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Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s board of directors, who dictate the fund's investments, are governor-in-council appointments made on the recommendation of the finance minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIN AL-AKKAD | January 21, 2026
Without a foundation, like the C.D. Howe Institute’s Matching Skills model, Canada will continue to operate with blind spots that leave workers uncertain and employers short of talent, writes Lin Al-Akkad. Unsplash photograph by Emmanuel Ikwuegbu
Opinion | BY LIN AL-AKKAD | January 21, 2026
Opinion | BY LIN AL-AKKAD | January 21, 2026
Without a foundation, like the C.D. Howe Institute’s Matching Skills model, Canada will continue to operate with blind spots that leave workers uncertain and employers short of talent, writes Lin Al-Akkad. Unsplash photograph by Emmanuel Ikwuegbu
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 19, 2026
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly speaks at Canada's Competition Summit in Ottawa on Oct. 1, 2025. If Canada is to participate in the auto industry of the future, it should strive to do so through proprietary, and increasingly digital technology of Canadian firms, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 19, 2026
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 19, 2026
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly speaks at Canada's Competition Summit in Ottawa on Oct. 1, 2025. If Canada is to participate in the auto industry of the future, it should strive to do so through proprietary, and increasingly digital technology of Canadian firms, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROSALIND LOCKYER | January 14, 2026
Rechie Valdez
Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez's government should should better leverage the expertise of women entrepreneurs in economic policy and planning discussions, writes Rosalind Lockyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROSALIND LOCKYER | January 14, 2026
Opinion | BY ROSALIND LOCKYER | January 14, 2026
Rechie Valdez
Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez's government should should better leverage the expertise of women entrepreneurs in economic policy and planning discussions, writes Rosalind Lockyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 12, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump's pressures will aim to divide Canadians both between industries and between regions, that the U.S. seeks to dominate the Western Hemisphere, including Canada, and sees us as a vassal state. Canadian resolve will be sorely tested and there will be influential Canadians arguing for costly appeasement, writes David Crane.  Image courtesy of Pixabay/Gabriel Douglas
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 12, 2026
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 12, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump's pressures will aim to divide Canadians both between industries and between regions, that the U.S. seeks to dominate the Western Hemisphere, including Canada, and sees us as a vassal state. Canadian resolve will be sorely tested and there will be influential Canadians arguing for costly appeasement, writes David Crane.  Image courtesy of Pixabay/Gabriel Douglas
Evan Solomon
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. To unlock the trillion-dollar opportunity, we must move from building isolated infrastructure to building an integrated ecosystem in which compute, AI, and data are strategically deployed, write Ann Fitz-Gerald and Dmytro Chumachenko. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Evan Solomon
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. To unlock the trillion-dollar opportunity, we must move from building isolated infrastructure to building an integrated ecosystem in which compute, AI, and data are strategically deployed, write Ann Fitz-Gerald and Dmytro Chumachenko. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 4, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne released his first budget on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 4, 2025
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 4, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne released his first budget on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, second right, pictured on Oct. 7, 2025, with U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and other top Canadian and American politicians and officials in the Oval Office in Washington, D.C. Photograph courtesy of the White House
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 3, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, second right, pictured on Oct. 7, 2025, with U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and other top Canadian and American politicians and officials in the Oval Office in Washington, D.C. Photograph courtesy of the White House
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 RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 29, 2025
Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai told a parliamentary committee Canada plans to do more development work in countries where it is also looking to increase trade. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 29, 2025
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 29, 2025
Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai told a parliamentary committee Canada plans to do more development work in countries where it is also looking to increase trade. 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
Opinion | BY MERRAN SMITH, JUSTIN RANGOONI | October 9, 2025
Canada needs to embrace the opportunity of energy storage—it’s the battery pack that can supercharge our economic future, write Merran Smith and Justin Rangooni. Image courtesy of Pexels.com
Opinion | BY MERRAN SMITH, JUSTIN RANGOONI | October 9, 2025
Opinion | BY MERRAN SMITH, JUSTIN RANGOONI | October 9, 2025
Canada needs to embrace the opportunity of energy storage—it’s the battery pack that can supercharge our economic future, write Merran Smith and Justin Rangooni. Image courtesy of Pexels.com
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 6, 2025
The September Economic and Fiscal Outlook Report from Jason Jaques, pictured, the interim parliamentary budget officer, with its dire warning of unsustainable federal spending, deficits, and debt, should not be treated lightly. But it should not be taken as a call for an austerity budget next month, writes David Crane.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 6, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 6, 2025
The September Economic and Fiscal Outlook Report from Jason Jaques, pictured, the interim parliamentary budget officer, with its dire warning of unsustainable federal spending, deficits, and debt, should not be treated lightly. But it should not be taken as a call for an austerity budget next month, writes David Crane.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ERIC ST-PIERRE | October 1, 2025
The best energy is the energy we don’t use, and studies show that every $1 invested in building retrofits can generate about $7 in GDP growth, writes Liberal MP Eric St-Pierre. Pexels photograph by Ksenia Chernaya
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ERIC ST-PIERRE | October 1, 2025
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP ERIC ST-PIERRE | October 1, 2025
The best energy is the energy we don’t use, and studies show that every $1 invested in building retrofits can generate about $7 in GDP growth, writes Liberal MP Eric St-Pierre. Pexels photograph by Ksenia Chernaya