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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 | 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
Opinion | BY MICHAEL MURPHY | January 24, 2018
'Is Canada an essential country at this time in the life of our planet?' asked Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland in a major foreign policy speech in the House in June. Yes, writes Michael Murphy, and we ought to show it more. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti
Opinion | BY MICHAEL MURPHY | January 24, 2018
Opinion | BY MICHAEL MURPHY | January 24, 2018
'Is Canada an essential country at this time in the life of our planet?' asked Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland in a major foreign policy speech in the House in June. Yes, writes Michael Murphy, and we ought to show it more. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti
Opinion | BY PAUL HAGERMAN | January 17, 2018
Paul Hagerman writes that with Canada’s lacklustre aid levels, and its focus on middle-income countries, International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, pictured, and her team are missing out on the chance to improve millions of lives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PAUL HAGERMAN | January 17, 2018
Opinion | BY PAUL HAGERMAN | January 17, 2018
Paul Hagerman writes that with Canada’s lacklustre aid levels, and its focus on middle-income countries, International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, pictured, and her team are missing out on the chance to improve millions of lives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 10, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, left, and the Liberal government are being criticized by Conservative Ziad Aboultaif, centre, and the NDP's Robert Aubin, right, who say the Liberals are not 'walking the talk' on their foreign aid policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, The Hill Times file photo, and photograph courtesy of Robert Aubin
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 10, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 10, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, left, and the Liberal government are being criticized by Conservative Ziad Aboultaif, centre, and the NDP's Robert Aubin, right, who say the Liberals are not 'walking the talk' on their foreign aid policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, The Hill Times file photo, and photograph courtesy of Robert Aubin
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 10, 2018
Why haven't governments intervened to force down the prices of painkillers for lower-income countries in the same way they've done for antiretrovirals to control AIDS? 'I don’t think we have cared enough about poor people who have pain,' says researcher Felicia Knaul. Photograph courtesy of Eric Norris
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 10, 2018
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 10, 2018
Why haven't governments intervened to force down the prices of painkillers for lower-income countries in the same way they've done for antiretrovirals to control AIDS? 'I don’t think we have cared enough about poor people who have pain,' says researcher Felicia Knaul. Photograph courtesy of Eric Norris
Opinion | BY SAM COOLEY | December 13, 2017
People participate in a ceremony to open a church on the outskirts of Myitkyina, a city in northern Myanmar. The country is home to more than 135 distinct minorities. Photograph courtesy of Sam Cooley
Opinion | BY SAM COOLEY | December 13, 2017
Opinion | BY SAM COOLEY | December 13, 2017
People participate in a ceremony to open a church on the outskirts of Myitkyina, a city in northern Myanmar. The country is home to more than 135 distinct minorities. Photograph courtesy of Sam Cooley
Opinion | BY JIM DAVIS | December 6, 2017
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau ought to boost aid spending and focus it on grassroots women's groups to help facilitate sustainable and equitable peace, says KAIROS' Jim Davis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JIM DAVIS | December 6, 2017
Opinion | BY JIM DAVIS | December 6, 2017
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau ought to boost aid spending and focus it on grassroots women's groups to help facilitate sustainable and equitable peace, says KAIROS' Jim Davis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | December 4, 2017
Opinion | December 4, 2017
Opinion | December 4, 2017
Opinion | BY PRATEEK AWASTHI | November 29, 2017
Canada’s Development Finance Institution was first announced in Budget 2017, and in May, Minister of International Development Marie-Claude Bibeau, pictured during an Ottawa press conference in October, said it would be headquartered in Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PRATEEK AWASTHI | November 29, 2017
Opinion | BY PRATEEK AWASTHI | November 29, 2017
Canada’s Development Finance Institution was first announced in Budget 2017, and in May, Minister of International Development Marie-Claude Bibeau, pictured during an Ottawa press conference in October, said it would be headquartered in Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade