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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.

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 | UPDATED 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 | UPDATED 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 | UPDATED 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
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
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

‘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

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

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

New Liberal MP-elect led group that denied Armenian genocide, but backs feds’ recognition

  • Canada has officially recognized the Armenian genocide since 2006.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
Liberal MP-elect Sima Acan, left, with Prime Minister Mark Carney during the recent federal election campaign. Photograph courtesy of X/Sima Acan

New Liberal MP-elect led group that denied Armenian genocide, but backs feds’ recognition

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
  • Canada has officially recognized the Armenian genocide since 2006.

New Liberal MP-elect led group that denied Armenian genocide, but backs feds’ recognition

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
  • Canada has officially recognized the Armenian genocide since 2006.
Liberal MP-elect Sima Acan, left, with Prime Minister Mark Carney during the recent federal election campaign. Photograph courtesy of X/Sima Acan

‘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

Access-to-info fiasco continues as DND says memo lost 52 months after request  

  • DND blames the loss of the memo on 'poor information management practices' during the COVID-19 pandemic.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Defence Minister Bill Blair has pledged that DND will better adhere to the Access to Information Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Access-to-info fiasco continues as DND says memo lost 52 months after request  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • DND blames the loss of the memo on 'poor information management practices' during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Access-to-info fiasco continues as DND says memo lost 52 months after request  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • DND blames the loss of the memo on 'poor information management practices' during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Defence Minister Bill Blair has pledged that DND will better adhere to the Access to Information Act. 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

Canadian election outcome not of ‘pivotal strategic importance’ for China and India, say observers 

  • China is focused on its budding trade war with the U.S., says Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada VP Vina Nadjibulla, but former envoy Guy
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 16, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, have been muted on how their governments would engage in the Indo-Pacific region. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canadian election outcome not of ‘pivotal strategic importance’ for China and India, say observers 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 16, 2025
  • China is focused on its budding trade war with the U.S., says Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada VP Vina Nadjibulla, but former envoy Guy

Canadian election outcome not of ‘pivotal strategic importance’ for China and India, say observers 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 16, 2025
  • China is focused on its budding trade war with the U.S., says Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada VP Vina Nadjibulla, but former envoy Guy
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, have been muted on how their governments would engage in the Indo-Pacific region. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trade talks more opaque after Canada’s foreign ministry cuts live briefings in wake of media leaks

  • Global Affairs Canada says it ended live trade briefings because leaks could threaten the final deal, but the department says it has 'no reason
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 16, 2025
Then-trade minister Mary Ng concluded negotiations with Indonesia on a new trade pact in late 2024. Photograph courtesy of X/Mary Ng

Trade talks more opaque after Canada’s foreign ministry cuts live briefings in wake of media leaks

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 16, 2025
  • Global Affairs Canada says it ended live trade briefings because leaks could threaten the final deal, but the department says it has 'no reason

Trade talks more opaque after Canada’s foreign ministry cuts live briefings in wake of media leaks

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 16, 2025
  • Global Affairs Canada says it ended live trade briefings because leaks could threaten the final deal, but the department says it has 'no reason
Then-trade minister Mary Ng concluded negotiations with Indonesia on a new trade pact in late 2024. Photograph courtesy of X/Mary Ng
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Lack of sunset clause in Canada-U.K. interim deal could stick us with status quo, say opposition MPs

  • Opposition MPs are concerned the absence of a sunset clause in the new Canada-U.K. Trade Continuity Agreement may affect the conclusion of a more
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 3, 2021
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, pictured on Sept. 15, 2020, says a still-to-be negotiated comprehensive trade deal with the U.K. will include 'ambitious chapters on the environment, women's economic empowerment, labour, and digital trade.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lack of sunset clause in Canada-U.K. interim deal could stick us with status quo, say opposition MPs

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 3, 2021
  • Opposition MPs are concerned the absence of a sunset clause in the new Canada-U.K. Trade Continuity Agreement may affect the conclusion of a more

Lack of sunset clause in Canada-U.K. interim deal could stick us with status quo, say opposition MPs

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 3, 2021
  • Opposition MPs are concerned the absence of a sunset clause in the new Canada-U.K. Trade Continuity Agreement may affect the conclusion of a more
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, pictured on Sept. 15, 2020, says a still-to-be negotiated comprehensive trade deal with the U.K. will include 'ambitious chapters on the environment, women's economic empowerment, labour, and digital trade.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New committee a forum to look deeper into ever-important Canada-U.S. economic relationship, but will partisan squabbles dominate?

  • The new House Special Committee on the Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States could allow for greater focus on Canada’s most important
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 24, 2021
The results of the first virtual meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden, pictured during a 2016 meeting, could be looked at by the new Special House Committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations. The Hill Times file photograph

New committee a forum to look deeper into ever-important Canada-U.S. economic relationship, but will partisan squabbles dominate?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 24, 2021
  • The new House Special Committee on the Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States could allow for greater focus on Canada’s most important

New committee a forum to look deeper into ever-important Canada-U.S. economic relationship, but will partisan squabbles dominate?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 24, 2021
  • The new House Special Committee on the Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States could allow for greater focus on Canada’s most important
The results of the first virtual meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden, pictured during a 2016 meeting, could be looked at by the new Special House Committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations. The Hill Times file photograph

‘Much water has flown’ since heated row over Trudeau’s farmers’ protest comments, says Indian envoy

  • While demonstrators stood across the street from India’s New Edinburgh High Commission protesting new farm laws as snow covered the national capital last week,
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 24, 2021
Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria started his posting in Ottawa just over a year ago on March 1, 2020. He is pictured during an interview with The Hill Times on Feb. 19, 2021, at the Indian High Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Much water has flown’ since heated row over Trudeau’s farmers’ protest comments, says Indian envoy

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 24, 2021
  • While demonstrators stood across the street from India’s New Edinburgh High Commission protesting new farm laws as snow covered the national capital last week,

‘Much water has flown’ since heated row over Trudeau’s farmers’ protest comments, says Indian envoy

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 24, 2021
  • While demonstrators stood across the street from India’s New Edinburgh High Commission protesting new farm laws as snow covered the national capital last week,
Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria started his posting in Ottawa just over a year ago on March 1, 2020. He is pictured during an interview with The Hill Times on Feb. 19, 2021, at the Indian High Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Arbitrary detention declaration is a ‘good start,’ but questions loom about impact

  • While the tangible impact of a non-binding declaration for countries around the world to stop the use of arbitrarily detaining foreigners to advance state-to-state
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 24, 2021
Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says the arbitrary detention declaration isn't aimed at a single country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Arbitrary detention declaration is a ‘good start,’ but questions loom about impact

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 24, 2021
  • While the tangible impact of a non-binding declaration for countries around the world to stop the use of arbitrarily detaining foreigners to advance state-to-state

Arbitrary detention declaration is a ‘good start,’ but questions loom about impact

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 24, 2021
  • While the tangible impact of a non-binding declaration for countries around the world to stop the use of arbitrarily detaining foreigners to advance state-to-state
Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says the arbitrary detention declaration isn't aimed at a single country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Davie shipyard funding more equitable since 2015, but long-term contracts needed for stability, say experts

  • As federal shipbuilding funds for the Quebec-based Chantier Davie shipyard have increasingly become more equitable in comparison to Nova Scotia’s Irving shipyard and B.C.’s
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 17, 2021
The MV Asterix, which is being leased by the Canadian Navy, was converted by Davie shipyard. The interim auxiliary oiler services it provides has come at a cost of $620-million over five years—encompassing more than a quarter of the funds that the Quebec shipyard has received under the National Shipbuilding Strategy. Photograph courtesy of the Department of National Defence/Sgt. Devin VandeSype

Davie shipyard funding more equitable since 2015, but long-term contracts needed for stability, say experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 17, 2021
  • As federal shipbuilding funds for the Quebec-based Chantier Davie shipyard have increasingly become more equitable in comparison to Nova Scotia’s Irving shipyard and B.C.’s

Davie shipyard funding more equitable since 2015, but long-term contracts needed for stability, say experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 17, 2021
  • As federal shipbuilding funds for the Quebec-based Chantier Davie shipyard have increasingly become more equitable in comparison to Nova Scotia’s Irving shipyard and B.C.’s
The MV Asterix, which is being leased by the Canadian Navy, was converted by Davie shipyard. The interim auxiliary oiler services it provides has come at a cost of $620-million over five years—encompassing more than a quarter of the funds that the Quebec shipyard has received under the National Shipbuilding Strategy. Photograph courtesy of the Department of National Defence/Sgt. Devin VandeSype

Defence Committee should look at broader issues of military culture change and external accountability in Vance probe, say experts

  • As the House Defence Committee embarks on a study looking into sexual misconduct allegations against former chief of the defence staff General Jonathan Vance,
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 17, 2021
Jonathan Vance, pictured speaking to reporters in West Block on June 17, 2019, will be the subject of a three-session study of the House Defence Committee into allegations of his sexual misconduct. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Defence Committee should look at broader issues of military culture change and external accountability in Vance probe, say experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 17, 2021
  • As the House Defence Committee embarks on a study looking into sexual misconduct allegations against former chief of the defence staff General Jonathan Vance,

Defence Committee should look at broader issues of military culture change and external accountability in Vance probe, say experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 17, 2021
  • As the House Defence Committee embarks on a study looking into sexual misconduct allegations against former chief of the defence staff General Jonathan Vance,
Jonathan Vance, pictured speaking to reporters in West Block on June 17, 2019, will be the subject of a three-session study of the House Defence Committee into allegations of his sexual misconduct. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pressure builds to label Beijing’s persecution of Uyghurs as genocide while subcommittee’s report inches towards tabling

  • After releasing a statement last October declaring that the Chinese persecution of Muslim Uyghurs amounted to genocide, the House Subcommittee on International Human Rights’
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 10, 2021
Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau has said an independent investigation is needed to observe the internment camps in Xinjiang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pressure builds to label Beijing’s persecution of Uyghurs as genocide while subcommittee’s report inches towards tabling

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 10, 2021
  • After releasing a statement last October declaring that the Chinese persecution of Muslim Uyghurs amounted to genocide, the House Subcommittee on International Human Rights’

Pressure builds to label Beijing’s persecution of Uyghurs as genocide while subcommittee’s report inches towards tabling

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 10, 2021
  • After releasing a statement last October declaring that the Chinese persecution of Muslim Uyghurs amounted to genocide, the House Subcommittee on International Human Rights’
Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau has said an independent investigation is needed to observe the internment camps in Xinjiang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Non-issue’ for Chief Justice Wagner to serve as administrator but a quickened appointment of a new GG would be favourable, say legal experts

  • While it is manageable for Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner to fulfill his constitutional role serving as the administrator of Canada, former judges
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 3, 2021
Richard Wagner, pictured being sworn in as Canada's 18th Supreme Court chief justice on Dec. 18, 2017 at Rideau Hall, became the Administrator of Canada following the resignation of Julie Payette as governor general on Jan. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Non-issue’ for Chief Justice Wagner to serve as administrator but a quickened appointment of a new GG would be favourable, say legal experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 3, 2021
  • While it is manageable for Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner to fulfill his constitutional role serving as the administrator of Canada, former judges

‘Non-issue’ for Chief Justice Wagner to serve as administrator but a quickened appointment of a new GG would be favourable, say legal experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 3, 2021
  • While it is manageable for Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner to fulfill his constitutional role serving as the administrator of Canada, former judges
Richard Wagner, pictured being sworn in as Canada's 18th Supreme Court chief justice on Dec. 18, 2017 at Rideau Hall, became the Administrator of Canada following the resignation of Julie Payette as governor general on Jan. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada-Philippines ties positive despite past flare-ups, says new Filipino envoy

  • After recent spats between Ottawa and Manila, the Philippines’ new ambassador says relations between the countries are on the right path. “The relationship is
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 3, 2021
Rodolfo Robles, left, is pictured meeting with Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux on Dec. 11, 2020. Mr. Lamoureux chairs the Canada-Philippines Friendship Group. Photograph courtesy of the Philippines Embassy/Twitter

Canada-Philippines ties positive despite past flare-ups, says new Filipino envoy

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 3, 2021
  • After recent spats between Ottawa and Manila, the Philippines’ new ambassador says relations between the countries are on the right path. “The relationship is

Canada-Philippines ties positive despite past flare-ups, says new Filipino envoy

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 3, 2021
  • After recent spats between Ottawa and Manila, the Philippines’ new ambassador says relations between the countries are on the right path. “The relationship is
Rodolfo Robles, left, is pictured meeting with Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux on Dec. 11, 2020. Mr. Lamoureux chairs the Canada-Philippines Friendship Group. Photograph courtesy of the Philippines Embassy/Twitter

Feds need to spotlight North American integration to gain exemption from Biden’s protectionist Buy American measures, say experts

  • With the Canadian government seeking to get an exemption from the Biden administration’s protectionist Buy American executive order, it will have to convince the
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 3, 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, campaigned on a stricter Buy American regime for federal procurements. With the Canadian government seeking to get an exemption from the new measures, International Trade Minister Mary Ng and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have spotlighted the integration of Canadian and American supply chains. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of Flickr

Feds need to spotlight North American integration to gain exemption from Biden’s protectionist Buy American measures, say experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 3, 2021
  • With the Canadian government seeking to get an exemption from the Biden administration’s protectionist Buy American executive order, it will have to convince the

Feds need to spotlight North American integration to gain exemption from Biden’s protectionist Buy American measures, say experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 3, 2021
  • With the Canadian government seeking to get an exemption from the Biden administration’s protectionist Buy American executive order, it will have to convince the
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, campaigned on a stricter Buy American regime for federal procurements. With the Canadian government seeking to get an exemption from the new measures, International Trade Minister Mary Ng and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have spotlighted the integration of Canadian and American supply chains. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of Flickr

No replacing need for in-person diplomacy, say chairs, as work of interparliamentary groups goes on

  • As the 13 interparliamentary groups hold virtual meetings while under a travel ban, chairs of the groups say nothing can replace the need for
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2021
Interparliamentary group chairs Wayne Easter, left, Jim Munson, and Francis Drouin say there have been challenges in conducting parliamentary diplomacy virtually. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

No replacing need for in-person diplomacy, say chairs, as work of interparliamentary groups goes on

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2021
  • As the 13 interparliamentary groups hold virtual meetings while under a travel ban, chairs of the groups say nothing can replace the need for

No replacing need for in-person diplomacy, say chairs, as work of interparliamentary groups goes on

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2021
  • As the 13 interparliamentary groups hold virtual meetings while under a travel ban, chairs of the groups say nothing can replace the need for
Interparliamentary group chairs Wayne Easter, left, Jim Munson, and Francis Drouin say there have been challenges in conducting parliamentary diplomacy virtually. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Don’t expect Biden’s tough, bipartisan approach to China to be met with Canadian imitation, say analysts

  • As the Biden administration signals it will be taking a tough approach to China, experts say an American bipartisan approach in its dealings with
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden's pick for secretary of state, Antony Blinken, endorsed the tough approach former president Donald Trump took with Beijing. The Hill Times file photograph

Don’t expect Biden’s tough, bipartisan approach to China to be met with Canadian imitation, say analysts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2021
  • As the Biden administration signals it will be taking a tough approach to China, experts say an American bipartisan approach in its dealings with

Don’t expect Biden’s tough, bipartisan approach to China to be met with Canadian imitation, say analysts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2021
  • As the Biden administration signals it will be taking a tough approach to China, experts say an American bipartisan approach in its dealings with
U.S. President Joe Biden's pick for secretary of state, Antony Blinken, endorsed the tough approach former president Donald Trump took with Beijing. The Hill Times file photograph

New Haitian envoy pushes for direct aid and investment, away from NGOs

  • The new Haitian ambassador is trying to encourage more direct investment in the Caribbean country away from the orbit of non-governmental organizations. Ambassador Weibert
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2021
Haitian Ambassador Weibert Arthus virtually met with Liberal MP Greg Fergus on Jan. 21. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Embassy of Haiti

New Haitian envoy pushes for direct aid and investment, away from NGOs

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2021
  • The new Haitian ambassador is trying to encourage more direct investment in the Caribbean country away from the orbit of non-governmental organizations. Ambassador Weibert

New Haitian envoy pushes for direct aid and investment, away from NGOs

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | January 27, 2021
  • The new Haitian ambassador is trying to encourage more direct investment in the Caribbean country away from the orbit of non-governmental organizations. Ambassador Weibert
Haitian Ambassador Weibert Arthus virtually met with Liberal MP Greg Fergus on Jan. 21. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Embassy of Haiti

Garneau’s new foreign affairs post centres on his American links and steady hands, say analysts

  • As a new administration takes over the White House, Canada’s new foreign affairs minister, Marc Garneau, brings experience stick-handling Canada’s most important relationship, something
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 20, 2021
'I believe very, very strongly that no bilateral relationship is more important than that of Canada with the United States, and it will continue to be that way,' Marc Garneau said following the virtual ceremony that saw him sworn in as Canada's new foreign affairs minister on Jan. 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Garneau’s new foreign affairs post centres on his American links and steady hands, say analysts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 20, 2021
  • As a new administration takes over the White House, Canada’s new foreign affairs minister, Marc Garneau, brings experience stick-handling Canada’s most important relationship, something

Garneau’s new foreign affairs post centres on his American links and steady hands, say analysts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 20, 2021
  • As a new administration takes over the White House, Canada’s new foreign affairs minister, Marc Garneau, brings experience stick-handling Canada’s most important relationship, something
'I believe very, very strongly that no bilateral relationship is more important than that of Canada with the United States, and it will continue to be that way,' Marc Garneau said following the virtual ceremony that saw him sworn in as Canada's new foreign affairs minister on Jan. 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Updated mandate letters allow Grits to showcase pandemic fight without being attacked for abandoning promises, say politicos

  • With the release of updated mandate letters, the federal government has positioned itself as confronting the COVID-19 pandemic, yet not shying away from past
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 20, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau started to publicly release mandate letters in 2015 to promote greater transparency in government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Updated mandate letters allow Grits to showcase pandemic fight without being attacked for abandoning promises, say politicos

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 20, 2021
  • With the release of updated mandate letters, the federal government has positioned itself as confronting the COVID-19 pandemic, yet not shying away from past

Updated mandate letters allow Grits to showcase pandemic fight without being attacked for abandoning promises, say politicos

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 20, 2021
  • With the release of updated mandate letters, the federal government has positioned itself as confronting the COVID-19 pandemic, yet not shying away from past
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau started to publicly release mandate letters in 2015 to promote greater transparency in government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Serbian envoy hopes for ‘more intensive’ political dialogue with Ottawa

  • Serbia’s new ambassador to Canada is hoping to move the needle on increased political discussion to strengthen Belgrade-Ottawa ties. Dejan Ralević said he wants
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | January 20, 2021
Serbian Ambassador Dejan Ralević presented his letter of credence to Governor General Julie Payette in a virtual ceremony on Nov. 30, along with six other ambassadors. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New Serbian envoy hopes for ‘more intensive’ political dialogue with Ottawa

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | January 20, 2021
  • Serbia’s new ambassador to Canada is hoping to move the needle on increased political discussion to strengthen Belgrade-Ottawa ties. Dejan Ralević said he wants

New Serbian envoy hopes for ‘more intensive’ political dialogue with Ottawa

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | January 20, 2021
  • Serbia’s new ambassador to Canada is hoping to move the needle on increased political discussion to strengthen Belgrade-Ottawa ties. Dejan Ralević said he wants
Serbian Ambassador Dejan Ralević presented his letter of credence to Governor General Julie Payette in a virtual ceremony on Nov. 30, along with six other ambassadors. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

House and Senate joint committees haven’t met since 2019

  • Parliament’s two standing joint committees have yet to meet in this Parliament and have not convened since 2019. The Joint Committee on the Library
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 13, 2021
The Library of Parliament is pictured. The Scrutiny of Regulations Joint Committee hasn't met since June 2019, while the Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament last met in May 2019. Neither committee has elected its co-chairs or vice-chairs, which happens at the first meeting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House and Senate joint committees haven’t met since 2019

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 13, 2021
  • Parliament’s two standing joint committees have yet to meet in this Parliament and have not convened since 2019. The Joint Committee on the Library

House and Senate joint committees haven’t met since 2019

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 13, 2021
  • Parliament’s two standing joint committees have yet to meet in this Parliament and have not convened since 2019. The Joint Committee on the Library
The Library of Parliament is pictured. The Scrutiny of Regulations Joint Committee hasn't met since June 2019, while the Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament last met in May 2019. Neither committee has elected its co-chairs or vice-chairs, which happens at the first meeting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NCC proposal for new embassy row could boost diplomatic presence away from the Hill

  • If a new National Capital Commission embassy row proposal receives the City of Ottawa’s approval, it could grow the diplomatic presence further from the
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 13, 2021
Former diplomat Colin Robertson says typically, embassies want to be close to the centre of Canadian political life, near the Parliamentary Precinct and the Pearson Building on Sussex Drive, pictured. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NCC proposal for new embassy row could boost diplomatic presence away from the Hill

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 13, 2021
  • If a new National Capital Commission embassy row proposal receives the City of Ottawa’s approval, it could grow the diplomatic presence further from the

NCC proposal for new embassy row could boost diplomatic presence away from the Hill

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 13, 2021
  • If a new National Capital Commission embassy row proposal receives the City of Ottawa’s approval, it could grow the diplomatic presence further from the
Former diplomat Colin Robertson says typically, embassies want to be close to the centre of Canadian political life, near the Parliamentary Precinct and the Pearson Building on Sussex Drive, pictured. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal government, MPs watch ‘descent into madness,’ condemn violence in U.S. capital

  • Canadian MPs joined what were likely scores of people around the world on Wednesday afternoon in watching protests against the certification of election results
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 6, 2021
Pro-Donald Trump rioters breached the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday afternoon, forcing the evacuation of politicians who had gathered to certify Joe Biden’s win of the presidential election. Screenshot courtesy of NBC News

Federal government, MPs watch ‘descent into madness,’ condemn violence in U.S. capital

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 6, 2021
  • Canadian MPs joined what were likely scores of people around the world on Wednesday afternoon in watching protests against the certification of election results

Federal government, MPs watch ‘descent into madness,’ condemn violence in U.S. capital

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 6, 2021
  • Canadian MPs joined what were likely scores of people around the world on Wednesday afternoon in watching protests against the certification of election results
Pro-Donald Trump rioters breached the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday afternoon, forcing the evacuation of politicians who had gathered to certify Joe Biden’s win of the presidential election. Screenshot courtesy of NBC News

Future of Canada’s Middle East strategy ‘under consideration’ as it puts leadership of NATO training mission in rearview mirror

  • As Canada looks back on the two years of commanding a NATO capacity-building mission in Iraq, which experts say had success but was overshadowed
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 29, 2020
Maj.-Gen. Jennie Carignan, left, pictured on Nov. 26, 2019, taking over the command of the NATO Mission in Iraq from Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin at the Union III Military Base, in Baghdad, Iraq. Maj.-Gen. Carignan transferred command of the mission to Danish Lt.-Gen. Per Pugholm Olsen in November. Canadian Armed Forces photograph by Cpl. Ryan Moulton

Future of Canada’s Middle East strategy ‘under consideration’ as it puts leadership of NATO training mission in rearview mirror

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 29, 2020
  • As Canada looks back on the two years of commanding a NATO capacity-building mission in Iraq, which experts say had success but was overshadowed

Future of Canada’s Middle East strategy ‘under consideration’ as it puts leadership of NATO training mission in rearview mirror

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 29, 2020
  • As Canada looks back on the two years of commanding a NATO capacity-building mission in Iraq, which experts say had success but was overshadowed
Maj.-Gen. Jennie Carignan, left, pictured on Nov. 26, 2019, taking over the command of the NATO Mission in Iraq from Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin at the Union III Military Base, in Baghdad, Iraq. Maj.-Gen. Carignan transferred command of the mission to Danish Lt.-Gen. Per Pugholm Olsen in November. Canadian Armed Forces photograph by Cpl. Ryan Moulton

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