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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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Multilateralism suffering ‘collective breakdown,’ say Parliamentarians who are calling for increased global cooperation

  • As countries around the world shift their attention inward, Canadian Parliamentarians say they are worried about the state of pivotal international humanitarian partnerships, and
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 27, 2020
Senator Peter Boehm, left, says Canada can use its G7 connections to convince the Trump administration of the benefits of multilateralism while Senator Peter Harder, right, says the G20 is suffering from a lack of global leadership, particularly from the U.S. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Multilateralism suffering ‘collective breakdown,’ say Parliamentarians who are calling for increased global cooperation

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 27, 2020
  • As countries around the world shift their attention inward, Canadian Parliamentarians say they are worried about the state of pivotal international humanitarian partnerships, and

Multilateralism suffering ‘collective breakdown,’ say Parliamentarians who are calling for increased global cooperation

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 27, 2020
  • As countries around the world shift their attention inward, Canadian Parliamentarians say they are worried about the state of pivotal international humanitarian partnerships, and
Senator Peter Boehm, left, says Canada can use its G7 connections to convince the Trump administration of the benefits of multilateralism while Senator Peter Harder, right, says the G20 is suffering from a lack of global leadership, particularly from the U.S. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘It’s just been one wave of shock and grief after the other’: Grit MP Zann calls Nova Scotia rampage a ‘living nightmare’

  • In the days after a gunman killed 22 Nova Scotians along a trail of 16 crime scenes last weekend, Liberal MP Lenore Zann, who
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 27, 2020
Liberal MP Lenore Zann, who represents the riding where much of the violence occurred, says Nova Scotians are finding ways to grieve together despite the pandemic forcing physical distance. Photograph courtesy of Lenore Zann's office

‘It’s just been one wave of shock and grief after the other’: Grit MP Zann calls Nova Scotia rampage a ‘living nightmare’

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 27, 2020
  • In the days after a gunman killed 22 Nova Scotians along a trail of 16 crime scenes last weekend, Liberal MP Lenore Zann, who

‘It’s just been one wave of shock and grief after the other’: Grit MP Zann calls Nova Scotia rampage a ‘living nightmare’

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 27, 2020
  • In the days after a gunman killed 22 Nova Scotians along a trail of 16 crime scenes last weekend, Liberal MP Lenore Zann, who
Liberal MP Lenore Zann, who represents the riding where much of the violence occurred, says Nova Scotians are finding ways to grieve together despite the pandemic forcing physical distance. Photograph courtesy of Lenore Zann's office

Presence of backbench MPs, cross-Canada representation restricted during in-person House sittings amidst physical distancing

  • With reduced numbers of MPs sitting in the House amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the presence of backbenchers and equitable geographic representation has been constrained
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 22, 2020
Liberal MP Ken Hardie, pictured on April 20 in the House of Commons, was one of two Liberals with no official House or government role present for this week's sitting and only one of the four B.C. MPs at the parliamentary session. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Presence of backbench MPs, cross-Canada representation restricted during in-person House sittings amidst physical distancing

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 22, 2020
  • With reduced numbers of MPs sitting in the House amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the presence of backbenchers and equitable geographic representation has been constrained

Presence of backbench MPs, cross-Canada representation restricted during in-person House sittings amidst physical distancing

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 22, 2020
  • With reduced numbers of MPs sitting in the House amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the presence of backbenchers and equitable geographic representation has been constrained
Liberal MP Ken Hardie, pictured on April 20 in the House of Commons, was one of two Liberals with no official House or government role present for this week's sitting and only one of the four B.C. MPs at the parliamentary session. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Like no one I have ever met’: former Canadian ambassador to U.S. Allan Gotlieb dies at 92

  • By the time he finished serving as Canada’s top diplomat in Washington, D.C., for one Progressive Conservative and two Liberal prime ministers, Allan Gotlieb
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 22, 2020
Allan Gotlieb was Canada's ambassador to the United States from 1981 to 1989. The Hill Times file photograph

‘Like no one I have ever met’: former Canadian ambassador to U.S. Allan Gotlieb dies at 92

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 22, 2020
  • By the time he finished serving as Canada’s top diplomat in Washington, D.C., for one Progressive Conservative and two Liberal prime ministers, Allan Gotlieb

‘Like no one I have ever met’: former Canadian ambassador to U.S. Allan Gotlieb dies at 92

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 22, 2020
  • By the time he finished serving as Canada’s top diplomat in Washington, D.C., for one Progressive Conservative and two Liberal prime ministers, Allan Gotlieb
Allan Gotlieb was Canada's ambassador to the United States from 1981 to 1989. The Hill Times file photograph

This just in: Donner Prize, Dafoe Prize name books shortlisted for honours

  • The nominees for 2020’s prestigious Donner and Dafoe book prizes are now out, with 10 books earning the nod and offering Canadians another enlightening
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 20, 2020
The winners of the Donner and Dafoe book prizes will be announced in anticipated ceremonies this fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This just in: Donner Prize, Dafoe Prize name books shortlisted for honours

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 20, 2020
  • The nominees for 2020’s prestigious Donner and Dafoe book prizes are now out, with 10 books earning the nod and offering Canadians another enlightening

This just in: Donner Prize, Dafoe Prize name books shortlisted for honours

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 20, 2020
  • The nominees for 2020’s prestigious Donner and Dafoe book prizes are now out, with 10 books earning the nod and offering Canadians another enlightening
The winners of the Donner and Dafoe book prizes will be announced in anticipated ceremonies this fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump’s coronavirus pronouncements have had little impact on Canadian response as few have been realized, say analysts, ‘most of what he threatens goes away, it doesn’t happen’

  • As U.S. President Donald Trump makes headline-grabbing suggestions that could have wide-reaching effects on Canada’s response to curb COVID-19, analysts say the presidential pronouncements
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 20, 2020
At times throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump have been misaligned as the U.S. president has pushed for reopening the American economy as he prepares for re-election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of the White House/Flickr

Trump’s coronavirus pronouncements have had little impact on Canadian response as few have been realized, say analysts, ‘most of what he threatens goes away, it doesn’t happen’

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 20, 2020
  • As U.S. President Donald Trump makes headline-grabbing suggestions that could have wide-reaching effects on Canada’s response to curb COVID-19, analysts say the presidential pronouncements

Trump’s coronavirus pronouncements have had little impact on Canadian response as few have been realized, say analysts, ‘most of what he threatens goes away, it doesn’t happen’

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 20, 2020
  • As U.S. President Donald Trump makes headline-grabbing suggestions that could have wide-reaching effects on Canada’s response to curb COVID-19, analysts say the presidential pronouncements
At times throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump have been misaligned as the U.S. president has pushed for reopening the American economy as he prepares for re-election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of the White House/Flickr

China may have breached consular agreement by withholding access to detained Canadians since January

  • With no consular access for two detained Canadians since January in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, China may have breached a bilateral consular
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 15, 2020
Michael Spavor, left, and Michael Kovrig, right, have been detained by Chinese authorities since December 2018. Consular officials haven't been able to access the two Canadians since Jan. 13 and Jan. 14, respectively. Photographs courtesy of Twitter and the International Crisis Group

China may have breached consular agreement by withholding access to detained Canadians since January

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 15, 2020
  • With no consular access for two detained Canadians since January in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, China may have breached a bilateral consular

China may have breached consular agreement by withholding access to detained Canadians since January

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 15, 2020
  • With no consular access for two detained Canadians since January in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, China may have breached a bilateral consular
Michael Spavor, left, and Michael Kovrig, right, have been detained by Chinese authorities since December 2018. Consular officials haven't been able to access the two Canadians since Jan. 13 and Jan. 14, respectively. Photographs courtesy of Twitter and the International Crisis Group

‘Hope, courage, determination’: politicos mark 40 years since start of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope

  • Four decades after Terry Fox dipped his right leg in the ice cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland and
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 15, 2020
The Terry Fox Memorial was completed in 1982 just outside of Thunder Bay, Ont., where Terry Fox stopped his Marathon of Hope. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

‘Hope, courage, determination’: politicos mark 40 years since start of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 15, 2020
  • Four decades after Terry Fox dipped his right leg in the ice cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland and

‘Hope, courage, determination’: politicos mark 40 years since start of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 15, 2020
  • Four decades after Terry Fox dipped his right leg in the ice cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland and
The Terry Fox Memorial was completed in 1982 just outside of Thunder Bay, Ont., where Terry Fox stopped his Marathon of Hope. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Inside the Campaign: Managing Elections In Canada: a new book pulls curtain on the people and machinery behind the vote

  • Crashed buses and a blackface scandal highlighted the 41-day campaign of the 2019 election. A new book with contributions from political staffers, campaign managers,
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 13, 2020
A crush of political supporters gather outside of the history museum in Gatineau, Que., for the leaders' debate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Inside the Campaign: Managing Elections In Canada: a new book pulls curtain on the people and machinery behind the vote

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 13, 2020
  • Crashed buses and a blackface scandal highlighted the 41-day campaign of the 2019 election. A new book with contributions from political staffers, campaign managers,

Inside the Campaign: Managing Elections In Canada: a new book pulls curtain on the people and machinery behind the vote

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 13, 2020
  • Crashed buses and a blackface scandal highlighted the 41-day campaign of the 2019 election. A new book with contributions from political staffers, campaign managers,
A crush of political supporters gather outside of the history museum in Gatineau, Que., for the leaders' debate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The deeper the wound, the longer it takes to heal’: Trump’s threats undermine Canada-U.S. relationship, says former envoy

  • The Trump administration’s threat to withhold critical medical infrastructure has angered Canadians and may have deepened an already open wound in the Canada-U.S relationship,
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 8, 2020
Former U.S. ambassador Bruce Heyman, left, says there will be a necessary healing process in the Canada-U.S. relationship due to the damage done by American President Donald Trump. The Hill Times file photograph and photograph courtesy of the White House/Flickr

‘The deeper the wound, the longer it takes to heal’: Trump’s threats undermine Canada-U.S. relationship, says former envoy

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 8, 2020
  • The Trump administration’s threat to withhold critical medical infrastructure has angered Canadians and may have deepened an already open wound in the Canada-U.S relationship,

‘The deeper the wound, the longer it takes to heal’: Trump’s threats undermine Canada-U.S. relationship, says former envoy

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 8, 2020
  • The Trump administration’s threat to withhold critical medical infrastructure has angered Canadians and may have deepened an already open wound in the Canada-U.S relationship,
Former U.S. ambassador Bruce Heyman, left, says there will be a necessary healing process in the Canada-U.S. relationship due to the damage done by American President Donald Trump. The Hill Times file photograph and photograph courtesy of the White House/Flickr

Politicos honour ‘fierce campaigner’ Shirley Douglas

  • MPs across the partisan divide honoured the life of Canadian activist and actress Shirley Douglas after news of her death broke on April 5.
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 8, 2020
Shirley Douglas is pictured meeting with then-prime minister Jean Chrétien in 1997 alongside her son Kiefer Sutherland, as well as then-MPs Bill Blaikie and Peter Milliken. Photograph courtesy of Jean-Marc Carisse

Politicos honour ‘fierce campaigner’ Shirley Douglas

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 8, 2020
  • MPs across the partisan divide honoured the life of Canadian activist and actress Shirley Douglas after news of her death broke on April 5.

Politicos honour ‘fierce campaigner’ Shirley Douglas

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 8, 2020
  • MPs across the partisan divide honoured the life of Canadian activist and actress Shirley Douglas after news of her death broke on April 5.
Shirley Douglas is pictured meeting with then-prime minister Jean Chrétien in 1997 alongside her son Kiefer Sutherland, as well as then-MPs Bill Blaikie and Peter Milliken. Photograph courtesy of Jean-Marc Carisse

Senator Doug Black calls for creation of Economic Recovery Council in post-coronavirus world

  • In order to ensure Canada is positioned to rebound from the fiscal damages brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, Alberta Senator Doug Black is
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 6, 2020
Senator Doug Black, pictured on March 23, 2019, speaking at the Manning Conference in Ottawa, wants a group of 'eminent and highly qualified Canadians' to make up a council to address the post-COVID-19 economic recovery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Doug Black calls for creation of Economic Recovery Council in post-coronavirus world

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 6, 2020
  • In order to ensure Canada is positioned to rebound from the fiscal damages brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, Alberta Senator Doug Black is

Senator Doug Black calls for creation of Economic Recovery Council in post-coronavirus world

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 6, 2020
  • In order to ensure Canada is positioned to rebound from the fiscal damages brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, Alberta Senator Doug Black is
Senator Doug Black, pictured on March 23, 2019, speaking at the Manning Conference in Ottawa, wants a group of 'eminent and highly qualified Canadians' to make up a council to address the post-COVID-19 economic recovery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds partly responsible for treatment of asylum seekers turned back at Canadian-U.S. border, say refugee advocates

  • As Canada is turning back asylum seekers who cross its southern border, refugee advocates say the federal government has a shared responsibility for how
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 6, 2020
Before the federal government reversed its position, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured on the Hill on March 18, 2020, said asylum seekers would be allowed to make refugee claims even as non-essential travel to Canada was barred. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds partly responsible for treatment of asylum seekers turned back at Canadian-U.S. border, say refugee advocates

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 6, 2020
  • As Canada is turning back asylum seekers who cross its southern border, refugee advocates say the federal government has a shared responsibility for how

Feds partly responsible for treatment of asylum seekers turned back at Canadian-U.S. border, say refugee advocates

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 6, 2020
  • As Canada is turning back asylum seekers who cross its southern border, refugee advocates say the federal government has a shared responsibility for how
Before the federal government reversed its position, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured on the Hill on March 18, 2020, said asylum seekers would be allowed to make refugee claims even as non-essential travel to Canada was barred. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Food supply, emergency vehicle repair: keeping Canada-U.S. trade open key to fight against COVID-19, say stakeholders

  • With the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic having shifted to the United States, industry stakeholders say Canada-U.S. trade is too vital for cross-border commerce
News | BY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | April 1, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured with U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence, who now heads the White House Coronavirus Task Force, on May 30, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Food supply, emergency vehicle repair: keeping Canada-U.S. trade open key to fight against COVID-19, say stakeholders

News | BY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | April 1, 2020
  • With the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic having shifted to the United States, industry stakeholders say Canada-U.S. trade is too vital for cross-border commerce

Food supply, emergency vehicle repair: keeping Canada-U.S. trade open key to fight against COVID-19, say stakeholders

News | BY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | April 1, 2020
  • With the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic having shifted to the United States, industry stakeholders say Canada-U.S. trade is too vital for cross-border commerce
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured with U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence, who now heads the White House Coronavirus Task Force, on May 30, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ralph Goodale tapped as special adviser on Flight 752 downing

  • Former Liberal cabinet minister Ralph Goodale is being brought back into the fold as the new special adviser for the federal government’s response to
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 1, 2020
Ralph Goodale, who served as public safety minister from 2015 to 2019, was in the Liberal caucus from 1974 to 1979 and again from 1993 until he was defeated in last October's election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ralph Goodale tapped as special adviser on Flight 752 downing

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 1, 2020
  • Former Liberal cabinet minister Ralph Goodale is being brought back into the fold as the new special adviser for the federal government’s response to

Ralph Goodale tapped as special adviser on Flight 752 downing

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | April 1, 2020
  • Former Liberal cabinet minister Ralph Goodale is being brought back into the fold as the new special adviser for the federal government’s response to
Ralph Goodale, who served as public safety minister from 2015 to 2019, was in the Liberal caucus from 1974 to 1979 and again from 1993 until he was defeated in last October's election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Catherine McKenna offers virtual civics lesson for furloughed students

  • With Ontario’s children stuck at home following the provincial government’s school closures to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna decided
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 30, 2020
Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna went online to share what it's like to be an MP and a cabinet minister with kids who were home from school. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Catherine McKenna offers virtual civics lesson for furloughed students

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 30, 2020
  • With Ontario’s children stuck at home following the provincial government’s school closures to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna decided

Catherine McKenna offers virtual civics lesson for furloughed students

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 30, 2020
  • With Ontario’s children stuck at home following the provincial government’s school closures to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna decided
Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna went online to share what it's like to be an MP and a cabinet minister with kids who were home from school. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

COVID-19 can’t end parliamentary scrutiny, say experts

  • With a unprecedented crisis, Canada could see an unprecedented Parliament. But  despite the crisis, there still remains a place for Parliamentarians to scrutinize the
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 30, 2020
Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez, pictured on March 24, 2020, in the House. Screen capture courtesy of CPAC

COVID-19 can’t end parliamentary scrutiny, say experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 30, 2020
  • With a unprecedented crisis, Canada could see an unprecedented Parliament. But  despite the crisis, there still remains a place for Parliamentarians to scrutinize the

COVID-19 can’t end parliamentary scrutiny, say experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 30, 2020
  • With a unprecedented crisis, Canada could see an unprecedented Parliament. But  despite the crisis, there still remains a place for Parliamentarians to scrutinize the
Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez, pictured on March 24, 2020, in the House. Screen capture courtesy of CPAC

Start date for new North American trade pact could be pushed back amid coronavirus pandemic, says NAFTA Council member

  • As the White House seeks to have the new North American trade deal in force by the beginning of June, a member of the
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 25, 2020
Canadian Labour Congress president Hassan Yussuff is one of 13 individuals on Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland's NAFTA Council who feels the new trilateral pact may not be coming into effect on the U.S. president's desired June 1 timeline. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Start date for new North American trade pact could be pushed back amid coronavirus pandemic, says NAFTA Council member

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 25, 2020
  • As the White House seeks to have the new North American trade deal in force by the beginning of June, a member of the

Start date for new North American trade pact could be pushed back amid coronavirus pandemic, says NAFTA Council member

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 25, 2020
  • As the White House seeks to have the new North American trade deal in force by the beginning of June, a member of the
Canadian Labour Congress president Hassan Yussuff is one of 13 individuals on Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland's NAFTA Council who feels the new trilateral pact may not be coming into effect on the U.S. president's desired June 1 timeline. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau calls on some celebrity friends to urge Canadians to stay inside

  • After a day spent imploring Canadians to stay inside, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to Twitter to encourage some Hollywood friends to share the
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 25, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, recently reached out to singer Michael Bublé, left, and actor Ryan Reynolds, right, on Twitter to encourage Canadians to practice social distancing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Trudeau calls on some celebrity friends to urge Canadians to stay inside

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 25, 2020
  • After a day spent imploring Canadians to stay inside, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to Twitter to encourage some Hollywood friends to share the

Trudeau calls on some celebrity friends to urge Canadians to stay inside

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 25, 2020
  • After a day spent imploring Canadians to stay inside, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to Twitter to encourage some Hollywood friends to share the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, recently reached out to singer Michael Bublé, left, and actor Ryan Reynolds, right, on Twitter to encourage Canadians to practice social distancing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner postponed until October

  • Like many events around Parliament Hill, the night some call the “Nerd Prom” is being postponed until October. The Parliamentary Press Gallery executive board
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 23, 2020
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, is pictured dancing with now-Yahoo Finance reporter Shruti Shekar, CBC host Chris Hall, and David Akin of Global News at the 2018 Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner postponed until October

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 23, 2020
  • Like many events around Parliament Hill, the night some call the “Nerd Prom” is being postponed until October. The Parliamentary Press Gallery executive board

Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner postponed until October

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 23, 2020
  • Like many events around Parliament Hill, the night some call the “Nerd Prom” is being postponed until October. The Parliamentary Press Gallery executive board
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, is pictured dancing with now-Yahoo Finance reporter Shruti Shekar, CBC host Chris Hall, and David Akin of Global News at the 2018 Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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