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Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, on Jan. 16. Photograph courtesy of X
Alexander Jeglic
Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic's work plan for 2026 also includes publishing his review of the government's Indigenous procurement activities, and keeping an eye on the feds' Buy Canadian plans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, has taken a trans-Atlantic approach to addressing U.S. President Donald Trump, while Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum follows a hemispheric one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Pictured top right and clockwise: U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Chinese President Xi Jinping, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, and French President Emmanuel Macron. Photographs courtesy of the Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok, Wikimedia Commons, Flickr, and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Canadian Identity Minister Marc Miller. Oil, softwood lumber, and ... art? There is demonstrated appeal for domestic content beyond the country's borders, but cultural stakeholders are still waiting on Ottawa to offer the commensurate policy support. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

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