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Public Services and Procurement Canada says concerns raised over its proposed changes to procurement rules for federal freelance interpreters earlier this year have been addressed in the now-published new contract terms, but a leading industry association says key concerns remain. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL RUBINOFF, ANITA GAFFNEY, JOHN LEWIS | September 25, 2025
Steven Guilbeault
Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault. A live performing arts tax credit would stimulate the creation of tens of thousands of high-quality Canadian jobs and inject billions of dollars into our communities, writes the Creative Industries Coalition. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL RUBINOFF, ANITA GAFFNEY, JOHN LEWIS | September 25, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL RUBINOFF, ANITA GAFFNEY, JOHN LEWIS | September 25, 2025
Steven Guilbeault
Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault. A live performing arts tax credit would stimulate the creation of tens of thousands of high-quality Canadian jobs and inject billions of dollars into our communities, writes the Creative Industries Coalition. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 24, 2025
The Canadian women’s rugby team will take on England at the World Cup finals on Sept. 27. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/Rugby World Cup
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 24, 2025
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 24, 2025
The Canadian women’s rugby team will take on England at the World Cup finals on Sept. 27. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/Rugby World Cup
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 15, 2025
The most important adventure is the chance to compare notes on our changing lives. The changes are not just personal, they are also global, writes Sheila Copps. Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 15, 2025
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 15, 2025
The most important adventure is the chance to compare notes on our changing lives. The changes are not just personal, they are also global, writes Sheila Copps. Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY GEORGE HAYNAL | September 15, 2025
A new, CBC-based entity focused on the United States is needed to give voice to a Canadian perspective in President Donald Trump’s America, writes George Haynal. Official White House Photo by Molly Riley via Flickr
Opinion | BY GEORGE HAYNAL | September 15, 2025
Opinion | BY GEORGE HAYNAL | September 15, 2025
A new, CBC-based entity focused on the United States is needed to give voice to a Canadian perspective in President Donald Trump’s America, writes George Haynal. Official White House Photo by Molly Riley via Flickr
Opinion | BY JOAN JENKINSON | September 10, 2025
A cultural sector that does not reflect the full richness of Canadian society cannot claim to represent it, writes Joan Jenkinson. Unsplash photograph by Ben Iwara
Opinion | BY JOAN JENKINSON | September 10, 2025
Opinion | BY JOAN JENKINSON | September 10, 2025
A cultural sector that does not reflect the full richness of Canadian society cannot claim to represent it, writes Joan Jenkinson. Unsplash photograph by Ben Iwara
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 10, 2023
As of June 1, when new elements of Bill 96 come into effect, for all intents and purposes, Quebec will be a separate country, and this state of affairs can be laid squarely on the doorstep of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 10, 2023
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 10, 2023
As of June 1, when new elements of Bill 96 come into effect, for all intents and purposes, Quebec will be a separate country, and this state of affairs can be laid squarely on the doorstep of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NATALIE CAMPBELL | May 8, 2023
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is the sponsor of Bill C-18, the Online News Act, which fails to consider how the internet works, and will lead Canada to a 'splinternet' of isolated networks controlled by governments or corporations, writes Natalie Campbell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NATALIE CAMPBELL | May 8, 2023
Opinion | BY NATALIE CAMPBELL | May 8, 2023
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is the sponsor of Bill C-18, the Online News Act, which fails to consider how the internet works, and will lead Canada to a 'splinternet' of isolated networks controlled by governments or corporations, writes Natalie Campbell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 3, 2023
Senator Marilou McPhedran, seen here in June 2022, plans to table legislation next week to prevent federal monies from being used to fund abusive NDAs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 3, 2023
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 3, 2023
Senator Marilou McPhedran, seen here in June 2022, plans to table legislation next week to prevent federal monies from being used to fund abusive NDAs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARTHA RANS | May 3, 2023
With new AI programs, the shadow of another machine replacement looms just around the corner. Minister of Heritage Pablo Rodriguez, pictured, needs to listen, writes Martha Rans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARTHA RANS | May 3, 2023
Opinion | BY MARTHA RANS | May 3, 2023
With new AI programs, the shadow of another machine replacement looms just around the corner. Minister of Heritage Pablo Rodriguez, pictured, needs to listen, writes Martha Rans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KATHLEEN FINLAY | May 3, 2023
Hockey Canada president Scott Smith speaks with reporters after appearing before the House Heritage Committee on July 27, 2022. The scandal at Hockey Canada should have reminded MPs and Senators that it’s time to ban NDAs everywhere under federal jurisdiction, writes Kathleen Finlay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KATHLEEN FINLAY | May 3, 2023
Opinion | BY KATHLEEN FINLAY | May 3, 2023
Hockey Canada president Scott Smith speaks with reporters after appearing before the House Heritage Committee on July 27, 2022. The scandal at Hockey Canada should have reminded MPs and Senators that it’s time to ban NDAs everywhere under federal jurisdiction, writes Kathleen Finlay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 3, 2023
Canadian troubadour Gordon Lightfoot died on May 1 at the age of 84. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Michael O'Brien
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 3, 2023
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 3, 2023
Canadian troubadour Gordon Lightfoot died on May 1 at the age of 84. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Michael O'Brien
Opinion | BY ALEX FREEDMAN | May 1, 2023
Bill C-11, tabled by Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, received royal assent on April 27. This new legislation must support Canadian broadcasting as a whole, not just the big players, writes Alex Freedman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ALEX FREEDMAN | May 1, 2023
Opinion | BY ALEX FREEDMAN | May 1, 2023
Bill C-11, tabled by Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, received royal assent on April 27. This new legislation must support Canadian broadcasting as a whole, not just the big players, writes Alex Freedman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 28, 2023
Official Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor announced the federal government's new Official Languages Action Plan on April 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 28, 2023
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 28, 2023
Official Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor announced the federal government's new Official Languages Action Plan on April 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 26, 2023
Air Canada, a significant employer of anglophone Quebecers, recently announced it would submit to the Charter of the French Language, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 26, 2023
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 26, 2023
Air Canada, a significant employer of anglophone Quebecers, recently announced it would submit to the Charter of the French Language, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 26, 2023
'We know Islamophobia can be deadly,' says Amira Elghawaby, Canada's first Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 26, 2023
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 26, 2023
'We know Islamophobia can be deadly,' says Amira Elghawaby, Canada's first Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 24, 2023
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, pictured recently in a Hill scrum, told members of the Senate Transport and Communications Committee last November: 'When it comes to this bill, the platforms are in; the users are out. This bill is simply about platforms paying their fair share toward our culture.' But the Conservatives aren't buying it. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 24, 2023
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 24, 2023
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, pictured recently in a Hill scrum, told members of the Senate Transport and Communications Committee last November: 'When it comes to this bill, the platforms are in; the users are out. This bill is simply about platforms paying their fair share toward our culture.' But the Conservatives aren't buying it. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY IAN CAMPBELL | April 21, 2023
Official Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, left, pictured with former prime minister Jean Chrétien. Her 2021 mandate letter tasks her with introducing a bill to reform the Official Languages Act, 'taking into consideration the pressing need to protect and promote French.' Bill C-13 was introduced by the federal government in March 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
FeatureBY IAN CAMPBELL | April 21, 2023
FeatureBY IAN CAMPBELL | April 21, 2023
Official Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, left, pictured with former prime minister Jean Chrétien. Her 2021 mandate letter tasks her with introducing a bill to reform the Official Languages Act, 'taking into consideration the pressing need to protect and promote French.' Bill C-13 was introduced by the federal government in March 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia