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Two recent court judgments put brakes on giant Ottawa River nuclear waste dump

  • These two successful court challenges are fuelling concerns about whether or not privatizing Canada’s federal nuclear laboratories in 2015 was a good move for
Opinion | BY LYNN JONES | May 24, 2025

Two recent court judgments put brakes on giant Ottawa River nuclear waste dump

Opinion | BY LYNN JONES | May 24, 2025
  • These two successful court challenges are fuelling concerns about whether or not privatizing Canada’s federal nuclear laboratories in 2015 was a good move for

Two recent court judgments put brakes on giant Ottawa River nuclear waste dump

Opinion | BY LYNN JONES | May 24, 2025
  • These two successful court challenges are fuelling concerns about whether or not privatizing Canada’s federal nuclear laboratories in 2015 was a good move for

Carney should reject Trump’s Star Wars production

  • Canada’s possible participation in the Americans' Golden Dome would overturn decades of resistance to southern neighbour’s often extraordinary missile plans.
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | May 24, 2025
Donald Trump and Mark Carney
Donald Trump and Mark Carney
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. Official White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Carney should reject Trump’s Star Wars production

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | May 24, 2025
  • Canada’s possible participation in the Americans' Golden Dome would overturn decades of resistance to southern neighbour’s often extraordinary missile plans.

Carney should reject Trump’s Star Wars production

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | May 24, 2025
  • Canada’s possible participation in the Americans' Golden Dome would overturn decades of resistance to southern neighbour’s often extraordinary missile plans.
Donald Trump and Mark Carney
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. Official White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Middle-class tax cut and trade barriers to form top priorities in early Carney government

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney set a goal of removing federal barriers to internal trade by July 1, along with implementing a middle-class tax cut
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney laid out priorities for his government during a news conference on May 2, which he said includes 'embarking on the biggest transformation of the economy since the Second World War.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Middle-class tax cut and trade barriers to form top priorities in early Carney government

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 24, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney set a goal of removing federal barriers to internal trade by July 1, along with implementing a middle-class tax cut

Middle-class tax cut and trade barriers to form top priorities in early Carney government

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 24, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney set a goal of removing federal barriers to internal trade by July 1, along with implementing a middle-class tax cut
Prime Minister Mark Carney laid out priorities for his government during a news conference on May 2, which he said includes 'embarking on the biggest transformation of the economy since the Second World War.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The backstory on equalization

  • Danielle Smith perpetuates the fiction of Albertans’ exploitation, arguing that her government should receive the same per capita equalization transfers as Ontario and Quebec.
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | May 23, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, right, pictured on stage with Brian Lilley, at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The backstory on equalization

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | May 23, 2025
  • Danielle Smith perpetuates the fiction of Albertans’ exploitation, arguing that her government should receive the same per capita equalization transfers as Ontario and Quebec.

The backstory on equalization

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | May 23, 2025
  • Danielle Smith perpetuates the fiction of Albertans’ exploitation, arguing that her government should receive the same per capita equalization transfers as Ontario and Quebec.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, right, pictured on stage with Brian Lilley, at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A Conservative postmortem: Tory MPs should conduct a rigorous, fact-based review of what worked, what didn’t, and determine their future

  • Now that Justin Trudeau is gone, are the Conservatives prepared to leave fighting the culture wars to Donald Trump, because their current approach scares
Opinion | BY GEOFF NORQUAY | May 23, 2025
Pierre Poilievre, pictured April 27, 2025, campaigning in Edwards, Ont., has a fascinating life story, but his aggressive personal style has served as a barrier to Canadians warming to him and turned off many voters. He needs to present a more multi-dimensional, friendlier, and approachable personality to voters, writes Geoff Norquay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A Conservative postmortem: Tory MPs should conduct a rigorous, fact-based review of what worked, what didn’t, and determine their future

Opinion | BY GEOFF NORQUAY | May 23, 2025
  • Now that Justin Trudeau is gone, are the Conservatives prepared to leave fighting the culture wars to Donald Trump, because their current approach scares

A Conservative postmortem: Tory MPs should conduct a rigorous, fact-based review of what worked, what didn’t, and determine their future

Opinion | BY GEOFF NORQUAY | May 23, 2025
  • Now that Justin Trudeau is gone, are the Conservatives prepared to leave fighting the culture wars to Donald Trump, because their current approach scares
Pierre Poilievre, pictured April 27, 2025, campaigning in Edwards, Ont., has a fascinating life story, but his aggressive personal style has served as a barrier to Canadians warming to him and turned off many voters. He needs to present a more multi-dimensional, friendlier, and approachable personality to voters, writes Geoff Norquay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

U.S. senators arrive in Ottawa to meet Carney

  • Plus, the federal energy minister meets his Alberta counterpart.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 23, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney and some senior members of his cabinet will be meeting senators from the U.S. today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

U.S. senators arrive in Ottawa to meet Carney

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 23, 2025
  • Plus, the federal energy minister meets his Alberta counterpart.

U.S. senators arrive in Ottawa to meet Carney

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 23, 2025
  • Plus, the federal energy minister meets his Alberta counterpart.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney and some senior members of his cabinet will be meeting senators from the U.S. today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

A little rain never hurt a Riverkeeper

  • Annual gala fundraiser supporting Ottawa’s watershed swaps banks for wet and wild shindig, and rakes in $330,000 under the clouds on May 21 at
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 22, 2025
Ottawa Riverkeeper Laura Reinsborough, left, and Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault attend the 12th annual Riverkeeper Gala on the north shore of Jacques Cartier Park in Gatineau on May 21. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

A little rain never hurt a Riverkeeper

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 22, 2025
  • Annual gala fundraiser supporting Ottawa’s watershed swaps banks for wet and wild shindig, and rakes in $330,000 under the clouds on May 21 at

A little rain never hurt a Riverkeeper

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 22, 2025
  • Annual gala fundraiser supporting Ottawa’s watershed swaps banks for wet and wild shindig, and rakes in $330,000 under the clouds on May 21 at
Ottawa Riverkeeper Laura Reinsborough, left, and Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault attend the 12th annual Riverkeeper Gala on the north shore of Jacques Cartier Park in Gatineau on May 21. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Federal public service cut by nearly 10,000 jobs, new data shows

  • The 2.7 per cent dip as of March 2025 represents the first time the public service hasn't grown since 2015, which experts say isn't
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 22, 2025 | UPDATED May 23, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has emphasized the need for government efficiency and a spending review, with his election platform saying programs aren't working as well as they should. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal public service cut by nearly 10,000 jobs, new data shows

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 22, 2025 | UPDATED May 23, 2025
  • The 2.7 per cent dip as of March 2025 represents the first time the public service hasn't grown since 2015, which experts say isn't

Federal public service cut by nearly 10,000 jobs, new data shows

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 22, 2025 | UPDATED May 23, 2025
  • The 2.7 per cent dip as of March 2025 represents the first time the public service hasn't grown since 2015, which experts say isn't
Prime Minister Mark Carney has emphasized the need for government efficiency and a spending review, with his election platform saying programs aren't working as well as they should. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What’s happening in Gaza could well be regarded as the graveyard of international law

  • What is at stake in both the Middle East and Ukraine is the continued survival of the norms of international law, peace, and security that
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | May 22, 2025
People protesting against the Gaza war in Ottawa on Feb. 17, 2024. The leaders of Canada, Britain, and France should be applauded for issuing a joint statement on May 19 that they would take actions against Israel if it did not provide sufficient aid to prevent mass starvation in Gaza, writes Errol Mendes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What’s happening in Gaza could well be regarded as the graveyard of international law

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | May 22, 2025
  • What is at stake in both the Middle East and Ukraine is the continued survival of the norms of international law, peace, and security that

What’s happening in Gaza could well be regarded as the graveyard of international law

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | May 22, 2025
  • What is at stake in both the Middle East and Ukraine is the continued survival of the norms of international law, peace, and security that
People protesting against the Gaza war in Ottawa on Feb. 17, 2024. The leaders of Canada, Britain, and France should be applauded for issuing a joint statement on May 19 that they would take actions against Israel if it did not provide sufficient aid to prevent mass starvation in Gaza, writes Errol Mendes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Paying the Trumpgeld

  • Plus, Poilievre unveils his new team.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 22, 2025
President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House on May 6. Photograph by Gabriel B Kotico courtesy of the White House

Paying the Trumpgeld

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 22, 2025
  • Plus, Poilievre unveils his new team.

Paying the Trumpgeld

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 22, 2025
  • Plus, Poilievre unveils his new team.
President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House on May 6. Photograph by Gabriel B Kotico courtesy of the White House

Senators prepare for busy session with a dozen rookies and two new leaders in the mix

  • Independent Senators Group Facilitator Raymonde Saint-Germain says Senators understand 'now more than ever' the need 'to scrutinize bills without delaying the government agenda.'
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 21, 2025
New Senate Conservative Leader Leo Housakos, left, returning Independent Senators Group Facilitator Raymonde Saint-Germain, returning Canadian Senator Group Leader Scott Tannas, and newly elected Progressive Senate Group Leader, Brian Francis. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Senator Brian Francis

Senators prepare for busy session with a dozen rookies and two new leaders in the mix

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 21, 2025
  • Independent Senators Group Facilitator Raymonde Saint-Germain says Senators understand 'now more than ever' the need 'to scrutinize bills without delaying the government agenda.'

Senators prepare for busy session with a dozen rookies and two new leaders in the mix

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 21, 2025
  • Independent Senators Group Facilitator Raymonde Saint-Germain says Senators understand 'now more than ever' the need 'to scrutinize bills without delaying the government agenda.'
New Senate Conservative Leader Leo Housakos, left, returning Independent Senators Group Facilitator Raymonde Saint-Germain, returning Canadian Senator Group Leader Scott Tannas, and newly elected Progressive Senate Group Leader, Brian Francis. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Senator Brian Francis

The missed opportunities of public procurement

  • Why are billions in public funding flowing offshore instead of helping to develop Canadian industries and foster intellectual property ownership?
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH, GREG MACDOUGALL | May 21, 2025
Government Transformation, Public Works, and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound has been getting briefed on his new job. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The missed opportunities of public procurement

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH, GREG MACDOUGALL | May 21, 2025
  • Why are billions in public funding flowing offshore instead of helping to develop Canadian industries and foster intellectual property ownership?

The missed opportunities of public procurement

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH, GREG MACDOUGALL | May 21, 2025
  • Why are billions in public funding flowing offshore instead of helping to develop Canadian industries and foster intellectual property ownership?
Government Transformation, Public Works, and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound has been getting briefed on his new job. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On energy, Prime Minister Carney must pick a lane

  • The PM must decide wither to continue subsidizing and expanding fossil fuels, or steer decisively toward a clean, independent, and resilient energy future.
Opinion | BY CAROLINE BROUILLETTE | May 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney must be bold, ambitious, and decisive if he wants to put his mark on a transformation that will build our country’s resilience for decades to come, writes Caroline Brouillette. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On energy, Prime Minister Carney must pick a lane

Opinion | BY CAROLINE BROUILLETTE | May 21, 2025
  • The PM must decide wither to continue subsidizing and expanding fossil fuels, or steer decisively toward a clean, independent, and resilient energy future.

On energy, Prime Minister Carney must pick a lane

Opinion | BY CAROLINE BROUILLETTE | May 21, 2025
  • The PM must decide wither to continue subsidizing and expanding fossil fuels, or steer decisively toward a clean, independent, and resilient energy future.
Prime Minister Mark Carney must be bold, ambitious, and decisive if he wants to put his mark on a transformation that will build our country’s resilience for decades to come, writes Caroline Brouillette. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

G7 finance ministers meet for the second day in Banff, and Carney holds a presser

  • Plus, new MPs get an orientation in parliamentary procedures.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 21, 2025
François-Philippe Champagn
François-Philippe Champagn
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured, co-hosts the G7 meeting with Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

G7 finance ministers meet for the second day in Banff, and Carney holds a presser

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 21, 2025
  • Plus, new MPs get an orientation in parliamentary procedures.

G7 finance ministers meet for the second day in Banff, and Carney holds a presser

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 21, 2025
  • Plus, new MPs get an orientation in parliamentary procedures.
François-Philippe Champagn
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured, co-hosts the G7 meeting with Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t mistake new Conservative media tone for policy shift, say Tory pundits

  • The Conservatives may be more accessible after the election, but don’t bank on them softening their stance on defunding the CBC, says communications strategist
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 21, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's post-election press conferences on Parliament Hill have loosened up from the strict four-question limit he held to during the campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t mistake new Conservative media tone for policy shift, say Tory pundits

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 21, 2025
  • The Conservatives may be more accessible after the election, but don’t bank on them softening their stance on defunding the CBC, says communications strategist

Don’t mistake new Conservative media tone for policy shift, say Tory pundits

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 21, 2025
  • The Conservatives may be more accessible after the election, but don’t bank on them softening their stance on defunding the CBC, says communications strategist
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's post-election press conferences on Parliament Hill have loosened up from the strict four-question limit he held to during the campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Quebec Anglos are a ‘distinct society’

  • Recent court decisions have recognized that English-speaking Quebecers are a unique community, with our own important institutions, and we need more of this.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 21, 2025
Nationalist francophones often portray Anglo Quebecers as their adversaries for long ago slights, but we are much more allies than they may think, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Tim Marshall

Quebec Anglos are a ‘distinct society’

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 21, 2025
  • Recent court decisions have recognized that English-speaking Quebecers are a unique community, with our own important institutions, and we need more of this.

Quebec Anglos are a ‘distinct society’

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 21, 2025
  • Recent court decisions have recognized that English-speaking Quebecers are a unique community, with our own important institutions, and we need more of this.
Nationalist francophones often portray Anglo Quebecers as their adversaries for long ago slights, but we are much more allies than they may think, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Tim Marshall

Sport portfolio a bright light during cabinet’s growing pains

  • The feds have seen the opportunity global sports performances provide to advance the country’s reputation, open doors for diplomacy and trade, and boost our
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 21, 2025
Adam van Koeverden
Adam van Koeverden
If the prime minister and Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden lean in here they could produce some big wins from which we’d all benefit, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sport portfolio a bright light during cabinet’s growing pains

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 21, 2025
  • The feds have seen the opportunity global sports performances provide to advance the country’s reputation, open doors for diplomacy and trade, and boost our

Sport portfolio a bright light during cabinet’s growing pains

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 21, 2025
  • The feds have seen the opportunity global sports performances provide to advance the country’s reputation, open doors for diplomacy and trade, and boost our
Adam van Koeverden
If the prime minister and Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden lean in here they could produce some big wins from which we’d all benefit, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A home for all

  • Everyone needs a safe, decent, affordable place to call home.  But for too long, our housing system has felt like an unfair game rigged
Opinion | May 21, 2025

A home for all

Opinion | May 21, 2025
  • Everyone needs a safe, decent, affordable place to call home.  But for too long, our housing system has felt like an unfair game rigged

A home for all

Opinion | May 21, 2025
  • Everyone needs a safe, decent, affordable place to call home.  But for too long, our housing system has felt like an unfair game rigged

Open doors: MPs converge on the Hill as Parliament resumes on May 26

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 Trade Conference 2025—The Canadian Global Affairs Institute hosts its Trade Conference 2025, a full-day conversation on trade in Canada’s major economic
The 45th Parliament will get underway on May 26, with MPs filling the House of Commons Chamber for the first time since late 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Open doors: MPs converge on the Hill as Parliament resumes on May 26

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 Trade Conference 2025—The Canadian Global Affairs Institute hosts its Trade Conference 2025, a full-day conversation on trade in Canada’s major economic

Open doors: MPs converge on the Hill as Parliament resumes on May 26

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 Trade Conference 2025—The Canadian Global Affairs Institute hosts its Trade Conference 2025, a full-day conversation on trade in Canada’s major economic
The 45th Parliament will get underway on May 26, with MPs filling the House of Commons Chamber for the first time since late 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Close race expected for Cutest Pets on the Hill contest

  • Plus: judicial recount confirms the Liberals have Milton East-Halton Hills South, Ont.; former NDP staffer Anthony Salloum launches a 'cathartic' blog; and Tessie Sanci
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 21, 2025
Louis, top left, Leo, Darcy, centre left, Isey, Noodle, bottom left, and Peanut are just six of the 20 finalists vying for your votes in this year's Cutest Pets on the Hill contest. Photographs courtesy of the Canadian Animal Health Institute

Close race expected for Cutest Pets on the Hill contest

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 21, 2025
  • Plus: judicial recount confirms the Liberals have Milton East-Halton Hills South, Ont.; former NDP staffer Anthony Salloum launches a 'cathartic' blog; and Tessie Sanci

Close race expected for Cutest Pets on the Hill contest

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 21, 2025
  • Plus: judicial recount confirms the Liberals have Milton East-Halton Hills South, Ont.; former NDP staffer Anthony Salloum launches a 'cathartic' blog; and Tessie Sanci
Louis, top left, Leo, Darcy, centre left, Isey, Noodle, bottom left, and Peanut are just six of the 20 finalists vying for your votes in this year's Cutest Pets on the Hill contest. Photographs courtesy of the Canadian Animal Health Institute

New defence minister, same old woes

  • Defence Minister David McGuinty is going to need a lot of support from Carney's Liberal government to truly right the CAF ship.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 21, 2025
David McGuinty brings a modicum of cabinet experience and a modicum of intelligence awareness to his new defence portfolio, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New defence minister, same old woes

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 21, 2025
  • Defence Minister David McGuinty is going to need a lot of support from Carney's Liberal government to truly right the CAF ship.

New defence minister, same old woes

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 21, 2025
  • Defence Minister David McGuinty is going to need a lot of support from Carney's Liberal government to truly right the CAF ship.
David McGuinty brings a modicum of cabinet experience and a modicum of intelligence awareness to his new defence portfolio, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Indigenous Services Minister Gull-Masty says she’s eager to ‘succeed’ under ‘huge pressure,’ as Indigenous leaders welcome ‘progress’ in cabinet picks

  • Indigenous Services Canada is being headed by an Indigenous person for the first time ever—something Mandy Gull-Masty says adds to the ‘pressure’ to succeed,
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 20, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, and Governor General Mary Simon at the May 13 cabinet ceremony. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Indigenous Services Minister Gull-Masty says she’s eager to ‘succeed’ under ‘huge pressure,’ as Indigenous leaders welcome ‘progress’ in cabinet picks

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 20, 2025
  • Indigenous Services Canada is being headed by an Indigenous person for the first time ever—something Mandy Gull-Masty says adds to the ‘pressure’ to succeed,

Indigenous Services Minister Gull-Masty says she’s eager to ‘succeed’ under ‘huge pressure,’ as Indigenous leaders welcome ‘progress’ in cabinet picks

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 20, 2025
  • Indigenous Services Canada is being headed by an Indigenous person for the first time ever—something Mandy Gull-Masty says adds to the ‘pressure’ to succeed,
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, and Governor General Mary Simon at the May 13 cabinet ceremony. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The 20th Century Boys rocked the Rainbow, and raised $4,500 for PAL Ottawa

  • The 20th Century Boys returned to the Rainbow Bistro for their annual spring fundraiser, and they rocked it.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 20, 2025
The 20th Century Boys' Dave Fraser, left, Richard Mahoney, centre, and Peter Van Dusen, right, rocked the Rainbow Bistro with their annual spring concert on May 16 and raised $4,500 for PAL Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

The 20th Century Boys rocked the Rainbow, and raised $4,500 for PAL Ottawa

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 20, 2025
  • The 20th Century Boys returned to the Rainbow Bistro for their annual spring fundraiser, and they rocked it.

The 20th Century Boys rocked the Rainbow, and raised $4,500 for PAL Ottawa

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 20, 2025
  • The 20th Century Boys returned to the Rainbow Bistro for their annual spring fundraiser, and they rocked it.
The 20th Century Boys' Dave Fraser, left, Richard Mahoney, centre, and Peter Van Dusen, right, rocked the Rainbow Bistro with their annual spring concert on May 16 and raised $4,500 for PAL Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Can Ukraine survive Trump?

  • Although the U.S. president will try to bully Ukraine into accepting Russia’s terms, there is no evidence that Ukraine is really on the brink
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 20, 2025
Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, will probably insist once again that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ‘no cards,’ and must submit, but that wasn’t true then and it isn’t true now, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Can Ukraine survive Trump?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 20, 2025
  • Although the U.S. president will try to bully Ukraine into accepting Russia’s terms, there is no evidence that Ukraine is really on the brink

Can Ukraine survive Trump?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 20, 2025
  • Although the U.S. president will try to bully Ukraine into accepting Russia’s terms, there is no evidence that Ukraine is really on the brink
Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, will probably insist once again that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ‘no cards,’ and must submit, but that wasn’t true then and it isn’t true now, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Federal disability benefit welcome, but its red tape will tax health system

  • The benefit’s onerous application process presents a challenge for patients, especially those who may be among the 6.5 million Canadians without a primary care
Opinion | BY JOSS REIMER | May 19, 2025
Doctor
Doctor
At a time when patients struggle to access timely care and physicians lose 18.5 million hours each year to administrative tasks, dumping more paperwork onto doctors’ desks is simply unfathomable, writes Dr. Joss Reimer. Pexels photograph by Polina Tankilevitch

Federal disability benefit welcome, but its red tape will tax health system

Opinion | BY JOSS REIMER | May 19, 2025
  • The benefit’s onerous application process presents a challenge for patients, especially those who may be among the 6.5 million Canadians without a primary care

Federal disability benefit welcome, but its red tape will tax health system

Opinion | BY JOSS REIMER | May 19, 2025
  • The benefit’s onerous application process presents a challenge for patients, especially those who may be among the 6.5 million Canadians without a primary care
Doctor
At a time when patients struggle to access timely care and physicians lose 18.5 million hours each year to administrative tasks, dumping more paperwork onto doctors’ desks is simply unfathomable, writes Dr. Joss Reimer. Pexels photograph by Polina Tankilevitch

A step forward, but not far enough: Canada still needs a minister for older persons

  • With older adults soon to make up a quarter of our population, Canada needs focused and empowered leadership to prepare for the realities of
Opinion | BY GABRIELLE GALLANT, KAHIR LALJI | May 19, 2025
Stephanie McLean, centre with Prime Minister Mark Carney and Governor General Mary Simon, was sworn in as secretary of state for seniors on May 13. That’s a good first step, but there still needs to be a full ministerial portfolio for older persons, write Gabrielle Gallant and Kahir Lalji. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

A step forward, but not far enough: Canada still needs a minister for older persons

Opinion | BY GABRIELLE GALLANT, KAHIR LALJI | May 19, 2025
  • With older adults soon to make up a quarter of our population, Canada needs focused and empowered leadership to prepare for the realities of

A step forward, but not far enough: Canada still needs a minister for older persons

Opinion | BY GABRIELLE GALLANT, KAHIR LALJI | May 19, 2025
  • With older adults soon to make up a quarter of our population, Canada needs focused and empowered leadership to prepare for the realities of
Stephanie McLean, centre with Prime Minister Mark Carney and Governor General Mary Simon, was sworn in as secretary of state for seniors on May 13. That’s a good first step, but there still needs to be a full ministerial portfolio for older persons, write Gabrielle Gallant and Kahir Lalji. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Really scared, anxious, and horrified’: advocates decry lack of voice for Canadians with disabilities in cabinet

  • The gap comes at a crucial time for advocates, as a new disability benefit program is being criticized for not fulfilling its stated goal
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 19, 2025
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu will oversee Employment and Social Development Canada in her role, but without a dedicated minister for disability advocacy, some are concerned their voices won't be heard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Really scared, anxious, and horrified’: advocates decry lack of voice for Canadians with disabilities in cabinet

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 19, 2025
  • The gap comes at a crucial time for advocates, as a new disability benefit program is being criticized for not fulfilling its stated goal

‘Really scared, anxious, and horrified’: advocates decry lack of voice for Canadians with disabilities in cabinet

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 19, 2025
  • The gap comes at a crucial time for advocates, as a new disability benefit program is being criticized for not fulfilling its stated goal
Patty Hajdu
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu will oversee Employment and Social Development Canada in her role, but without a dedicated minister for disability advocacy, some are concerned their voices won't be heard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Australian soldiers’ war crimes and the challenging pursuit of justice

  • The attempt to impose humanitarian rules on war is always bound to fall short, but the effort must be made nevertheless.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 5, 2023
Australian Special Operations Task Groups Long Range Patrol Vehicles drive in across one of Afghanistan's desert regions in 2009. An Australian independent inquiry report in 2020 found credible evidence that 25 Australian Special Air Service soldiers murdered 39 Afghans. Photograph courtesy of Paul Berry of the Australian Department of Defence/NATO NATO International Security Assistance Force Public Affairs

Australian soldiers’ war crimes and the challenging pursuit of justice

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 5, 2023
  • The attempt to impose humanitarian rules on war is always bound to fall short, but the effort must be made nevertheless.

Australian soldiers’ war crimes and the challenging pursuit of justice

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 5, 2023
  • The attempt to impose humanitarian rules on war is always bound to fall short, but the effort must be made nevertheless.
Australian Special Operations Task Groups Long Range Patrol Vehicles drive in across one of Afghanistan's desert regions in 2009. An Australian independent inquiry report in 2020 found credible evidence that 25 Australian Special Air Service soldiers murdered 39 Afghans. Photograph courtesy of Paul Berry of the Australian Department of Defence/NATO NATO International Security Assistance Force Public Affairs

How Canada should intervene to protect Ukrainian children

  • Military strikes are not the only cause of children’s suffering in Ukraine. For over a year, Russian forces have conducted a campaign of displacing
Opinion | BY ERIK KUCHERENKO | June 5, 2023
With the comprehensive Bring Kids Back UA plan, unveiled by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on May 31, Canada has a chance to make a valuable contribution to saving Ukrainian children, writes Erik Kucherenko. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/President of Ukraine

How Canada should intervene to protect Ukrainian children

Opinion | BY ERIK KUCHERENKO | June 5, 2023
  • Military strikes are not the only cause of children’s suffering in Ukraine. For over a year, Russian forces have conducted a campaign of displacing

How Canada should intervene to protect Ukrainian children

Opinion | BY ERIK KUCHERENKO | June 5, 2023
  • Military strikes are not the only cause of children’s suffering in Ukraine. For over a year, Russian forces have conducted a campaign of displacing
With the comprehensive Bring Kids Back UA plan, unveiled by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on May 31, Canada has a chance to make a valuable contribution to saving Ukrainian children, writes Erik Kucherenko. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/President of Ukraine

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 5, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald building in Ottawa on June 5, 2023, to provide an update on the ongoing wildfire situation across Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 5, 2023

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 5, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald building in Ottawa on June 5, 2023, to provide an update on the ongoing wildfire situation across Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Slimy assault on David Johnston’s reputation and character is unforgivable

  • If David Johnston had recommended a public inquiry into alleged Chinese interference in Canadian elections, the same people now slagging Johnston would be carrying
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 5, 2023
Canadians have come to expect 'National Inquirer'-style politics out of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, but more is expected of Jagmeet Singh and the NDP, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Slimy assault on David Johnston’s reputation and character is unforgivable

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 5, 2023
  • If David Johnston had recommended a public inquiry into alleged Chinese interference in Canadian elections, the same people now slagging Johnston would be carrying

Slimy assault on David Johnston’s reputation and character is unforgivable

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 5, 2023
  • If David Johnston had recommended a public inquiry into alleged Chinese interference in Canadian elections, the same people now slagging Johnston would be carrying
Canadians have come to expect 'National Inquirer'-style politics out of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, but more is expected of Jagmeet Singh and the NDP, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Conditions this early in the season are unprecedented,’ says Blair, and MPs say ridings dealing with ‘frightening’ wildfires open their hearts to evacuees

  • 'Nova Scotia has never gone through this type of thing before,' says Liberal MP Lena Metlege Diab who represents Halifax West.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | June 5, 2023
A Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency firefighter at the Tantallon fire in Nova Scotia. Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair said British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories, Manitoba, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick 'have all experienced serious wildfires' and prompted the evacuation of tens of thousands. Photograph courtesy of Communications Nova Scotia

‘Conditions this early in the season are unprecedented,’ says Blair, and MPs say ridings dealing with ‘frightening’ wildfires open their hearts to evacuees

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | June 5, 2023
  • 'Nova Scotia has never gone through this type of thing before,' says Liberal MP Lena Metlege Diab who represents Halifax West.

‘Conditions this early in the season are unprecedented,’ says Blair, and MPs say ridings dealing with ‘frightening’ wildfires open their hearts to evacuees

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | June 5, 2023
  • 'Nova Scotia has never gone through this type of thing before,' says Liberal MP Lena Metlege Diab who represents Halifax West.
A Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency firefighter at the Tantallon fire in Nova Scotia. Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair said British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories, Manitoba, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick 'have all experienced serious wildfires' and prompted the evacuation of tens of thousands. Photograph courtesy of Communications Nova Scotia

Canadians more concerned with actual fires than the foreign interference firestorm

  • That two opposition parties moved away from foreign interference indicates that the public is not as engaged with the issue while wildfires rage across
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 5, 2023
Special Rapporteur David Johnston's decision to ignore a negative parliamentary vote could have added fuel to the firestorm surrounding alleged foreign interference, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians more concerned with actual fires than the foreign interference firestorm

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 5, 2023
  • That two opposition parties moved away from foreign interference indicates that the public is not as engaged with the issue while wildfires rage across

Canadians more concerned with actual fires than the foreign interference firestorm

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 5, 2023
  • That two opposition parties moved away from foreign interference indicates that the public is not as engaged with the issue while wildfires rage across
Special Rapporteur David Johnston's decision to ignore a negative parliamentary vote could have added fuel to the firestorm surrounding alleged foreign interference, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Byelection result in Portage-Lisgar, Man., will signal if Poilievre has been able to consolidate party’s base, say politicos and experts

  • Four byelections in three provinces are set to take place on June 19.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 5, 2023
Left, People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier is facing off against Conservative candidate Branden Leslie in the riding of Portage-Lisgar, Man., while Conservative candidate Arpan Khanna and the Liberals' David Hilderley are running in Oxford, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, and courtesy of Branden Leslie, Twitter and Facebook

Byelection result in Portage-Lisgar, Man., will signal if Poilievre has been able to consolidate party’s base, say politicos and experts

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 5, 2023
  • Four byelections in three provinces are set to take place on June 19.

Byelection result in Portage-Lisgar, Man., will signal if Poilievre has been able to consolidate party’s base, say politicos and experts

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 5, 2023
  • Four byelections in three provinces are set to take place on June 19.
Left, People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier is facing off against Conservative candidate Branden Leslie in the riding of Portage-Lisgar, Man., while Conservative candidate Arpan Khanna and the Liberals' David Hilderley are running in Oxford, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, and courtesy of Branden Leslie, Twitter and Facebook

‘Polarizing’ Alberta campaign ‘a harbinger of what to expect’ in next federal election, say insiders

  • It would be a mistake for Pierre Poilievre to run on a populist message in the next federal election as that vote will be
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 5, 2023
Right after winning the Alberta election on May 29, United Conservative Party leader Danielle Smith attacked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's federal government on its climate policy. The Hill Times file photographs

‘Polarizing’ Alberta campaign ‘a harbinger of what to expect’ in next federal election, say insiders

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 5, 2023
  • It would be a mistake for Pierre Poilievre to run on a populist message in the next federal election as that vote will be

‘Polarizing’ Alberta campaign ‘a harbinger of what to expect’ in next federal election, say insiders

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 5, 2023
  • It would be a mistake for Pierre Poilievre to run on a populist message in the next federal election as that vote will be
Right after winning the Alberta election on May 29, United Conservative Party leader Danielle Smith attacked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's federal government on its climate policy. The Hill Times file photographs

Nomination process ‘a distinct problem that has to be examined,’ PM’s national security adviser tells committee studying foreign interference

  • The Procedure and House Affairs Committee was busy last week probing deeper into foreign interference in Canadian elections and what to do about it.
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 5, 2023
From left, former governor general and special rapporteur David Johnston, national security adviser to the prime minister Jody Thomas, Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Nomination process ‘a distinct problem that has to be examined,’ PM’s national security adviser tells committee studying foreign interference

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 5, 2023
  • The Procedure and House Affairs Committee was busy last week probing deeper into foreign interference in Canadian elections and what to do about it.

Nomination process ‘a distinct problem that has to be examined,’ PM’s national security adviser tells committee studying foreign interference

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 5, 2023
  • The Procedure and House Affairs Committee was busy last week probing deeper into foreign interference in Canadian elections and what to do about it.
From left, former governor general and special rapporteur David Johnston, national security adviser to the prime minister Jody Thomas, Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Where is the sense of national ambition to seize and build on new opportunities today?

  • Four major Canadian-owned and headquartered corporations today all originated as Crown corporations. Our major electric power utilities are other examples of public policy pursuing major
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 5, 2023
A turbo train in original CN livery, before VIA Rail took over the passenger service, seen in Calgary in 1975. Four of our country’s major Canadian-owned and Canadian headquartered corporations today—Potash Corp., Cameco, Air Canada, and CN Rail—all originated as Crown corporations, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Where is the sense of national ambition to seize and build on new opportunities today?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 5, 2023
  • Four major Canadian-owned and headquartered corporations today all originated as Crown corporations. Our major electric power utilities are other examples of public policy pursuing major

Where is the sense of national ambition to seize and build on new opportunities today?

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 5, 2023
  • Four major Canadian-owned and headquartered corporations today all originated as Crown corporations. Our major electric power utilities are other examples of public policy pursuing major
A turbo train in original CN livery, before VIA Rail took over the passenger service, seen in Calgary in 1975. Four of our country’s major Canadian-owned and Canadian headquartered corporations today—Potash Corp., Cameco, Air Canada, and CN Rail—all originated as Crown corporations, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

‘More prescriptive’ lobbyists’ code of conduct to come into force in July

  • The new code will include as much detail as possible and reduce the need for separate guidance documents further defining the rules, said Lobbying
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | June 5, 2023
Nancy Bélanger, December 2017
Nancy Bélanger, December 2017
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger's update to the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct will come into force on July 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘More prescriptive’ lobbyists’ code of conduct to come into force in July

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | June 5, 2023
  • The new code will include as much detail as possible and reduce the need for separate guidance documents further defining the rules, said Lobbying

‘More prescriptive’ lobbyists’ code of conduct to come into force in July

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | June 5, 2023
  • The new code will include as much detail as possible and reduce the need for separate guidance documents further defining the rules, said Lobbying
Nancy Bélanger, December 2017
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger's update to the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct will come into force on July 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must suspend arms exports to Peru, speak out against lethal racism

  • Trade must not trump human rights. We’re counting on Canada to suspended arms exports to Peru and deliver an unequivocal message: Peru must stop
Opinion | BY MARINA NAVARRO, KETTY NIVYABANDI, AND FRANCE-ISABELLE LANGLOIS | June 5, 2023
In March, Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng, pictured on the Hill, met with Peru's Prime Minister Alberto Otárola in Toronto and reaffirmed 'the positive and longstanding commercial ties between our countries.' The press release and tweets did not mention Peru's human rights crisis, write the authors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must suspend arms exports to Peru, speak out against lethal racism

Opinion | BY MARINA NAVARRO, KETTY NIVYABANDI, AND FRANCE-ISABELLE LANGLOIS | June 5, 2023
  • Trade must not trump human rights. We’re counting on Canada to suspended arms exports to Peru and deliver an unequivocal message: Peru must stop

Canada must suspend arms exports to Peru, speak out against lethal racism

Opinion | BY MARINA NAVARRO, KETTY NIVYABANDI, AND FRANCE-ISABELLE LANGLOIS | June 5, 2023
  • Trade must not trump human rights. We’re counting on Canada to suspended arms exports to Peru and deliver an unequivocal message: Peru must stop
In March, Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng, pictured on the Hill, met with Peru's Prime Minister Alberto Otárola in Toronto and reaffirmed 'the positive and longstanding commercial ties between our countries.' The press release and tweets did not mention Peru's human rights crisis, write the authors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Spirit of co-operation must last beyond the wildfire emergency

  • Climate change means we will continue to see disasters described as 'unprecedented', but our preparedness and responses to those challenges need not be. The
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 5, 2023
Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair described the start to wildfire season as 'unprecedented' last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Spirit of co-operation must last beyond the wildfire emergency

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 5, 2023
  • Climate change means we will continue to see disasters described as 'unprecedented', but our preparedness and responses to those challenges need not be. The

Spirit of co-operation must last beyond the wildfire emergency

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 5, 2023
  • Climate change means we will continue to see disasters described as 'unprecedented', but our preparedness and responses to those challenges need not be. The
Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair described the start to wildfire season as 'unprecedented' last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environmental racism bill among concerns before top-lobbied Energy Minister Wilkinson in first quarter of 2023

  • Bill C-226 would require development of a national strategy to advance environmental justice and assess, prevent, and address environmental racism.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 5, 2023
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson was the most-lobbied minister for the first quarter of 2023, and was listed in 67 communication reports for lobbying activity held between January and April. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environmental racism bill among concerns before top-lobbied Energy Minister Wilkinson in first quarter of 2023

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 5, 2023
  • Bill C-226 would require development of a national strategy to advance environmental justice and assess, prevent, and address environmental racism.

Environmental racism bill among concerns before top-lobbied Energy Minister Wilkinson in first quarter of 2023

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 5, 2023
  • Bill C-226 would require development of a national strategy to advance environmental justice and assess, prevent, and address environmental racism.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson was the most-lobbied minister for the first quarter of 2023, and was listed in 67 communication reports for lobbying activity held between January and April. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau, Blair, and other ministers to deliver wildfire update

  • McKinsey hearings resume as senior officials from departments, agencies, and Crown corporations appear before a House committee to discuss consulting contracts.
Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair, seen here speaking to reporters on May 29 about wildfires across Canada, will join the prime minister for another update today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau, Blair, and other ministers to deliver wildfire update

  • McKinsey hearings resume as senior officials from departments, agencies, and Crown corporations appear before a House committee to discuss consulting contracts.

Politics This Morning: Trudeau, Blair, and other ministers to deliver wildfire update

  • McKinsey hearings resume as senior officials from departments, agencies, and Crown corporations appear before a House committee to discuss consulting contracts.
Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair, seen here speaking to reporters on May 29 about wildfires across Canada, will join the prime minister for another update today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This just in: Defend or defund? Macdonald-Laurier Institute to host talk on role of CBC in digital age

  • Plus, the Hnatyshyn Foundation to host fundraiser supporting damaged Ukrainian cultural institutions, and World BEYOND War activists disrupt opening of military weapons convention CANSEC.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 5, 2023
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute will host a webinar exploring the future of CBC on June 7. The director of MLI's domestic policy program Aaron Wudrick, left, will moderate the discussion, and will be joined by Globe and Mail columnist Andrew Coyne, former CBC producer Tara Henley, and MLI senior fellow Peter Menzies. Photographs courtesy of Macdonald-Laurier Institute, The Hill Times file photograph, Twitter, and Peter Menzies

This just in: Defend or defund? Macdonald-Laurier Institute to host talk on role of CBC in digital age

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 5, 2023
  • Plus, the Hnatyshyn Foundation to host fundraiser supporting damaged Ukrainian cultural institutions, and World BEYOND War activists disrupt opening of military weapons convention CANSEC.

This just in: Defend or defund? Macdonald-Laurier Institute to host talk on role of CBC in digital age

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 5, 2023
  • Plus, the Hnatyshyn Foundation to host fundraiser supporting damaged Ukrainian cultural institutions, and World BEYOND War activists disrupt opening of military weapons convention CANSEC.
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute will host a webinar exploring the future of CBC on June 7. The director of MLI's domestic policy program Aaron Wudrick, left, will moderate the discussion, and will be joined by Globe and Mail columnist Andrew Coyne, former CBC producer Tara Henley, and MLI senior fellow Peter Menzies. Photographs courtesy of Macdonald-Laurier Institute, The Hill Times file photograph, Twitter, and Peter Menzies

‘We have lost one of the greats’: Bloc MP Trudel honours iconic Quebec actor Michel Côté who died May 29 at 72

  • Today, we have lost one of the greats. Michel Côté has left us. He always made us laugh and now, leaving us like this, he
Opinion | June 5, 2023
Quebec actor Michel Côté, left, pictured Oct. 27, 2009, with then-Canadian heritage minister James Moore, at the Ottawa premiere of De père en flic, the box office smash hit released in 2009. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘We have lost one of the greats’: Bloc MP Trudel honours iconic Quebec actor Michel Côté who died May 29 at 72

Opinion | June 5, 2023
  • Today, we have lost one of the greats. Michel Côté has left us. He always made us laugh and now, leaving us like this, he

‘We have lost one of the greats’: Bloc MP Trudel honours iconic Quebec actor Michel Côté who died May 29 at 72

Opinion | June 5, 2023
  • Today, we have lost one of the greats. Michel Côté has left us. He always made us laugh and now, leaving us like this, he
Quebec actor Michel Côté, left, pictured Oct. 27, 2009, with then-Canadian heritage minister James Moore, at the Ottawa premiere of De père en flic, the box office smash hit released in 2009. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Talaga keynote speaker at Indigenous History and Heritage Gathering on June 5 at Ottawa’s Shaw Centre

  • House Sitting—The House is sitting this week and will set every week until June 23. It’s scheduled to adjourn for the summer on June
Tanya Talaga, bestselling author and Toronto Star columnist, will be the keynote speaker at the Indigenous History and Heritage Gathering on June 5 at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa. The gathering, June 5-7, will be hosted by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of Manitoba and the First Nations Confederacy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Talaga keynote speaker at Indigenous History and Heritage Gathering on June 5 at Ottawa’s Shaw Centre

  • House Sitting—The House is sitting this week and will set every week until June 23. It’s scheduled to adjourn for the summer on June

Talaga keynote speaker at Indigenous History and Heritage Gathering on June 5 at Ottawa’s Shaw Centre

  • House Sitting—The House is sitting this week and will set every week until June 23. It’s scheduled to adjourn for the summer on June
Tanya Talaga, bestselling author and Toronto Star columnist, will be the keynote speaker at the Indigenous History and Heritage Gathering on June 5 at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa. The gathering, June 5-7, will be hosted by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of Manitoba and the First Nations Confederacy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Riverkeeper gala housewarming raises $345,000 at Ottawa’s hottest party on the water

  • The non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the capital watershed hosted its signature shindig at the newly renovated Ottawa River House in Rockcliffe Park on
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 2, 2023
Gatineau singer-songwriter Mia Kelly, left, and 2023 Honourary Riverkeeper Claudette Commanda, who is also the University of Ottawa's chancellor at the 10th annual Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala on May 31. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Riverkeeper gala housewarming raises $345,000 at Ottawa’s hottest party on the water

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 2, 2023
  • The non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the capital watershed hosted its signature shindig at the newly renovated Ottawa River House in Rockcliffe Park on

Riverkeeper gala housewarming raises $345,000 at Ottawa’s hottest party on the water

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 2, 2023
  • The non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the capital watershed hosted its signature shindig at the newly renovated Ottawa River House in Rockcliffe Park on
Gatineau singer-songwriter Mia Kelly, left, and 2023 Honourary Riverkeeper Claudette Commanda, who is also the University of Ottawa's chancellor at the 10th annual Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala on May 31. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Members of new tech caucus pledge to work across party lines so Parliamentarians aren’t ‘left in the dark’ by rapidly advancing AI

  • Launching a caucus instead of a committee has ‘far fewer’ logistical hurdles, which is vital because ‘time is not on our side,’ said ISG
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 2, 2023
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, left, and ISG Senator Colin Deacon will co-chair the new Canadian Parliamentary Caucus on Emerging Technology. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Aidan Chamandy

Members of new tech caucus pledge to work across party lines so Parliamentarians aren’t ‘left in the dark’ by rapidly advancing AI

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 2, 2023
  • Launching a caucus instead of a committee has ‘far fewer’ logistical hurdles, which is vital because ‘time is not on our side,’ said ISG

Members of new tech caucus pledge to work across party lines so Parliamentarians aren’t ‘left in the dark’ by rapidly advancing AI

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 2, 2023
  • Launching a caucus instead of a committee has ‘far fewer’ logistical hurdles, which is vital because ‘time is not on our side,’ said ISG
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, left, and ISG Senator Colin Deacon will co-chair the new Canadian Parliamentary Caucus on Emerging Technology. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Aidan Chamandy

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