Big-name staffers steal candidate spotlight as B.C. Conservative leadership race takes shape

Pollster Shachi Kurl warns Ottawa against over-reading staffing tea leaves as 'outsider' Caroline Elliott's star-studded campaign team competed with her official B.C. Conservative leadership launch last week.

Caroline Elliott officially announced her entry into the B.C. Conservative leadership race on Jan. 16, promising to 'restore hope and the promise of British Columbia.' Screenshot courtesy of X

Big-name staffers steal candidate spotlight as B.C. Conservative leadership race takes shape

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Pollster Shachi Kurl warns Ottawa against over-reading staffing tea leaves as 'outsider' Caroline Elliott's star-studded campaign team competed with her official B.C. Conservative leadership launch last week.

Big-name staffers steal candidate spotlight as B.C. Conservative leadership race takes shape

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Pollster Shachi Kurl warns Ottawa against over-reading staffing tea leaves as 'outsider' Caroline Elliott's star-studded campaign team competed with her official B.C. Conservative leadership launch last week.

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Leaked PMO travel advisory tests fragile trust with press gallery as ‘universal respect’ still found lacking, say journos

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Part of an embargoed advisory for Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent foreign travel was published online by Conservative MP Shuvaloy Majumdar two days after being distributed to the press gallery. Reporters say identifying the leaker is essential to protecting the gallery’s credibility.

Leaked PMO travel advisory tests fragile trust with press gallery as ‘universal respect’ still found lacking, say journos

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Part of an embargoed advisory for Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent foreign travel was published online by Conservative MP Shuvaloy Majumdar two days after

After decades of progress on smoking, Canada faces new nicotine challenges

‘These times are not like any other’: Carney’s Davos speech that ‘electrified the world’ draws bipartisan praise

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

In his address to world leaders on June 20, Prime Minister Mark Carney declared that 'the old world order is not coming back' and 'nostalgia is not a strategy.'

In his address to world leaders on June 20, Prime Minister Mark Carney declared that 'the old world order is not coming back' and

Questions loom over future of Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy after China détente

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Although Prime Minister Mark Carney is seen as embarking on a more 'pragmatic' and 'interests-based' foreign policy, Ottawa-based foreign diplomats are wary about the potential for misplaced trust in the Asian superpower.

Although Prime Minister Mark Carney is seen as embarking on a more 'pragmatic' and 'interests-based' foreign policy, Ottawa-based foreign diplomats are wary about the

Senators renew push to see their pensions become funded

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

In a recent letter, the Senate Internal Economy Committee asked the Treasury Board president to revisit the idea of switching the pension plan so that it's funded by both employee and employer contributions, as well as investment earnings.

In a recent letter, the Senate Internal Economy Committee asked the Treasury Board president to revisit the idea of switching the pension plan so

POLITICS THIS MORNING

Carney to miss Trump’s meeting with foreign leaders in Davos

Plus, Pierre Poilievre attends a fundraiser at a golf club in Ontario.

BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW

OPINION & COLUMNISTS

‘We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition’: Carney tells World Economic Forum

A world of fortresses will be poorer, more fragile, and less sustainable. And there is another truth: if great powers abandon even the pretence of rules and values for the unhindered pursuit of their power and interests, the gains from 'transactionalism' become harder to replicate. Hegemons cannot continually monetize their relationships.

BY PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY

Opinion

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Health care is 13 per cent of Canada’s economy, and must be central to nation-building

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Legault’s legacy: incompetence and division

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BY ERICA IFILL

Do Conservatives want the best for the West, or not?

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The slow, uphill climb to fix the housing mess

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Tracking job cuts in the federal public service

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Workforce adjustment notifications have hit thousands of employees across dozens of government departments and agencies.

Tracking job cuts in the federal public service

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Workforce adjustment notifications have hit thousands of employees across dozens of government departments and agencies.

CUSMA review approaching, but mechanism remains murky

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Warming Canada-China relations shouldn’t extend to Huawei ban, say security experts, parliamentarians

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‘If not now, when?’ Canada should ‘stand up’ to U.S. threats against Greenland, say Senators, ex-MP McKay

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Canada will have to expand trade with undemocratic countries to fight losses in U.S. trade war, say foreign policy experts

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Balsillie School for International Affairs hosts lecture on President Trump’s trade policies and upcoming CUSMA review on Jan. 22

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Environment Minister Dabrusin promotes new deputy director, adds more aides

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Plus, Secretary of State for Children and Youth Anna Gainey has a new director of policy, operations, and parliamentary affairs.

Environment Minister Dabrusin promotes new deputy director, adds more aides

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Plus, Secretary of State for Children and Youth Anna Gainey has a new director of policy, operations, and parliamentary affairs.

Albanian embassy marks national day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA

Latvian envoy plays host at War Museum

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA

Investigative reporter Susanne Craig to be honoured by Canadian Journalism Foundation on June 10

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Former CSIS director Vigneault to talk about national defence, economic security at CDAI roundtable on Jan. 28 in Montreal

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POLITICS

Columnist Matt Gurney opens up about his wife’s cancer diagnosis: ‘I am going to fight for her with absolutely everything I have’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Davos calling Carney

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Plus, AI Minister Evan Solomon shows up in New Delhi for an India-Canada AI dialogue.

Davos calling Carney

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Plus, AI Minister Evan Solomon shows up in New Delhi for an India-Canada AI dialogue.

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BY MARTIN GREEN

Debating creating a Canadian CIA? Never say never, but now is not the time

Opinion

BY AKOLISA UFODIKE

Libya was a warning, Venezuela is the test

Editorial

BY EDITORIAL

It’s time to review the foreign policy roadmap

Canada’s green jobs strategy needs more than good intentions

OpinionBY LIN AL-AKKAD

The federal government lacks a data-driven method for identifying how workers in legacy sectors can transition into clean-economy jobs and where the real gaps lie.

Trump is a bully—when will enough be enough?: letter writer

Opinion

Elbow patches up: universities and Canadian sovereignty

OpinionBY TIMOTHY CHAN

At a moment when Canadian values are threatened, universities can be counted on as a key partner in the journey to secure a future of our own design.

Elbow patches up: universities and Canadian sovereignty

OpinionBY TIMOTHY CHAN

At a moment when Canadian values are threatened, universities can be counted on as a key partner in the journey to secure a future of our own design.

If it’s a quid-pro-quo, include the charitable sector, too

OpinionBY JUNG-SUK (JS) RYU

Heated Rivalry shows Canadian content doesn’t need the CRTC’s help

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Public Service

Tracking job cuts in the federal public service

Workforce adjustment notifications have hit thousands of employees across dozens of government departments and agencies.

BY MARLO GLASS

‘Who do you remain loyal to?’: courting Bay Street talent to Major Projects Office invites conflict-of-interest ‘tension,’ says expert

Enticing private sector employees comes during a major shakeup in the public service, with thousands of jobs expected to be lost across the bureaucracy as a part of the comprehensive expenditure review.

BY MARLO GLASS

Public service unions demand answers addressing rumours about the end of remote work

The 'volume and specificity' of full-time return-to-office rumours 'warrant immediate clarity from Treasury Board' says union president Sean O’Reilly.

BY MARLO GLASS

Skeptics say billions of dollars in AI-driven government efficiencies ‘fiscally dubious’

Despite the budget's projections, grand promises of technology heralding big savings and government efficiency is evoking the memory of the disastrous Phoenix pay system for some observers.

BY MARLO GLASS

It’s time to fix how Canada delivers citizen services

You can’t modernize public service by simply digitizing outdated processes. It's time for performance reform: service design that starts with the citizen and measures success by outcomes, not inputs.

BY MICHAEL WILSON

FOREIGN POLICY

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

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Trump versus NATO, target Greenland

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Trump, Putin, and Ukraine: democracy on trial

OpinionBY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER, ZENON POTICHNY

Carney needs a much stronger communications strategy with Canadians at this hinge moment

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

Depicting ‘Dad’ Carney, ‘angry face’ Poilievre, and Trump’s ‘bizarre’ brand of ‘chaos’: de Adder’s top cartoons of 2025

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

Under the Donroe Doctrine, Alberta’s oil belongs to the U.S.

OpinionBY TIM GRAY

The choice is stark. We can continue clinging to oil, hoping a new American imperial thirst to directly control natural resources doesn't turn toward Canadian territory, all while watching the global market for our oil product evaporate. Or we can pivot toward renewable energy, securing both our sovereignty and our economic future.

Under the Donroe Doctrine, Alberta’s oil belongs to the U.S.

OpinionBY TIM GRAY

The choice is stark. We can continue clinging to oil, hoping a new American imperial thirst to directly control natural resources doesn't turn toward Canadian territory, all while watching the global market for our oil product evaporate. Or we can pivot toward renewable energy, securing both our sovereignty and our economic future.

BOOKS, BIG IDEAS, Q&As

Canadian war photography historian looks into Vimy Ridge

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Carla-Jean Stokes' book about William Ivor Castle's work tells the stories behind the famous photographer's First World War photos, including the ones he manipulated.

Canadian war photography historian looks into Vimy Ridge

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Carla-Jean Stokes' book about William Ivor Castle's work tells the stories behind the famous photographer's First World War photos, including the ones he manipulated.

Reconciliation starts local, says author of guide book for non-Indigenous allies

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Poilievre is a ‘classic political ripper,’ says author of new bestselling biography

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

‘Very few truly understand how it currently works’: procurement watchdog puts defence contracting under microscope

NewsBY IREM KOCA

The Office of the Procurement Ombud is putting together a research study on defence procurement, with early outreach suggesting the new Defence Investment Agency marked a significant change in what people see as a confusing landscape.

Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic's work plan for 2026 also includes publishing his review of the government's Indigenous procurement activities, and keeping an eye on the feds' Buy Canadian plans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Very few truly understand how it currently works’: procurement watchdog puts defence contracting under microscope

NewsBY IREM KOCA

The Office of the Procurement Ombud is putting together a research study on defence procurement, with early outreach suggesting the new Defence Investment Agency marked a significant change in what people see as a confusing landscape.

‘Very few truly understand how it currently works’: procurement watchdog puts defence contracting under microscope

NewsBY IREM KOCA

The Office of the Procurement Ombud is putting together a research study on defence procurement, with early outreach suggesting the new Defence Investment Agency marked a significant change in what people see as a confusing landscape.

‘Stark contrast’ between Carney and Trudeau’s approach to Indigenous relations, says ITK president Obed

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed says it's been 'challenging' navigating the 'new lens' of Mark Carney's leadership, with the national body having to pitch investments to the feds in 'almost like a Dragon’s Den approach.'

PHAC says creating national vaccination registry would be ‘difficult’ as Canada contends with high measles count, loss of measles-free status

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

The Canadian Medical Association wants to see a national registry while the Canadian Public Health Association says the feds should provide funds to provinces and territories specifically to improve the availability of interoperable data.

Legault’s resignation leaves ‘a big vacuum’ as Quebec gears up for an election amid two leadership races, say politicos

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

The test for the CAQ will be its ability to hang onto political relevance without the leadership of its founder, Quebec Premier François Legault, says former CAQ government staffer Antonine Yaccarini.

Quebec Premier François Legault announced his resignation on Jan. 14, leaving the party he founded, the CAQ, to elect a new leader months ahead of a provincial election, currently set for the end of October. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Legault’s resignation leaves ‘a big vacuum’ as Quebec gears up for an election amid two leadership races, say politicos

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

The test for the CAQ will be its ability to hang onto political relevance without the leadership of its founder, Quebec Premier François Legault, says former CAQ government staffer Antonine Yaccarini.

Legault’s resignation leaves ‘a big vacuum’ as Quebec gears up for an election amid two leadership races, say politicos

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

The test for the CAQ will be its ability to hang onto political relevance without the leadership of its founder, Quebec Premier François Legault, says former CAQ government staffer Antonine Yaccarini.

Why America intervening in Iran is a bad idea

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

To safeguard democracy in Canada, governments must modernize the way they engage with citizens

OpinionBY MATHEW MARKMAN, JOHN RICHARDSON

Now, more than ever, governments in Canada must invest in democratic innovations and demonstrate that democracy is about much more than marking a ballot every four years.

Senate committee casts doubt on feds’ ability to move on Africa strategy without new funds, calls for action plan

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

The Africa strategy was released last March without any new funding or timelines attached. In the months since its release, the Senate Foreign Affairs

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New policy adviser among recent staff changes for Trade Minister Sidhu

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Plus, Galen Richardson has been promoted to director of stakeholder relations to multifaceted Minister Dominic LeBlanc.

New policy adviser among recent staff changes for Trade Minister Sidhu

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Plus, Galen Richardson has been promoted to director of stakeholder relations to multifaceted Minister Dominic LeBlanc.

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

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Carney-Xi huddle in Beijing

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Another one bites the dust

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Commissioner Nancy Bélanger breaks down new lobbying threshold in virtual info session on Jan. 15

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Carney lands in China

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Taiwan draws a crowd on the Hill

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Colombia celebrates through music and art

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Checking in on Minister MacKinnon’s transport team

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Finance & Budget

Health organizations have questions, but few answers about feds’ new $5-billion Health Infrastructure Fund

The Canadian Association for Long Term Care says it will need an additional 382,400 to 454,000 beds by 2035 to keep up with demand. This is an increase of between 93 per cent and 121 per cent.

BY TESSIE SANCI

Trump wants to squeeze us hard enough so we come begging

Our test is to prove him wrong, and not sacrifice the future for the present.

BY DAVID CRANE

Women entrepreneurs are a crucial asset for Canada’s economy, they deserve a voice in shaping it

Not only must our government better support women entrepreneurs and the organizations that champion them, but they must also ensure they have a meaningful voice in economic policy and planning decisions.

BY ROSALIND LOCKYER

Record-breaking November lobbying sees U.S. trade war and federal budget among top concerns

The House Ethics Committee is planning to embark on a review of the Lobbying Act in 2026 after wrapping up its current study into challenges posed by artificial intelligence and its regulation.

BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Faster payments and true transparency: delivering payments modernization in Canada

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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

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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.

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.