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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 WYATT SCHIERMAN | December 19, 2019
Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne was appointed as Canada's top diplomat following the government's decision to support a controversial UN motion on Palestine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WYATT SCHIERMAN | December 19, 2019
Opinion | BY WYATT SCHIERMAN | December 19, 2019
Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne was appointed as Canada's top diplomat following the government's decision to support a controversial UN motion on Palestine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIMOTHY HODGES AND MARK BERLIN | November 6, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the National Press Theatre on Oct. 23 for his first post-election press conference. First and foremost, the new minority government should steer clear of the false dichotomies of national interest versus moral imperative and sustainable versus economic development, write Timothy Hodges and Mark Berlin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIMOTHY HODGES AND MARK BERLIN | November 6, 2019
Opinion | BY TIMOTHY HODGES AND MARK BERLIN | November 6, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the National Press Theatre on Oct. 23 for his first post-election press conference. First and foremost, the new minority government should steer clear of the false dichotomies of national interest versus moral imperative and sustainable versus economic development, write Timothy Hodges and Mark Berlin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JEAN-NICOLAS BEUZE | October 23, 2019
Chrystia Freeland, minister of foreign affairs, is pictured at a Lima Group press conference in Ottawa Feb. 4, 2019. Canada is a founding member of the group, but must do more in terms of actions and resources to help Venezuela, writes Jean-Nicolas Beuze. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JEAN-NICOLAS BEUZE | October 23, 2019
Opinion | BY JEAN-NICOLAS BEUZE | October 23, 2019
Chrystia Freeland, minister of foreign affairs, is pictured at a Lima Group press conference in Ottawa Feb. 4, 2019. Canada is a founding member of the group, but must do more in terms of actions and resources to help Venezuela, writes Jean-Nicolas Beuze. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 16, 2019
The Hill Times dives into the issues that have taken a spotlight for Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May so far this campaign. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 16, 2019
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 16, 2019
The Hill Times dives into the issues that have taken a spotlight for Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May so far this campaign. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WYATT SCHIERMAN | June 19, 2019
Despite its lofty rhetoric to ‘restore Canadian leadership in the world,’ the Trudeau government has allowed foreign aid contributions to remain at a bare minimum. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WYATT SCHIERMAN | June 19, 2019
Opinion | BY WYATT SCHIERMAN | June 19, 2019
Despite its lofty rhetoric to ‘restore Canadian leadership in the world,’ the Trudeau government has allowed foreign aid contributions to remain at a bare minimum. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JIM CORNELIUS, PAUL WINTERS | June 12, 2019
Even with equal access, women farmers often do not have equal productivity because they are held back by lack of land rights, lack of access to markets, and difficulty in hiring labour, write Jim Cornelius and Paul Winters. Pixabay photograph courtesy of David Greenwood-Haigh
Opinion | BY JIM CORNELIUS, PAUL WINTERS | June 12, 2019
Opinion | BY JIM CORNELIUS, PAUL WINTERS | June 12, 2019
Even with equal access, women farmers often do not have equal productivity because they are held back by lack of land rights, lack of access to markets, and difficulty in hiring labour, write Jim Cornelius and Paul Winters. Pixabay photograph courtesy of David Greenwood-Haigh
Opinion | BY MICHAEL MESSENGER | May 29, 2019
A young girl in front of her tent in an IDP camp in Badghis, Afghanistan. Devastating drought has forced hundreds of thousands of people to leave their homes. Children living in the camps are at risk of violence and exploitation including early marriage. Photograph by Brett Tarver/World Vision
Opinion | BY MICHAEL MESSENGER | May 29, 2019
Opinion | BY MICHAEL MESSENGER | May 29, 2019
A young girl in front of her tent in an IDP camp in Badghis, Afghanistan. Devastating drought has forced hundreds of thousands of people to leave their homes. Children living in the camps are at risk of violence and exploitation including early marriage. Photograph by Brett Tarver/World Vision
Opinion | BY KIRSTEN VAN HOUTEN | May 29, 2019
Maryam Monsef is the minister responsible for international development. The Liberals’ Feminist International Assistance Policy is supposed to represent a major shift of Canada’s approach to women in its foreign relations, but isn’t quite there yet, writes Kristen Van Houten. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KIRSTEN VAN HOUTEN | May 29, 2019
Opinion | BY KIRSTEN VAN HOUTEN | May 29, 2019
Maryam Monsef is the minister responsible for international development. The Liberals’ Feminist International Assistance Policy is supposed to represent a major shift of Canada’s approach to women in its foreign relations, but isn’t quite there yet, writes Kristen Van Houten. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LINDA MAFU | May 28, 2019
International Development Minister Maryam Monsef will preside over the Women Deliver international conference in Vancouver next week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LINDA MAFU | May 28, 2019
Opinion | BY LINDA MAFU | May 28, 2019
International Development Minister Maryam Monsef will preside over the Women Deliver international conference in Vancouver next week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PAUL HAGERMAN | May 22, 2019
Food aid, sent from Uganda via South Sudan, is distributed to internally displaced persons living in southeastern Central African Republic in August 2018. Canada fully untied its food aid in 2008. UN photograph by Herve Serefio
Opinion | BY PAUL HAGERMAN | May 22, 2019
Opinion | BY PAUL HAGERMAN | May 22, 2019
Food aid, sent from Uganda via South Sudan, is distributed to internally displaced persons living in southeastern Central African Republic in August 2018. Canada fully untied its food aid in 2008. UN photograph by Herve Serefio
Opinion | BY ALEX NEVE | May 22, 2019
NDP MP Romeo Saganash introduced Bill C-262 in 2016 and is still waiting for it to pass. It would set a framework for implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ALEX NEVE | May 22, 2019
Opinion | BY ALEX NEVE | May 22, 2019
NDP MP Romeo Saganash introduced Bill C-262 in 2016 and is still waiting for it to pass. It would set a framework for implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 15, 2019
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Mexican President (then president-elect) Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico City on July 13, 2018. The Mexican leader has proposed a US$30-billion Marshall Plan to restructure Central America’s economy. Photograph courtesy of the U.S. State Department
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 15, 2019
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 15, 2019
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Mexican President (then president-elect) Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico City on July 13, 2018. The Mexican leader has proposed a US$30-billion Marshall Plan to restructure Central America’s economy. Photograph courtesy of the U.S. State Department