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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 ANDY HARRINGTON | October 16, 2025
Mark Carney
During the federal election, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised his government would not cut foreign aid, saying the Liberal vision is one of Canadian leadership and being 'generous" and 'effective in our support of those who are most vulnerable around the world.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDY HARRINGTON | October 16, 2025
Opinion | BY ANDY HARRINGTON | October 16, 2025
Mark Carney
During the federal election, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised his government would not cut foreign aid, saying the Liberal vision is one of Canadian leadership and being 'generous" and 'effective in our support of those who are most vulnerable around the world.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MEREDITH PRESTON MCGHIE | September 10, 2025
Foreign Minister Anita Anand. The world doesn’t need more dealmakers. It needs bridge builders, willing to invest in the often difficult work of pluralism, writes Meredith Preston McGhie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MEREDITH PRESTON MCGHIE | September 10, 2025
Opinion | BY MEREDITH PRESTON MCGHIE | September 10, 2025
Foreign Minister Anita Anand. The world doesn’t need more dealmakers. It needs bridge builders, willing to invest in the often difficult work of pluralism, writes Meredith Preston McGhie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SELAH GETAHUN | September 3, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, left, Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab, and Industry Minister Mélanie Joly. A strategic implementation plan for Canada’s Africa Strategy requires co-ordination across multiple departments including Global Affairs, Immigration, Innovation, and Finance, writes Selah Getahun. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SELAH GETAHUN | September 3, 2025
Opinion | BY SELAH GETAHUN | September 3, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, left, Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab, and Industry Minister Mélanie Joly. A strategic implementation plan for Canada’s Africa Strategy requires co-ordination across multiple departments including Global Affairs, Immigration, Innovation, and Finance, writes Selah Getahun. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
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 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
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