Foreign Policy

Failed asylum-seeker motion shows Conservatives ‘smelled blood in the water’ with minister, immigration as wedge issue, say politicos

NewsBY IREM KOCA

• Conservatives are capitalizing on the recent drop in public support for immigration, but risk being seen as too MAGA adjacent, say observers. Meanwhile, the immigration minister's own colleagues question her handling of the file.

Failed asylum-seeker motion shows Conservatives ‘smelled blood in the water’ with minister, immigration as wedge issue, say politicos

NewsBY IREM KOCA

• Conservatives are capitalizing on the recent drop in public support for immigration, but risk being seen as too MAGA adjacent, say observers. Meanwhile, the immigration minister's own colleagues question her handling of the file.

As Canada redefines its place in the world, rare disease patients are still looking south

OpinionBY KAIT LAFORCE

Why Canada can bridge the EU and CPTPP trading blocs

OpinionBY KUMARAN NADESAN

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

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

NewsBY MARLO GLASS, PETER MAZEREEUW

The Year of Resilience: What 2026 Will Demand From Canada’s Cyber Leaders

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Opinion

• BY GWYNNE DYER

The fallout from Epstein

Opinion

• BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER, KSENIA ZUBRIY

Canada’s global leadership, the ‘coalition of the willing,’ and Ukraine

Opinion

• BY SASAN ISSARI

A diaspora caught between Ottawa’s Iran policy and Iran’s street protests

Canada has a role to play in linking global democracy movements, says activist 

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS

• The path forward for democracy promotion is being reimagined in face of U.S. cuts to agencies that drove initiatives for decades.

Canada has a role to play in linking global democracy movements, says activist 

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS

• The path forward for democracy promotion is being reimagined in face of U.S. cuts to agencies that drove initiatives for decades.

New policy adding nurse practitioners to public health-care plans will go ahead April 1

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

‘A fundamental shift’: new strategy an opportunity to grow domestic industrial base, say lobbyists

NewsBY SERGIY SLIPCHENKO

Ottawa unsure how to regulate AI chatbots after Tumbler Ridge report, as Solomon says ‘all options are on the table’

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE

Canadian sovereignty is at risk if we don’t act decisively on the economy  

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Liberal MP Kayabaga to talk unlocking growth in Africa and the Caribbean during Empire Club event on Feb. 26

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

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Who’s backing the NDP leadership contenders?

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Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy – Time to Build.

Carney’s ‘bridge’ between the EU and the Pacific Rim trade deal likely to stop short of merging blocs, say observers  

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

• The prime minister's Davos address set out linking the EU with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, but putting it into practice could come with some hurdles.

Carney’s ‘bridge’ between the EU and the Pacific Rim trade deal likely to stop short of merging blocs, say observers  

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

• The prime minister's Davos address set out linking the EU with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, but putting it into practice could come with some hurdles.

U.S.-proposed critical minerals trading bloc a ‘difficult sell,’ say natural resources experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

U.S.-proposed critical minerals trading bloc a ‘difficult sell,’ say natural resources experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Stories from the past should not help separatists

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Stories from the past should not help separatists

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

In a tariff war, Canada’s resources are our strategic advantage

OpinionBY PHILIP CROSS

In a tariff war, Canada’s resources are our strategic advantage

OpinionBY PHILIP CROSS

Parliamentary Calendar

SecState Fuhr to talk about Canada’s new era in defence investment on Monday, Feb. 23, in Montreal

Podcast

The ‘ambitious’ Defence Industrial Strategy, with Mark Norman

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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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Tracking job cuts in the federal public service

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Tumbler Ridge shooting upends the agenda: The week in review

Carney breaks with tradition in selecting Charette as chief negotiator for U.S. trade

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

• Previous chief negotiators have had extensive experience in trade policy before taking on Canada's most important negotiations, but observers say it's more important that Janice Charette has the PM's trust.

Carney breaks with tradition in selecting Charette as chief negotiator for U.S. trade

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

• Previous chief negotiators have had extensive experience in trade policy before taking on Canada's most important negotiations, but observers say it's more important that Janice Charette has the PM's trust.

Sober second thought is needed on C-12

OpinionBY RATNA OMIDVAR, ALLAN ROCK

‘Dangerous’ Bill C-12’s immigration changes give too much power to cabinet and department: Sen. McPhedran and legal rights groups

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Canada needs informed diversification to navigate in a turbulent world

OpinionBY GEORGE ABONYI, DAVID ABONYI

Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy needs an Indo-Pacific gear

OpinionBY VINA NADJIBULLA

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Pierre Poilievre is in a pickle: he’s a weak leader with a strong mandate

OpinionBY MICHAEL HARRIS

• The Conservatives now have a leader who is apparently afraid of his caucus, and a caucus that is apparently unafraid of its leader.

Pierre Poilievre is in a pickle: he’s a weak leader with a strong mandate

OpinionBY MICHAEL HARRIS

• The Conservatives now have a leader who is apparently afraid of his caucus, and a caucus that is apparently unafraid of its leader.

It’s a matter of time before Cuba’s regime collapses

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

It’s a matter of time before Cuba’s regime collapses

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

It looks like Trump will try cheat in elections this fall and in 2028

OpinionBY JAMIE CARROLL

It looks like Trump will try cheat in elections this fall and in 2028

OpinionBY JAMIE CARROLL

Sudanese refugees waiting to come to Canada face deportation risk from Egypt

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Sudanese refugees waiting to come to Canada face deportation risk from Egypt

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

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

Supply chain reliability must be Canada’s competitive advantage in global trade

Trade diversification always failed, this time could be different

Diversifying Canada’s trade and ensuring Indigenous Peoples’ share in the opportunity

Canada can’t trade on hope

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

Surviving the population crash

‘We ask the government not to send us back to the ruins’: Turkish earthquake survivors call on feds to ease path to permanent residency

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

Facing reality: Canada and the challenge of refugee protection

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?

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

gwynne dyer

Four years and counting in Ukraine

The curious case of China’s disappearing generals

Is Iran pretending to have nukes?

Iran an active case study on whether massacres work

canada and the 21st century

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?

U.S. pressures Canada to roll back on data sovereignty, a high-priority issue in CUSMA renegotiation

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