‘They need more local resources’: greater co-ordination needed in wildfire response, Senate committee hears

While well below the 16 million hectares burned in the record-setting 2023 season, this year’s wildfire season was still the second-worst in terms of area burned since 1995.

The remains of the Palisades Centre, Jasper National Park, after a wildfire destroyed large portions of the townsite this past July. Photograph courtesy of Parks Canada

‘They need more local resources’: greater co-ordination needed in wildfire response, Senate committee hears

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

While well below the 16 million hectares burned in the record-setting 2023 season, this year’s wildfire season was still the second-worst in terms of area burned since 1995.

‘They need more local resources’: greater co-ordination needed in wildfire response, Senate committee hears

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

While well below the 16 million hectares burned in the record-setting 2023 season, this year’s wildfire season was still the second-worst in terms of area burned since 1995.

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Closing housing gap ‘not going to happen’ by 2030, but steps being taken in right direction, says Canadian Home Builders’ Association CEO

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Reaching a goal of 5.8 million new housing units by 2030 would require at least doubling current construction rates of new homes, and 'we’re a long way from getting there,' says Kevin Lee.

Closing housing gap ‘not going to happen’ by 2030, but steps being taken in right direction, says Canadian Home Builders’ Association CEO

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Reaching a goal of 5.8 million new housing units by 2030 would require at least doubling current construction rates of new homes, and 'we’re

‘Enough is enough’: Black federal civil servants, unions accuse Liberals of ‘wasting’ time on tackling anti-Black racism

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said the call to designate Black people as a distinctive class under the Employment Equity Act is ‘under active consideration.’

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said the call to designate Black people as a distinctive class under the Employment Equity Act is ‘under active consideration.’

Confederation sit-in cranks security concerns as MPs debate balance of right to protest with parliamentary privilege

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‘Jews Say No to Genocide’ protest organizer Rachel Small says disruption was a ‘last resort' after a year of outreach.

‘Jews Say No to Genocide’ protest organizer Rachel Small says disruption was a ‘last resort' after a year of outreach.

Rise of Bluesky may create progressive ‘echo chamber,’ say observers as more MPs join

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‘If you don't allow yourself to be exposed to opposing viewpoints, that can actually increase polarization,’ says former Conservative staffer Jennifer Laewetz.

‘If you don't allow yourself to be exposed to opposing viewpoints, that can actually increase polarization,’ says former Conservative staffer Jennifer Laewetz.

POLITICS THIS MORNING

Finlandization in the nation

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OPINION & COLUMNISTS

Superstitious peasants

The willfully ignorant will always be here. They’re noisier than most, but usually a minority. Keep going anyway. It’s just another cost of doing business.

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Waiting to exhale

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A new dawn: reflections on the end of the Syrian war

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The consequential immigration minister

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With one post, Trump has scrambled Canada’s political agenda

NEWS

Former Indigenous procurement auditor calls pledge to examine the program ‘hypocritical’ after feds were warned of issues for years

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says her department is working on a plan to conduct an extensive audit of the government's Indigenous procurement program.

Former Indigenous procurement auditor calls pledge to examine the program ‘hypocritical’ after feds were warned of issues for years

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says her department is working on a plan to conduct an extensive audit of the government's Indigenous procurement program.

Brown’s testimony on Tory race suggests need for fresh inquiry into alleged Indian government meddling: Sikh Coalition rep

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‘He’s let it go too long’: wait builds for a Poilievre visit south of the border

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Opposition MPs kept in dark as Canada concludes trade pact with Indonesia

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HILL LIFE & PEOPLE

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Minister Joly digs into feds’ new Arctic policy for Montreal audience on Dec. 13

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The sales tax holiday, with Corinne Pohlmann

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Poilievre voted best public speaker, most quotable, hardest-working, and biggest self-promoter in The Hill Times’ 29th Annual Politically Savvy Survey

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Breaking down 343 federal ridings by rural and urban designations

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How to lower housing prices, with Carolyn Whitzman

Broadband Connectivity in Canada: The Funding, the Players, and the Challenges

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Tracking Pharmacare in Canada: National Pharmacare Takes Its First Steps

HILL LIFE & PEOPLE

PBO adds up housing action

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW

Plus, the Liberals nix Scheer’s quest for an extra sitting day.

PBO adds up housing action

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW

Plus, the Liberals nix Scheer’s quest for an extra sitting day.

PPS investigates ‘suspicious package,’ finds it ‘unsuspicious’

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POLITICS

Israel wants Hassan Diab to serve prison sentence in France but vows to stay out of any extradition request

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS

Supply and confidence

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

A Christmas house party at Lornado, and jingle-bell rocking the Rainbow Bistro

FeatureBY STUART BENSON

Consistent polling figures show Liberals face situation where the ‘public just stops listening’

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

In the aftermath of the U.S. election last month, the prime minister and his ministers have sought to contrast Trudeau’s previous experience dealing with Trump’s first four years in office with the Conservatives.

Consistent polling figures show Liberals face situation where the ‘public just stops listening’

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

In the aftermath of the U.S. election last month, the prime minister and his ministers have sought to contrast Trudeau’s previous experience dealing with Trump’s first four years in office with the Conservatives.

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OPINION & COLUMNISTS

Opinion

BY BETH BURKE

Trump lights a proverbial fire north of the border

Opinion

BY ERIKA SIMPSON

Northwestern Ontario nuclear waste site selection raises concerns

Opinion

BY MAFOYA DOSSOUMON

Canada can spur momentum in Africa with a cohesive strategy and key alliances

Big Three ‘competition’ not what it seems

OpinionBY PAUL ANDERSEN, IAN STEVENS

Intervention is needed when competition falters, and monopolies become entrenched.

Parliamentary dysfunction a flimsy cover for delays

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

Canada’s labs need to go under a microscope: B.C. letter writer

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Canada’s labs need to go under a microscope: B.C. letter writer

Opinion

Trump is blaming Canada for a U.S.-created drug problem, says Toronto reader

Opinion

The River-class frigates cannot be the ‘be-all, end-all’ of Canada’s sea domain

OpinionBY ANDREW ERSKINE

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Environment & Climate Change

Canadians deserve long-term energy solutions, not short-term fixes

This winter, the government needs to remove taxes on lower-emission home energy sources like propane.

BY SHANNON WATT

Carbon tax mayhem: everyone screams, but who is listening?

Carbon pricing is not a silver bullet, but it remains an essential tool in reducing emissions and steering the country toward a greener future.

BY PAUL VARELLA

COP29 outcome called worst ever by environment advocates, who say Canada should show $300-billion finance deal is ‘the floor and not the ceiling’

Nearly 200 countries at COP29 agreed to channel at least US$300-billion a year by 2035 to help developing countries ramp up climate action. This falls well-below the $1.3-trillion that developing countries requested. ‘We need to come together to ensure the world can get us off this highway to climate hell.'

BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Global plastics treaty failed: how Canada can still protects its environment through a national microfibre strategy

Over two decades of scientific research reveals that microfibres are the predominant form of microplastics contaminating virtually all reaches of our planet. There is growing evidence that these tiny particles are being ingested by people and wildlife and posing troubling health risks.

BY PETER ROSS, ANNA POSACKA, ETHAN EDSON

2024 was the year of climate crisis: so how did it fall off the political agenda?

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was clear: to keep a habitable planet, and to ensure the survival of human civilization, greenhouse gas emissions must peak and begin to decline rapidly 'at the latest before 2025.' The clock is ticking, but politicians are not leaders. We look at polls and rush to distract the citizenry with shiny trinkets.

BY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY

FOREIGN POLICY

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

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Global health is threatened with RFK Jr. at the helm of the U.S. file

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Buy Canadian, for Canadians

OpinionBY BURGESS LANGSHAW POWER, ERIC HUBBERSTEY

Human Rights Day can be a moment for corporate accountability

OpinionBY SHANE MOFFATT

Canada must champion peace and human rights in the Philippines

OpinionBY JESS AGUSTIN, RACHEL WARDEN

Supporting peace talks is not merely a strategic choice; it is a moral imperative.

Canada must champion peace and human rights in the Philippines

OpinionBY JESS AGUSTIN, RACHEL WARDEN

Supporting peace talks is not merely a strategic choice; it is a moral imperative.

BOOKS, BIG IDEAS, Q&As

Angus says his new book is not a lament, it’s a call to arms

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Charlie Angus talks about his new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, and about the state of federal politics today.

Angus says his new book is not a lament, it’s a call to arms

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Charlie Angus talks about his new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, and about the state of federal politics today.

Author of Trudeau biography says he doesn’t think Trudeau will run again, but Lanthier says ‘even if he might lose, he wants to go down fighting against Pierre Poilievre’

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Exploring the legacy of COVID pandemic panic

FeatureBY JOANNA BARON, CHRISTINE VAN GEYN

Getting everyone a ‘front door into the health system’: Jane Philpott weighs in on fixing health care, and her future in politics

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

U.S. election preoccupies Canada’s top 50 foreign influencers as feds’ focus gets pulled from Asia strategy

NewsBY NEIL MOSS, STEPHEN JEFFERY, STUART BENSON, JONAH GRIGNON

The great American brain drain: is Canada ready?

OpinionBY MATTHEW LEBO

Donald Trump’s return to the White House means many U.S. academics will be looking for a new home. For cultural, linguistic, and personal reasons, our country will an oasis, but our university budgets aren't ready.

United States president-elect Donald Trump has promised to close the Department of Education, tax or fully confiscate the endowments of universities with equity, diversity, and inclusion programs, and eliminate climate research, writes Matthew Lebo. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

The great American brain drain: is Canada ready?

OpinionBY MATTHEW LEBO

Donald Trump’s return to the White House means many U.S. academics will be looking for a new home. For cultural, linguistic, and personal reasons, our country will an oasis, but our university budgets aren't ready.

The great American brain drain: is Canada ready?

OpinionBY MATTHEW LEBO

Donald Trump’s return to the White House means many U.S. academics will be looking for a new home. For cultural, linguistic, and personal reasons, our country will an oasis, but our university budgets aren't ready.

Overlooked again: what the $250 rebate says about disability policy in Canada

OpinionBY KRISTA CARR

Leaving many people with disabilities out of the rebate is not an isolated misstep. Time and again, people with disabilities are excluded from government policy design, and are often an afterthought.

Canada’s siloed approach to natural disasters isn’t working

OpinionBY ALISON SHAW AND LAUREN VINCENT

We need more systemic approaches to the ever-increasing threats of heat, drought, wildfires, floods, hailstorms, and other extreme events.

Climate risk is manageable with the tools in hand

OpinionBY ANABELA BONADA

As we end the hottest year on record, one truth is clear: the impacts of climate change are inevitable, but the extent of the damage is not.

Upon launch of the National Adaptation Strategy on June 27, 2023, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said in an Environment press release that, 'In the context of record-breaking wildfires across the country, record hurricanes like Fiona and record floods in British Columbia, this strategy is needed now, more than ever.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Climate risk is manageable with the tools in hand

OpinionBY ANABELA BONADA

As we end the hottest year on record, one truth is clear: the impacts of climate change are inevitable, but the extent of the damage is not.

Climate risk is manageable with the tools in hand

OpinionBY ANABELA BONADA

As we end the hottest year on record, one truth is clear: the impacts of climate change are inevitable, but the extent of the damage is not.

Divestment is not enough

OpinionBY JORY COHEN

The federal government should incentivize impact investing.

Turning the corner

OpinionBY BILL HENDERSON

In Canada the meager momentum of climate mitigation is stalling out. As the gloom of winter sets in it’s easy to be depressed, but in defeat there are seeds of future mitigation success if we wake up and get serious about what is at stake.

We are powering Canada forward by building 21st Century electricity projects

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP ADAM VAN KOEVERDEN

Canada is third in the world for Foreign Direct Investment, and much of that is in sectors related to electrification. For the first time

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MacKinnon scoops up Tassi staffer to fill parliamentary affairs team

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With Chelsea Kusnick’s exit, FedDev Ontario Minister Filomena Tassi has promoted a new director of communications.

MacKinnon scoops up Tassi staffer to fill parliamentary affairs team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

With Chelsea Kusnick’s exit, FedDev Ontario Minister Filomena Tassi has promoted a new director of communications.

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

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Double dippers

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Tourism Minister Martinez Ferrada to deliver speech in Montreal on Monday, Dec. 9

NDP MP Randall Garrison says he’ll resign in January, cites health reasons

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Patrick Brown testifies on Indian interference

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PMO press sec Hussain now comms director to tourism minister

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Ana Poilievre leads the Conservative road show

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AFN Special Chiefs Assembly wraps up three-day meeting on Dec. 5

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German Ambassador Bellmann talks U.S. election fallout for Europe and Canada on Nov. 27

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The Disability Tax Credit is a barrier to the Canada Disability Benefit

It’s time to cut the red tape for disability support.

BY RABIA KHEDR, CONSERVATIVE SENATOR JUDITH G. SEIDMAN

Former Indigenous procurement auditor calls pledge to examine the program ‘hypocritical’ after feds were warned of issues for years

Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says her department is working on a plan to conduct an extensive audit of the government's Indigenous procurement program.

BY IREM KOCA

Some departments ‘stopping the clock’ to prevent contract workers from becoming permanent public service staff

Treasury Board President Anita Anand says she’s currently reviewing spending plans from her cabinet colleagues. But NDP MP Rachel Blaney said it's 'really important' to know who is issuing directives to 'stop the clock.'

BY SOPHALL DUCH

Liberal delays on key economic documents a strategy to blame opposition for ‘paralyzing the House,’ say political players

The government could table its fall economic statement and public accounts at any time, but it's a ‘convenient opportunity’ to blame opposition parties for filibustering, says former Conservative staffer Yaroslav Baran. But former Liberal staffer Olivier Cullen says the government's message about Conservative 'games' is a 'win.'

BY IAN CAMPBELL

Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs pose ‘existential crisis’ for Canada, with risks even if not enacted, says Unifor president

Unifor national president Lana Payne says moving forward with a national response to the tariff announcement will require MPs to put aside “bickering” in Parliament.

BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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

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

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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.