Foreign Policy

Canada needs ‘eyes wide open’ approach to China amid diversification efforts, say observers 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

• The Carney government began engaging with Beijing this summer as it trumpets trade diversification.

Canada needs ‘eyes wide open’ approach to China amid diversification efforts, say observers 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

• The Carney government began engaging with Beijing this summer as it trumpets trade diversification.

Carney will need to show results for trade concessions, says Canada-U.S. council member 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

UN Rohingya conference is Canada’s moment to renew its humanitarian commitments

OpinionBY ALEXANDER DOW

Distraction season is here—but Trump still demands attention

OpinionBY MICHELLE JOHNSTON

Africa needs more than a ‘change the map’ campaign 

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Here’s how Canada can curtail its reliance on the U.S.

OpinionBY HIPPOLYTE FOFACK, PSG SENATOR AMINA GERBA

Why Canada can no longer trust U.S. regulatory agencies

OpinionBY NATASHA TUSIKOV

Opinion

• BY GWYNNE DYER

Trump’s delusional pitch for the Nobel Peace Prize 

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• BY SAM GARCIA

Belgium marks national day

feature

• BY SAM GARCIA

Peru flies its flag

Observers eye fall sitting for bills to implement still-secret trade pacts with Indonesia and Ecuador 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

• Negotiations with the two countries were completed under the Trudeau government, but the final deals have yet to be unveiled, and could be a trade-diversification win for the Liberals, say observers.

Observers eye fall sitting for bills to implement still-secret trade pacts with Indonesia and Ecuador 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

• Negotiations with the two countries were completed under the Trudeau government, but the final deals have yet to be unveiled, and could be a trade-diversification win for the Liberals, say observers.

Air Canada strike intervention shortens Carney’s domestic runway to land ‘Trump and trade’ deals, say strategists

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Bound to Alberta? Poilievre has yet to commit to reclaiming Carleton next election

NewsBY STUART BENSON

‘Putting people first’: new Veterans Minister McKnight readies for fall as advocates push for change

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

‘Difference between a revolver and a machine gun’: how the U.S. courts could partially blunt Trump’s tariffs 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Parliamentary Calendar

Sen. Seidman’s official farewell to the Red Chamber happens as she marks her 75th birthday on Sept. 1

Podcast

‘Pierre has to be Pierre’: How the Conservatives will tackle the return of Parliament

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

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Plastics pollution treaty in jeopardy

Ending Canada’s double-front trade war: pragmatism over politics with China

OpinionBY WENRAN JIANG

• By ending the EV tariffs, Canada can rescue its farmers, reclaim agency in its trade relationships, and refocus on the real battle with the U.S.

Ending Canada’s double-front trade war: pragmatism over politics with China

OpinionBY WENRAN JIANG

• By ending the EV tariffs, Canada can rescue its farmers, reclaim agency in its trade relationships, and refocus on the real battle with the U.S.

Spend, baby, spend: lessons learned from Trump can be used to build a new and prosperous Canada

OpinionBY MICHAEL CHOLOD, GEOFFREY GOODELL

Spend, baby, spend: lessons learned from Trump can be used to build a new and prosperous Canada

OpinionBY MICHAEL CHOLOD, GEOFFREY GOODELL

Public opinion is the real opposition

OpinionBY DARRELL BRICKER

Public opinion is the real opposition

OpinionBY DARRELL BRICKER

Canada should eliminate its supply management system—with or without Trump

OpinionBY ALEX WHALEN, JAKE FUSS

Canada should eliminate its supply management system—with or without Trump

OpinionBY ALEX WHALEN, JAKE FUSS

Parliamentary Calendar

Mexican embassy to launch new book on cultural diplomacy and free trade

Podcast

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

feature

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2024

Opinion

Ranking the best and worst federal departments, by public service survey results

Podcast

‘Just a slash and burn’: Bhagwant Sandhu on Carney’s public service cuts

Canada and its allies must get smart about smart devices and limit chips to what matters

OpinionBY KATE E. TODD

• Our reliance on chips made in unpredictable jurisdictions is unsustainable, and poses a risk to both our security and economic stability.

Canada and its allies must get smart about smart devices and limit chips to what matters

OpinionBY KATE E. TODD

• Our reliance on chips made in unpredictable jurisdictions is unsustainable, and poses a risk to both our security and economic stability.

Trump management

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

The false promise of unilateral recognition

OpinionBY SARAH TEICH

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

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

A defence industrial policy is a good offence

OpinionBY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN

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An impact blueprint for Canada’s global agenda

OpinionBY ADAM SPENCE

• Canada should stand alongside our neighbours in the Global South as a partner and investor. It would be a good choice for the world and good for Canadians.

An impact blueprint for Canada’s global agenda

OpinionBY ADAM SPENCE

• Canada should stand alongside our neighbours in the Global South as a partner and investor. It would be a good choice for the world and good for Canadians.

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

OpinionBY JON UNRUH, MICHAEL CHOLOD

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

OpinionBY JON UNRUH, MICHAEL CHOLOD

GAC’s dissent channel offers partial anonymity, forbids undermining leadership: memo 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

GAC’s dissent channel offers partial anonymity, forbids undermining leadership: memo 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Billions spent, little delivered: we need results-based budgeting

OpinionBY RAM MATHILAKATH

Billions spent, little delivered: we need results-based budgeting

OpinionBY RAM MATHILAKATH

Diplomatic Circles

Rules being replaced by deals on the international stage, says past Bundestag president 

Parliamentarians celebrate Fourth of July at Lornado amid trade war, annexation threats

‘We’re hurt, too’: U.S. envoy counters Canadians’ outrage over annexation threats

Botswana’s new Canadian envoy is hoping for a state visit by the end of the year

trade

Economic lobbying in July rises to meet demand for nation-building projects, interprovincial trade

Steel, auto sectors seek relief after latest ‘crushing’ tariff hike 

Time to revive Team Canada trade missions

National-interest infrastructure needs to be climate proof

international development

Buckle up, federal public service cuts expected to be deep

Food is a right, not a weapon: Canada must act for Gaza

Global finance is broken: will Canada help fix it?

G7 may have missed the mark on health, but Canada has a second chance to lead

immigration

Slashing immigration won’t fix Canada’s arbitrary system

Official languages education sector disappearing thanks to our broken immigration system

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

Shooting ourselves in the foot: we can’t afford to misunderstand the temporary foreign worker program

refugees

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

Displaced Ukrainians in Canada need faster path to permanent residence

Canada’s ‘short-sighted’ immigration cuts will hurt the economy, say critics

inside defence

The hits keep coming for the CAF

The case for making national service mandatory

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

Sniffing out alleged terrorists in the military’s ranks

gwynne dyer

The AI crash

Trump and his whooshing deadlines

The two Netanyahus in the face of famine and genocide

Major powers resorting to war more often, and doing so without even trying to justify it under the UN Charter rules

canada and the 21st century

Carney was talking about Canada’s productivity problem in 2010. It’s now his job to fix it.

The feds have the tools they need to reshape the country. Will they use them?

Carney government has two duties to younger Canadians, and one is to offer real hope

Canada never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity, but we better not miss it this time

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