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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
Opinion | BY TAPFUMA MUSEWE, KYLE HIEBERT | April 1, 2024
Albert Muchanga, African Union commissioner for economic development, trade, tourism, industry and minerals, left, and International Trade Minister Mary Ng sign the Global Affairs Canada- African Union Commission Co-operation Framework in Ottawa on May 17, 2023. Ottawa must take Africa seriously, and soon, write Tapfuma Musewe and Kyle Hiebert. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TAPFUMA MUSEWE, KYLE HIEBERT | April 1, 2024
Opinion | BY TAPFUMA MUSEWE, KYLE HIEBERT | April 1, 2024
Albert Muchanga, African Union commissioner for economic development, trade, tourism, industry and minerals, left, and International Trade Minister Mary Ng sign the Global Affairs Canada- African Union Commission Co-operation Framework in Ottawa on May 17, 2023. Ottawa must take Africa seriously, and soon, write Tapfuma Musewe and Kyle Hiebert. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 20, 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis High Commissioner Samuel Berridge says he's hoping to see Toronto's Caribana festival replicated throughout Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 20, 2024
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | March 20, 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis High Commissioner Samuel Berridge says he's hoping to see Toronto's Caribana festival replicated throughout Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2024
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has echoed the call for GAC to receive more funding despite cuts now being announced. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2024
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has echoed the call for GAC to receive more funding despite cuts now being announced. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa during his visit to Ottawa on March 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 13, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa during his visit to Ottawa on March 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 28, 2024
Manuel Gerardo Talavera Espinar has had previous ambassadorial postings in Mexico and Singapore. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 28, 2024
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 28, 2024
Manuel Gerardo Talavera Espinar has had previous ambassadorial postings in Mexico and Singapore. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STUART TREW, KYLA TIENHAARA, KATHY PRICE | February 26, 2024
International Trade Minister Mary Ng tabled a notice of intent to enter into trade talks with Ecuador last December. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STUART TREW, KYLA TIENHAARA, KATHY PRICE | February 26, 2024
Opinion | BY STUART TREW, KYLA TIENHAARA, KATHY PRICE | February 26, 2024
International Trade Minister Mary Ng tabled a notice of intent to enter into trade talks with Ecuador last December. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 21, 2024
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, right, has heavy lifting ahead of her to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's commitment to complete a free-trade pact with Indonesia by the end of the year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 21, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 21, 2024
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, right, has heavy lifting ahead of her to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's commitment to complete a free-trade pact with Indonesia by the end of the year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY FRANçOIS DESMARAIS | February 15, 2024
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. Often referred as friend-shoring, the practice of reciprocal procurement was announced in Budget 2023 and stipulates that Canada should open its public procurement markets only to countries who share our values, who play by the rules, and also provide access to their markets in return. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY FRANçOIS DESMARAIS | February 15, 2024
Opinion | BY FRANçOIS DESMARAIS | February 15, 2024
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. Often referred as friend-shoring, the practice of reciprocal procurement was announced in Budget 2023 and stipulates that Canada should open its public procurement markets only to countries who share our values, who play by the rules, and also provide access to their markets in return. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 14, 2024
The Bloc Québécois' Bill C-282 to protect the country's supply-management system has been stuck at second reading in the Senate since passing the House last June. Photograph courtesy of PixaBay
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 14, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 14, 2024
The Bloc Québécois' Bill C-282 to protect the country's supply-management system has been stuck at second reading in the Senate since passing the House last June. Photograph courtesy of PixaBay
Opinion | BY MANUEL TALAVERA | February 7, 2024
Then-Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper, right, exchanges gifts with then-Peruvian president Ollanta Humala Tasso on Parliament Hill on April 10, 2014. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada
Opinion | BY MANUEL TALAVERA | February 7, 2024
Opinion | BY MANUEL TALAVERA | February 7, 2024
Then-Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper, right, exchanges gifts with then-Peruvian president Ollanta Humala Tasso on Parliament Hill on April 10, 2014. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada
Opinion | BY RALPH GOODALE | February 5, 2024
Canada's Trade Minister Mary Ng, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY RALPH GOODALE | February 5, 2024
Opinion | BY RALPH GOODALE | February 5, 2024
Canada's Trade Minister Mary Ng, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 31, 2024
Former Liberal MP Wayne Easter says cabinet members don't fully appreciate the value of the links created by the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 31, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 31, 2024
Former Liberal MP Wayne Easter says cabinet members don't fully appreciate the value of the links created by the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia