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International Development

Mark Carney
Instead of acknowledging the moral imperative of reducing global inequality, the government has chosen to further cut an already paltry foreign aid budget by $2.7-billion over the next four years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 29, 2025
Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai told a parliamentary committee Canada plans to do more development work in countries where it is also looking to increase trade. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 29, 2025
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 29, 2025
Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai told a parliamentary committee Canada plans to do more development work in countries where it is also looking to increase trade. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ONOME AKO | October 27, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Canada is willing to join a multilateral mission to enforce peace in the enclave. That same willingness must now extend to enforcing humanitarian access.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ONOME AKO | October 27, 2025
Opinion | BY ONOME AKO | October 27, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Canada is willing to join a multilateral mission to enforce peace in the enclave. That same willingness must now extend to enforcing humanitarian access.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDY HARRINGTON | October 16, 2025
Mark Carney
During the federal election, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised his government would not cut foreign aid, saying the Liberal vision is one of Canadian leadership and being 'generous" and 'effective in our support of those who are most vulnerable around the world.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDY HARRINGTON | October 16, 2025
Opinion | BY ANDY HARRINGTON | October 16, 2025
Mark Carney
During the federal election, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised his government would not cut foreign aid, saying the Liberal vision is one of Canadian leadership and being 'generous" and 'effective in our support of those who are most vulnerable around the world.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MEREDITH PRESTON MCGHIE | September 10, 2025
Foreign Minister Anita Anand. The world doesn’t need more dealmakers. It needs bridge builders, willing to invest in the often difficult work of pluralism, writes Meredith Preston McGhie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MEREDITH PRESTON MCGHIE | September 10, 2025
Opinion | BY MEREDITH PRESTON MCGHIE | September 10, 2025
Foreign Minister Anita Anand. The world doesn’t need more dealmakers. It needs bridge builders, willing to invest in the often difficult work of pluralism, writes Meredith Preston McGhie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SELAH GETAHUN | September 3, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, left, Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab, and Industry Minister Mélanie Joly. A strategic implementation plan for Canada’s Africa Strategy requires co-ordination across multiple departments including Global Affairs, Immigration, Innovation, and Finance, writes Selah Getahun. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SELAH GETAHUN | September 3, 2025
Opinion | BY SELAH GETAHUN | September 3, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, left, Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab, and Industry Minister Mélanie Joly. A strategic implementation plan for Canada’s Africa Strategy requires co-ordination across multiple departments including Global Affairs, Immigration, Innovation, and Finance, writes Selah Getahun. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JIM CORNELIUS, PAUL WINTERS | June 12, 2019
Even with equal access, women farmers often do not have equal productivity because they are held back by lack of land rights, lack of access to markets, and difficulty in hiring labour, write Jim Cornelius and Paul Winters. Pixabay photograph courtesy of David Greenwood-Haigh
Opinion | BY JIM CORNELIUS, PAUL WINTERS | June 12, 2019
Opinion | BY JIM CORNELIUS, PAUL WINTERS | June 12, 2019
Even with equal access, women farmers often do not have equal productivity because they are held back by lack of land rights, lack of access to markets, and difficulty in hiring labour, write Jim Cornelius and Paul Winters. Pixabay photograph courtesy of David Greenwood-Haigh
Opinion | BY MICHAEL MESSENGER | May 29, 2019
A young girl in front of her tent in an IDP camp in Badghis, Afghanistan. Devastating drought has forced hundreds of thousands of people to leave their homes. Children living in the camps are at risk of violence and exploitation including early marriage. Photograph by Brett Tarver/World Vision
Opinion | BY MICHAEL MESSENGER | May 29, 2019
Opinion | BY MICHAEL MESSENGER | May 29, 2019
A young girl in front of her tent in an IDP camp in Badghis, Afghanistan. Devastating drought has forced hundreds of thousands of people to leave their homes. Children living in the camps are at risk of violence and exploitation including early marriage. Photograph by Brett Tarver/World Vision
Opinion | BY KIRSTEN VAN HOUTEN | May 29, 2019
Maryam Monsef is the minister responsible for international development. The Liberals’ Feminist International Assistance Policy is supposed to represent a major shift of Canada’s approach to women in its foreign relations, but isn’t quite there yet, writes Kristen Van Houten. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KIRSTEN VAN HOUTEN | May 29, 2019
Opinion | BY KIRSTEN VAN HOUTEN | May 29, 2019
Maryam Monsef is the minister responsible for international development. The Liberals’ Feminist International Assistance Policy is supposed to represent a major shift of Canada’s approach to women in its foreign relations, but isn’t quite there yet, writes Kristen Van Houten. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LINDA MAFU | May 28, 2019
International Development Minister Maryam Monsef will preside over the Women Deliver international conference in Vancouver next week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LINDA MAFU | May 28, 2019
Opinion | BY LINDA MAFU | May 28, 2019
International Development Minister Maryam Monsef will preside over the Women Deliver international conference in Vancouver next week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PAUL HAGERMAN | May 22, 2019
Food aid, sent from Uganda via South Sudan, is distributed to internally displaced persons living in southeastern Central African Republic in August 2018. Canada fully untied its food aid in 2008. UN photograph by Herve Serefio
Opinion | BY PAUL HAGERMAN | May 22, 2019
Opinion | BY PAUL HAGERMAN | May 22, 2019
Food aid, sent from Uganda via South Sudan, is distributed to internally displaced persons living in southeastern Central African Republic in August 2018. Canada fully untied its food aid in 2008. UN photograph by Herve Serefio
Opinion | BY ALEX NEVE | May 22, 2019
NDP MP Romeo Saganash introduced Bill C-262 in 2016 and is still waiting for it to pass. It would set a framework for implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ALEX NEVE | May 22, 2019
Opinion | BY ALEX NEVE | May 22, 2019
NDP MP Romeo Saganash introduced Bill C-262 in 2016 and is still waiting for it to pass. It would set a framework for implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 15, 2019
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Mexican President (then president-elect) Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico City on July 13, 2018. The Mexican leader has proposed a US$30-billion Marshall Plan to restructure Central America’s economy. Photograph courtesy of the U.S. State Department
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 15, 2019
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 15, 2019
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Mexican President (then president-elect) Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico City on July 13, 2018. The Mexican leader has proposed a US$30-billion Marshall Plan to restructure Central America’s economy. Photograph courtesy of the U.S. State Department
Opinion | May 1, 2019
Opinion | May 1, 2019
Opinion | May 1, 2019
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 29, 2019
The OECD has criticized the Canadian government's decline in foreign aid spending, despite increases promised in the 2015 election. Maryam Monsef is the minister of International Development and minister for Women and Gender Equality.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 29, 2019
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 29, 2019
The OECD has criticized the Canadian government's decline in foreign aid spending, despite increases promised in the 2015 election. Maryam Monsef is the minister of International Development and minister for Women and Gender Equality.
Opinion | April 24, 2019
Opinion | April 24, 2019
Opinion | April 24, 2019
Opinion | BY PRATEEK AWASTHI | April 17, 2019
Finance Minister Bill Morneau talks about the 2019 budget at an Economic Club of Canada event at the Chateau Laurier on March 20, the day after he tabled it in the House. The budget offers very little in terms of foreign aid, despite Canadians’ concerns about the issue, argues Prateek Awasthi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PRATEEK AWASTHI | April 17, 2019
Opinion | BY PRATEEK AWASTHI | April 17, 2019
Finance Minister Bill Morneau talks about the 2019 budget at an Economic Club of Canada event at the Chateau Laurier on March 20, the day after he tabled it in the House. The budget offers very little in terms of foreign aid, despite Canadians’ concerns about the issue, argues Prateek Awasthi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | April 17, 2019
Opinion | April 17, 2019
Opinion | April 17, 2019