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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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Trans Mountain court decision a ‘political no-win’ that could hurt Liberals in Quebec, B.C., Alberta, says pollster

  • The Liberals stand to take a hit on multiple political fronts from the Federal Court of Appeal’s decision to but the Trans Mountain pipeline
News | BY JOLSON LIM, NEIL MOSS | September 3, 2018
Anti-Trans Mountain pipeline protesters on Parliament Hill in May 2018. The Federal Court of Appeal ruled on Aug. 30 that some First Nations were not adequately consulted on the pipeline that would cross through their territory, and the impact of increased shipping traffic on Orca whales was not properly considered. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trans Mountain court decision a ‘political no-win’ that could hurt Liberals in Quebec, B.C., Alberta, says pollster

News | BY JOLSON LIM, NEIL MOSS | September 3, 2018
  • The Liberals stand to take a hit on multiple political fronts from the Federal Court of Appeal’s decision to but the Trans Mountain pipeline

Trans Mountain court decision a ‘political no-win’ that could hurt Liberals in Quebec, B.C., Alberta, says pollster

News | BY JOLSON LIM, NEIL MOSS | September 3, 2018
  • The Liberals stand to take a hit on multiple political fronts from the Federal Court of Appeal’s decision to but the Trans Mountain pipeline
Anti-Trans Mountain pipeline protesters on Parliament Hill in May 2018. The Federal Court of Appeal ruled on Aug. 30 that some First Nations were not adequately consulted on the pipeline that would cross through their territory, and the impact of increased shipping traffic on Orca whales was not properly considered. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Two NDP MPs join growing list of incumbents not seeking re-election

  • Long-serving NDP MPs Irene Mathyssen and Linda Duncan have joined more than a dozen MPs who have decided not to try and retain their
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 29, 2018
NPD MPs Linda Duncan, left, and Irene Mathyssen, right, are not seeking re-election in 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photograph

Two NDP MPs join growing list of incumbents not seeking re-election

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 29, 2018
  • Long-serving NDP MPs Irene Mathyssen and Linda Duncan have joined more than a dozen MPs who have decided not to try and retain their

Two NDP MPs join growing list of incumbents not seeking re-election

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 29, 2018
  • Long-serving NDP MPs Irene Mathyssen and Linda Duncan have joined more than a dozen MPs who have decided not to try and retain their
NPD MPs Linda Duncan, left, and Irene Mathyssen, right, are not seeking re-election in 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photograph

No change for Canada despite U.S.-Mexico trade pact, trade experts say

  • A preliminary trade agreement between Mexico and the United States won’t alter Canada’s place in a future trilateral agreement between the three North American
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 28, 2018
After the announcement of a U.S.-Mexico preliminary trade agreement, Canada will be welcomed back to the negotiation table. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland, pictured, announcing retaliatory tariffs on the United States on May 31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No change for Canada despite U.S.-Mexico trade pact, trade experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 28, 2018
  • A preliminary trade agreement between Mexico and the United States won’t alter Canada’s place in a future trilateral agreement between the three North American

No change for Canada despite U.S.-Mexico trade pact, trade experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 28, 2018
  • A preliminary trade agreement between Mexico and the United States won’t alter Canada’s place in a future trilateral agreement between the three North American
After the announcement of a U.S.-Mexico preliminary trade agreement, Canada will be welcomed back to the negotiation table. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland, pictured, announcing retaliatory tariffs on the United States on May 31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hill lobbyist ties the knot, with help from legendary curler

  • Hill denizens Derek Nighbor and Joey Taylor wed on Aug. 11 with the help of Canadian curling legend Colleen Jones. Mr. Nighbor is a lobbyist
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 22, 2018
Canadian curling giant Colleen Jones speaks at the wedding of Hill lobbyist Derek Nighbor, right, and Joey Taylor, left, on Aug. 11. Photograph courtesy of Brittany Fleming

Hill lobbyist ties the knot, with help from legendary curler

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 22, 2018
  • Hill denizens Derek Nighbor and Joey Taylor wed on Aug. 11 with the help of Canadian curling legend Colleen Jones. Mr. Nighbor is a lobbyist

Hill lobbyist ties the knot, with help from legendary curler

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 22, 2018
  • Hill denizens Derek Nighbor and Joey Taylor wed on Aug. 11 with the help of Canadian curling legend Colleen Jones. Mr. Nighbor is a lobbyist
Canadian curling giant Colleen Jones speaks at the wedding of Hill lobbyist Derek Nighbor, right, and Joey Taylor, left, on Aug. 11. Photograph courtesy of Brittany Fleming

Feds mum on moving controversial statues on Parliament Hill

  • The government won’t say if there has been any discussion of removing Parliament Hill statues of Sir John A. Macdonald and other historical heavyweights
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 20, 2018
A statue of Sir John A. Macdonald stands on Parliament Hill, as the removal of another statue of Canada's first prime minister in Victoria raises questions over historical remembrance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds mum on moving controversial statues on Parliament Hill

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 20, 2018
  • The government won’t say if there has been any discussion of removing Parliament Hill statues of Sir John A. Macdonald and other historical heavyweights

Feds mum on moving controversial statues on Parliament Hill

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 20, 2018
  • The government won’t say if there has been any discussion of removing Parliament Hill statues of Sir John A. Macdonald and other historical heavyweights
A statue of Sir John A. Macdonald stands on Parliament Hill, as the removal of another statue of Canada's first prime minister in Victoria raises questions over historical remembrance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parliamentarians send love to MP Kmiec after death of his daughter

  • MPs and Senators of all political stripes sent public messages of support and sympathy to first-term Conservative MP Tom Kmiec after he announced the
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 20, 2018
Tom Kmiec and his wife Evangeline hold their daughter Lucy-Rose in a photo Mr. Kmiec shared of one of their happy moments together. Lucy-Rose passed away on Aug. 13. Photograph courtesy of Tom Kmiec's Facebook page

Parliamentarians send love to MP Kmiec after death of his daughter

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 20, 2018
  • MPs and Senators of all political stripes sent public messages of support and sympathy to first-term Conservative MP Tom Kmiec after he announced the

Parliamentarians send love to MP Kmiec after death of his daughter

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 20, 2018
  • MPs and Senators of all political stripes sent public messages of support and sympathy to first-term Conservative MP Tom Kmiec after he announced the
Tom Kmiec and his wife Evangeline hold their daughter Lucy-Rose in a photo Mr. Kmiec shared of one of their happy moments together. Lucy-Rose passed away on Aug. 13. Photograph courtesy of Tom Kmiec's Facebook page

Former Tory staffer’s brewery launches ‘buck-a-beer’ challenge, offering a cold brew and warm welcome to refugees

  • During Ontario Premier Doug Ford‘s election campaign, he promised he would bring the minimum beer price down to a buck a beer, and an
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 15, 2018
As Ontario Premier Doug Ford plans to lower the minimum beer price to $1, Dominion City Brewing Company will offer a 'buck-a-beer' to help resettle refugees. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Former Tory staffer’s brewery launches ‘buck-a-beer’ challenge, offering a cold brew and warm welcome to refugees

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 15, 2018
  • During Ontario Premier Doug Ford‘s election campaign, he promised he would bring the minimum beer price down to a buck a beer, and an

Former Tory staffer’s brewery launches ‘buck-a-beer’ challenge, offering a cold brew and warm welcome to refugees

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 15, 2018
  • During Ontario Premier Doug Ford‘s election campaign, he promised he would bring the minimum beer price down to a buck a beer, and an
As Ontario Premier Doug Ford plans to lower the minimum beer price to $1, Dominion City Brewing Company will offer a 'buck-a-beer' to help resettle refugees. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

This just in: Toronto-area Liberal MPs endorse a Tory

  • Some Toronto-area Liberal MPs have endorsed Toronto mayor John Tory for re-election in the upcoming Toronto municipal election. Mr. Tory, not just a Tory
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 13, 2018
Liberal MPs John Maloney, left, Judy Sgro, centre, and Marco Mendicino, right, endorsed Toronto mayor John Tory in his re-election bid. The Hill Times file photographs and The Hill Times photgraph by Andrew Meade

This just in: Toronto-area Liberal MPs endorse a Tory

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 13, 2018
  • Some Toronto-area Liberal MPs have endorsed Toronto mayor John Tory for re-election in the upcoming Toronto municipal election. Mr. Tory, not just a Tory

This just in: Toronto-area Liberal MPs endorse a Tory

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 13, 2018
  • Some Toronto-area Liberal MPs have endorsed Toronto mayor John Tory for re-election in the upcoming Toronto municipal election. Mr. Tory, not just a Tory
Liberal MPs John Maloney, left, Judy Sgro, centre, and Marco Mendicino, right, endorsed Toronto mayor John Tory in his re-election bid. The Hill Times file photographs and The Hill Times photgraph by Andrew Meade

More interprovincial electricity trade will lower energy prices, experts say

  • More energy trading between provinces could lower prices for consumers, say energy analysts, but for provinces it isn’t a priority as they seek energy self-sufficiency.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 13, 2018
There are many barriers to a greater interprovincial electricity trade, including infrastructure and regulation, but the top barrier is politics, says an energy policy analyst for the Canada West Foundation. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Joe Strupek

More interprovincial electricity trade will lower energy prices, experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 13, 2018
  • More energy trading between provinces could lower prices for consumers, say energy analysts, but for provinces it isn’t a priority as they seek energy self-sufficiency.

More interprovincial electricity trade will lower energy prices, experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 13, 2018
  • More energy trading between provinces could lower prices for consumers, say energy analysts, but for provinces it isn’t a priority as they seek energy self-sufficiency.
There are many barriers to a greater interprovincial electricity trade, including infrastructure and regulation, but the top barrier is politics, says an energy policy analyst for the Canada West Foundation. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Joe Strupek

Dead heat in polls shows fragility of federal Liberals’ majority: pollsters

  • Fourteen months away from the next federal election, polls show the Liberals and Conservatives in a deadlock, and the Liberals have to hold onto
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 13, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, centre, are polling in a dead heat, as NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, right, could be fighting for his political life in the upcoming by-election in Burnaby South, B.C. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Dead heat in polls shows fragility of federal Liberals’ majority: pollsters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 13, 2018
  • Fourteen months away from the next federal election, polls show the Liberals and Conservatives in a deadlock, and the Liberals have to hold onto

Dead heat in polls shows fragility of federal Liberals’ majority: pollsters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 13, 2018
  • Fourteen months away from the next federal election, polls show the Liberals and Conservatives in a deadlock, and the Liberals have to hold onto
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, centre, are polling in a dead heat, as NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, right, could be fighting for his political life in the upcoming by-election in Burnaby South, B.C. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada enters dangerous year-long peacekeeping mission in Mali, Conservatives still want House debate and vote

  • Canada started its year-long, dangerous peacekeeping mission in Mali on Aug. 1 aimed at bringing peace and stability to the northwestern African nation which
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 8, 2018
Maj.-Gen. Amadou Kane, MINUSMA's deputy force commander, pictured on July 31, 2018, handing the United Nations' flag to Col. Chris McKenna in a change of command from Germany to Canada at a parade at Camp Castor in Gao, Mali. Photograph courtesy of Department of National Defence/Corporal Ken Beliwicz

Canada enters dangerous year-long peacekeeping mission in Mali, Conservatives still want House debate and vote

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 8, 2018
  • Canada started its year-long, dangerous peacekeeping mission in Mali on Aug. 1 aimed at bringing peace and stability to the northwestern African nation which

Canada enters dangerous year-long peacekeeping mission in Mali, Conservatives still want House debate and vote

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 8, 2018
  • Canada started its year-long, dangerous peacekeeping mission in Mali on Aug. 1 aimed at bringing peace and stability to the northwestern African nation which
Maj.-Gen. Amadou Kane, MINUSMA's deputy force commander, pictured on July 31, 2018, handing the United Nations' flag to Col. Chris McKenna in a change of command from Germany to Canada at a parade at Camp Castor in Gao, Mali. Photograph courtesy of Department of National Defence/Corporal Ken Beliwicz

Catherine McKenna’s ‘straw free’ tweets not free of criticism

  • Environment Minister Catherine McKenna‘s push against plastic straws has some opposition. Twice now, Ms. McKenna has tweeted that an Ottawa-area establishment had banned plastic
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 8, 2018
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna's highlighting of restaurants who have stopped using plastic straws is not having the desired effect. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Catherine McKenna’s ‘straw free’ tweets not free of criticism

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 8, 2018
  • Environment Minister Catherine McKenna‘s push against plastic straws has some opposition. Twice now, Ms. McKenna has tweeted that an Ottawa-area establishment had banned plastic

Catherine McKenna’s ‘straw free’ tweets not free of criticism

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 8, 2018
  • Environment Minister Catherine McKenna‘s push against plastic straws has some opposition. Twice now, Ms. McKenna has tweeted that an Ottawa-area establishment had banned plastic
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna's highlighting of restaurants who have stopped using plastic straws is not having the desired effect. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wackiest thing you did as an MP? For Scott Brison, paddling in a giant pumpkin race, and then winning it

  • An MP’s schedule is packed with a myriad of constituency events, but Treasury Board President Scott Brison might just take the prize for the most
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 6, 2018
He's got skills: Treasury Board President Scott Brison, pictured in this undated photo, racing his pumpkin. Photograph courtesy of Scott Brison

Wackiest thing you did as an MP? For Scott Brison, paddling in a giant pumpkin race, and then winning it

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 6, 2018
  • An MP’s schedule is packed with a myriad of constituency events, but Treasury Board President Scott Brison might just take the prize for the most

Wackiest thing you did as an MP? For Scott Brison, paddling in a giant pumpkin race, and then winning it

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 6, 2018
  • An MP’s schedule is packed with a myriad of constituency events, but Treasury Board President Scott Brison might just take the prize for the most
He's got skills: Treasury Board President Scott Brison, pictured in this undated photo, racing his pumpkin. Photograph courtesy of Scott Brison

Tory strategist, Global anchor tie the knot, as politicians and pundits look on

  • Conservative strategist Rick Anderson wed Global National anchor Dawna Friesen in Vancouver on July 28. Mr. Anderson was the chief adviser to Reform leader Preston
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 1, 2018
Ottawa strategist Rick Anderson, left, walks with his new wife, Global National's Dawna Friesen, right, with officiant Liberal MP Robert Oliphant in the background. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Tory strategist, Global anchor tie the knot, as politicians and pundits look on

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 1, 2018
  • Conservative strategist Rick Anderson wed Global National anchor Dawna Friesen in Vancouver on July 28. Mr. Anderson was the chief adviser to Reform leader Preston

Tory strategist, Global anchor tie the knot, as politicians and pundits look on

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 1, 2018
  • Conservative strategist Rick Anderson wed Global National anchor Dawna Friesen in Vancouver on July 28. Mr. Anderson was the chief adviser to Reform leader Preston
Ottawa strategist Rick Anderson, left, walks with his new wife, Global National's Dawna Friesen, right, with officiant Liberal MP Robert Oliphant in the background. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Behind the story to save the Syrian White Helmets: a Canadian diplomat and her ‘challenging’ role as a revolution fades away

  • Beneath the July 21 dramatic rescue of more than 400 members of Syria’s White Helmets and their families, Canada’s special envoy to Syria, who
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 30, 2018
Canada helped evacuate 422 members of the White Helmets and their families. On July 10, White Helmets, pictured, dig thorough rubble after a house was targeted by airstrikes killing two girls and wounding a woman in Idlib province in northwestern Syria, according to the White Helmets Twitter account. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Behind the story to save the Syrian White Helmets: a Canadian diplomat and her ‘challenging’ role as a revolution fades away

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 30, 2018
  • Beneath the July 21 dramatic rescue of more than 400 members of Syria’s White Helmets and their families, Canada’s special envoy to Syria, who

Behind the story to save the Syrian White Helmets: a Canadian diplomat and her ‘challenging’ role as a revolution fades away

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 30, 2018
  • Beneath the July 21 dramatic rescue of more than 400 members of Syria’s White Helmets and their families, Canada’s special envoy to Syria, who
Canada helped evacuate 422 members of the White Helmets and their families. On July 10, White Helmets, pictured, dig thorough rubble after a house was targeted by airstrikes killing two girls and wounding a woman in Idlib province in northwestern Syria, according to the White Helmets Twitter account. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

University of Toronto project brings parliamentary records into the 21st century

  • Have you ever wanted to read the House debates between prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and leader of the opposition Joe Clark in 1978?
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | July 30, 2018
A University of Toronto project has digitized the Hansard and now House of Commons debates as far back as 1901 can be more easily read by everyone. The Hill Times file photograph

University of Toronto project brings parliamentary records into the 21st century

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | July 30, 2018
  • Have you ever wanted to read the House debates between prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and leader of the opposition Joe Clark in 1978?

University of Toronto project brings parliamentary records into the 21st century

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | July 30, 2018
  • Have you ever wanted to read the House debates between prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and leader of the opposition Joe Clark in 1978?
A University of Toronto project has digitized the Hansard and now House of Commons debates as far back as 1901 can be more easily read by everyone. The Hill Times file photograph

Samara aims to find out which political party is the most democratic

  • The Samara Centre for Democracy is in the process of a new series of reports that will peg political parties against each other “to
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | July 25, 2018
Samara wants parties to work together to promote internal party democracy, but is concerned parties—led by Liberal Leader and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, centre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, right—might not want to be questioned on their inner workings. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Samara aims to find out which political party is the most democratic

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | July 25, 2018
  • The Samara Centre for Democracy is in the process of a new series of reports that will peg political parties against each other “to

Samara aims to find out which political party is the most democratic

Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | July 25, 2018
  • The Samara Centre for Democracy is in the process of a new series of reports that will peg political parties against each other “to
Samara wants parties to work together to promote internal party democracy, but is concerned parties—led by Liberal Leader and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, centre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, right—might not want to be questioned on their inner workings. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Blair’s focus will be guns, drugs, organized crime, more than migration, suggests Parl. Sec. Vaughan

  • Though his new cabinet post gives him responsibility for irregular migration, the job of newly appointed cabinet minister Bill Blair will be about so
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 25, 2018
Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Bill Blair, left, sits with Minister of Public Safety Ralph Goodale, right, as they testify in front of the House Immigration Committee on July 24 on the impact of asylum seekers irregularly crossing the Canada-U.S. border. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Blair’s focus will be guns, drugs, organized crime, more than migration, suggests Parl. Sec. Vaughan

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 25, 2018
  • Though his new cabinet post gives him responsibility for irregular migration, the job of newly appointed cabinet minister Bill Blair will be about so

Blair’s focus will be guns, drugs, organized crime, more than migration, suggests Parl. Sec. Vaughan

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 25, 2018
  • Though his new cabinet post gives him responsibility for irregular migration, the job of newly appointed cabinet minister Bill Blair will be about so
Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Bill Blair, left, sits with Minister of Public Safety Ralph Goodale, right, as they testify in front of the House Immigration Committee on July 24 on the impact of asylum seekers irregularly crossing the Canada-U.S. border. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PMO mum over whether Trudeau raised concerns over ‘rising tide’ of anti-Semitism with the Latvian PM

  • The Prime Minister’s Office is staying quiet on whether Justin Trudeau discussed concerns over creeping anti-Semitism and Nazi glorification in Europe with the Latvian
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 17, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre right, meets with Latvian Prime Minister Māris Kučinskis, opposite him, last week during Mr. Trudeau's visit to the European nation. Photograph courtesy of Harjit Sajjan's Twitter

PMO mum over whether Trudeau raised concerns over ‘rising tide’ of anti-Semitism with the Latvian PM

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 17, 2018
  • The Prime Minister’s Office is staying quiet on whether Justin Trudeau discussed concerns over creeping anti-Semitism and Nazi glorification in Europe with the Latvian

PMO mum over whether Trudeau raised concerns over ‘rising tide’ of anti-Semitism with the Latvian PM

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 17, 2018
  • The Prime Minister’s Office is staying quiet on whether Justin Trudeau discussed concerns over creeping anti-Semitism and Nazi glorification in Europe with the Latvian
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre right, meets with Latvian Prime Minister Māris Kučinskis, opposite him, last week during Mr. Trudeau's visit to the European nation. Photograph courtesy of Harjit Sajjan's Twitter

Energy transition may result in job losses, says renewable energy expert

  • As Canada transitions to a reliance on cleaner energy, the energy’s self-efficiency could mean the loss of future Canadian energy jobs, says one expert.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2018
The Wolfe Island Wind Farm produces 100 MW of energy on a "really windy day" and only takes three people to maintain, as opposed to a small natural gas plant which requires about 40 people to produce the same amount of energy. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/QUOI Media Group

Energy transition may result in job losses, says renewable energy expert

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2018
  • As Canada transitions to a reliance on cleaner energy, the energy’s self-efficiency could mean the loss of future Canadian energy jobs, says one expert.

Energy transition may result in job losses, says renewable energy expert

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2018
  • As Canada transitions to a reliance on cleaner energy, the energy’s self-efficiency could mean the loss of future Canadian energy jobs, says one expert.
The Wolfe Island Wind Farm produces 100 MW of energy on a "really windy day" and only takes three people to maintain, as opposed to a small natural gas plant which requires about 40 people to produce the same amount of energy. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/QUOI Media Group

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