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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.

‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's 'elbows up' approach to U.S. President Donald Trump has evolved into public fawning and a major trade concession with seemingly
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on an 'elbows up' response to U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's 'elbows up' approach to U.S. President Donald Trump has evolved into public fawning and a major trade concession with seemingly

‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's 'elbows up' approach to U.S. President Donald Trump has evolved into public fawning and a major trade concession with seemingly
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on an 'elbows up' response to U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers 

  • Defence Minister David McGuinty initially signalled an 'immediate' 20-per-cent pay raise, but Chief of the Defence Staff Jennie Carignan has indicated a longer timeline.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty indicated in June that the pay raise for military members would be immediate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Defence Minister David McGuinty initially signalled an 'immediate' 20-per-cent pay raise, but Chief of the Defence Staff Jennie Carignan has indicated a longer timeline.

Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Defence Minister David McGuinty initially signalled an 'immediate' 20-per-cent pay raise, but Chief of the Defence Staff Jennie Carignan has indicated a longer timeline.
Defence Minister David McGuinty indicated in June that the pay raise for military members would be immediate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

  • A smaller crowd than usual gathered at Lornado to celebrate Independence Day, as sliders, corn dogs, and California wine was served to members of
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2025
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps present the colours at the Fourth of July celebration. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2025
  • A smaller crowd than usual gathered at Lornado to celebrate Independence Day, as sliders, corn dogs, and California wine was served to members of

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

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2025
  • A smaller crowd than usual gathered at Lornado to celebrate Independence Day, as sliders, corn dogs, and California wine was served to members of
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps present the colours at the Fourth of July celebration. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New DND plan gives extra seven years to meet army and navy readiness targets, lowers air force aims

  • Canada is injecting billions of dollars into its military establishment, but questions remain over whether the added funds will see it meet more 'realistic'
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty is being given a large injection of funds to right the ship in his department. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New DND plan gives extra seven years to meet army and navy readiness targets, lowers air force aims

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
  • Canada is injecting billions of dollars into its military establishment, but questions remain over whether the added funds will see it meet more 'realistic'

New DND plan gives extra seven years to meet army and navy readiness targets, lowers air force aims

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
  • Canada is injecting billions of dollars into its military establishment, but questions remain over whether the added funds will see it meet more 'realistic'
Defence Minister David McGuinty is being given a large injection of funds to right the ship in his department. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talks with Trump 

  • The Liberal government has not tabled a notice of intent for trade negotiations with the U.S., nor a notice of its objectives, seemingly breaking
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc have been tight lipped over what they hope to gain out of a trade deal with the Trump administration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talks with Trump 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
  • The Liberal government has not tabled a notice of intent for trade negotiations with the U.S., nor a notice of its objectives, seemingly breaking

‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talks with Trump 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
  • The Liberal government has not tabled a notice of intent for trade negotiations with the U.S., nor a notice of its objectives, seemingly breaking
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc have been tight lipped over what they hope to gain out of a trade deal with the Trump administration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced Bill C-202 in the early days of the new Parliament after a previous version died on the Order Paper in the last one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced Bill C-202 in the early days of the new Parliament after a previous version died on the Order Paper in the last one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rocky Mountain constraints: a look inside the G7 summit

  • Canada hosted the world in Kananaskis, Alta.—to a degree. G7 delegations were dispersed throughout the region hosting the summit, including in Banff, Canmore, and
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2025
The media centre for the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., was located on Tunnel Mountain at the Banff Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

Rocky Mountain constraints: a look inside the G7 summit

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2025
  • Canada hosted the world in Kananaskis, Alta.—to a degree. G7 delegations were dispersed throughout the region hosting the summit, including in Banff, Canmore, and

Rocky Mountain constraints: a look inside the G7 summit

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2025
  • Canada hosted the world in Kananaskis, Alta.—to a degree. G7 delegations were dispersed throughout the region hosting the summit, including in Banff, Canmore, and
The media centre for the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., was located on Tunnel Mountain at the Banff Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

G7 summit wraps without reaching full consensus on Ukraine

  • The G7 released seven statements over the two-day Leaders' Summit, but there were no joint messages devoted to Ukraine.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
European Council President António Costa, left, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

G7 summit wraps without reaching full consensus on Ukraine

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
  • The G7 released seven statements over the two-day Leaders' Summit, but there were no joint messages devoted to Ukraine.

G7 summit wraps without reaching full consensus on Ukraine

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
  • The G7 released seven statements over the two-day Leaders' Summit, but there were no joint messages devoted to Ukraine.
European Council President António Costa, left, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Potential Canada-EU defence deal short on details as questions loom over feasibility of displacing U.S. links

  • 'Geography, cultural similarities, tight defence linkages—all of those things have gone hand in glove with the defence industrial links,' says procurement expert David Perry.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty recently took his first trip to Europe since taking over his new post. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Potential Canada-EU defence deal short on details as questions loom over feasibility of displacing U.S. links

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
  • 'Geography, cultural similarities, tight defence linkages—all of those things have gone hand in glove with the defence industrial links,' says procurement expert David Perry.

Potential Canada-EU defence deal short on details as questions loom over feasibility of displacing U.S. links

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
  • 'Geography, cultural similarities, tight defence linkages—all of those things have gone hand in glove with the defence industrial links,' says procurement expert David Perry.
Defence Minister David McGuinty recently took his first trip to Europe since taking over his new post. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘I’m a tariff person’: Trump doubles down on levies as new deal pledged within 30 days  

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump overshadowed the first day of the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, right, met with U.S. President Donald Trump, left, at the G7 in Kananaskis, Alta., for the first time since their Oval Office meeting last month. Screenshot courtesy of X

‘I’m a tariff person’: Trump doubles down on levies as new deal pledged within 30 days  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump overshadowed the first day of the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta.

‘I’m a tariff person’: Trump doubles down on levies as new deal pledged within 30 days  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump overshadowed the first day of the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, right, met with U.S. President Donald Trump, left, at the G7 in Kananaskis, Alta., for the first time since their Oval Office meeting last month. Screenshot courtesy of X

Carney comes to the Rockies to try to move mountains at the G7 summit

  • The multilateral session of what is being described as one of the most consequential G7 summits will kick off June 16 and 17.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 15, 2025
The G7 Leaders' Summit is back in the heart of Canada's Rocky Mountains for the first time in 23 years. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

Carney comes to the Rockies to try to move mountains at the G7 summit

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 15, 2025
  • The multilateral session of what is being described as one of the most consequential G7 summits will kick off June 16 and 17.

Carney comes to the Rockies to try to move mountains at the G7 summit

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 15, 2025
  • The multilateral session of what is being described as one of the most consequential G7 summits will kick off June 16 and 17.
The G7 Leaders' Summit is back in the heart of Canada's Rocky Mountains for the first time in 23 years. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

‘These events are big challenges’: Carney faces tough road to G7 joint communiqué in Kananaksis

  • As leaders from the Group of Seven gather in Kananaksis, Alta., the chief task will be to mitigate any upheaval from the 'Trump circus,'
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in the hot seat when he chairs his first G7 summit as leader amid Canada's presidency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘These events are big challenges’: Carney faces tough road to G7 joint communiqué in Kananaksis

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 11, 2025
  • As leaders from the Group of Seven gather in Kananaksis, Alta., the chief task will be to mitigate any upheaval from the 'Trump circus,'

‘These events are big challenges’: Carney faces tough road to G7 joint communiqué in Kananaksis

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 11, 2025
  • As leaders from the Group of Seven gather in Kananaksis, Alta., the chief task will be to mitigate any upheaval from the 'Trump circus,'
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in the hot seat when he chairs his first G7 summit as leader amid Canada's presidency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world

  • The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile
News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA | June 11, 2025
Observers say Prime Minister Mark Carney's foreign policy legacy could be a major one as he navigates the country's response to moves made by U.S. President Donald Trump. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world

News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA | June 11, 2025
  • The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile

All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world

News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA | June 11, 2025
  • The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile
Observers say Prime Minister Mark Carney's foreign policy legacy could be a major one as he navigates the country's response to moves made by U.S. President Donald Trump. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Bloc’s supply management bill passes House as U.S. anticipates dairy being a trade ‘discussion point’

  • Bill C-202 was fast tracked through the House of Commons on June 5 and is off to the Senate.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 5, 2025
Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet
Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet tabled his party's newest version of a bill to bar supply management concessions in trade negotiations on May 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bloc’s supply management bill passes House as U.S. anticipates dairy being a trade ‘discussion point’

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 5, 2025
  • Bill C-202 was fast tracked through the House of Commons on June 5 and is off to the Senate.

Bloc’s supply management bill passes House as U.S. anticipates dairy being a trade ‘discussion point’

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 5, 2025
  • Bill C-202 was fast tracked through the House of Commons on June 5 and is off to the Senate.
Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet tabled his party's newest version of a bill to bar supply management concessions in trade negotiations on May 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Peacekeeping not apace: feds’ spending plan for UN operations down 42 per cent from 2015-16

  • Global Affairs Canada is proposing a 15.7-per-cent decline from planned spending of $219.9-million in 2024-25, and a 42.7 per cent decline from the actual
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 4, 2025
Canada only deployed 26 personnel on peacekeeping missions, according to the latest United Nations numbers as of Feb. 28. DND photograph by MCpl Jennifer Kusche

Peacekeeping not apace: feds’ spending plan for UN operations down 42 per cent from 2015-16

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 4, 2025
  • Global Affairs Canada is proposing a 15.7-per-cent decline from planned spending of $219.9-million in 2024-25, and a 42.7 per cent decline from the actual

Peacekeeping not apace: feds’ spending plan for UN operations down 42 per cent from 2015-16

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 4, 2025
  • Global Affairs Canada is proposing a 15.7-per-cent decline from planned spending of $219.9-million in 2024-25, and a 42.7 per cent decline from the actual
Canada only deployed 26 personnel on peacekeeping missions, according to the latest United Nations numbers as of Feb. 28. DND photograph by MCpl Jennifer Kusche

Pakistan wants South Asian stability to be a top issue on G7 communiqué

  • Tensions between India and Pakistan should be a top geostrategic discussion for the G7 leaders, right behind the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, says
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
Pakistani High Commissioner to Canada Muhammad Saleem says the conflict between India and Pakistan 'cannot be ignored.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pakistan wants South Asian stability to be a top issue on G7 communiqué

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
  • Tensions between India and Pakistan should be a top geostrategic discussion for the G7 leaders, right behind the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, says

Pakistan wants South Asian stability to be a top issue on G7 communiqué

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
  • Tensions between India and Pakistan should be a top geostrategic discussion for the G7 leaders, right behind the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, says
Pakistani High Commissioner to Canada Muhammad Saleem says the conflict between India and Pakistan 'cannot be ignored.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

  • U.S. envoy Pete Hoekstra says he is 'not very sympathetic' to the pain Canadians feel over Trump's annexation threats as he looks to the
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says he asked President Donald Trump for the posting in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
  • U.S. envoy Pete Hoekstra says he is 'not very sympathetic' to the pain Canadians feel over Trump's annexation threats as he looks to the

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

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
  • U.S. envoy Pete Hoekstra says he is 'not very sympathetic' to the pain Canadians feel over Trump's annexation threats as he looks to the
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says he asked President Donald Trump for the posting in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

  • In a wide-ranging interview, new Motswana High Commissioner Mpho Churchill Mophuting talks about a deeper relationship with Canada, Ottawa's Africa strategy, and peacekeeping.
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
The new high commissioner of Botswana, Mpho Churchill Mophuting, left, presented his letter of credence to Governor General Mary Simon on April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, new Motswana High Commissioner Mpho Churchill Mophuting talks about a deeper relationship with Canada, Ottawa's Africa strategy, and peacekeeping.

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

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, new Motswana High Commissioner Mpho Churchill Mophuting talks about a deeper relationship with Canada, Ottawa's Africa strategy, and peacekeeping.
The new high commissioner of Botswana, Mpho Churchill Mophuting, left, presented his letter of credence to Governor General Mary Simon on April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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

  • In a wide-ranging interview, new Motswana High Commissioner Mpho Churchill Mophuting talks about a deeper relationship with Canada, Ottawa's Africa strategy, and peacekeeping.
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
The new high commissioner of Botswana, Mpho Churchill Mophuting, left, presented his letter of credence to Governor General Mary Simon on April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, new Motswana High Commissioner Mpho Churchill Mophuting talks about a deeper relationship with Canada, Ottawa's Africa strategy, and peacekeeping.

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

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, new Motswana High Commissioner Mpho Churchill Mophuting talks about a deeper relationship with Canada, Ottawa's Africa strategy, and peacekeeping.
The new high commissioner of Botswana, Mpho Churchill Mophuting, left, presented his letter of credence to Governor General Mary Simon on April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Questions loom over funding and timeliness for Carney’s new foreign policy vision

  • Foreign policy observers say the prime minister's plans for Canada's place in the world will likely require new funds for the cash-strapped Global Affairs
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged a new foreign policy and a boost to Canada's diplomatic presence abroad in the Liberal campaign platform. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Questions loom over funding and timeliness for Carney’s new foreign policy vision

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • Foreign policy observers say the prime minister's plans for Canada's place in the world will likely require new funds for the cash-strapped Global Affairs

Questions loom over funding and timeliness for Carney’s new foreign policy vision

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • Foreign policy observers say the prime minister's plans for Canada's place in the world will likely require new funds for the cash-strapped Global Affairs
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged a new foreign policy and a boost to Canada's diplomatic presence abroad in the Liberal campaign platform. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Questions loom over funding and timeliness for Carney’s new foreign policy vision

  • Foreign policy observers say the prime minister's plans for Canada's place in the world will likely require new funds for the cash-strapped Global Affairs
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged a new foreign policy and a boost to Canada's diplomatic presence abroad in the Liberal campaign platform. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Questions loom over funding and timeliness for Carney’s new foreign policy vision

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • Foreign policy observers say the prime minister's plans for Canada's place in the world will likely require new funds for the cash-strapped Global Affairs

Questions loom over funding and timeliness for Carney’s new foreign policy vision

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • Foreign policy observers say the prime minister's plans for Canada's place in the world will likely require new funds for the cash-strapped Global Affairs
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged a new foreign policy and a boost to Canada's diplomatic presence abroad in the Liberal campaign platform. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
The Privy Council Office issues guidance for ministers and the public service on what they can and cannot do during an election period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.
The Privy Council Office issues guidance for ministers and the public service on what they can and cannot do during an election period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney revives Liberal fortunes as party secures historic fourth consecutive election victory 

  • Malek-Michel Jamali, one of Carney’s speechwriters, who was at the TD Place Monday night watching the night unfold, said Canadians are feeling 'anxiety' as
News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA, ELEANOR WAND | April 29, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured after winning the election in the early hours of the morning on April 29, 2025, warned in his winning speech that the upcoming months may be challenging and will require sacrifices, but emphasized the importance of Canadian unity in the face of threats from the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney revives Liberal fortunes as party secures historic fourth consecutive election victory 

News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA, ELEANOR WAND | April 29, 2025
  • Malek-Michel Jamali, one of Carney’s speechwriters, who was at the TD Place Monday night watching the night unfold, said Canadians are feeling 'anxiety' as

Carney revives Liberal fortunes as party secures historic fourth consecutive election victory 

News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA, ELEANOR WAND | April 29, 2025
  • Malek-Michel Jamali, one of Carney’s speechwriters, who was at the TD Place Monday night watching the night unfold, said Canadians are feeling 'anxiety' as
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured after winning the election in the early hours of the morning on April 29, 2025, warned in his winning speech that the upcoming months may be challenging and will require sacrifices, but emphasized the importance of Canadian unity in the face of threats from the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Supply management consensus emerges but Grits, Tories accuse each other of past capitulation

  • Supply management has become a proxy for Canadian nationalism, which means politicians will want to own it during the campaign, say observers.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 23, 2025
Party leaders are in agreement that supply management won't be on the agenda in future trade talks. Pixabay photograph by Waldo93

Supply management consensus emerges but Grits, Tories accuse each other of past capitulation

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 23, 2025
  • Supply management has become a proxy for Canadian nationalism, which means politicians will want to own it during the campaign, say observers.

Supply management consensus emerges but Grits, Tories accuse each other of past capitulation

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 23, 2025
  • Supply management has become a proxy for Canadian nationalism, which means politicians will want to own it during the campaign, say observers.
Party leaders are in agreement that supply management won't be on the agenda in future trade talks. Pixabay photograph by Waldo93

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

  • Canadian officials have yet to create a pathway for Sudanese mothers to come to Canada with their children, who are citizens.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 22, 2025
Salma Mohammed, left, with her four-year-old son, Mohammed Mostafa, who is a Canadian citizen who has been unable to leave Sudan. Photograph courtesy of Salma Mohammed

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

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 22, 2025
  • Canadian officials have yet to create a pathway for Sudanese mothers to come to Canada with their children, who are citizens.

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

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 22, 2025
  • Canadian officials have yet to create a pathway for Sudanese mothers to come to Canada with their children, who are citizens.
Salma Mohammed, left, with her four-year-old son, Mohammed Mostafa, who is a Canadian citizen who has been unable to leave Sudan. Photograph courtesy of Salma Mohammed
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In wake of Washington Post columnist’s murder, MPs say Canada has role to play in defence of global press freedom

  • Journalists around the world are increasingly under threat, most notably with the murder of Saudi Arabian Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi on Oct. 2,
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2018
Former Liberal cabinet minister Irwin Cotler says as a former journalist, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured, understands that press freedom is 'one of the most fundamental freedoms.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In wake of Washington Post columnist’s murder, MPs say Canada has role to play in defence of global press freedom

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2018
  • Journalists around the world are increasingly under threat, most notably with the murder of Saudi Arabian Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi on Oct. 2,

In wake of Washington Post columnist’s murder, MPs say Canada has role to play in defence of global press freedom

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2018
  • Journalists around the world are increasingly under threat, most notably with the murder of Saudi Arabian Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi on Oct. 2,
Former Liberal cabinet minister Irwin Cotler says as a former journalist, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured, understands that press freedom is 'one of the most fundamental freedoms.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mulroney to speak at event honouring Nelson Mandela

  • Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president who led the fight against apartheid and became an international inspiration, will be the focus of a
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2018
Nelson and Winnie Mandela and Mila and Brian Mulroney, pictured June 18, 1990, on Parliament Hill. Mr. Mulroney will speak at an event in honour of Nelson Mandela in November. The Hill Times photograph by Jim Creskey

Mulroney to speak at event honouring Nelson Mandela

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2018
  • Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president who led the fight against apartheid and became an international inspiration, will be the focus of a

Mulroney to speak at event honouring Nelson Mandela

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2018
  • Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president who led the fight against apartheid and became an international inspiration, will be the focus of a
Nelson and Winnie Mandela and Mila and Brian Mulroney, pictured June 18, 1990, on Parliament Hill. Mr. Mulroney will speak at an event in honour of Nelson Mandela in November. The Hill Times photograph by Jim Creskey

Myriad of Hillites take up municipal posts after elections

  • A number of current and former Hill staffers and politicians will be taking their talents to city halls across Ontario after victories in the
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 24, 2018
Ousted Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown achieved his political comeback, winning the mayoral race in Brampton on Oct. 22, despite the allegations of sexual misconduct—which he denies—that led to his resignation from the provincial role. He's pictured with his wife, Genevieve Gaultieri, on election day. Photograph courtesy of Patrick Brown's Instagram

Myriad of Hillites take up municipal posts after elections

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 24, 2018
  • A number of current and former Hill staffers and politicians will be taking their talents to city halls across Ontario after victories in the

Myriad of Hillites take up municipal posts after elections

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 24, 2018
  • A number of current and former Hill staffers and politicians will be taking their talents to city halls across Ontario after victories in the
Ousted Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown achieved his political comeback, winning the mayoral race in Brampton on Oct. 22, despite the allegations of sexual misconduct—which he denies—that led to his resignation from the provincial role. He's pictured with his wife, Genevieve Gaultieri, on election day. Photograph courtesy of Patrick Brown's Instagram

Remote communities ‘first ones’ to ‘suffer’ in pilot shortage

  • If Canada’s current pilot shortage is not addressed, smaller communities across the country will lose their flight routes and remote communities may lose access
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 22, 2018
CCAA executive director Robert Donald said there has to be a 'concerted response' so larger airlines like Air Canada aren't just 'raiding' smaller airlines, which doesn't address the problem of supply. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/BriYYZ

Remote communities ‘first ones’ to ‘suffer’ in pilot shortage

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 22, 2018
  • If Canada’s current pilot shortage is not addressed, smaller communities across the country will lose their flight routes and remote communities may lose access

Remote communities ‘first ones’ to ‘suffer’ in pilot shortage

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 22, 2018
  • If Canada’s current pilot shortage is not addressed, smaller communities across the country will lose their flight routes and remote communities may lose access
CCAA executive director Robert Donald said there has to be a 'concerted response' so larger airlines like Air Canada aren't just 'raiding' smaller airlines, which doesn't address the problem of supply. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/BriYYZ

Lewis authors new book, Power, Prime Ministers and the Press: The Battle for Truth on Parliament Hill

  • Former Maclean’s magazine editor and parliamentary correspondent Robert Lewis has a new book out, Power, Prime Ministers and the Press: The Battle for Truth on
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 22, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in a Hill scrum. Robert Lewis takes a critical view of the Hill media coverage in his new book. The Hill Times file photograph

Lewis authors new book, Power, Prime Ministers and the Press: The Battle for Truth on Parliament Hill

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 22, 2018
  • Former Maclean’s magazine editor and parliamentary correspondent Robert Lewis has a new book out, Power, Prime Ministers and the Press: The Battle for Truth on

Lewis authors new book, Power, Prime Ministers and the Press: The Battle for Truth on Parliament Hill

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 22, 2018
  • Former Maclean’s magazine editor and parliamentary correspondent Robert Lewis has a new book out, Power, Prime Ministers and the Press: The Battle for Truth on
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in a Hill scrum. Robert Lewis takes a critical view of the Hill media coverage in his new book. The Hill Times file photograph

Amnesty International Canada calls on Freeland to push for UN investigation into murder of Jamal Khashoggi

  • Amnesty International Canada is pushing Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to call for a UN investigation into the reported torture and murder of Washington
News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 22, 2018
Amnesty International Canada is calling the Canadian federal government's response to date to the alleged murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi 'disappointing,' and is urging Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to call for a UN investigation into the matter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Amnesty International Canada calls on Freeland to push for UN investigation into murder of Jamal Khashoggi

News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 22, 2018
  • Amnesty International Canada is pushing Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to call for a UN investigation into the reported torture and murder of Washington

Amnesty International Canada calls on Freeland to push for UN investigation into murder of Jamal Khashoggi

News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 22, 2018
  • Amnesty International Canada is pushing Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to call for a UN investigation into the reported torture and murder of Washington
Amnesty International Canada is calling the Canadian federal government's response to date to the alleged murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi 'disappointing,' and is urging Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to call for a UN investigation into the matter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Trump looking to pluck Kelly Craft from Ottawa to take UN gig?

  • Following Nikki Haley‘s announcement that she will be resigning as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, there has been speculation that she may
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 17, 2018
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft could be appointed as the U.S. envoy to the UN. after her role in the USMCA negotiations, political murmurings in the U.S. suggest. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Is Trump looking to pluck Kelly Craft from Ottawa to take UN gig?

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 17, 2018
  • Following Nikki Haley‘s announcement that she will be resigning as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, there has been speculation that she may

Is Trump looking to pluck Kelly Craft from Ottawa to take UN gig?

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 17, 2018
  • Following Nikki Haley‘s announcement that she will be resigning as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, there has been speculation that she may
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft could be appointed as the U.S. envoy to the UN. after her role in the USMCA negotiations, political murmurings in the U.S. suggest. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Promoting learning abroad the missing ‘piece of the puzzle’ for Canadian government, say stakeholders

  • If Canada wants to be competitive in the global economy, more Canadians need to study abroad, and in more diverse countries, stakeholders say, tying
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 17, 2018
Canadians need to study and research abroad, at places like Cambridge University, pictured, to be equipped for the 21st century world, stakeholders say. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia Commons

Promoting learning abroad the missing ‘piece of the puzzle’ for Canadian government, say stakeholders

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 17, 2018
  • If Canada wants to be competitive in the global economy, more Canadians need to study abroad, and in more diverse countries, stakeholders say, tying

Promoting learning abroad the missing ‘piece of the puzzle’ for Canadian government, say stakeholders

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 17, 2018
  • If Canada wants to be competitive in the global economy, more Canadians need to study abroad, and in more diverse countries, stakeholders say, tying
Canadians need to study and research abroad, at places like Cambridge University, pictured, to be equipped for the 21st century world, stakeholders say. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia Commons

USMCA’s ‘China clause’ may force Canada to consider sectoral trade, but experts question if China would have any interest

  • With the completion of a new North American free trade pact, Canada’s trade aspirations are shifting to China, but a clause in the USMCA
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 15, 2018
Questions loom over the future of a China-Canada trade pact, following the inclusion of the so-called 'China clause' in the USMCA. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, is pictured with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, in Centre Block in 2016, when the potential for a Sino-Canada trade pact was more hopeful. The Hill Times file photograph

USMCA’s ‘China clause’ may force Canada to consider sectoral trade, but experts question if China would have any interest

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 15, 2018
  • With the completion of a new North American free trade pact, Canada’s trade aspirations are shifting to China, but a clause in the USMCA

USMCA’s ‘China clause’ may force Canada to consider sectoral trade, but experts question if China would have any interest

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 15, 2018
  • With the completion of a new North American free trade pact, Canada’s trade aspirations are shifting to China, but a clause in the USMCA
Questions loom over the future of a China-Canada trade pact, following the inclusion of the so-called 'China clause' in the USMCA. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, is pictured with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, in Centre Block in 2016, when the potential for a Sino-Canada trade pact was more hopeful. The Hill Times file photograph

The Washington Post comes north of the border

  • The Washington Post, whose motto is “Democracy Dies in Darkness,” is joining a number of American press shops looking to Canada to expand their
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 15, 2018
The Washington Post will extend its reach across the 49th parallel with a journalist reporting on Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

The Washington Post comes north of the border

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 15, 2018
  • The Washington Post, whose motto is “Democracy Dies in Darkness,” is joining a number of American press shops looking to Canada to expand their

The Washington Post comes north of the border

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 15, 2018
  • The Washington Post, whose motto is “Democracy Dies in Darkness,” is joining a number of American press shops looking to Canada to expand their
The Washington Post will extend its reach across the 49th parallel with a journalist reporting on Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

Despite USMCA deal, the ‘sword’ of national security tariff threats still hangs over Canada’s head, say trade observers

  • Despite the safeguards against damaging penalties on Canada’s auto industry under the continent’s newly renamed trilateral trade agreement, the American ability to impose destructive
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 10, 2018
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, right, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, told reporters on Oct. 1 the new USMCA would provide momentum for settling the ongoing dispute over steel and aluminum tariffs imposed by the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Despite USMCA deal, the ‘sword’ of national security tariff threats still hangs over Canada’s head, say trade observers

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 10, 2018
  • Despite the safeguards against damaging penalties on Canada’s auto industry under the continent’s newly renamed trilateral trade agreement, the American ability to impose destructive

Despite USMCA deal, the ‘sword’ of national security tariff threats still hangs over Canada’s head, say trade observers

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 10, 2018
  • Despite the safeguards against damaging penalties on Canada’s auto industry under the continent’s newly renamed trilateral trade agreement, the American ability to impose destructive
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, right, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, told reporters on Oct. 1 the new USMCA would provide momentum for settling the ongoing dispute over steel and aluminum tariffs imposed by the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Thanksgiving turkey with a side of partisan rancour?

  • While your uncle passed the stuffing at Thanksgiving dinner, did his defence of the Liberals’ record sound a little too similar to that of
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 10, 2018
The Liberals offered their supporters some talking points to defend the government's record if talk during Thanksgiving dinner turned political. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/vxla

Thanksgiving turkey with a side of partisan rancour?

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 10, 2018
  • While your uncle passed the stuffing at Thanksgiving dinner, did his defence of the Liberals’ record sound a little too similar to that of

Thanksgiving turkey with a side of partisan rancour?

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 10, 2018
  • While your uncle passed the stuffing at Thanksgiving dinner, did his defence of the Liberals’ record sound a little too similar to that of
The Liberals offered their supporters some talking points to defend the government's record if talk during Thanksgiving dinner turned political. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/vxla

Daughters of the Vote to return to Parliament Hill in 2019

  • Equal Voice’s Daughters of the Vote program, which brought young women representing every federal riding in Canada to sit in the House of Commons
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2018
Equal Voice's Daughters of the Vote program, which brought young women representing every federal riding in Canada to sit in the House of Commons Chamber in Centre Block in 2017, will return in March 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Daughters of the Vote to return to Parliament Hill in 2019

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2018
  • Equal Voice’s Daughters of the Vote program, which brought young women representing every federal riding in Canada to sit in the House of Commons

Daughters of the Vote to return to Parliament Hill in 2019

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2018
  • Equal Voice’s Daughters of the Vote program, which brought young women representing every federal riding in Canada to sit in the House of Commons
Equal Voice's Daughters of the Vote program, which brought young women representing every federal riding in Canada to sit in the House of Commons Chamber in Centre Block in 2017, will return in March 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Safe Third Country Agreement behind spike of irregular border crossers, say Immigration Committee witnesses

  • The House Immigration Committee, which is looking at migration and refugee challenges in the 21st century, is being told by witnesses that the federal government
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2018
Members of the House Immigration Committee, pictured last week on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Safe Third Country Agreement behind spike of irregular border crossers, say Immigration Committee witnesses

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2018
  • The House Immigration Committee, which is looking at migration and refugee challenges in the 21st century, is being told by witnesses that the federal government

Safe Third Country Agreement behind spike of irregular border crossers, say Immigration Committee witnesses

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2018
  • The House Immigration Committee, which is looking at migration and refugee challenges in the 21st century, is being told by witnesses that the federal government
Members of the House Immigration Committee, pictured last week on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A Liberal and a Tory join swelling list of MPs sitting out next election

  • There will be more new faces in the House of Commons next year, as two more sitting MPs say they will not be seeking
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 3, 2018
Conservative MP David Tilson, left, and Liberal MP Colin Fraser, right, announced they will not run for re-election in 2019. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

A Liberal and a Tory join swelling list of MPs sitting out next election

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 3, 2018
  • There will be more new faces in the House of Commons next year, as two more sitting MPs say they will not be seeking

A Liberal and a Tory join swelling list of MPs sitting out next election

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 3, 2018
  • There will be more new faces in the House of Commons next year, as two more sitting MPs say they will not be seeking
Conservative MP David Tilson, left, and Liberal MP Colin Fraser, right, announced they will not run for re-election in 2019. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Putin in ‘most dangerous’ mid-life crisis in history, says Tom Nichols

  • The goal of Russian interference and misinformation in Western democracies is to decrease civic engagement, says a former cold warrior. Speaking at a talk
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2018
Russian President Vladimir Putin is nostalgic for the world as it was in 1975, when the U.S. was at its lowest point after Watergate and the resignation of Richard Nixon, a humiliating defeat in Vietnam, and economic recession, said U.S. professor Tom Nichols at a recent Macdonald-Laurier Institute talk. United Nations photograph by Mark Garten

Putin in ‘most dangerous’ mid-life crisis in history, says Tom Nichols

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2018
  • The goal of Russian interference and misinformation in Western democracies is to decrease civic engagement, says a former cold warrior. Speaking at a talk

Putin in ‘most dangerous’ mid-life crisis in history, says Tom Nichols

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2018
  • The goal of Russian interference and misinformation in Western democracies is to decrease civic engagement, says a former cold warrior. Speaking at a talk
Russian President Vladimir Putin is nostalgic for the world as it was in 1975, when the U.S. was at its lowest point after Watergate and the resignation of Richard Nixon, a humiliating defeat in Vietnam, and economic recession, said U.S. professor Tom Nichols at a recent Macdonald-Laurier Institute talk. United Nations photograph by Mark Garten

Stakeholders divided on need for renewable targets in new clean fuel standard

  • Some stakeholders say the current rules around renewable fuel have a place in Canada’s anticipated clean fuel standard, while others say that the government
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 26, 2018
Under the framework for Environment Canada's clean fuel standard, spearheaded by minister Catherine McKenna, questions remain about the need for blending mandates to reach greenhouse gas emission targets. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Stakeholders divided on need for renewable targets in new clean fuel standard

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 26, 2018
  • Some stakeholders say the current rules around renewable fuel have a place in Canada’s anticipated clean fuel standard, while others say that the government

Stakeholders divided on need for renewable targets in new clean fuel standard

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 26, 2018
  • Some stakeholders say the current rules around renewable fuel have a place in Canada’s anticipated clean fuel standard, while others say that the government
Under the framework for Environment Canada's clean fuel standard, spearheaded by minister Catherine McKenna, questions remain about the need for blending mandates to reach greenhouse gas emission targets. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs among thousands showing their warrior spirit for annual Army Run

  • As much of Ottawa was without electricity, a number of MPs powered up to run in the 11th annual Army Run in the city’s
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | September 26, 2018
Runners take off for the five-kilometre race on Sept. 23 for the 11th annual Army Run. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

MPs among thousands showing their warrior spirit for annual Army Run

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | September 26, 2018
  • As much of Ottawa was without electricity, a number of MPs powered up to run in the 11th annual Army Run in the city’s

MPs among thousands showing their warrior spirit for annual Army Run

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | September 26, 2018
  • As much of Ottawa was without electricity, a number of MPs powered up to run in the 11th annual Army Run in the city’s
Runners take off for the five-kilometre race on Sept. 23 for the 11th annual Army Run. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

Floor-crossing MP never raised concerns over used fighter jets purchase with procurement minister: spokesperson

  • Ontario MP Leona Alleslev cited the Liberal government’s defence record in announcing her decision to cross the floor from the Liberals to the Conservatives
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 24, 2018
Former Liberal MP Leona Alleslev, pictured on Sept. 17, announced she would be switching parties and joining the Conservatives, throwing a wrench into the Liberals' first day back in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Floor-crossing MP never raised concerns over used fighter jets purchase with procurement minister: spokesperson

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 24, 2018
  • Ontario MP Leona Alleslev cited the Liberal government’s defence record in announcing her decision to cross the floor from the Liberals to the Conservatives

Floor-crossing MP never raised concerns over used fighter jets purchase with procurement minister: spokesperson

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 24, 2018
  • Ontario MP Leona Alleslev cited the Liberal government’s defence record in announcing her decision to cross the floor from the Liberals to the Conservatives
Former Liberal MP Leona Alleslev, pictured on Sept. 17, announced she would be switching parties and joining the Conservatives, throwing a wrench into the Liberals' first day back in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s ranter-in-chief, Rick Mercer, to release unheard diatribes

  • Former CBC personality and comedian Rick Mercer is coming out with a book of his unreleased rants, Rick Mercer Final Report, on Nov. 6, 2018. Mr. Mercer, co-creator
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | September 24, 2018
Newfoundlander actor Greg Malone, comedian Rick Mercer, journalist David Cochrane, and comedian Mark Critch, pictured June 3, 2017, at the Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner at the Canadian Museum of History in Hull. Photograph courtesy of the Twitter of Mark Critch

Canada’s ranter-in-chief, Rick Mercer, to release unheard diatribes

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | September 24, 2018
  • Former CBC personality and comedian Rick Mercer is coming out with a book of his unreleased rants, Rick Mercer Final Report, on Nov. 6, 2018. Mr. Mercer, co-creator

Canada’s ranter-in-chief, Rick Mercer, to release unheard diatribes

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | September 24, 2018
  • Former CBC personality and comedian Rick Mercer is coming out with a book of his unreleased rants, Rick Mercer Final Report, on Nov. 6, 2018. Mr. Mercer, co-creator
Newfoundlander actor Greg Malone, comedian Rick Mercer, journalist David Cochrane, and comedian Mark Critch, pictured June 3, 2017, at the Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner at the Canadian Museum of History in Hull. Photograph courtesy of the Twitter of Mark Critch

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