, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 11, 2023
In two meetings with International Trade Minister Mary Ng, right, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, left, has raised concerns over 'pending legislation in the Canadian Parliament that could impact digital streaming services,' according to American readouts of the meetings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 29, 2022
International Trade Minister Mary Ng is likely have a busy year in 2023 as the federal government tries to advance trade talks in the Indo-Pacific. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 29, 2022
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 29, 2022
International Trade Minister Mary Ng is likely have a busy year in 2023 as the federal government tries to advance trade talks in the Indo-Pacific. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARC BRAZEAU | December 14, 2022
The railway industry is complex. It performs at its best in an environment that enables private investment, not regulation that stifles it, writes Marc Brazeau. Flickr photograph courtesy of Chris Toe Pher
Opinion | BY MARC BRAZEAU | December 14, 2022
Opinion | BY MARC BRAZEAU | December 14, 2022
The railway industry is complex. It performs at its best in an environment that enables private investment, not regulation that stifles it, writes Marc Brazeau. Flickr photograph courtesy of Chris Toe Pher
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | December 7, 2022
Harry Ho-jen Tseng began his post as special representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada in late August. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | December 7, 2022
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | December 7, 2022
Harry Ho-jen Tseng began his post as special representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada in late August. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade