Ht-Logo-gigapixel-icon
  • Menu
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Archives
  • Politics
  • Foreign Policy
  • Lobbying
  • Legislation
  • Policy
  • Hill Life & People
  • Podcast
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Archives
  • Politics
  • Foreign Policy
  • Lobbying
  • Legislation
  • Policy
  • Hill Life & People
  • Podcast
  • Free Trial
  • Get free News Updates
  • SIGN IN
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • Free Trial
  • Get free News Updates
  • SIGN IN
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • Get free News Updates
  • {email}
    • Administration
    • Account Settings
    • Logout
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • Get free News Updates
  • {email}
    • Administration
    • Account Settings
    • Logout
  • SUBSCRIBE
Ht-Logo-gigapixel-icon
  • Menu
  • Home Page
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Foreign Policy
  • Politics
  • Policy
  • Legislation
  • Lobbying
  • Hill Life & People
  • Hill Climbers
  • Heard On The Hill
  • Civil Circles
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Home Page
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Foreign Policy
  • Politics
  • Policy
  • Legislation
  • Lobbying
  • Hill Life & People
  • Hill Climbers
  • Heard On The Hill
  • Civil Circles
  • Calendar
  • Archives
My Account
  • Free Trial
  • Sign in
  • Free Trial
  • Sign in
  • Free Trial
  • Sign in
  • Free Trial
  • Sign in
Monday, May 12, 2025

Canada’s Politics and Government News Source Since 1989

Latest Paper
Monday, May 12, 2025 | Latest Paper
Subscribe Now

TRENDING:

  • Trade talks
  • Public service
  • Staffers turned MPs
  • Safe seats
  • Andrew Scheer
  • DND lost memo
  • Trump meeting
  • House Speaker
  • Trade talks
  • Public service
  • Staffers turned MPs
  • Safe seats
  • Andrew Scheer
  • DND lost memo
  • Trump meeting
  • House Speaker

The real refugee problem: as the number of migrants goes up, the willingness of host populations to receive them will inevitably go down

Borders will start slamming shut in the countries, mostly in the temperate zone of the planet, where the climate is still tolerable and there is still enough food to eat. And don’t believe the myth that you cannot really shut a border. Sorry to spoil your day.

The picture of 23-month-old Valeria Martinez, tucked into her father Oscar’s T-shirt, pictured on June 24, 2019, both dead face down on the banks of the Rio Grande, has unleashed a similar wave of sympathy in the United States, although it certainly hasn’t reached the White House, writes Gwynne Dyer. Screen capture image courtesy of El Paìs Internacional
Opinion
BY GWYNNE DYER
July 15, 2019
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 15, 2019

Sponsored content

To Become “Super,” Canada’s energy policy needs to match our potential

sponsored content
feature-image

To Become “Super,” Canada’s energy policy needs to match our potential

Get The Foreign Policy Newsletter

The key issues and people influencing Canadian foreign policy and diplomacy. Thursday.

By entering your email address you consent to receive email from The Hill Times containing news, analysis, updates and offers. You may unsubscribe at any time. See our privacy policy

FOLLOW THE HILL TIMES:

LICENSING

PODCAST

ALERTS

LICENSING

PODCAST

ALERTS

Want to make sure your whole office has the full Hill Times experience?

We have team plans available for companies, organizations, classes, Parliament Hill offices and more. Fill out this form and find out if your team is eligible for a discount.

More Opinion

Mark Carney

Carney must lead efforts to transform Canada’s economy

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

OpinionBY GERRY NICHOLLS

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS
Mark Carney

Carney plays the straight man in Trump’s reality TV fiasco

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

Carney pulls off mission impossible

OpinionBY MICHAEL HARRIS

Related Stories

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Conservatives had a ‘somewhat frank’ talk about their fourth election loss to Liberals since 2015, some want a full post-mortem: ‘there should be accountability’

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Carney and the Pope each have the power to help change the world

OpinionBY DOUGLAS ROCHE

A strong Canada means being a global leader on the academic stage: DeSousa

Opinion

CADSI paying Pompeo to headline CANSEC in Ottawa, hopes he can shed light on defence and security ‘from the American side’

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY
Seized By Uncertainty: The Markets, Media and Special Interests That Shaped Canada’s Response to COVID-19, by Kevin Quigley, Kaitlynne Lowe, Sarah Moore, and Brianna Wolfe, published by McGill-Queen's University Press. Book cover and author photographs courtesy of McGill-Queen's University Press

Authors dig deep into government’s response to COVID-19

FeatureBY KEVIN QUIGLEY, KAITLYNNE LOWE, SARAH MOORE, AND BRIANNA WOLFE
  • The following is an excerpt from Seized by Uncertainty: The Markets, Media, and Special Interests That Shaped Canada's Response to COVID-19, which is one of five finalists for the 2024 Donner Prize for the best public policy book of the year.

Authors dig deep into government’s response to COVID-19

FeatureBY KEVIN QUIGLEY, KAITLYNNE LOWE, SARAH MOORE, AND BRIANNA WOLFE
  • The following is an excerpt from Seized by Uncertainty: The Markets, Media, and Special Interests That Shaped Canada's Response to COVID-19, which is one of five finalists for the 2024 Donner Prize for the best public policy book of the year.

News

  • Politics
  • Foreign Policy
  • Lobbying
  • Legislation
  • Policy Briefings
  • Politics This Morning
  • Hill Climbers
  • Civil Circles
  • Heard On The Hill
  • Election
  • Finance and Budget
  • Public Service
  • Exclusive Lists
  • Parliamentary Calendar
  • Top 100 Lists and Exclusive Features
  • Podcasts
  • This Week's Paper
  • Search
  • Archives
  • Digital Newspaper Archives

Get free news updates

Opinion

  • Andrew Caddell
  • Sheila Copps
  • David Crane
  • Jim Creskey
  • Gwynne Dyer
  • Matt Gurney
  • Michael Harris
  • Erica Ifill
  • Scott Taylor
  • Joe Jordan
  • Rose LeMay
  • Alex Marland
  • Gerry Nicholls
  • Gar Pardy
  • Tim Powers
  • Susan Riley
  • Douglas Roche
  • Ken Rubin
  • Josie Sabatino
  • Bhagwant Sandhu
  • Les Whittington
  • Nelson Wiseman

Submit a guest opinion article

resources

  • The Wire Report
  • Hill Times Research Health
  • The Lobby Monitor
  • Parliament Now
  • Inside Ottawa Directory
  • Hill Times Careers
  • The Hill Times Store
  • Digital Newspaper Archives

Follow us

  • X
  • BlueSky
  • LinkedIn
  • Flipboard

Advertise

  • Media Kit

subscribe

  • Group subscriptions
  • Reuse and permissions

get help

  • About us
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Reset Password
  • Account settings
  • © The Hill Times 2025
  • Politics
  • Foreign Policy
  • Lobbying
  • Legislation
  • Policy Briefings
  • Politics This Morning
  • Hill Climbers
  • Civil Circles
  • Heard On The Hill
  • Election
  • Finance and Budget
  • Public Service
  • Exclusive Lists
  • Parliamentary Calendar
  • Top 100 Lists and Exclusive Features
  • Podcasts
  • This Week's Paper
  • Search
  • Archives
  • Digital Newspaper Archives
  • Get free news updates

  • Andrew Caddell
  • Sheila Copps
  • David Crane
  • Jim Creskey
  • Gwynne Dyer
  • Michael Harris
  • Erica Ifill
  • Scott Taylor
  • Joe Jordan
  • Rose LeMay
  • Alex Marland
  • Gerry Nicholls
  • Gar Pardy
  • Tim Powers
  • Susan Riley
  • Douglas Roche
  • Ken Rubin
  • Bhagwant Sandhu
  • Les Whittington
  • Submit a guest opinion article

  • The Wire Report
  • Hill Times Research Health
  • The Lobby Monitor
  • Parliament Now
  • Inside Ottawa Directory
  • Hill Times Careers
  • The Hill Times Store
  • Digital Newspaper Archives
  • Media Kit
  • Group subscriptions
  • Reuse and permissions
  • About us
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Reset Password
  • Account settings
  • © The Hill Times 2024
  • X
  • BlueSky
  • LinkedIn
  • Flipboard
Subscribe
  • Home Page
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Foreign Policy
  • Politics
  • Policy
  • Legislation
  • Lobbying
  • Hill Life & People
  • Hill Climbers
  • Heard On The Hill
  • Civil Circles
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Home Page
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Foreign Policy
  • Politics
  • Policy
  • Legislation
  • Lobbying
  • Hill Life & People
  • Hill Climbers
  • Heard On The Hill
  • Civil Circles
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Inside Ottawa Directory
  • Hill Times Store
  • Hill Times Careers
  • The Wire Report
  • The Lobby Monitor
  • Parliament Now
  • Inside Ottawa Directory
  • Hill Times Store
  • Hill Times Careers
  • The Wire Report
  • The Lobby Monitor
  • Parliament Now
  • Reuse & Permissions
  • Advertising
  • Reuse & Permissions
  • Advertising
  • Contact Us
  • Log In
  • Logout
  • Contact Us
  • Log In
  • Logout
CloseMenu
  • {email}
  • Account Settings
  • Logout
  • {email}
  • Account Settings
  • Logout