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‘It’s not my bill, it’s our bill’: Senator Henkel and 50 advocacy groups push for law calling for women’s health framework

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI
  • After her two daughters' health issues were nearly misdiagnosed, Sen. Danièle Henkel decided to focus on women’s health in the Upper Chamber. The result is Bill S-243, the National Framework for Women’s Health in Canada Act, which was introduced last December, and is now at second reading in the Senate.
PSG Senator Danièle Henkel speaks at a reception on behalf of Bill S-243, National Framework for Women’s Health in Canada Act, at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Feb. 25, 2026. Henkel introduced the bill last fall once she realized that Canada did not have an active strategy for women's health. The Hill Times photograph by Tessie Sanci

‘It’s not my bill, it’s our bill’: Senator Henkel and 50 advocacy groups push for law calling for women’s health framework

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI
  • After her two daughters' health issues were nearly misdiagnosed, Sen. Danièle Henkel decided to focus on women’s health in the Upper Chamber. The result is Bill S-243, the National Framework for Women’s Health in Canada Act, which was introduced last December, and is now at second reading in the Senate.

‘It’s not my bill, it’s our bill’: Senator Henkel and 50 advocacy groups push for law calling for women’s health framework

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI
  • After her two daughters' health issues were nearly misdiagnosed, Sen. Danièle Henkel decided to focus on women’s health in the Upper Chamber. The result is Bill S-243, the National Framework for Women’s Health in Canada Act, which was introduced last December, and is now at second reading in the Senate.
PSG Senator Danièle Henkel speaks at a reception on behalf of Bill S-243, National Framework for Women’s Health in Canada Act, at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Feb. 25, 2026. Henkel introduced the bill last fall once she realized that Canada did not have an active strategy for women's health. The Hill Times photograph by Tessie Sanci

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‘A fundamental shift’: new strategy an opportunity to grow domestic industrial base, say lobbyists

Minister of National Defence David McGuinty. The government unveiled the long-awaited Defence Industrial Strategy on Feb. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
NewsBY SERGIY SLIPCHENKO
  • 'The amounts of money that are being talked about here between now and 2035 are truly transformational,' said Duncan Hills, a senior adviser on defence and security at NorthStar Public Affairs.

‘A fundamental shift’: new strategy an opportunity to grow domestic industrial base, say lobbyists

NewsBY SERGIY SLIPCHENKO
  • 'The amounts of money that are being talked about here between now and 2035 are truly transformational,' said Duncan Hills, a senior adviser on

Failed asylum-seeker motion shows Conservatives ‘smelled blood in the water’ with minister, immigration as wedge issue, say politicos

NewsBY IREM KOCA
  • Conservatives are capitalizing on the recent drop in public support for immigration, but risk being seen as too MAGA adjacent, say observers. Meanwhile, the immigration minister's own colleagues question her handling of the file.
  • Conservatives are capitalizing on the recent drop in public support for immigration, but risk being seen as too MAGA adjacent, say observers. Meanwhile, the

New policy adding nurse practitioners to public health-care plans will go ahead April 1

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI
  • The previous Liberal government told provinces and territories early last year that they would have to cover medically necessary services by non-physicians and gave them 14 months to prepare. Health Minister Marjorie Michel’s office has confirmed it will move forward.
  • The previous Liberal government told provinces and territories early last year that they would have to cover medically necessary services by non-physicians and gave

Ottawa unsure how to regulate AI chatbots after Tumbler Ridge report, as Solomon says ‘all options are on the table’

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE
  • A recent bombshell report revealed OpenAI internally flagged and banned the shooter's profile on the startup’s chatbot, ChatGPT, months ago, but elected not to inform legal authorities in Canada.
  • A recent bombshell report revealed OpenAI internally flagged and banned the shooter's profile on the startup’s chatbot, ChatGPT, months ago, but elected not to inform legal authorities
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Carney touches down in Mumbai

  • Plus, Governor General Mary Simon speaks at the National Indigenous Defence Conference in Ottawa.

OPINION & COLUMNISTS

Marjorie Michel

As Canada redefines its place in the world, rare disease patients are still looking south

  • In an era where Canada is talking about leadership, innovation, and economic competitiveness, the fact that patients must routinely cross the border for care should trouble all of us.
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Why Canada can bridge the EU and CPTPP trading blocs

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‘We knew there was something coming’: how a Canadian charity has been sending aid into Ukraine

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Sharon DeSousa is president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada. The union's grievance over the transfer of the health-care plan for federal public servants can proceed, according to a recent labour board ruling. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ongoing grievance over public service health-plan switch an ‘interesting’ case, says labour lawyer

NewsBY MARLO GLASS
  • The Public Service Alliance of Canada says its members have had prolonged issues since the federal government transferred the Public Service Health Care Plan from Sun life to Canada Life in July 2023.

Ongoing grievance over public service health-plan switch an ‘interesting’ case, says labour lawyer

NewsBY MARLO GLASS
  • The Public Service Alliance of Canada says its members have had prolonged issues since the federal government transferred the Public Service Health Care Plan from Sun life to Canada Life in July 2023.
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To be shielded from nomination challenges, incumbent Liberal MPs must meet conditions by Labour Day: new rules

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Liberal MP Kayabaga to talk unlocking growth in Africa and the Caribbean during Empire Club event on Feb. 26

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Parliamentarians treat ‘Olympics hangover’ at Hill Ski Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE, STUART BENSON | UPDATED February 25, 2026
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Why Ottawa must make 988 funding stable and secure

OpinionBY ANDREW PEREZ
  • Mental health care must be accessible, reliable, and permanent regardless of who is in government. Lives depend on it.
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EDITORIAL CARTOON BY DE ADDER

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Faced with higher U.S. tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, Canada needs to expand exports to other countries, writes Philip Cross. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

In a tariff war, Canada’s resources are our strategic advantage

OpinionBY PHILIP CROSS
  • Canadians are realizing that it’s easier to expand existing overseas markets for commodities than develop new ones for manufactured goods.
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In a tariff war, Canada’s resources are our strategic advantage

OpinionBY PHILIP CROSS
  • Canadians are realizing that it’s easier to expand existing overseas markets for commodities than develop new ones for manufactured goods.

BOOKS, BIG IDEAS, Q&As

Then-U.S. president Richard Nixon, left, and then-prime minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau inside the Prime Minister's Office in Centre Block on April 14, 1972. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The Coutts Diaries is the most revealing book ever written about Canadian politics

FeatureBY DAVID HERLE
  • This is a previously unseen view of Pierre Trudeau, one that is sure to alter your opinions of him. It is an unvarnished look inside the government that brought you wage and price controls, the Charter of Rights, and the National Energy Program. And it is a darkly moving account of the life of a senior political staffer.

The Coutts Diaries is the most revealing book ever written about Canadian politics

FeatureBY DAVID HERLE
  • This is a previously unseen view of Pierre Trudeau, one that is sure to alter your opinions of him. It is an unvarnished look inside the government that brought you wage and price controls, the Charter of Rights, and the National Energy Program. And it is a darkly moving account of the life of a senior political staffer.
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Policy

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Pipelines or a national power grid: what should Canada build now?

OpinionBY ISG SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ, GEOFF STRONG, RICHARD VAN DER JAGT
  • Canada is a laggard in the international race towards the energy of the future.
Rosa Galvez
Independent Senator Rosa Galvez’s Climate Aligned Finance Act aims to provide a framework to ensure that the country’s financial system aligns with its legally binding climate commitments. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Pipelines or a national power grid: what should Canada build now?

Rosa Galvez
OpinionBY ISG SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ, GEOFF STRONG, RICHARD VAN DER JAGT
  • Canada is a laggard in the international race towards the energy of the future.

Pipelines or a national power grid: what should Canada build now?

OpinionBY ISG SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ, GEOFF STRONG, RICHARD VAN DER JAGT
  • Canada is a laggard in the international race towards the energy of the future.
Rosa Galvez
Independent Senator Rosa Galvez’s Climate Aligned Finance Act aims to provide a framework to ensure that the country’s financial system aligns with its legally binding climate commitments. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Sometimes the resource roller-coaster is a great ride

OpinionBY HEATHER EXNER-PIROT
  • Every generation, energy and resource busts turn to booms, and what a gift Canada’s resource endowment then becomes.
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson has to carry the prime minister’s message that Canada is an energy superpower that has what the world needs, writes Heather Exner-Pirot. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sometimes the resource roller-coaster is a great ride

OpinionBY HEATHER EXNER-PIROT
  • Every generation, energy and resource busts turn to booms, and what a gift Canada’s resource endowment then becomes.

Sometimes the resource roller-coaster is a great ride

OpinionBY HEATHER EXNER-PIROT
  • Every generation, energy and resource busts turn to booms, and what a gift Canada’s resource endowment then becomes.
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson has to carry the prime minister’s message that Canada is an energy superpower that has what the world needs, writes Heather Exner-Pirot. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Why Canada should peacefully enrich its uranium

OpinionBY ALEXANDER MACDONALD, JEREMY WHITLOCK
  • Peaceful uranium enrichment to feed the adoption of SMR technology is compatible with Canada’s long-standing domestic and international non-proliferation commitments.

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Among the recent changes in AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon's office is director of communications Peter Wall's elevation to the added role of deputy chief of staff. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New senior adviser joins AI Minister Solomon’s team, deputy chief named 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT
  • Plus, there are staffing updates to note in the offices of secretaries of state Nathalie Provost and Stephen Fuhr.

New senior adviser joins AI Minister Solomon’s team, deputy chief named 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT
  • Plus, there are staffing updates to note in the offices of secretaries of state Nathalie Provost and Stephen Fuhr.
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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

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