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European Council President António Costa, left, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada
NewsBY NEIL MOSS | UPDATED June 17, 2025
NewsBY NEIL MOSS | UPDATED June 17, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 4, 2025
Canada only deployed 26 personnel on peacekeeping missions, according to the latest United Nations numbers as of Feb. 28. DND photograph by MCpl Jennifer Kusche
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 4, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 4, 2025
Canada only deployed 26 personnel on peacekeeping missions, according to the latest United Nations numbers as of Feb. 28. DND photograph by MCpl Jennifer Kusche
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged a new foreign policy and a boost to Canada's diplomatic presence abroad in the Liberal campaign platform. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged a new foreign policy and a boost to Canada's diplomatic presence abroad in the Liberal campaign platform. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SANA BéG | April 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Little has been said by party leaders about Canada’s role in responding to the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges, writes Sana Bég. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin
Opinion | BY SANA BéG | April 16, 2025
Opinion | BY SANA BéG | April 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Little has been said by party leaders about Canada’s role in responding to the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges, writes Sana Bég. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin
Opinion | BY TONIA OCCHIONERO | April 15, 2025
Women attend a village health briefing in South Sudan in May 2023. Maternal health investments can be the difference between life, and death, writes Tonia Occhionero. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commo
Opinion | BY TONIA OCCHIONERO | April 15, 2025
Opinion | BY TONIA OCCHIONERO | April 15, 2025
Women attend a village health briefing in South Sudan in May 2023. Maternal health investments can be the difference between life, and death, writes Tonia Occhionero. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commo
Opinion | BY ONOME AKO | March 27, 2025
If compassion alone no longer motivates action, perhaps enlightened self-interest will. Unchecked global hunger and malnutrition threaten Canada's security and economic interests through increased migration pressures, instability, disease outbreaks, and weakened international partnerships, writes Onome Ako. Photograph courtesy of Waseem Lazknai/Pixabay
Opinion | BY ONOME AKO | March 27, 2025
Opinion | BY ONOME AKO | March 27, 2025
If compassion alone no longer motivates action, perhaps enlightened self-interest will. Unchecked global hunger and malnutrition threaten Canada's security and economic interests through increased migration pressures, instability, disease outbreaks, and weakened international partnerships, writes Onome Ako. Photograph courtesy of Waseem Lazknai/Pixabay
Opinion | BY THOMAS KWASI TIEKU | March 24, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured on March 14, 2025, at the G7 foreign ministers' meeting in La Malbaie, Que., is now also responsible for international development after last week's cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY THOMAS KWASI TIEKU | March 24, 2025
Opinion | BY THOMAS KWASI TIEKU | March 24, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured on March 14, 2025, at the G7 foreign ministers' meeting in La Malbaie, Que., is now also responsible for international development after last week's cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 19, 2025
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas is surrounded by journalists as she speaks with an offsite Christiane Amanpour from CNN during the G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Quebec on March 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 19, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 19, 2025
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas is surrounded by journalists as she speaks with an offsite Christiane Amanpour from CNN during the G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Quebec on March 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 14, 2025
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, pictured, and six other top diplomats joined Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly in La Malbaie, Que., for a three-day gathering March 12-14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 14, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 14, 2025
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, pictured, and six other top diplomats joined Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly in La Malbaie, Que., for a three-day gathering March 12-14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, is pictured with German counterpart Annalena Baerbock and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, is pictured with German counterpart Annalena Baerbock and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
Liberal MP Robert Oliphant, parliamentary secretary to the foreign affairs minister, unveiled Canada's Africa strategy in Toronto on March 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
Liberal MP Robert Oliphant, parliamentary secretary to the foreign affairs minister, unveiled Canada's Africa strategy in Toronto on March 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 12, 2025
The Council of the Federation, including Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, centre right, have been in Washington, D.C., since Feb. 11 to push against the American president's tariffs. Photograph courtesy of Premier Danielle Smith's X account
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 12, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 12, 2025
The Council of the Federation, including Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, centre right, have been in Washington, D.C., since Feb. 11 to push against the American president's tariffs. Photograph courtesy of Premier Danielle Smith's X account
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 12, 2025
Ahmed Hussen
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen and Global Affairs Canada are currently 'assessing the situation' following the USAID freeze. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 12, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 12, 2025
Ahmed Hussen
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen and Global Affairs Canada are currently 'assessing the situation' following the USAID freeze. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TAHA GHAYYUR | February 10, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly need not wait for a committee study to join the more than 140 countries that have already recognized Palestine as a sovereign state, writes Taha Ghayyur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TAHA GHAYYUR | February 10, 2025
Opinion | BY TAHA GHAYYUR | February 10, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly need not wait for a committee study to join the more than 140 countries that have already recognized Palestine as a sovereign state, writes Taha Ghayyur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LLOYD AXWORTHY AND ALLAN ROCK | January 6, 2025
The protocol is supported by children’s rights experts, scholars, child activists, and more than 500,000 global citizens who’ve signed an open letter from Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, pictured, calling on world leaders to act, write Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY LLOYD AXWORTHY AND ALLAN ROCK | January 6, 2025
Opinion | BY LLOYD AXWORTHY AND ALLAN ROCK | January 6, 2025
The protocol is supported by children’s rights experts, scholars, child activists, and more than 500,000 global citizens who’ve signed an open letter from Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, pictured, calling on world leaders to act, write Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY GRACE CHIUTSI, THARANI NAPPER | January 2, 2025
Ahmed Hussen
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen arrives for the Liberal party caucus meeting in West Block on Oct. 23, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GRACE CHIUTSI, THARANI NAPPER | January 2, 2025
Opinion | BY GRACE CHIUTSI, THARANI NAPPER | January 2, 2025
Ahmed Hussen
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen arrives for the Liberal party caucus meeting in West Block on Oct. 23, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen. Canada will soon release its aid plan for Myanmar for the next three years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen. Canada will soon release its aid plan for Myanmar for the next three years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARíA WONG | December 22, 2024
Women’s rights organizations are necessary humanitarian actors during times of crisis, but they need the assistance of international organizations, governments, and agencies, writes María Wong. Screenshot courtesy of CBS News
Opinion | BY MARíA WONG | December 22, 2024
Opinion | BY MARíA WONG | December 22, 2024
Women’s rights organizations are necessary humanitarian actors during times of crisis, but they need the assistance of international organizations, governments, and agencies, writes María Wong. Screenshot courtesy of CBS News