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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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Poutine and Tim’s: a new book looks at Canada’s motifs

  • There can be no mistaking how Canadian—or more specifically, how Québécois—poutine is, even a prime minister has shared the name of that delicacy of
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | December 3, 2018
O Canada, eh: An RCMP Mountie sings the national anthem—both are Canadian symbols described in a new book on the icons of Canada. The Hill Times file photograph

Poutine and Tim’s: a new book looks at Canada’s motifs

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | December 3, 2018
  • There can be no mistaking how Canadian—or more specifically, how Québécois—poutine is, even a prime minister has shared the name of that delicacy of

Poutine and Tim’s: a new book looks at Canada’s motifs

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | December 3, 2018
  • There can be no mistaking how Canadian—or more specifically, how Québécois—poutine is, even a prime minister has shared the name of that delicacy of
O Canada, eh: An RCMP Mountie sings the national anthem—both are Canadian symbols described in a new book on the icons of Canada. The Hill Times file photograph

More than 50 years later, PPS constable honours family’s place in Canadian history

  • Standing in front of the portrait of former prime minister Robert Borden in the House of Commons foyer, Parliamentary Protective Service Const. Janet Asselin
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 28, 2018
Members of Lester B. Pearson's cabinet celebrate after voting on the Canadian flag in 1965. Pictured to the far left and centre are PPS Const. Janet Asselin's father Patrick and uncle Edmund Tobin Asselin. Photograph courtesy of Janet Asselin

More than 50 years later, PPS constable honours family’s place in Canadian history

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 28, 2018
  • Standing in front of the portrait of former prime minister Robert Borden in the House of Commons foyer, Parliamentary Protective Service Const. Janet Asselin

More than 50 years later, PPS constable honours family’s place in Canadian history

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 28, 2018
  • Standing in front of the portrait of former prime minister Robert Borden in the House of Commons foyer, Parliamentary Protective Service Const. Janet Asselin
Members of Lester B. Pearson's cabinet celebrate after voting on the Canadian flag in 1965. Pictured to the far left and centre are PPS Const. Janet Asselin's father Patrick and uncle Edmund Tobin Asselin. Photograph courtesy of Janet Asselin

Liberals should be more transparent about reasons for Raj Grewal’s resignation, opposition MPs say

  • Opposition MPs are raising serious questions about the PMO’s handling of the Raj Grewal affair, saying the government is “changing” its story and that
News | BY ABBAS RANA, NEIL MOSS | November 28, 2018
Raj Grewal announced his resignation in a Nov. 22 Facebook post. The PMO said he resigned because of gambling problems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals should be more transparent about reasons for Raj Grewal’s resignation, opposition MPs say

News | BY ABBAS RANA, NEIL MOSS | November 28, 2018
  • Opposition MPs are raising serious questions about the PMO’s handling of the Raj Grewal affair, saying the government is “changing” its story and that

Liberals should be more transparent about reasons for Raj Grewal’s resignation, opposition MPs say

News | BY ABBAS RANA, NEIL MOSS | November 28, 2018
  • Opposition MPs are raising serious questions about the PMO’s handling of the Raj Grewal affair, saying the government is “changing” its story and that
Raj Grewal announced his resignation in a Nov. 22 Facebook post. The PMO said he resigned because of gambling problems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Good prospects for Canadian companies in Cuba, says Cuban trade minister, as expert urges Canada to step up investment

  • With increased focus on foreign investment opportunities in Cuba, the Cuban foreign trade and investment minister was in Canada last week to promote new
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 26, 2018
Cuba's Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, pictured, was in Ottawa last week and spoke to International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Good prospects for Canadian companies in Cuba, says Cuban trade minister, as expert urges Canada to step up investment

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 26, 2018
  • With increased focus on foreign investment opportunities in Cuba, the Cuban foreign trade and investment minister was in Canada last week to promote new

Good prospects for Canadian companies in Cuba, says Cuban trade minister, as expert urges Canada to step up investment

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 26, 2018
  • With increased focus on foreign investment opportunities in Cuba, the Cuban foreign trade and investment minister was in Canada last week to promote new
Cuba's Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, pictured, was in Ottawa last week and spoke to International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

AIAC to launch stakeholder meetings in December to look at future of Canada’s aerospace industry

  • The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC) will soon begin industry consultations on a long-term plan for the future of Canada’s space, aviation, and
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 26, 2018

AIAC to launch stakeholder meetings in December to look at future of Canada’s aerospace industry

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 26, 2018
  • The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC) will soon begin industry consultations on a long-term plan for the future of Canada’s space, aviation, and

AIAC to launch stakeholder meetings in December to look at future of Canada’s aerospace industry

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 26, 2018
  • The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC) will soon begin industry consultations on a long-term plan for the future of Canada’s space, aviation, and

Niki Ashton to meet Bernie Sanders in Vermont

  • NDP MP Niki Ashton is travelling to the Green Mountain State–Burlington, Vermont, to be exact–on Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, to attend a gathering
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 26, 2018
NDP MP Niki Ashton, left, will travel to Burlington, Vermont to attend a progressive gathering hosted by Bernie Sanders', right, think tank from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1. Will they stop at Ben and Jerry's? Unknown. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Niki Ashton to meet Bernie Sanders in Vermont

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 26, 2018
  • NDP MP Niki Ashton is travelling to the Green Mountain State–Burlington, Vermont, to be exact–on Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, to attend a gathering

Niki Ashton to meet Bernie Sanders in Vermont

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 26, 2018
  • NDP MP Niki Ashton is travelling to the Green Mountain State–Burlington, Vermont, to be exact–on Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, to attend a gathering
NDP MP Niki Ashton, left, will travel to Burlington, Vermont to attend a progressive gathering hosted by Bernie Sanders', right, think tank from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1. Will they stop at Ben and Jerry's? Unknown. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Bill Morneau to talk fall economic update at the Economic Club

  • Finance Minister Bill Morneau will be speaking at the Economic Club of Canada on Nov. 22 following his tabling of the fall economic statement
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 21, 2018
Finance Minister Bill Morneau will give an Economic Club of Canada address in Ottawa the day after delivering his fall economic update in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill Morneau to talk fall economic update at the Economic Club

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 21, 2018
  • Finance Minister Bill Morneau will be speaking at the Economic Club of Canada on Nov. 22 following his tabling of the fall economic statement

Bill Morneau to talk fall economic update at the Economic Club

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 21, 2018
  • Finance Minister Bill Morneau will be speaking at the Economic Club of Canada on Nov. 22 following his tabling of the fall economic statement
Finance Minister Bill Morneau will give an Economic Club of Canada address in Ottawa the day after delivering his fall economic update in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Procurement update: fighter jet replacement still a problem for feds, say experts, auditor general

  • The plan to replace Canada’s aging fleet of fighter jets has been a failing of both the Harper and Trudeau governments, say defence procurement
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 21, 2018
Defence policy expert Martin Shadwick called the F-35, pictured, the 'de facto standard for the vast majority of Canada's allies.' It was initially planned to be procured under the previous Conservative government before being cancelled by the Liberals. Photograph courtesy of Widimedia Commons

Procurement update: fighter jet replacement still a problem for feds, say experts, auditor general

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 21, 2018
  • The plan to replace Canada’s aging fleet of fighter jets has been a failing of both the Harper and Trudeau governments, say defence procurement

Procurement update: fighter jet replacement still a problem for feds, say experts, auditor general

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 21, 2018
  • The plan to replace Canada’s aging fleet of fighter jets has been a failing of both the Harper and Trudeau governments, say defence procurement
Defence policy expert Martin Shadwick called the F-35, pictured, the 'de facto standard for the vast majority of Canada's allies.' It was initially planned to be procured under the previous Conservative government before being cancelled by the Liberals. Photograph courtesy of Widimedia Commons

Pulling out of Mali in July could leave UN in ‘lurch,’ says peacekeeping expert

  • With the federal government doubling down on its commitment to leave the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali next summer, a Canadian peacekeeping observer
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 21, 2018
Two CH-146 Griffon helicopters fly over Mali on Oct. 10. Canada has deployed three Chinook and five Griffon helicopters to aid a peacekeeping mission in Mali. Photograph courtesy of the Department of National Defence/Ken Beliwicz

Pulling out of Mali in July could leave UN in ‘lurch,’ says peacekeeping expert

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 21, 2018
  • With the federal government doubling down on its commitment to leave the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali next summer, a Canadian peacekeeping observer

Pulling out of Mali in July could leave UN in ‘lurch,’ says peacekeeping expert

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 21, 2018
  • With the federal government doubling down on its commitment to leave the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali next summer, a Canadian peacekeeping observer
Two CH-146 Griffon helicopters fly over Mali on Oct. 10. Canada has deployed three Chinook and five Griffon helicopters to aid a peacekeeping mission in Mali. Photograph courtesy of the Department of National Defence/Ken Beliwicz

National Security and Intelligence Committee’s report on Trudeau’s India trip to be released on Dec. 3

  • A report on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s calamitous February trip to India authored by the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians will be
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 19, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau and their children, pictured in India in February 2018. The trip was considered a public relations disaster after a few days. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

National Security and Intelligence Committee’s report on Trudeau’s India trip to be released on Dec. 3

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 19, 2018
  • A report on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s calamitous February trip to India authored by the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians will be

National Security and Intelligence Committee’s report on Trudeau’s India trip to be released on Dec. 3

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 19, 2018
  • A report on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s calamitous February trip to India authored by the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians will be
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau and their children, pictured in India in February 2018. The trip was considered a public relations disaster after a few days. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Rebels for a cause: Bernier headlines Rebel Media event in Calgary

  • People’s Party Leader Maxime Bernier spoke at a far-right media organization’s event on Nov. 10 in Calgary. Mr. Bernier, a self-titled “Albertan from Quebec,”
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 14, 2018
Maxime Bernier—pictured launching his upstart party on Sept. 14 in Ottawa—is on a cross-country speaking tour drumming up support for the People's Party, including headlining a recent Rebel Media conference in Calgary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rebels for a cause: Bernier headlines Rebel Media event in Calgary

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 14, 2018
  • People’s Party Leader Maxime Bernier spoke at a far-right media organization’s event on Nov. 10 in Calgary. Mr. Bernier, a self-titled “Albertan from Quebec,”

Rebels for a cause: Bernier headlines Rebel Media event in Calgary

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 14, 2018
  • People’s Party Leader Maxime Bernier spoke at a far-right media organization’s event on Nov. 10 in Calgary. Mr. Bernier, a self-titled “Albertan from Quebec,”
Maxime Bernier—pictured launching his upstart party on Sept. 14 in Ottawa—is on a cross-country speaking tour drumming up support for the People's Party, including headlining a recent Rebel Media conference in Calgary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Despite initial ‘disappointment’ over make-up of pharmacare advisory council, pharma industry content with consultations

  • After initial concern over not having a direct representative on the advisory committee for the implementation of a national pharmacare plan, industry stakeholders say
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 14, 2018
Dr. Eric Hoskins, left, is chairing the advisory council that is looking into a national pharmacare plan. The council will submit its report to Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, right, and Finance Minister Bill Morneau by the spring of 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Despite initial ‘disappointment’ over make-up of pharmacare advisory council, pharma industry content with consultations

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 14, 2018
  • After initial concern over not having a direct representative on the advisory committee for the implementation of a national pharmacare plan, industry stakeholders say

Despite initial ‘disappointment’ over make-up of pharmacare advisory council, pharma industry content with consultations

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 14, 2018
  • After initial concern over not having a direct representative on the advisory committee for the implementation of a national pharmacare plan, industry stakeholders say
Dr. Eric Hoskins, left, is chairing the advisory council that is looking into a national pharmacare plan. The council will submit its report to Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, right, and Finance Minister Bill Morneau by the spring of 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Inequality in system no reason to criminalize paying for fertility services, says Grit MP Housefather

  • The ability to pay surrogates as well as sperm and egg donors for their services will largely benefit wealthy and middle class people seeking
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 14, 2018
NDP MP Don Davies, left, questions if the for-profit sale of bodily fluids is the right path for Canada. Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu, middle, says Conservative MPs will likely have a 'free vote' on Liberal MP Anthony Housefather's, right, private member's bill on the topic. The Hill Times file photograph, by Andrew Meade, and by Sam Garcia

Inequality in system no reason to criminalize paying for fertility services, says Grit MP Housefather

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 14, 2018
  • The ability to pay surrogates as well as sperm and egg donors for their services will largely benefit wealthy and middle class people seeking

Inequality in system no reason to criminalize paying for fertility services, says Grit MP Housefather

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 14, 2018
  • The ability to pay surrogates as well as sperm and egg donors for their services will largely benefit wealthy and middle class people seeking
NDP MP Don Davies, left, questions if the for-profit sale of bodily fluids is the right path for Canada. Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu, middle, says Conservative MPs will likely have a 'free vote' on Liberal MP Anthony Housefather's, right, private member's bill on the topic. The Hill Times file photograph, by Andrew Meade, and by Sam Garcia

New memoir looks into the Westray coal mine disaster

  • In the early hours of May 9, 1992, a methane explosion erupted in the Westray coal mine in Plymouth, N.S., killing 26 miners working
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 12, 2018
The Westray mining disaster led to the death of 26 miners. The memorial, pictured, is in New Glasgow, N.S., approximately where 11 trapped bodies remain below ground. Photograph courtesy of Widimedia Commons

New memoir looks into the Westray coal mine disaster

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 12, 2018
  • In the early hours of May 9, 1992, a methane explosion erupted in the Westray coal mine in Plymouth, N.S., killing 26 miners working

New memoir looks into the Westray coal mine disaster

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 12, 2018
  • In the early hours of May 9, 1992, a methane explosion erupted in the Westray coal mine in Plymouth, N.S., killing 26 miners working
The Westray mining disaster led to the death of 26 miners. The memorial, pictured, is in New Glasgow, N.S., approximately where 11 trapped bodies remain below ground. Photograph courtesy of Widimedia Commons

MPs, Senators, including 20 who’ve served in the military, mark Remembrance Day

  • On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, fighting ended in the Great War, eventually leading to the signing of the
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 7, 2018
Parliamentarians who serve and who’ve served in the Armed Forces, or reserves are, from top left: Leona Alleslev, Stephen Fuhr, Kevin Lamoureux, Karen McCrimmon, Erin O'Toole, Marc Garneau, Robert-Falcon Ouellette, Michel Boudrias, Andrew Leslie, and Harjit Sajjan. Bottom, from left: Sen. Joseph Day, Sen. Patrick Brazeau, Alupa Clarke, Sen. Percy Downe, Peter Kent, Dane Lloyd, Marc Miller, Christine Moore, Pierre Paul-Hus, and Dan Ruimy. Photographs courtesy of the House of Commons and the Senate

MPs, Senators, including 20 who’ve served in the military, mark Remembrance Day

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 7, 2018
  • On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, fighting ended in the Great War, eventually leading to the signing of the

MPs, Senators, including 20 who’ve served in the military, mark Remembrance Day

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 7, 2018
  • On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, fighting ended in the Great War, eventually leading to the signing of the
Parliamentarians who serve and who’ve served in the Armed Forces, or reserves are, from top left: Leona Alleslev, Stephen Fuhr, Kevin Lamoureux, Karen McCrimmon, Erin O'Toole, Marc Garneau, Robert-Falcon Ouellette, Michel Boudrias, Andrew Leslie, and Harjit Sajjan. Bottom, from left: Sen. Joseph Day, Sen. Patrick Brazeau, Alupa Clarke, Sen. Percy Downe, Peter Kent, Dane Lloyd, Marc Miller, Christine Moore, Pierre Paul-Hus, and Dan Ruimy. Photographs courtesy of the House of Commons and the Senate

‘Too early’ for TSB to remove transport of flammable liquids by rail from watchlist, says Lac-Mégantic MP

  • Five years after the catastrophic Lac-Mégantic rail disaster that killed 47 people, the Transportation Safety Board has removed the transportation of flammable liquids by
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 5, 2018
The Transportation Safety Board's aerial view of the derailment of rail cars carrying crude oil which exploded and killed 47 people in Lac-Mégantic, Que., on July 6, 2013, Canada's worst train disaster since Confederation. Photograph courtesy of Transportation Safety Board

‘Too early’ for TSB to remove transport of flammable liquids by rail from watchlist, says Lac-Mégantic MP

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 5, 2018
  • Five years after the catastrophic Lac-Mégantic rail disaster that killed 47 people, the Transportation Safety Board has removed the transportation of flammable liquids by

‘Too early’ for TSB to remove transport of flammable liquids by rail from watchlist, says Lac-Mégantic MP

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 5, 2018
  • Five years after the catastrophic Lac-Mégantic rail disaster that killed 47 people, the Transportation Safety Board has removed the transportation of flammable liquids by
The Transportation Safety Board's aerial view of the derailment of rail cars carrying crude oil which exploded and killed 47 people in Lac-Mégantic, Que., on July 6, 2013, Canada's worst train disaster since Confederation. Photograph courtesy of Transportation Safety Board

Two working groups to be set up to address dairy subsidies and the sector’s future

  • Successive trade deals have left the Canadian dairy sector fearing the country’s dairy market is being used as a bargaining chip, and in response,
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 5, 2018
After multiple free trade pacts have opened up Canada's domestic dairy market to foreign competition, two working groups will look at mitigation and the future of the sector. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Wilson Hui

Two working groups to be set up to address dairy subsidies and the sector’s future

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 5, 2018
  • Successive trade deals have left the Canadian dairy sector fearing the country’s dairy market is being used as a bargaining chip, and in response,

Two working groups to be set up to address dairy subsidies and the sector’s future

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 5, 2018
  • Successive trade deals have left the Canadian dairy sector fearing the country’s dairy market is being used as a bargaining chip, and in response,
After multiple free trade pacts have opened up Canada's domestic dairy market to foreign competition, two working groups will look at mitigation and the future of the sector. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Wilson Hui

Imprisoned Saudi blogger’s family visits Parliament Hill

  • Human rights activist Ensaf Haidar, the wife of jailed Saudi dissident Raif Badawi, and their children, visited NDP MP Hélène Laverdière on the Hill
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 5, 2018
NDP MP Hélène Laverdière, middle, met with Ensaf Haidar, second to the right, the wife of jailed Saudi dissident Raif Badawi, and their three children on the Hill on Oct. 31. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Imprisoned Saudi blogger’s family visits Parliament Hill

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 5, 2018
  • Human rights activist Ensaf Haidar, the wife of jailed Saudi dissident Raif Badawi, and their children, visited NDP MP Hélène Laverdière on the Hill

Imprisoned Saudi blogger’s family visits Parliament Hill

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | November 5, 2018
  • Human rights activist Ensaf Haidar, the wife of jailed Saudi dissident Raif Badawi, and their children, visited NDP MP Hélène Laverdière on the Hill
NDP MP Hélène Laverdière, middle, met with Ensaf Haidar, second to the right, the wife of jailed Saudi dissident Raif Badawi, and their three children on the Hill on Oct. 31. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

What’s in a name?: New polling association gets a moniker

  • The Canadian Research Insights Council (CRIC) will be the name of the new polling industry association that cropped up after its predecessor unexpectedly shut
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 31, 2018
The Canadian Research Insights Council (CRIC) has been selected as the name for the new polling association that is replacing the now-defunct MRIA. Nik Nanos, pictured, sits on its interim board. The Hill Time file photograph

What’s in a name?: New polling association gets a moniker

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 31, 2018
  • The Canadian Research Insights Council (CRIC) will be the name of the new polling industry association that cropped up after its predecessor unexpectedly shut

What’s in a name?: New polling association gets a moniker

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 31, 2018
  • The Canadian Research Insights Council (CRIC) will be the name of the new polling industry association that cropped up after its predecessor unexpectedly shut
The Canadian Research Insights Council (CRIC) has been selected as the name for the new polling association that is replacing the now-defunct MRIA. Nik Nanos, pictured, sits on its interim board. The Hill Time file photograph

Arctic Ocean ridge claim about ‘national pride’ as much as potential resources: expert

  • As Canada prepares its submission on the claim over submarine shelves in the Arctic Ocean, there are questions if there are resources on and
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 31, 2018
Since 2013, Canada has been conducting scientific mapping in order to submit its claim over its continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Arctic Ocean ridge claim about ‘national pride’ as much as potential resources: expert

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 31, 2018
  • As Canada prepares its submission on the claim over submarine shelves in the Arctic Ocean, there are questions if there are resources on and

Arctic Ocean ridge claim about ‘national pride’ as much as potential resources: expert

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 31, 2018
  • As Canada prepares its submission on the claim over submarine shelves in the Arctic Ocean, there are questions if there are resources on and
Since 2013, Canada has been conducting scientific mapping in order to submit its claim over its continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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