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Navy commander, SecState kibosh mixed submarine fleet that experts say would be ‘more complicated’ and ‘inefficient’ to operate

NewsBY IREM KOCA
  • Despite new reports Ottawa is considering splitting the contract for 12 new submarines, Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee says it's more efficient to have one supplier, but notes that the Navy does and can operate mixed fleets and would follow whatever decision the government makes.
Royal Navy Commander Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, centre left, views a model of Hanwha Ocean's KSS-III class submarines during a visit to the Okpo Shipyard in South Korea in November 2024. Photograph courtesy of Hanwha Ocean

Navy commander, SecState kibosh mixed submarine fleet that experts say would be ‘more complicated’ and ‘inefficient’ to operate

NewsBY IREM KOCA
  • Despite new reports Ottawa is considering splitting the contract for 12 new submarines, Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee says it's more efficient to have one supplier, but notes that the Navy does and can operate mixed fleets and would follow whatever decision the government makes.

Navy commander, SecState kibosh mixed submarine fleet that experts say would be ‘more complicated’ and ‘inefficient’ to operate

NewsBY IREM KOCA
  • Despite new reports Ottawa is considering splitting the contract for 12 new submarines, Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee says it's more efficient to have one supplier, but notes that the Navy does and can operate mixed fleets and would follow whatever decision the government makes.
Royal Navy Commander Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, centre left, views a model of Hanwha Ocean's KSS-III class submarines during a visit to the Okpo Shipyard in South Korea in November 2024. Photograph courtesy of Hanwha Ocean

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Main estimates set out $502.8-billion for 2026-27 as National Defence tops voted spending

Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali tabled the 2026-27 main estimates in the House of Commons on Feb. 26. About 59.8 per cent of feds’ spending ask is being requested for transfer payments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
NewsBY ELEANOR WAND
  • National Defence's $48.4-billion represents the biggest ask of the $230.4-billion set to be voted on by MPs, with five more departments seeking approval for more than $10-billion.

Main estimates set out $502.8-billion for 2026-27 as National Defence tops voted spending

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND
  • National Defence's $48.4-billion represents the biggest ask of the $230.4-billion set to be voted on by MPs, with five more departments seeking approval for

Veteran rehab contract under scrutiny as observers call on government to return the work in-house

NewsBY IREM KOCA
  • The five-year, $572-million contract with Partners in Canadian Veterans Rehabilitation Services should not be renewed because it 'does nothing to promote the continuity of care,' and 'push[es] bureaucracy to the point of absurdity,' MPs on the Veterans Affairs Committee are told.
  • The five-year, $572-million contract with Partners in Canadian Veterans Rehabilitation Services should not be renewed because it 'does nothing to promote the continuity of

Major public service shakeup taps David Morrison to ‘elevated’ key foreign policy role in the centre

NewsBY MARLO GLASS, NEIL MOSS
  • The March 4 announcement names 15 senior civil servants to new roles, and brings in one person from the private sector as Prime Minister Mark Carney continues to reshape the federal bureaucracy, from Foreign Affairs to Fisheries and Oceans.
  • The March 4 announcement names 15 senior civil servants to new roles, and brings in one person from the private sector as Prime Minister

‘We need guardrails’: Senators look to get ‘ahead of the curve’ on AI regulation as feds eye legislative gaps

NewsBY STUART BENSON
  • Members of the Senate Social Affairs and Human Rights committees say they aren’t waiting on government bills before pursuing accountability, enforcement powers, and clearer safety standards for the rapidly evolving technology.
  • Members of the Senate Social Affairs and Human Rights committees say they aren’t waiting on government bills before pursuing accountability, enforcement powers, and clearer
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Carney shuffles top public servants

  • Plus, Jennie Carignan speaks in Ottawa.

OPINION & COLUMNISTS

Agricultural research, innovation, and commercialization: drivers of a resilient future

  • Farming is certainly not without its challenges; however, research, innovation, science and technology create tangible tools and resources that will help farmers and producers overcome some of the challenges facing the industry.
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Japan is Canada’s anchor in the Indo-Pacific

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

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Prime Minister Mark Carney appointed Jason Jacques, pictured, as the interim Parliamentary Budget Officer on Sept. 2, 2025, for a six-month term, which ended on March 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds are ‘silencing’ an agent of Parliament by leaving post vacant, says ex-budget watchdog Giroux

NewsBY IREM KOCA
  • Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie says the PBO is 'unable to do its job of providing government oversight.' But another former budget watchdog Kevin Page says the prime minister has 'deep respect for the legislative budget offices,' adding that the next PBO will be faced with 'enormous challenges' in the months and years ahead and will be playing a critical role.

Feds are ‘silencing’ an agent of Parliament by leaving post vacant, says ex-budget watchdog Giroux

NewsBY IREM KOCA
  • Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie says the PBO is 'unable to do its job of providing government oversight.' But another former budget watchdog Kevin Page says the prime minister has 'deep respect for the legislative budget offices,' adding that the next PBO will be faced with 'enormous challenges' in the months and years ahead and will be playing a critical role.
Minister of Canadian Identity and culture Marc Miller speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on Dec. 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals to cut CBC by $192-million in 2026-27

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NDP MPs Gazan, Idlout taking part in Broadbent Institute Progress Summit in Ottawa March 4-6

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Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet today with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and address the Australian parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney to address Australian parliament

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA
  • Plus, Poilievre speaks in Germany, and progressives gather for the Broadbent summit.

Carney to address Australian parliament

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA
  • Plus, Poilievre speaks in Germany, and progressives gather for the Broadbent summit.
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A motion from Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, left, asking the government to limit the health-care benefits available to asylum claimants was defeated on Feb. 25 as scrutiny on Immigration Minister Lena Diab ramps up. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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.

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.

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‘Playing with fire’: Tony Manera recalls pushback during sovereignty debate

OpinionBY TONY MANERA
  • In an excerpt from his forthcoming memoirs, former CBC/Radio-Canada president Tony Manera recounts his experience at the public broadcaster ahead of the 1995 Quebec referendum.
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Health Minister Marjorie Michel. The federal government has tried to address some of the gaps through past funding commitments, but investment alone isn’t the solution, writes Kait LaForce. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

OpinionBY KAIT LAFORCE
  • 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.
Marjorie Michel

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

OpinionBY KAIT LAFORCE
  • 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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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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The bathtub is overflowing: why Canada’s climate strategy needs to pull the plug

OpinionBY NA’IM MERCHANT
  • We cannot meet our climate goals without removing the legacy carbon pollution that has accumulated since the Industrial Revolution.
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin. The government must heed the Senate’s advice and provide the regulatory clarity, dedicated targets, and financing necessary to scale the carbon-removal sector safely and transparently, writes Na’im Merchant. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The bathtub is overflowing: why Canada’s climate strategy needs to pull the plug

OpinionBY NA’IM MERCHANT
  • We cannot meet our climate goals without removing the legacy carbon pollution that has accumulated since the Industrial Revolution.

The bathtub is overflowing: why Canada’s climate strategy needs to pull the plug

OpinionBY NA’IM MERCHANT
  • We cannot meet our climate goals without removing the legacy carbon pollution that has accumulated since the Industrial Revolution.
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin. The government must heed the Senate’s advice and provide the regulatory clarity, dedicated targets, and financing necessary to scale the carbon-removal sector safely and transparently, writes Na’im Merchant. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘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 defence and security at NorthStar Public Affairs.
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

‘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 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 defence and security at NorthStar Public Affairs.
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
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UAE marks its national day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA
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Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand, centre, with Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Governor General Mary Simon at the cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall on May 13, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Northern, Arctic Affairs Minister Chartrand has a new chief of staff

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT
  • Plus, two staff joined AI Minister Evan Solomon’s office on Feb. 23.

Northern, Arctic Affairs Minister Chartrand has a new chief of staff

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT
  • Plus, two staff joined AI Minister Evan Solomon’s office on Feb. 23.
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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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