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Cybersecurity

Mark Carney
Canada is a lagging middle power, and Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government needs to take a realistic review of our place in the world. Urgency dictates that we prioritize, consolidate, and build on what we have, writes Martin Green. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 5, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured greeting caucus members in Ottawa. The party is currently investigating who is behind a recent data breach affecting at least 15 Conservative MPs but could actually extend to hundreds of potential nomination candidates and candidates of record. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 5, 2025
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 5, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured greeting caucus members in Ottawa. The party is currently investigating who is behind a recent data breach affecting at least 15 Conservative MPs but could actually extend to hundreds of potential nomination candidates and candidates of record. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 3, 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, needs to start acting more like a prime minister and less like a chief executive officer to protect Canada from crises generated by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy Wikimedia Commons
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 3, 2025
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 3, 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, needs to start acting more like a prime minister and less like a chief executive officer to protect Canada from crises generated by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy Wikimedia Commons
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 29, 2025
Gary Anandasangaree
There are ‘significant constitutional deficiencies that need to be rectified’ in Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree’s Bill C-8, says researcher Kate Robertson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 29, 2025
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 29, 2025
Gary Anandasangaree
There are ‘significant constitutional deficiencies that need to be rectified’ in Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree’s Bill C-8, says researcher Kate Robertson. 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
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
News | BY JOLSON LIM | September 10, 2018
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, centre, pictured June 12 on the Hill, flanked by RCMP superintendent Jeff Adams, left, Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation David Lametti, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, and head of the new Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Scott Jones. Together they announced more details about the federal government's cybersecurity strategy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | September 10, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | September 10, 2018
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, centre, pictured June 12 on the Hill, flanked by RCMP superintendent Jeff Adams, left, Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation David Lametti, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, and head of the new Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Scott Jones. Together they announced more details about the federal government's cybersecurity strategy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 15, 2018
The political parties, headed by Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, say they’re working to improve their internal security ahead of next year’s election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 15, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | August 15, 2018
The political parties, headed by Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, say they’re working to improve their internal security ahead of next year’s election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PAUL MEYER | June 15, 2018
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, left, and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan announce a new national cyber security strategy on June 12. The Canadian government has long promised a cyber security foreign policy to guide Canada's efforts to influence the development of international policy on cyberspace, but the plan released June 12 takes a broader view. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PAUL MEYER | June 15, 2018
Opinion | BY PAUL MEYER | June 15, 2018
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, left, and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan announce a new national cyber security strategy on June 12. The Canadian government has long promised a cyber security foreign policy to guide Canada's efforts to influence the development of international policy on cyberspace, but the plan released June 12 takes a broader view. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SENATOR MOBINA JAFFER | May 28, 2018
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured recently on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SENATOR MOBINA JAFFER | May 28, 2018
Opinion | BY SENATOR MOBINA JAFFER | May 28, 2018
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured recently on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | May 28, 2018
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured in a scrum after Question Period on May 23, 2018. Mr. Sajjan is one of the ministers in charge of cybersecurity operations, along with Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | May 28, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | May 28, 2018
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured in a scrum after Question Period on May 23, 2018. Mr. Sajjan is one of the ministers in charge of cybersecurity operations, along with Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Talos, an ancient mythical automaton with artificial intelligence. Meanwhile, the Senate’s study revealed that complex systems of provincial procurement are a significant hurdle in getting innovative medical device products to market in Canada. Image courtesy of Wikipedia
Talos, an ancient mythical automaton with artificial intelligence. Meanwhile, the Senate’s study revealed that complex systems of provincial procurement are a significant hurdle in getting innovative medical device products to market in Canada. Image courtesy of Wikipedia
Opinion | BY ART EGGLETON | May 7, 2018
Opinion | BY ART EGGLETON | May 7, 2018
Opinion | BY ART EGGLETON | May 7, 2018
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the introduction of Hal, the computer that took over an entire spaceship in the sci-fi movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Photograph courtesy of 2001: A Space Odyssey
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the introduction of Hal, the computer that took over an entire spaceship in the sci-fi movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Photograph courtesy of 2001: A Space Odyssey
Opinion | BY MARY ANN YULE | March 14, 2018
‘We’re trying to use 20th century tools to deal with 21st century privacy problems, and it’s clear those tools are increasingly insufficient,’ says federal privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien, pictured right at a Senate National Security Committee meeting in December. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARY ANN YULE | March 14, 2018
Opinion | BY MARY ANN YULE | March 14, 2018
‘We’re trying to use 20th century tools to deal with 21st century privacy problems, and it’s clear those tools are increasingly insufficient,’ says federal privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien, pictured right at a Senate National Security Committee meeting in December. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade