All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world

The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile the list of the top 50 foreign policy influencers.
Youth deserve a safer internet. Will the new cabinet deliver?

Last Parliament’s online harms bill wasn’t perfect, but it was a long-overdue step toward regulating a digital world where harmful content proliferates. Canada needs new legislation.
Time for the Liberals to protect Canadian voices as promised

Parliament must update the Copyright Act so that Canadian creators are compensated when their works are used for education.
A public alternative to social media

It is increasingly clear that private social media companies’ values do not align with maintaining a vibrant information ecosystem.
Don’t mistake new Conservative media tone for policy shift, say Tory pundits

The Conservatives may be more accessible after the election, but don’t bank on them softening their stance on defunding the CBC, says communications strategist Dan Mader.
‘Feeling forgotten’ and ‘left behind’: why more young men are voting Conservative

Young male voters backed the Tories, while boomers flocked to the Liberals in an election that saw generations grapple with dividing ballot-box questions.
Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
The true election loser? The mainstream press

This was an abysmal demonstration of Canadian mainstream journalism perfectly affirming the emperor’s-new-clothes’ approach to their democratic duty.
How many questions did federal leaders take at their daily campaign press events?

Pierre Poilievre took an average of four questions a day, Mark Carney took nine, Jagmeet Singh took 12, and Yves-François Blanchet took 13.
Election ads: from Conservatives’ ‘dark,’ ‘dramatic’ approach to Liberal and NDP’s ‘classic’ and ‘tried and true’

Election Day is April 28. To sway voters, the Liberals, Conservatives and NDP have released ads ranging from ‘classic’ to ‘cringe-worthy,’ according to digital communication experts.