No ‘serious negotiation’ with Liberals on budget, says Bloc MP Garon: ‘If the result is an election, what can we do?’

The party released six non-negotiable conditions for their support of the budget in October, but finance critic Jean-Denis says meetings with the Liberals were ‘mostly media stunts.’

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, centre, pictured alongside his House Leader Christine Normandin, right, and MP Jean-Denis Garon, left, says his party will be voting against the Liberal budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No ‘serious negotiation’ with Liberals on budget, says Bloc MP Garon: ‘If the result is an election, what can we do?’

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The party released six non-negotiable conditions for their support of the budget in October, but finance critic Jean-Denis says meetings with the Liberals were ‘mostly media stunts.’

No ‘serious negotiation’ with Liberals on budget, says Bloc MP Garon: ‘If the result is an election, what can we do?’

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

The party released six non-negotiable conditions for their support of the budget in October, but finance critic Jean-Denis says meetings with the Liberals were ‘mostly media stunts.’

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Meeting feds’ ‘ambitious’ RCMP hiring pledge will require ‘imaginative’ ideas, says advisory board chair

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

The Liberals have pledged $1.7-billion to hire 1,000 RCMP personnel over the next four years as the force faces a vacancy rate of 7.7 per cent, representing more than 1,400 jobs outside of that hiring push.

Meeting feds’ ‘ambitious’ RCMP hiring pledge will require ‘imaginative’ ideas, says advisory board chair

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

The Liberals have pledged $1.7-billion to hire 1,000 RCMP personnel over the next four years as the force faces a vacancy rate of 7.7

Steel means Food Security for all Canadians

Public service job cuts will be ‘compassionate’ and ‘civilized,’ with the impact on people ‘fairly minimal,’ say local Liberal MPs

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Unions representing federal public servants are urging members to talk to their MPs about the impact of the thousands of job losses laid out in the Nov. 4 budget.

Unions representing federal public servants are urging members to talk to their MPs about the impact of the thousands of job losses laid out

‘A big, big if’: ex-PBO questions Carney’s deficit projections as Liberal spending track keeps being ‘revised upwards’

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‘We keep shifting the goalposts as we miss the goalpost,' says Yves Giroux of the Liberal government’s fiscal anchors that seem to move based on ‘where the wind was blowing.’

‘We keep shifting the goalposts as we miss the goalpost,' says Yves Giroux of the Liberal government’s fiscal anchors that seem to move based

Party supporters ‘tapped out’ as post-election donation dip deepens with Grits and Tories deadlocked at $4M range in third quarter

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Liberal strategist Dan Arnold says ‘money follows enthusiasm’ as waning donations contradict all parties' election-ready posturing.

Liberal strategist Dan Arnold says ‘money follows enthusiasm’ as waning donations contradict all parties' election-ready posturing.

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How Bill Gates has shifted the politics of climate change

The environmental movement has suffered a loss.

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

Opinion

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Canada’s research strength is world-class—now we need to all pull in the same direction

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Scaling climate-resilient farming solutions for global impact

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Is now the winter of our economic discontent?

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Winners and losers you might have missed in the federal budget

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND, TESSIE SANCI

Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to run a deficit in the tens of billions of dollars for years to come, but despite his warning against coming sacrifices, they were few and far between in the Nov. 4 document.

Winners and losers you might have missed in the federal budget

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND, TESSIE SANCI

Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to run a deficit in the tens of billions of dollars for years to come, but despite his warning against coming sacrifices, they were few and far between in the Nov. 4 document.

‘Very disappointing’: PSPC makes new freelance interpretation procurement rules official

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Petition urges House to introduce foreign ownership rules to protect ‘Canadian sovereignty and journalistic integrity’

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Carney government promises to spend $81.8-billion over five years on defence

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Will Canada get serious about climate competitiveness?

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre gives post-budget breakdown in Toronto on Nov. 7

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HILL LIFE & PEOPLE

Fresh faces among Public Works Minister Lightbound’s 16-member team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Wilder Walker-Stewart has been elevated to the role of director of policy to Minister Lightbound, overseeing advisers Whitney McDiarmid and Kabisan Thanendran.

Fresh faces among Public Works Minister Lightbound’s 16-member team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Wilder Walker-Stewart has been elevated to the role of director of policy to Minister Lightbound, overseeing advisers Whitney McDiarmid and Kabisan Thanendran.

Senator Gwen Boniface bows out early from the Senate

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

POLITICS

It’s budget day

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

Alberta and Quebec are rewatching old movies

OpinionBY NELSON WISEMAN

It’s time to revive Parliament’s tool to stand up to China with courage

OpinionBY HENRY CHAN

Champagne to table federal budget on Tuesday, Nov. 4

Breaking down the staff behind Mark Carney’s PMO: part 2

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Derek Lipman, an experienced Liberal Party organizer, is now appointments director; and former Data Sciences VP Rosalie Nadeau is research and advertising director.

Breaking down the staff behind Mark Carney’s PMO: part 2

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Derek Lipman, an experienced Liberal Party organizer, is now appointments director; and former Data Sciences VP Rosalie Nadeau is research and advertising director.

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At COP, disinformation is the next crisis to tackle

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Follow P.E.I.’s lead: Canada needs a national inquiry into China’s influence

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If Carney is the captain of Team Canada, he needs to work on his locker-room speech

Consumers want labels for genetically engineered foods: CBAN rep

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With Trump, deals always come home to roost

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Losing Canada’s last big critical minerals champion: the stakes in the Anglo–Teck deal

OpinionBY ED FAST

At a time when the U.S. is increasingly focused on securing its own supply chains, approval of the merger may come to represent a serious misstep.

Losing Canada’s last big critical minerals champion: the stakes in the Anglo–Teck deal

OpinionBY ED FAST

At a time when the U.S. is increasingly focused on securing its own supply chains, approval of the merger may come to represent a serious misstep.

Security delayed is security denied

OpinionBY LISA LAMBERT, MICHELE MOSCA

Unspinning the Trumpian disinformation on DEI: why it matters for all Canadians

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Public Service

Public service job cuts will be ‘compassionate’ and ‘civilized,’ with the impact on people ‘fairly minimal,’ say local Liberal MPs

Unions representing federal public servants are urging members to talk to their MPs about the impact of the thousands of job losses laid out in the Nov. 4 budget.

BY MARLO GLASS

Departments to cut billions in spending as budget projects tens of thousands of federal public service job losses by 2029

The federal public service is expected to employ roughly 330,000 people by 2028-29, down 10 per cent and 40,000 jobs compared to 2023-24. The budget says these numbers will be achieved by normal attrition through retirement, voluntary departures, and the Carney government's spending review.

BY MARLO GLASS

Unions brace for budget’s impact as think tank predicts ‘stealth’ cuts to public-serving programs

The Public Service Alliance of Canada, a union that represents a large swath of the public service, said returning to pre-pandemic staffing levels could mean 70,000 job losses.

BY MARLO GLASS

Some public service pay issues due to management mistakes, not Phoenix pay system, says federal official

Pay accuracy across the public service is at 98.4 per cent, and remaining errors stem from manager delays or errors at the human resources level, says Alex Benay, associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada.

BY MARLO GLASS

‘Not-an-option’ changes to freelance contracts may worsen shortage of Hill interpreters, says association

Changes to contract rules for freelance interpreters may lead to their mass exodus from the Hill, and a troubling decline in quality, according to a group representing these workers.

BY MARLO GLASS

FOREIGN POLICY

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

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Sudan’s ‘horrifying crisis’: another day, another massacre

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Ecuador’s fight is for peace, human rights, and partnership with Canada

OpinionBY ESTEBAN CRESPO POLO

As Trump tries to destroy our economy, Carney should be selling Canada as a nation of leading tech and innovation to the world, not as an energy superpower

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

What lessons can be drawn from Doug Ford’s adventures in advertising?

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An Arab nadir driven by clueless hegemons

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

We are at a point where Trump’s America and Netanyahu’s Israel have established complete domination over the Middle East.

An Arab nadir driven by clueless hegemons

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

We are at a point where Trump’s America and Netanyahu’s Israel have established complete domination over the Middle East.

BOOKS, BIG IDEAS, Q&As

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

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Rose LeMay says it's 'up to non-Indigenous people to change these systems so that Indigenous Peoples are not treated worse than others.'

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

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Rose LeMay says it's 'up to non-Indigenous people to change these systems so that Indigenous Peoples are not treated worse than others.'

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

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

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Q&A | Unpacking the ‘astonishing’ swing in federal polls with Frank Graves

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

It’s time for Canada to take control of stablecoins

OpinionBY JEREMY KRONICK, PETER MACKENZIE, MARK ZELMER

Like any critical financial sector infrastructure, these digital tokens need a regulatory framework that balances innovation and consumer protection and financial stability.

Budget 2025 says the government intends to introduce legislation to regulate stablecoins, with the the Bank of Canada spending $10-million over two years to administer the ensuing legislation starting in 2026-27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time for Canada to take control of stablecoins

OpinionBY JEREMY KRONICK, PETER MACKENZIE, MARK ZELMER

Like any critical financial sector infrastructure, these digital tokens need a regulatory framework that balances innovation and consumer protection and financial stability.

It’s time for Canada to take control of stablecoins

OpinionBY JEREMY KRONICK, PETER MACKENZIE, MARK ZELMER

Like any critical financial sector infrastructure, these digital tokens need a regulatory framework that balances innovation and consumer protection and financial stability.

Tax incentives for companies hiked to attract investments, but economists say budget not ‘transformational’ enough for businesses

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Budget 2025 has reinstated the program that allows businesses to write off their capital assets in the first year of purchase, saving them on corporate taxes that year.

Carney Liberals focus on health infrastructure, but no new funding for mental health, substance use programs in budget

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

A number of health programs—including the Emergency Treatment Fund—will expire in 2026-27, delaying decisions for some programs into the future.

Building a national Canadian economy starts with our fuel sector

OpinionBY JAKE ENWRIGHT

For the prime minister to build ‘one strong national economy,’ he must first work with provinces and territories to fix unfair and inconsistent regulations and policies across the country.

To have a strong, vibrant economy is to have a strong, vibrant fuel supply chain, writes Jake Enwright. Unsplash photograph by Marek Studzinski

Building a national Canadian economy starts with our fuel sector

OpinionBY JAKE ENWRIGHT

For the prime minister to build ‘one strong national economy,’ he must first work with provinces and territories to fix unfair and inconsistent regulations and policies across the country.

Building a national Canadian economy starts with our fuel sector

OpinionBY JAKE ENWRIGHT

For the prime minister to build ‘one strong national economy,’ he must first work with provinces and territories to fix unfair and inconsistent regulations and policies across the country.

An austerity-driven federal budget is a necessary evil

OpinionBY RAM MATHILAKATH

Cuts should focus on non-essential administrative or back-office functions that don’t directly contribute to service delivery.

Health innovation groups say they hope governments’ ‘Buy Canadian’ mentality hits their sector

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Large American firms are ‘kind of monopolizing’ health care procurement in Canada, says Council of Canadian Innovators’ Skaidra Puodžiūnas.

If Indigenous health is an expected outcome of reconciliation, we’re in trouble

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

The Non-Insured Health Benefits program covers less than provincial and territorial health care, even though the Canada Health Act stipulates that Canadians will have

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‘Canada needs this road’: N.W.T. pitches highway to the Arctic

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Deputy Premier Caroline Wawzonek on the Northwest Territories’ quest to get federal support to build the Mackenzie Valley Highway, which would connect southern roadways to the far North.

‘Canada needs this road’: N.W.T. pitches highway to the Arctic

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Deputy Premier Caroline Wawzonek on the Northwest Territories’ quest to get federal support to build the Mackenzie Valley Highway, which would connect southern roadways to the far North.

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

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Champagne goes shoe shopping in Quebec

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‘Trump can’t see Canada from his house when it comes to his net popularity,’ says CNN on new Pew Research poll

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Questions loom over Liberals’ environment plans with Canada ‘off path’ to meet emissions targets

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Veterans raise inaugural poppy flag on Parliament Hill

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All eyes on the Carney-Xi meeting

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Hodgson and Dabrusin host G7 counterparts in Toronto

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It’s time for Canada to take control of stablecoins

Like any critical financial sector infrastructure, these digital tokens need a regulatory framework that balances innovation and consumer protection and financial stability.

BY JEREMY KRONICK, PETER MACKENZIE, MARK ZELMER

‘A big, big if’: ex-PBO questions Carney’s deficit projections as Liberal spending track keeps being ‘revised upwards’

‘We keep shifting the goalposts as we miss the goalpost,' says Yves Giroux of the Liberal government’s fiscal anchors that seem to move based on ‘where the wind was blowing.’

BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

Public service job cuts will be ‘compassionate’ and ‘civilized,’ with the impact on people ‘fairly minimal,’ say local Liberal MPs

Unions representing federal public servants are urging members to talk to their MPs about the impact of the thousands of job losses laid out in the Nov. 4 budget.

BY MARLO GLASS

Budget 2025 and the perfection of managerial politics

Mark Carney’s first budget displays the prime minister’s administrative instincts: control the narrative, project calm, and preserve credibility in bond markets.

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Read the speech: Champagne tables first budget to ‘weather the storm’

The finance minister called the budget ‘a generational plan’ investing $280-billion in capital over five years to address a time of ‘profound change.'

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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

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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

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.

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

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

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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.