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Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada’s current approach to funding, planning and building infrastructure cannot meet future demand and growth, write Canadian Infrastructure Council members. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY OLHA SOTSKA | October 8, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Without meaningful reductions in development charges, the financial strain will persist and affordability will remain out of reach, writes Olha Sotska. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY OLHA SOTSKA | October 8, 2025
Opinion | BY OLHA SOTSKA | October 8, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Without meaningful reductions in development charges, the financial strain will persist and affordability will remain out of reach, writes Olha Sotska. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Gregor Robertson
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson. The Build Canada Homes funding is a start, but it’s a question whether the government has considered all of the costs to connect millions of new houses, write David Watters, Ryan Deschamps, and Rahim Rezaie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Gregor Robertson
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson. The Build Canada Homes funding is a start, but it’s a question whether the government has considered all of the costs to connect millions of new houses, write David Watters, Ryan Deschamps, and Rahim Rezaie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 20, 2025
Jenny Kwan
NDP MP Jenny Kwan says the already-existing Crown corporation, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, is capable of overseeing housing affordability initiatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 20, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | September 20, 2025
Jenny Kwan
NDP MP Jenny Kwan says the already-existing Crown corporation, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, is capable of overseeing housing affordability initiatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BETSY AGAR | September 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Housing Minister Gregor Robertson’s Build Canada Homes announcement signalled that Canada is entering a new industrial era, but it left one major gap: retrofitting existing homes and buildings, writes Betsy Agar. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BETSY AGAR | September 17, 2025
Opinion | BY BETSY AGAR | September 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Housing Minister Gregor Robertson’s Build Canada Homes announcement signalled that Canada is entering a new industrial era, but it left one major gap: retrofitting existing homes and buildings, writes Betsy Agar. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP DON DAVIES | September 15, 2025
A cyclist rides past the Parliament Hill in downtown in Ottawa on Aug. 7, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP DON DAVIES | September 15, 2025
Opinion | BY NDP MP DON DAVIES | September 15, 2025
A cyclist rides past the Parliament Hill in downtown in Ottawa on Aug. 7, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 15, 2025
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, the former mayor of Vancouver, arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on June 11, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 15, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 15, 2025
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, the former mayor of Vancouver, arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on June 11, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY REBECCA BLIGH | September 12, 2025
Row houses along Queen Elizabeth Drive by the Rideau Canal in Ottawa in June 9, 2025.      The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy
Opinion | BY REBECCA BLIGH | September 12, 2025
Opinion | BY REBECCA BLIGH | September 12, 2025
Row houses along Queen Elizabeth Drive by the Rideau Canal in Ottawa in June 9, 2025.      The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney promised in his election platform that his government would invest $6-billion in the Build Canada Homes initiative. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 7, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney promised in his election platform that his government would invest $6-billion in the Build Canada Homes initiative. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAN CLEMENT | August 7, 2025
Patty Hajdu
As families and jobs minister, Patty Hajdu leads Employment and Social Development Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAN CLEMENT | August 7, 2025
Opinion | BY DAN CLEMENT | August 7, 2025
Patty Hajdu
As families and jobs minister, Patty Hajdu leads Employment and Social Development Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY RODRIGUE GILBERT | August 4, 2025
Opinion | BY RODRIGUE GILBERT | August 4, 2025
Opinion | BY RODRIGUE GILBERT | August 4, 2025
Opinion | BY MARK KENNEY | July 25, 2025
Housing
Grand old row houses pictured along Queen Elizabeth Drive in Ottawa. Canada’s new housing minister has an opportunity to challenge the provinces to get tough on housing taxes, and make lowering them a condition for federal funding of local infrastructure, writes Mark Kenney. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy
Opinion | BY MARK KENNEY | July 25, 2025
Opinion | BY MARK KENNEY | July 25, 2025
Housing
Grand old row houses pictured along Queen Elizabeth Drive in Ottawa. Canada’s new housing minister has an opportunity to challenge the provinces to get tough on housing taxes, and make lowering them a condition for federal funding of local infrastructure, writes Mark Kenney. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy
Opinion | BY GABRIEL MILLER | July 14, 2025
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, centre, participates in a scrum in the West Block on May 14, 2025. If Robertson's government is serious about mobilizing a wartime-level response to Canada’s infrastructure crisis, it needs to mobilize every asset it has, including universities, writes Gabriel Miller. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GABRIEL MILLER | July 14, 2025
Opinion | BY GABRIEL MILLER | July 14, 2025
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, centre, participates in a scrum in the West Block on May 14, 2025. If Robertson's government is serious about mobilizing a wartime-level response to Canada’s infrastructure crisis, it needs to mobilize every asset it has, including universities, writes Gabriel Miller. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | July 3, 2025
Gregor Robertson, a first-time MP and a former mayor of Vancouver, B.C., is now tasked with working on solutions to Canada's housing crisis as minister in charge of the file. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | July 3, 2025
Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | July 3, 2025
Gregor Robertson, a first-time MP and a former mayor of Vancouver, B.C., is now tasked with working on solutions to Canada's housing crisis as minister in charge of the file. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Housing Minister Gregor Robertson committed to bring in a housing plan with a level of ambition not seen since the Second World War, write Housing Canada Coalition representatives. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Housing Minister Gregor Robertson committed to bring in a housing plan with a level of ambition not seen since the Second World War, write Housing Canada Coalition representatives. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY CANDACE LARSEN | May 28, 2025
CSG Senator Paul Prosper highlighted First Nations priorities for the federal government to tackle within its first 100 days in a May 12 press conference in Ottawa. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC
Opinion | BY CANDACE LARSEN | May 28, 2025
Opinion | BY CANDACE LARSEN | May 28, 2025
CSG Senator Paul Prosper highlighted First Nations priorities for the federal government to tackle within its first 100 days in a May 12 press conference in Ottawa. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC
Opinion | BY REBECCA BLIGH | May 26, 2025
Canadians don’t want business as usual—they want homes they can afford, infrastructure they can rely on, and communities where they feel safe and supported, writes Rebecca Bligh. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY REBECCA BLIGH | May 26, 2025
Opinion | BY REBECCA BLIGH | May 26, 2025
Canadians don’t want business as usual—they want homes they can afford, infrastructure they can rely on, and communities where they feel safe and supported, writes Rebecca Bligh. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 21, 2025
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson told reporters housing prices do not need to go down before listing all the ways his government would reduce prices on May 14, less than 24 hours after the prime minister said it was 'very clear' what his government's policy is. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 21, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 21, 2025
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson told reporters housing prices do not need to go down before listing all the ways his government would reduce prices on May 14, less than 24 hours after the prime minister said it was 'very clear' what his government's policy is. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia