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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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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
Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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

All aboard the omnibus: new Political Party to raise funds for journalism interns

  • A leading pollster and a Canadian journalism icon are hosting a party to raise money for paid journalism internships. Bruce Anderson, the chair of
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 19, 2018
Bruce Anderson, right, and Peter Mansbridge, left, will host The Political Party with Nancy Jamieson at the Black Sheep Inn on Sept. 21 to raise money for new Hill journalism internships. The Hill Times file photograph

All aboard the omnibus: new Political Party to raise funds for journalism interns

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 19, 2018
  • A leading pollster and a Canadian journalism icon are hosting a party to raise money for paid journalism internships. Bruce Anderson, the chair of

All aboard the omnibus: new Political Party to raise funds for journalism interns

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 19, 2018
  • A leading pollster and a Canadian journalism icon are hosting a party to raise money for paid journalism internships. Bruce Anderson, the chair of
Bruce Anderson, right, and Peter Mansbridge, left, will host The Political Party with Nancy Jamieson at the Black Sheep Inn on Sept. 21 to raise money for new Hill journalism internships. The Hill Times file photograph

NAFTA players top Canada’s 40 most-influential foreign-policy minds

  • When it comes to who is influencing Canadian foreign policy, there’s the people working on files related to the United States, and then there’s
News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 19, 2018
As NAFTA dominates Canada's foreign policy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Chrystia Freeland, left, are No. 1 and 2 on The Hill Times' Top 40 Foreign Policy Influencer list. They're seen walking to the National Press Theatre on May 31 to announce retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NAFTA players top Canada’s 40 most-influential foreign-policy minds

News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 19, 2018
  • When it comes to who is influencing Canadian foreign policy, there’s the people working on files related to the United States, and then there’s

NAFTA players top Canada’s 40 most-influential foreign-policy minds

News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 19, 2018
  • When it comes to who is influencing Canadian foreign policy, there’s the people working on files related to the United States, and then there’s
As NAFTA dominates Canada's foreign policy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Chrystia Freeland, left, are No. 1 and 2 on The Hill Times' Top 40 Foreign Policy Influencer list. They're seen walking to the National Press Theatre on May 31 to announce retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PMO stalwarts Butts, Telford claim top spots in The Hill Times’ 17th annual Terrific 25 Staffers Survey

  • PARLIAMENT HILL—The man behind the prime minister, principal secretary Gerald Butts, was named the top staffer in The Hill Times‘ 17th annual Terrific 25 Staffers
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 17, 2018
PMO principal secretary Gerald Butts, right, topped this year's Terrific 25 Staffers list, followed by PMO chief of staff Katie Telford, left, in the latest edition of The Hill Times' annual staffer survey. The Hill Times file photograph

PMO stalwarts Butts, Telford claim top spots in The Hill Times’ 17th annual Terrific 25 Staffers Survey

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 17, 2018
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—The man behind the prime minister, principal secretary Gerald Butts, was named the top staffer in The Hill Times‘ 17th annual Terrific 25 Staffers

PMO stalwarts Butts, Telford claim top spots in The Hill Times’ 17th annual Terrific 25 Staffers Survey

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 17, 2018
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—The man behind the prime minister, principal secretary Gerald Butts, was named the top staffer in The Hill Times‘ 17th annual Terrific 25 Staffers
PMO principal secretary Gerald Butts, right, topped this year's Terrific 25 Staffers list, followed by PMO chief of staff Katie Telford, left, in the latest edition of The Hill Times' annual staffer survey. The Hill Times file photograph

Freeland, LeBlanc, Morneau voted most influential ministers in 26th annual Politically Savvy Survey

  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland are this year’s best cabinet ministers in
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 17, 2018
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, left, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland were named the most influential ministers in cabinet in the The Hill Times’ 26th annual Politically Savvy Survey. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Freeland, LeBlanc, Morneau voted most influential ministers in 26th annual Politically Savvy Survey

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 17, 2018
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland are this year’s best cabinet ministers in

Freeland, LeBlanc, Morneau voted most influential ministers in 26th annual Politically Savvy Survey

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 17, 2018
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland are this year’s best cabinet ministers in
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, left, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland were named the most influential ministers in cabinet in the The Hill Times’ 26th annual Politically Savvy Survey. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Party leaders rally around Liberal MPs accused of being more loyal to Israel than Canada

  • MPs across the ideological spectrum came to the defence of a pair of Liberal representatives who were the subject of a social media post
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 12, 2018
Liberal MPs Michael Levitt, left, and Anthony Housefather, right, who are both Jewish, were showered with support after a social media post questioned their loyalty to Canada. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

Party leaders rally around Liberal MPs accused of being more loyal to Israel than Canada

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 12, 2018
  • MPs across the ideological spectrum came to the defence of a pair of Liberal representatives who were the subject of a social media post

Party leaders rally around Liberal MPs accused of being more loyal to Israel than Canada

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 12, 2018
  • MPs across the ideological spectrum came to the defence of a pair of Liberal representatives who were the subject of a social media post
Liberal MPs Michael Levitt, left, and Anthony Housefather, right, who are both Jewish, were showered with support after a social media post questioned their loyalty to Canada. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

Sajjan says Canadian Armed Forces should reflect Canadian population and be gender balanced

  • Canada’s Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan says the Canadian Armed Forces is striving to reflect its population, and that means gender parity. The
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 10, 2018
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan spoke to The Hill Times for a 15-minute interview on Aug. 29 on the national shipbuilding strategy, Canada's Mali peacekeeping mission, gender parity in the Forces, among others. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sajjan says Canadian Armed Forces should reflect Canadian population and be gender balanced

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 10, 2018
  • Canada’s Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan says the Canadian Armed Forces is striving to reflect its population, and that means gender parity. The

Sajjan says Canadian Armed Forces should reflect Canadian population and be gender balanced

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 10, 2018
  • Canada’s Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan says the Canadian Armed Forces is striving to reflect its population, and that means gender parity. The
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan spoke to The Hill Times for a 15-minute interview on Aug. 29 on the national shipbuilding strategy, Canada's Mali peacekeeping mission, gender parity in the Forces, among others. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t afford to sign renegotiated NAFTA without dispute resolution protections, say original NAFTA negotiators

  • Two top negotiators of the original North American Free Trade Agreement say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is right not to sign onto NAFTA’s renegotiated
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 10, 2018
Trade observers say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured May 31, 2018, in Ottawa, are right not sign a renegotiated NAFTA without Chapter 19 protections. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t afford to sign renegotiated NAFTA without dispute resolution protections, say original NAFTA negotiators

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 10, 2018
  • Two top negotiators of the original North American Free Trade Agreement say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is right not to sign onto NAFTA’s renegotiated

Canada can’t afford to sign renegotiated NAFTA without dispute resolution protections, say original NAFTA negotiators

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 10, 2018
  • Two top negotiators of the original North American Free Trade Agreement say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is right not to sign onto NAFTA’s renegotiated
Trade observers say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured May 31, 2018, in Ottawa, are right not sign a renegotiated NAFTA without Chapter 19 protections. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Monique Bégin’s new memoir, Ladies, Upstairs, hits shelves in January

  • When she was first elected as a Quebec Liberal MP in 1972, Monique Bégin was among the first female MPs elected from the province,
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 10, 2018
Ladies, Upstairs!, by Monique Bégin; The Secret History of Soldiers: How Canadians Survived The Great War, by Tim Cook; Beardmore: The Viking Hoax That Rewrote History, by Douglas Hunter; and Trust, Distrust, Mistrust in Multinational Democracies: Comparative Perspectives, edited by Dimitrios Karmis and François Rocher.

Monique Bégin’s new memoir, Ladies, Upstairs, hits shelves in January

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 10, 2018
  • When she was first elected as a Quebec Liberal MP in 1972, Monique Bégin was among the first female MPs elected from the province,

Monique Bégin’s new memoir, Ladies, Upstairs, hits shelves in January

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 10, 2018
  • When she was first elected as a Quebec Liberal MP in 1972, Monique Bégin was among the first female MPs elected from the province,
Ladies, Upstairs!, by Monique Bégin; The Secret History of Soldiers: How Canadians Survived The Great War, by Tim Cook; Beardmore: The Viking Hoax That Rewrote History, by Douglas Hunter; and Trust, Distrust, Mistrust in Multinational Democracies: Comparative Perspectives, edited by Dimitrios Karmis and François Rocher.

Delays in CSC procurement to be expected after ‘generation’ slumber in shipbuilding, defence experts say

  • The procurement of multi-purpose vessels that will serve as the backbone of the Canadian Navy for decades to come is going about as well
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 10, 2018
Canada enters the shipbuilding business after a 'generation' following the closure of Saint John Shipbuilding, which built the now aging Halifax-class frigates (pictured). Photograph by John Clevett, courtesy of the Department of National Defence

Delays in CSC procurement to be expected after ‘generation’ slumber in shipbuilding, defence experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 10, 2018
  • The procurement of multi-purpose vessels that will serve as the backbone of the Canadian Navy for decades to come is going about as well

Delays in CSC procurement to be expected after ‘generation’ slumber in shipbuilding, defence experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 10, 2018
  • The procurement of multi-purpose vessels that will serve as the backbone of the Canadian Navy for decades to come is going about as well
Canada enters the shipbuilding business after a 'generation' following the closure of Saint John Shipbuilding, which built the now aging Halifax-class frigates (pictured). Photograph by John Clevett, courtesy of the Department of National Defence

Tribalism and identity politics dominate U.S. midterm campaigns, leaving policy snubbed, say New York Times scribes

  • Policy issues, including U.S.-Canadian trade, aren’t top of mind for the American electorate heading into November’s midterm elections, and instead tribalism and partisanship dominate
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 10, 2018
New York Times Canada correspondent Ian Austen, left, hosted a talk with New York Times political reporters Julie Davis, Jonathan Martin, and Astead Herndon, in Ottawa on Sept. 5. They talked about Donald Trump, the U.S. midterms, and their impact on Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Tribalism and identity politics dominate U.S. midterm campaigns, leaving policy snubbed, say New York Times scribes

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 10, 2018
  • Policy issues, including U.S.-Canadian trade, aren’t top of mind for the American electorate heading into November’s midterm elections, and instead tribalism and partisanship dominate

Tribalism and identity politics dominate U.S. midterm campaigns, leaving policy snubbed, say New York Times scribes

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 10, 2018
  • Policy issues, including U.S.-Canadian trade, aren’t top of mind for the American electorate heading into November’s midterm elections, and instead tribalism and partisanship dominate
New York Times Canada correspondent Ian Austen, left, hosted a talk with New York Times political reporters Julie Davis, Jonathan Martin, and Astead Herndon, in Ottawa on Sept. 5. They talked about Donald Trump, the U.S. midterms, and their impact on Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

After MRIA’s demise, new polling industry group aims to set ‘high bar’

  • A month after a national polling association shut its doors, a new one has popped up. The who’s who of Canadian polling joined forces
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 5, 2018
Nik Nanos, pictured, and fellow polling industry leaders have teamed up to start a new polling association. The Hill Times file photograph

After MRIA’s demise, new polling industry group aims to set ‘high bar’

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 5, 2018
  • A month after a national polling association shut its doors, a new one has popped up. The who’s who of Canadian polling joined forces

After MRIA’s demise, new polling industry group aims to set ‘high bar’

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 5, 2018
  • A month after a national polling association shut its doors, a new one has popped up. The who’s who of Canadian polling joined forces
Nik Nanos, pictured, and fellow polling industry leaders have teamed up to start a new polling association. The Hill Times file photograph

Canadians will cut the Liberals slack on NAFTA for negotiating with ‘crazy man’ Trump, say pollsters

  • The Liberals won’t be punished by voters if they head into next year’s federal election campaign without a finished NAFTA renegotiation, some pollsters say,
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 3, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, right, may be forgiven by the Canadian electorate if they don't reach a renegotiated NAFTA because of the unpredictability and bad-faith of U.S. President Donald Trump, say Canadian pollsters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians will cut the Liberals slack on NAFTA for negotiating with ‘crazy man’ Trump, say pollsters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 3, 2018
  • The Liberals won’t be punished by voters if they head into next year’s federal election campaign without a finished NAFTA renegotiation, some pollsters say,

Canadians will cut the Liberals slack on NAFTA for negotiating with ‘crazy man’ Trump, say pollsters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 3, 2018
  • The Liberals won’t be punished by voters if they head into next year’s federal election campaign without a finished NAFTA renegotiation, some pollsters say,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, right, may be forgiven by the Canadian electorate if they don't reach a renegotiated NAFTA because of the unpredictability and bad-faith of U.S. President Donald Trump, say Canadian pollsters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

John McKay and Anju Dhillon join Navy in the Arctic for more than just iceberg watching

  • Liberal MP John McKay spent three days at sea off the coast of Nunavut in mid-August to check in on Canada’s defence of its
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 3, 2018
Liberal MP John McKay travelled with the Navy to the Arctic to look into the dangers threatening Canadian sovereignty. 'Canadians absolutely have no idea what the Canadian military does for them on a daily basis,' he said. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

John McKay and Anju Dhillon join Navy in the Arctic for more than just iceberg watching

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 3, 2018
  • Liberal MP John McKay spent three days at sea off the coast of Nunavut in mid-August to check in on Canada’s defence of its

John McKay and Anju Dhillon join Navy in the Arctic for more than just iceberg watching

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | September 3, 2018
  • Liberal MP John McKay spent three days at sea off the coast of Nunavut in mid-August to check in on Canada’s defence of its
Liberal MP John McKay travelled with the Navy to the Arctic to look into the dangers threatening Canadian sovereignty. 'Canadians absolutely have no idea what the Canadian military does for them on a daily basis,' he said. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

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