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‘Too weak, too vague, too slow’: PM Carney accused of ‘dragging his feet’ on foreign interference in pursuit of economic reset with China

NewsBY STUART BENSON
  • The Liberal government published the draft regulations for the long-awaited foreign agent registry nearly 18 months after royal assent, but opposition parties say they have yet to be consulted on a potential commissioner.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s delay in implementing the foreign influence registry ‘sends a clear message’ that safeguarding Canadian institutions and diaspora communities ‘is not a priority for the government,' says the Canadian Foreign Influence Transparency Registry Coalition. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Too weak, too vague, too slow’: PM Carney accused of ‘dragging his feet’ on foreign interference in pursuit of economic reset with China

NewsBY STUART BENSON
  • The Liberal government published the draft regulations for the long-awaited foreign agent registry nearly 18 months after royal assent, but opposition parties say they have yet to be consulted on a potential commissioner.

‘Too weak, too vague, too slow’: PM Carney accused of ‘dragging his feet’ on foreign interference in pursuit of economic reset with China

NewsBY STUART BENSON
  • The Liberal government published the draft regulations for the long-awaited foreign agent registry nearly 18 months after royal assent, but opposition parties say they have yet to be consulted on a potential commissioner.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s delay in implementing the foreign influence registry ‘sends a clear message’ that safeguarding Canadian institutions and diaspora communities ‘is not a priority for the government,' says the Canadian Foreign Influence Transparency Registry Coalition. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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Mexico takes firm stance on U.S. incursion in Venezuela as Canada walks cautious line ahead of CUSMA review

Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, has taken a trans-Atlantic approach to addressing U.S. President Donald Trump, while Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum follows a hemispheric one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
NewsBY NEIL MOSS
  • Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum condemned the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro, while Prime Minister Mark Carney didn't directly mention the United States when responding to the raid.

Mexico takes firm stance on U.S. incursion in Venezuela as Canada walks cautious line ahead of CUSMA review

NewsBY NEIL MOSS
  • Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum condemned the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro, while Prime Minister Mark Carney didn't directly mention the United States when responding

Interpreter dilemma: pushback continues against changes to federal exam, freelance contract terms

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT
  • As of last March, 84 freelance interpreters were covering Parliament Hill. Only 37 such bids were received by the first deadline for submissions under its new standing offer.
  • As of last March, 84 freelance interpreters were covering Parliament Hill. Only 37 such bids were received by the first deadline for submissions under

Opposition MPs, media veterans call for ‘long overdue’ CBC mandate review

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE
  • A source familiar with government deliberations expects Ottawa will move forward with a review later this year, while stakeholders wait impatiently for the mandate’s first update in nearly 35 years.
  • A source familiar with government deliberations expects Ottawa will move forward with a review later this year, while stakeholders wait impatiently for the mandate’s
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Mark Carney

Carney lands in China

  • Plus, J.D. Vance hosts foreign ministers from Denmark and Greenland at the White House.

OPINION & COLUMNISTS

Artificial action: feds offering tepid response to AI abuse

  • Knowing that Grok is a gender-based violence generator, why are institutional experts, organizations, and government officials still using X?
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The American Imperium, MMXXVI

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Independent Senator Peter Boehm, left, chairs the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, with Progressive Senator Peter Harder serving as deputy chair. Both members of the Red Chamber are former senior officials in Canada's foreign ministry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate committee casts doubt on feds’ ability to move on Africa strategy without new funds, calls for action plan

NewsBY NEIL MOSS
  • The Africa strategy was released last March without any new funding or timelines attached. In the months since its release, the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee still has questions about how that's viable.

Senate committee casts doubt on feds’ ability to move on Africa strategy without new funds, calls for action plan

NewsBY NEIL MOSS
  • The Africa strategy was released last March without any new funding or timelines attached. In the months since its release, the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee still has questions about how that's viable.
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China trip a ‘test’ for Carney, with EV tariffs the ‘elephant in the room,’ say former envoys  

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Canada’s auto sector ‘hangs in the balance’ as CUSMA review looms in 2026: ‘there’s no sugar-coating it, this is going to be a critical year for the industry’

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Milliner Madeleine Cormier-Brzezinski, left, died in Ottawa on Nov. 26, 2025. She created the headpiece worn by Governor General Mary Simon, centre, in 2022 for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, and as made the tricorn hats worn by all the House Speakers, including current Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia, since 2011.  Photographs courtesy of Instagram; by Sgt. Mathieu St-Amour, Rideau Hall; and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa’s premier hatmaker to the House Speaker and Governor General has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY
  • Also, more events are planned for the 20th anniversary of the first Harper government next month, three politicians make the top 10 list of most-searched Canadians, and former NDP chief of staff Jennifer Howard is a program fellow at Carleton University.

Ottawa’s premier hatmaker to the House Speaker and Governor General has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY
  • Also, more events are planned for the 20th anniversary of the first Harper government next month, three politicians make the top 10 list of most-searched Canadians, and former NDP chief of staff Jennifer Howard is a program fellow at Carleton University.
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Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques' office published analysis detailing $1.5-billion in spending cuts over four years, and a reduction of approximately 1,927 full-time equivalent roles across five departments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nearly 2,000 jobs and $1.5-billion to be cut across five departments by 2030, PBO analysis shows

NewsBY MARLO GLASS
  • The Correctional Service and Fisheries and Oceans are among the five affected, but the Parliamentary Budget Office is now requesting information about how all departments will achieve the projected $60-billion in spending cuts by the end of the decade.

Nearly 2,000 jobs and $1.5-billion to be cut across five departments by 2030, PBO analysis shows

NewsBY MARLO GLASS
  • The Correctional Service and Fisheries and Oceans are among the five affected, but the Parliamentary Budget Office is now requesting information about how all departments will achieve the projected $60-billion in spending cuts by the end of the decade.

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026

OPINION & COLUMNISTS

Scrap the Indo-Pacific Strategy: a pragmatic path for Canadian sovereignty

OpinionBY WENRAN JIANG
  • The 2022 Indo-Pacific Strategy is a relic of an era where Canada blindly outsourced its foreign policy to Washington, D.C. That era is over.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Government of Canada has shown an increased interest in expanding commercial ties with China, write former Liberal MP John McKay and ISG Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trading values for access: Canada, China, and the cost of looking away

OpinionBY JOHN MCKAY, INDEPENDENT SENATOR JULIE MIVILLE-DECHêNE
  • Canada’s bargaining position with China is not strong, but it has a deeply troubling human rights record, including the odious practice of forced labour. Looking the other way only lasts so long, and after a while, we are complicit.

Trading values for access: Canada, China, and the cost of looking away

OpinionBY JOHN MCKAY, INDEPENDENT SENATOR JULIE MIVILLE-DECHêNE
  • Canada’s bargaining position with China is not strong, but it has a deeply troubling human rights record, including the odious practice of forced labour. Looking the other way only lasts so long, and after a while, we are complicit.
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EDITORIAL CARTOON BY DE ADDER

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FOREIGN POLICY

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'In a world in which our destiny is increasingly a collective and planetary one, no task is more vital than promoting, through education and culture, an active sense of tolerance and moral understanding. For this is the only basis upon which a lasting peace can be established,' once said UNESCO's Federico Mayor, writes Roseann O'Reilly Runte. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Peace relies not only on the resolution of national issues, but on the solution of global problems

OpinionBY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE
  • We need to structure our curriculums and our institutions to permit global thought, vision and action, igniting the imagination of students and researchers alike, challenging us all to stretch our minds and to create not only new technologies and a strong economy, but a world at peace.

Peace relies not only on the resolution of national issues, but on the solution of global problems

OpinionBY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE
  • We need to structure our curriculums and our institutions to permit global thought, vision and action, igniting the imagination of students and researchers alike, challenging us all to stretch our minds and to create not only new technologies and a strong economy, but a world at peace.

BOOKS, BIG IDEAS, Q&As

The Taking of Vimy Ridge: First World War Photographs of William Ivor Castle, by Carla-Jean Stokes, looks at the 150 photographs taken by Castle at Vimy Ridge. Book cover courtesy of Wilfrid Laurier Press University Press

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.
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Policy

Policy

When a parliamentary committee recently politicized EDI in research, they put Canadian science and patient care at risk

OpinionBY RACHEL REEVE
  • Equity, diversity, and inclusion policies do not compete with research excellence, but instead strengthen it.
A recent Science and Research Committee motion—later amended—calling for decades of individual-level data from federal health and science grant applicants revealed a troubling trend of equity, diversity and inclusion in research being treated as a political liability, writes Dr. Rachel Reeve. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

When a parliamentary committee recently politicized EDI in research, they put Canadian science and patient care at risk

OpinionBY RACHEL REEVE
  • Equity, diversity, and inclusion policies do not compete with research excellence, but instead strengthen it.

When a parliamentary committee recently politicized EDI in research, they put Canadian science and patient care at risk

OpinionBY RACHEL REEVE
  • Equity, diversity, and inclusion policies do not compete with research excellence, but instead strengthen it.
A recent Science and Research Committee motion—later amended—calling for decades of individual-level data from federal health and science grant applicants revealed a troubling trend of equity, diversity and inclusion in research being treated as a political liability, writes Dr. Rachel Reeve. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fragmentation at risk of disadvantaging Canadian organizations and AI 

OpinionBY BENJAMIN FAVERI
  • Federal leadership is essential to Canada’s economic future, and our ability to ensure AI systems reflect the diverse values of society.
Fragmentation consolidates incumbent advantage, erodes competitive dynamism, and squanders the country's opportunity to shape globally interoperable AI governance efforts that reflect Canadian values and interests, writes Benjamin Faveri. Unsplash photograph by Mick Haupt

Fragmentation at risk of disadvantaging Canadian organizations and AI 

OpinionBY BENJAMIN FAVERI
  • Federal leadership is essential to Canada’s economic future, and our ability to ensure AI systems reflect the diverse values of society.

Fragmentation at risk of disadvantaging Canadian organizations and AI 

OpinionBY BENJAMIN FAVERI
  • Federal leadership is essential to Canada’s economic future, and our ability to ensure AI systems reflect the diverse values of society.
Fragmentation consolidates incumbent advantage, erodes competitive dynamism, and squanders the country's opportunity to shape globally interoperable AI governance efforts that reflect Canadian values and interests, writes Benjamin Faveri. Unsplash photograph by Mick Haupt
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Trump-era diplomacy: what is gained from poking the bear and what is lost?

OpinionBY SUSAN RILEY
  • In retrospect, Mark Carney’s low-key approach—coupled with his tireless attempts to broaden our trade network—may prove to be the wisest course. Not as emotionally

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Tara Katrusiak Baran—pictured right and with her family including husband Yaroslav Baran and daughters Zoia, Emilia, Julia, and Sophia—is being remembered as a “Mother. Wife. Political analyst [who] loved with her whole heart.” She died on Dec. 31, 2025. Handout photographs

‘Tara was a ray of light’: Politicos across Canada show their support for Yaroslav Baran, whose wife Tara Baran, a former Conservative Hill staffer, died two weeks ago

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY
  • Also, ex-Conservative Party president Scott Lamb is chairing the BC wing's leadership race, Diana Fox Carney gets some ice time in Nova Scotia, and Costa Rica's tourism minister helps launch Porter's new direct routes from Ottawa.

‘Tara was a ray of light’: Politicos across Canada show their support for Yaroslav Baran, whose wife Tara Baran, a former Conservative Hill staffer, died two weeks ago

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY
  • Also, ex-Conservative Party president Scott Lamb is chairing the BC wing's leadership race, Diana Fox Carney gets some ice time in Nova Scotia, and Costa Rica's tourism minister helps launch Porter's new direct routes from Ottawa.
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Finance & Budget

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Four key steps can help secure Canadian sovereignty

  • The government has not defined a clear strategy to build and maintain Canadian ownership of our assets. Combined with the federal budget’s focus on attracting private capital, there’s a real danger that Ottawa will enable a sell-off of Canadian firms to foreign investors.
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

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT
  • 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

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT
  • 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

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT
  • 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

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT
  • 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

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT
  • 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.

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

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

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