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Neil Moss is a reporter with The Hill Times who covers federal politics, foreign policy, international trade, Canada-U.S. relations, and defence, as well as leading the newspaper's annual Top 50 list of foreign policy influencers. He has been with The Hill Times since 2018. You can reach him at nmoss@hilltimes.com.

U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham a repeat contact for Canada’s foreign minister, documents show

  • Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand had half as many calls with U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham as with her formal counterpart, Secretary of State Marco
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 3, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand had three calls with U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham on June 27, Aug. 22, and Sept. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham a repeat contact for Canada’s foreign minister, documents show

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 3, 2025
  • Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand had half as many calls with U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham as with her formal counterpart, Secretary of State Marco

U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham a repeat contact for Canada’s foreign minister, documents show

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 3, 2025
  • Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand had half as many calls with U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham as with her formal counterpart, Secretary of State Marco
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand had three calls with U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham on June 27, Aug. 22, and Sept. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Constituent seeking help for brother and others fleeing Sudan civil war says immigration minister ‘angry, rude, and dismissive’ in phone call

  • A Halifax constituent and an advocate for Sudanese applicants are both calling for Immigration Minister Lena Diab to be shuffled out of her role
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 3, 2025
A constituent of Immigration Minister Lena Diab says she was told by the cabinet member that she wouldn't speak about matters under her ministerial responsibility while in Halifax. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Constituent seeking help for brother and others fleeing Sudan civil war says immigration minister ‘angry, rude, and dismissive’ in phone call

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 3, 2025
  • A Halifax constituent and an advocate for Sudanese applicants are both calling for Immigration Minister Lena Diab to be shuffled out of her role

Constituent seeking help for brother and others fleeing Sudan civil war says immigration minister ‘angry, rude, and dismissive’ in phone call

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 3, 2025
  • A Halifax constituent and an advocate for Sudanese applicants are both calling for Immigration Minister Lena Diab to be shuffled out of her role
A constituent of Immigration Minister Lena Diab says she was told by the cabinet member that she wouldn't speak about matters under her ministerial responsibility while in Halifax. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Global Affairs misses benchmark after report shows only 58 per cent of properties abroad in ‘good’ or ‘fair’ condition

  • Former diplomat David McKinnon says the state of the foreign ministry’s properties abroad is a long-standing concern, but that similar pressures go far beyond
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 3, 2025
Global Affairs Canada, headquartered in Ottawa's Pearson Building, has missions in Japan, Mexico, and Senegal, among others, that are rated in 'critical' condition. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Global Affairs misses benchmark after report shows only 58 per cent of properties abroad in ‘good’ or ‘fair’ condition

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 3, 2025
  • Former diplomat David McKinnon says the state of the foreign ministry’s properties abroad is a long-standing concern, but that similar pressures go far beyond

Global Affairs misses benchmark after report shows only 58 per cent of properties abroad in ‘good’ or ‘fair’ condition

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 3, 2025
  • Former diplomat David McKinnon says the state of the foreign ministry’s properties abroad is a long-standing concern, but that similar pressures go far beyond
Global Affairs Canada, headquartered in Ottawa's Pearson Building, has missions in Japan, Mexico, and Senegal, among others, that are rated in 'critical' condition. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joint co-operation needed to tackle spread of narcotics, says Colombian defence minister 

  • Colombian Defence Minister Pedro Arnulfo Sánchez says the fight against international crime requires global solutions.
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | November 26, 2025
Colombian Defence Minister Pedro Arnulfo Sánchez, left, met his Canadian counterpart David McGuinty at the Halifax International Security Forum. Photograph courtesy of X/National Defence

Joint co-operation needed to tackle spread of narcotics, says Colombian defence minister 

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | November 26, 2025
  • Colombian Defence Minister Pedro Arnulfo Sánchez says the fight against international crime requires global solutions.

Joint co-operation needed to tackle spread of narcotics, says Colombian defence minister 

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | November 26, 2025
  • Colombian Defence Minister Pedro Arnulfo Sánchez says the fight against international crime requires global solutions.
Colombian Defence Minister Pedro Arnulfo Sánchez, left, met his Canadian counterpart David McGuinty at the Halifax International Security Forum. Photograph courtesy of X/National Defence

Gripen fighter jet purchase would allow Canada to assert sovereignty, says past chair of House Defence Committee McKay

  • The future success of trade talks with the U.S. will weigh heavily when Canada decides if it wants to buy the American F-35 plane,
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 26, 2025
Former Liberal MP John McKay says military calculations may not be the most important arbitrator for picking Canada's next fighter jet. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Gripen fighter jet purchase would allow Canada to assert sovereignty, says past chair of House Defence Committee McKay

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 26, 2025
  • The future success of trade talks with the U.S. will weigh heavily when Canada decides if it wants to buy the American F-35 plane,

Gripen fighter jet purchase would allow Canada to assert sovereignty, says past chair of House Defence Committee McKay

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 26, 2025
  • The future success of trade talks with the U.S. will weigh heavily when Canada decides if it wants to buy the American F-35 plane,
Former Liberal MP John McKay says military calculations may not be the most important arbitrator for picking Canada's next fighter jet. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fentanyl tariffs, U.S. air strikes avoided at G7 ministers’ discussion on drug trafficking 

  • U.S. President Donald Trump placed tariffs on Canadian goods under the guise of addressing cross-border fentanyl trafficking, but those levies were not raised by
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 23, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, left, says his conversations with U.S. officials—such as Attorney General Pam Bondi—dealt with explaining the work that Canada has undergone to strengthen border security. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fentanyl tariffs, U.S. air strikes avoided at G7 ministers’ discussion on drug trafficking 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 23, 2025
  • U.S. President Donald Trump placed tariffs on Canadian goods under the guise of addressing cross-border fentanyl trafficking, but those levies were not raised by

Fentanyl tariffs, U.S. air strikes avoided at G7 ministers’ discussion on drug trafficking 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 23, 2025
  • U.S. President Donald Trump placed tariffs on Canadian goods under the guise of addressing cross-border fentanyl trafficking, but those levies were not raised by
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, left, says his conversations with U.S. officials—such as Attorney General Pam Bondi—dealt with explaining the work that Canada has undergone to strengthen border security. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

  • Canada's G7 presidency was more about convening than setting a thematic agenda, says foreign policy observer Adam Chapnick.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 19, 2025
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? 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 19, 2025
  • 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? 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 19, 2025
  • Canada's G7 presidency was more about convening than setting a thematic agenda, says foreign policy observer Adam Chapnick.
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

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

  • Experts say that Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has erred in proclaiming that it is up to the U.S. to decide if it has
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 19, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand recently said it is 'within the purview of U.S. authorities' to decide if it has breached international law with its own strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 19, 2025
  • Experts say that Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has erred in proclaiming that it is up to the U.S. to decide if it has

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

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 19, 2025
  • Experts say that Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has erred in proclaiming that it is up to the U.S. to decide if it has
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand recently said it is 'within the purview of U.S. authorities' to decide if it has breached international law with its own strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Up to the U.S. to decide if it violated international law with Caribbean boat strikes, says Anand 

  • Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand broke with tradition as she seemingly asserted that Canada's top diplomat doesn't weigh in on a foreign country's adherence
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 12, 2025
At the close of the most recent gathering of G7 foreign ministers, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand outlined what she saw as the parameters of her job. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Up to the U.S. to decide if it violated international law with Caribbean boat strikes, says Anand 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 12, 2025
  • Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand broke with tradition as she seemingly asserted that Canada's top diplomat doesn't weigh in on a foreign country's adherence

Up to the U.S. to decide if it violated international law with Caribbean boat strikes, says Anand 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 12, 2025
  • Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand broke with tradition as she seemingly asserted that Canada's top diplomat doesn't weigh in on a foreign country's adherence
At the close of the most recent gathering of G7 foreign ministers, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand outlined what she saw as the parameters of her job. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

G7 top diplomats find little new ground on support for Ukraine 

  • The G7 foreign ministers' joint statement on Ukraine retreads many items that were agreed upon the last time the group met in March.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 12, 2025
The second day of the G7 foreign ministers' meeting on Nov. 12 commenced with a session on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Ukraine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

G7 top diplomats find little new ground on support for Ukraine 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 12, 2025
  • The G7 foreign ministers' joint statement on Ukraine retreads many items that were agreed upon the last time the group met in March.

G7 top diplomats find little new ground on support for Ukraine 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 12, 2025
  • The G7 foreign ministers' joint statement on Ukraine retreads many items that were agreed upon the last time the group met in March.
The second day of the G7 foreign ministers' meeting on Nov. 12 commenced with a session on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Ukraine. 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  

  • The federal budget tabled on Nov. 4 proposed cuts of $2.7-billion from Canada's humanitarian aid envelope.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 11, 2025
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  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 11, 2025
  • 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  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 11, 2025
  • The federal budget tabled on Nov. 4 proposed cuts of $2.7-billion from Canada's humanitarian aid envelope.
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

Canada’s G7 presidency faces last major test as top diplomats set to gather in Niagara

  • Foreign Minister Anita Anand has suggested the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting will focus on multilateral geopolitical issues in a departure from the approach taken
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 10, 2025
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will host 15 top diplomats as Canada convenes a second foreign ministers’ meeting in the Niagara region from Nov. 11-12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s G7 presidency faces last major test as top diplomats set to gather in Niagara

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 10, 2025
  • Foreign Minister Anita Anand has suggested the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting will focus on multilateral geopolitical issues in a departure from the approach taken

Canada’s G7 presidency faces last major test as top diplomats set to gather in Niagara

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 10, 2025
  • Foreign Minister Anita Anand has suggested the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting will focus on multilateral geopolitical issues in a departure from the approach taken
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will host 15 top diplomats as Canada convenes a second foreign ministers’ meeting in the Niagara region from Nov. 11-12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Conservative links help Canada in Trump talks?

  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre hasn't taken the quasi-typical trip that most opposition leaders take to Washington, D.C., to forge connections.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2025
Earlier this month, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre offered to 'help' the prime minister achieve a deal with the U.S., but little has come from the offer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Conservative links help Canada in Trump talks?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2025
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre hasn't taken the quasi-typical trip that most opposition leaders take to Washington, D.C., to forge connections.

Can Conservative links help Canada in Trump talks?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2025
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre hasn't taken the quasi-typical trip that most opposition leaders take to Washington, D.C., to forge connections.
Earlier this month, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre offered to 'help' the prime minister achieve a deal with the U.S., but little has come from the offer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s hope to constrain Trump’s tariff agenda shifts to America’s top court 

  • Even if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump's use of IEEPA tariffs, there are other levying authorities he can use in
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, speaks with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in the White House on Oct. 7. A portrait of former U.S. president Ronald Reagan hangs in the background. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Canada’s hope to constrain Trump’s tariff agenda shifts to America’s top court 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2025
  • Even if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump's use of IEEPA tariffs, there are other levying authorities he can use in

Canada’s hope to constrain Trump’s tariff agenda shifts to America’s top court 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2025
  • Even if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump's use of IEEPA tariffs, there are other levying authorities he can use in
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, speaks with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in the White House on Oct. 7. A portrait of former U.S. president Ronald Reagan hangs in the background. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

‘Bridge is not burnt’: suspension of trade talks over Ontario ad just another Trump tactic, says former negotiator

  • Unlike the last pause in negotiations with the United States, the way back to the table is murky for Canada, say observers.
News | BY NEIL MOSS, ELEANOR WAND | October 24, 2025
On Oct. 7, Prime Minister Mark Carney, second right, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, were full of praise for each other at the White House. Now the American leader has suspended trade talks. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

‘Bridge is not burnt’: suspension of trade talks over Ontario ad just another Trump tactic, says former negotiator

News | BY NEIL MOSS, ELEANOR WAND | October 24, 2025
  • Unlike the last pause in negotiations with the United States, the way back to the table is murky for Canada, say observers.

‘Bridge is not burnt’: suspension of trade talks over Ontario ad just another Trump tactic, says former negotiator

News | BY NEIL MOSS, ELEANOR WAND | October 24, 2025
  • Unlike the last pause in negotiations with the United States, the way back to the table is murky for Canada, say observers.
On Oct. 7, Prime Minister Mark Carney, second right, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, were full of praise for each other at the White House. Now the American leader has suspended trade talks. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

Shortlisted shipbuilders say Poland’s submarine pick won’t affect delivery on Canadian procurement

  • Poland is weighing buying submarines from a collection of offers including from the two shipbuilders shortlisted by Canada.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 23, 2025
Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr has indicated the delivery schedule will help inform Canada's choice for its next submarine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Shortlisted shipbuilders say Poland’s submarine pick won’t affect delivery on Canadian procurement

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 23, 2025
  • Poland is weighing buying submarines from a collection of offers including from the two shipbuilders shortlisted by Canada.

Shortlisted shipbuilders say Poland’s submarine pick won’t affect delivery on Canadian procurement

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 23, 2025
  • Poland is weighing buying submarines from a collection of offers including from the two shipbuilders shortlisted by Canada.
Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr has indicated the delivery schedule will help inform Canada's choice for its next submarine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney fourth most travelled G7 leader since becoming prime minister, prioritizing trips to Europe and the U.S. 

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney is taking his first trip to the Indo-Pacific region this week after five previous excursions to Europe where he visited
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has seemingly prioritized diversification through Europe over the Indo-Pacific given his tour itinerary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney fourth most travelled G7 leader since becoming prime minister, prioritizing trips to Europe and the U.S. 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 22, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney is taking his first trip to the Indo-Pacific region this week after five previous excursions to Europe where he visited

Carney fourth most travelled G7 leader since becoming prime minister, prioritizing trips to Europe and the U.S. 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 22, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney is taking his first trip to the Indo-Pacific region this week after five previous excursions to Europe where he visited
Prime Minister Mark Carney has seemingly prioritized diversification through Europe over the Indo-Pacific given his tour itinerary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House Trade Committee needs to be ‘respectful’ of Carney’s approach to Trump talks, says Liberal chair

  • The government has released few details about the state of negotiations with the U.S., seemingly at odds with its acknowledgement that Canadians have concerns
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, second right, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, were full of praise for each other at a Oct. 7 meeting in the Oval Office, but no trade agreement materialized. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

House Trade Committee needs to be ‘respectful’ of Carney’s approach to Trump talks, says Liberal chair

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 15, 2025
  • The government has released few details about the state of negotiations with the U.S., seemingly at odds with its acknowledgement that Canadians have concerns

House Trade Committee needs to be ‘respectful’ of Carney’s approach to Trump talks, says Liberal chair

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 15, 2025
  • The government has released few details about the state of negotiations with the U.S., seemingly at odds with its acknowledgement that Canadians have concerns
Prime Minister Mark Carney, second right, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, were full of praise for each other at a Oct. 7 meeting in the Oval Office, but no trade agreement materialized. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

Complementary, but limited: how Carney’s use of ‘personal’ envoys can boost the foreign service

  • Although the government hasn’t yet reached that point, too many political appointments ‘is never ideal because it undermines morale in the diplomatic service,’ says
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney looks on as then-Privy Council clerk John Hannaford, right, swears in then-transport minister Chrystia Freeland, left, on May 13. Carney has since recently given Freeland and Hannaford each their own diplomatic assignment. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garica

Complementary, but limited: how Carney’s use of ‘personal’ envoys can boost the foreign service

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 14, 2025
  • Although the government hasn’t yet reached that point, too many political appointments ‘is never ideal because it undermines morale in the diplomatic service,’ says

Complementary, but limited: how Carney’s use of ‘personal’ envoys can boost the foreign service

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 14, 2025
  • Although the government hasn’t yet reached that point, too many political appointments ‘is never ideal because it undermines morale in the diplomatic service,’ says
Prime Minister Mark Carney looks on as then-Privy Council clerk John Hannaford, right, swears in then-transport minister Chrystia Freeland, left, on May 13. Carney has since recently given Freeland and Hannaford each their own diplomatic assignment. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garica

‘Canada is getting more and more important for us,’ says visiting German Bundestag member

  • In a wide-ranging interview, Johannes Winkel talks a renewed Canada-German relationship, Trump shocks, European security, and the future of free trade.
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
Johannes Winkel has been a member of the Bundestag, Germany's federal Parliament, since last March. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Canada is getting more and more important for us,’ says visiting German Bundestag member

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, Johannes Winkel talks a renewed Canada-German relationship, Trump shocks, European security, and the future of free trade.

‘Canada is getting more and more important for us,’ says visiting German Bundestag member

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, Johannes Winkel talks a renewed Canada-German relationship, Trump shocks, European security, and the future of free trade.
Johannes Winkel has been a member of the Bundestag, Germany's federal Parliament, since last March. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How a former Hill staffer is lionizing a Canadian that helped end the Troubles 

  • Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin remarked that a new scholarship named for John de Chastelain will 'help foster peace and reconciliation worldwide.'
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
Chris Collenette is a former staffer in Jean Chrétien's PMO and Allan Rock's ministerial office. Photograph courtesy of Chris Collenette

How a former Hill staffer is lionizing a Canadian that helped end the Troubles 

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
  • Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin remarked that a new scholarship named for John de Chastelain will 'help foster peace and reconciliation worldwide.'

How a former Hill staffer is lionizing a Canadian that helped end the Troubles 

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
  • Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin remarked that a new scholarship named for John de Chastelain will 'help foster peace and reconciliation worldwide.'
Chris Collenette is a former staffer in Jean Chrétien's PMO and Allan Rock's ministerial office. Photograph courtesy of Chris Collenette

Canada’s submarine purchase has new ‘sense of urgency’ with possible selection by end of year, says German envoy 

  • The clock is ticking to replace the aging Victoria-class submarines before they are taken out of the water in the 2030s, leaving the Canadian
News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA | October 8, 2025
German Ambassador to Canada Matthias Lüttenberg says there's a new feeling of of momentum that's 'more palpable than before' when it comes to picking between the submarine bids from his country and South Korea. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s submarine purchase has new ‘sense of urgency’ with possible selection by end of year, says German envoy 

News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA | October 8, 2025
  • The clock is ticking to replace the aging Victoria-class submarines before they are taken out of the water in the 2030s, leaving the Canadian

Canada’s submarine purchase has new ‘sense of urgency’ with possible selection by end of year, says German envoy 

News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA | October 8, 2025
  • The clock is ticking to replace the aging Victoria-class submarines before they are taken out of the water in the 2030s, leaving the Canadian
German Ambassador to Canada Matthias Lüttenberg says there's a new feeling of of momentum that's 'more palpable than before' when it comes to picking between the submarine bids from his country and South Korea. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How a former Hill staffer is lionizing a Canadian that helped end the Troubles 

  • Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin remarked that a new scholarship named for John de Chastelain will 'help foster peace and reconciliation worldwide.'
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
Chris Collenette is a former staffer in Jean Chrétien's PMO and Allan Rock's ministerial office. Photograph courtesy of Chris Collenette

How a former Hill staffer is lionizing a Canadian that helped end the Troubles 

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
  • Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin remarked that a new scholarship named for John de Chastelain will 'help foster peace and reconciliation worldwide.'

How a former Hill staffer is lionizing a Canadian that helped end the Troubles 

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
  • Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin remarked that a new scholarship named for John de Chastelain will 'help foster peace and reconciliation worldwide.'
Chris Collenette is a former staffer in Jean Chrétien's PMO and Allan Rock's ministerial office. Photograph courtesy of Chris Collenette

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

  • In a wide-ranging interview, U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline discusses his country's renewed relationship with Canada, what happens next on trade, and the decision
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline previously served as the foreign office's director for the Americas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline discusses his country's renewed relationship with Canada, what happens next on trade, and the decision

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

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline discusses his country's renewed relationship with Canada, what happens next on trade, and the decision
U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline previously served as the foreign office's director for the Americas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney calls Indonesia trade deal ‘game changing,’ but labour says it is a ‘step backwards’ 

  • Canadian negotiators faced opposition to convince their Indonesian counterparts to accept enforceable labour chapters.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto inked a free trade pact in Ottawa on Sept. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney calls Indonesia trade deal ‘game changing,’ but labour says it is a ‘step backwards’ 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
  • Canadian negotiators faced opposition to convince their Indonesian counterparts to accept enforceable labour chapters.

Carney calls Indonesia trade deal ‘game changing,’ but labour says it is a ‘step backwards’ 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
  • Canadian negotiators faced opposition to convince their Indonesian counterparts to accept enforceable labour chapters.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto inked a free trade pact in Ottawa on Sept. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

  • In a wide-ranging interview, U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline discusses his country's renewed relationship with Canada, what happens next on trade, and the decision
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline previously served as the foreign office's director for the Americas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline discusses his country's renewed relationship with Canada, what happens next on trade, and the decision

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

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline discusses his country's renewed relationship with Canada, what happens next on trade, and the decision
U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline previously served as the foreign office's director for the Americas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney sets out to repair Canada-Mexico strife ahead of CUSMA review 

  • The Conservative Party has criticized Prime Minister Mark Carney for not getting a more tangible result during his recent trip to Mexico.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney made his first trip to Mexico as a world leader last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney sets out to repair Canada-Mexico strife ahead of CUSMA review 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 24, 2025
  • The Conservative Party has criticized Prime Minister Mark Carney for not getting a more tangible result during his recent trip to Mexico.

Carney sets out to repair Canada-Mexico strife ahead of CUSMA review 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 24, 2025
  • The Conservative Party has criticized Prime Minister Mark Carney for not getting a more tangible result during his recent trip to Mexico.
Prime Minister Mark Carney made his first trip to Mexico as a world leader last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Expect continuity in Canada’s foreign policy and national security corridors after DM shuffle: analysts

  • While two new principal national security and foreign policy advisers to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are starting in the Privy Council Office as part
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 12, 2022
In one of the largest senior civil service shuffles in Canada's history, David Morrison, far left, leaves the Privy Council Office to become the deputy minister of international trade, Jody Thomas, second from left, and Dan Costello, second from right, enter the office as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national security and intelligence adviser and his foreign and defence policy adviser, respectively, while Bill Matthews, far right, becomes the deputy minister of National Defence. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Twitter

Expect continuity in Canada’s foreign policy and national security corridors after DM shuffle: analysts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 12, 2022
  • While two new principal national security and foreign policy advisers to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are starting in the Privy Council Office as part

Expect continuity in Canada’s foreign policy and national security corridors after DM shuffle: analysts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 12, 2022
  • While two new principal national security and foreign policy advisers to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are starting in the Privy Council Office as part
In one of the largest senior civil service shuffles in Canada's history, David Morrison, far left, leaves the Privy Council Office to become the deputy minister of international trade, Jody Thomas, second from left, and Dan Costello, second from right, enter the office as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national security and intelligence adviser and his foreign and defence policy adviser, respectively, while Bill Matthews, far right, becomes the deputy minister of National Defence. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Twitter

PMO spent $10.05-million in 2020-21, cabinet offices’ expenditures rose 10 per cent, PMO says own office increased spending due to pandemic

  • The Prime Minister’s Office expenses rose by 6.9 per cent in the last fiscal year as spending for all ministerial offices, including the PMO,
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 30, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's PMO spending increased by 6.9 per cent to $10.05-million during the 2020-21 fiscal year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PMO spent $10.05-million in 2020-21, cabinet offices’ expenditures rose 10 per cent, PMO says own office increased spending due to pandemic

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 30, 2021
  • The Prime Minister’s Office expenses rose by 6.9 per cent in the last fiscal year as spending for all ministerial offices, including the PMO,

PMO spent $10.05-million in 2020-21, cabinet offices’ expenditures rose 10 per cent, PMO says own office increased spending due to pandemic

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 30, 2021
  • The Prime Minister’s Office expenses rose by 6.9 per cent in the last fiscal year as spending for all ministerial offices, including the PMO,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's PMO spending increased by 6.9 per cent to $10.05-million during the 2020-21 fiscal year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Forthcoming Indo-Pacific strategy will be a ‘great vehicle’ for Canada-South Korea co-operation, says envoy

  • One of the country’s key Pacific regional partners is looking forward to seeing Canada’s highly anticipated Indo-Pacific strategy. South Korean Ambassador Chang Keung Ryong
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | December 29, 2021
South Korean Ambassador Chang Keung Ryong says Seoul can reach the high trading standards needed to join the CPTPP. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Forthcoming Indo-Pacific strategy will be a ‘great vehicle’ for Canada-South Korea co-operation, says envoy

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | December 29, 2021
  • One of the country’s key Pacific regional partners is looking forward to seeing Canada’s highly anticipated Indo-Pacific strategy. South Korean Ambassador Chang Keung Ryong

Forthcoming Indo-Pacific strategy will be a ‘great vehicle’ for Canada-South Korea co-operation, says envoy

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | December 29, 2021
  • One of the country’s key Pacific regional partners is looking forward to seeing Canada’s highly anticipated Indo-Pacific strategy. South Korean Ambassador Chang Keung Ryong
South Korean Ambassador Chang Keung Ryong says Seoul can reach the high trading standards needed to join the CPTPP. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

With mounting trade irritants and looming negotiations, the House Trade Committee faces a ‘time crunch’

  • A multitude of trade irritants and soon-to-start trade negotiations has left the House Committee on International Trade, which has had one meeting in the
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 20, 2021
The House Committee on International Trade is pictured during a meeting in Feb. 8, 2020, while reviewing the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With mounting trade irritants and looming negotiations, the House Trade Committee faces a ‘time crunch’

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 20, 2021
  • A multitude of trade irritants and soon-to-start trade negotiations has left the House Committee on International Trade, which has had one meeting in the

With mounting trade irritants and looming negotiations, the House Trade Committee faces a ‘time crunch’

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 20, 2021
  • A multitude of trade irritants and soon-to-start trade negotiations has left the House Committee on International Trade, which has had one meeting in the
The House Committee on International Trade is pictured during a meeting in Feb. 8, 2020, while reviewing the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds dive deeper into NAFTA playbook with retaliatory trade threats over looming EV tax credit

  • With Canada threatening the U.S. with retaliatory tariffs and the suspension of some concessions agreed to in the new NAFTA, it’s back to the
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 15, 2021
In a Dec. 10 letter to leading U.S. Senators, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and International Trade Minister Mary Ng, right, threatened possible retaliatory tariffs and the suspension of some trade concessions if a tax credit for electric vehicles is implemented by the U.S. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photograph

Feds dive deeper into NAFTA playbook with retaliatory trade threats over looming EV tax credit

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 15, 2021
  • With Canada threatening the U.S. with retaliatory tariffs and the suspension of some concessions agreed to in the new NAFTA, it’s back to the

Feds dive deeper into NAFTA playbook with retaliatory trade threats over looming EV tax credit

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 15, 2021
  • With Canada threatening the U.S. with retaliatory tariffs and the suspension of some concessions agreed to in the new NAFTA, it’s back to the
In a Dec. 10 letter to leading U.S. Senators, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and International Trade Minister Mary Ng, right, threatened possible retaliatory tariffs and the suspension of some trade concessions if a tax credit for electric vehicles is implemented by the U.S. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photograph

New Italian envoy trumpets Italian-Canadian links on Parliament Hill

  • With representation in cabinet and in the House of Commons and Senate, Italy’s new envoy in Ottawa is trumpeting the positive effect Italian-Canadians have
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | December 15, 2021
Italian Ambassador Andrea Ferrari is pictured with Governor General Mary Simon while presenting his letter of credence at Rideau Hall in September. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New Italian envoy trumpets Italian-Canadian links on Parliament Hill

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | December 15, 2021
  • With representation in cabinet and in the House of Commons and Senate, Italy’s new envoy in Ottawa is trumpeting the positive effect Italian-Canadians have

New Italian envoy trumpets Italian-Canadian links on Parliament Hill

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | December 15, 2021
  • With representation in cabinet and in the House of Commons and Senate, Italy’s new envoy in Ottawa is trumpeting the positive effect Italian-Canadians have
Italian Ambassador Andrea Ferrari is pictured with Governor General Mary Simon while presenting his letter of credence at Rideau Hall in September. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Afghan Special Committee helps keep evacuation in much-needed spotlight: retired major-general

  • With the launch of a new House Special Committee on Afghanistan, veterans of Canada’s contribution to the Central Asian nation hope that the group
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 15, 2021
U.S. Marines are pictured on Aug. 20 participating in an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/U.S. Marines

Afghan Special Committee helps keep evacuation in much-needed spotlight: retired major-general

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 15, 2021
  • With the launch of a new House Special Committee on Afghanistan, veterans of Canada’s contribution to the Central Asian nation hope that the group

Afghan Special Committee helps keep evacuation in much-needed spotlight: retired major-general

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 15, 2021
  • With the launch of a new House Special Committee on Afghanistan, veterans of Canada’s contribution to the Central Asian nation hope that the group
U.S. Marines are pictured on Aug. 20 participating in an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/U.S. Marines

‘Risk aversion’ complicates passage of Senate bill to repurpose frozen assets for victims

  • While there is cross-party support for legislation to repurpose frozen assets to benefit victims, the legislative effort is once again coming from Independent Senator
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 8, 2021
Despite a similar initiative being previously promised by the Liberals in the past, it is unclear if the government will back Independent Senator Ratna Omidvar's Bill S-217. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of Ratna Omidvar

‘Risk aversion’ complicates passage of Senate bill to repurpose frozen assets for victims

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 8, 2021
  • While there is cross-party support for legislation to repurpose frozen assets to benefit victims, the legislative effort is once again coming from Independent Senator

‘Risk aversion’ complicates passage of Senate bill to repurpose frozen assets for victims

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 8, 2021
  • While there is cross-party support for legislation to repurpose frozen assets to benefit victims, the legislative effort is once again coming from Independent Senator
Despite a similar initiative being previously promised by the Liberals in the past, it is unclear if the government will back Independent Senator Ratna Omidvar's Bill S-217. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of Ratna Omidvar

The next potential creeping Canada-U.S. trade beef: beef

  • As more and more Canadian exports to the U.S. are under threat from a protectionist White House and Congress, a thought-to-be-resolved issue of country-of-origin
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 8, 2021
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, bottom right, will be tasked with finding a way to reimpose COOL if a Senate bill passes. However, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, top right, says she has received assurances from the U.S. that it will abide by WTO rulings. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Aidan Chamandy and photograph courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture

The next potential creeping Canada-U.S. trade beef: beef

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 8, 2021
  • As more and more Canadian exports to the U.S. are under threat from a protectionist White House and Congress, a thought-to-be-resolved issue of country-of-origin

The next potential creeping Canada-U.S. trade beef: beef

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 8, 2021
  • As more and more Canadian exports to the U.S. are under threat from a protectionist White House and Congress, a thought-to-be-resolved issue of country-of-origin
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, bottom right, will be tasked with finding a way to reimpose COOL if a Senate bill passes. However, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, top right, says she has received assurances from the U.S. that it will abide by WTO rulings. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Aidan Chamandy and photograph courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture

‘In this fight we shouldn’t be left alone’: Kosovo urges Canada to combat influence of Russia, China in Western Balkans

  • Kosovo is calling on Canada to not ignore its position in the Western Balkans as its president visited Ottawa to tell the federal government
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 1, 2021
Kosovar President Vjosa Osmani met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Nov. 23 during which the two leaders spoke about shared priorities, including 'women’s empowerment, environmental protection and climate change, and respect for diversity, rule of law, and democracy,' according to a PMO readout of the meeting. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Vjosa Osmani

‘In this fight we shouldn’t be left alone’: Kosovo urges Canada to combat influence of Russia, China in Western Balkans

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 1, 2021
  • Kosovo is calling on Canada to not ignore its position in the Western Balkans as its president visited Ottawa to tell the federal government

‘In this fight we shouldn’t be left alone’: Kosovo urges Canada to combat influence of Russia, China in Western Balkans

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 1, 2021
  • Kosovo is calling on Canada to not ignore its position in the Western Balkans as its president visited Ottawa to tell the federal government
Kosovar President Vjosa Osmani met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Nov. 23 during which the two leaders spoke about shared priorities, including 'women’s empowerment, environmental protection and climate change, and respect for diversity, rule of law, and democracy,' according to a PMO readout of the meeting. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Vjosa Osmani

Canada’s measured response to Ethiopian crisis leaves some wanting more forceful action

  • With other nations more forcefully denouncing the actions of the Ethiopian government, Canada’s measured response to the crisis unfolding in Ethiopia has drawn a
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 1, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Feb. 8, 2020, in Addis Ababa. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Justin Trudeau

Canada’s measured response to Ethiopian crisis leaves some wanting more forceful action

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 1, 2021
  • With other nations more forcefully denouncing the actions of the Ethiopian government, Canada’s measured response to the crisis unfolding in Ethiopia has drawn a

Canada’s measured response to Ethiopian crisis leaves some wanting more forceful action

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 1, 2021
  • With other nations more forcefully denouncing the actions of the Ethiopian government, Canada’s measured response to the crisis unfolding in Ethiopia has drawn a
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Feb. 8, 2020, in Addis Ababa. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Justin Trudeau

‘Extremely dangerous’ nuclear weapons arms race needs to be confronted, says Austrian diplomat

  • With the world “smack in the middle of a nuclear arms race again,” Canada should engage in the disarmament debate, says the Austrian president-designate
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | November 30, 2021
Austrian Ambassador Alexander Kmentt is in Ottawa, where he is holding meetings with Global Affairs officials and inviting Canada to take part in the first Meeting of States Party to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons as an observer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Extremely dangerous’ nuclear weapons arms race needs to be confronted, says Austrian diplomat

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | November 30, 2021
  • With the world “smack in the middle of a nuclear arms race again,” Canada should engage in the disarmament debate, says the Austrian president-designate

‘Extremely dangerous’ nuclear weapons arms race needs to be confronted, says Austrian diplomat

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | November 30, 2021
  • With the world “smack in the middle of a nuclear arms race again,” Canada should engage in the disarmament debate, says the Austrian president-designate
Austrian Ambassador Alexander Kmentt is in Ottawa, where he is holding meetings with Global Affairs officials and inviting Canada to take part in the first Meeting of States Party to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons as an observer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘COVID is just purely an excuse’: Advocates call for auditor general review of access to information regime

  • With government departments still citing COVID-19 as causing delays in processing access to information requests more than 20 months since the onset of the
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 24, 2021
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier overseas the Access to Information Act which governs how members of the public can request information from federal government departments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘COVID is just purely an excuse’: Advocates call for auditor general review of access to information regime

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 24, 2021
  • With government departments still citing COVID-19 as causing delays in processing access to information requests more than 20 months since the onset of the

‘COVID is just purely an excuse’: Advocates call for auditor general review of access to information regime

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 24, 2021
  • With government departments still citing COVID-19 as causing delays in processing access to information requests more than 20 months since the onset of the
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier overseas the Access to Information Act which governs how members of the public can request information from federal government departments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Following Three Amigos summit, Canada looking for friends in U.S. Senate to curtail EV tax credit

  • Without securing a deal during the Three Amigos summit on an electric vehicle tax credit that is part of the Biden administration’s $1.75-trillion “Build
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 24, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, and International Trade Minister Mary Ng, right, were on Capitol Hill meeting with Congressional Democrat and Republican leadership before the Nov. 18 Three Amigos summit in Washington, D.C. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Following Three Amigos summit, Canada looking for friends in U.S. Senate to curtail EV tax credit

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 24, 2021
  • Without securing a deal during the Three Amigos summit on an electric vehicle tax credit that is part of the Biden administration’s $1.75-trillion “Build

Following Three Amigos summit, Canada looking for friends in U.S. Senate to curtail EV tax credit

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 24, 2021
  • Without securing a deal during the Three Amigos summit on an electric vehicle tax credit that is part of the Biden administration’s $1.75-trillion “Build
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, and International Trade Minister Mary Ng, right, were on Capitol Hill meeting with Congressional Democrat and Republican leadership before the Nov. 18 Three Amigos summit in Washington, D.C. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: The view from the summit

  • Good Friday morning, Yesterday, all eyes were on a different national capital. For the first time in more than five years, Prime Minister JUSTIN
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with U.S. President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Nov. 18 for the first North American Leaders' Summit in five years. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Joe Biden

Politics This Morning: The view from the summit

  • Good Friday morning, Yesterday, all eyes were on a different national capital. For the first time in more than five years, Prime Minister JUSTIN

Politics This Morning: The view from the summit

  • Good Friday morning, Yesterday, all eyes were on a different national capital. For the first time in more than five years, Prime Minister JUSTIN
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with U.S. President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Nov. 18 for the first North American Leaders' Summit in five years. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Joe Biden

Canada’s contribution to Three Amigos summit needs to go beyond trade concerns: experts

  • The Three Amigos summit may not have the same warmth as the last time the leaders of Canada, Mexico, and the United States met
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 17, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, is heading to Washington to meet with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, left, and U.S. President Joe Biden, right, for the first Three Amigos summit since 2016 on Nov. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada’s contribution to Three Amigos summit needs to go beyond trade concerns: experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 17, 2021
  • The Three Amigos summit may not have the same warmth as the last time the leaders of Canada, Mexico, and the United States met

Canada’s contribution to Three Amigos summit needs to go beyond trade concerns: experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 17, 2021
  • The Three Amigos summit may not have the same warmth as the last time the leaders of Canada, Mexico, and the United States met
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, is heading to Washington to meet with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, left, and U.S. President Joe Biden, right, for the first Three Amigos summit since 2016 on Nov. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Selection of Harjit Sajjan as international development minister brings concerns after past performance, say experts  

  • Questions loom on how new International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan can implement Canada’s feminist international assistance policy after he failed to address the sexual
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 10, 2021
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan takes up his new post after a controversial six-year tenure as Canada's defence minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Selection of Harjit Sajjan as international development minister brings concerns after past performance, say experts  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 10, 2021
  • Questions loom on how new International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan can implement Canada’s feminist international assistance policy after he failed to address the sexual

Selection of Harjit Sajjan as international development minister brings concerns after past performance, say experts  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 10, 2021
  • Questions loom on how new International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan can implement Canada’s feminist international assistance policy after he failed to address the sexual
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan takes up his new post after a controversial six-year tenure as Canada's defence minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The loneliest ambassador in Ottawa: Afghan envoy vows to press on without a government

  • Cut off from his former bosses in Kabul after the fall of the Afghan government, Ambassador Hassan Soroosh is steadfast that he will continue
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | November 10, 2021
Afghan Ambassador Hassan Soroosh says he has not been in contact with Kabul since the fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The loneliest ambassador in Ottawa: Afghan envoy vows to press on without a government

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | November 10, 2021
  • Cut off from his former bosses in Kabul after the fall of the Afghan government, Ambassador Hassan Soroosh is steadfast that he will continue

The loneliest ambassador in Ottawa: Afghan envoy vows to press on without a government

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | November 10, 2021
  • Cut off from his former bosses in Kabul after the fall of the Afghan government, Ambassador Hassan Soroosh is steadfast that he will continue
Afghan Ambassador Hassan Soroosh says he has not been in contact with Kabul since the fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Are Dominic Barton’s days in Beijing coming to an end? Experts mixed on future of Canada’s China envoy

  • Experts and activists are mixed over whether Canada’s controversial political appointed ambassador in Beijing should be departing his role to make way for an
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 10, 2021
Ambassador Dominic Barton, pictured at a Special House Committee on Canada-China Relations meeting on Feb. 5, 2020, has faced criticism for his promotion of increasing Canada-China trade. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Are Dominic Barton’s days in Beijing coming to an end? Experts mixed on future of Canada’s China envoy

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 10, 2021
  • Experts and activists are mixed over whether Canada’s controversial political appointed ambassador in Beijing should be departing his role to make way for an

Are Dominic Barton’s days in Beijing coming to an end? Experts mixed on future of Canada’s China envoy

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 10, 2021
  • Experts and activists are mixed over whether Canada’s controversial political appointed ambassador in Beijing should be departing his role to make way for an
Ambassador Dominic Barton, pictured at a Special House Committee on Canada-China Relations meeting on Feb. 5, 2020, has faced criticism for his promotion of increasing Canada-China trade. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bilateral negotiation ‘important factor’ for full Canadian support of U.K.’s CPTPP accession: memo

  • Ahead of trade talks with the United Kingdom, Canada is linking London’s effort to join the Pacific rim trade deal to its negotiations for
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 3, 2021
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, are set to embark on trade talks with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, right, that they hope will be completed by 2024. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Bilateral negotiation ‘important factor’ for full Canadian support of U.K.’s CPTPP accession: memo

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 3, 2021
  • Ahead of trade talks with the United Kingdom, Canada is linking London’s effort to join the Pacific rim trade deal to its negotiations for

Bilateral negotiation ‘important factor’ for full Canadian support of U.K.’s CPTPP accession: memo

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 3, 2021
  • Ahead of trade talks with the United Kingdom, Canada is linking London’s effort to join the Pacific rim trade deal to its negotiations for
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, are set to embark on trade talks with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, right, that they hope will be completed by 2024. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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