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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
NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | UPDATED October 30, 2025
NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | UPDATED October 30, 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 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 ALEX NEVE, DOROTEA GUCCIARDO | July 25, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney must follow through with his promise on May 19 to take "concrete actions in response" to Israel not lifting its restrictions on humanitarian aid, write Alex Neve and Dorotea Gucciardo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ALEX NEVE, DOROTEA GUCCIARDO | July 25, 2025
Opinion | BY ALEX NEVE, DOROTEA GUCCIARDO | July 25, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney must follow through with his promise on May 19 to take "concrete actions in response" to Israel not lifting its restrictions on humanitarian aid, write Alex Neve and Dorotea Gucciardo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PAUL FARRAN | July 24, 2025
Bob Rae
Canada’s UN Ambassador Bob Rae joined global leaders as the conference concluded and opened the plenary with a quote from Leonard Cohen: 'Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PAUL FARRAN | July 24, 2025
Opinion | BY PAUL FARRAN | July 24, 2025
Bob Rae
Canada’s UN Ambassador Bob Rae joined global leaders as the conference concluded and opened the plenary with a quote from Leonard Cohen: 'Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
European Council President Antonio Costa, left, Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba, Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s PM Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. PM Keir Starmer, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada
Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
European Council President Antonio Costa, left, Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba, Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s PM Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. PM Keir Starmer, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 30, 2018
Anna Neistat, senior director of research for Amnesty International, says Canada should be paying more attention to human rights abuses in the U.S. and Ukraine. Photograph courtesy of Amnesty International
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 30, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 30, 2018
Anna Neistat, senior director of research for Amnesty International, says Canada should be paying more attention to human rights abuses in the U.S. and Ukraine. Photograph courtesy of Amnesty International
Opinion | BY DAVID MORLEY | May 29, 2018
Canada ranks 25th out of 41 rich countries in child well-being, according to a study from UNICEF. The organization is rallying Canadians under the hashtag, #8MillionActions, to join the conversation on how the country can improve the lives of children. Photograph courtesy of UNICEF Canada
Opinion | BY DAVID MORLEY | May 29, 2018
Opinion | BY DAVID MORLEY | May 29, 2018
Canada ranks 25th out of 41 rich countries in child well-being, according to a study from UNICEF. The organization is rallying Canadians under the hashtag, #8MillionActions, to join the conversation on how the country can improve the lives of children. Photograph courtesy of UNICEF Canada
FeatureBY SHRUTI SHEKAR | May 23, 2018
Tunisian Ambassador Mohamed Torjemane presented his credentials last October for his first posting to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY SHRUTI SHEKAR | May 23, 2018
FeatureBY SHRUTI SHEKAR | May 23, 2018
Tunisian Ambassador Mohamed Torjemane presented his credentials last October for his first posting to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOHN GRUETZNER | May 17, 2018
The sprawling Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, as seen in November. As of that time, more than 623,000 mainly Rohingya people had arrived in the camp since Aug. 25, fleeing violence and religious persecution in Myanmar. U.K. Department for International Development photograph by Russell Watkins
Opinion | BY JOHN GRUETZNER | May 17, 2018
Opinion | BY JOHN GRUETZNER | May 17, 2018
The sprawling Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, as seen in November. As of that time, more than 623,000 mainly Rohingya people had arrived in the camp since Aug. 25, fleeing violence and religious persecution in Myanmar. U.K. Department for International Development photograph by Russell Watkins
Opinion | BY PRATEEK AWASTHI | May 11, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau arrives at Question Period on April 24. Through grants, loans, equity, and other innovative financing mechanisms, Canada can support early-stage social enterprises led by women and youth, who are considered too risky for most investors, in low-income countries, where investors concerned about receiving a quick return are unwilling to go, writes Prateek Awasthi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PRATEEK AWASTHI | May 11, 2018
Opinion | BY PRATEEK AWASTHI | May 11, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau arrives at Question Period on April 24. Through grants, loans, equity, and other innovative financing mechanisms, Canada can support early-stage social enterprises led by women and youth, who are considered too risky for most investors, in low-income countries, where investors concerned about receiving a quick return are unwilling to go, writes Prateek Awasthi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JULIA SáNCHEZ | May 2, 2018
Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner Julie Gelfand on April 24 issued an audit report on Canada’s preparedness to implement the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JULIA SáNCHEZ | May 2, 2018
Opinion | BY JULIA SáNCHEZ | May 2, 2018
Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner Julie Gelfand on April 24 issued an audit report on Canada’s preparedness to implement the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BAYAN YAMMOUT | April 27, 2018
When a conflict or a natural disaster occurs, education is often the first service to be interrupted and the last to be resumed. Girls are almost 2.5 times more likely than boys to be out of school, writes UNICEF Canada ambassador Bayan Yammout, centre. Photograph courtesy of UNICEF Canada
Opinion | BY BAYAN YAMMOUT | April 27, 2018
Opinion | BY BAYAN YAMMOUT | April 27, 2018
When a conflict or a natural disaster occurs, education is often the first service to be interrupted and the last to be resumed. Girls are almost 2.5 times more likely than boys to be out of school, writes UNICEF Canada ambassador Bayan Yammout, centre. Photograph courtesy of UNICEF Canada
FeatureBY SHRUTI SHEKAR | April 25, 2018
Maureen Boyd, left, with Conservative Senator and former diplomat Raynell Andreychuk, Jean-Paul Ruszkowski, CEO of the Parliamentary Centre, Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld, and House Speaker Geoff Regan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY SHRUTI SHEKAR | April 25, 2018
FeatureBY SHRUTI SHEKAR | April 25, 2018
Maureen Boyd, left, with Conservative Senator and former diplomat Raynell Andreychuk, Jean-Paul Ruszkowski, CEO of the Parliamentary Centre, Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld, and House Speaker Geoff Regan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GILLIAN BARTH, SANDEEP PRASAD | April 18, 2018
Fatima Abba Bukar is nine months pregnant and receiving antenatal care for the first time. It’s her first pregnancy since she miscarried while fleeing Boko Haram more than a year ago in northern Nigeria. CARE photograph by Josh Estey
Opinion | BY GILLIAN BARTH, SANDEEP PRASAD | April 18, 2018
Opinion | BY GILLIAN BARTH, SANDEEP PRASAD | April 18, 2018
Fatima Abba Bukar is nine months pregnant and receiving antenatal care for the first time. It’s her first pregnancy since she miscarried while fleeing Boko Haram more than a year ago in northern Nigeria. CARE photograph by Josh Estey
News | BY JOLSON LIM | April 11, 2018
A member of the White Helmets holds a child harmed in a sarin gas attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, Syria, on April 4, 2017. Representatives of the urban rescue group were in Ottawa at the end of March. Photograph courtesy of the White Helmets' Twitter account
News | BY JOLSON LIM | April 11, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | April 11, 2018
A member of the White Helmets holds a child harmed in a sarin gas attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, Syria, on April 4, 2017. Representatives of the urban rescue group were in Ottawa at the end of March. Photograph courtesy of the White Helmets' Twitter account
Opinion | March 28, 2018
Opinion | March 28, 2018
Opinion | March 28, 2018
Opinion | BY CAROLINE RISEBORO | March 28, 2018
Students learn in temporary classrooms for displaced youth at a UN camp in South Sudan in July 2016. UN photograph by Isaac Billy
Opinion | BY CAROLINE RISEBORO | March 28, 2018
Opinion | BY CAROLINE RISEBORO | March 28, 2018
Students learn in temporary classrooms for displaced youth at a UN camp in South Sudan in July 2016. UN photograph by Isaac Billy