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People pictured crossing O’Connor Street across from the West Block in downtown Ottawa, on Aug. 26, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 25, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced on April 15 a six-month relief period from counter-tariffs for goods imported from the U.S. that are used in Canadian manufacturing, processing and food and beverage packaging, and for those used to support public health, health care, public safety, and national security. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 25, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 25, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced on April 15 a six-month relief period from counter-tariffs for goods imported from the U.S. that are used in Canadian manufacturing, processing and food and beverage packaging, and for those used to support public health, health care, public safety, and national security. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced several measures on July 16 intended to help the domestic steel industry. Those measures were later amended on Aug. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 25, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced several measures on July 16 intended to help the domestic steel industry. Those measures were later amended on Aug. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SERGIO MARCHI | August 24, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney should revive the Chrétien-era practice of organizing Team Canada trade missions as they are good for building ties between businesses and governments, writes Sergio Marchi, a former Liberal cabinet minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SERGIO MARCHI | August 24, 2025
Opinion | BY SERGIO MARCHI | August 24, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney should revive the Chrétien-era practice of organizing Team Canada trade missions as they are good for building ties between businesses and governments, writes Sergio Marchi, a former Liberal cabinet minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL CHOLOD, GEOFFREY GOODELL | August 20, 2025
The comparisons between U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney end at their will to build their way out of a crisis, but there could be lessons both could learn from each other, write Michael Cholod and Geoffrey Goodell. White House photograph by Gabriel B. Kotico
Opinion | BY MICHAEL CHOLOD, GEOFFREY GOODELL | August 20, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL CHOLOD, GEOFFREY GOODELL | August 20, 2025
The comparisons between U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney end at their will to build their way out of a crisis, but there could be lessons both could learn from each other, write Michael Cholod and Geoffrey Goodell. White House photograph by Gabriel B. Kotico
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised that his Liberal government will table a budget this fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 20, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised that his Liberal government will table a budget this fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 16, 2024
Appointing Mark Carney to a Leader’s Task Force on Economic Growth smacks of desperation, with a government urgently in search of something that will keep it in power, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 16, 2024
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 16, 2024
Appointing Mark Carney to a Leader’s Task Force on Economic Growth smacks of desperation, with a government urgently in search of something that will keep it in power, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 15, 2024
Public service union members rally for remote work rights in Ottawa on Sept. 9, 2024, the same day the new federal return-to-work mandate came into effect. About 200 protesters were present. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 15, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 15, 2024
Public service union members rally for remote work rights in Ottawa on Sept. 9, 2024, the same day the new federal return-to-work mandate came into effect. About 200 protesters were present. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 2, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's announcement that Canada will match the United States in tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles shows the top priority in our foreign policy is to keep the Americans happy, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 2, 2024
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 2, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's announcement that Canada will match the United States in tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles shows the top priority in our foreign policy is to keep the Americans happy, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY OWEN CHARTERS | August 29, 2024
Marci Ien.
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ien. Government funding needs to work smarter—not harder—to address the growing challenges and realities of youth employment, writes Owen Charters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY OWEN CHARTERS | August 29, 2024
Opinion | BY OWEN CHARTERS | August 29, 2024
Marci Ien.
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ien. Government funding needs to work smarter—not harder—to address the growing challenges and realities of youth employment, writes Owen Charters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 26, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. It’s vital for government to be a source of patient capital if we are to successfully grow our promising firms, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 26, 2024
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 26, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. It’s vital for government to be a source of patient capital if we are to successfully grow our promising firms, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 12, 2024
Another Statistics Canada study published earlier this year—Canada’s Gross Domestic Product Per Capita: Perspectives on the Return to Trend—underlined that improvements in real GDP per capita can come from three sources: labour productivity, the number of hours worked, and the percentage of the population that is working, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 12, 2024
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 12, 2024
Another Statistics Canada study published earlier this year—Canada’s Gross Domestic Product Per Capita: Perspectives on the Return to Trend—underlined that improvements in real GDP per capita can come from three sources: labour productivity, the number of hours worked, and the percentage of the population that is working, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KURTIS VERMONT | July 31, 2024
Small Business Minister Rechie Valdez. Inclusive business models integrate underserved communities into the value chain in ways that benefit both businesses and the community, writes Kurtis Vermont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KURTIS VERMONT | July 31, 2024
Opinion | BY KURTIS VERMONT | July 31, 2024
Small Business Minister Rechie Valdez. Inclusive business models integrate underserved communities into the value chain in ways that benefit both businesses and the community, writes Kurtis Vermont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 29, 2024
The latest Bank of Canada quarterly survey of the business outlook found that the majority of businesses are lowering planned wage increases over the next 12 months. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 29, 2024
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 29, 2024
The latest Bank of Canada quarterly survey of the business outlook found that the majority of businesses are lowering planned wage increases over the next 12 months. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 22, 2024
Peace Towe
Each year, the IMF—under Article IV of the IMF Articles of Agreement—sends a staff team to Canada to collect financial and economic information, talks to officials and others, and makes an assessment of our performance and policies. It latest report on Canada—Staff Report for the 2024 Article IV Consultation—has just been published. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 22, 2024
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 22, 2024
Peace Towe
Each year, the IMF—under Article IV of the IMF Articles of Agreement—sends a staff team to Canada to collect financial and economic information, talks to officials and others, and makes an assessment of our performance and policies. It latest report on Canada—Staff Report for the 2024 Article IV Consultation—has just been published. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 15, 2024
Minister François-Philippe Champagne
Federal Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne pictured recently in a Hill scrum. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 15, 2024
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 15, 2024
Minister François-Philippe Champagne
Federal Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne pictured recently in a Hill scrum. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller has said there’s a lack of consensus in Canada—and the Liberal caucus—about giving status to some undocumented people. But many Canadians support regularization, write Debbie Douglas, Amy Go, Samina Sami, and Samya Hasan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller has said there’s a lack of consensus in Canada—and the Liberal caucus—about giving status to some undocumented people. But many Canadians support regularization, write Debbie Douglas, Amy Go, Samina Sami, and Samya Hasan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 24, 2024
Despite some gaps, a recent Bennett Jones report gets it right when it calls for a 'laser-focused' strategy for productivity growth in Canada, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 24, 2024
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 24, 2024
Despite some gaps, a recent Bennett Jones report gets it right when it calls for a 'laser-focused' strategy for productivity growth in Canada, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade