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Fresh tech incoming for MP riding offices

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Members of Parliament from across the country will be getting new phones, printers, computers, and network connection devices for their riding offices post-election.

The BOIE has extended a pilot project testing new phone service management approaches, but has signalled the House-managed option being tested will become the default post-election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fresh tech incoming for MP riding offices

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Members of Parliament from across the country will be getting new phones, printers, computers, and network connection devices for their riding offices post-election.

Fresh tech incoming for MP riding offices

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Members of Parliament from across the country will be getting new phones, printers, computers, and network connection devices for their riding offices post-election.

THE LATEST

To address Trump’s border concerns, feds expected to spend more than $1-billion: senior government source

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

In the next cabinet shuffle expected later this month or next, U.S.-Canada relations will be a key factor in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s political calculus, say Liberal sources.

To address Trump’s border concerns, feds expected to spend more than $1-billion: senior government source

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

In the next cabinet shuffle expected later this month or next, U.S.-Canada relations will be a key factor in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s political

Elder Care in Canada: The Urgent Need for Improved Education and Training

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Canada-U.S. trade, and more: by the numbers

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

More than three-quarters of exported Canadian goods went to the United States in September, according to Global Affairs statistics.

More than three-quarters of exported Canadian goods went to the United States in September, according to Global Affairs statistics.

Holiday tax break costs Commons decorum as allegations of intimidation and drunkenness emerge in the House

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

NDP, Conservative, and Green MPs raise allegations of antics in the opposition lobby that resulted in parliamentary pages being removed for ‘safety’ concerns.

NDP, Conservative, and Green MPs raise allegations of antics in the opposition lobby that resulted in parliamentary pages being removed for ‘safety’ concerns.

Rural ridings will decide which party forms government after the next election, says Liberal MP Robert Morrissey

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

In the newly reconfigured 343 House, there will be 83 rural, 50 rural/urban, 143 urban, and 67 urban/rural ridings.

In the newly reconfigured 343 House, there will be 83 rural, 50 rural/urban, 143 urban, and 67 urban/rural ridings.

POLITICS THIS MORNING

Confidence vote incoming

Plus, Trudeau to Halifax, Danielle Smith to Vegas.

BY PETER MAZEREEUW

OPINION & COLUMNISTS

Droning into oblivion

New drone technology is dominating the modern battlefield, but Canada’s procurement team is barely trying to play catch up.

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

BY SHANNON WATT

Canadians deserve long-term energy solutions, not short-term fixes

BY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY

2024 was the year of climate crisis: so how did it fall off the political agenda?

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

In the last days of his lame-duck presidency, Joe Biden has become Trumpian

BY SUSAN RILEY

Are we happy? Are we supposed to be?

Consistent polling figures show Liberals face situation where the ‘public just stops listening’

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

In the aftermath of the U.S. election last month, the prime minister and his ministers have sought to contrast Trudeau’s previous experience dealing with Trump’s first four years in office with the Conservatives.

Consistent polling figures show Liberals face situation where the ‘public just stops listening’

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

In the aftermath of the U.S. election last month, the prime minister and his ministers have sought to contrast Trudeau’s previous experience dealing with Trump’s first four years in office with the Conservatives.

COP29 outcome called worst ever by environment advocates, who say Canada should show $300-billion finance deal is ‘the floor and not the ceiling’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Some departments ‘stopping the clock’ to prevent contract workers from becoming permanent public service staff

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Liberal delays on key economic documents a strategy to blame opposition for ‘paralyzing the House,’ say political players

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Why growing our own food has never been more critical

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HILL LIFE & PEOPLE

Parliamentary Calendar

Tourism Minister Martinez Ferrada to deliver speech in Montreal on Monday, Dec. 9

The sales tax holiday, with Corinne Pohlmann

Poilievre voted best public speaker, most quotable, hardest-working, and biggest self-promoter in The Hill Times’ 29th Annual Politically Savvy Survey

How would Canadians vote in the U.S. election? Survey shows a bent towards blue

How to lower housing prices, with Carolyn Whitzman

Book your ad in the upcoming Policy Briefing: The North

HT Careers: National Political Action Officer, PSAC

Book your ad in the upcoming Environment Policy Briefing

Broadband Connectivity in Canada: The Funding, the Players, and the Challenges

HILL LIFE & PEOPLE

A Christmas house party at Lornado and jingle-bell rocking the Rainbow Bistro

FeatureBY STUART BENSON

U.S. Ambassador David Cohen hosted his final Christmas party at his official residence, and The 20th Century Boys returned for their annual concert to support the Ottawa Cancer Foundation on Dec. 5.

A Christmas house party at Lornado and jingle-bell rocking the Rainbow Bistro

FeatureBY STUART BENSON

U.S. Ambassador David Cohen hosted his final Christmas party at his official residence, and The 20th Century Boys returned for their annual concert to support the Ottawa Cancer Foundation on Dec. 5.

MacKinnon scoops up Tassi staffer to fill parliamentary affairs team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Double dippers

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

NDP MP Randall Garrison says he’ll resign in January, cites health reasons

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Patrick Brown testifies on Indian interference

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

PMO press sec Hussain now comms director to tourism minister

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

The politics of climate change are changing

OpinionBY GERRY NICHOLLS

Senators hurry to pass the tax holiday bill

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Grits’ ad-buy boost briefly overtakes Tories, but strategists say ‘spray-and-pray’ tactics will need recalibrating

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Don’t expect any breaks from Tariff Man

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

Whatever Donald Trump says about his reasons for slapping tariffs on Canadian imports, it’s safe to assume it's only part of the story.

Don’t expect any breaks from Tariff Man

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

Whatever Donald Trump says about his reasons for slapping tariffs on Canadian imports, it’s safe to assume it's only part of the story.

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OPINION & COLUMNISTS

BY ANDREW ERSKINE

The River-class frigates cannot be the ‘be-all, end-all’ of Canada’s sea domain

BY BURGESS LANGSHAW POWER, ERIC HUBBERSTEY

Buy Canadian, for Canadians

BY JESS AGUSTIN, RACHEL WARDEN

Canada must champion peace and human rights in the Philippines

Overlooked again: what the $250 rebate says about disability policy in Canada

OpinionBY KRISTA CARR

Leaving many people with disabilities out of the rebate is not an isolated misstep. Time and again, people with disabilities are excluded from government policy design, and are often an afterthought.

Team Canada approach is essential, if we can figure out what it looks like

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

Good that Canada will respect rulings of International Criminal Court, writes Dirlik

Good that Canada will respect rulings of International Criminal Court, writes Dirlik

Global plastics treaty failed: how Canada can still protects its environment through a national microfibre strategy

OpinionBY PETER ROSS, ANNA POSACKA, ETHAN EDSON

COVID no longer an excuse for contracting woes

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL CARTOON BY DE ADDER

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Environment & Climate Change

Carbon tax mayhem: everyone screams, but who is listening?

Carbon pricing is not a silver bullet, but it remains an essential tool in reducing emissions and steering the country toward a greener future.

BY PAUL VARELLA

COP29 outcome called worst ever by environment advocates, who say Canada should show $300-billion finance deal is ‘the floor and not the ceiling’

Nearly 200 countries at COP29 agreed to channel at least US$300-billion a year by 2035 to help developing countries ramp up climate action. This falls well-below the $1.3-trillion that developing countries requested. ‘We need to come together to ensure the world can get us off this highway to climate hell.'

BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Global plastics treaty failed: how Canada can still protects its environment through a national microfibre strategy

Over two decades of scientific research reveals that microfibres are the predominant form of microplastics contaminating virtually all reaches of our planet. There is growing evidence that these tiny particles are being ingested by people and wildlife and posing troubling health risks.

BY PETER ROSS, ANNA POSACKA, ETHAN EDSON

2024 was the year of climate crisis: so how did it fall off the political agenda?

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was clear: to keep a habitable planet, and to ensure the survival of human civilization, greenhouse gas emissions must peak and begin to decline rapidly 'at the latest before 2025.' The clock is ticking, but politicians are not leaders. We look at polls and rush to distract the citizenry with shiny trinkets.

BY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY

Climate adaptation is as important as climate mitigation

Most of the time, we emphasize the importance of fixing an issue by addressing its root cause; otherwise, we are likely to see the issue happening again.

BY XANDER WANG

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

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Human Rights Day can be a moment for corporate accountability

OpinionBY SHANE MOFFATT

South Korea: what did the army do?

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Open channel? GAC to launch diplomat dissent line

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

‘Permanent campaign’ of building Canadian links on Capitol Hill begins anew

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Syria: jihadis again

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

It’s no coincidence that the war in Syria restarted just as Hezbollah was defeated in Lebanon, since Lebanon and Syria were part of the same province for most of the last 1,000 years. The French divided them in 1920, ostensibly because there was a big Christian minority in Lebanon, but really as part of an imperial strategy of divide-and-rule.

Syria: jihadis again

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

It’s no coincidence that the war in Syria restarted just as Hezbollah was defeated in Lebanon, since Lebanon and Syria were part of the same province for most of the last 1,000 years. The French divided them in 1920, ostensibly because there was a big Christian minority in Lebanon, but really as part of an imperial strategy of divide-and-rule.

BOOKS, BIG IDEAS, Q&As

Angus says his new book is not a lament, it’s a call to arms

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Charlie Angus talks about his new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, and about the state of federal politics today.

Angus says his new book is not a lament, it’s a call to arms

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Charlie Angus talks about his new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, and about the state of federal politics today.

Author of Trudeau biography says he doesn’t think Trudeau will run again, but Lanthier says ‘even if he might lose, he wants to go down fighting against Pierre Poilievre’

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Exploring the legacy of COVID pandemic panic

FeatureBY JOANNA BARON, CHRISTINE VAN GEYN

Getting everyone a ‘front door into the health system’: Jane Philpott weighs in on fixing health care, and her future in politics

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

U.S. election preoccupies Canada’s top 50 foreign influencers as feds’ focus gets pulled from Asia strategy

NewsBY NEIL MOSS, STEPHEN JEFFERY, STUART BENSON, JONAH GRIGNON

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