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Sport Minister St-Onge refused to go to Qatar for FIFA World Cup to show solidarity with LGBTQ community and migrant workers, say Liberal sources

NewsBY ABBAS RANA
  • Qatar ‘welcomes constructive criticism,’ but expects visitors to respect the host country’s legal system and social and cultural norms like any other country, says a spokesperson of the Qatari embassy in Ottawa.
Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge declined to go to Qatar for the 2022 FIFA world cup on a point of principle, to stand for LGBTQ rights and migrant worker rights in the host country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sport Minister St-Onge refused to go to Qatar for FIFA World Cup to show solidarity with LGBTQ community and migrant workers, say Liberal sources

NewsBY ABBAS RANA
  • Qatar ‘welcomes constructive criticism,’ but expects visitors to respect the host country’s legal system and social and cultural norms like any other country, says a spokesperson of the Qatari embassy in Ottawa.

Sport Minister St-Onge refused to go to Qatar for FIFA World Cup to show solidarity with LGBTQ community and migrant workers, say Liberal sources

NewsBY ABBAS RANA
  • Qatar ‘welcomes constructive criticism,’ but expects visitors to respect the host country’s legal system and social and cultural norms like any other country, says a spokesperson of the Qatari embassy in Ottawa.
Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge declined to go to Qatar for the 2022 FIFA world cup on a point of principle, to stand for LGBTQ rights and migrant worker rights in the host country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

THE LATEST

Feds should view Alberta Sovereignty Act as ‘a warning’ that needs careful ‘wait-and-see’ response, say strategists

On Nov. 29, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith introduced her much-anticipated Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL
  • The bill puts 'lots on the page to be worried about' but there's no guarantee it ever 'comes to pass,' says political scientist Lori Turnbull, so the federal response may shape the 'narrative' around it.

Feds should view Alberta Sovereignty Act as ‘a warning’ that needs careful ‘wait-and-see’ response, say strategists

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL
  • The bill puts 'lots on the page to be worried about' but there's no guarantee it ever 'comes to pass,' says political scientist Lori

Trust in mainstream media loses out at semi-annual Munk Debate

NewsBY CHELSEA NASH
  • Canadians' faith in the mainstream media is not as bad as it is in other countries, but it is still declining.
  • Canadians' faith in the mainstream media is not as bad as it is in other countries, but it is still declining.

Plan to boost diplomatic footprint in Indo-Pacific scant on details for new demands on foreign service

NewsBY NEIL MOSS
  • With diplomatic capacity-building projects in Eastern Europe, Africa, and now in the Indo-Pacific, implementation will be a 'challenge' as recruitment will come under focus, say experts and former diplomats.
  • With diplomatic capacity-building projects in Eastern Europe, Africa, and now in the Indo-Pacific, implementation will be a 'challenge' as recruitment will come under focus,

Conservatives look to ‘slice’ off worker vote from NDP as economy puts Liberals in ‘a very tight spot,’ say strategists

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL
  • The Conservative strategy is based on building a 'continual narrative' of getting officials 'on the record' agreeing to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s past statements on inflation, says Shakir Chambers.
  • The Conservative strategy is based on building a 'continual narrative' of getting officials 'on the record' agreeing to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s past statements
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Politics This Morning: Canada prepares to host UN conference as doubts linger about visas

  • Plus, a bill to address forced labour in supply chains is back in the House for a final vote.

OPINION & COLUMNISTS

Chasing ‘meh’ voters 

  • The much-anticipated Republican 'red wave' was more like a 'red trickle.' The question is, what happened? Why did the supposed Republican juggernaut fizzle out? 
Opinion

The real Rouleau inquiry question: who was responsible for allowing the illegal trucker blockades to drag on?

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NEWS

For the most part, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers were ‘strong on the performative side’ during their testimonies before the commission, says Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Marathon of work’: Public Order Emergency Commission proceedings ‘one of the most transparent inquiries ever,’ says lawyer Paul Champ

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY
  • Lawyers involved in the hearings were provided with more than 30,000 documents, but ministers’ testimony doesn’t get full-transparency marks, says Tim Powers.

‘Marathon of work’: Public Order Emergency Commission proceedings ‘one of the most transparent inquiries ever,’ says lawyer Paul Champ

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY
  • Lawyers involved in the hearings were provided with more than 30,000 documents, but ministers’ testimony doesn’t get full-transparency marks, says Tim Powers.

Higher rate of government bills starting in Senate down to ‘ambitious agenda,’ says Holland

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Advocates want Canada to take up historic arms control leadership role in fight for nuclear disarmament

NewsBY NEIL MOSS
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HILL LIFE & PEOPLE

Parliamentary Calendar

UOttawa dives into Canadian COVID border policies on Dec. 1

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Wicked problems and tough conversations: how to fix the public service, with Michael Wernick

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OPINION & COLUMNISTS

Canada should put its money where its mouth is on strengthening the International Criminal Court

OpinionBY FARIDA DEIF
  • Canada should back up its stated commitments to justice with the resources the court needs to do its job.
The fertilizer sector contributes more than $23-billion to the economy and employs more than 73,000 people across the supply chain, writes Karen Proud. Pixabay photograph by Kurt Bouda

Plant seeds beyond agriculture to shore up the fertilizer sector

OpinionBY KAREN PROUD
  • A cornerstone of the agriculture sector, fertilizer is also a part of the natural resource industry, impacted by supply chains and environmental policies, and a science-based sector that invests in research and development.

Plant seeds beyond agriculture to shore up the fertilizer sector

OpinionBY KAREN PROUD
  • A cornerstone of the agriculture sector, fertilizer is also a part of the natural resource industry, impacted by supply chains and environmental policies, and a science-based sector that invests in research and development.