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Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Little has been said by party leaders about Canada’s role in responding to the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges, writes Sana Bég. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 14, 2025
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, pictured, and six other top diplomats joined Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly in La Malbaie, Que., for a three-day gathering March 12-14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 14, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 14, 2025
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, pictured, and six other top diplomats joined Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly in La Malbaie, Que., for a three-day gathering March 12-14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, is pictured with German counterpart Annalena Baerbock and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, is pictured with German counterpart Annalena Baerbock and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
Liberal MP Robert Oliphant, parliamentary secretary to the foreign affairs minister, unveiled Canada's Africa strategy in Toronto on March 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
Liberal MP Robert Oliphant, parliamentary secretary to the foreign affairs minister, unveiled Canada's Africa strategy in Toronto on March 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 12, 2025
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
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 12, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 12, 2025
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
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 12, 2025
Ahmed Hussen
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen and Global Affairs Canada are currently 'assessing the situation' following the USAID freeze. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 12, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 12, 2025
Ahmed Hussen
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen and Global Affairs Canada are currently 'assessing the situation' following the USAID freeze. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | March 7, 2018
Opinion | March 7, 2018
Opinion | March 7, 2018
Opinion | BY PAUL LAMONTAGNE | March 7, 2018
Members of the Wanawake Kwanza (Women First) growers association in Maza, Tanzania. Canada's new development finance institution, FinDev Canada, is set to focus its work in part on supporting women in developing countries. Photograph courtesy of USAID
Opinion | BY PAUL LAMONTAGNE | March 7, 2018
Opinion | BY PAUL LAMONTAGNE | March 7, 2018
Members of the Wanawake Kwanza (Women First) growers association in Maza, Tanzania. Canada's new development finance institution, FinDev Canada, is set to focus its work in part on supporting women in developing countries. Photograph courtesy of USAID
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 21, 2018
The Lester B. Pearson Building, once home to the foreign ministry alone, now houses foreign policy, international development, and trade staff working together under a combined ministry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 21, 2018
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 21, 2018
The Lester B. Pearson Building, once home to the foreign ministry alone, now houses foreign policy, international development, and trade staff working together under a combined ministry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SAKHI NAIMPOOR | February 21, 2018
The last Canadians involved in the NATO training mission in Afghanistan board an American Chinook helicopter on March 12, 2014 as they leave Kabul, Afghanistan. Sakhi Naimpoor says it's time Canada commit to another advisory mission. Canadian Armed Forces photograph by Patrick Blanchard
Opinion | BY SAKHI NAIMPOOR | February 21, 2018
Opinion | BY SAKHI NAIMPOOR | February 21, 2018
The last Canadians involved in the NATO training mission in Afghanistan board an American Chinook helicopter on March 12, 2014 as they leave Kabul, Afghanistan. Sakhi Naimpoor says it's time Canada commit to another advisory mission. Canadian Armed Forces photograph by Patrick Blanchard
Opinion | BY JENNIFER CLAPP | February 21, 2018
A nurse measures the arm of a severely malnourished child at a clinic in the Abu Shouk Camp for Internally Displaced Persons in North Darfur in 2013. UN photograph by Albert González Farran
Opinion | BY JENNIFER CLAPP | February 21, 2018
Opinion | BY JENNIFER CLAPP | February 21, 2018
A nurse measures the arm of a severely malnourished child at a clinic in the Abu Shouk Camp for Internally Displaced Persons in North Darfur in 2013. UN photograph by Albert González Farran
Opinion | February 21, 2018
Opinion | February 21, 2018
Opinion | February 21, 2018
Opinion | BY JENNIFER HENRY | February 14, 2018
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, pictured in this file photo on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JENNIFER HENRY | February 14, 2018
Opinion | BY JENNIFER HENRY | February 14, 2018
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, pictured in this file photo on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JANET LONGMORE | February 9, 2018
NDP MP Charlie Angus, fourth from right, who is his party's critic for the Indigenous Youth portfolio, poses with youth from Nishnawbe Aski Nation in northern Ontario. Millennials have the potential to be the largest generation voting in the 2019 election, and youth voter turnout is on the rise, writes Janet Longmore. The Indigenous population in Canada is young and rapidly expanding; nearly half of Indigenous peoples in Canada are under the age of 24. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY JANET LONGMORE | February 9, 2018
Opinion | BY JANET LONGMORE | February 9, 2018
NDP MP Charlie Angus, fourth from right, who is his party's critic for the Indigenous Youth portfolio, poses with youth from Nishnawbe Aski Nation in northern Ontario. Millennials have the potential to be the largest generation voting in the 2019 election, and youth voter turnout is on the rise, writes Janet Longmore. The Indigenous population in Canada is young and rapidly expanding; nearly half of Indigenous peoples in Canada are under the age of 24. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP MONA FORTIER | February 7, 2018
Liberal MP Mona Fortier was invited by the Canada Foodgrains Bank to visit Nicaragua in January to witness some of the community agriculture projects supported by the Canadian government. Photo courtesy of Canada Foodgrains Bank
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP MONA FORTIER | February 7, 2018
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP MONA FORTIER | February 7, 2018
Liberal MP Mona Fortier was invited by the Canada Foodgrains Bank to visit Nicaragua in January to witness some of the community agriculture projects supported by the Canadian government. Photo courtesy of Canada Foodgrains Bank
Opinion | January 31, 2018
Opinion | January 31, 2018
Opinion | January 31, 2018
Opinion | BY KHALIL SHARIFF | January 31, 2018
Mwatime Ali Mwakulo, 5, attends school in a village on Kenya’s coast. Canadian investments on Kenya’s coast include health facilities and training, preschool and primary education, economic opportunity, and initiatives to improve local governance and social inclusion. Photograph courtesy of Aga Khan Foundation Canada
Opinion | BY KHALIL SHARIFF | January 31, 2018
Opinion | BY KHALIL SHARIFF | January 31, 2018
Mwatime Ali Mwakulo, 5, attends school in a village on Kenya’s coast. Canadian investments on Kenya’s coast include health facilities and training, preschool and primary education, economic opportunity, and initiatives to improve local governance and social inclusion. Photograph courtesy of Aga Khan Foundation Canada
Opinion | January 31, 2018
Opinion | January 31, 2018
Opinion | January 31, 2018