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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 SAYAD ALI MOUSAVI AZAD | July 3, 2023
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, pictured on the Hill. Sayad Ali Mousavi Azad says the response from Fraser's department regarding the resettlement program has been disappointing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SAYAD ALI MOUSAVI AZAD | July 3, 2023
Opinion | BY SAYAD ALI MOUSAVI AZAD | July 3, 2023
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, pictured on the Hill. Sayad Ali Mousavi Azad says the response from Fraser's department regarding the resettlement program has been disappointing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | June 19, 2023
Opinion | June 19, 2023
Opinion | June 19, 2023
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | May 22, 2023
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan's claim at the House National Defence Committee that he was too busy to monitor his emails does not wash, says Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | May 22, 2023
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | May 22, 2023
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan's claim at the House National Defence Committee that he was too busy to monitor his emails does not wash, says Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JIM HODGSON | April 27, 2023
On April 13, a group of organizations including Oxfam and the United Church of Canada sent a letter to International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan, left, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, calling for an increase in Canadian humanitiarian aid to Cuba. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JIM HODGSON | April 27, 2023
Opinion | BY JIM HODGSON | April 27, 2023
On April 13, a group of organizations including Oxfam and the United Church of Canada sent a letter to International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan, left, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, calling for an increase in Canadian humanitiarian aid to Cuba. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 19, 2023
NDP MP Heather McPherson says Bill C-41 is 'bad legislation.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 19, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 19, 2023
NDP MP Heather McPherson says Bill C-41 is 'bad legislation.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PREETY SHARMA | April 6, 2023
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan. Budget 2023 proclaims Canada's commitment to improving the lives of women, girls, and vulnerable populations around the world, and to increasing international development assistance every year toward 2030, but offers less annual funding than it did last year, writes Preety Sharma. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PREETY SHARMA | April 6, 2023
Opinion | BY PREETY SHARMA | April 6, 2023
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan. Budget 2023 proclaims Canada's commitment to improving the lives of women, girls, and vulnerable populations around the world, and to increasing international development assistance every year toward 2030, but offers less annual funding than it did last year, writes Preety Sharma. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 8, 2023
Conservative MP Garnett Genuis was the lone member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee to vote against a study on sexual and reproductive health around the world. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 8, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 8, 2023
Conservative MP Garnett Genuis was the lone member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee to vote against a study on sexual and reproductive health around the world. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANNE DELORME | March 6, 2023
Protesters on Downing Street in London, U.K., call for the opening of humanitarian corridors in northwest Syria on Feb. 11. Photograph courtesy of Steve Eason/Flickr
Opinion | BY ANNE DELORME | March 6, 2023
Opinion | BY ANNE DELORME | March 6, 2023
Protesters on Downing Street in London, U.K., call for the opening of humanitarian corridors in northwest Syria on Feb. 11. Photograph courtesy of Steve Eason/Flickr
A new generation of leaders is stepping up to the challenge to increase diversity in sustainable water management for equitable decisions that leave no one behind and protect those most vulnerable to water-related extremes, write Andrea May Rowe and Corinne Schuster-Wallace. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash
A new generation of leaders is stepping up to the challenge to increase diversity in sustainable water management for equitable decisions that leave no one behind and protect those most vulnerable to water-related extremes, write Andrea May Rowe and Corinne Schuster-Wallace. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 26, 2023
Yusuf Celik spoke with The Hill Times from the hard-hit Turkish city of Adiyaman, seen here, where he said governor Mahmut Çuhadar did not initially request search-and-rescue operations. When they were eventually conducted, rescuers avoided most collapsed buildings. Photograph courtesy of Yusuf Celik
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 26, 2023
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 26, 2023
Yusuf Celik spoke with The Hill Times from the hard-hit Turkish city of Adiyaman, seen here, where he said governor Mahmut Çuhadar did not initially request search-and-rescue operations. When they were eventually conducted, rescuers avoided most collapsed buildings. Photograph courtesy of Yusuf Celik
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 15, 2023
Shortly after the Feb. 6 earthquake in Turkey and Syria, International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan announced Canada would contribute $10-million in humanitarian assistance to address the crisis. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 15, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 15, 2023
Shortly after the Feb. 6 earthquake in Turkey and Syria, International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan announced Canada would contribute $10-million in humanitarian assistance to address the crisis. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured on Dec. 11, 2019. Canada needs to do more by investing more in media and communication as part of development projects around the world. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured on Dec. 11, 2019. Canada needs to do more by investing more in media and communication as part of development projects around the world. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade