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Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured with a copy of the 2025 budget before he heads into the House of Commons on Nov. 4, 2025. 'This is a message to all businesses across the country, Canada will be the most competitive country, and we are making sure that we empower you to do that,' Champagne said at his presser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 27, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, has said trade talks are off with Prime Minister Mark Carney, and has threatened a further 10-per-cent levy, which auto industry representatives says adds to the uncertainty their sector faces. Official White House photograph by Daniel Torok
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 27, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | October 27, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, has said trade talks are off with Prime Minister Mark Carney, and has threatened a further 10-per-cent levy, which auto industry representatives says adds to the uncertainty their sector faces. Official White House photograph by Daniel Torok
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 26, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will release the federal budget on Tuesday, Nov. 4, in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 26, 2025
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 26, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will release the federal budget on Tuesday, Nov. 4, in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATTHEW MENDELSOHN | October 22, 2025
Smaller businesses, locally owned enterprises, not-for-profits, and social enterprises are automatic stabilizers in the face of tariff threats that are outside our control, writes Matthew Mendelsohn. Unsplash photograph by Simona Sergi
Opinion | BY MATTHEW MENDELSOHN | October 22, 2025
Opinion | BY MATTHEW MENDELSOHN | October 22, 2025
Smaller businesses, locally owned enterprises, not-for-profits, and social enterprises are automatic stabilizers in the face of tariff threats that are outside our control, writes Matthew Mendelsohn. Unsplash photograph by Simona Sergi
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney. While Canada has potential, the World Intellectual Property Organization's 2025 Global Innovation Report says it lags badly on high-tech exports, creative outputs from the business sector, industrial designs, trade marks, and other forms of intellectual property, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 20, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney. While Canada has potential, the World Intellectual Property Organization's 2025 Global Innovation Report says it lags badly on high-tech exports, creative outputs from the business sector, industrial designs, trade marks, and other forms of intellectual property, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 19, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly unveiled a three-pillar industrial strategy on Oct. 9 intended to support Canadian industries, create jobs, and attract global investment to protect Canada from the impacts of punishing American tariffs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 19, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 19, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly unveiled a three-pillar industrial strategy on Oct. 9 intended to support Canadian industries, create jobs, and attract global investment to protect Canada from the impacts of punishing American tariffs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 22, 2024
Immigration Minister Marc Miller discussed newcomer challenges with his provincial and territorial counterparts during a May 10 meeting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 22, 2024
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 22, 2024
Immigration Minister Marc Miller discussed newcomer challenges with his provincial and territorial counterparts during a May 10 meeting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade