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Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree has introduced legislation in Bill C-2 to strengthen border security. The controversial bill is at second reading in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 1, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Aug. 22 that Canada will remove all tariffs on goods from the U.S. covered by the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement by Sept. 1, although existing tariffs will remain on steel, aluminum and autos. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 1, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 1, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Aug. 22 that Canada will remove all tariffs on goods from the U.S. covered by the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement by Sept. 1, although existing tariffs will remain on steel, aluminum and autos. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 31, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney said through an X post on Aug. 14 that Ottawa will 'advance a constructive dialogue with Chinese officials to address our respective trade concerns, while diversifying our trade abroad and supporting our canola producers at home.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 31, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 31, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney said through an X post on Aug. 14 that Ottawa will 'advance a constructive dialogue with Chinese officials to address our respective trade concerns, while diversifying our trade abroad and supporting our canola producers at home.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 27, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Aug. 22 that Canada would be removing countermeasures on American exports that comply with the North American trade pact. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 27, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 27, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Aug. 22 that Canada would be removing countermeasures on American exports that comply with the North American trade pact. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 27, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand have both spoken with their Chinese counterparts this summer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 27, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 27, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand have both spoken with their Chinese counterparts this summer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. Broadening Canada’s trade diversification strategy is not just smart economics, it is also about advancing sustainable global development, write Hippolyte Fofack and Sen. Amina Gerba. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. Broadening Canada’s trade diversification strategy is not just smart economics, it is also about advancing sustainable global development, write Hippolyte Fofack and Sen. Amina Gerba. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 11, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney said in an Aug. 1 statement that sectors including lumber, steel, aluminum, and autos are 'heavily impacted' by U.S. duties and tariffs, and that, for such sectors, 'the Canadian government will act to protect Canadian jobs, invest in our industrial competitiveness, buy Canadian, and diversify our export markets.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 11, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 11, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney said in an Aug. 1 statement that sectors including lumber, steel, aluminum, and autos are 'heavily impacted' by U.S. duties and tariffs, and that, for such sectors, 'the Canadian government will act to protect Canadian jobs, invest in our industrial competitiveness, buy Canadian, and diversify our export markets.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 11, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured on Jan. 15, 2025, at a first ministers meeting in Ottawa, wearing a ‘Canada is Not For Sale’ hat. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 11, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 11, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured on Jan. 15, 2025, at a first ministers meeting in Ottawa, wearing a ‘Canada is Not For Sale’ hat. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand at a press conference in the National Press Theatre on July 30, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 11, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand at a press conference in the National Press Theatre on July 30, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | August 11, 2025
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | August 11, 2025
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | August 11, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney said that while Canada continues to negotiate about its trading relationship with the United States, 'the Canadian government is laser focused on what we can control: building Canada strong,' in a statement released on Aug. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 10, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney said that while Canada continues to negotiate about its trading relationship with the United States, 'the Canadian government is laser focused on what we can control: building Canada strong,' in a statement released on Aug. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 6, 2025
Ed Fast was the international trade minister in then-prime minister Stephen Harper's Conservative cabinet from 2011 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 6, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 6, 2025
Ed Fast was the international trade minister in then-prime minister Stephen Harper's Conservative cabinet from 2011 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY FARSHID KERAMAT | July 31, 2025
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump argues that adding tariffs to imports will bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States. But he doesn't account for the fact that the service industry replacing manufacturing as the predominant source of employment is what has allowed for low unemployment rates in the U.S., writes Farshid Keramat. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok
Opinion | BY FARSHID KERAMAT | July 31, 2025
Opinion | BY FARSHID KERAMAT | July 31, 2025
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump argues that adding tariffs to imports will bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States. But he doesn't account for the fact that the service industry replacing manufacturing as the predominant source of employment is what has allowed for low unemployment rates in the U.S., writes Farshid Keramat. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 30, 2025
Dominic LeBlanc is Canada's lead minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 30, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 30, 2025
Dominic LeBlanc is Canada's lead minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 28, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney scrums with reporters before the Prime Minister’s First Nations summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que. on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured July 17, 2025, in Gatineau, Que. The credibility of the upcoming budget will be test number one for the building an economy for the future. Implementation will be test number two. Success is urgent. And some early deliverables are vital for ongoing public support. It’s all about our future, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 28, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 28, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney scrums with reporters before the Prime Minister’s First Nations summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que. on July 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured July 17, 2025, in Gatineau, Que. The credibility of the upcoming budget will be test number one for the building an economy for the future. Implementation will be test number two. Success is urgent. And some early deliverables are vital for ongoing public support. It’s all about our future, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 28, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a press release on July 16 that the Liberal government 'is taking a series of major measures to support, reinforce, and transform' the steel industry in order 'to be more resilient in the face of profound shifts in global trade and supply chains.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 28, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 28, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a press release on July 16 that the Liberal government 'is taking a series of major measures to support, reinforce, and transform' the steel industry in order 'to be more resilient in the face of profound shifts in global trade and supply chains.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 27, 2025
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump recently told reporters that he may announce his final decision on pharmaceutical tariffs at the end of July. Photograph courtesy of White House photographer by Daniel Torok
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 27, 2025
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | July 27, 2025
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump recently told reporters that he may announce his final decision on pharmaceutical tariffs at the end of July. Photograph courtesy of White House photographer by Daniel Torok
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 26, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Mark Carney
Relations between Ottawa and the premiers have seemingly never been better, as provinces race to sign trade deals with one another. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 26, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 26, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Mark Carney
Relations between Ottawa and the premiers have seemingly never been better, as provinces race to sign trade deals with one another. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade