Economic reconciliation and Inuit self-determination must see funding in Budget 2023
The upcoming budget is an opportunity for federal accountability, to listen to the House Finance Committee’s recommendation to advance an Inuit-led nation-building green infrastructure and connectivity project.
Election meddling top of mind in Tory nomination race facing membership fraud complaints
The Oxford, Ont., nomination race is getting testy with contestant Rick Roth describing Arpan Khanna as a ‘parachute candidate from Brampton’ and Khanna accusing Roth of ‘telling lies.’ Candidate Deborah Tait, meanwhile, is urging the Conservative Party to protect the voting process.
New Democrats ‘break the logjam’ on Telford’s testimony, as the Liberals choose ‘lesser of two evils,’ say strategists
As long as the Liberals can manage Katie Telford’s coming testimony effectively, the government has a path to the end of the spring session, and has a rationale to not call an election until October, says political scientist Lori Turnbull.
Then and now: intergovernmental relations
Nelson Wiseman’s most recent book, 1950s Canada: Politics and Public Affairs, devotes one section in every chapter to intergovernmental relations as these play a central role in Canadian politics.
Canada should focus on fixes, not fights, during Biden visit: Tory MP
President Joe Biden will be the first American president to visit Ottawa since 2016.
It’s past time for the Kool-Aid taps to run dry
There must come a moment when politicians have to ask themselves: is this worth it? The vast majority of people who put their names forward to serve in public office do so because they hold very strong ideals with respect to service of community and country. They want to make a difference, be useful, be […]
It’s populism or bust as Poilievre vies to bring Canada its own Trumpian moment
Is it really necessary to use the foreign interference issue to peremptorily label the prime minister a traitor acting in the interests of a foreign dictatorship?
Wellington Street reopening date still up in the air
Planning to reopen the street and install temporary bike lanes ‘is nearing completion and staff are now in the process of developing an implementation plan,’ says the city’s traffic services director.
A ‘more challenging and volatile’ world: Russia, China, U.S. top of mind for top 50 foreign policy influencers
The Hill Times spoke with more than a dozen current and former government officials, analysts, and insiders. They weigh in on who has influence on Canada’s foreign policy.
Conservative rhetoric on safe consumption sites plays dangerous game with toxic drug crisis: NDP critic
Poilievre’s plan to sue pharmaceutical companies is ‘no silver bullet’ to a ‘complex issue that requires a multifaceted response’ to keep Canadians alive until they can seek treatment, says NDP MP Gord Johns.
