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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 ALEX NEVE, DOROTEA GUCCIARDO | July 25, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney must follow through with his promise on May 19 to take "concrete actions in response" to Israel not lifting its restrictions on humanitarian aid, write Alex Neve and Dorotea Gucciardo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ALEX NEVE, DOROTEA GUCCIARDO | July 25, 2025
Opinion | BY ALEX NEVE, DOROTEA GUCCIARDO | July 25, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney must follow through with his promise on May 19 to take "concrete actions in response" to Israel not lifting its restrictions on humanitarian aid, write Alex Neve and Dorotea Gucciardo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PAUL FARRAN | July 24, 2025
Bob Rae
Canada’s UN Ambassador Bob Rae joined global leaders as the conference concluded and opened the plenary with a quote from Leonard Cohen: 'Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PAUL FARRAN | July 24, 2025
Opinion | BY PAUL FARRAN | July 24, 2025
Bob Rae
Canada’s UN Ambassador Bob Rae joined global leaders as the conference concluded and opened the plenary with a quote from Leonard Cohen: 'Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
European Council President Antonio Costa, left, Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba, Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s PM Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. PM Keir Starmer, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada
Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
European Council President Antonio Costa, left, Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba, Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s PM Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. PM Keir Starmer, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2025
The media centre for the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., was located on Tunnel Mountain at the Banff Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2025
The media centre for the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., was located on Tunnel Mountain at the Banff Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
European Council President António Costa, left, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
European Council President António Costa, left, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada
Opinion | BY KARIMAH ES SABAR | February 7, 2022
An investment in furthering glycomics research helps the nation secure new global markets by generating new technologies in health, agriculture, materials, and environmental sustainability while simultaneously meeting our 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, writes Karimah Es Sabar. Unsplash photograph by Julia Koblitz
Opinion | BY KARIMAH ES SABAR | February 7, 2022
Opinion | BY KARIMAH ES SABAR | February 7, 2022
An investment in furthering glycomics research helps the nation secure new global markets by generating new technologies in health, agriculture, materials, and environmental sustainability while simultaneously meeting our 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, writes Karimah Es Sabar. Unsplash photograph by Julia Koblitz
Opinion | BY SCOTT WALTER | January 5, 2022
Minister of International Development Harjit Sajjan holds a media availability after being sworn into the post on Oct. 26, 2021, after serving as defence minister since 2015. As expected, Sajjan's December mandate letter sets his priority as supporting developing countries in their fight against COVID-19, including supporting their health systems and economic recovery, writes Scott Walter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT WALTER | January 5, 2022
Opinion | BY SCOTT WALTER | January 5, 2022
Minister of International Development Harjit Sajjan holds a media availability after being sworn into the post on Oct. 26, 2021, after serving as defence minister since 2015. As expected, Sajjan's December mandate letter sets his priority as supporting developing countries in their fight against COVID-19, including supporting their health systems and economic recovery, writes Scott Walter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 10, 2021
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan takes up his new post after a controversial six-year tenure as Canada's defence minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 10, 2021
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 10, 2021
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan takes up his new post after a controversial six-year tenure as Canada's defence minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NYAMBURA GITHAIGA | August 18, 2021
A woman holds her severely malnourished young child in a camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Mogadishu, pictured July 15, 2011. Effectively responding to famine is a long game. In the medium to long term, Canada should continue to invest in food security, nutrition-sensitive climate adaptive agriculture and economic development to prevent famine. Canada must act now and stay engaged to prevent famine, writes Nyambura Githaiga. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/UN/Stuart Price
Opinion | BY NYAMBURA GITHAIGA | August 18, 2021
Opinion | BY NYAMBURA GITHAIGA | August 18, 2021
A woman holds her severely malnourished young child in a camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Mogadishu, pictured July 15, 2011. Effectively responding to famine is a long game. In the medium to long term, Canada should continue to invest in food security, nutrition-sensitive climate adaptive agriculture and economic development to prevent famine. Canada must act now and stay engaged to prevent famine, writes Nyambura Githaiga. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/UN/Stuart Price
Opinion | BY CHRIS DENDYS, LIA TADESSE | June 30, 2021
In 36 lower-income countries, a staggering four million pregnant women have lost access to prenatal care, 82 million children have not received needed treatments for dehydration, and 17 million have missed out on routine immunizations critical to protecting them from deadly diseases, write Dr. Lia Tadesse and Chris Dendys. Photograph courtesy of Results Canada
Opinion | BY CHRIS DENDYS, LIA TADESSE | June 30, 2021
Opinion | BY CHRIS DENDYS, LIA TADESSE | June 30, 2021
In 36 lower-income countries, a staggering four million pregnant women have lost access to prenatal care, 82 million children have not received needed treatments for dehydration, and 17 million have missed out on routine immunizations critical to protecting them from deadly diseases, write Dr. Lia Tadesse and Chris Dendys. Photograph courtesy of Results Canada
Canada must step up efforts to help displaced persons in the face of COVID-19 and engage at diplomatic levels to ensure that displaced populations are included in national vaccination programs. A new Abacus Data poll commissioned by World Vision confirms that nearly eight-in-10 respondents agree that if we don’t vaccinate everyone everywhere, the threat posed by COVID-19 will remain, write Rema Jamous Imseis and Michael Messenger. Unsplash photograph by Mufid Majnun
Canada must step up efforts to help displaced persons in the face of COVID-19 and engage at diplomatic levels to ensure that displaced populations are included in national vaccination programs. A new Abacus Data poll commissioned by World Vision confirms that nearly eight-in-10 respondents agree that if we don’t vaccinate everyone everywhere, the threat posed by COVID-19 will remain, write Rema Jamous Imseis and Michael Messenger. Unsplash photograph by Mufid Majnun
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on June 11 during the G7 Summit in Cornwall, England. Mr. Johnson the world vaccinated by the end of 2022. No. 10 Downing Street photograph by Andrew Parsons
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2021
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on June 11 during the G7 Summit in Cornwall, England. Mr. Johnson the world vaccinated by the end of 2022. No. 10 Downing Street photograph by Andrew Parsons
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 19, 2021
The Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh is one of many that houses more than 700,000 displaced Rohingya. U.K. Department for International Development photograph by Russell Watkins
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 19, 2021
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 19, 2021
The Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh is one of many that houses more than 700,000 displaced Rohingya. U.K. Department for International Development photograph by Russell Watkins
In Yemen, the war that has been raging since 2014 has so far thrown more than 16 million people into food insecurity. It is, according to the UN, the worst humanitarian crisis on the planet, writes Jean-Frédéric Légaré-Tremblay. Flickr photograph by Carl Waldmeier
In Yemen, the war that has been raging since 2014 has so far thrown more than 16 million people into food insecurity. It is, according to the UN, the worst humanitarian crisis on the planet, writes Jean-Frédéric Légaré-Tremblay. Flickr photograph by Carl Waldmeier
Opinion | BY NICOLAS MOYER | February 8, 2021
The mandate letter for International Development Minister Karina Gould, pictured in April 2019, tasks her with increasing investments in international assistance to support developing countries in their recoveries and resilience. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NICOLAS MOYER | February 8, 2021
Opinion | BY NICOLAS MOYER | February 8, 2021
The mandate letter for International Development Minister Karina Gould, pictured in April 2019, tasks her with increasing investments in international assistance to support developing countries in their recoveries and resilience. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STELLA NAW | November 9, 2020
USAID's Advancing Community Empowerment project, implemented by PACT, provides hygiene kits to isolated communities, including in Kayin and Mon states, in August. Cross-border aid is instrumental in saving women’s lives, a goal of Canada’s feminist foreign policy, writes Stella Naw. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/USaidinmyanmar
Opinion | BY STELLA NAW | November 9, 2020
Opinion | BY STELLA NAW | November 9, 2020
USAID's Advancing Community Empowerment project, implemented by PACT, provides hygiene kits to isolated communities, including in Kayin and Mon states, in August. Cross-border aid is instrumental in saving women’s lives, a goal of Canada’s feminist foreign policy, writes Stella Naw. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/USaidinmyanmar
Opinion | BY NYAMBURA GITHAIGA | October 14, 2020
International Development Minister Karina Gould is pictured on June 1, 2020. Canada is already actively working to improve multilateral co-operation on food security and COVID-19, writes Nyambura Githaiga. In April, Ms. Gould co-convened a UN gathering to discuss the potential impacts of COVID-19 on food security and the need to strengthen food systems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NYAMBURA GITHAIGA | October 14, 2020
Opinion | BY NYAMBURA GITHAIGA | October 14, 2020
International Development Minister Karina Gould is pictured on June 1, 2020. Canada is already actively working to improve multilateral co-operation on food security and COVID-19, writes Nyambura Githaiga. In April, Ms. Gould co-convened a UN gathering to discuss the potential impacts of COVID-19 on food security and the need to strengthen food systems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade