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Infrastructure Minister Sean Fraser speaks in the House of Commons foyer in December 2023. Significant allocations towards upgrading our trade infrastructure are not only desirable, but also imperative, writes Lindsay Kislock. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Cathy Merrick is grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. By prioritizing meaningful engagement, equitable funding, and First Nation self-determination, Canada can build a more inclusive and prosperous future for all its citizens. Only then can we take another look at their grade, writes Merrick. Handout photograph
Justice Minister Arif Virani introduced the Online Harms Act on Feb. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
RCMP Commissioner Michel Duheme. Civilian oversight and accountability of policing is an essential plank of any democracy, writes Rose LeMay.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has done a lot of good for the Liberal Party, but it feels like he has reached his best-before date, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Defence Minister Bill Blair took two years to unveil the defence policy update, which is not an ‘urgent’ response in any universe, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and design by Neena Singhal
The oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta. The delivery of federal climate measures has been so bungled and half-hearted that the fact-free enemies of climate action—various premiers, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—are winning the communications war, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada appears to be more fixated on the "wheat and steel" economy rather than the intangibles economy, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
India’s 200 million Muslims—about one-seventh of the population—are now deliberately targeted by Narendra Modi’s militantly Hindu Indian People’s Party, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Facing possible political devastation, Housing Minister Sean Fraser and the Trudeau government have decided to take on the national housing crisis in a full-bore, government-wide fashion, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Critiques of the Liberals’ National Housing Strategy highlight that it has been great for profiteers, but not for affordable housing, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
If Pierre Poilievre becomes prime minister, he could build our foreign policy on tact, soft diplomacy, negotiations, and dialogue. That won’t happen though, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. He is apt to label those kinds of things as too ‘woke.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade