Neil Moss is a reporter with The Hill Times who covers federal politics, foreign policy, international trade, Canada-U.S. relations, and defence, as well as leading the newspaper's annual Top 50 list of foreign policy influencers. He has been with The Hill Times since 2018. You can reach him at nmoss@hilltimes.com.
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Canada is not advocating for Americans to vote one way or another on Nov. 3, but presenting the facts and how they are affecting both sides of the border, says former Canada-U.S. IPG chair Wayne Easter.
Canada is seeking deeper trade ties with Turkey, which has occupied an enclave in Cyprus for more than half a century.
The new trade framework pact with Taiwan is still waiting for Canada’s signature 19 months after being agreed to, which Conservatives say is only meant to ‘appear as support.’
MPs are sending a message to the federal government to not neglect foreign aid amid global retreat, say observers.
Global superpowers have explicitly and implicitly threatened the use of nuclear weapons, say ambassadors.
Previously, there was a 21-sitting-day waiting period after a trade agreement was tabled in the House of Commons before an implementation bill could be moved. Now, both can be tabled on the same day.
The Liberal government’s drive to diversify away from the United States has pushed it towards countries with questionable human rights records, say critics.
‘These clubs kind of come and go, and unless they are specific to an articulated strategic objective, they become talk shops,’ says former Canadian envoy Sabine Nölke.
Since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House, the European Union has largely chosen acceptance over aggression when dealing with the American leader.
Legitimacy and trust of Canadians in the country’s foreign policy is at the centre of the need to release a plan, say observers.
Historically, U.S. Republicans have been the party of free trade and the Democrats have endorsed protectionism.
While Prime Minister Mark Carney has embarked on a swath of new trade negotiations, talks with the United Kingdom remain idle.
In 2024, Canada announced that it would procure a submarine fleet with ‘under-ice’ capabilities, but Arctic experts say they believe the vessels will actually be operating in the near-ice or ice-edge waters.
With the number of Afghan missions of the former government dwindling, its Canadian embassy—with no ties to Afghanistan’s current Taliban-led regime—hangs on.
‘A bald statement of ongoing ‘tensions’ between Canada and the United States is not a sufficient basis to refuse disclosure of very specific information,’ the Federal Court ruled.
