Mila Mulroney was always by Brian Mulroney’s side
I look back fondly on those years spent at Mila Mulroney’s side. I mourn with her the loss of a great husband and life partner. I shall miss my friend Brian Mulroney and his comforting voice.
Mass departures from municipal politics are understandable
The smaller the stakes in politics, the more vicious the infighting, and in municipal politics, the elbows can be high.
Trudeau’s carbon-pricing obstinance may be too late to deliver
Canadians have been lectured by the Liberal government on carbon pricing, but rarely has the message been properly co-opted with a reminder of its value.
The triumph of misinformation
The anti-carbon tax campaign is the leading edge of a collective, well-orchestrated, and fortuitous assault on everything progressive in this country.
Hill staffers look back on the COVID-19 pandemic from their front-row seats to history
In the second instalment of The Hill Times‘ retrospective on the fourth anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, staffers recall the behind-the-scenes anxiety, and the ‘golden age of Question Period.’
Getting hosed on housing
The feds are relying on neoliberal economic policies of letting the market decide to build affordable housing. Well, the market decided we should all be poor.
Brian Mulroney returns to Parliament Hill for final time as dignitaries, politicos, diplomats, and public pay respects to former prime minister lying in state in Ottawa
Politicians, diplomats, family members, and the public paid tribute to Mulroney, who was prime minister from 1984 to 1993, during a lying-in-state ceremony in Ottawa.
Director-level changes in Foreign Affairs Minister Joly’s shop
Plus, there are new hires in the offices of Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings and Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien.
Pierre Poilievre should share more of his policy agenda
Speculation is precisely what happens when politicians use shibboleths and slogans as substitutes for detailed policy.
House report on preventing human trafficking met with mixed reviews
‘It’s excellent that people are coming to the table and having these conversations. But we need to be more fulsome, we need to be more substantive, we need to be more concrete,’ says the Joy Smith Foundation’s Janet Campbell.
