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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 | May 22, 2024
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault was the first cabinet minister to travel to China since 2019 when he made a visit in August 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 22, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 22, 2024
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault was the first cabinet minister to travel to China since 2019 when he made a visit in August 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 15, 2024
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc tabled the Countering Foreign Interference Act in the House on May 6. The bill would create a new 'country-agnostic' foreign influence and transparency registry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 15, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 15, 2024
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc tabled the Countering Foreign Interference Act in the House on May 6. The bill would create a new 'country-agnostic' foreign influence and transparency registry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 1, 2024
The 2024 budget renewed Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan's plan to table legislaton targeting forced labour by the end of this year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 1, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 1, 2024
The 2024 budget renewed Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan's plan to table legislaton targeting forced labour by the end of this year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 10, 2024
Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue presides over the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference on April 3. The inquiry will finish its Stage 1 hearings on April 10, hearing from top members of cabinet, such as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, National Defence Minister Bill Blair, and Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 10, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 10, 2024
Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue presides over the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference on April 3. The inquiry will finish its Stage 1 hearings on April 10, hearing from top members of cabinet, such as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, National Defence Minister Bill Blair, and Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, and International Trade Minister Mary Ng, right, have been tapped to lead the 'Team Canada' U.S. engagement effort, with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, centre, bringing her key D.C. links, having formerly been Ottawa's point person for the bilateral relationship. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, and International Trade Minister Mary Ng, right, have been tapped to lead the 'Team Canada' U.S. engagement effort, with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, centre, bringing her key D.C. links, having formerly been Ottawa's point person for the bilateral relationship. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 3, 2024
Canada has continued to seek 'open channels of communication' with China, including a meeting between Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at the Munich Security Conference in February. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 3, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 3, 2024
Canada has continued to seek 'open channels of communication' with China, including a meeting between Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at the Munich Security Conference in February. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 3, 2024
Justice Marie-Josée Hogue will hear from nearly 50 witnesses and examine thousands of pages of documents before the first stage of hearings for the public inquiry into foreign election interference in the last two federal elections is complete on April 10, with her initial report due May 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 3, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 3, 2024
Justice Marie-Josée Hogue will hear from nearly 50 witnesses and examine thousands of pages of documents before the first stage of hearings for the public inquiry into foreign election interference in the last two federal elections is complete on April 10, with her initial report due May 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | February 14, 2024
Taiwanese envoy Harry Ho-jen Tseng says his country's recent election didn't produce a result that China wanted to see, leading to retaliation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | February 14, 2024
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | February 14, 2024
Taiwanese envoy Harry Ho-jen Tseng says his country's recent election didn't produce a result that China wanted to see, leading to retaliation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 24, 2024
Beginning this spring, Canadian universities will be prohibited from receiving federal funding for sensitive technology research if they collaborate with any of the more than 100 military, national defence, or state security organizations associated with adversarial foreign governments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 24, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 24, 2024
Beginning this spring, Canadian universities will be prohibited from receiving federal funding for sensitive technology research if they collaborate with any of the more than 100 military, national defence, or state security organizations associated with adversarial foreign governments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 17, 2024
Sen. Yuen Pau Woo says attempts to revoke his status as an intervenor over unsubstantiated allegations only prove the ‘hysteria’ over foreign interference fuelled by irresponsible media reports. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright and Andrew Meade, and photograph courtesy of X
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 17, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 17, 2024
Sen. Yuen Pau Woo says attempts to revoke his status as an intervenor over unsubstantiated allegations only prove the ‘hysteria’ over foreign interference fuelled by irresponsible media reports. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright and Andrew Meade, and photograph courtesy of X
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 6, 2023
Xi Jinping
President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping speaks at a UN Office in Geneva on Jan. 18, 2017. The gradual decline of China's economy is party hidden by deliberate obfuscation by the Chinese authorities, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the UN/Jean-Marc Ferré
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 6, 2023
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 6, 2023
Xi Jinping
President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping speaks at a UN Office in Geneva on Jan. 18, 2017. The gradual decline of China's economy is party hidden by deliberate obfuscation by the Chinese authorities, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the UN/Jean-Marc Ferré
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 27, 2023
Michael Spavor, left, is seeking a settlement from the Canadian government after alleging he was detained in China because he unwittingly provided intelligence on North Korea to Canada and allied spy services through Michael Kovrig. Photograph courtesy of X and the International Crisis Group
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 27, 2023
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 27, 2023
Michael Spavor, left, is seeking a settlement from the Canadian government after alleging he was detained in China because he unwittingly provided intelligence on North Korea to Canada and allied spy services through Michael Kovrig. Photograph courtesy of X and the International Crisis Group