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Liberals sneak privacy law exemption into tax cut bill

  • Plus, the Liberals bring back an immigration bill identical to legislation introduced by the Trudeau government in the last Parliament.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 6, 2025
Bill C-4 delivers on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s promised cuts to the lowest income tax bracket, but adds a section related to laws governing the use of Canadians’ personal information that says political parties only have to develop and publish a privacy policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals sneak privacy law exemption into tax cut bill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 6, 2025
  • Plus, the Liberals bring back an immigration bill identical to legislation introduced by the Trudeau government in the last Parliament.

Liberals sneak privacy law exemption into tax cut bill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 6, 2025
  • Plus, the Liberals bring back an immigration bill identical to legislation introduced by the Trudeau government in the last Parliament.
Bill C-4 delivers on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s promised cuts to the lowest income tax bracket, but adds a section related to laws governing the use of Canadians’ personal information that says political parties only have to develop and publish a privacy policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for New Democrats to commit to winning

  • The NDP has a choice as this minority government—and forthcoming leadership race—get underway.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL ROY | June 6, 2025
The federal NDP needs to follow in the footsteps of past NDP premiers like Alberta’s Rachel Notley, B.C.’s John Horgan, and Manitoba’s Gary Doer. It’s a hard path, but worthwhile, writes Michael Roy. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright

Time for New Democrats to commit to winning

Opinion | BY MICHAEL ROY | June 6, 2025
  • The NDP has a choice as this minority government—and forthcoming leadership race—get underway.

Time for New Democrats to commit to winning

Opinion | BY MICHAEL ROY | June 6, 2025
  • The NDP has a choice as this minority government—and forthcoming leadership race—get underway.
The federal NDP needs to follow in the footsteps of past NDP premiers like Alberta’s Rachel Notley, B.C.’s John Horgan, and Manitoba’s Gary Doer. It’s a hard path, but worthwhile, writes Michael Roy. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright

New bills, tariff surprises, and wildfires drive MPs’ discussions this week

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FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 6, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly speaks with reporters on June 4, 2025, following the American president's announcement of plans to double tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from all countries, including Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New bills, tariff surprises, and wildfires drive MPs’ discussions this week

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 6, 2025
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New bills, tariff surprises, and wildfires drive MPs’ discussions this week

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 6, 2025
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Industry Minister Mélanie Joly speaks with reporters on June 4, 2025, following the American president's announcement of plans to double tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from all countries, including Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal Louis, the comeback-cat Göçebe, and The Hill Times’ Hiccup the hamster fetch first place at CAHI’s 2025 ‘Cutest Pets on Parliament Hill’ Awards

  • The Métropolitain Brasserie went to the dogs, cats, and to one hamster named Hiccup, posthumously, on June 4 as politicos and their pets shared
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 5, 2025
CAHI Communications Manager Eleanor Hawthorn, left, and Ottawa's Town Crier Liam Cregg, right, present Liberal MP Kody Blois with the CAHI's 2025 Cutest Dog award on behalf of his pooch Louis on June 4 at the Métropolitain Brasserie. Photograph by Cynthia Munster

Liberal Louis, the comeback-cat Göçebe, and The Hill Times’ Hiccup the hamster fetch first place at CAHI’s 2025 ‘Cutest Pets on Parliament Hill’ Awards

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 5, 2025
  • The Métropolitain Brasserie went to the dogs, cats, and to one hamster named Hiccup, posthumously, on June 4 as politicos and their pets shared

Liberal Louis, the comeback-cat Göçebe, and The Hill Times’ Hiccup the hamster fetch first place at CAHI’s 2025 ‘Cutest Pets on Parliament Hill’ Awards

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 5, 2025
  • The Métropolitain Brasserie went to the dogs, cats, and to one hamster named Hiccup, posthumously, on June 4 as politicos and their pets shared
CAHI Communications Manager Eleanor Hawthorn, left, and Ottawa's Town Crier Liam Cregg, right, present Liberal MP Kody Blois with the CAHI's 2025 Cutest Dog award on behalf of his pooch Louis on June 4 at the Métropolitain Brasserie. Photograph by Cynthia Munster

Bloc’s supply management bill passes House as U.S. anticipates dairy being a trade ‘discussion point’

  • Bill C-202 was fast tracked through the House of Commons on June 5 and is off to the Senate.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 5, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet tabled his party's newest version of a bill to bar supply management concessions in trade negotiations on May 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bloc’s supply management bill passes House as U.S. anticipates dairy being a trade ‘discussion point’

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 5, 2025
  • Bill C-202 was fast tracked through the House of Commons on June 5 and is off to the Senate.

Bloc’s supply management bill passes House as U.S. anticipates dairy being a trade ‘discussion point’

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 5, 2025
  • Bill C-202 was fast tracked through the House of Commons on June 5 and is off to the Senate.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet tabled his party's newest version of a bill to bar supply management concessions in trade negotiations on May 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has tapped 39 parliamentary secretaries to support his 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state. Among the group are five
List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 5, 2025
Liberal MPs Rachel Bendayan, left, Leslie Church, Jaime Battiste, Taleeb Noormohamed, and Yasir Naqvi have been named as parliamentary secretaries. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs

List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 5, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has tapped 39 parliamentary secretaries to support his 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state. Among the group are five

Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs

List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 5, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has tapped 39 parliamentary secretaries to support his 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state. Among the group are five
Liberal MPs Rachel Bendayan, left, Leslie Church, Jaime Battiste, Taleeb Noormohamed, and Yasir Naqvi have been named as parliamentary secretaries. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney can make a huge difference on climate change, and he should make it a priority

  • Waking up and transforming our economy must mean powering down, not biz lust to be an energy superpower, sufficiency not abundance, a managed decline, not
Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | June 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney pictured at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa during the royals' visit on May 26, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney can make a huge difference on climate change, and he should make it a priority

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | June 5, 2025
  • Waking up and transforming our economy must mean powering down, not biz lust to be an energy superpower, sufficiency not abundance, a managed decline, not

Carney can make a huge difference on climate change, and he should make it a priority

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | June 5, 2025
  • Waking up and transforming our economy must mean powering down, not biz lust to be an energy superpower, sufficiency not abundance, a managed decline, not
Prime Minister Mark Carney pictured at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa during the royals' visit on May 26, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Greece hosts national day reception

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FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 5, 2025
Greek Ambassador Ekaterini Dimakis, left, welcomes Serbian Ambassador Dejan Ralevic to the Greece national day reception at the Hellenic Event Centre on March 25. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Greece hosts national day reception

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 5, 2025
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Greece hosts national day reception

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 5, 2025
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Greek Ambassador Ekaterini Dimakis, left, welcomes Serbian Ambassador Dejan Ralevic to the Greece national day reception at the Hellenic Event Centre on March 25. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Health minister says mental health and access to care are on her list of priorities

  • Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she has been communicating with her provincial and territorial counterparts as she develops a list of policy tasks.
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 5, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel sits for an interview with The Hill Times in West Block on May 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health minister says mental health and access to care are on her list of priorities

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 5, 2025
  • Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she has been communicating with her provincial and territorial counterparts as she develops a list of policy tasks.

Health minister says mental health and access to care are on her list of priorities

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 5, 2025
  • Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she has been communicating with her provincial and territorial counterparts as she develops a list of policy tasks.
Health Minister Marjorie Michel sits for an interview with The Hill Times in West Block on May 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The 19 entities asking for the biggest spending boosts in the 2025-26 main estimates

  • These organizations and departments are requesting funding representing an increase of 25 per cent or more compared to the 2024-25 main estimates.
List | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 4, 2025
The 2025-26 main estimates were tabled in the House of Commons by new Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The 19 entities asking for the biggest spending boosts in the 2025-26 main estimates

List | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 4, 2025
  • These organizations and departments are requesting funding representing an increase of 25 per cent or more compared to the 2024-25 main estimates.

The 19 entities asking for the biggest spending boosts in the 2025-26 main estimates

List | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 4, 2025
  • These organizations and departments are requesting funding representing an increase of 25 per cent or more compared to the 2024-25 main estimates.
The 2025-26 main estimates were tabled in the House of Commons by new Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The government has idly sat by’: NDP MPs say Indigenous communities need federal support as wildfires devastate Western Canada

  • New Democrats say Ottawa's wildfire response fails to ‘uphold the dignity and well-being of First Nations,’ which they say are under federal jurisdiction.
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 4, 2025
Eleanor Olszewski
Eleanor Olszewski
Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski urged MPs not to let wildfires ‘become partisan flashpoints,’ saying that she is ‘working closely’ with provinces to manage the federal government’s response. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The government has idly sat by’: NDP MPs say Indigenous communities need federal support as wildfires devastate Western Canada

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 4, 2025
  • New Democrats say Ottawa's wildfire response fails to ‘uphold the dignity and well-being of First Nations,’ which they say are under federal jurisdiction.

‘The government has idly sat by’: NDP MPs say Indigenous communities need federal support as wildfires devastate Western Canada

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 4, 2025
  • New Democrats say Ottawa's wildfire response fails to ‘uphold the dignity and well-being of First Nations,’ which they say are under federal jurisdiction.
Eleanor Olszewski
Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski urged MPs not to let wildfires ‘become partisan flashpoints,’ saying that she is ‘working closely’ with provinces to manage the federal government’s response. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why the right to repair needs to be a priority for the new government 

  • At the forefront of keeping repair costs low and accessible is ensuring drivers have the right to repair their vehicles at the shop of
Opinion | BY EMILY HOLTBY | June 4, 2025
Many drivers are hoping to extend the life of their vehicles for as long as possible, particularly given the current economic outlook, writes Emily Holtby. Unsplash photograph by Kate Ibragimova

Why the right to repair needs to be a priority for the new government 

Opinion | BY EMILY HOLTBY | June 4, 2025
  • At the forefront of keeping repair costs low and accessible is ensuring drivers have the right to repair their vehicles at the shop of

Why the right to repair needs to be a priority for the new government 

Opinion | BY EMILY HOLTBY | June 4, 2025
  • At the forefront of keeping repair costs low and accessible is ensuring drivers have the right to repair their vehicles at the shop of
Many drivers are hoping to extend the life of their vehicles for as long as possible, particularly given the current economic outlook, writes Emily Holtby. Unsplash photograph by Kate Ibragimova

India marks Republic Day

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FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 4, 2025
The Team Nritya dance troupe entertains guests at India’s Republic Day party at the Infinity Convention Centre on Jan. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

India marks Republic Day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 4, 2025
  • The Hill Times

India marks Republic Day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 4, 2025
  • The Hill Times
The Team Nritya dance troupe entertains guests at India’s Republic Day party at the Infinity Convention Centre on Jan. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Liberals crack down on asylum seekers, boost search powers for security agencies in new bill

  • Bill C-2 outlines how and when Canadian authorities can get access to Canadians’ communications and personal data; where and when they can search packages,
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 4, 2025
Gary Anandasangaree
Gary Anandasangaree
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree holds a press conference with updates on border security measures outlined in Bill C-2 in the House of Commons foyer on June 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals crack down on asylum seekers, boost search powers for security agencies in new bill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 4, 2025
  • Bill C-2 outlines how and when Canadian authorities can get access to Canadians’ communications and personal data; where and when they can search packages,

Liberals crack down on asylum seekers, boost search powers for security agencies in new bill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 4, 2025
  • Bill C-2 outlines how and when Canadian authorities can get access to Canadians’ communications and personal data; where and when they can search packages,
Gary Anandasangaree
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree holds a press conference with updates on border security measures outlined in Bill C-2 in the House of Commons foyer on June 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Carney can’t govern Canada as CEO, say strategists

  • The prime minister can’t forget ‘fundamentals’ while focused on executive-level priorities, even when it feels like a nuisance, says Bluesky Strategy Group’s Jordan Paquet.
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 4, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the Liberal caucus in West Block on May 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Carney can’t govern Canada as CEO, say strategists

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 4, 2025
  • The prime minister can’t forget ‘fundamentals’ while focused on executive-level priorities, even when it feels like a nuisance, says Bluesky Strategy Group’s Jordan Paquet.

Prime Minister Carney can’t govern Canada as CEO, say strategists

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 4, 2025
  • The prime minister can’t forget ‘fundamentals’ while focused on executive-level priorities, even when it feels like a nuisance, says Bluesky Strategy Group’s Jordan Paquet.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the Liberal caucus in West Block on May 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t let the pink-washing win

  • Corporations hijacked social justice movements to build their social capital, and now they are retreating due to right-wing populism.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 4, 2025
If we are truly committed to celebrating Pride, we must stand for LGBTQ rights, and queer liberation, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t let the pink-washing win

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 4, 2025
  • Corporations hijacked social justice movements to build their social capital, and now they are retreating due to right-wing populism.

Don’t let the pink-washing win

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 4, 2025
  • Corporations hijacked social justice movements to build their social capital, and now they are retreating due to right-wing populism.
If we are truly committed to celebrating Pride, we must stand for LGBTQ rights, and queer liberation, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Election? What election?

  • The Conservatives seem to be trying to juggle the need to be constructive during a national crisis, and the belief that they got cheated
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 4, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
One might indeed be forgiven for thinking Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is a bit focused on the rear-view mirror, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Election? What election?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 4, 2025
  • The Conservatives seem to be trying to juggle the need to be constructive during a national crisis, and the belief that they got cheated

Election? What election?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 4, 2025
  • The Conservatives seem to be trying to juggle the need to be constructive during a national crisis, and the belief that they got cheated
Pierre Poilievre
One might indeed be forgiven for thinking Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is a bit focused on the rear-view mirror, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump requires entry permit for Canada’s G7 summit: letter writer

  • Like all visitors to Canada with a criminal conviction, United States President Donald Trump should be required to apply for a special entry permit
Opinion | June 4, 2025

Trump requires entry permit for Canada’s G7 summit: letter writer

Opinion | June 4, 2025
  • Like all visitors to Canada with a criminal conviction, United States President Donald Trump should be required to apply for a special entry permit

Trump requires entry permit for Canada’s G7 summit: letter writer

Opinion | June 4, 2025
  • Like all visitors to Canada with a criminal conviction, United States President Donald Trump should be required to apply for a special entry permit

Time for a modern Team Canada approach to Canada-U.S. relations

  • The prime minister should look beyond the Liberal fold to find voices who may well serve Canada at this pivotal time.
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | June 4, 2025
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, left, former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole, and current Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre could all be tapped to help out on the Canada-U.S. file, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Time for a modern Team Canada approach to Canada-U.S. relations

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | June 4, 2025
  • The prime minister should look beyond the Liberal fold to find voices who may well serve Canada at this pivotal time.

Time for a modern Team Canada approach to Canada-U.S. relations

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | June 4, 2025
  • The prime minister should look beyond the Liberal fold to find voices who may well serve Canada at this pivotal time.
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, left, former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole, and current Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre could all be tapped to help out on the Canada-U.S. file, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Defending North America with a difficult partner

  • The hard truth is that Canadians alone cannot defend the second-largest country in the world, which means doing it in concert with the Americans.
Opinion | BY ROBERT FOWLER | June 4, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Canadians have good reason to dislike and distrust U.S. President Donald Trump, but not everything he has said about defence is wrong, writes Robert R. Fowler. White House photograph by Joyce N. Boghosian

Defending North America with a difficult partner

Opinion | BY ROBERT FOWLER | June 4, 2025
  • The hard truth is that Canadians alone cannot defend the second-largest country in the world, which means doing it in concert with the Americans.

Defending North America with a difficult partner

Opinion | BY ROBERT FOWLER | June 4, 2025
  • The hard truth is that Canadians alone cannot defend the second-largest country in the world, which means doing it in concert with the Americans.
Donald Trump
Canadians have good reason to dislike and distrust U.S. President Donald Trump, but not everything he has said about defence is wrong, writes Robert R. Fowler. White House photograph by Joyce N. Boghosian

Assistant Speakers’ roster features two rookies, one veteran

  • Plus, Liberal MP Sean Casey's seatmates seem to always get lucky, Bloc MP Sébastien Lemire worries northern Quebecers were denied democracy on April 28,
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 4, 2025
Conservative MP Tom Kmiec, top left, is the new House deputy speaker. His assistant deputy speakers are Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès, bottom left, and Conservative MP John Nater. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and photograph courtesy of X

Assistant Speakers’ roster features two rookies, one veteran

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 4, 2025
  • Plus, Liberal MP Sean Casey's seatmates seem to always get lucky, Bloc MP Sébastien Lemire worries northern Quebecers were denied democracy on April 28,

Assistant Speakers’ roster features two rookies, one veteran

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 4, 2025
  • Plus, Liberal MP Sean Casey's seatmates seem to always get lucky, Bloc MP Sébastien Lemire worries northern Quebecers were denied democracy on April 28,
Conservative MP Tom Kmiec, top left, is the new House deputy speaker. His assistant deputy speakers are Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès, bottom left, and Conservative MP John Nater. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and photograph courtesy of X

No home on the Hill for half of MPs who may be waiting weeks for office move-in day

  • 'Office moves are typically completed within two months following the federal election,' and only 50 per cent of MPs have a 'functional office' a
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 3, 2025
As of June 2, 341 of 343 MPs had been assigned permanent office space, but nearly half of those may still be waiting weeks to get the keys to their new home on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No home on the Hill for half of MPs who may be waiting weeks for office move-in day

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 3, 2025
  • 'Office moves are typically completed within two months following the federal election,' and only 50 per cent of MPs have a 'functional office' a

No home on the Hill for half of MPs who may be waiting weeks for office move-in day

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 3, 2025
  • 'Office moves are typically completed within two months following the federal election,' and only 50 per cent of MPs have a 'functional office' a
As of June 2, 341 of 343 MPs had been assigned permanent office space, but nearly half of those may still be waiting weeks to get the keys to their new home on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Carney’s mandate for technocracy or transformation?

  • Here lies the Carney paradox: his critique of market fundamentalism has always been more radical than his remedies.
Opinion | BY LEAH TEMPER | June 3, 2025
The overlapping crises demand more than nudges and voluntary commitments from Prime Minister Mark Carney—they require structural change, writes Leah Temper. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Carney’s mandate for technocracy or transformation?

Opinion | BY LEAH TEMPER | June 3, 2025
  • Here lies the Carney paradox: his critique of market fundamentalism has always been more radical than his remedies.

Is Carney’s mandate for technocracy or transformation?

Opinion | BY LEAH TEMPER | June 3, 2025
  • Here lies the Carney paradox: his critique of market fundamentalism has always been more radical than his remedies.
The overlapping crises demand more than nudges and voluntary commitments from Prime Minister Mark Carney—they require structural change, writes Leah Temper. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Climate calling: geoengineering or bust

  • The only way to hold the heat down in the short term is direct intervention in the atmosphere to reflect more sunlight back into
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 3, 2025
The inability to hold the warming down means more and bigger forest fires, floods, droughts, cyclones, and killer heatwaves, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Climate calling: geoengineering or bust

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 3, 2025
  • The only way to hold the heat down in the short term is direct intervention in the atmosphere to reflect more sunlight back into

Climate calling: geoengineering or bust

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 3, 2025
  • The only way to hold the heat down in the short term is direct intervention in the atmosphere to reflect more sunlight back into
The inability to hold the warming down means more and bigger forest fires, floods, droughts, cyclones, and killer heatwaves, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Urgent: ambitious methane emissions reduction needed

  • Meeting our methane targets is an important prerequisite for Canada’s international competitiveness.
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ, ARI POTTENS | June 2, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Mitigating methane emissions is a low-hanging fruit on which new Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin should take immediate action, write ISG Senator Rosa Galvez and Ari Pottens. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Urgent: ambitious methane emissions reduction needed

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ, ARI POTTENS | June 2, 2025
  • Meeting our methane targets is an important prerequisite for Canada’s international competitiveness.

Urgent: ambitious methane emissions reduction needed

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ, ARI POTTENS | June 2, 2025
  • Meeting our methane targets is an important prerequisite for Canada’s international competitiveness.
Julie Dabrusin
Mitigating methane emissions is a low-hanging fruit on which new Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin should take immediate action, write ISG Senator Rosa Galvez and Ari Pottens. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The misadventures of Navy procurement

  • Successive governments routinely state ‘nothing is too good for our military,’ and therefore ‘nothing’ is what they get.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 2, 2025
Canadian and French helicopters sit on the flight deck of the Mistral off the coast of Gaspé, Que., on June 20, 2014. DND photograph by MCpl Patrick Blanchard

The misadventures of Navy procurement

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 2, 2025
  • Successive governments routinely state ‘nothing is too good for our military,’ and therefore ‘nothing’ is what they get.

The misadventures of Navy procurement

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 2, 2025
  • Successive governments routinely state ‘nothing is too good for our military,’ and therefore ‘nothing’ is what they get.
Canadian and French helicopters sit on the flight deck of the Mistral off the coast of Gaspé, Que., on June 20, 2014. DND photograph by MCpl Patrick Blanchard

Canada can’t move forward without Indigenous-led solutions

  • No serious national strategy—be it economic, environmental, or geopolitical—can succeed without Indigenous leadership, co-ownership, and shared decision-making power.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL FOX | June 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s mandate letter to cabinet stopped short full Indigenous economic inclusion, but he course-corrected in the Throne Speech, writes Michael Fox. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada can’t move forward without Indigenous-led solutions

Opinion | BY MICHAEL FOX | June 2, 2025
  • No serious national strategy—be it economic, environmental, or geopolitical—can succeed without Indigenous leadership, co-ownership, and shared decision-making power.

Canada can’t move forward without Indigenous-led solutions

Opinion | BY MICHAEL FOX | June 2, 2025
  • No serious national strategy—be it economic, environmental, or geopolitical—can succeed without Indigenous leadership, co-ownership, and shared decision-making power.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s mandate letter to cabinet stopped short full Indigenous economic inclusion, but he course-corrected in the Throne Speech, writes Michael Fox. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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Our messages were loud and clear at COP27: KAIROS

  • Re: “Little to celebrate so far from Canada’s COP27 attendance,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 16, editorial). Global summits are what participants make them, and who participates in
Opinion | November 28, 2022
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault, pictured Oct. 20, 2022, on Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Our messages were loud and clear at COP27: KAIROS

Opinion | November 28, 2022
  • Re: “Little to celebrate so far from Canada’s COP27 attendance,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 16, editorial). Global summits are what participants make them, and who participates in

Our messages were loud and clear at COP27: KAIROS

Opinion | November 28, 2022
  • Re: “Little to celebrate so far from Canada’s COP27 attendance,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 16, editorial). Global summits are what participants make them, and who participates in
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault, pictured Oct. 20, 2022, on Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Russia has tested ‘weak West’ and found it will not yield: McElroy

  • Re: “Warmongers are watching the wrong channel,” (The Hill Times, Scott Taylor, Nov. 16). Russia—the Kremlin—has now thoroughly tested the “weak West” and found
Opinion | November 28, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russia has tested ‘weak West’ and found it will not yield: McElroy

Opinion | November 28, 2022
  • Re: “Warmongers are watching the wrong channel,” (The Hill Times, Scott Taylor, Nov. 16). Russia—the Kremlin—has now thoroughly tested the “weak West” and found

Russia has tested ‘weak West’ and found it will not yield: McElroy

Opinion | November 28, 2022
  • Re: “Warmongers are watching the wrong channel,” (The Hill Times, Scott Taylor, Nov. 16). Russia—the Kremlin—has now thoroughly tested the “weak West” and found
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Mendicino to take part in talk about journalists and online hate with Ifill, Patel, and Syed, Dec. 1

  • MONDAY, NOV. 28 House Sitting—The House is sitting Nov. 28-Dec. 16 every weekday and will adjourn on Friday, Dec. 16. The House is scheduled
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured in a recent scrum on the Hill, will take part in a discussion about journalists and online hate on Dec. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mendicino to take part in talk about journalists and online hate with Ifill, Patel, and Syed, Dec. 1

  • MONDAY, NOV. 28 House Sitting—The House is sitting Nov. 28-Dec. 16 every weekday and will adjourn on Friday, Dec. 16. The House is scheduled

Mendicino to take part in talk about journalists and online hate with Ifill, Patel, and Syed, Dec. 1

  • MONDAY, NOV. 28 House Sitting—The House is sitting Nov. 28-Dec. 16 every weekday and will adjourn on Friday, Dec. 16. The House is scheduled
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured in a recent scrum on the Hill, will take part in a discussion about journalists and online hate on Dec. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

May says she’ll lead Greens in a snap election, but wants Pedneault centre stage by 2025

  • Elizabeth May's running mate Jonathan Pedneault says he does not plan to seek a seat before the next general election, at which time he
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 25, 2022
Jonathan Pedneault, left, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May ran as a slate in the Green Party leadership race, seeking to move the party to a model of co-leadership. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

May says she’ll lead Greens in a snap election, but wants Pedneault centre stage by 2025

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 25, 2022
  • Elizabeth May's running mate Jonathan Pedneault says he does not plan to seek a seat before the next general election, at which time he

May says she’ll lead Greens in a snap election, but wants Pedneault centre stage by 2025

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 25, 2022
  • Elizabeth May's running mate Jonathan Pedneault says he does not plan to seek a seat before the next general election, at which time he
Jonathan Pedneault, left, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May ran as a slate in the Green Party leadership race, seeking to move the party to a model of co-leadership. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Politics This Morning: Trudeau closes out phase one of the Rouleau hearings

  • Plus, MPs dig into the chemicals management bill, S-5.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 25, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will testify today about his decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in February, on what will the final day of the first stage of public hearings by the Public Order Emergency Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau closes out phase one of the Rouleau hearings

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 25, 2022
  • Plus, MPs dig into the chemicals management bill, S-5.

Politics This Morning: Trudeau closes out phase one of the Rouleau hearings

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 25, 2022
  • Plus, MPs dig into the chemicals management bill, S-5.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will testify today about his decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in February, on what will the final day of the first stage of public hearings by the Public Order Emergency Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Experts say government has a key role to play protecting crypto investors from bad actors

  • The flaws in the ‘swim at your own risk’ approach were evident after the 2008 financial crisis, says Carleton University researcher James Patriquin.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 24, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, on her way to appear before the Public Order Emergency Commission on Nov. 24, made it mandatory for cryptocurrency platforms to register with FINTRAC, the federal government's intelligence unit, in response to the 'Freedom Convoy.' The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Experts say government has a key role to play protecting crypto investors from bad actors

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 24, 2022
  • The flaws in the ‘swim at your own risk’ approach were evident after the 2008 financial crisis, says Carleton University researcher James Patriquin.

Experts say government has a key role to play protecting crypto investors from bad actors

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 24, 2022
  • The flaws in the ‘swim at your own risk’ approach were evident after the 2008 financial crisis, says Carleton University researcher James Patriquin.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, on her way to appear before the Public Order Emergency Commission on Nov. 24, made it mandatory for cryptocurrency platforms to register with FINTRAC, the federal government's intelligence unit, in response to the 'Freedom Convoy.' The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister Duclos down a deputy chief of staff, up a press secretary

  • Plus, National Defence Minister Anita Anand has hired Samriddha Chaudhury as a new communications adviser for her office.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 24, 2022
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos speaks with reporters after a cabinet meeting in the West Block on Nov. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister Duclos down a deputy chief of staff, up a press secretary

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 24, 2022
  • Plus, National Defence Minister Anita Anand has hired Samriddha Chaudhury as a new communications adviser for her office.

Minister Duclos down a deputy chief of staff, up a press secretary

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 24, 2022
  • Plus, National Defence Minister Anita Anand has hired Samriddha Chaudhury as a new communications adviser for her office.
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos speaks with reporters after a cabinet meeting in the West Block on Nov. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should bring back children trapped in Syria

  • The greatest danger for Canada is not accepting the return of children from the camps in northeast Syria. It’s leaving them there, writes Jo
Opinion | BY JO BECKER | November 24, 2022
A boy lugs water in Roj camp in northeast Syria in May 2022. Canada should help bring home not only the rest of the Canadian children and their mothers, but also the rest of the women and the men, too. Adults can be investigated and prosecuted if warranted, writes Jo Becker. Image courtesy of 2022 San Saravan for Human Rights Watch

Canada should bring back children trapped in Syria

Opinion | BY JO BECKER | November 24, 2022
  • The greatest danger for Canada is not accepting the return of children from the camps in northeast Syria. It’s leaving them there, writes Jo

Canada should bring back children trapped in Syria

Opinion | BY JO BECKER | November 24, 2022
  • The greatest danger for Canada is not accepting the return of children from the camps in northeast Syria. It’s leaving them there, writes Jo
A boy lugs water in Roj camp in northeast Syria in May 2022. Canada should help bring home not only the rest of the Canadian children and their mothers, but also the rest of the women and the men, too. Adults can be investigated and prosecuted if warranted, writes Jo Becker. Image courtesy of 2022 San Saravan for Human Rights Watch

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | November 24, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, appearing before the Public Emergency Order Commission on Nov. 24, said U.S. attention on and concern over the 'Freedom Convoy' blockades presented a 'dangerous moment for Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | November 24, 2022

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | November 24, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, appearing before the Public Emergency Order Commission on Nov. 24, said U.S. attention on and concern over the 'Freedom Convoy' blockades presented a 'dangerous moment for Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A not-so-solemn goodbye to Solomon: politicos flock to farewell shindig at Métropolitain

  • The evening was a who's who of both the journalism and political world, featuring a guest list from on-camera and radio talent, to producers,
FeatureBY CYNTHIA MUNSTER | November 24, 2022
Evan Solomon, CTV News Parliamentary bureau chief Joyce Napier, and Craig Oliver, former CTV senior reporter. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

A not-so-solemn goodbye to Solomon: politicos flock to farewell shindig at Métropolitain

FeatureBY CYNTHIA MUNSTER | November 24, 2022
  • The evening was a who's who of both the journalism and political world, featuring a guest list from on-camera and radio talent, to producers,

A not-so-solemn goodbye to Solomon: politicos flock to farewell shindig at Métropolitain

FeatureBY CYNTHIA MUNSTER | November 24, 2022
  • The evening was a who's who of both the journalism and political world, featuring a guest list from on-camera and radio talent, to producers,
Evan Solomon, CTV News Parliamentary bureau chief Joyce Napier, and Craig Oliver, former CTV senior reporter. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

To build our better tomorrow, we need the builders

  • Current immigration programs and the federal point system discriminate against the trades in favour of applicants with higher education. These are policy problems that
Opinion | BY MARY VAN BUREN | November 24, 2022
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser's announcement Canada will increase the number of immigrants to 500,000 by 2025 will help the labour shortage, but skills matching is essential, writes Mary Van Buren. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

To build our better tomorrow, we need the builders

Opinion | BY MARY VAN BUREN | November 24, 2022
  • Current immigration programs and the federal point system discriminate against the trades in favour of applicants with higher education. These are policy problems that

To build our better tomorrow, we need the builders

Opinion | BY MARY VAN BUREN | November 24, 2022
  • Current immigration programs and the federal point system discriminate against the trades in favour of applicants with higher education. These are policy problems that
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser's announcement Canada will increase the number of immigrants to 500,000 by 2025 will help the labour shortage, but skills matching is essential, writes Mary Van Buren. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Nuclear power must be part of net-zero solution

  • The Canadian Nuclear Society counters a recent opinion piece by two professors who question whether expanding Canada’s plutonium interests increases the risk of furthering
Opinion | BY GUY HOTTE, NEIL ALEXANDER | November 24, 2022
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson speaks with reporters after the Liberal cabinet meeting on Oct. 18. The world is struggling to find a route to net zero while maintaining energy security and there is an increasing understanding that nuclear power must be part of the solution, write Guy Hotte and Neil Alexander. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nuclear power must be part of net-zero solution

Opinion | BY GUY HOTTE, NEIL ALEXANDER | November 24, 2022
  • The Canadian Nuclear Society counters a recent opinion piece by two professors who question whether expanding Canada’s plutonium interests increases the risk of furthering

Nuclear power must be part of net-zero solution

Opinion | BY GUY HOTTE, NEIL ALEXANDER | November 24, 2022
  • The Canadian Nuclear Society counters a recent opinion piece by two professors who question whether expanding Canada’s plutonium interests increases the risk of furthering
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson speaks with reporters after the Liberal cabinet meeting on Oct. 18. The world is struggling to find a route to net zero while maintaining energy security and there is an increasing understanding that nuclear power must be part of the solution, write Guy Hotte and Neil Alexander. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Vinland: a question of timing

  • Two centuries ago, our knowledge of the past barely reached back past classical Greece and Rome: say, 3,000 years. Now scientists are working hard
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 24, 2022
L'Anse aux Meadows, in Newfoundland, is an archaeological site, first excavated in the 1960s, of a Norse settlement dating to 1,000 years ago. Palaeohistorians at Groningen University solved the exact date of the first European settlement in the New World:1021 AD. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Dylan Kereluk

Vinland: a question of timing

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 24, 2022
  • Two centuries ago, our knowledge of the past barely reached back past classical Greece and Rome: say, 3,000 years. Now scientists are working hard

Vinland: a question of timing

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 24, 2022
  • Two centuries ago, our knowledge of the past barely reached back past classical Greece and Rome: say, 3,000 years. Now scientists are working hard
L'Anse aux Meadows, in Newfoundland, is an archaeological site, first excavated in the 1960s, of a Norse settlement dating to 1,000 years ago. Palaeohistorians at Groningen University solved the exact date of the first European settlement in the New World:1021 AD. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Dylan Kereluk

Politics This Morning: Air execs land in Ottawa

  • Plus, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland takes her turn before the Rouleau Commission.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 24, 2022
More than 100 representatives of airlines, airports, and other players in the air sector are expected to descend upon Ottawa today for a summit convened by Transport Minister Omar Alghabra. Photograph by Jason O'Halloran courtesy of Flickr

Politics This Morning: Air execs land in Ottawa

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 24, 2022
  • Plus, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland takes her turn before the Rouleau Commission.

Politics This Morning: Air execs land in Ottawa

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 24, 2022
  • Plus, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland takes her turn before the Rouleau Commission.
More than 100 representatives of airlines, airports, and other players in the air sector are expected to descend upon Ottawa today for a summit convened by Transport Minister Omar Alghabra. Photograph by Jason O'Halloran courtesy of Flickr

What should be on Canada’s policy radar?

  • We need leaders who can see the bigger picture of how different systems fit together and do the unglamourous behind-the-scenes work to get us
Opinion | BY JENNIFER DITCHBURN | November 23, 2022
Consider the meteor shower of complex challenges that is raining down on Canada—from an increasingly precarious geopolitical environment, to worsening climate change, to nagging labour shortages. How do governments decide what to prioritize, asks Jennifer Ditchburn. Image courtesy of Pexels/Andre Furtado

What should be on Canada’s policy radar?

Opinion | BY JENNIFER DITCHBURN | November 23, 2022
  • We need leaders who can see the bigger picture of how different systems fit together and do the unglamourous behind-the-scenes work to get us

What should be on Canada’s policy radar?

Opinion | BY JENNIFER DITCHBURN | November 23, 2022
  • We need leaders who can see the bigger picture of how different systems fit together and do the unglamourous behind-the-scenes work to get us
Consider the meteor shower of complex challenges that is raining down on Canada—from an increasingly precarious geopolitical environment, to worsening climate change, to nagging labour shortages. How do governments decide what to prioritize, asks Jennifer Ditchburn. Image courtesy of Pexels/Andre Furtado

Committee treating MAID as ‘beneficial solution to all forms of suffering’ despite ‘deeply problematic reports’ of its use, warn disability advocates

  • Conservative Senator Yonah Martin says witness testimony shows the ‘worst fears’ expressed by disability advocates in previous MAID studies ‘have become a reality.'
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 23, 2022
Independent Senator Chantal Petitclerc, left, says she is watching the work of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying. Conservative Senator Yonah Martin, centre, and NDP MP Alistair MacGregor, right, are members of the committee which wraps up witness testimony this week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Samantha Wright Allen, and Aidan Chamandy

Committee treating MAID as ‘beneficial solution to all forms of suffering’ despite ‘deeply problematic reports’ of its use, warn disability advocates

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 23, 2022
  • Conservative Senator Yonah Martin says witness testimony shows the ‘worst fears’ expressed by disability advocates in previous MAID studies ‘have become a reality.'

Committee treating MAID as ‘beneficial solution to all forms of suffering’ despite ‘deeply problematic reports’ of its use, warn disability advocates

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | November 23, 2022
  • Conservative Senator Yonah Martin says witness testimony shows the ‘worst fears’ expressed by disability advocates in previous MAID studies ‘have become a reality.'
Independent Senator Chantal Petitclerc, left, says she is watching the work of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying. Conservative Senator Yonah Martin, centre, and NDP MP Alistair MacGregor, right, are members of the committee which wraps up witness testimony this week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Samantha Wright Allen, and Aidan Chamandy

The Artificial Intelligence and Data Act needs a reset

  • Rather than press ahead with this deeply flawed legislation, the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act should be sent back to the drawing board and done properly.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CLEMENT | November 23, 2022
Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters in the West Block before a Liberal caucus meeting on Oct. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Artificial Intelligence and Data Act needs a reset

Opinion | BY ANDREW CLEMENT | November 23, 2022
  • Rather than press ahead with this deeply flawed legislation, the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act should be sent back to the drawing board and done properly.

The Artificial Intelligence and Data Act needs a reset

Opinion | BY ANDREW CLEMENT | November 23, 2022
  • Rather than press ahead with this deeply flawed legislation, the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act should be sent back to the drawing board and done properly.
Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters in the West Block before a Liberal caucus meeting on Oct. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Significant policy shifts have been made, but government still leaving surrogacy families behind

  • It is time the government and all Parliamentarians look to include a 15-week benefit for parents via surrogacy in this much-needed EI modernization. Because
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | November 23, 2022
Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Carla Qualtrough, pictured June 2, 2022, on the Hill. Liberals campaigned to make parental leave more inclusive for some families, extending a full year's leave to parents pursuing adoption, writes Jacquie LaRocque. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Significant policy shifts have been made, but government still leaving surrogacy families behind

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | November 23, 2022
  • It is time the government and all Parliamentarians look to include a 15-week benefit for parents via surrogacy in this much-needed EI modernization. Because

Significant policy shifts have been made, but government still leaving surrogacy families behind

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | November 23, 2022
  • It is time the government and all Parliamentarians look to include a 15-week benefit for parents via surrogacy in this much-needed EI modernization. Because
Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Carla Qualtrough, pictured June 2, 2022, on the Hill. Liberals campaigned to make parental leave more inclusive for some families, extending a full year's leave to parents pursuing adoption, writes Jacquie LaRocque. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs continue push to confront China’s Uyghur persecution as pressure builds for feds to apply genocide label

  • Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe says the fact the Canadian government has yet to label China's repression of Uyghurs as a genocide is a
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 23, 2022
Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi, left, and Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe attended the International Uyghur Forum on Nov. 9-10 in Brussels. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

MPs continue push to confront China’s Uyghur persecution as pressure builds for feds to apply genocide label

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 23, 2022
  • Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe says the fact the Canadian government has yet to label China's repression of Uyghurs as a genocide is a

MPs continue push to confront China’s Uyghur persecution as pressure builds for feds to apply genocide label

News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 23, 2022
  • Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe says the fact the Canadian government has yet to label China's repression of Uyghurs as a genocide is a
Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi, left, and Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe attended the International Uyghur Forum on Nov. 9-10 in Brussels. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Reaction to Trudeau-Xi exchange shows partisanship trumps all, even our national interest

  • Rather than see it for what it really was, right-wing media, politicians, and commentators couldn’t resist the opportunity to portray Canada’s leader as weak
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 23, 2022
For anyone who appreciates the importance of openness and bottom-up buy-in politics, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came off as the better of the two during the now-famous exchange with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of Twitter

Reaction to Trudeau-Xi exchange shows partisanship trumps all, even our national interest

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 23, 2022
  • Rather than see it for what it really was, right-wing media, politicians, and commentators couldn’t resist the opportunity to portray Canada’s leader as weak

Reaction to Trudeau-Xi exchange shows partisanship trumps all, even our national interest

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 23, 2022
  • Rather than see it for what it really was, right-wing media, politicians, and commentators couldn’t resist the opportunity to portray Canada’s leader as weak
For anyone who appreciates the importance of openness and bottom-up buy-in politics, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came off as the better of the two during the now-famous exchange with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of Twitter

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