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The Council of the Federation, including Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, centre right, have been in Washington, D.C., since Feb. 11 to push against the American president's tariffs. Photograph courtesy of Premier Danielle Smith's X account
NewsBY IREM KOCA | UPDATED February 13, 2025
NewsBY IREM KOCA | UPDATED February 13, 2025
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen. Canada will soon release its aid plan for Myanmar for the next three years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen. Canada will soon release its aid plan for Myanmar for the next three years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARíA WONG | December 22, 2024
Women’s rights organizations are necessary humanitarian actors during times of crisis, but they need the assistance of international organizations, governments, and agencies, writes María Wong. Screenshot courtesy of CBS News
Opinion | BY MARíA WONG | December 22, 2024
Opinion | BY MARíA WONG | December 22, 2024
Women’s rights organizations are necessary humanitarian actors during times of crisis, but they need the assistance of international organizations, governments, and agencies, writes María Wong. Screenshot courtesy of CBS News
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 18, 2024
African Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki, left, meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Oct. 26, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 18, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 18, 2024
African Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki, left, meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Oct. 26, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | November 20, 2024
Flooding has carved deep gullies at the bottom of these slopes in southern Ethiopia. A community effort to rehabilitate degraded watersheds is ongoing in the region as part of Canadian Foodgrains Bank’s Nature+ program. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | November 20, 2024
Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | November 20, 2024
Flooding has carved deep gullies at the bottom of these slopes in southern Ethiopia. A community effort to rehabilitate degraded watersheds is ongoing in the region as part of Canadian Foodgrains Bank’s Nature+ program. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Opinion | BY DAVID BOROTO | November 18, 2024
Mary Ng, Albert Muchanga
Albert Muchanga, the African Union's commissioner for economic development, trade, tourism, industry, and minerals, left, and International Trade Minister Mary Ng at the Lester B. Pearson Building on May 17, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID BOROTO | November 18, 2024
Opinion | BY DAVID BOROTO | November 18, 2024
Mary Ng, Albert Muchanga
Albert Muchanga, the African Union's commissioner for economic development, trade, tourism, industry, and minerals, left, and International Trade Minister Mary Ng at the Lester B. Pearson Building on May 17, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | October 17, 2018
Opinion | October 17, 2018
Opinion | October 17, 2018
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 10, 2018
Jimmie Åkesson leads the right-wing Sweden Democrats. Photograph courtesy of Poltikerveckan Almedalen
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 10, 2018
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 10, 2018
Jimmie Åkesson leads the right-wing Sweden Democrats. Photograph courtesy of Poltikerveckan Almedalen
Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | October 10, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, pictured, controls Canada’s foreign-aid budget. Her government must commit to making meaningful increases to Canada’s aid budget if it is to attain the goals it’s set, writes Carol Thiessen of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | October 10, 2018
Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | October 10, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, pictured, controls Canada’s foreign-aid budget. Her government must commit to making meaningful increases to Canada’s aid budget if it is to attain the goals it’s set, writes Carol Thiessen of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | October 10, 2018
Opinion | October 10, 2018
Opinion | October 10, 2018
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP STEPHANIE KUSIE | September 24, 2018
The prime minister ought to attend the Sept. 26 UN High-Level Meeting on Ending Tuberculosis, argues Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie, pictured. Photograph courtesy of the House of Commons
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP STEPHANIE KUSIE | September 24, 2018
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP STEPHANIE KUSIE | September 24, 2018
The prime minister ought to attend the Sept. 26 UN High-Level Meeting on Ending Tuberculosis, argues Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie, pictured. Photograph courtesy of the House of Commons
News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 19, 2018
As NAFTA dominates Canada's foreign policy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Chrystia Freeland, left, are No. 1 and 2 on The Hill Times' Top 40 Foreign Policy Influencer list. They're seen walking to the National Press Theatre on May 31 to announce retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 19, 2018
News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 19, 2018
As NAFTA dominates Canada's foreign policy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Chrystia Freeland, left, are No. 1 and 2 on The Hill Times' Top 40 Foreign Policy Influencer list. They're seen walking to the National Press Theatre on May 31 to announce retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 12, 2018
‘I’ve been obsessing about what people think throughout this whole journey and now it’s about a decision that is smart and strategic, and this is what I need to do,' says Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes of her decision to turn down an offer to be parliamentary secretary. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 12, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 12, 2018
‘I’ve been obsessing about what people think throughout this whole journey and now it’s about a decision that is smart and strategic, and this is what I need to do,' says Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes of her decision to turn down an offer to be parliamentary secretary. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY SCOTT WALTER | September 11, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, right, and CODE executive director Scott Walter, speak to teachers and school officials from Dr. S.M. Broderick Primary School in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Aug. 14. Photograph courtesy of CODE/Stephen Douglas
Opinion | BY SCOTT WALTER | September 11, 2018
Opinion | BY SCOTT WALTER | September 11, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, right, and CODE executive director Scott Walter, speak to teachers and school officials from Dr. S.M. Broderick Primary School in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Aug. 14. Photograph courtesy of CODE/Stephen Douglas
Opinion | BY NYAMBURA GITHAIGA | August 24, 2018
Canada has committed to spending at least $250-million per year for food assistance, as part of the portfolio controlled by International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NYAMBURA GITHAIGA | August 24, 2018
Opinion | BY NYAMBURA GITHAIGA | August 24, 2018
Canada has committed to spending at least $250-million per year for food assistance, as part of the portfolio controlled by International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY AZADEH TAMJEEDI | August 24, 2018
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres lays a wreath during a ceremony at the UN in New York on Aug. 17 to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 2003 bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad that killed 22 people. The anniversary day, Aug. 19, is now observed annually as World Humanitarian Day. UN photograph by Eskinder Debebe
Opinion | BY AZADEH TAMJEEDI | August 24, 2018
Opinion | BY AZADEH TAMJEEDI | August 24, 2018
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres lays a wreath during a ceremony at the UN in New York on Aug. 17 to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 2003 bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad that killed 22 people. The anniversary day, Aug. 19, is now observed annually as World Humanitarian Day. UN photograph by Eskinder Debebe
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 22, 2018
The late former UN secretary general Kofi Annan meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sept. 28, 2016 on Parliament Hill. Mr. Annan, 80, died on Aug. 18. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 22, 2018
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 22, 2018
The late former UN secretary general Kofi Annan meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sept. 28, 2016 on Parliament Hill. Mr. Annan, 80, died on Aug. 18. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY STEPHANIE MCDONALD | August 16, 2018
Meseret Addise, Yirse Dessele, and Abehaw Gobez stand in a protected gully in northern Ethiopia. This area has seen five hectares of gullies formed in the community every year, equivalent to more than seven soccer fields’ worth of land being lost. John Longhurst photograph courtesy of Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Opinion | BY STEPHANIE MCDONALD | August 16, 2018
Opinion | BY STEPHANIE MCDONALD | August 16, 2018
Meseret Addise, Yirse Dessele, and Abehaw Gobez stand in a protected gully in northern Ethiopia. This area has seen five hectares of gullies formed in the community every year, equivalent to more than seven soccer fields’ worth of land being lost. John Longhurst photograph courtesy of Canadian Foodgrains Bank