Foreign Policy

Under the Donroe Doctrine, Alberta’s oil belongs to the U.S.

OpinionBY TIM GRAY

• The choice is stark. We can continue clinging to oil, hoping a new American imperial thirst to directly control natural resources doesn't turn toward Canadian territory, all while watching the global market for our oil product evaporate. Or we can pivot toward renewable energy, securing both our sovereignty and our economic future.

Under the Donroe Doctrine, Alberta’s oil belongs to the U.S.

OpinionBY TIM GRAY

• The choice is stark. We can continue clinging to oil, hoping a new American imperial thirst to directly control natural resources doesn't turn toward Canadian territory, all while watching the global market for our oil product evaporate. Or we can pivot toward renewable energy, securing both our sovereignty and our economic future.

Trump is reviving China’s Arctic ambitions

OpinionBY ADAM LAJEUNESSE

Why America intervening in Iran is a bad idea

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Building a stronger maritime defence industry partnership with Poland 

OpinionBY JEFFREY F. COLLINS, PAWEł MARKIEWICZ

Time for Team Canada 2.0

OpinionBY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN

On China, Carney practices statecraft

OpinionBY BHAGWANT SANDHU

Health misinformation is hurting patients and undermining trust. Let’s do something about it.

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• BY STUART BENSON

‘Too weak, too vague, too slow’: PM Carney accused of ‘dragging his feet’ on foreign interference in pursuit of economic reset with China

News

• BY NEIL MOSS

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

Opinion

• BY JOSIE SABATINO

Trump exposed the risk of complacency. Will Canada learn from its mistakes?

The American Imperium, MMXXVI

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

The American Imperium, MMXXVI

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Legault’s resignation leaves ‘a big vacuum’ as Quebec gears up for an election amid two leadership races, say politicos

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

‘Anything that can’t go on forever eventually stops’: ‘Enshittification’ author issues stark warning to Ottawa over AI policy

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE

‘Who do you remain loyal to?’: courting Bay Street talent to Major Projects Office invites conflict-of-interest ‘tension,’ says expert

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Mexico takes firm stance on U.S. incursion in Venezuela as Canada walks cautious line ahead of CUSMA review

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Parliamentary Calendar

Commissioner Nancy Bélanger breaks down new lobbying threshold in virtual info session on Jan. 15

Podcast

Mark Critch on Donald Trump, Canadian politics, and being TikTok famous

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The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2025

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Podcast

Cut, not cap? The latest on public service downsizing, with Marlo Glass

How far will Trump go?

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

• It’s obvious that Donald Trump has established a situation where he can operate with little—if any—of the normal constraints of a U.S. president.

How far will Trump go?

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

• It’s obvious that Donald Trump has established a situation where he can operate with little—if any—of the normal constraints of a U.S. president.

Scrap the Indo-Pacific Strategy: a pragmatic path for Canadian sovereignty

OpinionBY WENRAN JIANG

Scrap the Indo-Pacific Strategy: a pragmatic path for Canadian sovereignty

OpinionBY WENRAN JIANG

The China-Canada strategic partnership can reach new heights if we follow the guidance of high-level exchanges

OpinionBY WANG DI

The China-Canada strategic partnership can reach new heights if we follow the guidance of high-level exchanges

OpinionBY WANG DI

As Carney engages China, beware the bogeyman tropes

OpinionBY ISG SENATOR YUEN PAU WOO

As Carney engages China, beware the bogeyman tropes

OpinionBY ISG SENATOR YUEN PAU WOO

Parliamentary Calendar

On Jan. 15, Fife, Reid, Nanji, Benzie, and Bricker will forecast the big political stories to shape Canada in the year ahead

Podcast

Who wants an election? With David Coletto

News

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

List

First-quarter expenses: MPs spent nearly $28-million

Podcast

Building a highway to the Arctic, with Caroline Wawzonek

Trading values for access: Canada, China, and the cost of looking away

OpinionBY JOHN MCKAY, INDEPENDENT SENATOR JULIE MIVILLE-DECHêNE

• Canada’s bargaining position with China is not strong, but it has a deeply troubling human rights record, including the odious practice of forced labour. Looking the other way only lasts so long, and after a while, we are complicit.

Trading values for access: Canada, China, and the cost of looking away

OpinionBY JOHN MCKAY, INDEPENDENT SENATOR JULIE MIVILLE-DECHêNE

• Canada’s bargaining position with China is not strong, but it has a deeply troubling human rights record, including the odious practice of forced labour. Looking the other way only lasts so long, and after a while, we are complicit.

How NATO members can take on Trump’s Greenland—and Canadian—obsession

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Eurasia Group says Canada to be ‘profoundly affected’ by Trump’s ‘political revolution,’ so we need to stick together to fight the good fight

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

Canada’s auto sector ‘hangs in the balance’ as CUSMA review looms in 2026: ‘there’s no sugar-coating it, this is going to be a critical year for the industry’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Trump wants to squeeze us hard enough so we come begging

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

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‘If the inconceivable becomes reality, it’s very hard to see how NATO could survive’: politicos say Trump’s global shakeup spells trouble for Canada

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

• The world is watching U.S. President Donald Trump as he puts America on a collision course with democratically elected European governments and the European Union, says Canada's former UN ambassador Bob Rae.

‘If the inconceivable becomes reality, it’s very hard to see how NATO could survive’: politicos say Trump’s global shakeup spells trouble for Canada

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

• The world is watching U.S. President Donald Trump as he puts America on a collision course with democratically elected European governments and the European Union, says Canada's former UN ambassador Bob Rae.

Trump’s case for a Greenland invasion is utter hogwash

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Trump’s case for a Greenland invasion is utter hogwash

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Maduro, Trump, and the politics of timing

OpinionBY BHAGWANT SANDHU

Maduro, Trump, and the politics of timing

OpinionBY BHAGWANT SANDHU

Keep pace with great: NATO’s race for survival began in Ukraine long ago

OpinionBY MICHAEL CHOLOD, JOZEF HRABINA

Keep pace with great: NATO’s race for survival began in Ukraine long ago

OpinionBY MICHAEL CHOLOD, JOZEF HRABINA

Diplomatic Circles

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 

‘I’ve had to run to keep up’: U.K. envoy trumpets ‘new energy’ in Canadian relationship, but questions loom over trade talks

trade

Legislation corner: unpacking the bill bringing Britain into the Pacific trade pact

New GAC report on ‘game-changing’ Canada-Indonesia deal reduces projected export growth by more than half 

CUSMA must do more than protect trade—it must secure Canada’s life sciences future

A new morning for Canada-Japan economic relations

international development

Senate’s Africa report exposes Canada’s strategic blind spot

Foreign aid is not charity, but an investment in stability and peace

Canada’s G7 leadership: the ambition is there, but is the budget?

Did Canada’s G7 presidency ever emerge from the Trump shadow? 

immigration

Why all governments must follow Ontario in scrapping the ‘Canadian experience’ requirement

Facing reality: Canada and the challenge of refugee protection

Canada is falling behind in the global race for skilled workers

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

refugees

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

‘I can’t go back and I can’t go forward’: Sudanese mothers struggle with delays to bring Canadian children home

inside defence

How to foil Trump’s annexation of Greenland

All eyes on the Arctic

In Canada’s defence: re-establishing a true militia

The rush to re-arm the Army

gwynne dyer

Trump, Venezuela, and seriously bad decisions

Derzhavnost and ‘respect’

Rubio’s fantasy and the risk of forever war in Venezuela

Geoengineering for grown-ups

canada and the 21st century

Transforming Canada’s economy for a better future is an enormous challenge

Trump’s new national security strategy raises alarms, fears over threats posed to Canada’s sovereignty and prosperity

Building up Canada’s defence sector will depend on long-term homegrown support

Expanding exports to the rest of the world unlike anything Canada has tried to before

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