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Carney’s deputy minister shuffle raises national security questions

NewsBY KATHRYN MAY

Eliminating the prime minister’s national security adviser role has triggered debate about whether Canada is weakening its security architecture.

Carney’s deputy minister shuffle raises national security questions

NewsBY KATHRYN MAY

Eliminating the prime minister’s national security adviser role has triggered debate about whether Canada is weakening its security architecture.

LeBlanc, Michel meet with pharma sector as U.S. buckles down on cutting drug prices

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

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

NewsBY MARLO GLASS, NEIL MOSS | UPDATED March 6, 2026

Mark Carney’s 50 shades of grey zones

OpinionBY DAVID CARMENT

Japan is Canada’s anchor in the Indo-Pacific

OpinionBY JONATHAN BERKSHIRE MILLER

Canada’s trade ambitions rest on a food system we’re dismantling

OpinionBY SEAN O’REILLY

Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy – Time to Build.

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BY WASHIM AHMED

Canada can no longer pretend the U.S. is ‘safe’ for refugees

BY NEIL MOSS

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

BY NEIL MOSS

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

What’s next for Cuba?

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

Now that the U.S. president has reimagined Washington’s right to control hemispheric affairs, the next steps with Cuba are a more pressing question than ever.

What’s next for Cuba?

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

Now that the U.S. president has reimagined Washington’s right to control hemispheric affairs, the next steps with Cuba are a more pressing question than ever.

Feds mum on wilting conservation program funding as nature spending dips 62 per cent

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Feds offering ‘white glove’ treatment for laid off public servants receiving severance, says PSPC official

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Navy commander, SecState kibosh mixed submarine fleet that experts say would be ‘more complicated’ and ‘inefficient’ to operate

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Parliamentary Calendar

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

‘Pace yourself for the long haul’: Jocelyne Bourgon joins The Hot Room

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2025

Who’s backing the NDP leadership contenders?

Carney’s contradictions: from Davos to New Delhi

OpinionBY BHAGWANT SANDHU

The prime minister’s global rhetoric champions rule of law and sovereignty. But his decisions suggest those principles are flexible when politics demand.

Carney’s contradictions: from Davos to New Delhi

OpinionBY BHAGWANT SANDHU

The prime minister’s global rhetoric champions rule of law and sovereignty. But his decisions suggest those principles are flexible when politics demand.

In a fractured world, women peacebuilders are essential

OpinionBY RACHEL WARDEN

In a fractured world, women peacebuilders are essential

OpinionBY RACHEL WARDEN

Pilgrimages prove politicians paying attention

OpinionBY TIM POWERS

Pilgrimages prove politicians paying attention

OpinionBY TIM POWERS

Carney’s cold calculation

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

Carney’s cold calculation

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

Parliamentary Calendar

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

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

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

Tracking job cuts in the federal public service

The ‘ambitious’ Defence Industrial Strategy, with Mark Norman

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

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

Mining a collective defence against Trump’s threats

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

Why Canada can bridge the EU and CPTPP trading blocs

OpinionBY KUMARAN NADESAN

Connecting the European Union and the Indo-Pacific nations would put Prime Minister Mark Carney's call for middle powers to work together into action.

Why Canada can bridge the EU and CPTPP trading blocs

OpinionBY KUMARAN NADESAN

Connecting the European Union and the Indo-Pacific nations would put Prime Minister Mark Carney's call for middle powers to work together into action.

UAE marks its national day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA

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

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

Drug cartels put Mexican government on notice

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

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

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

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?

Pete Hoekstra

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

gwynne dyer

The fallout from Epstein

Four years and counting in Ukraine

Surviving the population crash

Xi Jinping

The curious case of China’s disappearing generals

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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