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Major public service shakeup taps David Morrison to ‘elevated’ key foreign policy role in the centre

NewsBY MARLO GLASS, NEIL MOSS

• The announcement names 15 senior civil servants who are stepping into new roles, and brings in one person from the private sector as Prime Minister Mark Carney continues to reshape the federal bureaucracy, from Foreign Affairs to Fisheries and Oceans.

Major public service shakeup taps David Morrison to ‘elevated’ key foreign policy role in the centre

NewsBY MARLO GLASS, NEIL MOSS

• The announcement names 15 senior civil servants who are stepping into new roles, and brings in one person from the private sector as Prime Minister Mark Carney continues to reshape the federal bureaucracy, from Foreign Affairs to Fisheries and Oceans.

Mark Carney’s 50 shades of grey zones

OpinionBY DAVID CARMENT

Japan is Canada’s anchor in the Indo-Pacific

OpinionBY JONATHAN BERKSHIRE MILLER

EU putting pressure on laggard members to fully ratify trade pact with Canada 

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS

Japan not expecting ‘major shift’ in Canada’s posture in the Indo-Pacific: official 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

What’s next for Cuba?

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

The Year of Resilience: What 2026 Will Demand From Canada’s Cyber Leaders

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Carney’s contradictions: from Davos to New Delhi

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In a fractured world, women peacebuilders are essential 

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• BY TIM POWERS

Pilgrimages prove politicians paying attention

Carney’s cold calculation

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

• No matter what the unnamed government official said, we can be fairly certain that there are agents of the Indian government who could pose a direct and credible threat to Sikh Canadians.

Carney’s cold calculation

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

• No matter what the unnamed government official said, we can be fairly certain that there are agents of the Indian government who could pose a direct and credible threat to Sikh Canadians.

Main estimates set out $502.8-billion for 2026-27 as National Defence tops voted spending

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Liberals to cut CBC by $192-million in 2026-27

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE

‘We need guardrails’: Senators look to get ‘ahead of the curve’ on AI regulation as feds eye legislative gaps

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy – Time to Build.

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NDP MPs Gazan, Idlout taking part in Broadbent Institute Progress Summit in Ottawa March 4-6

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‘We knew there was something coming’: how a Canadian charity has been sending aid into Ukraine

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Who’s backing the NDP leadership contenders?

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Can Carney reconcile his Davos goals with complicity in the Iran war?

OpinionBY DOUGLAS ROCHE, ERNIE REGEHR

• The prime minister is a highly accomplished man and has already established himself in world leadership ranks. He now needs to elevate the soft power of diplomacy over the hard power of militarism.

Can Carney reconcile his Davos goals with complicity in the Iran war?

OpinionBY DOUGLAS ROCHE, ERNIE REGEHR

• The prime minister is a highly accomplished man and has already established himself in world leadership ranks. He now needs to elevate the soft power of diplomacy over the hard power of militarism.

Netanyahu makes a sucker out of Trump with Iran attack

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Netanyahu makes a sucker out of Trump with Iran attack

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Failed asylum-seeker motion shows Conservatives ‘smelled blood in the water’ with minister, immigration as wedge issue, say politicos

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Failed asylum-seeker motion shows Conservatives ‘smelled blood in the water’ with minister, immigration as wedge issue, say politicos

NewsBY IREM KOCA

As Canada redefines its place in the world, rare disease patients are still looking south

OpinionBY KAIT LAFORCE

As Canada redefines its place in the world, rare disease patients are still looking south

OpinionBY KAIT LAFORCE

Parliamentary Calendar

McGuinty, Anand to speak at Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence March 4-5

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The ‘ambitious’ Defence Industrial Strategy, with Mark Norman

News

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Lobbyists in 2025: lobbyists prepare for ‘significant reset’ as federal election begins

News

Tracking job cuts in the federal public service

Podcast

Tumbler Ridge shooting upends the agenda: The week in review

Mining a collective defence against Trump’s threats

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

• If the U.S. wants a reliable, non-Chinese source of tungsten for its arms industry, Canada should invest in securing a domestic supply for all of our NATO allies.

Mining a collective defence against Trump’s threats

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

• If the U.S. wants a reliable, non-Chinese source of tungsten for its arms industry, Canada should invest in securing a domestic supply for all of our NATO allies.

Why Canada can bridge the EU and CPTPP trading blocs

OpinionBY KUMARAN NADESAN

UAE marks its national day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA

With global hegemony attacking the world order, what are middle powers like Canada to do?

OpinionBY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN

Drug cartels put Mexican government on notice

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

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Carney should call for extradition of Indian officials linked to Nijjar killing, says ex-Liberal minister Dhaliwal

NewsBY MARLO GLASS, PETER MAZEREEUW

• ‘We can’t abandon our Canadian values for trade purposes,’ says former Chretien-era Liberal cabinet minister Herb Dhaliwal

Carney should call for extradition of Indian officials linked to Nijjar killing, says ex-Liberal minister Dhaliwal

NewsBY MARLO GLASS, PETER MAZEREEUW

• ‘We can’t abandon our Canadian values for trade purposes,’ says former Chretien-era Liberal cabinet minister Herb Dhaliwal

The fallout from Epstein

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

The fallout from Epstein

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Canada’s global leadership, the ‘coalition of the willing,’ and Ukraine

OpinionBY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER, KSENIA ZUBRIY

Canada’s global leadership, the ‘coalition of the willing,’ and Ukraine

OpinionBY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER, KSENIA ZUBRIY

A diaspora caught between Ottawa’s Iran policy and Iran’s street protests

OpinionBY SASAN ISSARI

A diaspora caught between Ottawa’s Iran policy and Iran’s street protests

OpinionBY SASAN ISSARI

Diplomatic Circles

Canada has a role to play in linking global democracy movements, says activist 

Joint co-operation needed to tackle spread of narcotics, says Colombian defence minister 

‘Canada is getting more and more important for us,’ says visiting German Bundestag member

How a former Hill staffer is lionizing a Canadian that helped end the Troubles 

trade

Carney’s ‘bridge’ between the EU and the Pacific Rim trade deal likely to stop short of merging blocs, say observers  

U.S.-proposed critical minerals trading bloc a ‘difficult sell,’ say natural resources experts

Carney breaks with tradition in selecting Charette as chief negotiator for U.S. trade

Canada needs informed diversification to navigate in a turbulent world

international development

Foreign aid by triage, with human survival at stake

Why Canada must act now to uphold refugee protection and stability

‘Diseases do not recognize borders’: U.S. decision to leave WHO ignores reality of how diseases spread, says Liberal MP Powlowski

Senate committee casts doubt on feds’ ability to move on Africa strategy without new funds, calls for action plan

immigration

Stories from the past should not help separatists

Sober second thought is needed on C-12

‘Dangerous’ Bill C-12’s immigration changes give too much power to cabinet and department: Sen. McPhedran and legal rights groups

Sudanese refugees waiting to come to Canada face deportation risk from Egypt

refugees

‘End our suffering’: refugees from Africa face inequity and delays resettling in Canada

Constituent seeking help for brother and others fleeing Sudan civil war says immigration minister ‘angry, rude, and dismissive’ in phone call

IRCC forecasts 30 per cent spending cut by 2028 amid lower immigration targets

Government’s border security bill draws heavy criticism from civil rights groups

inside defence

New defence strategy unveils big numbers and contradictions

What will it take to re-arm the Army?

Will we actually see the new Arctic vehicles on order?

U.S. envoy is making Canada’s F-35 decision a no-brainer

gwynne dyer

Four years and counting in Ukraine

Surviving the population crash

The curious case of China’s disappearing generals

Is Iran pretending to have nukes?

canada and the 21st century

Feds’ defence industrial strategy promises much potential for Canada, but it will need public and private-sector champions

Feds’ new defence industrial strategy is powerful, but it faces serious challenges before it can succeed

Building a more innovative Canadian economy won’t be easy, but it will be worth it

What price will Trump demand and where will Carney draw the line?

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