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Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski, a practising medical doctor, says that while it’s not an MP's place to provide opinion on the U.S. government's decisions, he also said he feels compelled to comment on the importance of countries supporting international institutions. 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
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 11, 2025
Foreign Minister Anita Anand started a 'jam-packed' two-day meeting of the G7's top diplomats in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., on Nov. 11. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 11, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 11, 2025
Foreign Minister Anita Anand started a 'jam-packed' two-day meeting of the G7's top diplomats in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., on Nov. 11. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | November 5, 2025
Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai's government should continue to invest in Partnering for Climate, a federal program to support climate change adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa, as a way to support climate adaptation and food security efforts, writes Carol Thiessen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | November 5, 2025
Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | November 5, 2025
Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai's government should continue to invest in Partnering for Climate, a federal program to support climate change adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa, as a way to support climate adaptation and food security efforts, writes Carol Thiessen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 29, 2025
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
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 29, 2025
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 29, 2025
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
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
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY SHRUTI SHEKAR | April 25, 2018
Feature | BY 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
Opinion | BY INGRID LEMAN STEFANOVIC | March 23, 2018
This year's World Water Day marks the start of the United Nations’ International Decade (2018-2028) for Action: Water for Sustainable Development. UN photograph by JC McIlwaine
Opinion | BY INGRID LEMAN STEFANOVIC | March 23, 2018
Opinion | BY INGRID LEMAN STEFANOVIC | March 23, 2018
This year's World Water Day marks the start of the United Nations’ International Decade (2018-2028) for Action: Water for Sustainable Development. UN photograph by JC McIlwaine
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 21, 2018
Canada’s Bombardier Q400 has proven popular among African airlines for short-haul regional flights, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Hansueli Krapf
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 21, 2018
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 21, 2018
Canada’s Bombardier Q400 has proven popular among African airlines for short-haul regional flights, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Hansueli Krapf
Opinion | BY SOPHIA MURPHY | March 21, 2018
Canada grows 1.5 per cent of the world’s food—pretty significant for a country that has just 0.5 per cent of the world’s population, writes Sophia Murphy. Photograph courtesy of Ryan Cheney
Opinion | BY SOPHIA MURPHY | March 21, 2018
Opinion | BY SOPHIA MURPHY | March 21, 2018
Canada grows 1.5 per cent of the world’s food—pretty significant for a country that has just 0.5 per cent of the world’s population, writes Sophia Murphy. Photograph courtesy of Ryan Cheney