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Canada backs American over Russian candidate on UN body overseeing the internet’s future

  • Canada says it plans to back an American candidate over a Russian hopeful to head the International Telecommunications Union in the September election deciding
News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | June 16, 2022
Rashid Ismailov, left, pictured in 2017, will likely pursue a policy of more centralized, top down and state-controlled internet governance; Doreen Bogdan-Martin, right, pictured in 2016, will continue the policy of multi-stakeholder, decentralized internet: experts. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada backs American over Russian candidate on UN body overseeing the internet’s future

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | June 16, 2022
  • Canada says it plans to back an American candidate over a Russian hopeful to head the International Telecommunications Union in the September election deciding

Canada backs American over Russian candidate on UN body overseeing the internet’s future

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | June 16, 2022
  • Canada says it plans to back an American candidate over a Russian hopeful to head the International Telecommunications Union in the September election deciding
Rashid Ismailov, left, pictured in 2017, will likely pursue a policy of more centralized, top down and state-controlled internet governance; Doreen Bogdan-Martin, right, pictured in 2016, will continue the policy of multi-stakeholder, decentralized internet: experts. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Belarusian opposition leader urges Western nations to keep sanctioning and isolating Lukashenko regime

  • As fighting rages in Ukraine, the situation in its northern neighbour, Belarus, has taken a backseat in the headlines. However, a breeze of future
News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | June 2, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, pictured in 2021, said that Belarusian society is turning away from Russia and wants to pursue its independent destiny. Raigo Pajula/Estonian Foreign Ministry photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Belarusian opposition leader urges Western nations to keep sanctioning and isolating Lukashenko regime

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | June 2, 2022
  • As fighting rages in Ukraine, the situation in its northern neighbour, Belarus, has taken a backseat in the headlines. However, a breeze of future

Belarusian opposition leader urges Western nations to keep sanctioning and isolating Lukashenko regime

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | June 2, 2022
  • As fighting rages in Ukraine, the situation in its northern neighbour, Belarus, has taken a backseat in the headlines. However, a breeze of future
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, pictured in 2021, said that Belarusian society is turning away from Russia and wants to pursue its independent destiny. Raigo Pajula/Estonian Foreign Ministry photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

In a pitch to supporters, Charest lays out his plan for the Canadian economy

  • Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest promised to make the country’s taxation regime more practical, to reduce barriers for both Canadian and international professionals who
News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | June 1, 2022
Jean Charest, pictured May 5. In his online pitch to supporters on May 31, he offered ways to improve Canadian immigration system and health-care system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In a pitch to supporters, Charest lays out his plan for the Canadian economy

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | June 1, 2022
  • Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest promised to make the country’s taxation regime more practical, to reduce barriers for both Canadian and international professionals who

In a pitch to supporters, Charest lays out his plan for the Canadian economy

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | June 1, 2022
  • Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest promised to make the country’s taxation regime more practical, to reduce barriers for both Canadian and international professionals who
Jean Charest, pictured May 5. In his online pitch to supporters on May 31, he offered ways to improve Canadian immigration system and health-care system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds table bill to limit handguns, meanwhile, most Conservative leadership candidates say they would scrap Firearms Act and start over

  • Prompted by the recent mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, the federal Liberals introduced a new gun control bill on Monday
News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 31, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a slew of new anti-gun measures, including a 'freeze' on buying of new handguns and stiffer sentences for gun crimes on Monday, May 30, 2022, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds table bill to limit handguns, meanwhile, most Conservative leadership candidates say they would scrap Firearms Act and start over

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 31, 2022
  • Prompted by the recent mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, the federal Liberals introduced a new gun control bill on Monday

Feds table bill to limit handguns, meanwhile, most Conservative leadership candidates say they would scrap Firearms Act and start over

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 31, 2022
  • Prompted by the recent mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, the federal Liberals introduced a new gun control bill on Monday
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a slew of new anti-gun measures, including a 'freeze' on buying of new handguns and stiffer sentences for gun crimes on Monday, May 30, 2022, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As House Public Safety Committee studies Russian disinformation, experts explain how Russian info ops target Canadians

  • Besides fighting a physical war against Ukraine, Russia is fighting a global information war. In Canada, Russian information operations are sufficiently concerning that the
News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 27, 2022
Liberal MP Jim Carr, chair of the House Public Safety and National Security Committee, said that the testimony the committee has received on Russian disinformation has been 'controversial and current and important.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As House Public Safety Committee studies Russian disinformation, experts explain how Russian info ops target Canadians

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 27, 2022
  • Besides fighting a physical war against Ukraine, Russia is fighting a global information war. In Canada, Russian information operations are sufficiently concerning that the

As House Public Safety Committee studies Russian disinformation, experts explain how Russian info ops target Canadians

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 27, 2022
  • Besides fighting a physical war against Ukraine, Russia is fighting a global information war. In Canada, Russian information operations are sufficiently concerning that the
Liberal MP Jim Carr, chair of the House Public Safety and National Security Committee, said that the testimony the committee has received on Russian disinformation has been 'controversial and current and important.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre using cryptocurrency to attract the disaffected, radicalized in Conservative race, say experts

  • The embrace of cryptocurrency by Pierre Poilievre, the presumed frontrunner in the Conservative leadership race, has been met with derision by his political opponents
News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 25, 2022
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre has embraced cryptocurrency as a part of his campaign for Tory leadership, and blamed the government and the Bank of Canada for 'printing money' and weakening the Canadian dollar. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Poilievre using cryptocurrency to attract the disaffected, radicalized in Conservative race, say experts

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 25, 2022
  • The embrace of cryptocurrency by Pierre Poilievre, the presumed frontrunner in the Conservative leadership race, has been met with derision by his political opponents

Poilievre using cryptocurrency to attract the disaffected, radicalized in Conservative race, say experts

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 25, 2022
  • The embrace of cryptocurrency by Pierre Poilievre, the presumed frontrunner in the Conservative leadership race, has been met with derision by his political opponents
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre has embraced cryptocurrency as a part of his campaign for Tory leadership, and blamed the government and the Bank of Canada for 'printing money' and weakening the Canadian dollar. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Putin’s nuclear threats demonstrate need to abolish nuclear weapons, say top advocates

  • Since its invasion of Ukraine in February, Russia has repeatedly brandished its nuclear stick, threatening Ukraine and its Western allies with an apocalypse should
News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 19, 2022
Canadian nuclear disarmament advocates argue that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a demonstration of the need to abolish nuclear weapons. Cesar Jaramillo, left, executive director at Project Ploughshares; Jennifer Allen Simons, founder and president of the Simons Foundation Canada and a nuclear disarmament advocate; and Ernie Regehr, chair of the Steering Committee of Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention. The Hill Times photograph by Dennis Kovtun

Putin’s nuclear threats demonstrate need to abolish nuclear weapons, say top advocates

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 19, 2022
  • Since its invasion of Ukraine in February, Russia has repeatedly brandished its nuclear stick, threatening Ukraine and its Western allies with an apocalypse should

Putin’s nuclear threats demonstrate need to abolish nuclear weapons, say top advocates

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 19, 2022
  • Since its invasion of Ukraine in February, Russia has repeatedly brandished its nuclear stick, threatening Ukraine and its Western allies with an apocalypse should
Canadian nuclear disarmament advocates argue that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a demonstration of the need to abolish nuclear weapons. Cesar Jaramillo, left, executive director at Project Ploughshares; Jennifer Allen Simons, founder and president of the Simons Foundation Canada and a nuclear disarmament advocate; and Ernie Regehr, chair of the Steering Committee of Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention. The Hill Times photograph by Dennis Kovtun

Canada supports rapid accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO, but experts say it needs to improve its Arctic defences

  • Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly repeated again on Monday that Canada will push for the quick accession of Sweden and Finland to join NATO
News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 16, 2022
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured May 5, 2022, says Canada supports the rapid accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada supports rapid accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO, but experts say it needs to improve its Arctic defences

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 16, 2022
  • Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly repeated again on Monday that Canada will push for the quick accession of Sweden and Finland to join NATO

Canada supports rapid accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO, but experts say it needs to improve its Arctic defences

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 16, 2022
  • Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly repeated again on Monday that Canada will push for the quick accession of Sweden and Finland to join NATO
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured May 5, 2022, says Canada supports the rapid accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should ‘review, reconsider, refocus’ Middle East strategy, says Egyptian envoy

  • Canada’s policy in the Middle East needs a comprehensive rethink, based on a better understanding of what Canada wants to achieve there, according to
News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 12, 2022
Canadian experts and former diplomats offered their views about Canada's role in the Middle East. Left to right: Ferry de Kerckhove, Canada's former ambassador to Egypt; Peggy Mason, former Canadian ambassador for disarmament to the UN; moderator David Carment, professor of international affairs at Carleton University; Miloud Chennoufi, chair of the department of defence studies at Canadian Forces College; Gordon Venner, former assistant deputy minister for the Middle East and Afghanistan; and, pictured on screen, Ulric Shannon, former Canadian ambassador to Iraq. The Hill Times photograph by Dennis Kovtun

Canada should ‘review, reconsider, refocus’ Middle East strategy, says Egyptian envoy

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 12, 2022
  • Canada’s policy in the Middle East needs a comprehensive rethink, based on a better understanding of what Canada wants to achieve there, according to

Canada should ‘review, reconsider, refocus’ Middle East strategy, says Egyptian envoy

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 12, 2022
  • Canada’s policy in the Middle East needs a comprehensive rethink, based on a better understanding of what Canada wants to achieve there, according to
Canadian experts and former diplomats offered their views about Canada's role in the Middle East. Left to right: Ferry de Kerckhove, Canada's former ambassador to Egypt; Peggy Mason, former Canadian ambassador for disarmament to the UN; moderator David Carment, professor of international affairs at Carleton University; Miloud Chennoufi, chair of the department of defence studies at Canadian Forces College; Gordon Venner, former assistant deputy minister for the Middle East and Afghanistan; and, pictured on screen, Ulric Shannon, former Canadian ambassador to Iraq. The Hill Times photograph by Dennis Kovtun

New border control bill doesn’t strike a balance between security and civil liberties, says Sen. Simons

  • A government bill aiming to set a new threshold for allowing border guards to search a traveller’s personal devices is going in the wrong
News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 11, 2022
Bill S-7, which would allow border officers to search personal electronic devices and would impose a new legal test that determines when they can do so, has been introduced in the Senate, but Sen. Paula Simons says the bar isn't set high enough. Photograph courtesy of Paula Simons’ office and Unsplash photograph by Chris Ried

New border control bill doesn’t strike a balance between security and civil liberties, says Sen. Simons

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 11, 2022
  • A government bill aiming to set a new threshold for allowing border guards to search a traveller’s personal devices is going in the wrong

New border control bill doesn’t strike a balance between security and civil liberties, says Sen. Simons

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 11, 2022
  • A government bill aiming to set a new threshold for allowing border guards to search a traveller’s personal devices is going in the wrong
Bill S-7, which would allow border officers to search personal electronic devices and would impose a new legal test that determines when they can do so, has been introduced in the Senate, but Sen. Paula Simons says the bar isn't set high enough. Photograph courtesy of Paula Simons’ office and Unsplash photograph by Chris Ried

With late-night sittings on the horizon, the House heats up

  • Things are heating up in the House faster than the temperature is rising in Ottawa.  It’s still early May, but June’s summer sillies seem
News | BY CHELSEA NASH, DENNIS KOVTUN | May 9, 2022
Conservative House Leader John Brassard, right, is accusing the NDP of giving the Liberals an 'audience, not an opposition,' meanwhile NDP House leader Peter Julian, left, says the Conservatives are blocking legislation. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

With late-night sittings on the horizon, the House heats up

News | BY CHELSEA NASH, DENNIS KOVTUN | May 9, 2022
  • Things are heating up in the House faster than the temperature is rising in Ottawa.  It’s still early May, but June’s summer sillies seem

With late-night sittings on the horizon, the House heats up

News | BY CHELSEA NASH, DENNIS KOVTUN | May 9, 2022
  • Things are heating up in the House faster than the temperature is rising in Ottawa.  It’s still early May, but June’s summer sillies seem
Conservative House Leader John Brassard, right, is accusing the NDP of giving the Liberals an 'audience, not an opposition,' meanwhile NDP House leader Peter Julian, left, says the Conservatives are blocking legislation. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Feds must do more to support Ukraine, say experts, Ukrainians, opposition MPs

  • To date, Canada has committed $2.9-billion in combined loans and direct funding to support Ukraine’s defence against Russia and in support of Ukrainian citizens,
News | BY CHELSEA NASH, DENNIS KOVTUN | May 9, 2022
Ukraine's Ambassador-designate to Canada, Yulia Kovaliv, pictured here at the World Press Freedom Canada luncheon in Ottawa on May 3, has said the heavy weapons Canada has supplied Ukraine have 'made a difference' on the ground, but also said financial and military aid 'must increase and urgently flow to Ukraine, as the war unfolds.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds must do more to support Ukraine, say experts, Ukrainians, opposition MPs

News | BY CHELSEA NASH, DENNIS KOVTUN | May 9, 2022
  • To date, Canada has committed $2.9-billion in combined loans and direct funding to support Ukraine’s defence against Russia and in support of Ukrainian citizens,

Feds must do more to support Ukraine, say experts, Ukrainians, opposition MPs

News | BY CHELSEA NASH, DENNIS KOVTUN | May 9, 2022
  • To date, Canada has committed $2.9-billion in combined loans and direct funding to support Ukraine’s defence against Russia and in support of Ukrainian citizens,
Ukraine's Ambassador-designate to Canada, Yulia Kovaliv, pictured here at the World Press Freedom Canada luncheon in Ottawa on May 3, has said the heavy weapons Canada has supplied Ukraine have 'made a difference' on the ground, but also said financial and military aid 'must increase and urgently flow to Ukraine, as the war unfolds.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How to prosecute Putin for war crimes and genocide of Ukrainians

  • When the House unanimously passed NDP MP Heather McPherson’s motion on April 27 recognizing Russian actions in Ukraine as genocide, it was the third
News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 9, 2022
Forty-three states, including Canada, have referred the situation in Ukraine to the International Criminal Court, which may eventually indict Russian President Vladimir Putin, pictured, and his closest confederates, and seek to prosecute them. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

How to prosecute Putin for war crimes and genocide of Ukrainians

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 9, 2022
  • When the House unanimously passed NDP MP Heather McPherson’s motion on April 27 recognizing Russian actions in Ukraine as genocide, it was the third

How to prosecute Putin for war crimes and genocide of Ukrainians

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 9, 2022
  • When the House unanimously passed NDP MP Heather McPherson’s motion on April 27 recognizing Russian actions in Ukraine as genocide, it was the third
Forty-three states, including Canada, have referred the situation in Ukraine to the International Criminal Court, which may eventually indict Russian President Vladimir Putin, pictured, and his closest confederates, and seek to prosecute them. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Conservatives say to win over millennials and Gen Z voters, they need to communicate better

  • Conservatives say the federal Liberals have failed to support the aspirations of millennials and Gen Z voters, but say their party is well-positioned to
News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 7, 2022
Tony Clement, left, Conservative MP Raquel Dancho, Alberta Minister of Children's Services Rebecca Schulz, and Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman, pictured on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at the three-day Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference in Ottawa. The panel the three women headlined was titled, 'Lessons from Conservatives' New School: How Conservatives Can be a 50% +1 Movement.' It was moderated by Clement. The Hill Times photograph by Dennis Kovtun

Conservatives say to win over millennials and Gen Z voters, they need to communicate better

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 7, 2022
  • Conservatives say the federal Liberals have failed to support the aspirations of millennials and Gen Z voters, but say their party is well-positioned to

Conservatives say to win over millennials and Gen Z voters, they need to communicate better

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 7, 2022
  • Conservatives say the federal Liberals have failed to support the aspirations of millennials and Gen Z voters, but say their party is well-positioned to
Tony Clement, left, Conservative MP Raquel Dancho, Alberta Minister of Children's Services Rebecca Schulz, and Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman, pictured on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at the three-day Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference in Ottawa. The panel the three women headlined was titled, 'Lessons from Conservatives' New School: How Conservatives Can be a 50% +1 Movement.' It was moderated by Clement. The Hill Times photograph by Dennis Kovtun

Conservative thinkers contemplate regulating big tech

  • Some Conservative thinkers are beginning to contemplate how they would regulate big technology companies if elected to federal government. Conservative political commentator Jamil Jivani, who
News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 6, 2022
Jamil Jivani, pictured right on the screen, and Roby Soave, left on the screen, debate regulating big tech. The panel was moderated by former Harper-era cabinet minister Tony Clement. The Hill Times photograph by Dennis Kovtun

Conservative thinkers contemplate regulating big tech

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 6, 2022
  • Some Conservative thinkers are beginning to contemplate how they would regulate big technology companies if elected to federal government. Conservative political commentator Jamil Jivani, who

Conservative thinkers contemplate regulating big tech

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 6, 2022
  • Some Conservative thinkers are beginning to contemplate how they would regulate big technology companies if elected to federal government. Conservative political commentator Jamil Jivani, who
Jamil Jivani, pictured right on the screen, and Roby Soave, left on the screen, debate regulating big tech. The panel was moderated by former Harper-era cabinet minister Tony Clement. The Hill Times photograph by Dennis Kovtun

Next Tory leader must stay true to ‘core Conservative principles,’ say Harris, Manning

  • Former Ontario premier Mike Harris and former Reform Party leader Preston Manning say the next Tory leader must stay true to “core Conservative principles”
News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 6, 2022
Former premier of Ontario Mike Harris, from left, and former Reform Party leader Preston Manning appear on a May 6 panel on 'the state of the federation,' moderated by Crestview Strategy’s Ginny Roth at the Canada Strong and Free Network’s conference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Next Tory leader must stay true to ‘core Conservative principles,’ say Harris, Manning

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 6, 2022
  • Former Ontario premier Mike Harris and former Reform Party leader Preston Manning say the next Tory leader must stay true to “core Conservative principles”

Next Tory leader must stay true to ‘core Conservative principles,’ say Harris, Manning

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 6, 2022
  • Former Ontario premier Mike Harris and former Reform Party leader Preston Manning say the next Tory leader must stay true to “core Conservative principles”
Former premier of Ontario Mike Harris, from left, and former Reform Party leader Preston Manning appear on a May 6 panel on 'the state of the federation,' moderated by Crestview Strategy’s Ginny Roth at the Canada Strong and Free Network’s conference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative leadership contenders debate trucker convoy, cancel culture, small government solutions

  • Five of six Conservative leadership contenders sparred at the race’s first unofficial debate Thursday night, an evening light on policy and heavy on slogans,
News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 6, 2022
Conservative leadership frontrunners Pierre Poilievre, right, and Quebec premier Jean Charest had a few fiery exchanges during the first unofficial debate at Shaw Centre on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative leadership contenders debate trucker convoy, cancel culture, small government solutions

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 6, 2022
  • Five of six Conservative leadership contenders sparred at the race’s first unofficial debate Thursday night, an evening light on policy and heavy on slogans,

Conservative leadership contenders debate trucker convoy, cancel culture, small government solutions

News | BY DENNIS KOVTUN | May 6, 2022
  • Five of six Conservative leadership contenders sparred at the race’s first unofficial debate Thursday night, an evening light on policy and heavy on slogans,
Conservative leadership frontrunners Pierre Poilievre, right, and Quebec premier Jean Charest had a few fiery exchanges during the first unofficial debate at Shaw Centre on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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