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Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured left at the June G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., with U.S. President Donald Trump, said at the time that the 'G7 is nothing without U.S. leadership.' Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada
Opinion | BY WANG DI | October 13, 2025
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had a phone conversation and then an in-person meeting on Sept. 23 at the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY WANG DI | October 13, 2025
Opinion | BY WANG DI | October 13, 2025
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had a phone conversation and then an in-person meeting on Sept. 23 at the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 8, 2025
Anita Anand
Foreign Minister Anita Anand’s recent United Nations address may indicate that Canadians are finally realists about the fact we need force to defend our sovereignty, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 8, 2025
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 8, 2025
Anita Anand
Foreign Minister Anita Anand’s recent United Nations address may indicate that Canadians are finally realists about the fact we need force to defend our sovereignty, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | September 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the margins of the UN General Assembly on Sept. 23. Screenshot courtesy of X
Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | September 29, 2025
Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | September 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the margins of the UN General Assembly on Sept. 23. Screenshot courtesy of X
Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | September 24, 2025
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe in Ottawa on Sept. 16. Saskatchewan and Alberta’s call for Ottawa to drop the 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles is far more complex than a simple East versus West narrative, writes Henry Chan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | September 24, 2025
Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | September 24, 2025
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe in Ottawa on Sept. 16. Saskatchewan and Alberta’s call for Ottawa to drop the 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles is far more complex than a simple East versus West narrative, writes Henry Chan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY HARRY H.J. TSENG | September 8, 2025
Canada should speak out clearly in support of Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the UN system at the General Assembly this month, writes Representative Harry H.J. Tseng. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY HARRY H.J. TSENG | September 8, 2025
Opinion | BY HARRY H.J. TSENG | September 8, 2025
Canada should speak out clearly in support of Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the UN system at the General Assembly this month, writes Representative Harry H.J. Tseng. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in the hot seat when he chairs his first G7 summit as leader amid Canada's presidency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 11, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in the hot seat when he chairs his first G7 summit as leader amid Canada's presidency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA | June 11, 2025
Observers say Prime Minister Mark Carney's foreign policy legacy could be a major one as he navigates the country's response to moves made by U.S. President Donald Trump. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA | June 11, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA | June 11, 2025
Observers say Prime Minister Mark Carney's foreign policy legacy could be a major one as he navigates the country's response to moves made by U.S. President Donald Trump. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY LYNETTE H. ONG | June 9, 2025
The June 5 exchange between Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Chinese Premier Li Qiang is the highest level official exchange between the two countries in recent years, writes Lynette H. Ong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and screenshot courtesy of YouTube/China News Service
Opinion | BY LYNETTE H. ONG | June 9, 2025
Opinion | BY LYNETTE H. ONG | June 9, 2025
The June 5 exchange between Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Chinese Premier Li Qiang is the highest level official exchange between the two countries in recent years, writes Lynette H. Ong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and screenshot courtesy of YouTube/China News Service
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
Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | May 12, 2025
As Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, begins his tough negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump, will he comply like his predecessor did in CUSMA, or resist to protect Canada’s sovereignty, asks Wenran Jiang. White House photograph by Gabriel B Kotico
Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | May 12, 2025
Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | May 12, 2025
As Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, begins his tough negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump, will he comply like his predecessor did in CUSMA, or resist to protect Canada’s sovereignty, asks Wenran Jiang. White House photograph by Gabriel B Kotico
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
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 16, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, have been muted on how their governments would engage in the Indo-Pacific region. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 16, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 16, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, have been muted on how their governments would engage in the Indo-Pacific region. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW KIDD | March 31, 2025
Nathalie Drouin
Nathalie Drouin is the national security and intelligence adviser to the prime minister. The role is required to strike an ‘impossible balance’ between intelligence analysis and national security policy, writes Andrew Kidd. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW KIDD | March 31, 2025
Opinion | BY ANDREW KIDD | March 31, 2025
Nathalie Drouin
Nathalie Drouin is the national security and intelligence adviser to the prime minister. The role is required to strike an ‘impossible balance’ between intelligence analysis and national security policy, writes Andrew Kidd. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID ABONYI, GEORGE ABONYI | March 26, 2025
Donald Trump
The current challenges go well beyond U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, and Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy presents a framework for creative approaches to diversify its economic ties. Gage Skidmore photograph courtesy of Flickr
Opinion | BY DAVID ABONYI, GEORGE ABONYI | March 26, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID ABONYI, GEORGE ABONYI | March 26, 2025
Donald Trump
The current challenges go well beyond U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, and Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy presents a framework for creative approaches to diversify its economic ties. Gage Skidmore photograph courtesy of Flickr
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