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Marjorie Michel
Health Minister Marjorie Michel. The federal government has tried to address some of the gaps through past funding commitments, but investment alone isn’t the solution, writes Kait LaForce. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 25, 2026
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand visited Washington, D.C., where delegations from more than 50 countries met to discuss international collaboration on critical mineral supply chains on Feb. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 25, 2026
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 25, 2026
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand visited Washington, D.C., where delegations from more than 50 countries met to discuss international collaboration on critical mineral supply chains on Feb. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PHILIP CROSS | February 25, 2026
Donald Trump
Faced with higher U.S. tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, Canada needs to expand exports to other countries, writes Philip Cross. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY PHILIP CROSS | February 25, 2026
Opinion | BY PHILIP CROSS | February 25, 2026
Donald Trump
Faced with higher U.S. tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, Canada needs to expand exports to other countries, writes Philip Cross. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 24, 2026
Janice Charette will serve as special adviser to Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc in her role as chief trade negotiator to the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 24, 2026
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 24, 2026
Janice Charette will serve as special adviser to Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc in her role as chief trade negotiator to the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PATRICK DINE | February 23, 2026
The goal isn’t less trade with the United States; it’s more trade with everyone else, writes Patrick Dine, CEO of PSD Global Inc. Photograph courtesy of Khunkorn Laowisit, Pexels.com
Opinion | BY PATRICK DINE | February 23, 2026
Opinion | BY PATRICK DINE | February 23, 2026
The goal isn’t less trade with the United States; it’s more trade with everyone else, writes Patrick Dine, CEO of PSD Global Inc. Photograph courtesy of Khunkorn Laowisit, Pexels.com
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | February 23, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Industry Minister Mélanie Joly in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Trump has made his plan clear. The ball is now in the DNC’s court. The result may have profound impacts on most of the planet and Canada more than most, writes Jamie Carroll. Photograph courtesy of Mélanie Joly/X
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | February 23, 2026
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | February 23, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Industry Minister Mélanie Joly in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Trump has made his plan clear. The ball is now in the DNC’s court. The result may have profound impacts on most of the planet and Canada more than most, writes Jamie Carroll. Photograph courtesy of Mélanie Joly/X
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 12, 2025
The second day of the G7 foreign ministers' meeting on Nov. 12 commenced with a session on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Ukraine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 12, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 12, 2025
The second day of the G7 foreign ministers' meeting on Nov. 12 commenced with a session on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Ukraine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | November 12, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney gives opening remarks at the First Nations Summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que., on July 17. If CUSMA doesn’t respect the first economies of North America, then it is not working for Canada either, writes Grand Chief Kyra Wilson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | November 12, 2025
Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | November 12, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney gives opening remarks at the First Nations Summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que., on July 17. If CUSMA doesn’t respect the first economies of North America, then it is not working for Canada either, writes Grand Chief Kyra Wilson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 11, 2025
Foreign Minister Anita Anand started a 'jam-packed' two-day meeting of the G7's top diplomats in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., on Nov. 11. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 11, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 11, 2025
Foreign Minister Anita Anand started a 'jam-packed' two-day meeting of the G7's top diplomats in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., on Nov. 11. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 10, 2025
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will host 15 top diplomats as Canada convenes a second foreign ministers’ meeting in the Niagara region from Nov. 11-12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 10, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 10, 2025
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will host 15 top diplomats as Canada convenes a second foreign ministers’ meeting in the Niagara region from Nov. 11-12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 10, 2025
Conservative MP Richard Bragdon, pictured May 7, 2024, at a National Prayer Breakfast in Ottawa, secured a significant internal victory on Oct. 29, defeating incumbent Liberal MP Terry Duguid as co-chair of the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 10, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 10, 2025
Conservative MP Richard Bragdon, pictured May 7, 2024, at a National Prayer Breakfast in Ottawa, secured a significant internal victory on Oct. 29, defeating incumbent Liberal MP Terry Duguid as co-chair of the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 3, 2025
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can infallibly trick the public into drawing their attention away from something else that he doesn’t want them to see, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 3, 2025
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 3, 2025
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can infallibly trick the public into drawing their attention away from something else that he doesn’t want them to see, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 3, 2025
Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan, pictured in 1987 in his anti-tariff address which was used in Doug Ford's ad, and U.S. President Donald Trump. Screen images courtesy NBC News
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 3, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 3, 2025
Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan, pictured in 1987 in his anti-tariff address which was used in Doug Ford's ad, and U.S. President Donald Trump. Screen images courtesy NBC News
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | November 3, 2025
The decision by Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured, to run ads in the United States using former president Ronald Reagan's words about his dislike of tariffs motivated current President Donald Trump to end trade talks with Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | November 3, 2025
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | November 3, 2025
The decision by Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured, to run ads in the United States using former president Ronald Reagan's words about his dislike of tariffs motivated current President Donald Trump to end trade talks with Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 3, 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, needs to start acting more like a prime minister and less like a chief executive officer to protect Canada from crises generated by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy Wikimedia Commons
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 3, 2025
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 3, 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, needs to start acting more like a prime minister and less like a chief executive officer to protect Canada from crises generated by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | November 3, 2025
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra, pictured on May 22, 2025, speaks bluntly and awfully plainly. Good. Let’s all make a habit of listening to him, thanking him for his time—and then believing him, and acting accordingly, writes Matt Gurney. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | November 3, 2025
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | November 3, 2025
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra, pictured on May 22, 2025, speaks bluntly and awfully plainly. Good. Let’s all make a habit of listening to him, thanking him for his time—and then believing him, and acting accordingly, writes Matt Gurney. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, second right, pictured on Oct. 7, 2025, with U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and other top Canadian and American politicians and officials in the Oval Office in Washington, D.C. Photograph courtesy of the White House
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 3, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, second right, pictured on Oct. 7, 2025, with U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and other top Canadian and American politicians and officials in the Oval Office in Washington, D.C. Photograph courtesy of the White House
Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | October 30, 2025
About 100,000 people turned up for the 'No Kings' rally in New York City's Times Square on Oct. 18, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Jim Creskey
Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | October 30, 2025
Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | October 30, 2025
About 100,000 people turned up for the 'No Kings' rally in New York City's Times Square on Oct. 18, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Jim Creskey