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In remarks before the United Nations in September, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said ‘Canada will not turn inward.’ But the budget’s cuts to foreign aid present a clear retraction from the Liberal’s election promise, write Drew-Anne Glennie, Janet Butler-McPhee, and Robin Montgomery. 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 ALEXANDER DOW | August 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Foreign Minister Anita Anand, and Ambassador to the UN Bob Rae should attend the Sept. 30 UN conference on the Rohingya and show that Canada stands for justice, writes Alexander Dow. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ALEXANDER DOW | August 27, 2025
Opinion | BY ALEXANDER DOW | August 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Foreign Minister Anita Anand, and Ambassador to the UN Bob Rae should attend the Sept. 30 UN conference on the Rohingya and show that Canada stands for justice, writes Alexander Dow. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 28, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured July 17, 2025, at the Prime Minister’s First Nations summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 28, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 28, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured July 17, 2025, at the Prime Minister’s First Nations summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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
Opinion | BY BECCA WERTMAN | April 3, 2019
International Development and Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef, pictured, and her cabinet colleagues should ensure that taxpayer dollars are not provided to groups that undermine Canadian values, writes Becca Wertman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BECCA WERTMAN | April 3, 2019
Opinion | BY BECCA WERTMAN | April 3, 2019
International Development and Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef, pictured, and her cabinet colleagues should ensure that taxpayer dollars are not provided to groups that undermine Canadian values, writes Becca Wertman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 20, 2019
Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef, pictured in her Gatineau, Que., office on Feb. 8, says the new department formalizes work that was already being done by Status of Women. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 20, 2019
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | March 20, 2019
Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef, pictured in her Gatineau, Que., office on Feb. 8, says the new department formalizes work that was already being done by Status of Women. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade