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Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 23, 2025
Party leaders are in agreement that supply management won't be on the agenda in future trade talks. Pixabay photograph by Waldo93
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 23, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 23, 2025
Party leaders are in agreement that supply management won't be on the agenda in future trade talks. Pixabay photograph by Waldo93
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 16, 2025
Then-trade minister Mary Ng concluded negotiations with Indonesia on a new trade pact in late 2024. Photograph courtesy of X/Mary Ng
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 16, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 16, 2025
Then-trade minister Mary Ng concluded negotiations with Indonesia on a new trade pact in late 2024. Photograph courtesy of X/Mary Ng
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 16, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, have been muted on how their governments would engage in the Indo-Pacific region. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 16, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 16, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, have been muted on how their governments would engage in the Indo-Pacific region. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 10, 2025
Steve Verheul was widely considered an architect of Canada's trade policy during his time in the public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 10, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 10, 2025
Steve Verheul was widely considered an architect of Canada's trade policy during his time in the public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 9, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has called for a quick renegotiation of Canada's North American trade pact. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 9, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 9, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has called for a quick renegotiation of Canada's North American trade pact. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured April 2, 2025, on the way into the Cabinet Committee on Canada-U.S. Relations and National Security on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 7, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured April 2, 2025, on the way into the Cabinet Committee on Canada-U.S. Relations and National Security on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 6, 2025
In the weeks before U.S. President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on goods from almost every other country, his trade representative sought feedback on 'unfair' trade practices in Canada affecting American firms. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 6, 2025
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 6, 2025
In the weeks before U.S. President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on goods from almost every other country, his trade representative sought feedback on 'unfair' trade practices in Canada affecting American firms. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 4, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured at his campaign office on March 29, 2025, told reporters on March 25 that he has a responsibility to plan for the worst, and that 'part of that response is to be more and more Canadian in our defence capabilities.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 4, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 4, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured at his campaign office on March 29, 2025, told reporters on March 25 that he has a responsibility to plan for the worst, and that 'part of that response is to be more and more Canadian in our defence capabilities.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a retaliatory tariff of 25 per cent on non-CUSMA compliant American auto exports to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 3, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a retaliatory tariff of 25 per cent on non-CUSMA compliant American auto exports to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID ABONYI, GEORGE ABONYI | March 26, 2025
Donald Trump
The current challenges go well beyond U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, and Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy presents a framework for creative approaches to diversify its economic ties. Gage Skidmore photograph courtesy of Flickr
Opinion | BY DAVID ABONYI, GEORGE ABONYI | March 26, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID ABONYI, GEORGE ABONYI | March 26, 2025
Donald Trump
The current challenges go well beyond U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, and Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy presents a framework for creative approaches to diversify its economic ties. Gage Skidmore photograph courtesy of Flickr
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 26, 2025
Greek Ambassador to Canada Ekaterina Dimakis, left, pictured with former Danish Ambassador to Canada Hanne Fugl Eskjær, says there is willingness in both Athens and Ottawa to discuss feta concerns. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 26, 2025
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 26, 2025
Greek Ambassador to Canada Ekaterina Dimakis, left, pictured with former Danish Ambassador to Canada Hanne Fugl Eskjær, says there is willingness in both Athens and Ottawa to discuss feta concerns. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 19, 2025
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas is surrounded by journalists as she speaks with an offsite Christiane Amanpour from CNN during the G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Quebec on March 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 19, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 19, 2025
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas is surrounded by journalists as she speaks with an offsite Christiane Amanpour from CNN during the G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Quebec on March 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 19, 2025
Now-Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne described Canadian steel and aluminum as essential for the manufacturing industry, and as crucial for North America’s energy future, economic security, and national security in a March 12 press release while he was serving as innovation minister. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 19, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 19, 2025
Now-Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne described Canadian steel and aluminum as essential for the manufacturing industry, and as crucial for North America’s energy future, economic security, and national security in a March 12 press release while he was serving as innovation minister. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 17, 2025
To support Canada's farmers, Lawrence MacAulay announced on March 7 that Ottawa will set the interest-free limit of the Advance Payments Program at $250,000 for the 2025 program year. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 17, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 17, 2025
To support Canada's farmers, Lawrence MacAulay announced on March 7 that Ottawa will set the interest-free limit of the Advance Payments Program at $250,000 for the 2025 program year. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 14, 2025
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, pictured, and six other top diplomats joined Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly in La Malbaie, Que., for a three-day gathering March 12-14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 14, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 14, 2025
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, pictured, and six other top diplomats joined Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly in La Malbaie, Que., for a three-day gathering March 12-14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, is pictured with German counterpart Annalena Baerbock and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, is pictured with German counterpart Annalena Baerbock and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
The Group of Seven has returned to Le Manoir Richelieu in La Malbaie, Que, for the first time since the fractious G7 Leaders' Summit in 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 12, 2025
The Group of Seven has returned to Le Manoir Richelieu in La Malbaie, Que, for the first time since the fractious G7 Leaders' Summit in 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade