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A bipartisan group of U.S. legislators is willing to push back against tariffs on Canada, but it’s a symbolic rebuke, not a governing coalition, writes Akolisa Ufodike. Photograph courtesy of Architect of the Capitol/Flickr

The symbolic vote that signals a deeper shift in North American trade

OpinionBY AKOLISA UFODIKE
  • The Feb. 11 vote in the U.S. Congress shows the free-trade consensus that underpinned the Canada–U.S. relationship is no longer structurally guaranteed.

The symbolic vote that signals a deeper shift in North American trade

OpinionBY AKOLISA UFODIKE
  • The Feb. 11 vote in the U.S. Congress shows the free-trade consensus that underpinned the Canada–U.S. relationship is no longer structurally guaranteed.
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Surviving the population crash

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Trudeau, Carney, Davos, and Liberal dexterity

OpinionBY NELSON WISEMAN
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Trump finally went too far for Stephen Harper 

Ottawa-based diplomats have differing interpretations of what Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, spelled out as a new direction for Canada. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand recently gathered the diplomatic corps to 'outline' Canada's foreign policy priorities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Something new is needed’: Ottawa’s diplomatic corps still trying to grasp Carney’s worldview after Davos 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS
  • 'Carney broke out of that binary between unacceptable subordination and self-destructive resistance, and he gave a third way,' says South African envoy Rieaz Shaik.

‘Something new is needed’: Ottawa’s diplomatic corps still trying to grasp Carney’s worldview after Davos 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS
  • 'Carney broke out of that binary between unacceptable subordination and self-destructive resistance, and he gave a third way,' says South African envoy Rieaz Shaik.

Federal parties dismiss ‘bogeyman’ privacy concerns baked into affordability bill, as Senators consider major amendments 

NewsBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN
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Joly to deliver keynote address at 10th Ontario Economic Report launch on Feb. 19 in Toronto

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‘Hang tight’: Why Quebec sovereignty and separatism are in the headlines again

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NDP MP and leadership candidate Heather McPherson says the Liberals' lack of response to the calls to stop Canadian companies from doing business with ICE is 'ridiculous.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opposition MPs press Liberals to intervene with Canadian companies’ business with ICE

NewsBY IREM KOCA
  • There are mechanisms the federal government could use to stop Canadian firms from contracting with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, but there's no political will to do so, critics say.
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Opposition MPs press Liberals to intervene with Canadian companies’ business with ICE

NewsBY IREM KOCA
  • There are mechanisms the federal government could use to stop Canadian firms from contracting with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, but there's no political will to do so, critics say.

Is Iran pretending to have nukes?

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Is Iran pretending to have nukes?

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER
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U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra, left, says Canadians could face consequences if they don’t move forward with the full purchase of Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets to replace the aging C-18s. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and DND photograph by Sgt Norm McLean

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

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR
  • We need to cancel the remainder of the F-35 purchase, pivot to Saab, and bolster our domestic aviation industry.
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U.S. envoy is making Canada’s F-35 decision a no-brainer

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR
  • We need to cancel the remainder of the F-35 purchase, pivot to Saab, and bolster our domestic aviation industry.
Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski, a practising medical doctor, says that while it’s not an MP's place to provide opinion on the U.S. government's decisions, he also said he feels compelled to comment on the importance of countries supporting international institutions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI
  • Both the MP, a practising physician, and infectious disease specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch warn that progress made in reducing the prevalence of various diseases, including HIV, could stall.

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

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI
  • Both the MP, a practising physician, and infectious disease specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch warn that progress made in reducing the prevalence of various diseases, including HIV, could stall.

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