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To be shielded from nomination challenges, incumbent Liberal MPs must meet conditions by Labour Day: new rules

NewsBY ABBAS RANA
  • The Liberal Party’s national director Azam Ishmael briefed MPs on new nomination rules at the Feb. 25 national caucus meeting, say Liberal sources.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on the Hill on Feb. 11, 2026. The federal Liberal Party has set a new criteria for incumbent Liberal MPs to carry the party’s banner without a nomination challenge in the next election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

To be shielded from nomination challenges, incumbent Liberal MPs must meet conditions by Labour Day: new rules

NewsBY ABBAS RANA
  • The Liberal Party’s national director Azam Ishmael briefed MPs on new nomination rules at the Feb. 25 national caucus meeting, say Liberal sources.

To be shielded from nomination challenges, incumbent Liberal MPs must meet conditions by Labour Day: new rules

NewsBY ABBAS RANA
  • The Liberal Party’s national director Azam Ishmael briefed MPs on new nomination rules at the Feb. 25 national caucus meeting, say Liberal sources.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on the Hill on Feb. 11, 2026. The federal Liberal Party has set a new criteria for incumbent Liberal MPs to carry the party’s banner without a nomination challenge in the next election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

THE LATEST

Carney should call for extradition of Indian officials linked to Nijjar killing, says ex-Liberal minister Dhaliwal

A former Liberal cabinet minister says Prime Minister Mark Carney should use his trip to India to urge for the extradition of Indian officials in relation to the 2023 killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
NewsBY MARLO GLASS, PETER MAZEREEUW
  • ‘We can’t abandon our Canadian values for trade purposes,’ says former Chretien-era Liberal cabinet minister Herb Dhaliwal

Carney should call for extradition of Indian officials linked to Nijjar killing, says ex-Liberal minister Dhaliwal

NewsBY MARLO GLASS, PETER MAZEREEUW
  • ‘We can’t abandon our Canadian values for trade purposes,’ says former Chretien-era Liberal cabinet minister Herb Dhaliwal

Sole Quebec NDP MP Boulerice says potential provincial run has ‘absolutely nothing to do with’ party’s status

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND
  • The NDP’s last remaining 2011 ‘Orange Wave’ Quebec MP says he is considering a provincial run with Québec Solidaire ‘more seriously now than ever.’
  • The NDP’s last remaining 2011 ‘Orange Wave’ Quebec MP says he is considering a provincial run with Québec Solidaire ‘more seriously now than ever.’

Carney’s ‘bridge’ between the EU and the Pacific Rim trade deal likely to stop short of merging blocs, say observers  

NewsBY NEIL MOSS
  • The prime minister's Davos address set out linking the EU with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, but putting it into practice could come with some hurdles.
  • The prime minister's Davos address set out linking the EU with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, but putting it into practice

Liberals ride wave in federal polls as widening gender, age gaps squeeze Conservatives’ coalition

NewsBY STUART BENSON
  • As the Liberals post their largest lead since Prime Minister Mark Carney was chosen to lead the party, the Conservatives are feeling the pinch from multiple age brackets and a growing chasm among women voters, says Abacus Data CEO David Coletto.
  • As the Liberals post their largest lead since Prime Minister Mark Carney was chosen to lead the party, the Conservatives are feeling the pinch
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Poilievre speaks on Canada-U.S. relations in T.O.

  • Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney departs for his Pacific tour.

OPINION & COLUMNISTS

Why Canada can bridge the EU and CPTPP trading blocs

  • Connecting the European Union and the Indo-Pacific nations would put Prime Minister Mark Carney's call for middle powers to work together into action.
Opinion

Trump’s steady coarsening of public life threatens democracy

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The ‘ambitious’ Defence Industrial Strategy, with Mark Norman

NEWS

Jennifer Brennan, Mastercard Foundation's senior director of Canada programs, left, and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed on Nov. 27, 2024. Inuit Nunangat University is slated to open in Arviat, Nvt., in 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

‘This is our home, so we need to be part of the solution’: Inuit-led university to strengthen Canada’s Arctic, say Senators

NewsBY JUSTIN S. CAMPBELL
  • Education in the North not only keeps people in their communities and takes advantage of local and traditional knowledge, but also drives investment in infrastructure.

‘This is our home, so we need to be part of the solution’: Inuit-led university to strengthen Canada’s Arctic, say Senators

NewsBY JUSTIN S. CAMPBELL
  • Education in the North not only keeps people in their communities and takes advantage of local and traditional knowledge, but also drives investment in infrastructure.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on Nov. 25, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

U.S.-proposed critical minerals trading bloc a ‘difficult sell,’ say natural resources experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT
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HILL LIFE & PEOPLE

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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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Bill C-12 is ‘primarily designed to significantly reduce the rights of individuals wanting to come to Canada,’ says non-affiliated Senator Marilou McPhedran. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Dangerous’ Bill C-12’s immigration changes give too much power to cabinet and department: Sen. McPhedran and legal rights groups

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI
  • The bill's proposal for a new timeline for refugee applications that would be in effect starting in 2020—more than five years prior to the bill even being passed—and the power to cancel large numbers of immigration documents at once are causing concerns.

‘Dangerous’ Bill C-12’s immigration changes give too much power to cabinet and department: Sen. McPhedran and legal rights groups

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI
  • The bill's proposal for a new timeline for refugee applications that would be in effect starting in 2020—more than five years prior to the bill even being passed—and the power to cancel large numbers of immigration documents at once are causing concerns.

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OPINION & COLUMNISTS

Mark Carney

Carney’s India sojourn comes without safety net for threatened Canadians

OpinionBY EDITORIAL
  • If past is precedent, then one only needs to look at the PM’s recent trip to China where business and ‘respecting each other’s differences’ took priority over addressing the issue of transnational repression.
Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Governments at both the provincial and federal level have been clear about their desire to see development move forward in northwestern Ontario’s Ring of Fire, writes Greg Ferron. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s security depends on our critical minerals—it’s time for Ottawa to match ambition with action 

OpinionBY GREG FERRON
  • Too many promising exploration projects stall long before they reach production because early-stage exploration remains an afterthought in federal policy.
Doug Ford

Canada’s security depends on our critical minerals—it’s time for Ottawa to match ambition with action 

OpinionBY GREG FERRON
  • Too many promising exploration projects stall long before they reach production because early-stage exploration remains an afterthought in federal policy.
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EDITORIAL CARTOON BY DE ADDER

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Donald Trump
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.
Donald Trump

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

Critical minerals: an opportunity for Canada and the Red River Métis

OpinionBY PETER FLEMING
  • Indigenous governments must have opportunities to participate across the entire value chain, from extraction and processing to transportation and trade.
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Too often, Indigenous involvement is treated as a consultation formality rather than as a meaningful partnership from the start, writes Peter Fleming. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Critical minerals: an opportunity for Canada and the Red River Métis

Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
OpinionBY PETER FLEMING
  • Indigenous governments must have opportunities to participate across the entire value chain, from extraction and processing to transportation and trade.

Critical minerals: an opportunity for Canada and the Red River Métis

OpinionBY PETER FLEMING
  • Indigenous governments must have opportunities to participate across the entire value chain, from extraction and processing to transportation and trade.
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Too often, Indigenous involvement is treated as a consultation formality rather than as a meaningful partnership from the start, writes Peter Fleming. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Four crucial outcomes Canadians need from the Alberta-Ottawa MOU talks

OpinionBY CHRIS SEVERSON-BAKER
  • These are the minimum requirements to help lower emissions from existing industries and allow new industries to be established, while limiting the risk of

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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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