Trump’s pick for top diplomat in Ottawa ‘may be in trouble’ after Senate hearing, says former Canadian diplomat

Incoming U.S. envoy Pete Hoekstra will need to restore the trust between the two countries when 'his boss seems quite happy to hit Canada like a swinging piñata,' says Fen Osler Hampson.

Incoming U.S. envoy to Canada Pete Hoekstra tells American Senators “Canada is a sovereign state," while U.S. President Donald Trump continues to threaten Canada with annexation. Global Entrepreneurship Summit photograph by Valerie Kuypers/Flickr

Trump’s pick for top diplomat in Ottawa ‘may be in trouble’ after Senate hearing, says former Canadian diplomat

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Incoming U.S. envoy Pete Hoekstra will need to restore the trust between the two countries when 'his boss seems quite happy to hit Canada like a swinging piñata,' says Fen Osler Hampson.

Trump’s pick for top diplomat in Ottawa ‘may be in trouble’ after Senate hearing, says former Canadian diplomat

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Incoming U.S. envoy Pete Hoekstra will need to restore the trust between the two countries when 'his boss seems quite happy to hit Canada like a swinging piñata,' says Fen Osler Hampson.

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Carney Liberals reach out to prominent Tories and New Democrats to recruit ‘star’ candidates for next election

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Sources told The Hill Times that Priti Obhrai-Martin, daughter of the late Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai, is seeking the Liberal nomination in Calgary East, Alta., the same riding her father represented as a Conservative for nearly two decades.

Carney Liberals reach out to prominent Tories and New Democrats to recruit ‘star’ candidates for next election

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Sources told The Hill Times that Priti Obhrai-Martin, daughter of the late Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai, is seeking the Liberal nomination in Calgary East,

Disclosure, transparency rules part of new federal public service AI strategy

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Disclosure, transparency rules part of new federal public service AI strategy

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Italy’s top diplomat says ‘not my job’ to condemn Trump’s annexation threats as Germany takes tougher stand

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

G7 foreign ministers were reluctant to directly condemn U.S. President Donald Trump over his threats to annex Canada.

G7 foreign ministers were reluctant to directly condemn U.S. President Donald Trump over his threats to annex Canada.

New PM Carney unveils his election cabinet, cutting team to 23 ministers

NewsBY STUART BENSON | UPDATED March 14, 2025

Mark Carney is sworn in as prime minister on March 14, retaining key members of cabinet handling Canada-U.S. relations and bringing in only three new MPs.

Mark Carney is sworn in as prime minister on March 14, retaining key members of cabinet handling Canada-U.S. relations and bringing in only three

G7 foreign ministers avoid explicit support for Canada as Trump doubles down

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Trade wars and annexation threats overshadow G7 co-operation at the gathering of top diplomats.

Trade wars and annexation threats overshadow G7 co-operation at the gathering of top diplomats.

POLITICS THIS MORNING

Carney prunes the cabinet

Plus, what went down during the Senate hearing for Donald Trump's pick for ambassador to Canada.

BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW

OPINION & COLUMNISTS

Are we really supporting our agricultural industry in the face of changing geopolitics and climate?

Improving the resilience of the agricultural industry in Canada is a must. We are already losing farmlands due to urbanization and other developments, and farmers because of the stress of uncertainty and low economic value that they get from their labour.

BY LIETTE VASSEUR

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BY LIAM MACDONALD

Canada should use trade uncertainty as catalyst to grow agriculture sector

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BY PETER RAUTENBACH

Using icebreakers and subs to protect against U.S. pressure

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BY GWYNNE DYER

Maybe a short ceasefire in Ukraine, maybe not

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BY MATT MALONE

Ten steps Trudeau should take before leaving office to improve transparency laws

NEWS

G7 top diplomats open three-day meeting with all eyes on U.S. as trade war deepens

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says threats to Canadian sovereignty won't be a topic of discussion at the G7 foreign ministers' meeting.

G7 top diplomats open three-day meeting with all eyes on U.S. as trade war deepens

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says threats to Canadian sovereignty won't be a topic of discussion at the G7 foreign ministers' meeting.

U.S. pressure ‘lighting a fire’ under Ottawa to get major defence procurement projects moving, says expert, as trade war escalates

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Toronto top donor city for Carney, Freeland, and Gould’s Liberal leadership campaigns

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Grits’ grassroots hope Carney keeps ‘eyes and ears open’ for party renewal

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‘No money, no fanfare’: questions loom over scope of belated Africa strategy

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Scenes from the Charlevoix G7 foreign ministers summit

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE

Scenes from the Charlevoix G7 foreign ministers summit

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‘Nothing is more important than health’: Bloc MP Villemure has cancer

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POLITICS

Liberal caucus more focused on getting re-elected in a snap election than on who makes cabinet, say MPs

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Mid Mark Carney may not meet the moment

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

Trudeau failed to live up to initial foreign policy promise, says past foreign minister Axworthy

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Conservatives left searching for a message as Carney demonstrates his political potential

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

Indo-Pacific focus of new government an open question, says new Malaysian rep

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS

In a wide-ranging interview, new Malaysian High Commissioner Shazelina Binti Zainul Abidin talks about the wait for a new government, trade diversification, and Canada's G7 presidency.

Indo-Pacific focus of new government an open question, says new Malaysian rep

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS

In a wide-ranging interview, new Malaysian High Commissioner Shazelina Binti Zainul Abidin talks about the wait for a new government, trade diversification, and Canada's G7 presidency.

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OPINION & COLUMNISTS

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BY PIERRE LEBLANC

Canadian Forces Base Resolute Bay is a better choice

Opinion

BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR STAN KUTCHER, KSENIA ZUBRIY

Displaced Ukrainians in Canada need faster path to permanent residence

Opinion

BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR PAULA SIMONS

We need agricultural intelligence to protect against the threat of avian influenza

What is suddenly, painfully clear: we need to get our own economic house in order

OpinionBY JAY KHOSLA, ARASH GOLSHAN

There are pipelines to build. Refineries. LNG terminals. Critical mineral mines. Small modular reactors. Wind and solar projects and the transmission lines to move the power between jurisdictions.

Don’t let Maple MAGAs dictate Canada’s path

OpinionBY KEITH STEWART

Japan and Canada to further strengthen G7 unity

OpinionBY TAKESHI IWAYA

At a time when the international situation is in a state of great flux, it is more important than ever for the G7 to maintain and strengthen our strong ties.

Japan and Canada to further strengthen G7 unity

OpinionBY TAKESHI IWAYA

At a time when the international situation is in a state of great flux, it is more important than ever for the G7 to maintain and strengthen our strong ties.

Don’t let the most vulnerable get caught in the backlash

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Canada a beacon of light with vaccine funding: B.C. letter writer

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Environment & Climate Change

Increased electrification, tighter building codes could be needed if consumer carbon tax scrapped, say experts

The clock is loudly ticking on a likely federal election in the spring, leaving the future of Ottawa’s carbon pricing regime unclear.

BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Canada’s unnecessary carbon tax detour

The climate threat is too important to allow any discipline to mislead us. Carbon taxes are not essential. We need to reduce GHG emissions at a good pace and it’s likely easier if we don’t waste money. Let’s focus on advancing and defending the policies that have a better chance politically.

BY MARK JACCARD

Losing the consumer carbon tax takes Canada a step backwards

Overall, losing the consumer carbon tax takes Canada a step backwards on its decarbonization journey while also making life harder for low- and middle-income households.

BY NICHOLAS RIVERS

Facing tariffs, Canada has a clever, cleaner trade-compliant tool to support its steel and aluminum industries

The time is ripe for the import of good ideas. While Trump pulls back from policies that are already supporting clean, domestic industries in the U.S., let’s help our own steel and aluminum companies by buying clean right here at home.

BY OLLIE SHELDRICK-MOYLE

Future of the carbon tax

The world’s leading climatologists agree that, unless there is an extremely larger effort to cut emissions, it will be next to impossible to do so sufficiently in the following few years in order to not reach 450ppm and go beyond.

BY GARY STOREY

FOREIGN POLICY

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Rekindling sovereignty to face the fire next door

OpinionBY ALEXANDER LANDRY

Who is to blame for recent bloodshed in Syria?

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Canada must push towards a just peace in Ukraine

OpinionBY JONATHAN BERKSHIRE MILLER

It’s not us, it’s you: America’s guns kill Canadians

OpinionBY WENDY CUKIER

Q&A | Offer no concessions to U.S. ‘bullies,’ says Flavio Volpe

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

‘Every day is a new threat by people who only know how to threaten,’ and won’t follow through if Americans ‘rise up,’ says Flavio Volpe, the head of Canada's Automotive Parts Manufacturing Association.

Q&A | Offer no concessions to U.S. ‘bullies,’ says Flavio Volpe

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

‘Every day is a new threat by people who only know how to threaten,’ and won’t follow through if Americans ‘rise up,’ says Flavio Volpe, the head of Canada's Automotive Parts Manufacturing Association.

BOOKS, BIG IDEAS, Q&As

Angus says his new book is not a lament, it’s a call to arms

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Charlie Angus talks about his new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, and about the state of federal politics today.

Angus says his new book is not a lament, it’s a call to arms

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Charlie Angus talks about his new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, and about the state of federal politics today.

Author of Trudeau biography says he doesn’t think Trudeau will run again, but Lanthier says ‘even if he might lose, he wants to go down fighting against Pierre Poilievre’

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Exploring the legacy of COVID pandemic panic

FeatureBY JOANNA BARON, CHRISTINE VAN GEYN

Getting everyone a ‘front door into the health system’: Jane Philpott weighs in on fixing health care, and her future in politics

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

U.S. election preoccupies Canada’s top 50 foreign influencers as feds’ focus gets pulled from Asia strategy

NewsBY NEIL MOSS, STEPHEN JEFFERY, STUART BENSON, JONAH GRIGNON

Trade war with U.S. an opportunity to clean up Canada’s approach to toxic pesticides

OpinionBY ANELYSE WEILER

When it comes to ensuring pesticide regulations reflect the latest science, Canada is painfully behind the times.

Amid the current trade war, Canada will likely face pressure to ramp up domestic food production, and some may argue that this makes increased pesticide use a necessary evil. But pesticides don’t always lead to better yields, writes Anelyse Weiler is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Victoria. Photograph by freestocks.org

Trade war with U.S. an opportunity to clean up Canada’s approach to toxic pesticides

OpinionBY ANELYSE WEILER

When it comes to ensuring pesticide regulations reflect the latest science, Canada is painfully behind the times.

Trade war with U.S. an opportunity to clean up Canada’s approach to toxic pesticides

OpinionBY ANELYSE WEILER

When it comes to ensuring pesticide regulations reflect the latest science, Canada is painfully behind the times.

Growing stronger: strengthening Canada’s agriculture in the face of climate and global challenges

OpinionBY BECKY CHAPMAN

Agriculture is an important contributor to Canada’s economy and way of life, and it is imperative that we innovate to safeguard the stability and success of our food system even as serious and complex threats continue to mount.

B.C. suit says feds used consultations to justify ‘bad-faith’ Discovery Island salmon farming ban

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Cermaq Canada is alleging former fisheries minister Joyce Murray disregarded the advice of her department and government scientists.

Any Arctic strategy must ensure Canadian control

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Building a canal through the lakes on the southern Boothia Peninsula would ensure prosperity and sovereignty in our North.

Our Arctic contains untold stores of minerals, oil, and gas, and holds a coveted shortcut across the top of the world, writes Andrew Caddell. DND photograph by Master Corporal Alana Morin

Any Arctic strategy must ensure Canadian control

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Building a canal through the lakes on the southern Boothia Peninsula would ensure prosperity and sovereignty in our North.

Any Arctic strategy must ensure Canadian control

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Building a canal through the lakes on the southern Boothia Peninsula would ensure prosperity and sovereignty in our North.

Despite challenging first two years, Canada’s special rep on Islamophobia is undaunted

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

On March 3, Amira Elghawaby’s office released a new Canadian resource guide on combatting Islamophobia.

‘It was very directive’: Trudeau leaves legacy of deploying federal cash to push provincial policies

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Over nearly a decade in power, Justin Trudeau used bilateral deals, federal dollars, and strings attached to a much greater degree than past PMs to enact a federal policy vision in areas of provincial jurisdiction.

Canada must ‘open our doors’ to other markets, diversify military procurement supply chains amid tariffs, says Minister Blair

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Defence Minister Bill Blair says the U.S. tariffs 'create a different business environment' for defence procurement, so Canada must 'open our doors' to other

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Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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Liberals celebrate incoming prime minister Carney’s victory as new party leader

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Mark Carney, the incoming prime minister

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A look at Minister Thompson’s team, plus updates for Minister Sajjan’s shop

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Jake Stewart, Gerald Soroka won’t run in next election

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Tariffs on, tariffs off, repeat

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Tariff stare down enters day three

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Checking back with Employment Minister MacKinnon’s new team

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Finish line: Liberals unveil new leader at March 9 event in Ottawa

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Poilievre voted best public speaker, most quotable, hardest-working, and biggest self-promoter in The Hill Times’ 29th Annual Politically Savvy Survey

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Conservatives dominate federal party fundraising

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Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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Finance & Budget

Toronto top donor city for Carney, Freeland, and Gould’s Liberal leadership campaigns

All the candidates fared the best at fundraising in Ontario, with 54 per cent of Mark Carney’s cash coming from the province and 68 per cent for runner-up Chrystia Freeland.

BY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Mid Mark Carney may not meet the moment

The new Liberal leader is a component of the technocratic elite who got us into this mess of inequality.

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Increased electrification, tighter building codes could be needed if consumer carbon tax scrapped, say experts

The clock is loudly ticking on a likely federal election in the spring, leaving the future of Ottawa’s carbon pricing regime unclear.

BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Nova Scotia delivers interprovincial trade ‘game changer’ while feds offer ‘symbolic’ gesture, say observers

The Hill Times reached out to all provincial and territorial governments asking if they would adopt Nova Scotia's proposal. Most did not reply, and none of them offered a clear ‘yes.’

BY IAN CAMPBELL

Economic resilience starts now: solutions for a stronger future

We cannot repeat the pattern of offering short-term Band-Aids while expecting our most vulnerable neighbours to absorb the long-term costs of economic and climate instability.

BY EVAN FRASER, BRENDAN HALEY

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez said the national supply chain office “will enhance the resilience, efficiency, and reliability of our transportation systems,” in a Transport Canada press release on Dec. 1, 2023.

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.