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Carney holds his first post-election presser

  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will speak to reporters at his first press conference since winning the election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney holds his first post-election presser

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.

Carney holds his first post-election presser

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will speak to reporters at his first press conference since winning the election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tories strip five Ontario ridings of bellwether status, while 29 seats remain

  • Just under one in 10 ridings have elected MPs from the governing party since at least 2011.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 1, 2025
Liberal MPs, top row from left, Karina Gould, Terry Duguid, and Chris Bittle continued their riding's historic bellwether status, while Conservatives, bottom from left, Connie Cody, Sandra Cobena, and Roman Baber flipped seats that have long stuck with the governing party. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and courtesy of the Conservative Party

Tories strip five Ontario ridings of bellwether status, while 29 seats remain

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 1, 2025
  • Just under one in 10 ridings have elected MPs from the governing party since at least 2011.

Tories strip five Ontario ridings of bellwether status, while 29 seats remain

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 1, 2025
  • Just under one in 10 ridings have elected MPs from the governing party since at least 2011.
Liberal MPs, top row from left, Karina Gould, Terry Duguid, and Chris Bittle continued their riding's historic bellwether status, while Conservatives, bottom from left, Connie Cody, Sandra Cobena, and Roman Baber flipped seats that have long stuck with the governing party. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and courtesy of the Conservative Party

Efforts underway to bury Pope Francis’ legacy as a climate radical

  • The late pope's commitment was relentless, weaving environmental justice into the heart of Catholic thought.
Opinion | BY NATHANIEL MONG’ARE | May 1, 2025
Barely days after the death of Pope Francis, his legacy is already being whitewashed. Don’t let the coming Conclave bury his work, writes  Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Efforts underway to bury Pope Francis’ legacy as a climate radical

Opinion | BY NATHANIEL MONG’ARE | May 1, 2025
  • The late pope's commitment was relentless, weaving environmental justice into the heart of Catholic thought.

Efforts underway to bury Pope Francis’ legacy as a climate radical

Opinion | BY NATHANIEL MONG’ARE | May 1, 2025
  • The late pope's commitment was relentless, weaving environmental justice into the heart of Catholic thought.
Barely days after the death of Pope Francis, his legacy is already being whitewashed. Don’t let the coming Conclave bury his work, writes  Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro could go to jail for more than 40 years if he is found guilty of plotting to reverse his electoral defeat in 2022 by a military coup, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro could go to jail for more than 40 years if he is found guilty of plotting to reverse his electoral defeat in 2022 by a military coup, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

New Democrats regroup

  • Plus, the ‘sprint’ to prepare for the new Parliament is on.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 1, 2025
Heather McPherson and the other six remaining NDP MPs will meet today to plan for the return of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats regroup

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 1, 2025
  • Plus, the ‘sprint’ to prepare for the new Parliament is on.

New Democrats regroup

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 1, 2025
  • Plus, the ‘sprint’ to prepare for the new Parliament is on.
Heather McPherson and the other six remaining NDP MPs will meet today to plan for the return of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The election outcomes for Mark Carney’s first cabinet

  • All but four of Prime Minister Mark Carney's ministers won by margins greater than 20 points over their second-place contenders.
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
Some of the re-elected members of Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet, from bottom right: Dominic LeBlanc, Mélanie Joly, François-Philippe Champagne, David McGuinty, Anita Anand, Gary Anandasangaree, and Steven Guilbeault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

The election outcomes for Mark Carney’s first cabinet

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
  • All but four of Prime Minister Mark Carney's ministers won by margins greater than 20 points over their second-place contenders.

The election outcomes for Mark Carney’s first cabinet

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
  • All but four of Prime Minister Mark Carney's ministers won by margins greater than 20 points over their second-place contenders.
Some of the re-elected members of Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet, from bottom right: Dominic LeBlanc, Mélanie Joly, François-Philippe Champagne, David McGuinty, Anita Anand, Gary Anandasangaree, and Steven Guilbeault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future
Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
If we want to protect elections, we have to protect identity, writes Ryan Sydor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future
If we want to protect elections, we have to protect identity, writes Ryan Sydor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney facing calls for action, change as Liberals dive into rare fourth term

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a rare fourth-straight mandate for the Liberals, but the tight results suggest challenges ahead as the new government stickhandles
News | BY IREM KOCA | April 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says after speaking with U.S. President Donald Trump, the leaders agreed to meet in person in the near future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney facing calls for action, change as Liberals dive into rare fourth term

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 30, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a rare fourth-straight mandate for the Liberals, but the tight results suggest challenges ahead as the new government stickhandles

Carney facing calls for action, change as Liberals dive into rare fourth term

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 30, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a rare fourth-straight mandate for the Liberals, but the tight results suggest challenges ahead as the new government stickhandles
Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says after speaking with U.S. President Donald Trump, the leaders agreed to meet in person in the near future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An Indo-Pakistan nuclear war would hit the whole world

  • India has also worked to keep the level of violence down, even though the basic relationship is one of mutual hatred with religious overtones.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 30, 2025
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The relationship between the two nations is fundamentally unstable because Pakistan has only one-sixth of India’s population and one-10th of its wealth, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

An Indo-Pakistan nuclear war would hit the whole world

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 30, 2025
  • India has also worked to keep the level of violence down, even though the basic relationship is one of mutual hatred with religious overtones.

An Indo-Pakistan nuclear war would hit the whole world

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 30, 2025
  • India has also worked to keep the level of violence down, even though the basic relationship is one of mutual hatred with religious overtones.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The relationship between the two nations is fundamentally unstable because Pakistan has only one-sixth of India’s population and one-10th of its wealth, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s hoping MPs return with a sense of respect for Parliament

  • Rookies and returning incumbents would both be well served by understanding the rules and intended functioning of our federal legislature. 
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 30, 2025
The House of Commons Chamber is pictured on Sept. 12, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s hoping MPs return with a sense of respect for Parliament

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 30, 2025
  • Rookies and returning incumbents would both be well served by understanding the rules and intended functioning of our federal legislature. 

Here’s hoping MPs return with a sense of respect for Parliament

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 30, 2025
  • Rookies and returning incumbents would both be well served by understanding the rules and intended functioning of our federal legislature. 
The House of Commons Chamber is pictured on Sept. 12, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Blanchet’s Bloc doesn’t add value to Parliament

  • In this moment of great strain on Canada, hardline separatists like the Bloc Québécois leader and his caucus now hold the balance of power.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 30, 2025
Yves-Francois Blanchet
Yves-Francois Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet’s recent comments calling Canada an ‘artificial country’ were unwelcome at a time of the country’s existential crisis, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Blanchet’s Bloc doesn’t add value to Parliament

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 30, 2025
  • In this moment of great strain on Canada, hardline separatists like the Bloc Québécois leader and his caucus now hold the balance of power.

Blanchet’s Bloc doesn’t add value to Parliament

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 30, 2025
  • In this moment of great strain on Canada, hardline separatists like the Bloc Québécois leader and his caucus now hold the balance of power.
Yves-Francois Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet’s recent comments calling Canada an ‘artificial country’ were unwelcome at a time of the country’s existential crisis, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in
Opinion | April 30, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16, 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

Opinion | April 30, 2025
  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

Opinion | April 30, 2025
  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16, 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

It was an election campaign unlike any other

  • Heard on the Hill looks back on the highs and lows of this election campaign which took a sombre tone in its final days
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, top right, and Green co-Leader Elizabeth May did the Hip Flip with the irreverent journalist Nardwuar earlier this month Screenshots courtesy of YouTube

It was an election campaign unlike any other

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 30, 2025
  • Heard on the Hill looks back on the highs and lows of this election campaign which took a sombre tone in its final days

It was an election campaign unlike any other

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 30, 2025
  • Heard on the Hill looks back on the highs and lows of this election campaign which took a sombre tone in its final days
Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, top right, and Green co-Leader Elizabeth May did the Hip Flip with the irreverent journalist Nardwuar earlier this month Screenshots courtesy of YouTube

What now?

  • Plus, the government is once again running out of cash.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
With the election behind them, Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre face a series of new challenges. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

What now?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
  • Plus, the government is once again running out of cash.

What now?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
  • Plus, the government is once again running out of cash.
With the election behind them, Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre face a series of new challenges. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
Conservative and Liberal supporters in Montreal ahead of the April 17 English-language leaders' debate. It is a major disservice to voters if party platforms are released mere days before ballots are cast, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that
Conservative and Liberal supporters in Montreal ahead of the April 17 English-language leaders' debate. It is a major disservice to voters if party platforms are released mere days before ballots are cast, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must not join the deregulation race to the bottom

  • Long-term forestry-based employment can only be sustained if forests are managed to ensure their continued ecological integrity.
Opinion | BY RACHEL PLOTKIN, JULEE BOAN, MICHAEL POLANYI | April 30, 2025
Trees
Trees
Canada must recognize that forest degradation is occurring and move to redress it, write Rachel Plotkin, Julee Boan, and Michael Polanyi. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Felix Mittermeier

Canada must not join the deregulation race to the bottom

Opinion | BY RACHEL PLOTKIN, JULEE BOAN, MICHAEL POLANYI | April 30, 2025
  • Long-term forestry-based employment can only be sustained if forests are managed to ensure their continued ecological integrity.

Canada must not join the deregulation race to the bottom

Opinion | BY RACHEL PLOTKIN, JULEE BOAN, MICHAEL POLANYI | April 30, 2025
  • Long-term forestry-based employment can only be sustained if forests are managed to ensure their continued ecological integrity.
Trees
Canada must recognize that forest degradation is occurring and move to redress it, write Rachel Plotkin, Julee Boan, and Michael Polanyi. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Felix Mittermeier

Let’s support a Canada that cares beyond our borders: letter writer

  • Since the federal election was called on March 23, like many Canadians, I’ve been asking myself: who am I voting for, and what do
Opinion | April 30, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Let’s support a Canada that cares beyond our borders: letter writer

Opinion | April 30, 2025
  • Since the federal election was called on March 23, like many Canadians, I’ve been asking myself: who am I voting for, and what do

Let’s support a Canada that cares beyond our borders: letter writer

Opinion | April 30, 2025
  • Since the federal election was called on March 23, like many Canadians, I’ve been asking myself: who am I voting for, and what do
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Carney, Poilievre address supporters in late-night election speeches

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney grins before he takes to the stage to give his victory speech at the Liberals' election night event at Ottawa's TD Place Arena on April 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney, Poilievre address supporters in late-night election speeches

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 29, 2025

Carney, Poilievre address supporters in late-night election speeches

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney grins before he takes to the stage to give his victory speech at the Liberals' election night event at Ottawa's TD Place Arena on April 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Comeback complete

  • Plus, Riddhi Kachhela asked voters in Nepean and Carleton why they cast their ballot.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 29, 2025
Mark Carney has won his first election and his first mandate from voters to serve as prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Comeback complete

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 29, 2025
  • Plus, Riddhi Kachhela asked voters in Nepean and Carleton why they cast their ballot.

Comeback complete

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 29, 2025
  • Plus, Riddhi Kachhela asked voters in Nepean and Carleton why they cast their ballot.
Mark Carney has won his first election and his first mandate from voters to serve as prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Change takes time’: Poilievre praises ‘major’ Conservative breakthroughs in future-focused concession speech

  • Early results had the Conservatives achieving 41.7 per cent of the total vote, exceeding the 33.7 per cent of the popular vote reached by
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STUART BENSON | April 29, 2025 | UPDATED May 1, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, shown here with his wife, Anaida, delivered a concession speech at the Rogers Centre in Ottawa early in April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Change takes time’: Poilievre praises ‘major’ Conservative breakthroughs in future-focused concession speech

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STUART BENSON | April 29, 2025 | UPDATED May 1, 2025
  • Early results had the Conservatives achieving 41.7 per cent of the total vote, exceeding the 33.7 per cent of the popular vote reached by

‘Change takes time’: Poilievre praises ‘major’ Conservative breakthroughs in future-focused concession speech

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STUART BENSON | April 29, 2025 | UPDATED May 1, 2025
  • Early results had the Conservatives achieving 41.7 per cent of the total vote, exceeding the 33.7 per cent of the popular vote reached by
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, shown here with his wife, Anaida, delivered a concession speech at the Rogers Centre in Ottawa early in April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada’s sub-standard submarines

  • Can the Royal Canadian Navy really lose a capability that it doesn't actually possess?
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 28, 2025
HMCS Windsor takes part in Exercise Cutlass Fury on Sept. 18, 2016. It is the only one of Canada's four Victoria-class submarines that has been to sea since 2021, notes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of DND/Cpl. Chris Ringius

Canada’s sub-standard submarines

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 28, 2025
  • Can the Royal Canadian Navy really lose a capability that it doesn't actually possess?

Canada’s sub-standard submarines

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 28, 2025
  • Can the Royal Canadian Navy really lose a capability that it doesn't actually possess?
HMCS Windsor takes part in Exercise Cutlass Fury on Sept. 18, 2016. It is the only one of Canada's four Victoria-class submarines that has been to sea since 2021, notes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of DND/Cpl. Chris Ringius

How many questions did federal leaders take at their daily campaign press events?

  • Pierre Poilievre took an average of four questions a day, Mark Carney took nine, Jagmeet Singh took 12, and Yves-François Blanchet took 13.
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 28, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

How many questions did federal leaders take at their daily campaign press events?

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 28, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre took an average of four questions a day, Mark Carney took nine, Jagmeet Singh took 12, and Yves-François Blanchet took 13.

How many questions did federal leaders take at their daily campaign press events?

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 28, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre took an average of four questions a day, Mark Carney took nine, Jagmeet Singh took 12, and Yves-François Blanchet took 13.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

In one week, I voted in two elections, three ballot papers, but had zero democracy sausages in Canada

  • Voting traditions in both Canada and Australia fill one's heart with civic pride, but only one country also fills an elector's stomach.
Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
The sausage sandwich—or democracy sausage—has become a ubiquitous part of election day in Australia. The Hill Times photograph by Stephen Jeffery

In one week, I voted in two elections, three ballot papers, but had zero democracy sausages in Canada

Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Voting traditions in both Canada and Australia fill one's heart with civic pride, but only one country also fills an elector's stomach.

In one week, I voted in two elections, three ballot papers, but had zero democracy sausages in Canada

Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Voting traditions in both Canada and Australia fill one's heart with civic pride, but only one country also fills an elector's stomach.
The sausage sandwich—or democracy sausage—has become a ubiquitous part of election day in Australia. The Hill Times photograph by Stephen Jeffery

Voting is only the beginning of the democratic conversation

  • Scrutiny, vigilance, and accountability are also important for all other days of the electoral cycle.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 28, 2025
Elections Canada said last week that approximately 7.3 million people cast their ballots during the four days of advance polling, a 25 per cent increase from 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Voting is only the beginning of the democratic conversation

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 28, 2025
  • Scrutiny, vigilance, and accountability are also important for all other days of the electoral cycle.

Voting is only the beginning of the democratic conversation

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 28, 2025
  • Scrutiny, vigilance, and accountability are also important for all other days of the electoral cycle.
Elections Canada said last week that approximately 7.3 million people cast their ballots during the four days of advance polling, a 25 per cent increase from 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tackling Trump or offering change: competing priorities to determine this election

  • Polling last week showed the Conservatives led among those who saw a change in direction as the key election issue, but Abacus Data’s David
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are seeking votes from an electorate interested in a change in direction and standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump, according to polls published last week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Tackling Trump or offering change: competing priorities to determine this election

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Polling last week showed the Conservatives led among those who saw a change in direction as the key election issue, but Abacus Data’s David

Tackling Trump or offering change: competing priorities to determine this election

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Polling last week showed the Conservatives led among those who saw a change in direction as the key election issue, but Abacus Data’s David
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are seeking votes from an electorate interested in a change in direction and standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump, according to polls published last week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

  • Michael W. Higgins uses his understanding of the Jesuit order to provide insights on the traditions that guided Francis through his reform agenda.
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
Pope Francis
Pope Francis
The late Pope Francis. 'He humanized the papacy, jettisoned much of the silly and encrusted protocols and habits that made the Vatican a kingdom of princelings, and attached priority to the pastoral over the cerebral, people over concepts, in the exercise of his ministry as the Successor of Peter,' says author Michael W. Higgins. Photograph courtesy of Flicker/Catholic Church in England and Wales

Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Michael W. Higgins uses his understanding of the Jesuit order to provide insights on the traditions that guided Francis through his reform agenda.

Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Michael W. Higgins uses his understanding of the Jesuit order to provide insights on the traditions that guided Francis through his reform agenda.
Pope Francis
The late Pope Francis. 'He humanized the papacy, jettisoned much of the silly and encrusted protocols and habits that made the Vatican a kingdom of princelings, and attached priority to the pastoral over the cerebral, people over concepts, in the exercise of his ministry as the Successor of Peter,' says author Michael W. Higgins. Photograph courtesy of Flicker/Catholic Church in England and Wales
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What was the point of the exploding pagers?

  • Detonating the devices without an accompanying invasion is a far less effective attack.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 19, 2024
Exploding pagers killed at least 12 people and injured 2,800 others in Lebanon on Sept. 17 in an attack widely believed to be carried out by Israel. For Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, attacking Hezbollah is irresistible in the face of its inability to defeat Hamas, writes Gwynne Dyer. Screen capture image courtesy of CNN World

What was the point of the exploding pagers?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 19, 2024
  • Detonating the devices without an accompanying invasion is a far less effective attack.

What was the point of the exploding pagers?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 19, 2024
  • Detonating the devices without an accompanying invasion is a far less effective attack.
Exploding pagers killed at least 12 people and injured 2,800 others in Lebanon on Sept. 17 in an attack widely believed to be carried out by Israel. For Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, attacking Hezbollah is irresistible in the face of its inability to defeat Hamas, writes Gwynne Dyer. Screen capture image courtesy of CNN World

The lieutenant stands down

  • Plus, Boissonnault testifies in conflict of interest probe.
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez is set to declare his exit from cabinet today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The lieutenant stands down

  • Plus, Boissonnault testifies in conflict of interest probe.

The lieutenant stands down

  • Plus, Boissonnault testifies in conflict of interest probe.
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez is set to declare his exit from cabinet today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Blanchet’s Bloc in a position to milk the Liberals for all they’re worth

  • A Bloc-Liberal partnership is like a common-law relationship, the kind that’s popular in Quebec where two people live together for economic reasons long after
Opinion | BY ÉRIC BLAIS | September 18, 2024
Yves-François Blanchet
Yves-François Blanchet
With the NDP-Liberal deal dead, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet is getting a lot more attention given his new power to keep the minority government afloat. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Blanchet’s Bloc in a position to milk the Liberals for all they’re worth

Opinion | BY ÉRIC BLAIS | September 18, 2024
  • A Bloc-Liberal partnership is like a common-law relationship, the kind that’s popular in Quebec where two people live together for economic reasons long after

Blanchet’s Bloc in a position to milk the Liberals for all they’re worth

Opinion | BY ÉRIC BLAIS | September 18, 2024
  • A Bloc-Liberal partnership is like a common-law relationship, the kind that’s popular in Quebec where two people live together for economic reasons long after
Yves-François Blanchet
With the NDP-Liberal deal dead, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet is getting a lot more attention given his new power to keep the minority government afloat. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rodriguez quits cabinet to sit as an Independent, triggering a cabinet shuffle

  • On Thursday, Pablo Rodriguez announced his resignation from cabinet, and said he plans to sit as an Independent MP while he runs for the
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 18, 2024
Pablo Rodriguez
Pablo Rodriguez
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Quebec lieutenant Pablo Rodriguez stepped down from cabinet on Sept. 19 to pursue the provincial Quebec Liberal leadership. He will, however, stay on as an Independent MP. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rodriguez quits cabinet to sit as an Independent, triggering a cabinet shuffle

News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 18, 2024
  • On Thursday, Pablo Rodriguez announced his resignation from cabinet, and said he plans to sit as an Independent MP while he runs for the

Rodriguez quits cabinet to sit as an Independent, triggering a cabinet shuffle

News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 18, 2024
  • On Thursday, Pablo Rodriguez announced his resignation from cabinet, and said he plans to sit as an Independent MP while he runs for the
Pablo Rodriguez
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Quebec lieutenant Pablo Rodriguez stepped down from cabinet on Sept. 19 to pursue the provincial Quebec Liberal leadership. He will, however, stay on as an Independent MP. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time for a very reasonable revolution: Dominic Cardy

  • The Canadian Future Party believes in a data-driven alternative to the sterile left versus right. No sane person believes government should do it all,
Opinion | BY DOMINIC CARDY | September 18, 2024
Canadian Future Party leader Dominic Cardy, right, and interim national council president Tara McPhail on the Hill on Aug. 14, 2024. 'As the CFP’s first leader, I am under no illusions about the challenges in front of me, my team, and my country. Equally, I have no doubt this start-up project is essential.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time for a very reasonable revolution: Dominic Cardy

Opinion | BY DOMINIC CARDY | September 18, 2024
  • The Canadian Future Party believes in a data-driven alternative to the sterile left versus right. No sane person believes government should do it all,

It’s time for a very reasonable revolution: Dominic Cardy

Opinion | BY DOMINIC CARDY | September 18, 2024
  • The Canadian Future Party believes in a data-driven alternative to the sterile left versus right. No sane person believes government should do it all,
Canadian Future Party leader Dominic Cardy, right, and interim national council president Tara McPhail on the Hill on Aug. 14, 2024. 'As the CFP’s first leader, I am under no illusions about the challenges in front of me, my team, and my country. Equally, I have no doubt this start-up project is essential.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sutcliffe blames federal hybrid-work model for capital’s transit woes as city’s commuters face service cuts

  • The City of Ottawa is warned of an impending public transit ‘death spiral’ as politicians look to boost the downtown core with more federal
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 18, 2024
Early morning commuters at Ottawa's Tunney Pasture transit station, which serves as a major transit hub for the nearby federal government complex, on Sept. 17, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sutcliffe blames federal hybrid-work model for capital’s transit woes as city’s commuters face service cuts

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 18, 2024
  • The City of Ottawa is warned of an impending public transit ‘death spiral’ as politicians look to boost the downtown core with more federal

Sutcliffe blames federal hybrid-work model for capital’s transit woes as city’s commuters face service cuts

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 18, 2024
  • The City of Ottawa is warned of an impending public transit ‘death spiral’ as politicians look to boost the downtown core with more federal
Early morning commuters at Ottawa's Tunney Pasture transit station, which serves as a major transit hub for the nearby federal government complex, on Sept. 17, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa’s failed commitment to displaced Palestinians is a broken promise to Canadians

  • Canadian charities are at their limits, grappling with the humanitarian emergency in Gaza while also aiding families upon their arrival here.
Opinion | BY MAHMUDA KHAN, RAHEEL IRFAN | September 18, 2024
Repeated discussions with Immigration Minister Marc Miller and his office have yielded no tangible improvements. On the contrary, the government has off-loaded the financial burden onto Canadian Muslim-led charities, write Mahmuda Khan and Raheel Irfan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa’s failed commitment to displaced Palestinians is a broken promise to Canadians

Opinion | BY MAHMUDA KHAN, RAHEEL IRFAN | September 18, 2024
  • Canadian charities are at their limits, grappling with the humanitarian emergency in Gaza while also aiding families upon their arrival here.

Ottawa’s failed commitment to displaced Palestinians is a broken promise to Canadians

Opinion | BY MAHMUDA KHAN, RAHEEL IRFAN | September 18, 2024
  • Canadian charities are at their limits, grappling with the humanitarian emergency in Gaza while also aiding families upon their arrival here.
Repeated discussions with Immigration Minister Marc Miller and his office have yielded no tangible improvements. On the contrary, the government has off-loaded the financial burden onto Canadian Muslim-led charities, write Mahmuda Khan and Raheel Irfan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We all have to keep plastics out of our lakes and rivers

  • Researchers in Toronto found an average of 123 microplastics in one serving of freshwater fish, vastly more than the nine microplastics ingested in a
Opinion | BY PAULINE GERRARD | September 18, 2024
Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong’s public art installation 'The Giant Plastic Trap' is pictured outside the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on April 23, 2024, where a UN meeting to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution was taking place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We all have to keep plastics out of our lakes and rivers

Opinion | BY PAULINE GERRARD | September 18, 2024
  • Researchers in Toronto found an average of 123 microplastics in one serving of freshwater fish, vastly more than the nine microplastics ingested in a

We all have to keep plastics out of our lakes and rivers

Opinion | BY PAULINE GERRARD | September 18, 2024
  • Researchers in Toronto found an average of 123 microplastics in one serving of freshwater fish, vastly more than the nine microplastics ingested in a
Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong’s public art installation 'The Giant Plastic Trap' is pictured outside the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on April 23, 2024, where a UN meeting to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution was taking place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A low-key party in the Speaker’s Garden, and Round Two at The Mét

  • The 'back to school' parties on Parliament Hill featured a double booking for Party Central, and plenty of politico sightings.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 18, 2024
The National Observer's Natasha Bulowski, left, the Canadian Press' Alessia Passafiume, the Toronto Star's Joy SpearChief-Morris, and the National Observer's Matteo Cimellaro and John Woodside at the Earnscliffe and iPolitics' annual Housewarming party on Sept. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

A low-key party in the Speaker’s Garden, and Round Two at The Mét

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 18, 2024
  • The 'back to school' parties on Parliament Hill featured a double booking for Party Central, and plenty of politico sightings.

A low-key party in the Speaker’s Garden, and Round Two at The Mét

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 18, 2024
  • The 'back to school' parties on Parliament Hill featured a double booking for Party Central, and plenty of politico sightings.
The National Observer's Natasha Bulowski, left, the Canadian Press' Alessia Passafiume, the Toronto Star's Joy SpearChief-Morris, and the National Observer's Matteo Cimellaro and John Woodside at the Earnscliffe and iPolitics' annual Housewarming party on Sept. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Focus on pharmacare

  • Plus, Marc Miller announces new measures for temporary residents.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, IAN CAMPBELL, KATE MALLOY | September 18, 2024
Mark Holland
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland will appear before a Senate committee to answer questions on the pharmacare bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Focus on pharmacare

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, IAN CAMPBELL, KATE MALLOY | September 18, 2024
  • Plus, Marc Miller announces new measures for temporary residents.

Focus on pharmacare

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, IAN CAMPBELL, KATE MALLOY | September 18, 2024
  • Plus, Marc Miller announces new measures for temporary residents.
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland will appear before a Senate committee to answer questions on the pharmacare bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politicos defend protest against Russian war doc after TIFF scraps official festival screening

  • The Toronto International Film Festival ‘made an error in judgment,’ says Sen. Donna Dasko. ‘We are a free society; people can object, and raise
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 18, 2024
After initially pausing the premiere due to unsubstantiated security concerns, the Toronto International Film Festival continued with screenings of the controversial Russians at Wardocumentary on Sept. 17. Photograph courtesy of X

Politicos defend protest against Russian war doc after TIFF scraps official festival screening

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 18, 2024
  • The Toronto International Film Festival ‘made an error in judgment,’ says Sen. Donna Dasko. ‘We are a free society; people can object, and raise

Politicos defend protest against Russian war doc after TIFF scraps official festival screening

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 18, 2024
  • The Toronto International Film Festival ‘made an error in judgment,’ says Sen. Donna Dasko. ‘We are a free society; people can object, and raise
After initially pausing the premiere due to unsubstantiated security concerns, the Toronto International Film Festival continued with screenings of the controversial Russians at Wardocumentary on Sept. 17. Photograph courtesy of X

Senate aims to serve up pharmacare for Thanksgiving

  • The Senate Social Affairs, Science, and Technology Committee will have just four weeks to study the pharmacare legislation before its scheduled third reading vote
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 18, 2024
Mark Holland
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland vowed to have agreements signed, and 'drugs flowing in every jurisdiction' by next April, once the pharmacare legislation has passed the Senate and receives royal assent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate aims to serve up pharmacare for Thanksgiving

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 18, 2024
  • The Senate Social Affairs, Science, and Technology Committee will have just four weeks to study the pharmacare legislation before its scheduled third reading vote

Senate aims to serve up pharmacare for Thanksgiving

News | BY STUART BENSON | September 18, 2024
  • The Senate Social Affairs, Science, and Technology Committee will have just four weeks to study the pharmacare legislation before its scheduled third reading vote
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland vowed to have agreements signed, and 'drugs flowing in every jurisdiction' by next April, once the pharmacare legislation has passed the Senate and receives royal assent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Biotechnology momentum in Canada needs infusion of talent and anchor firms, say industry reps

  • Canada has several prominent life science firms, but none can be considered an anchor company, according to a report by the adMare Institute released
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 18, 2024
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the government is committed to supporting innovation in the life sciences sector to ensure Canadians have access to 'cutting-edge medical technologies to keep them safe,' in a July 9 press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Biotechnology momentum in Canada needs infusion of talent and anchor firms, say industry reps

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 18, 2024
  • Canada has several prominent life science firms, but none can be considered an anchor company, according to a report by the adMare Institute released

Biotechnology momentum in Canada needs infusion of talent and anchor firms, say industry reps

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 18, 2024
  • Canada has several prominent life science firms, but none can be considered an anchor company, according to a report by the adMare Institute released
François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the government is committed to supporting innovation in the life sciences sector to ensure Canadians have access to 'cutting-edge medical technologies to keep them safe,' in a July 9 press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre says he can negotiate a softwood lumber pact with the U.S., but trade analysts are skeptical

  • Trade analysts say domestic political calculations in the U.S. are what is standing in the way of resolving the softwood lumber dispute.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2024
Marc Miller
Marc Miller
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would sign a long-sought softwood lumber agreement with the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre says he can negotiate a softwood lumber pact with the U.S., but trade analysts are skeptical

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2024
  • Trade analysts say domestic political calculations in the U.S. are what is standing in the way of resolving the softwood lumber dispute.

Poilievre says he can negotiate a softwood lumber pact with the U.S., but trade analysts are skeptical

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2024
  • Trade analysts say domestic political calculations in the U.S. are what is standing in the way of resolving the softwood lumber dispute.
Marc Miller
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would sign a long-sought softwood lumber agreement with the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Plan to bring 10,000 Uyghur refugees to Canada off to slow start, says advocacy group  

  • No Uyghur refugees have been resettled in Canada yet, but hope persists that arrivals could begin in November, according to advocate Mehmet Tohti.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2024
Immigration Minister Marc Miller included the proposed resettlement of Uyghur refugees in his plan for Canada's 2024-26 immigration levels. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Plan to bring 10,000 Uyghur refugees to Canada off to slow start, says advocacy group  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2024
  • No Uyghur refugees have been resettled in Canada yet, but hope persists that arrivals could begin in November, according to advocate Mehmet Tohti.

Plan to bring 10,000 Uyghur refugees to Canada off to slow start, says advocacy group  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2024
  • No Uyghur refugees have been resettled in Canada yet, but hope persists that arrivals could begin in November, according to advocate Mehmet Tohti.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller included the proposed resettlement of Uyghur refugees in his plan for Canada's 2024-26 immigration levels. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Stamping out systemic racism should be a top priority

  • On its first day back for the fall sitting, the House of Commons undertook an emergency debate instigated by NDP MP Lori Idlout on
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 18, 2024
NDP MP Lori Idlout sparked an emergency debate on the recent deaths of First Nations people during police interventions on Sept. 16. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

Stamping out systemic racism should be a top priority

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 18, 2024
  • On its first day back for the fall sitting, the House of Commons undertook an emergency debate instigated by NDP MP Lori Idlout on

Stamping out systemic racism should be a top priority

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 18, 2024
  • On its first day back for the fall sitting, the House of Commons undertook an emergency debate instigated by NDP MP Lori Idlout on
NDP MP Lori Idlout sparked an emergency debate on the recent deaths of First Nations people during police interventions on Sept. 16. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

Setting the stage for a proper parliamentary rumble

  • Just like the wrestling pros, politicians on Parliament Hill are posturing for a prime position come election time.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 18, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Setting the stage for a proper parliamentary rumble

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 18, 2024
  • Just like the wrestling pros, politicians on Parliament Hill are posturing for a prime position come election time.

Setting the stage for a proper parliamentary rumble

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 18, 2024
  • Just like the wrestling pros, politicians on Parliament Hill are posturing for a prime position come election time.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Two scenarios leading to Liberal oblivion

  • Canadians will reject the Grits in the next election if Trudeau stays put, or ‘boring’ Mark Carney ascends to the throne.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 18, 2024
It looks as if the Liberals are toast, whether the leader is named Justin Trudeau, left, or Mark Carney, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Two scenarios leading to Liberal oblivion

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 18, 2024
  • Canadians will reject the Grits in the next election if Trudeau stays put, or ‘boring’ Mark Carney ascends to the throne.

Two scenarios leading to Liberal oblivion

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 18, 2024
  • Canadians will reject the Grits in the next election if Trudeau stays put, or ‘boring’ Mark Carney ascends to the throne.
It looks as if the Liberals are toast, whether the leader is named Justin Trudeau, left, or Mark Carney, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Liberals shouldn’t try to prolong the inevitable, says Ottawa reader

  • Re: “Federal Liberals face ‘wipeout’ in B.C. blue wave, say pollsters,” and “Like his father, Trudeau will know when to quit,” (The Hill Times,
Opinion | September 18, 2024

Liberals shouldn’t try to prolong the inevitable, says Ottawa reader

Opinion | September 18, 2024
  • Re: “Federal Liberals face ‘wipeout’ in B.C. blue wave, say pollsters,” and “Like his father, Trudeau will know when to quit,” (The Hill Times,

Liberals shouldn’t try to prolong the inevitable, says Ottawa reader

Opinion | September 18, 2024
  • Re: “Federal Liberals face ‘wipeout’ in B.C. blue wave, say pollsters,” and “Like his father, Trudeau will know when to quit,” (The Hill Times,

The F-word is at the root of the DFO decision to end the cod moratorium

  • In all the commentary by politicians, the unions, the bureaucrats, and the media about the decision by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to end
Opinion | September 18, 2024

The F-word is at the root of the DFO decision to end the cod moratorium

Opinion | September 18, 2024
  • In all the commentary by politicians, the unions, the bureaucrats, and the media about the decision by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to end

The F-word is at the root of the DFO decision to end the cod moratorium

Opinion | September 18, 2024
  • In all the commentary by politicians, the unions, the bureaucrats, and the media about the decision by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to end

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