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Independent Senator Peter Boehm, left, chairs the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, with Progressive Senator Peter Harder serving as deputy chair. Both members of the Red Chamber are former senior officials in Canada's foreign ministry. 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
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 ONOME AKO | October 27, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Canada is willing to join a multilateral mission to enforce peace in the enclave. That same willingness must now extend to enforcing humanitarian access.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ONOME AKO | October 27, 2025
Opinion | BY ONOME AKO | October 27, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Canada is willing to join a multilateral mission to enforce peace in the enclave. That same willingness must now extend to enforcing humanitarian access.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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
Opinion | November 29, 2017
Opinion | November 29, 2017
Opinion | November 29, 2017
Opinion | BY DONALD H. OLIVER | November 27, 2017
Senator Donald Oliver writes that overseas volunteers are 'among the most motivated citizens in the country,' who bring new skills to our communities and workplaces and 'act as cultural bridges between the communities where we served internationally and our own, a critical resource in an era of suspicion, ignorance, and division.' The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
Opinion | BY DONALD H. OLIVER | November 27, 2017
Opinion | BY DONALD H. OLIVER | November 27, 2017
Senator Donald Oliver writes that overseas volunteers are 'among the most motivated citizens in the country,' who bring new skills to our communities and workplaces and 'act as cultural bridges between the communities where we served internationally and our own, a critical resource in an era of suspicion, ignorance, and division.' The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster