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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rocky Mountain constraints: a look inside the G7 summit

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

Rocky Mountain constraints: a look inside the G7 summit

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

Rocky Mountain constraints: a look inside the G7 summit

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

G7 summit wraps without reaching full consensus on Ukraine

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

G7 summit wraps without reaching full consensus on Ukraine

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

G7 summit wraps without reaching full consensus on Ukraine

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Opposition MPs are seeking to restart the work of the Special House Committee on Canada-China Relations to address a dire situation in Hong Kong
News | BY NEIL MOSS, BEATRICE PAEZ | June 8, 2020
Conservative MP Garnett Genuis, left, NDP MP Jack Harris, and Bloc MP Stéphane Bergeron say they want to see the Special House Committee on Canada-China Relations reopened. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photograph

Opposition MPs working to reopen dormant Canada-China Relations Committee

News | BY NEIL MOSS, BEATRICE PAEZ | June 8, 2020
  • Opposition MPs are seeking to restart the work of the Special House Committee on Canada-China Relations to address a dire situation in Hong Kong

Opposition MPs working to reopen dormant Canada-China Relations Committee

News | BY NEIL MOSS, BEATRICE PAEZ | June 8, 2020
  • Opposition MPs are seeking to restart the work of the Special House Committee on Canada-China Relations to address a dire situation in Hong Kong
Conservative MP Garnett Genuis, left, NDP MP Jack Harris, and Bloc MP Stéphane Bergeron say they want to see the Special House Committee on Canada-China Relations reopened. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photograph

‘Sharp and relentless’: Julie Van Dusen retires from Hill reporting after more than 30 years

  • A staple among the halls of Parliament Hill for decades, Julie Van Dusen could always been seen chasing down politicians asking about the latest
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | June 3, 2020
Longtime CBC parliamentary reporter Julie Van Dusen, pictured in the West Block at a press conference on the COVID-19 pandemic on April 16, says in her post-Hill life she will be working on a book with her 94-year-old mother. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Sharp and relentless’: Julie Van Dusen retires from Hill reporting after more than 30 years

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | June 3, 2020
  • A staple among the halls of Parliament Hill for decades, Julie Van Dusen could always been seen chasing down politicians asking about the latest

‘Sharp and relentless’: Julie Van Dusen retires from Hill reporting after more than 30 years

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | June 3, 2020
  • A staple among the halls of Parliament Hill for decades, Julie Van Dusen could always been seen chasing down politicians asking about the latest
Longtime CBC parliamentary reporter Julie Van Dusen, pictured in the West Block at a press conference on the COVID-19 pandemic on April 16, says in her post-Hill life she will be working on a book with her 94-year-old mother. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parliamentary association chair defends Canada-China group as critics call for its suspension

  • As Beijing’s behaviour grows increasingly strong-willed and the Canada-China relationship continues to flounder, some are calling for the suspension of a parliamentary association between
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 3, 2020
Independent Senator Paul Massicotte, co-chair of the Canada-China Legislative Association, says that without the parliamentary group, diplomatic dialogue between the two countries would be damaged. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parliamentary association chair defends Canada-China group as critics call for its suspension

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 3, 2020
  • As Beijing’s behaviour grows increasingly strong-willed and the Canada-China relationship continues to flounder, some are calling for the suspension of a parliamentary association between

Parliamentary association chair defends Canada-China group as critics call for its suspension

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 3, 2020
  • As Beijing’s behaviour grows increasingly strong-willed and the Canada-China relationship continues to flounder, some are calling for the suspension of a parliamentary association between
Independent Senator Paul Massicotte, co-chair of the Canada-China Legislative Association, says that without the parliamentary group, diplomatic dialogue between the two countries would be damaged. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cross-party Parliamentarians to urge feds to take strong response to new Hong Kong security law

  • As Chinese lawmakers have moved forward with national security legislation that threatens Hong Kong’s “one country, two systems” bedrock, Parliamentarians across the partisan spectrum
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | June 1, 2020
NDP MP Heather McPherson, left, Conservative MP Kenny Chiu, Independent Senator Marilou McPhedran, and Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith will participate in a press conference on June 1 calling for the federal government to take 'further steps' against China's decision to impose a national security law in Hong Kong. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Twitter

Cross-party Parliamentarians to urge feds to take strong response to new Hong Kong security law

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | June 1, 2020
  • As Chinese lawmakers have moved forward with national security legislation that threatens Hong Kong’s “one country, two systems” bedrock, Parliamentarians across the partisan spectrum

Cross-party Parliamentarians to urge feds to take strong response to new Hong Kong security law

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | June 1, 2020
  • As Chinese lawmakers have moved forward with national security legislation that threatens Hong Kong’s “one country, two systems” bedrock, Parliamentarians across the partisan spectrum
NDP MP Heather McPherson, left, Conservative MP Kenny Chiu, Independent Senator Marilou McPhedran, and Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith will participate in a press conference on June 1 calling for the federal government to take 'further steps' against China's decision to impose a national security law in Hong Kong. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Twitter

Time for foreign policy update to prepare Canada for post-pandemic world, say some experts

  • As the COVID-19 pandemic has forced governments to reassess their priorities and shifted geopolitical fault lines, some former diplomats and experts are calling for
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 1, 2020
Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured in this file photo at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, gave the Trudeau government's most recent foreign policy expression last February in what one expert called a 'disappointing' speech that lacked specifics. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for foreign policy update to prepare Canada for post-pandemic world, say some experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 1, 2020
  • As the COVID-19 pandemic has forced governments to reassess their priorities and shifted geopolitical fault lines, some former diplomats and experts are calling for

Time for foreign policy update to prepare Canada for post-pandemic world, say some experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 1, 2020
  • As the COVID-19 pandemic has forced governments to reassess their priorities and shifted geopolitical fault lines, some former diplomats and experts are calling for
Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured in this file photo at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, gave the Trudeau government's most recent foreign policy expression last February in what one expert called a 'disappointing' speech that lacked specifics. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Paul Thomas named new director of Parliamentary Internship Programme

  • An alumni of the Parliamentary Internship Programme will be taking the organization’s reins in July. Paul E.J. Thomas was named the program’s new director
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 27, 2020
Paul E.J. Thomas has most recently been a senior research associate at the Samara Centre for Democracy. He will start his new gig as director of the Parliamentary Internship Programme on July 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Paul Thomas named new director of Parliamentary Internship Programme

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 27, 2020
  • An alumni of the Parliamentary Internship Programme will be taking the organization’s reins in July. Paul E.J. Thomas was named the program’s new director

Paul Thomas named new director of Parliamentary Internship Programme

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 27, 2020
  • An alumni of the Parliamentary Internship Programme will be taking the organization’s reins in July. Paul E.J. Thomas was named the program’s new director
Paul E.J. Thomas has most recently been a senior research associate at the Samara Centre for Democracy. He will start his new gig as director of the Parliamentary Internship Programme on July 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s next trade battle: consensus building at the WTO

  • As an embattled international trading system is further strained by some countries’ protectionist instincts, the Canadian government continues to try to build consensus over
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 27, 2020
International Trade Minister Mary Ng says that reforming the World Trade Organization cannot be done by the Ottawa Group alone. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s next trade battle: consensus building at the WTO

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 27, 2020
  • As an embattled international trading system is further strained by some countries’ protectionist instincts, the Canadian government continues to try to build consensus over

Canada’s next trade battle: consensus building at the WTO

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 27, 2020
  • As an embattled international trading system is further strained by some countries’ protectionist instincts, the Canadian government continues to try to build consensus over
International Trade Minister Mary Ng says that reforming the World Trade Organization cannot be done by the Ottawa Group alone. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘More Canadians are starting to get it’: outgoing Don Kelly reflects on two decades at Assembly of First Nations

  • A fixture in the Parliamentary Precinct for years, departing Assembly of First Nations (AFN) spokesperson Don Kelly says since he started at the advocacy
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 25, 2020
Don Kelly first started working at the Assembly of First Nations in 1999, he later became the organization's communications director in the early 2000s, but last week started a new gig as lead program communications and public affairs at MasterCard Foundation where he will work supporting Indigenous youth and education driven by Indigenous communities. He's also a stand-up comedian. Photograph courtesy of Don Kelly

‘More Canadians are starting to get it’: outgoing Don Kelly reflects on two decades at Assembly of First Nations

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 25, 2020
  • A fixture in the Parliamentary Precinct for years, departing Assembly of First Nations (AFN) spokesperson Don Kelly says since he started at the advocacy

‘More Canadians are starting to get it’: outgoing Don Kelly reflects on two decades at Assembly of First Nations

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 25, 2020
  • A fixture in the Parliamentary Precinct for years, departing Assembly of First Nations (AFN) spokesperson Don Kelly says since he started at the advocacy
Don Kelly first started working at the Assembly of First Nations in 1999, he later became the organization's communications director in the early 2000s, but last week started a new gig as lead program communications and public affairs at MasterCard Foundation where he will work supporting Indigenous youth and education driven by Indigenous communities. He's also a stand-up comedian. Photograph courtesy of Don Kelly

‘A very difficult few weeks’: MPs pay tribute to Snowbirds fatal crash victim Jennifer Casey

  • Parliamentarians commemorated the life of a Snowbird public affairs officer following a crash in Kamloops, B.C., which happened less than a month after six
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 20, 2020
A Snowbird plane crashed in Kamloops, B.C. on May 17, leading to the death of public affairs officer Captain Jennifer Casey. Captain Richard MacDougall, the plane's pilot, was injured in the crash. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘A very difficult few weeks’: MPs pay tribute to Snowbirds fatal crash victim Jennifer Casey

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 20, 2020
  • Parliamentarians commemorated the life of a Snowbird public affairs officer following a crash in Kamloops, B.C., which happened less than a month after six

‘A very difficult few weeks’: MPs pay tribute to Snowbirds fatal crash victim Jennifer Casey

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 20, 2020
  • Parliamentarians commemorated the life of a Snowbird public affairs officer following a crash in Kamloops, B.C., which happened less than a month after six
A Snowbird plane crashed in Kamloops, B.C. on May 17, leading to the death of public affairs officer Captain Jennifer Casey. Captain Richard MacDougall, the plane's pilot, was injured in the crash. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Maple syrup, maple chocolate, maple lollipops: a look inside Canada’s gifts to UN diplomats

  • When keeping up the tradition of diplomatic gift-giving, Canada’s mission to the United Nations takes cues from its flag—handing out an assortment of maple-related
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 18, 2020
A bottle of Canadian maple syrup sits alongside a bag of Colombian coffee on the Sri Lankan desk at the UN General Assembly on Oct. 12, 2010. Maple products have long been a gift of choice for Canadian diplomats. Photograph by Evan Schneider, courtesy of the United Nations

Maple syrup, maple chocolate, maple lollipops: a look inside Canada’s gifts to UN diplomats

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 18, 2020
  • When keeping up the tradition of diplomatic gift-giving, Canada’s mission to the United Nations takes cues from its flag—handing out an assortment of maple-related

Maple syrup, maple chocolate, maple lollipops: a look inside Canada’s gifts to UN diplomats

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 18, 2020
  • When keeping up the tradition of diplomatic gift-giving, Canada’s mission to the United Nations takes cues from its flag—handing out an assortment of maple-related
A bottle of Canadian maple syrup sits alongside a bag of Colombian coffee on the Sri Lankan desk at the UN General Assembly on Oct. 12, 2010. Maple products have long been a gift of choice for Canadian diplomats. Photograph by Evan Schneider, courtesy of the United Nations

Trudeau taking charge of Canada’s UN Security Council bid with calls to world leaders, but they could have limited impact, says former UN diplomat

  • As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau works to address the coronavirus pandemic from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, he is also tackling another crusade—Canada’s push for
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 18, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 12, 2020, has made a temporary spot for Canada on the UN Security Council a key pillar of his foreign policy vision. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau taking charge of Canada’s UN Security Council bid with calls to world leaders, but they could have limited impact, says former UN diplomat

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 18, 2020
  • As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau works to address the coronavirus pandemic from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, he is also tackling another crusade—Canada’s push for

Trudeau taking charge of Canada’s UN Security Council bid with calls to world leaders, but they could have limited impact, says former UN diplomat

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 18, 2020
  • As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau works to address the coronavirus pandemic from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, he is also tackling another crusade—Canada’s push for
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 12, 2020, has made a temporary spot for Canada on the UN Security Council a key pillar of his foreign policy vision. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal MP Kamal Khera joins nursing ranks after COVID-19 recovery

  • The only MP to have publicly revealed to have tested positive for COVID-19 and subsequently recovered has joined the front lines pitching in at
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 13, 2020
Liberal MP Kamal Khera, second from right, is working alongside military nurses at a Brampton long-term care home on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Kamal Khera

Liberal MP Kamal Khera joins nursing ranks after COVID-19 recovery

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 13, 2020
  • The only MP to have publicly revealed to have tested positive for COVID-19 and subsequently recovered has joined the front lines pitching in at

Liberal MP Kamal Khera joins nursing ranks after COVID-19 recovery

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 13, 2020
  • The only MP to have publicly revealed to have tested positive for COVID-19 and subsequently recovered has joined the front lines pitching in at
Liberal MP Kamal Khera, second from right, is working alongside military nurses at a Brampton long-term care home on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Kamal Khera

‘Hard decisions are going to have to be made’: can vital defence procurements survive in a post-pandemic world?

  • In the midst of critical procurements that will set the framework for the Canadian military for years to come, questions remain on how the
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 13, 2020
Lockheed Martin's F-35, pictured, is one of three potential options that could replace Canada's fleet of CF-18s with 88 new fighter jets. The procurement process for the new planes has already been delayed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

‘Hard decisions are going to have to be made’: can vital defence procurements survive in a post-pandemic world?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 13, 2020
  • In the midst of critical procurements that will set the framework for the Canadian military for years to come, questions remain on how the

‘Hard decisions are going to have to be made’: can vital defence procurements survive in a post-pandemic world?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 13, 2020
  • In the midst of critical procurements that will set the framework for the Canadian military for years to come, questions remain on how the
Lockheed Martin's F-35, pictured, is one of three potential options that could replace Canada's fleet of CF-18s with 88 new fighter jets. The procurement process for the new planes has already been delayed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

‘Clock is ticking’: feds should release fiscal update, recovery plan soon, says Page

  • Where are Bill Morneau’s new shoes? That’s the question being asked around Parliament Hill as a former parliamentary budget officer says that the “clock
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 11, 2020
Kevin Page says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau's statements that 'they will do whatever it takes to buffer the blow of the virus' are not a fiscal plan. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photograph

‘Clock is ticking’: feds should release fiscal update, recovery plan soon, says Page

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 11, 2020
  • Where are Bill Morneau’s new shoes? That’s the question being asked around Parliament Hill as a former parliamentary budget officer says that the “clock

‘Clock is ticking’: feds should release fiscal update, recovery plan soon, says Page

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 11, 2020
  • Where are Bill Morneau’s new shoes? That’s the question being asked around Parliament Hill as a former parliamentary budget officer says that the “clock
Kevin Page says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau's statements that 'they will do whatever it takes to buffer the blow of the virus' are not a fiscal plan. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photograph

‘Forever in their debt’: MPs mark 75 years since Canada’s liberation of the Netherlands and the end of World War II in Europe

  • Three quarters of a century ago, the Canadian Army advanced through the Netherlands in 1945 liberating it from nearly five years of Nazi occupation.
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 11, 2020
Perth Regiment's Capt. Crawford Smith is pictured with Suzie Calder in Harderwijk, Netherlands, on April 19, 1945. Photograph courtesy of Capt. Jack H. Smith/Department of National Defence/Library and Archives Canada

‘Forever in their debt’: MPs mark 75 years since Canada’s liberation of the Netherlands and the end of World War II in Europe

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 11, 2020
  • Three quarters of a century ago, the Canadian Army advanced through the Netherlands in 1945 liberating it from nearly five years of Nazi occupation.

‘Forever in their debt’: MPs mark 75 years since Canada’s liberation of the Netherlands and the end of World War II in Europe

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 11, 2020
  • Three quarters of a century ago, the Canadian Army advanced through the Netherlands in 1945 liberating it from nearly five years of Nazi occupation.
Perth Regiment's Capt. Crawford Smith is pictured with Suzie Calder in Harderwijk, Netherlands, on April 19, 1945. Photograph courtesy of Capt. Jack H. Smith/Department of National Defence/Library and Archives Canada

Globe and Mail team wins National Newspaper Award for SNC-Lavalin reporting

  • A team of reporters headlined by Globe and Mail parliamentary bureau chief Robert Fife and reporters Steven Chase and Daniel Leblanc won the National
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 6, 2020
Robert Fife was one of four Globe and Mail reporters who won the National Newspaper Award for best political reporting. The Hill Times file photograph

Globe and Mail team wins National Newspaper Award for SNC-Lavalin reporting

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 6, 2020
  • A team of reporters headlined by Globe and Mail parliamentary bureau chief Robert Fife and reporters Steven Chase and Daniel Leblanc won the National

Globe and Mail team wins National Newspaper Award for SNC-Lavalin reporting

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 6, 2020
  • A team of reporters headlined by Globe and Mail parliamentary bureau chief Robert Fife and reporters Steven Chase and Daniel Leblanc won the National
Robert Fife was one of four Globe and Mail reporters who won the National Newspaper Award for best political reporting. The Hill Times file photograph

Some politicos, dairy groups say the feds promised new NAFTA would start in August, while trade experts say start date was being hurried by Trump

  • Some opposition Parliamentarians say the federal government misled them on when the new NAFTA will come into force, believing they had an assurance that
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 6, 2020
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has been tasked with stickhandling the renegotiations of NAFTA and the implementation of the updated trade agreement since U.S. President Donald Trump announced his desire to see it amended. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Some politicos, dairy groups say the feds promised new NAFTA would start in August, while trade experts say start date was being hurried by Trump

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 6, 2020
  • Some opposition Parliamentarians say the federal government misled them on when the new NAFTA will come into force, believing they had an assurance that

Some politicos, dairy groups say the feds promised new NAFTA would start in August, while trade experts say start date was being hurried by Trump

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 6, 2020
  • Some opposition Parliamentarians say the federal government misled them on when the new NAFTA will come into force, believing they had an assurance that
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has been tasked with stickhandling the renegotiations of NAFTA and the implementation of the updated trade agreement since U.S. President Donald Trump announced his desire to see it amended. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment and Climate Change Canada wins Code of Silence (dis)honour

  • For its departmental secrecy and a slow response to an access to information request, four journalism advocacy groups have awarded Environment and Climate Change
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 4, 2020
Former environment minister Catherine McKenna, now federal infrastructure minister, oversaw Environment and Climate Change Canada in the year for which it has received a critical 'award' for its departmental secrecy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment and Climate Change Canada wins Code of Silence (dis)honour

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 4, 2020
  • For its departmental secrecy and a slow response to an access to information request, four journalism advocacy groups have awarded Environment and Climate Change

Environment and Climate Change Canada wins Code of Silence (dis)honour

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 4, 2020
  • For its departmental secrecy and a slow response to an access to information request, four journalism advocacy groups have awarded Environment and Climate Change
Former environment minister Catherine McKenna, now federal infrastructure minister, oversaw Environment and Climate Change Canada in the year for which it has received a critical 'award' for its departmental secrecy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada ready for June UN Security Council election despite not actively campaigning amid pandemic, says UN envoy

  • With a fast-approaching United Nations Security Council election, Canada’s mission at the UN is focusing its efforts on curbing the coronavirus pandemic, but Canada’s
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 29, 2020
Canada's Ambassador to the UN, Marc-André Blanchard, was appointed to the New York City post in 2016. United Nations photograph by JC McIlwaine

Canada ready for June UN Security Council election despite not actively campaigning amid pandemic, says UN envoy

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 29, 2020
  • With a fast-approaching United Nations Security Council election, Canada’s mission at the UN is focusing its efforts on curbing the coronavirus pandemic, but Canada’s

Canada ready for June UN Security Council election despite not actively campaigning amid pandemic, says UN envoy

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 29, 2020
  • With a fast-approaching United Nations Security Council election, Canada’s mission at the UN is focusing its efforts on curbing the coronavirus pandemic, but Canada’s
Canada's Ambassador to the UN, Marc-André Blanchard, was appointed to the New York City post in 2016. United Nations photograph by JC McIlwaine

Former Hill journalist, two-time Liberal candidate Allan Thompson to head Carleton j-school

  • Allan Thompson’s reporting career took him from Parliament Hill to Rwanda, and now he is set to become the new lead for Carleton University’s
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 29, 2020
Allan Thompson has been a journalism professor at Carleton University since 2003. He was previously a reporter in The Toronto Star’s parliamentary bureau from 1994 to 2003. Photograph courtesy of Allan Thompson

Former Hill journalist, two-time Liberal candidate Allan Thompson to head Carleton j-school

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 29, 2020
  • Allan Thompson’s reporting career took him from Parliament Hill to Rwanda, and now he is set to become the new lead for Carleton University’s

Former Hill journalist, two-time Liberal candidate Allan Thompson to head Carleton j-school

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 29, 2020
  • Allan Thompson’s reporting career took him from Parliament Hill to Rwanda, and now he is set to become the new lead for Carleton University’s
Allan Thompson has been a journalism professor at Carleton University since 2003. He was previously a reporter in The Toronto Star’s parliamentary bureau from 1994 to 2003. Photograph courtesy of Allan Thompson

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