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Conservative Senator Michael MacDonald, left, co-chair of the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group, said it would be better if a co-chair is in place on the Commons side. Independent Senator Marty Deacon, vice-chair of the group, said it has a 'quite significant role to play' in resolving trade discord in the bilateral relationship. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada-U.S. parliamentary group has been without a Commons co-chair since election: ‘very concerning’ 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS
  • The Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group has built deep links in Congress, but the annual general meetings to select the executives for interparliamentary associations have been delayed until the fall.

Canada-U.S. parliamentary group has been without a Commons co-chair since election: ‘very concerning’ 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS
  • The Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group has built deep links in Congress, but the annual general meetings to select the executives for interparliamentary associations have been delayed until the fall.
Minister of National Defence David McGuinty speaks with reporters after the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on June 10, 2025.

A defence industrial policy is a good offence

OpinionBY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN

What happens to the people of the occupied territories of Ukraine? It could be up to Canada

OpinionBY JON UNRUH, MICHAEL CHOLOD

Defence spending targets are only half the challenge facing Canada

OpinionBY WILLIAM RICHARDSON
Opinion

It’s time to strike back at Trump’s tactics

Prime Minister Mark Carney doesn’t need to reveal the blow-by-blow of his negotiations with the American president—but he does need to speak plainly about what’s guiding his decisions, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s trade talks demand transparency

OpinionBY BHAGWANT SANDHU
  • Shifting deadlines may require discretion, but that’s no excuse to shield national decisions from democratic oversight and public scrutiny.

Carney’s trade talks demand transparency

OpinionBY BHAGWANT SANDHU
  • Shifting deadlines may require discretion, but that’s no excuse to shield national decisions from democratic oversight and public scrutiny.

Pride attendance may no longer be a litmus test for LGBTQ support, but absence still sends a message, say politicos

NewsBY STUART BENSON
Parliamentary Calendar

Macdonald-Laurier Institute talks today’s attention economy on Aug. 13

Podcast

‘We’re living in a pretty dynamic time’: Inuit leader Natan Obed

Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is still in power because he’s now a war leader and the courts can’t hold an inquiry into his behaviour until the war is over, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The two Netanyahus in the face of famine and genocide

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER
  • One version of the Israeli leader is the amoral master tactician who has no permanent allies. Or the other more sinister character, whose goal has always been the removal of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.                   
Benjamin Netanyahu

The two Netanyahus in the face of famine and genocide

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER
  • One version of the Israeli leader is the amoral master tactician who has no permanent allies. Or the other more sinister character, whose goal has always been the removal of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.                   

As world marks 80 years since atomic anniversary, Canada has room to lead

OpinionBY EARL TURCOTTE

As world marks 80 years since atomic anniversary, Canada has room to lead

OpinionBY EARL TURCOTTE
Prime Minister Mark Carney gives opening remarks at the Prime Minister’s First Nations summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que., on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney shouldn’t be cowed by Trump

OpinionBY EDITORIAL
  • Donald Trump has been bullying countries into submission and retaliates if he doesn't agree with their worldview. This is a fight for Canada's economy, and it's a fight for Canada's right to set its own policies without being strong-armed by the United States.

Carney shouldn’t be cowed by Trump

OpinionBY EDITORIAL
  • Donald Trump has been bullying countries into submission and retaliates if he doesn't agree with their worldview. This is a fight for Canada's economy, and it's a fight for Canada's right to set its own policies without being strong-armed by the United States.
Dominic LeBlanc is Canada's lead minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Feds mum on timing of crucial North American trade pact meeting anticipated to ‘set the stage’ for 2026 review

NewsBY NEIL MOSS
  • The Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement Free Trade Commission meeting was initially anticipated for 'mid-2025,' according to an internal memo, but Canada's foreign ministry isn't providing a date for when it will occur.

Feds mum on timing of crucial North American trade pact meeting anticipated to ‘set the stage’ for 2026 review

NewsBY NEIL MOSS
  • The Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement Free Trade Commission meeting was initially anticipated for 'mid-2025,' according to an internal memo, but Canada's foreign ministry isn't providing a date for when it will occur.

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