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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pictured in Ottawa in 2023. The agents of principled foreign policy—including Canada, the European Union, its member countries, Japan, Taiwan and others—need to be vocal now to set the standard of what a credible armistice should look like, writes Yaroslav Baran. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

A peace plan that amounts to capitulation threatens us all

OpinionBY YAROSLAV BARAN
  • A just peace preserves Ukraine’s sovereignty, deters future aggression, ensures accountability for war crimes, and provides the economic means for reconstruction. It recognizes that Russia’s invasion was a violation of the most fundamental principles of international law.

A peace plan that amounts to capitulation threatens us all

OpinionBY YAROSLAV BARAN
  • A just peace preserves Ukraine’s sovereignty, deters future aggression, ensures accountability for war crimes, and provides the economic means for reconstruction. It recognizes that Russia’s invasion was a violation of the most fundamental principles of international law.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Oct. 30, 2025, about Canada’s aid response to Caribbean nations affected by. Hurricane Melissa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has role to play in Ukraine peace talks as ‘moral conscience of the good guys,’ say observers

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Trump and Putin’s goal is to destroy the international rule of law

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER
Opinion

Ukraine: once more around the loop

Mark Carney
Instead of acknowledging the moral imperative of reducing global inequality, the government has chosen to further cut an already paltry foreign aid budget by $2.7-billion over the next four years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

OpinionBY JOSEPH INGRAM
  • Instead of acknowledging the moral imperative of reducing global inequality, the government has chosen to further cut an already paltry foreign aid budget by $2.7-billion over the next four years.
Mark Carney

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

OpinionBY JOSEPH INGRAM
  • Instead of acknowledging the moral imperative of reducing global inequality, the government has chosen to further cut an already paltry foreign aid budget by $2.7-billion over the next four years.

MPs, Senators at odds over future Confederation Building reno plans

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT
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NDP leadership candidates face off for first debate in Montreal on Nov. 27

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Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured left at the June G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., with U.S. President Donald Trump, said at the time that the 'G7 is nothing without U.S. leadership.' Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

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

NewsBY NEIL MOSS
  • Canada's G7 presidency was more about convening than setting a thematic agenda, says foreign policy observer Adam Chapnick.

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

NewsBY NEIL MOSS
  • Canada's G7 presidency was more about convening than setting a thematic agenda, says foreign policy observer Adam Chapnick.

Anand urged to reverse ‘wrong’ course of letting U.S. decide if it breached international law with boat strikes

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Anand urged to reverse ‘wrong’ course of letting U.S. decide if it breached international law with boat strikes

NewsBY NEIL MOSS
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy Commons Wikimedia

Bolton’s right: Canada should slow down negotiations with Trump until U.S. Supreme Court decides on legality of tariffs

OpinionBY EDITORIAL
  • Canada should not rush negotiations with Trump, but it should continue to fight against the sectoral tariffs, keep finding new trading partners, and prepare for some tough times and slower economic growth ahead because, as international trade lawyer Lawrence Herman said, the White House is 'going to the wall' to defend its use of the IEEPA tariffs.

Bolton’s right: Canada should slow down negotiations with Trump until U.S. Supreme Court decides on legality of tariffs

OpinionBY EDITORIAL
  • Canada should not rush negotiations with Trump, but it should continue to fight against the sectoral tariffs, keep finding new trading partners, and prepare for some tough times and slower economic growth ahead because, as international trade lawyer Lawrence Herman said, the White House is 'going to the wall' to defend its use of the IEEPA tariffs.
Foreign Minister Anita Anand started a 'jam-packed' two-day meeting of the G7's top diplomats in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., on Nov. 11. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

At G7, minister touts importance of Canadian leadership on foreign assistance amid billions in budget cuts to international aid  

NewsBY NEIL MOSS
  • The federal budget tabled on Nov. 4 proposed cuts of $2.7-billion from Canada's humanitarian aid envelope.

At G7, minister touts importance of Canadian leadership on foreign assistance amid billions in budget cuts to international aid  

NewsBY NEIL MOSS
  • The federal budget tabled on Nov. 4 proposed cuts of $2.7-billion from Canada's humanitarian aid envelope.

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