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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.

U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham a repeat contact for Canada’s foreign minister, documents show

  • Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand had half as many calls with U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham as with her formal counterpart, Secretary of State Marco
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 3, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand had three calls with U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham on June 27, Aug. 22, and Sept. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham a repeat contact for Canada’s foreign minister, documents show

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 3, 2025
  • Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand had half as many calls with U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham as with her formal counterpart, Secretary of State Marco

U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham a repeat contact for Canada’s foreign minister, documents show

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 3, 2025
  • Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand had half as many calls with U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham as with her formal counterpart, Secretary of State Marco
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand had three calls with U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham on June 27, Aug. 22, and Sept. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Constituent seeking help for brother and others fleeing Sudan civil war says immigration minister ‘angry, rude, and dismissive’ in phone call

  • A Halifax constituent and an advocate for Sudanese applicants are both calling for Immigration Minister Lena Diab to be shuffled out of her role
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 3, 2025
A constituent of Immigration Minister Lena Diab says she was told by the cabinet member that she wouldn't speak about matters under her ministerial responsibility while in Halifax. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Constituent seeking help for brother and others fleeing Sudan civil war says immigration minister ‘angry, rude, and dismissive’ in phone call

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 3, 2025
  • A Halifax constituent and an advocate for Sudanese applicants are both calling for Immigration Minister Lena Diab to be shuffled out of her role

Constituent seeking help for brother and others fleeing Sudan civil war says immigration minister ‘angry, rude, and dismissive’ in phone call

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 3, 2025
  • A Halifax constituent and an advocate for Sudanese applicants are both calling for Immigration Minister Lena Diab to be shuffled out of her role
A constituent of Immigration Minister Lena Diab says she was told by the cabinet member that she wouldn't speak about matters under her ministerial responsibility while in Halifax. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Global Affairs misses benchmark after report shows only 58 per cent of properties abroad in ‘good’ or ‘fair’ condition

  • Former diplomat David McKinnon says the state of the foreign ministry’s properties abroad is a long-standing concern, but that similar pressures go far beyond
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 3, 2025
Global Affairs Canada, headquartered in Ottawa's Pearson Building, has missions in Japan, Mexico, and Senegal, among others, that are rated in 'critical' condition. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Global Affairs misses benchmark after report shows only 58 per cent of properties abroad in ‘good’ or ‘fair’ condition

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 3, 2025
  • Former diplomat David McKinnon says the state of the foreign ministry’s properties abroad is a long-standing concern, but that similar pressures go far beyond

Global Affairs misses benchmark after report shows only 58 per cent of properties abroad in ‘good’ or ‘fair’ condition

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 3, 2025
  • Former diplomat David McKinnon says the state of the foreign ministry’s properties abroad is a long-standing concern, but that similar pressures go far beyond
Global Affairs Canada, headquartered in Ottawa's Pearson Building, has missions in Japan, Mexico, and Senegal, among others, that are rated in 'critical' condition. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joint co-operation needed to tackle spread of narcotics, says Colombian defence minister 

  • Colombian Defence Minister Pedro Arnulfo Sánchez says the fight against international crime requires global solutions.
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | November 26, 2025
Colombian Defence Minister Pedro Arnulfo Sánchez, left, met his Canadian counterpart David McGuinty at the Halifax International Security Forum. Photograph courtesy of X/National Defence

Joint co-operation needed to tackle spread of narcotics, says Colombian defence minister 

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | November 26, 2025
  • Colombian Defence Minister Pedro Arnulfo Sánchez says the fight against international crime requires global solutions.

Joint co-operation needed to tackle spread of narcotics, says Colombian defence minister 

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | November 26, 2025
  • Colombian Defence Minister Pedro Arnulfo Sánchez says the fight against international crime requires global solutions.
Colombian Defence Minister Pedro Arnulfo Sánchez, left, met his Canadian counterpart David McGuinty at the Halifax International Security Forum. Photograph courtesy of X/National Defence

Gripen fighter jet purchase would allow Canada to assert sovereignty, says past chair of House Defence Committee McKay

  • The future success of trade talks with the U.S. will weigh heavily when Canada decides if it wants to buy the American F-35 plane,
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 26, 2025
Former Liberal MP John McKay says military calculations may not be the most important arbitrator for picking Canada's next fighter jet. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Gripen fighter jet purchase would allow Canada to assert sovereignty, says past chair of House Defence Committee McKay

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 26, 2025
  • The future success of trade talks with the U.S. will weigh heavily when Canada decides if it wants to buy the American F-35 plane,

Gripen fighter jet purchase would allow Canada to assert sovereignty, says past chair of House Defence Committee McKay

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 26, 2025
  • The future success of trade talks with the U.S. will weigh heavily when Canada decides if it wants to buy the American F-35 plane,
Former Liberal MP John McKay says military calculations may not be the most important arbitrator for picking Canada's next fighter jet. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fentanyl tariffs, U.S. air strikes avoided at G7 ministers’ discussion on drug trafficking 

  • U.S. President Donald Trump placed tariffs on Canadian goods under the guise of addressing cross-border fentanyl trafficking, but those levies were not raised by
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 23, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, left, says his conversations with U.S. officials—such as Attorney General Pam Bondi—dealt with explaining the work that Canada has undergone to strengthen border security. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fentanyl tariffs, U.S. air strikes avoided at G7 ministers’ discussion on drug trafficking 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 23, 2025
  • U.S. President Donald Trump placed tariffs on Canadian goods under the guise of addressing cross-border fentanyl trafficking, but those levies were not raised by

Fentanyl tariffs, U.S. air strikes avoided at G7 ministers’ discussion on drug trafficking 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 23, 2025
  • U.S. President Donald Trump placed tariffs on Canadian goods under the guise of addressing cross-border fentanyl trafficking, but those levies were not raised by
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, left, says his conversations with U.S. officials—such as Attorney General Pam Bondi—dealt with explaining the work that Canada has undergone to strengthen border security. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Did Canada’s G7 presidency ever emerge from the Trump shadow? 

  • Canada's G7 presidency was more about convening than setting a thematic agenda, says foreign policy observer Adam Chapnick.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 19, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured left at the June G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., with U.S. President Donald Trump, said at the time that the 'G7 is nothing without U.S. leadership.' Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Did Canada’s G7 presidency ever emerge from the Trump shadow? 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 19, 2025
  • Canada's G7 presidency was more about convening than setting a thematic agenda, says foreign policy observer Adam Chapnick.

Did Canada’s G7 presidency ever emerge from the Trump shadow? 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 19, 2025
  • Canada's G7 presidency was more about convening than setting a thematic agenda, says foreign policy observer Adam Chapnick.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured left at the June G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., with U.S. President Donald Trump, said at the time that the 'G7 is nothing without U.S. leadership.' Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Anand urged to reverse ‘wrong’ course of letting U.S. decide if it breached international law with boat strikes

  • Experts say that Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has erred in proclaiming that it is up to the U.S. to decide if it has
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 19, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand recently said it is 'within the purview of U.S. authorities' to decide if it has breached international law with its own strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anand urged to reverse ‘wrong’ course of letting U.S. decide if it breached international law with boat strikes

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 19, 2025
  • Experts say that Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has erred in proclaiming that it is up to the U.S. to decide if it has

Anand urged to reverse ‘wrong’ course of letting U.S. decide if it breached international law with boat strikes

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 19, 2025
  • Experts say that Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has erred in proclaiming that it is up to the U.S. to decide if it has
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand recently said it is 'within the purview of U.S. authorities' to decide if it has breached international law with its own strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Up to the U.S. to decide if it violated international law with Caribbean boat strikes, says Anand 

  • Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand broke with tradition as she seemingly asserted that Canada's top diplomat doesn't weigh in on a foreign country's adherence
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 12, 2025
At the close of the most recent gathering of G7 foreign ministers, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand outlined what she saw as the parameters of her job. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Up to the U.S. to decide if it violated international law with Caribbean boat strikes, says Anand 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 12, 2025
  • Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand broke with tradition as she seemingly asserted that Canada's top diplomat doesn't weigh in on a foreign country's adherence

Up to the U.S. to decide if it violated international law with Caribbean boat strikes, says Anand 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 12, 2025
  • Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand broke with tradition as she seemingly asserted that Canada's top diplomat doesn't weigh in on a foreign country's adherence
At the close of the most recent gathering of G7 foreign ministers, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand outlined what she saw as the parameters of her job. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

G7 top diplomats find little new ground on support for Ukraine 

  • The G7 foreign ministers' joint statement on Ukraine retreads many items that were agreed upon the last time the group met in March.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 12, 2025
The second day of the G7 foreign ministers' meeting on Nov. 12 commenced with a session on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Ukraine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

G7 top diplomats find little new ground on support for Ukraine 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 12, 2025
  • The G7 foreign ministers' joint statement on Ukraine retreads many items that were agreed upon the last time the group met in March.

G7 top diplomats find little new ground on support for Ukraine 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 12, 2025
  • The G7 foreign ministers' joint statement on Ukraine retreads many items that were agreed upon the last time the group met in March.
The second day of the G7 foreign ministers' meeting on Nov. 12 commenced with a session on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Ukraine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

At G7, minister touts importance of Canadian leadership on foreign assistance amid billions in budget cuts to international aid  

  • The federal budget tabled on Nov. 4 proposed cuts of $2.7-billion from Canada's humanitarian aid envelope.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 11, 2025
Foreign Minister Anita Anand started a 'jam-packed' two-day meeting of the G7's top diplomats in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., on Nov. 11. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

At G7, minister touts importance of Canadian leadership on foreign assistance amid billions in budget cuts to international aid  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 11, 2025
  • The federal budget tabled on Nov. 4 proposed cuts of $2.7-billion from Canada's humanitarian aid envelope.

At G7, minister touts importance of Canadian leadership on foreign assistance amid billions in budget cuts to international aid  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 11, 2025
  • The federal budget tabled on Nov. 4 proposed cuts of $2.7-billion from Canada's humanitarian aid envelope.
Foreign Minister Anita Anand started a 'jam-packed' two-day meeting of the G7's top diplomats in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., on Nov. 11. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s G7 presidency faces last major test as top diplomats set to gather in Niagara

  • Foreign Minister Anita Anand has suggested the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting will focus on multilateral geopolitical issues in a departure from the approach taken
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 10, 2025
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will host 15 top diplomats as Canada convenes a second foreign ministers’ meeting in the Niagara region from Nov. 11-12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s G7 presidency faces last major test as top diplomats set to gather in Niagara

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 10, 2025
  • Foreign Minister Anita Anand has suggested the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting will focus on multilateral geopolitical issues in a departure from the approach taken

Canada’s G7 presidency faces last major test as top diplomats set to gather in Niagara

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 10, 2025
  • Foreign Minister Anita Anand has suggested the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting will focus on multilateral geopolitical issues in a departure from the approach taken
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will host 15 top diplomats as Canada convenes a second foreign ministers’ meeting in the Niagara region from Nov. 11-12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Conservative links help Canada in Trump talks?

  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre hasn't taken the quasi-typical trip that most opposition leaders take to Washington, D.C., to forge connections.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2025
Earlier this month, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre offered to 'help' the prime minister achieve a deal with the U.S., but little has come from the offer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Conservative links help Canada in Trump talks?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2025
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre hasn't taken the quasi-typical trip that most opposition leaders take to Washington, D.C., to forge connections.

Can Conservative links help Canada in Trump talks?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2025
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre hasn't taken the quasi-typical trip that most opposition leaders take to Washington, D.C., to forge connections.
Earlier this month, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre offered to 'help' the prime minister achieve a deal with the U.S., but little has come from the offer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s hope to constrain Trump’s tariff agenda shifts to America’s top court 

  • Even if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump's use of IEEPA tariffs, there are other levying authorities he can use in
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, speaks with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in the White House on Oct. 7. A portrait of former U.S. president Ronald Reagan hangs in the background. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Canada’s hope to constrain Trump’s tariff agenda shifts to America’s top court 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2025
  • Even if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump's use of IEEPA tariffs, there are other levying authorities he can use in

Canada’s hope to constrain Trump’s tariff agenda shifts to America’s top court 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2025
  • Even if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump's use of IEEPA tariffs, there are other levying authorities he can use in
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, speaks with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in the White House on Oct. 7. A portrait of former U.S. president Ronald Reagan hangs in the background. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

‘Bridge is not burnt’: suspension of trade talks over Ontario ad just another Trump tactic, says former negotiator

  • Unlike the last pause in negotiations with the United States, the way back to the table is murky for Canada, say observers.
News | BY NEIL MOSS, ELEANOR WAND | October 24, 2025
On Oct. 7, Prime Minister Mark Carney, second right, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, were full of praise for each other at the White House. Now the American leader has suspended trade talks. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

‘Bridge is not burnt’: suspension of trade talks over Ontario ad just another Trump tactic, says former negotiator

News | BY NEIL MOSS, ELEANOR WAND | October 24, 2025
  • Unlike the last pause in negotiations with the United States, the way back to the table is murky for Canada, say observers.

‘Bridge is not burnt’: suspension of trade talks over Ontario ad just another Trump tactic, says former negotiator

News | BY NEIL MOSS, ELEANOR WAND | October 24, 2025
  • Unlike the last pause in negotiations with the United States, the way back to the table is murky for Canada, say observers.
On Oct. 7, Prime Minister Mark Carney, second right, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, were full of praise for each other at the White House. Now the American leader has suspended trade talks. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

Shortlisted shipbuilders say Poland’s submarine pick won’t affect delivery on Canadian procurement

  • Poland is weighing buying submarines from a collection of offers including from the two shipbuilders shortlisted by Canada.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 23, 2025
Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr has indicated the delivery schedule will help inform Canada's choice for its next submarine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Shortlisted shipbuilders say Poland’s submarine pick won’t affect delivery on Canadian procurement

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 23, 2025
  • Poland is weighing buying submarines from a collection of offers including from the two shipbuilders shortlisted by Canada.

Shortlisted shipbuilders say Poland’s submarine pick won’t affect delivery on Canadian procurement

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 23, 2025
  • Poland is weighing buying submarines from a collection of offers including from the two shipbuilders shortlisted by Canada.
Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr has indicated the delivery schedule will help inform Canada's choice for its next submarine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney fourth most travelled G7 leader since becoming prime minister, prioritizing trips to Europe and the U.S. 

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney is taking his first trip to the Indo-Pacific region this week after five previous excursions to Europe where he visited
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has seemingly prioritized diversification through Europe over the Indo-Pacific given his tour itinerary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney fourth most travelled G7 leader since becoming prime minister, prioritizing trips to Europe and the U.S. 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 22, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney is taking his first trip to the Indo-Pacific region this week after five previous excursions to Europe where he visited

Carney fourth most travelled G7 leader since becoming prime minister, prioritizing trips to Europe and the U.S. 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 22, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney is taking his first trip to the Indo-Pacific region this week after five previous excursions to Europe where he visited
Prime Minister Mark Carney has seemingly prioritized diversification through Europe over the Indo-Pacific given his tour itinerary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House Trade Committee needs to be ‘respectful’ of Carney’s approach to Trump talks, says Liberal chair

  • The government has released few details about the state of negotiations with the U.S., seemingly at odds with its acknowledgement that Canadians have concerns
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, second right, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, were full of praise for each other at a Oct. 7 meeting in the Oval Office, but no trade agreement materialized. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

House Trade Committee needs to be ‘respectful’ of Carney’s approach to Trump talks, says Liberal chair

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 15, 2025
  • The government has released few details about the state of negotiations with the U.S., seemingly at odds with its acknowledgement that Canadians have concerns

House Trade Committee needs to be ‘respectful’ of Carney’s approach to Trump talks, says Liberal chair

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 15, 2025
  • The government has released few details about the state of negotiations with the U.S., seemingly at odds with its acknowledgement that Canadians have concerns
Prime Minister Mark Carney, second right, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, were full of praise for each other at a Oct. 7 meeting in the Oval Office, but no trade agreement materialized. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

Complementary, but limited: how Carney’s use of ‘personal’ envoys can boost the foreign service

  • Although the government hasn’t yet reached that point, too many political appointments ‘is never ideal because it undermines morale in the diplomatic service,’ says
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney looks on as then-Privy Council clerk John Hannaford, right, swears in then-transport minister Chrystia Freeland, left, on May 13. Carney has since recently given Freeland and Hannaford each their own diplomatic assignment. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garica

Complementary, but limited: how Carney’s use of ‘personal’ envoys can boost the foreign service

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 14, 2025
  • Although the government hasn’t yet reached that point, too many political appointments ‘is never ideal because it undermines morale in the diplomatic service,’ says

Complementary, but limited: how Carney’s use of ‘personal’ envoys can boost the foreign service

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 14, 2025
  • Although the government hasn’t yet reached that point, too many political appointments ‘is never ideal because it undermines morale in the diplomatic service,’ says
Prime Minister Mark Carney looks on as then-Privy Council clerk John Hannaford, right, swears in then-transport minister Chrystia Freeland, left, on May 13. Carney has since recently given Freeland and Hannaford each their own diplomatic assignment. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garica

‘Canada is getting more and more important for us,’ says visiting German Bundestag member

  • In a wide-ranging interview, Johannes Winkel talks a renewed Canada-German relationship, Trump shocks, European security, and the future of free trade.
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
Johannes Winkel has been a member of the Bundestag, Germany's federal Parliament, since last March. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Canada is getting more and more important for us,’ says visiting German Bundestag member

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, Johannes Winkel talks a renewed Canada-German relationship, Trump shocks, European security, and the future of free trade.

‘Canada is getting more and more important for us,’ says visiting German Bundestag member

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, Johannes Winkel talks a renewed Canada-German relationship, Trump shocks, European security, and the future of free trade.
Johannes Winkel has been a member of the Bundestag, Germany's federal Parliament, since last March. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How a former Hill staffer is lionizing a Canadian that helped end the Troubles 

  • Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin remarked that a new scholarship named for John de Chastelain will 'help foster peace and reconciliation worldwide.'
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
Chris Collenette is a former staffer in Jean Chrétien's PMO and Allan Rock's ministerial office. Photograph courtesy of Chris Collenette

How a former Hill staffer is lionizing a Canadian that helped end the Troubles 

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
  • Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin remarked that a new scholarship named for John de Chastelain will 'help foster peace and reconciliation worldwide.'

How a former Hill staffer is lionizing a Canadian that helped end the Troubles 

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
  • Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin remarked that a new scholarship named for John de Chastelain will 'help foster peace and reconciliation worldwide.'
Chris Collenette is a former staffer in Jean Chrétien's PMO and Allan Rock's ministerial office. Photograph courtesy of Chris Collenette

Canada’s submarine purchase has new ‘sense of urgency’ with possible selection by end of year, says German envoy 

  • The clock is ticking to replace the aging Victoria-class submarines before they are taken out of the water in the 2030s, leaving the Canadian
News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA | October 8, 2025
German Ambassador to Canada Matthias Lüttenberg says there's a new feeling of of momentum that's 'more palpable than before' when it comes to picking between the submarine bids from his country and South Korea. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s submarine purchase has new ‘sense of urgency’ with possible selection by end of year, says German envoy 

News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA | October 8, 2025
  • The clock is ticking to replace the aging Victoria-class submarines before they are taken out of the water in the 2030s, leaving the Canadian

Canada’s submarine purchase has new ‘sense of urgency’ with possible selection by end of year, says German envoy 

News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA | October 8, 2025
  • The clock is ticking to replace the aging Victoria-class submarines before they are taken out of the water in the 2030s, leaving the Canadian
German Ambassador to Canada Matthias Lüttenberg says there's a new feeling of of momentum that's 'more palpable than before' when it comes to picking between the submarine bids from his country and South Korea. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How a former Hill staffer is lionizing a Canadian that helped end the Troubles 

  • Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin remarked that a new scholarship named for John de Chastelain will 'help foster peace and reconciliation worldwide.'
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
Chris Collenette is a former staffer in Jean Chrétien's PMO and Allan Rock's ministerial office. Photograph courtesy of Chris Collenette

How a former Hill staffer is lionizing a Canadian that helped end the Troubles 

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
  • Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin remarked that a new scholarship named for John de Chastelain will 'help foster peace and reconciliation worldwide.'

How a former Hill staffer is lionizing a Canadian that helped end the Troubles 

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2025
  • Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin remarked that a new scholarship named for John de Chastelain will 'help foster peace and reconciliation worldwide.'
Chris Collenette is a former staffer in Jean Chrétien's PMO and Allan Rock's ministerial office. Photograph courtesy of Chris Collenette

‘I’ve had to run to keep up’: U.K. envoy trumpets ‘new energy’ in Canadian relationship, but questions loom over trade talks

  • In a wide-ranging interview, U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline discusses his country's renewed relationship with Canada, what happens next on trade, and the decision
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline previously served as the foreign office's director for the Americas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I’ve had to run to keep up’: U.K. envoy trumpets ‘new energy’ in Canadian relationship, but questions loom over trade talks

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline discusses his country's renewed relationship with Canada, what happens next on trade, and the decision

‘I’ve had to run to keep up’: U.K. envoy trumpets ‘new energy’ in Canadian relationship, but questions loom over trade talks

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline discusses his country's renewed relationship with Canada, what happens next on trade, and the decision
U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline previously served as the foreign office's director for the Americas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney calls Indonesia trade deal ‘game changing,’ but labour says it is a ‘step backwards’ 

  • Canadian negotiators faced opposition to convince their Indonesian counterparts to accept enforceable labour chapters.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto inked a free trade pact in Ottawa on Sept. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney calls Indonesia trade deal ‘game changing,’ but labour says it is a ‘step backwards’ 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
  • Canadian negotiators faced opposition to convince their Indonesian counterparts to accept enforceable labour chapters.

Carney calls Indonesia trade deal ‘game changing,’ but labour says it is a ‘step backwards’ 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
  • Canadian negotiators faced opposition to convince their Indonesian counterparts to accept enforceable labour chapters.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto inked a free trade pact in Ottawa on Sept. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I’ve had to run to keep up’: U.K. envoy trumpets ‘new energy’ in Canadian relationship, but questions loom over trade talks

  • In a wide-ranging interview, U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline discusses his country's renewed relationship with Canada, what happens next on trade, and the decision
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline previously served as the foreign office's director for the Americas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I’ve had to run to keep up’: U.K. envoy trumpets ‘new energy’ in Canadian relationship, but questions loom over trade talks

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline discusses his country's renewed relationship with Canada, what happens next on trade, and the decision

‘I’ve had to run to keep up’: U.K. envoy trumpets ‘new energy’ in Canadian relationship, but questions loom over trade talks

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 1, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline discusses his country's renewed relationship with Canada, what happens next on trade, and the decision
U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline previously served as the foreign office's director for the Americas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney sets out to repair Canada-Mexico strife ahead of CUSMA review 

  • The Conservative Party has criticized Prime Minister Mark Carney for not getting a more tangible result during his recent trip to Mexico.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney made his first trip to Mexico as a world leader last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney sets out to repair Canada-Mexico strife ahead of CUSMA review 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 24, 2025
  • The Conservative Party has criticized Prime Minister Mark Carney for not getting a more tangible result during his recent trip to Mexico.

Carney sets out to repair Canada-Mexico strife ahead of CUSMA review 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 24, 2025
  • The Conservative Party has criticized Prime Minister Mark Carney for not getting a more tangible result during his recent trip to Mexico.
Prime Minister Mark Carney made his first trip to Mexico as a world leader last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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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
Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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

Feature | BY 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

In wake of Washington Post columnist’s murder, MPs say Canada has role to play in defence of global press freedom

  • Journalists around the world are increasingly under threat, most notably with the murder of Saudi Arabian Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi on Oct. 2,
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2018
Former Liberal cabinet minister Irwin Cotler says as a former journalist, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured, understands that press freedom is 'one of the most fundamental freedoms.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In wake of Washington Post columnist’s murder, MPs say Canada has role to play in defence of global press freedom

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2018
  • Journalists around the world are increasingly under threat, most notably with the murder of Saudi Arabian Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi on Oct. 2,

In wake of Washington Post columnist’s murder, MPs say Canada has role to play in defence of global press freedom

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2018
  • Journalists around the world are increasingly under threat, most notably with the murder of Saudi Arabian Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi on Oct. 2,
Former Liberal cabinet minister Irwin Cotler says as a former journalist, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured, understands that press freedom is 'one of the most fundamental freedoms.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mulroney to speak at event honouring Nelson Mandela

  • Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president who led the fight against apartheid and became an international inspiration, will be the focus of a
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2018
Nelson and Winnie Mandela and Mila and Brian Mulroney, pictured June 18, 1990, on Parliament Hill. Mr. Mulroney will speak at an event in honour of Nelson Mandela in November. The Hill Times photograph by Jim Creskey

Mulroney to speak at event honouring Nelson Mandela

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2018
  • Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president who led the fight against apartheid and became an international inspiration, will be the focus of a

Mulroney to speak at event honouring Nelson Mandela

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 29, 2018
  • Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president who led the fight against apartheid and became an international inspiration, will be the focus of a
Nelson and Winnie Mandela and Mila and Brian Mulroney, pictured June 18, 1990, on Parliament Hill. Mr. Mulroney will speak at an event in honour of Nelson Mandela in November. The Hill Times photograph by Jim Creskey

Myriad of Hillites take up municipal posts after elections

  • A number of current and former Hill staffers and politicians will be taking their talents to city halls across Ontario after victories in the
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 24, 2018
Ousted Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown achieved his political comeback, winning the mayoral race in Brampton on Oct. 22, despite the allegations of sexual misconduct—which he denies—that led to his resignation from the provincial role. He's pictured with his wife, Genevieve Gaultieri, on election day. Photograph courtesy of Patrick Brown's Instagram

Myriad of Hillites take up municipal posts after elections

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 24, 2018
  • A number of current and former Hill staffers and politicians will be taking their talents to city halls across Ontario after victories in the

Myriad of Hillites take up municipal posts after elections

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 24, 2018
  • A number of current and former Hill staffers and politicians will be taking their talents to city halls across Ontario after victories in the
Ousted Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown achieved his political comeback, winning the mayoral race in Brampton on Oct. 22, despite the allegations of sexual misconduct—which he denies—that led to his resignation from the provincial role. He's pictured with his wife, Genevieve Gaultieri, on election day. Photograph courtesy of Patrick Brown's Instagram

Remote communities ‘first ones’ to ‘suffer’ in pilot shortage

  • If Canada’s current pilot shortage is not addressed, smaller communities across the country will lose their flight routes and remote communities may lose access
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 22, 2018
CCAA executive director Robert Donald said there has to be a 'concerted response' so larger airlines like Air Canada aren't just 'raiding' smaller airlines, which doesn't address the problem of supply. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/BriYYZ

Remote communities ‘first ones’ to ‘suffer’ in pilot shortage

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 22, 2018
  • If Canada’s current pilot shortage is not addressed, smaller communities across the country will lose their flight routes and remote communities may lose access

Remote communities ‘first ones’ to ‘suffer’ in pilot shortage

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 22, 2018
  • If Canada’s current pilot shortage is not addressed, smaller communities across the country will lose their flight routes and remote communities may lose access
CCAA executive director Robert Donald said there has to be a 'concerted response' so larger airlines like Air Canada aren't just 'raiding' smaller airlines, which doesn't address the problem of supply. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/BriYYZ

Lewis authors new book, Power, Prime Ministers and the Press: The Battle for Truth on Parliament Hill

  • Former Maclean’s magazine editor and parliamentary correspondent Robert Lewis has a new book out, Power, Prime Ministers and the Press: The Battle for Truth on
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 22, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in a Hill scrum. Robert Lewis takes a critical view of the Hill media coverage in his new book. The Hill Times file photograph

Lewis authors new book, Power, Prime Ministers and the Press: The Battle for Truth on Parliament Hill

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 22, 2018
  • Former Maclean’s magazine editor and parliamentary correspondent Robert Lewis has a new book out, Power, Prime Ministers and the Press: The Battle for Truth on

Lewis authors new book, Power, Prime Ministers and the Press: The Battle for Truth on Parliament Hill

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 22, 2018
  • Former Maclean’s magazine editor and parliamentary correspondent Robert Lewis has a new book out, Power, Prime Ministers and the Press: The Battle for Truth on
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in a Hill scrum. Robert Lewis takes a critical view of the Hill media coverage in his new book. The Hill Times file photograph

Amnesty International Canada calls on Freeland to push for UN investigation into murder of Jamal Khashoggi

  • Amnesty International Canada is pushing Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to call for a UN investigation into the reported torture and murder of Washington
News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 22, 2018
Amnesty International Canada is calling the Canadian federal government's response to date to the alleged murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi 'disappointing,' and is urging Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to call for a UN investigation into the matter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Amnesty International Canada calls on Freeland to push for UN investigation into murder of Jamal Khashoggi

News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 22, 2018
  • Amnesty International Canada is pushing Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to call for a UN investigation into the reported torture and murder of Washington

Amnesty International Canada calls on Freeland to push for UN investigation into murder of Jamal Khashoggi

News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 22, 2018
  • Amnesty International Canada is pushing Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to call for a UN investigation into the reported torture and murder of Washington
Amnesty International Canada is calling the Canadian federal government's response to date to the alleged murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi 'disappointing,' and is urging Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to call for a UN investigation into the matter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Trump looking to pluck Kelly Craft from Ottawa to take UN gig?

  • Following Nikki Haley‘s announcement that she will be resigning as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, there has been speculation that she may
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 17, 2018
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft could be appointed as the U.S. envoy to the UN. after her role in the USMCA negotiations, political murmurings in the U.S. suggest. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Is Trump looking to pluck Kelly Craft from Ottawa to take UN gig?

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 17, 2018
  • Following Nikki Haley‘s announcement that she will be resigning as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, there has been speculation that she may

Is Trump looking to pluck Kelly Craft from Ottawa to take UN gig?

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 17, 2018
  • Following Nikki Haley‘s announcement that she will be resigning as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, there has been speculation that she may
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft could be appointed as the U.S. envoy to the UN. after her role in the USMCA negotiations, political murmurings in the U.S. suggest. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Promoting learning abroad the missing ‘piece of the puzzle’ for Canadian government, say stakeholders

  • If Canada wants to be competitive in the global economy, more Canadians need to study abroad, and in more diverse countries, stakeholders say, tying
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 17, 2018
Canadians need to study and research abroad, at places like Cambridge University, pictured, to be equipped for the 21st century world, stakeholders say. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia Commons

Promoting learning abroad the missing ‘piece of the puzzle’ for Canadian government, say stakeholders

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 17, 2018
  • If Canada wants to be competitive in the global economy, more Canadians need to study abroad, and in more diverse countries, stakeholders say, tying

Promoting learning abroad the missing ‘piece of the puzzle’ for Canadian government, say stakeholders

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 17, 2018
  • If Canada wants to be competitive in the global economy, more Canadians need to study abroad, and in more diverse countries, stakeholders say, tying
Canadians need to study and research abroad, at places like Cambridge University, pictured, to be equipped for the 21st century world, stakeholders say. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia Commons

USMCA’s ‘China clause’ may force Canada to consider sectoral trade, but experts question if China would have any interest

  • With the completion of a new North American free trade pact, Canada’s trade aspirations are shifting to China, but a clause in the USMCA
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 15, 2018
Questions loom over the future of a China-Canada trade pact, following the inclusion of the so-called 'China clause' in the USMCA. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, is pictured with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, in Centre Block in 2016, when the potential for a Sino-Canada trade pact was more hopeful. The Hill Times file photograph

USMCA’s ‘China clause’ may force Canada to consider sectoral trade, but experts question if China would have any interest

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 15, 2018
  • With the completion of a new North American free trade pact, Canada’s trade aspirations are shifting to China, but a clause in the USMCA

USMCA’s ‘China clause’ may force Canada to consider sectoral trade, but experts question if China would have any interest

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 15, 2018
  • With the completion of a new North American free trade pact, Canada’s trade aspirations are shifting to China, but a clause in the USMCA
Questions loom over the future of a China-Canada trade pact, following the inclusion of the so-called 'China clause' in the USMCA. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, is pictured with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, in Centre Block in 2016, when the potential for a Sino-Canada trade pact was more hopeful. The Hill Times file photograph

The Washington Post comes north of the border

  • The Washington Post, whose motto is “Democracy Dies in Darkness,” is joining a number of American press shops looking to Canada to expand their
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 15, 2018
The Washington Post will extend its reach across the 49th parallel with a journalist reporting on Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

The Washington Post comes north of the border

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 15, 2018
  • The Washington Post, whose motto is “Democracy Dies in Darkness,” is joining a number of American press shops looking to Canada to expand their

The Washington Post comes north of the border

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 15, 2018
  • The Washington Post, whose motto is “Democracy Dies in Darkness,” is joining a number of American press shops looking to Canada to expand their
The Washington Post will extend its reach across the 49th parallel with a journalist reporting on Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

Despite USMCA deal, the ‘sword’ of national security tariff threats still hangs over Canada’s head, say trade observers

  • Despite the safeguards against damaging penalties on Canada’s auto industry under the continent’s newly renamed trilateral trade agreement, the American ability to impose destructive
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 10, 2018
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, right, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, told reporters on Oct. 1 the new USMCA would provide momentum for settling the ongoing dispute over steel and aluminum tariffs imposed by the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Despite USMCA deal, the ‘sword’ of national security tariff threats still hangs over Canada’s head, say trade observers

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 10, 2018
  • Despite the safeguards against damaging penalties on Canada’s auto industry under the continent’s newly renamed trilateral trade agreement, the American ability to impose destructive

Despite USMCA deal, the ‘sword’ of national security tariff threats still hangs over Canada’s head, say trade observers

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 10, 2018
  • Despite the safeguards against damaging penalties on Canada’s auto industry under the continent’s newly renamed trilateral trade agreement, the American ability to impose destructive
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, right, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, told reporters on Oct. 1 the new USMCA would provide momentum for settling the ongoing dispute over steel and aluminum tariffs imposed by the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Thanksgiving turkey with a side of partisan rancour?

  • While your uncle passed the stuffing at Thanksgiving dinner, did his defence of the Liberals’ record sound a little too similar to that of
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 10, 2018
The Liberals offered their supporters some talking points to defend the government's record if talk during Thanksgiving dinner turned political. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/vxla

Thanksgiving turkey with a side of partisan rancour?

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 10, 2018
  • While your uncle passed the stuffing at Thanksgiving dinner, did his defence of the Liberals’ record sound a little too similar to that of

Thanksgiving turkey with a side of partisan rancour?

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 10, 2018
  • While your uncle passed the stuffing at Thanksgiving dinner, did his defence of the Liberals’ record sound a little too similar to that of
The Liberals offered their supporters some talking points to defend the government's record if talk during Thanksgiving dinner turned political. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/vxla

Daughters of the Vote to return to Parliament Hill in 2019

  • Equal Voice’s Daughters of the Vote program, which brought young women representing every federal riding in Canada to sit in the House of Commons
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2018
Equal Voice's Daughters of the Vote program, which brought young women representing every federal riding in Canada to sit in the House of Commons Chamber in Centre Block in 2017, will return in March 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Daughters of the Vote to return to Parliament Hill in 2019

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2018
  • Equal Voice’s Daughters of the Vote program, which brought young women representing every federal riding in Canada to sit in the House of Commons

Daughters of the Vote to return to Parliament Hill in 2019

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | October 8, 2018
  • Equal Voice’s Daughters of the Vote program, which brought young women representing every federal riding in Canada to sit in the House of Commons
Equal Voice's Daughters of the Vote program, which brought young women representing every federal riding in Canada to sit in the House of Commons Chamber in Centre Block in 2017, will return in March 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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