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Defence Minister David McGuinty, pictured third from left with Canada's Chief of Defence Jennie Carignan, right, is one of the ministers in charge of bolstering Canada’s defence capabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 21, 2025
Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report focused on whether the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Communications Security Establishment Canada, and Shared Services Canada have the tools in place to protect and defend the government’s networks from cyberattacks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 21, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 21, 2025
Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report focused on whether the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Communications Security Establishment Canada, and Shared Services Canada have the tools in place to protect and defend the government’s networks from cyberattacks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TYSON MACAULAY | October 8, 2025
In a crisis, decision-makers must justify how power, bandwidth, medicines, or fuel are triaged and restored—ideally on criteria that survive public scrutiny and after-action review, writes Tyson Macaulay. Unsplash photograph by Helena Lopes
Opinion | BY TYSON MACAULAY | October 8, 2025
Opinion | BY TYSON MACAULAY | October 8, 2025
In a crisis, decision-makers must justify how power, bandwidth, medicines, or fuel are triaged and restored—ideally on criteria that survive public scrutiny and after-action review, writes Tyson Macaulay. Unsplash photograph by Helena Lopes
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 21, 2025
Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound pledged to overhaul government procurement when he first came to his role in May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 21, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 21, 2025
Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound pledged to overhaul government procurement when he first came to his role in May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
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Communications Security Establishment chief Caroline Xavier. CSE's annual report says the Chinese government's cyber threat apparatus has targeted Canadian parliamentarians and government officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
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Communications Security Establishment chief Caroline Xavier. CSE's annual report says the Chinese government's cyber threat apparatus has targeted Canadian parliamentarians and government officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SENATOR KRISTA ANN ROSS | April 24, 2025
We need to better equip businesses with information, resources, and education to properly store data and prevent attacks, writes CSG Senator Krista Ann Ross. Photograph by Jeremy Barande, École polytechnique
Opinion | BY SENATOR KRISTA ANN ROSS | April 24, 2025
Opinion | BY SENATOR KRISTA ANN ROSS | April 24, 2025
We need to better equip businesses with information, resources, and education to properly store data and prevent attacks, writes CSG Senator Krista Ann Ross. Photograph by Jeremy Barande, École polytechnique
Opinion | BY KEITH JANSA | January 16, 2019
AI and big data will drive how Canadians work, play, and live their lives. Working under a common framework for the ethical use of AI and data will be critical not only for our future economy, but how we function as a society, writes Keith Jansa of the CIO Strategy Council. Photograph courtesy of Unspalsh
Opinion | BY KEITH JANSA | January 16, 2019
Opinion | BY KEITH JANSA | January 16, 2019
AI and big data will drive how Canadians work, play, and live their lives. Working under a common framework for the ethical use of AI and data will be critical not only for our future economy, but how we function as a society, writes Keith Jansa of the CIO Strategy Council. Photograph courtesy of Unspalsh
Opinion | BY EVAN FRASER | December 5, 2018
There’s an explosion of interest devoted to agriculture and the circular economy, providing an unprecedented opportunity to drive economic and the environmental agendas, writes Evan Fraser. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY EVAN FRASER | December 5, 2018
Opinion | BY EVAN FRASER | December 5, 2018
There’s an explosion of interest devoted to agriculture and the circular economy, providing an unprecedented opportunity to drive economic and the environmental agendas, writes Evan Fraser. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY EMILY HAWS | November 28, 2018
NDP MP Nathan Cullen says it's important to start having MPs and staff shift their mindset on cybersecurity so that they're not only on guard when abroad, but also at home. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | November 28, 2018
News | BY EMILY HAWS | November 28, 2018
NDP MP Nathan Cullen says it's important to start having MPs and staff shift their mindset on cybersecurity so that they're not only on guard when abroad, but also at home. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY RIMA ARISTOCRAT AND SUSANNE CORK | November 26, 2018
A Royal Canadian marine, pictured Nov. 9, 2018, on the HMCS Edmonton on Operation Caribbe, in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean. the U.S.-led effort involves 14 countries aimed to stop drug trafficking. Canada will be deployed there until next month. Photograph courtesy of CF Combat Camera/Twitter
Opinion | BY RIMA ARISTOCRAT AND SUSANNE CORK | November 26, 2018
Opinion | BY RIMA ARISTOCRAT AND SUSANNE CORK | November 26, 2018
A Royal Canadian marine, pictured Nov. 9, 2018, on the HMCS Edmonton on Operation Caribbe, in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean. the U.S.-led effort involves 14 countries aimed to stop drug trafficking. Canada will be deployed there until next month. Photograph courtesy of CF Combat Camera/Twitter
News | BY JOLSON LIM | November 21, 2018
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is pictured speaking at the 2018 Army Run in Ottawa on Sept. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY JOLSON LIM | November 21, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | November 21, 2018
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is pictured speaking at the 2018 Army Run in Ottawa on Sept. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 21, 2018
Ambassador of Estonia Toomas Lukk says his country leads when it comes to e-governance and hopes to share its expertise more with other countries, like Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 21, 2018
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 21, 2018
Ambassador of Estonia Toomas Lukk says his country leads when it comes to e-governance and hopes to share its expertise more with other countries, like Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | November 19, 2018
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, pictured in a Hill scrum. Hill newsrooms are still in the early stages of contending with issues around potential interference during the 2019 election, but as the vote draws closer, a few have signalled they intend to have a game plan to anticipate the spread of misinformation. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | November 19, 2018
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | November 19, 2018
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, pictured in a Hill scrum. Hill newsrooms are still in the early stages of contending with issues around potential interference during the 2019 election, but as the vote draws closer, a few have signalled they intend to have a game plan to anticipate the spread of misinformation. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 29, 2018
Conservative MP Peter Kent recently had his Instagram account and Facebook account taken over. He says he was able to quickly regain control of both, and it doesn't appear anything untoward was done with them, but it's brought home the potential threat posed to the electoral process. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 29, 2018
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 29, 2018
Conservative MP Peter Kent recently had his Instagram account and Facebook account taken over. He says he was able to quickly regain control of both, and it doesn't appear anything untoward was done with them, but it's brought home the potential threat posed to the electoral process. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | October 17, 2018
A Google self-driving car is pictured on the streets of Palo Alto, California. If humans create machines that use AI, the people still operate the controls, writes the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s president. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Ed & Eddie
Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | October 17, 2018
Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | October 17, 2018
A Google self-driving car is pictured on the streets of Palo Alto, California. If humans create machines that use AI, the people still operate the controls, writes the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s president. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Ed & Eddie
Opinion | BY TED HEWITT, ROBERT HACHé | October 1, 2018
This research is innovative and markedly interdisciplinary; it advances critical inquiry and scientific discovery; and it challenges our beliefs and perceptions and profoundly affects the social, cultural and economic development of Canada and beyond, write Robert Haché and Ted Hewitt. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY TED HEWITT, ROBERT HACHé | October 1, 2018
Opinion | BY TED HEWITT, ROBERT HACHé | October 1, 2018
This research is innovative and markedly interdisciplinary; it advances critical inquiry and scientific discovery; and it challenges our beliefs and perceptions and profoundly affects the social, cultural and economic development of Canada and beyond, write Robert Haché and Ted Hewitt. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Artist Amy Karle's 'Regenerative Reliquary,' a bioprinted scaffold in the shape of a human hand design 3D printed in an biodegradable pegda hydrogel that disintegrates over time. Canada is only now seeing the dramatic life-saving impacts of stem cells, yet that fundamental research has led to an entirely new approach to medicine and spawned a whole new sector in our economy. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Artist Amy Karle's 'Regenerative Reliquary,' a bioprinted scaffold in the shape of a human hand design 3D printed in an biodegradable pegda hydrogel that disintegrates over time. Canada is only now seeing the dramatic life-saving impacts of stem cells, yet that fundamental research has led to an entirely new approach to medicine and spawned a whole new sector in our economy. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY NDP MP BRIAN MASSE | October 1, 2018
Canada needs education, opportunity, and access to help Canadians navigate these changes and to improve productivity thus, creating a climate for economic opportunity, writes NDP MP Brian Masse. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY NDP MP BRIAN MASSE | October 1, 2018
Opinion | BY NDP MP BRIAN MASSE | October 1, 2018
Canada needs education, opportunity, and access to help Canadians navigate these changes and to improve productivity thus, creating a climate for economic opportunity, writes NDP MP Brian Masse. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay