Amid election speculation and Liberals’ rise in polls, Poilievre’s Conservatives congregate in Calgary for high-stakes leadership review

Pierre Poilievre will get a ‘resounding’ endorsement in the leadership review, says Conservative MP and convention co-MC Stephanie Kusie.

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa on Jan. 27, 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Amid election speculation and Liberals’ rise in polls, Poilievre’s Conservatives congregate in Calgary for high-stakes leadership review

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Pierre Poilievre will get a ‘resounding’ endorsement in the leadership review, says Conservative MP and convention co-MC Stephanie Kusie.

Amid election speculation and Liberals’ rise in polls, Poilievre’s Conservatives congregate in Calgary for high-stakes leadership review

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Pierre Poilievre will get a ‘resounding’ endorsement in the leadership review, says Conservative MP and convention co-MC Stephanie Kusie.

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MPs celebrate canola tariff relief, but national security, pork, remain opposition concerns with China

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Just because the tariff has been reduced today, ‘doesn’t mean it’s not going to come back,’ said Conservative MP Dan Mazier, whose Manitoba riding of Riding Mountain grows the most canola in Canada.

MPs celebrate canola tariff relief, but national security, pork, remain opposition concerns with China

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Just because the tariff has been reduced today, ‘doesn’t mean it’s not going to come back,’ said Conservative MP Dan Mazier, whose Manitoba riding

After decades of progress on smoking, Canada faces new nicotine challenges

Bloc MP Perron condemns ‘ridiculous’ spending cuts that will shutter research farms across Canada

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Agriculture and Agri-food Canada recently announced it’s closing several research centres that did work that farmers relied on, from developing new crop varieties, supporting pest management, and experimenting with new varieties of seeds.

Agriculture and Agri-food Canada recently announced it’s closing several research centres that did work that farmers relied on, from developing new crop varieties, supporting

Union warns foreign ministry cuts will hamper delivery of Carney doctrine

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

More than 3,100 employees at Global Affairs Canada have received notices that their jobs could be affected by cuts at a time when the prime minister is signalling a new approach for the country's foreign policy.

More than 3,100 employees at Global Affairs Canada have received notices that their jobs could be affected by cuts at a time when the

Emergencies Act architect says courts checked government overreach, advises against further appeal

NewsBY STUART BENSON

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says it’s willing to fight at the Supreme Court if the Liberals choose keep appealing the decision that the 2022 use of the Emergencies Act was unlawful.

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says it’s willing to fight at the Supreme Court if the Liberals choose keep appealing the decision that the

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Iran an active case study on whether massacres work

The regime will effectively be an occupation force that rules only by terror—but such regimes can last a long time if they are ruthless enough.

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MPs eye support for expat voters as PROC study on special ballot challenges wraps

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Committee members say they're looking at changes to improve special ballot voting processes, including for voters living abroad who cast ballots in record numbers in the April 2025 election.

MPs eye support for expat voters as PROC study on special ballot challenges wraps

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Committee members say they're looking at changes to improve special ballot voting processes, including for voters living abroad who cast ballots in record numbers in the April 2025 election.

Housing Minister Robertson ‘well regarded’ for municipal background, but needs a vision for housing, say sector experts

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‘I will always be an advocate,’ says retiring Indigenous senior civil servant Gina Wilson after decades working to ‘bridge worlds’

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Party Wars: return of the parliamentarians, part one

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Week 1 of the 2026 parliamentary party season featured the final of the heated Politico Ottawa Trivia Championships, Compass Rose Group New Year's Levee, and Day 1 of the Canadian Media Producers Associations' and Prime Time Conference.

Party Wars: return of the parliamentarians, part one

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Week 1 of the 2026 parliamentary party season featured the final of the heated Politico Ottawa Trivia Championships, Compass Rose Group New Year's Levee, and Day 1 of the Canadian Media Producers Associations' and Prime Time Conference.

Artist Phil Richards calls his portrait of Stephen Harper ‘more insightful than your typical media snapshot’

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Carney meets the premiers

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Federal public servants rally on Hill against job cuts

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Japan salutes Canadian business ties

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Time to close the U.S. arms export loophole

OpinionBY ALEX NEVE

Prime Minister Mark Carney talks about pragmatic principles, but Canada’s weapons exports to the United States tell a different story.

Time to close the U.S. arms export loophole

OpinionBY ALEX NEVE

Prime Minister Mark Carney talks about pragmatic principles, but Canada’s weapons exports to the United States tell a different story.

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Governments can do more to fight against Islamophobia

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Empower hardtech innovators to step up to sovereignty threats

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Honour Kirsty Duncan by calling a safe sport inquiry

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Are programs in search of a policy or a Canadian housing system?

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Canada’s stale housing policies need renewal

OpinionBY CSG SENATOR CLÉMENT GIGNAC

It's time to bring Canada’s housing policy out of the past so we can begin to address the urgent needs of today.

Canada’s stale housing policies need renewal

OpinionBY CSG SENATOR CLÉMENT GIGNAC

It's time to bring Canada’s housing policy out of the past so we can begin to address the urgent needs of today.

Building codes are undermining the promise of modular housing

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Ottawa’s $13-billion housing gamble is missing a critical safeguard

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Public Service

Federal public servants rally on Hill against job cuts

BY MARLO GLASS

Bloc MP Perron condemns ‘ridiculous’ spending cuts that will shutter research farms across Canada

Agriculture and Agri-food Canada recently announced it’s closing several research centres that did work that farmers relied on, from developing new crop varieties, supporting pest management, and experimenting with new varieties of seeds.

BY MARLO GLASS

‘I will always be an advocate,’ says retiring Indigenous senior civil servant Gina Wilson after decades working to ‘bridge worlds’

Gina Wilson, recognized by her peers as Canada's first woman Indigenous deputy minister, often 'set the ball in motion' from behind the scenes to get action on important issues, says Senator Kim Pate.

BY ELEANOR WAND

Liberals ‘taking a sledgehammer’ to the public service, says interim NDP leader Davies

Approximately 8,500 public servants were notified this week that they may be impacted by potential job cuts, and more than 17,000 such notifications have gone out since December, public sector unions have confirmed.

BY MARLO GLASS

Tracking job cuts in the federal public service

Workforce adjustment notifications have hit thousands of employees across dozens of government departments and agencies.

BY MARLO GLASS

FOREIGN POLICY

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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‘With or without you’: policy sovereignty in a Trumpian world

OpinionBY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN

Advancing the new China-Canada strategic partnership will need full implementation of the leaders’ consensus

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After Davos, Trump confronts an inflection point

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In defence of Canada

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Why zero‑sum thinking is not strength

OpinionBY CATHY ORLANDO

History shows that progress accelerates when a coalition of the willing moves first.

Why zero‑sum thinking is not strength

OpinionBY CATHY ORLANDO

History shows that progress accelerates when a coalition of the willing moves first.

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Canadian war photography historian looks into Vimy Ridge

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Carla-Jean Stokes' book about William Ivor Castle's work tells the stories behind the famous photographer's First World War photos, including the ones he manipulated.

Canadian war photography historian looks into Vimy Ridge

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Carla-Jean Stokes' book about William Ivor Castle's work tells the stories behind the famous photographer's First World War photos, including the ones he manipulated.

Reconciliation starts local, says author of guide book for non-Indigenous allies

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Poilievre is a ‘classic political ripper,’ says author of new bestselling biography

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

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Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

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Build Canada Homes is poised to make a generational investment in non-market and public housing—but will it?

OpinionBY MARC LEE

BCH’s planned 4,000 units over six sites is a good start, but falls well short of what’s needed.

Housing Minister Gregor Robertson, right. Build Canada Homes signals a move in the right direction, but is currently just a pilot program, writes Marc Lee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Build Canada Homes is poised to make a generational investment in non-market and public housing—but will it?

OpinionBY MARC LEE

BCH’s planned 4,000 units over six sites is a good start, but falls well short of what’s needed.

Build Canada Homes is poised to make a generational investment in non-market and public housing—but will it?

OpinionBY MARC LEE

BCH’s planned 4,000 units over six sites is a good start, but falls well short of what’s needed.

Housing is reconciliation: why Canada must prioritize Indigenous housing

OpinionBY MARGARET PFOH

Housing is deeply interconnected with health outcomes, community safety, and economic participation.

Canada’s housing crisis isn’t just about building more—it’s about getting governments to talk to each other

OpinionBY ADRIAN SCHUT

Misalignment between federal, provincial, and municipal requirements causes delays that compound costs year after year.

This one policy could allow Canada to dramatically reduce land costs for affordable housing

OpinionBY COLIN O’LEARY, ACACIA PANGILINAN

An Affordable Housing Gifts program would remove barriers to companies and individuals looking to donate land to qualified Community Land Trusts.

While residential land prices have seen a decline from their mid-pandemic highs, they remain the single biggest barrier to affordable housing across Canada, write Colin O’Leary and Acacia Pangilinan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This one policy could allow Canada to dramatically reduce land costs for affordable housing

OpinionBY COLIN O’LEARY, ACACIA PANGILINAN

An Affordable Housing Gifts program would remove barriers to companies and individuals looking to donate land to qualified Community Land Trusts.

This one policy could allow Canada to dramatically reduce land costs for affordable housing

OpinionBY COLIN O’LEARY, ACACIA PANGILINAN

An Affordable Housing Gifts program would remove barriers to companies and individuals looking to donate land to qualified Community Land Trusts.

Affordable housing is slipping away. Here’s how we get it back

OpinionBY REBECCA BLIGH

We can meet housing challenges, but only if every order of government and other key stakeholders work together with purpose and urgency.

A home is a human right: why inclusion must be built in

OpinionBY JANET FORBES, BEN ROWLEY

When the primary goal becomes building as many units as possible, as quickly as possible, the needs and rights of marginalized communities can be overlooked.

Nuancing our understanding of Canada’s housing affordability crisis

OpinionBY STEVE POMEROY

Treating the housing crisis as singular supply issue risks missing both the problem and the solution.

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Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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Carney meets Main—and maybe Captain Canada

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Three measures to tackle ‘wicked’ health policy problems

With spending projections increasing while patients struggle to access care, it is well past time to tackle our health care problems.

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Liberals ‘taking a sledgehammer’ to the public service, says interim NDP leader Davies

Approximately 8,500 public servants were notified this week that they may be impacted by potential job cuts, and more than 17,000 such notifications have gone out since December, public sector unions have confirmed.

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MPs face a choice this Parliament: play partisan games or meet the moment

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House winter session expected to be ‘very consequential’ with affordability issues, global trade, and possible referendums, say politicos

If an election were held today, the Liberals would capture 41 per cent of voters, while the Conservatives would take 39 per cent, according to Abacus Data survey data released on Jan. 22.

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‘Unprecedented’ 2025 for canola industry, with record-breaking economic lobbying

More than a third (33.9 per cent) of all federal advocacy in 2025 was about economic development, setting a new record in annual lobbying.

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Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez said the national supply chain office “will enhance the resilience, efficiency, and reliability of our transportation systems,” in a Transport Canada press release on Dec. 1, 2023.

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.