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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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Beating the pods: Peter Mansbridge, Kevin Newman launch podcasts

  • Veteran Canadian journalists Peter Mansbridge and Kevin Newman have released new podcasts to discuss the upcoming election. The former longtime CBC The National anchor
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | September 4, 2019
Former national new anchors Peter Mansbridge, left, and Kevin Newman, right, have become podcasters as they both launch shows looking at the upcoming October election. The Hill Times file photographs

Beating the pods: Peter Mansbridge, Kevin Newman launch podcasts

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | September 4, 2019
  • Veteran Canadian journalists Peter Mansbridge and Kevin Newman have released new podcasts to discuss the upcoming election. The former longtime CBC The National anchor

Beating the pods: Peter Mansbridge, Kevin Newman launch podcasts

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | September 4, 2019
  • Veteran Canadian journalists Peter Mansbridge and Kevin Newman have released new podcasts to discuss the upcoming election. The former longtime CBC The National anchor
Former national new anchors Peter Mansbridge, left, and Kevin Newman, right, have become podcasters as they both launch shows looking at the upcoming October election. The Hill Times file photographs

Air Singh: NDP offering spot on campaign plane for a day

  • If you ever wanted to live life as a NDP staffer for a day and fly on the party’s campaign plane, the New Democrats
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | September 2, 2019
A new NDP contest will allow a winning contestant to fly the skies for a day with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh during October's election campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Air Singh: NDP offering spot on campaign plane for a day

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | September 2, 2019
  • If you ever wanted to live life as a NDP staffer for a day and fly on the party’s campaign plane, the New Democrats

Air Singh: NDP offering spot on campaign plane for a day

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | September 2, 2019
  • If you ever wanted to live life as a NDP staffer for a day and fly on the party’s campaign plane, the New Democrats
A new NDP contest will allow a winning contestant to fly the skies for a day with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh during October's election campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals’ UN peacekeeping pledges left half finished

  • As Canada exits its peacekeeping mission in Mali, an expert in the field says Canada has only met half of its commitments to re-engage
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 2, 2019
Members of Canada's Mali peacekeeping task force are pictured on June 8 at Camp Castor in Gao. Department of National Defence photograph by Corp. François Charest

Liberals’ UN peacekeeping pledges left half finished

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 2, 2019
  • As Canada exits its peacekeeping mission in Mali, an expert in the field says Canada has only met half of its commitments to re-engage

Liberals’ UN peacekeeping pledges left half finished

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 2, 2019
  • As Canada exits its peacekeeping mission in Mali, an expert in the field says Canada has only met half of its commitments to re-engage
Members of Canada's Mali peacekeeping task force are pictured on June 8 at Camp Castor in Gao. Department of National Defence photograph by Corp. François Charest

From where she stands: Jody Wilson-Raybould to launch new book at the Ottawa Writers Festival

  • Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould will be chatting about her new book at the Ottawa Writers Festival on Sept. 20. The former justice minister and
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 28, 2019
Jody Wilson-Raybould served as Canada's justice minister and attorney general from 2015 until she was shuffled out of the post this past January. Now running for re-election as an Independent, she'll be taking time amid the coming campaign to discuss her new book at the Ottawa Writer's Festival on Sept. 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From where she stands: Jody Wilson-Raybould to launch new book at the Ottawa Writers Festival

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 28, 2019
  • Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould will be chatting about her new book at the Ottawa Writers Festival on Sept. 20. The former justice minister and

From where she stands: Jody Wilson-Raybould to launch new book at the Ottawa Writers Festival

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 28, 2019
  • Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould will be chatting about her new book at the Ottawa Writers Festival on Sept. 20. The former justice minister and
Jody Wilson-Raybould served as Canada's justice minister and attorney general from 2015 until she was shuffled out of the post this past January. Now running for re-election as an Independent, she'll be taking time amid the coming campaign to discuss her new book at the Ottawa Writer's Festival on Sept. 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Grits, Tories back addition of third shipyard to Canadian plan, but questions abound over future boom-bust cycle return

  • As the Canadian government moves forward with the addition of a third shipyard to its National Shipbuilding Strategy, defence procurement experts are raising questions
News | BY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | August 28, 2019
Halifax's Irving Shipbuilding, pictured, was one of two shipyards—along with Seaspan Shipyards—tasked with building all vessels for the National Shipbuilding Strategy that are more than 1,000 tonnes. In May, the federal government announced a third shipyard would be brought into the strategy. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Grits, Tories back addition of third shipyard to Canadian plan, but questions abound over future boom-bust cycle return

News | BY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | August 28, 2019
  • As the Canadian government moves forward with the addition of a third shipyard to its National Shipbuilding Strategy, defence procurement experts are raising questions

Grits, Tories back addition of third shipyard to Canadian plan, but questions abound over future boom-bust cycle return

News | BY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | August 28, 2019
  • As the Canadian government moves forward with the addition of a third shipyard to its National Shipbuilding Strategy, defence procurement experts are raising questions
Halifax's Irving Shipbuilding, pictured, was one of two shipyards—along with Seaspan Shipyards—tasked with building all vessels for the National Shipbuilding Strategy that are more than 1,000 tonnes. In May, the federal government announced a third shipyard would be brought into the strategy. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Harper, Scheer, Baird, and MacKay to top speakers list at Deepak Obhrai memorial

  • Former prime minister Stephen Harper and senior members of his cabinet will be in Calgary on Aug. 26 to honour the life of former
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 26, 2019
Deepak Obhrai died on Aug. 2 at the age of 69. He was an MP for more than 22 years. The Hill Times file photograph

Harper, Scheer, Baird, and MacKay to top speakers list at Deepak Obhrai memorial

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 26, 2019
  • Former prime minister Stephen Harper and senior members of his cabinet will be in Calgary on Aug. 26 to honour the life of former

Harper, Scheer, Baird, and MacKay to top speakers list at Deepak Obhrai memorial

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 26, 2019
  • Former prime minister Stephen Harper and senior members of his cabinet will be in Calgary on Aug. 26 to honour the life of former
Deepak Obhrai died on Aug. 2 at the age of 69. He was an MP for more than 22 years. The Hill Times file photograph

Opposition MPs call on China to respect the ‘one country, two systems’ agreement

  • A Conservative and an NDP MP are calling for the Chinese government to respect the “one country, two systems” agreement that governed the reunification
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 19, 2019
Since June, millions of people have gathered on Hong Kong streets over an extradition bill that opposition MPs say threatens the agreement behind the reunification of Hong Kong and China. Photograph by Studio Incendo courtesy of Flickr

Opposition MPs call on China to respect the ‘one country, two systems’ agreement

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 19, 2019
  • A Conservative and an NDP MP are calling for the Chinese government to respect the “one country, two systems” agreement that governed the reunification

Opposition MPs call on China to respect the ‘one country, two systems’ agreement

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 19, 2019
  • A Conservative and an NDP MP are calling for the Chinese government to respect the “one country, two systems” agreement that governed the reunification
Since June, millions of people have gathered on Hong Kong streets over an extradition bill that opposition MPs say threatens the agreement behind the reunification of Hong Kong and China. Photograph by Studio Incendo courtesy of Flickr

Britain’s poor pay for trade negotiators hampered recruitment of Canadian trade officials

  • The British government has tried to poach Canadians, including a senior ambassador, as it built a new trade negotiation team in the midst of
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 19, 2019
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pushed his country towards a no-deal Brexit after Oct. 31, but there are questions about the start up of the U.K.'s Department for International Trade, as it tries to build a team of trade negotiators to independently finalize its first trade deals since it joined the EU in the 1970s. Photograph By Andrew Parsons, i-Images

Britain’s poor pay for trade negotiators hampered recruitment of Canadian trade officials

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 19, 2019
  • The British government has tried to poach Canadians, including a senior ambassador, as it built a new trade negotiation team in the midst of

Britain’s poor pay for trade negotiators hampered recruitment of Canadian trade officials

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 19, 2019
  • The British government has tried to poach Canadians, including a senior ambassador, as it built a new trade negotiation team in the midst of
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pushed his country towards a no-deal Brexit after Oct. 31, but there are questions about the start up of the U.K.'s Department for International Trade, as it tries to build a team of trade negotiators to independently finalize its first trade deals since it joined the EU in the 1970s. Photograph By Andrew Parsons, i-Images

No national leaders at Capital Pride Parade, but 10 Liberal MPs will attend

  • There won’t be any federal party leaders at the Capital Pride Parade on Aug. 25, but local Liberal MPs and other party candidates will
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 14, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Aug. 27, 2017 marching in that year's Capital Pride Parade, won't be participating in this year's parade, but 10 local Liberal MPs will be. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No national leaders at Capital Pride Parade, but 10 Liberal MPs will attend

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 14, 2019
  • There won’t be any federal party leaders at the Capital Pride Parade on Aug. 25, but local Liberal MPs and other party candidates will

No national leaders at Capital Pride Parade, but 10 Liberal MPs will attend

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 14, 2019
  • There won’t be any federal party leaders at the Capital Pride Parade on Aug. 25, but local Liberal MPs and other party candidates will
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Aug. 27, 2017 marching in that year's Capital Pride Parade, won't be participating in this year's parade, but 10 local Liberal MPs will be. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘In-depth’ understanding of Congress, Capitol Hill outreach to be part of MacNaughton’s D.C. legacy, say experts

  • When David MacNaughton departs his post as Canada’s ambassador to the United States at the end of the month, he will be remembered for
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 14, 2019
Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate played a key role in advocating that Donald Trump abandon steel and aluminum tariffs he had placed on Canada. The Hill Times file photograph

‘In-depth’ understanding of Congress, Capitol Hill outreach to be part of MacNaughton’s D.C. legacy, say experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 14, 2019
  • When David MacNaughton departs his post as Canada’s ambassador to the United States at the end of the month, he will be remembered for

‘In-depth’ understanding of Congress, Capitol Hill outreach to be part of MacNaughton’s D.C. legacy, say experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 14, 2019
  • When David MacNaughton departs his post as Canada’s ambassador to the United States at the end of the month, he will be remembered for
Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate played a key role in advocating that Donald Trump abandon steel and aluminum tariffs he had placed on Canada. The Hill Times file photograph

Ivison launches his Trudeau chronicle at the Métropolitain

  • National Post columnist John Ivison‘s soaring stature always begets tall jokes, but in her opening remarks at the launch of Mr. Ivison’s book, Trudeau: The
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 12, 2019
The crowd, pictured on Aug. 7, 2019, listening to the National Post's John Ivison speak about his new book, Trudeau: The Education of a Prime Minister at Métropolitain. Photograph courtesy of Phil von Finckenstein's Twitter

Ivison launches his Trudeau chronicle at the Métropolitain

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 12, 2019
  • National Post columnist John Ivison‘s soaring stature always begets tall jokes, but in her opening remarks at the launch of Mr. Ivison’s book, Trudeau: The

Ivison launches his Trudeau chronicle at the Métropolitain

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 12, 2019
  • National Post columnist John Ivison‘s soaring stature always begets tall jokes, but in her opening remarks at the launch of Mr. Ivison’s book, Trudeau: The
The crowd, pictured on Aug. 7, 2019, listening to the National Post's John Ivison speak about his new book, Trudeau: The Education of a Prime Minister at Métropolitain. Photograph courtesy of Phil von Finckenstein's Twitter

Inexperience of British trade team created ‘frustration’ during early talks for a potential Canada-U.K. pact, experts say

  • Before Canada-U.K. preliminary trade talks cooled, the inexperience of the British negotiation team complicated the discussions, observers say. “They have never done this before,”
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 7, 2019
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has committed Britain to leaving the EU on Oct. 31, even without a withdrawal agreement in place. Flickr photograph courtesy of Andrew Parsons

Inexperience of British trade team created ‘frustration’ during early talks for a potential Canada-U.K. pact, experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 7, 2019
  • Before Canada-U.K. preliminary trade talks cooled, the inexperience of the British negotiation team complicated the discussions, observers say. “They have never done this before,”

Inexperience of British trade team created ‘frustration’ during early talks for a potential Canada-U.K. pact, experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 7, 2019
  • Before Canada-U.K. preliminary trade talks cooled, the inexperience of the British negotiation team complicated the discussions, observers say. “They have never done this before,”
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has committed Britain to leaving the EU on Oct. 31, even without a withdrawal agreement in place. Flickr photograph courtesy of Andrew Parsons

Conservative dean Deepak Obhrai dies at 69, MPs honour his service to Canada

  • The Conservative Party’s longest-serving MP, Deepak Obhrai, died on Aug. 2. He was 69. Then a Reform MP, Mr. Obhrai first won a seat
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 7, 2019
Deepak Obhrai was a Conservative from 1997 until his death on Aug. 2. The Hill Times file photograph

Conservative dean Deepak Obhrai dies at 69, MPs honour his service to Canada

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 7, 2019
  • The Conservative Party’s longest-serving MP, Deepak Obhrai, died on Aug. 2. He was 69. Then a Reform MP, Mr. Obhrai first won a seat

Conservative dean Deepak Obhrai dies at 69, MPs honour his service to Canada

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 7, 2019
  • The Conservative Party’s longest-serving MP, Deepak Obhrai, died on Aug. 2. He was 69. Then a Reform MP, Mr. Obhrai first won a seat
Deepak Obhrai was a Conservative from 1997 until his death on Aug. 2. The Hill Times file photograph

Ottawa Lawn Summer Nights raises $97,000 for Cystic Fibrosis Canada; McGuire, Sarazin, MacEachern top fundraisers

  • The annual Ottawa Lawn Summer Nights lawn bowling fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis Canada wanted to raise $90,000, but raised $97,000 last month, says Amanda
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 5, 2019
Ottawa filmmaker Max McGuire, 38, who has cystic fibrosis, pictured July 3, 2019, is one of the top fundraisers nationally for the Lawn Summer Nights lawn bowling for Cystic Fibrosis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa Lawn Summer Nights raises $97,000 for Cystic Fibrosis Canada; McGuire, Sarazin, MacEachern top fundraisers

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 5, 2019
  • The annual Ottawa Lawn Summer Nights lawn bowling fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis Canada wanted to raise $90,000, but raised $97,000 last month, says Amanda

Ottawa Lawn Summer Nights raises $97,000 for Cystic Fibrosis Canada; McGuire, Sarazin, MacEachern top fundraisers

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | August 5, 2019
  • The annual Ottawa Lawn Summer Nights lawn bowling fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis Canada wanted to raise $90,000, but raised $97,000 last month, says Amanda
Ottawa filmmaker Max McGuire, 38, who has cystic fibrosis, pictured July 3, 2019, is one of the top fundraisers nationally for the Lawn Summer Nights lawn bowling for Cystic Fibrosis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Green day: Local funnyman Tom Green hosts picnic to stop Château Laurier expansion

  • Ottawa-born comedian Tom Green’s sunset picnic beside the Château Laurier in Major’s Hill Park drew an estimated 300 people on July 27, based on
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT, NEIL MOSS | July 31, 2019
Liberal MP Mona Fortier, left, joined comedian Tom Green, and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, right, at a July 27 picnic of likeminded Ottawans who oppose the Château Laurier expansion. Photograph courtesy of Jean-Marc Carisse

Green day: Local funnyman Tom Green hosts picnic to stop Château Laurier expansion

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT, NEIL MOSS | July 31, 2019
  • Ottawa-born comedian Tom Green’s sunset picnic beside the Château Laurier in Major’s Hill Park drew an estimated 300 people on July 27, based on

Green day: Local funnyman Tom Green hosts picnic to stop Château Laurier expansion

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT, NEIL MOSS | July 31, 2019
  • Ottawa-born comedian Tom Green’s sunset picnic beside the Château Laurier in Major’s Hill Park drew an estimated 300 people on July 27, based on
Liberal MP Mona Fortier, left, joined comedian Tom Green, and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, right, at a July 27 picnic of likeminded Ottawans who oppose the Château Laurier expansion. Photograph courtesy of Jean-Marc Carisse

Build new fighter jets in Canada, says NDP MP Garrison, as feds look for economically attractive bids

  • After Public Services and Procurement Canada launched its request for bids for 88 advanced fighter jets on July 23, the NDP defence critic says
News | BY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | July 31, 2019
The government has launched its formal request for bids from suppliers to acquire 88 advanced fighter jets to replace the Canadian Armed Forces aging fleet of CF-18s, pictured. DND photograph courtesy of Cpl. Jean-Roch Chabot

Build new fighter jets in Canada, says NDP MP Garrison, as feds look for economically attractive bids

News | BY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | July 31, 2019
  • After Public Services and Procurement Canada launched its request for bids for 88 advanced fighter jets on July 23, the NDP defence critic says

Build new fighter jets in Canada, says NDP MP Garrison, as feds look for economically attractive bids

News | BY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | July 31, 2019
  • After Public Services and Procurement Canada launched its request for bids for 88 advanced fighter jets on July 23, the NDP defence critic says
The government has launched its formal request for bids from suppliers to acquire 88 advanced fighter jets to replace the Canadian Armed Forces aging fleet of CF-18s, pictured. DND photograph courtesy of Cpl. Jean-Roch Chabot

Waiting until a hard Brexit comes with risk for Canadian trade, say observers

  • As exploratory trade talks between Canada and Britain have hit a pause, there is some concern that a lack of preparation for a new
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 31, 2019
As U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson promises a hard Brexit by Oct. 31, exploratory trade talks between Canada and Britain have hit a pause. Photograph courtesy of Arno Mikkor/Flickr

Waiting until a hard Brexit comes with risk for Canadian trade, say observers

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 31, 2019
  • As exploratory trade talks between Canada and Britain have hit a pause, there is some concern that a lack of preparation for a new

Waiting until a hard Brexit comes with risk for Canadian trade, say observers

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 31, 2019
  • As exploratory trade talks between Canada and Britain have hit a pause, there is some concern that a lack of preparation for a new
As U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson promises a hard Brexit by Oct. 31, exploratory trade talks between Canada and Britain have hit a pause. Photograph courtesy of Arno Mikkor/Flickr

Canada should seek exemption from ‘Buy American’ provisions instead of fighting U.S. protectionist policy, trade observers say

  • Getting Canadian exporters access to U.S. federal government procurement projects will become more difficult thanks to a new executive order from U.S. President Donald
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 29, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured on Nov. 30, 2019, during the signing of the new NAFTA in in Buenos Aires, Argentina. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Canada should seek exemption from ‘Buy American’ provisions instead of fighting U.S. protectionist policy, trade observers say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 29, 2019
  • Getting Canadian exporters access to U.S. federal government procurement projects will become more difficult thanks to a new executive order from U.S. President Donald

Canada should seek exemption from ‘Buy American’ provisions instead of fighting U.S. protectionist policy, trade observers say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 29, 2019
  • Getting Canadian exporters access to U.S. federal government procurement projects will become more difficult thanks to a new executive order from U.S. President Donald
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured on Nov. 30, 2019, during the signing of the new NAFTA in in Buenos Aires, Argentina. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Two Trudeau chronicles to hit bookshelves before October election

  • As political leaders release memoirs ahead of the next federal election, two Hill reporters’ books on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will also be hitting the
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 29, 2019
Aaron Wherry's Promise and Peril: Justin Trudeau in Power will be published on Aug. 20, and John Ivison's Trudeau: The Education of a Prime Minister will have a launch party on Aug. 7. Book cover images courtesy of HarperCollins Publishers and McClelland and Stewart

Two Trudeau chronicles to hit bookshelves before October election

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 29, 2019
  • As political leaders release memoirs ahead of the next federal election, two Hill reporters’ books on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will also be hitting the

Two Trudeau chronicles to hit bookshelves before October election

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 29, 2019
  • As political leaders release memoirs ahead of the next federal election, two Hill reporters’ books on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will also be hitting the
Aaron Wherry's Promise and Peril: Justin Trudeau in Power will be published on Aug. 20, and John Ivison's Trudeau: The Education of a Prime Minister will have a launch party on Aug. 7. Book cover images courtesy of HarperCollins Publishers and McClelland and Stewart

Former Harper PMO comms director Andrew MacDougall pens political thriller

  • Former PMO communications lead Andrew MacDougall has authored a political thriller which focuses on a fictional press aide to a British prime minister who
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 24, 2019
A new thriller by Andrew MacDougall focuses on a 10 Downing St. press adviser who tries to manage a political crisis in the midst of a terror attack and Russian oligarch financial influence of the governing party. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Former Harper PMO comms director Andrew MacDougall pens political thriller

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 24, 2019
  • Former PMO communications lead Andrew MacDougall has authored a political thriller which focuses on a fictional press aide to a British prime minister who

Former Harper PMO comms director Andrew MacDougall pens political thriller

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 24, 2019
  • Former PMO communications lead Andrew MacDougall has authored a political thriller which focuses on a fictional press aide to a British prime minister who
A new thriller by Andrew MacDougall focuses on a 10 Downing St. press adviser who tries to manage a political crisis in the midst of a terror attack and Russian oligarch financial influence of the governing party. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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