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Democracy and human rights activist Ryota Jonen was in Ottawa earlier this month meeting with Parliament's Democracy Caucus and testifying in front of the Subcommittee of International Human Rights. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SELAH GETAHUN | December 31, 2025
Peter Boehm
ISG Senator Peter Boehm, left, and PSG Senator Peter Harder, are chair and vice-chair, respectfully, of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade. The committee this month released a report entitled, "Canada-Africa: seizing a strategic opportunity." The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SELAH GETAHUN | December 31, 2025
Opinion | BY SELAH GETAHUN | December 31, 2025
Peter Boehm
ISG Senator Peter Boehm, left, and PSG Senator Peter Harder, are chair and vice-chair, respectfully, of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade. The committee this month released a report entitled, "Canada-Africa: seizing a strategic opportunity." The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARLEN MONDACA, MARTINEVE PAJONAS | December 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is preparing significant reductions in international assistance, including global health, and has stated the Feminist International Assistance Policy will no longer be the guiding policy framework. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARLEN MONDACA, MARTINEVE PAJONAS | December 10, 2025
Opinion | BY MARLEN MONDACA, MARTINEVE PAJONAS | December 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is preparing significant reductions in international assistance, including global health, and has stated the Feminist International Assistance Policy will no longer be the guiding policy framework. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | November 24, 2025
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
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | November 24, 2025
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | November 24, 2025
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 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
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 19, 2025
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
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
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 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
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 13, 2019
Katrina Leclerc, left and Alexandria Kazmerik, right, are founding members of the Canadian Council of Young Feminists and staffers of Independent Sen. Marilou McPhedran, middle. The trio are pictured at the 2018 UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York. Photograph courtesy of Katrina Leclerc
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 13, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 13, 2019
Katrina Leclerc, left and Alexandria Kazmerik, right, are founding members of the Canadian Council of Young Feminists and staffers of Independent Sen. Marilou McPhedran, middle. The trio are pictured at the 2018 UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York. Photograph courtesy of Katrina Leclerc
Opinion | BY JOHN LONGHURST | February 7, 2019
Bui Vai Nguyen, 24, with his 11-month-old daughter, Bui Thi Thao, and 19-year-old wife, Bui Thi Phuong, in their home in rural northern Vietnam on Oct. 31, 2014. The family received help from MACDI, funded by a Canadian government-supported non-governmental organization. Aid is often the face of Canada abroad, writes John Longhurst. The Hill Times photograph by Carl Meyer
Opinion | BY JOHN LONGHURST | February 7, 2019
Opinion | BY JOHN LONGHURST | February 7, 2019
Bui Vai Nguyen, 24, with his 11-month-old daughter, Bui Thi Thao, and 19-year-old wife, Bui Thi Phuong, in their home in rural northern Vietnam on Oct. 31, 2014. The family received help from MACDI, funded by a Canadian government-supported non-governmental organization. Aid is often the face of Canada abroad, writes John Longhurst. The Hill Times photograph by Carl Meyer
Opinion | BY JEAN-NICOLAS BEUZE | February 1, 2019
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks to reporters outside the House of Commons on Jan. 29. She is set to host a Lima Group meeting on Feb. 4 in Ottawa. The group is made up of likeminded countries in the Americas concerned about Venezuela's political situation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JEAN-NICOLAS BEUZE | February 1, 2019
Opinion | BY JEAN-NICOLAS BEUZE | February 1, 2019
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks to reporters outside the House of Commons on Jan. 29. She is set to host a Lima Group meeting on Feb. 4 in Ottawa. The group is made up of likeminded countries in the Americas concerned about Venezuela's political situation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade