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Spending spree

  • Plus, the AG will issue reports on fighter jets, office space, and more.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced yesterday that his government would spend an extra $9-billion on defence this year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Spending spree

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 10, 2025
  • Plus, the AG will issue reports on fighter jets, office space, and more.

Spending spree

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 10, 2025
  • Plus, the AG will issue reports on fighter jets, office space, and more.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced yesterday that his government would spend an extra $9-billion on defence this year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The high price of a handshake: Carney’s G7 Modi invite 

  • If Canada cannot draw a line at political assassination on its own soil, where will we draw one?
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 9, 2025
Canada's invite to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 is historic in the way political duplicities often are: low-key, deliberate, and draped in the language of pragmatic necessity, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The high price of a handshake: Carney’s G7 Modi invite 

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 9, 2025
  • If Canada cannot draw a line at political assassination on its own soil, where will we draw one?

The high price of a handshake: Carney’s G7 Modi invite 

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 9, 2025
  • If Canada cannot draw a line at political assassination on its own soil, where will we draw one?
Canada's invite to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 is historic in the way political duplicities often are: low-key, deliberate, and draped in the language of pragmatic necessity, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Senator Dasko pitches elections law reforms to address enduring issue of candidate diversity

  • Experts offered mixed reviews of Bill S-213, describing it as a ‘baby step’ forward, or as a watered-down attempt to address an already well-known
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 9, 2025
Ontario ISG Senator Donna Dasko tabled Bill S-213 with proposed reforms to the Canada Elections Act on May 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Dasko pitches elections law reforms to address enduring issue of candidate diversity

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 9, 2025
  • Experts offered mixed reviews of Bill S-213, describing it as a ‘baby step’ forward, or as a watered-down attempt to address an already well-known

Senator Dasko pitches elections law reforms to address enduring issue of candidate diversity

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 9, 2025
  • Experts offered mixed reviews of Bill S-213, describing it as a ‘baby step’ forward, or as a watered-down attempt to address an already well-known
Ontario ISG Senator Donna Dasko tabled Bill S-213 with proposed reforms to the Canada Elections Act on May 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A big get’: PM Carney’s chief of staff pick Blanchard lauded across partisan lines

  • Marc-André Blanchard will take over as chief of staff to the prime minister in July.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 9, 2025
Marc-André Blanchard at a May 2017 press briefing during his time as Canada's permanent representative to the United Nations. Photograph courtesy of the UN/Manuel Elias

‘A big get’: PM Carney’s chief of staff pick Blanchard lauded across partisan lines

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 9, 2025
  • Marc-André Blanchard will take over as chief of staff to the prime minister in July.

‘A big get’: PM Carney’s chief of staff pick Blanchard lauded across partisan lines

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 9, 2025
  • Marc-André Blanchard will take over as chief of staff to the prime minister in July.
Marc-André Blanchard at a May 2017 press briefing during his time as Canada's permanent representative to the United Nations. Photograph courtesy of the UN/Manuel Elias

How soon should we expect this ‘immediate’ military overhaul?

  • The defence minister said the feds will take ‘immediate and decisive action to rebuild Canada's defence capacity’—but announced nothing further.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 9, 2025
David McGuinty
David McGuinty
In Europe, Defence Minister David McGuinty backed away from the word ‘immediate,’ noting the federal government will have more to say ‘very soon’ about its plans, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How soon should we expect this ‘immediate’ military overhaul?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 9, 2025
  • The defence minister said the feds will take ‘immediate and decisive action to rebuild Canada's defence capacity’—but announced nothing further.

How soon should we expect this ‘immediate’ military overhaul?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 9, 2025
  • The defence minister said the feds will take ‘immediate and decisive action to rebuild Canada's defence capacity’—but announced nothing further.
David McGuinty
In Europe, Defence Minister David McGuinty backed away from the word ‘immediate,’ noting the federal government will have more to say ‘very soon’ about its plans, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What does Trump 2.0 mean for Canada-China relations?

  • Since the U.S. can no longer unite western democracies, Canada should not view China in all negative terms.
Opinion | BY LYNETTE H. ONG | June 9, 2025
The June 5 exchange between Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Chinese Premier Li Qiang is the highest level official exchange between the two countries in recent years, writes Lynette H. Ong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and screenshot courtesy of YouTube/China News Service

What does Trump 2.0 mean for Canada-China relations?

Opinion | BY LYNETTE H. ONG | June 9, 2025
  • Since the U.S. can no longer unite western democracies, Canada should not view China in all negative terms.

What does Trump 2.0 mean for Canada-China relations?

Opinion | BY LYNETTE H. ONG | June 9, 2025
  • Since the U.S. can no longer unite western democracies, Canada should not view China in all negative terms.
The June 5 exchange between Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Chinese Premier Li Qiang is the highest level official exchange between the two countries in recent years, writes Lynette H. Ong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and screenshot courtesy of YouTube/China News Service

Internal trade a complement, not a solution, to reduced trade with U.S., say economists

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government tabled much-anticipated legislation on June 6 intended to remove interprovincial trade barriers, ease labour mobility, and help expedite major
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 9, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves West Block on June 5, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves West Block on June 5, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured June 5, 2025, on the Hill. He and the country’s premiers gathered for a first ministers' meeting in Saskatoon on June 2, which included discussions about removing internal trade barriers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Internal trade a complement, not a solution, to reduced trade with U.S., say economists

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 9, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government tabled much-anticipated legislation on June 6 intended to remove interprovincial trade barriers, ease labour mobility, and help expedite major

Internal trade a complement, not a solution, to reduced trade with U.S., say economists

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 9, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government tabled much-anticipated legislation on June 6 intended to remove interprovincial trade barriers, ease labour mobility, and help expedite major
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves West Block on June 5, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured June 5, 2025, on the Hill. He and the country’s premiers gathered for a first ministers' meeting in Saskatoon on June 2, which included discussions about removing internal trade barriers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Unusual time’ for lobbying in first quarter of 2025, with economic concerns topping communications

  • Ron Bedard, president and CEO of ArcelorMittal Dofasco, the top company that lobbied the government in the first quarter, says the U.S. tariffs represent
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada 'must respond with purpose and force and take every step to protect Canadian workers and businesses against the unjust tariffs imposed by the United States, including on automobiles,' on April 3 in a press release from the Prime Minister's Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Unusual time’ for lobbying in first quarter of 2025, with economic concerns topping communications

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 9, 2025
  • Ron Bedard, president and CEO of ArcelorMittal Dofasco, the top company that lobbied the government in the first quarter, says the U.S. tariffs represent

‘Unusual time’ for lobbying in first quarter of 2025, with economic concerns topping communications

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 9, 2025
  • Ron Bedard, president and CEO of ArcelorMittal Dofasco, the top company that lobbied the government in the first quarter, says the U.S. tariffs represent
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada 'must respond with purpose and force and take every step to protect Canadian workers and businesses against the unjust tariffs imposed by the United States, including on automobiles,' on April 3 in a press release from the Prime Minister's Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

More trade, not less protection for workers

  • Lower trade barriers cannot mean lower standards. If we harmonize, aim high or don’t bother.
Opinion | BY LANA PAYNE | June 9, 2025
Federal Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu said, 'To build one Canadian economy, we need to make it easier for workers in every province and territory to find good jobs,' in a May 28 Employment and Social Development Canada press release. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

More trade, not less protection for workers

Opinion | BY LANA PAYNE | June 9, 2025
  • Lower trade barriers cannot mean lower standards. If we harmonize, aim high or don’t bother.

More trade, not less protection for workers

Opinion | BY LANA PAYNE | June 9, 2025
  • Lower trade barriers cannot mean lower standards. If we harmonize, aim high or don’t bother.
Federal Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu said, 'To build one Canadian economy, we need to make it easier for workers in every province and territory to find good jobs,' in a May 28 Employment and Social Development Canada press release. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Trade barriers and trucking: unified political fortitude needed to push through the noise

  • Trade barriers impeding supply chains and slowing down economic trade include: aligning and improving winter road maintenance standards; increased access to rest areas for
Opinion | BY STEPHEN LASKOWSKI | June 9, 2025
To truly increase efficiencies throughout the supply chain, and trucking specifically, the prime minister will need the commitment and political will of the premiers, the ministers of Transportation and mayors, writes Stephen Laskowski, president of the Canadian Trucking Alliance. Photograph courtesy of Tung Lam, Pixabay.com

Trade barriers and trucking: unified political fortitude needed to push through the noise

Opinion | BY STEPHEN LASKOWSKI | June 9, 2025
  • Trade barriers impeding supply chains and slowing down economic trade include: aligning and improving winter road maintenance standards; increased access to rest areas for

Trade barriers and trucking: unified political fortitude needed to push through the noise

Opinion | BY STEPHEN LASKOWSKI | June 9, 2025
  • Trade barriers impeding supply chains and slowing down economic trade include: aligning and improving winter road maintenance standards; increased access to rest areas for
To truly increase efficiencies throughout the supply chain, and trucking specifically, the prime minister will need the commitment and political will of the premiers, the ministers of Transportation and mayors, writes Stephen Laskowski, president of the Canadian Trucking Alliance. Photograph courtesy of Tung Lam, Pixabay.com

A modern economy requires more than shared borders

  • A modern economy needs shared standards, interoperable infrastructure, and a workforce free to move where it is most needed.
Opinion | BY MOSHE LANDER | June 9, 2025
Only through deeper cooperation and integration can Canada fully achieve its economic potential, writes Moshe Lander, a senior lecturer in economics at Concordia University. Photograph courtesy of Koi Roylers, Pixabay.com

A modern economy requires more than shared borders

Opinion | BY MOSHE LANDER | June 9, 2025
  • A modern economy needs shared standards, interoperable infrastructure, and a workforce free to move where it is most needed.

A modern economy requires more than shared borders

Opinion | BY MOSHE LANDER | June 9, 2025
  • A modern economy needs shared standards, interoperable infrastructure, and a workforce free to move where it is most needed.
Only through deeper cooperation and integration can Canada fully achieve its economic potential, writes Moshe Lander, a senior lecturer in economics at Concordia University. Photograph courtesy of Koi Roylers, Pixabay.com

From Haiti to the PMO to cabinet: Canada’s new Health Minister Michel reflects on her front-row seat in politics

  • Before becoming involved in Canadian politics, Marjorie Michel was the daughter of a Haitian prime minister. Politics is 'not really a privilege, it's like
FeatureBY TESSIE SANCI | June 9, 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

From Haiti to the PMO to cabinet: Canada’s new Health Minister Michel reflects on her front-row seat in politics

FeatureBY TESSIE SANCI | June 9, 2025
  • Before becoming involved in Canadian politics, Marjorie Michel was the daughter of a Haitian prime minister. Politics is 'not really a privilege, it's like

From Haiti to the PMO to cabinet: Canada’s new Health Minister Michel reflects on her front-row seat in politics

FeatureBY TESSIE SANCI | June 9, 2025
  • Before becoming involved in Canadian politics, Marjorie Michel was the daughter of a Haitian prime minister. Politics is 'not really a privilege, it's like
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

Trump should not receive any special privileges at G7: Edmonton reader

  • Donald Trump’s multiple felony convictions and established pattern of undermining democratic institutions, marginalizing vulnerable groups, and advancing divisive rhetoric make his presence at the
Opinion | June 9, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
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Trump should not receive any special privileges at G7: Edmonton reader

Opinion | June 9, 2025
  • Donald Trump’s multiple felony convictions and established pattern of undermining democratic institutions, marginalizing vulnerable groups, and advancing divisive rhetoric make his presence at the

Trump should not receive any special privileges at G7: Edmonton reader

Opinion | June 9, 2025
  • Donald Trump’s multiple felony convictions and established pattern of undermining democratic institutions, marginalizing vulnerable groups, and advancing divisive rhetoric make his presence at the
typewriter
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Conservatives need to do some serious soul-searching

  • Is Pierre Poilievre the right person to lead the Conservatives out of the wilderness they've inhabited since former prime minister Stephen Harper’s defeat in
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 9, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on March 21, 2025, making an announcement at LiUNA local 527 training centre in Nepean, Ont., to support training 350,000 new trades workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives need to do some serious soul-searching

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 9, 2025
  • Is Pierre Poilievre the right person to lead the Conservatives out of the wilderness they've inhabited since former prime minister Stephen Harper’s defeat in

Conservatives need to do some serious soul-searching

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 9, 2025
  • Is Pierre Poilievre the right person to lead the Conservatives out of the wilderness they've inhabited since former prime minister Stephen Harper’s defeat in
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on March 21, 2025, making an announcement at LiUNA local 527 training centre in Nepean, Ont., to support training 350,000 new trades workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaks from pipelines lost money: Calgary reader

  • Re: “Urgent: ambitious methane emissions reduction needed,” (The Hill Times, June 2, by Independent Senator Rosa Galvez and Ari Pottens). Senator Galvez is right:
Opinion | June 9, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
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Leaks from pipelines lost money: Calgary reader

Opinion | June 9, 2025
  • Re: “Urgent: ambitious methane emissions reduction needed,” (The Hill Times, June 2, by Independent Senator Rosa Galvez and Ari Pottens). Senator Galvez is right:

Leaks from pipelines lost money: Calgary reader

Opinion | June 9, 2025
  • Re: “Urgent: ambitious methane emissions reduction needed,” (The Hill Times, June 2, by Independent Senator Rosa Galvez and Ari Pottens). Senator Galvez is right:
typewriter
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Canada should not join Trump’s Golden Dome

  • Joining the Golden Dome initiative would reinforce a common Canadian pattern of leaving the country’s protection against adversarial threats to other states. Under the
Opinion | BY ELISABETH GOSSELIN-MALO | June 9, 2025
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

Canada should not join Trump’s Golden Dome

Opinion | BY ELISABETH GOSSELIN-MALO | June 9, 2025
  • Joining the Golden Dome initiative would reinforce a common Canadian pattern of leaving the country’s protection against adversarial threats to other states. Under the

Canada should not join Trump’s Golden Dome

Opinion | BY ELISABETH GOSSELIN-MALO | June 9, 2025
  • Joining the Golden Dome initiative would reinforce a common Canadian pattern of leaving the country’s protection against adversarial threats to other states. Under the
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

Canada must lead the Global Fund at the G7 presidency

  • If you had the opportunity to save millions of lives, would you take it? Over the past two decades, the Global Fund, a leading
Opinion | June 9, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
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Canada must lead the Global Fund at the G7 presidency

Opinion | June 9, 2025
  • If you had the opportunity to save millions of lives, would you take it? Over the past two decades, the Global Fund, a leading

Canada must lead the Global Fund at the G7 presidency

Opinion | June 9, 2025
  • If you had the opportunity to save millions of lives, would you take it? Over the past two decades, the Global Fund, a leading
typewriter
Photograph courtesy of Pexels.com

The ever-changing relationship of leaders and media

  • Like Justin Trudeau after his initial election victory in 2015, Mark Carney was quite accessible to the media in his earliest days as prime
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | June 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal party caucus meeting in West Block on May 25, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The ever-changing relationship of leaders and media

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | June 9, 2025
  • Like Justin Trudeau after his initial election victory in 2015, Mark Carney was quite accessible to the media in his earliest days as prime

The ever-changing relationship of leaders and media

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | June 9, 2025
  • Like Justin Trudeau after his initial election victory in 2015, Mark Carney was quite accessible to the media in his earliest days as prime
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal party caucus meeting in West Block on May 25, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

  • The Hill Times
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
  • The Hill Times

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

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 6, 2025
  • The Hill Times
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

Return of P&P Cabinet Committee signals Carney’s ‘government by cabinet’ with an ‘inner circle,’ say strategists

  • Mark Carney’s Priorities, Planning, and Strategy Cabinet Committee—which seats 11 of the prime minister’s top ministers—suggests an ‘empowering’ approach to cabinet management, say politicos.
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 6, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, and cabinet ministers Steven MacKinnon, Dominic LeBlanc, Shafqat Ali, Mélanie Joly, François-Philippe Champagne, Tim Hodgson, bottom left, Anita Anand, David McGuinty, Sean Fraser, Steven Guilbeault, and Gregor Robertson make up Carney's 12-member Priorities, Planning and Strategy Cabinet Committee. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Return of P&P Cabinet Committee signals Carney’s ‘government by cabinet’ with an ‘inner circle,’ say strategists

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 6, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s Priorities, Planning, and Strategy Cabinet Committee—which seats 11 of the prime minister’s top ministers—suggests an ‘empowering’ approach to cabinet management, say politicos.

Return of P&P Cabinet Committee signals Carney’s ‘government by cabinet’ with an ‘inner circle,’ say strategists

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 6, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s Priorities, Planning, and Strategy Cabinet Committee—which seats 11 of the prime minister’s top ministers—suggests an ‘empowering’ approach to cabinet management, say politicos.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, and cabinet ministers Steven MacKinnon, Dominic LeBlanc, Shafqat Ali, Mélanie Joly, François-Philippe Champagne, Tim Hodgson, bottom left, Anita Anand, David McGuinty, Sean Fraser, Steven Guilbeault, and Gregor Robertson make up Carney's 12-member Priorities, Planning and Strategy Cabinet Committee. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Powering a just transition: why Canada’s clean energy workforce needs a recharge

  • Canada can’t decarbonize without people. And we can’t build the workforce we need with the systems that created exclusion. Ontario’s Small Modular Reactor project
Opinion | BY STACEY NORONHA, MISHA GOFORTH | June 6, 2025
Since 2012, employment in renewables has quintupled with wind and solar now generating more than seven per cent of Canada’s electricity. Yet the sector faces a 13 per cent job vacancy rate, high turnover, and a workforce that doesn’t reflect the diversity of the country, write Stacey Noronha and Misha Goforth. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Powering a just transition: why Canada’s clean energy workforce needs a recharge

Opinion | BY STACEY NORONHA, MISHA GOFORTH | June 6, 2025
  • Canada can’t decarbonize without people. And we can’t build the workforce we need with the systems that created exclusion. Ontario’s Small Modular Reactor project

Powering a just transition: why Canada’s clean energy workforce needs a recharge

Opinion | BY STACEY NORONHA, MISHA GOFORTH | June 6, 2025
  • Canada can’t decarbonize without people. And we can’t build the workforce we need with the systems that created exclusion. Ontario’s Small Modular Reactor project
Since 2012, employment in renewables has quintupled with wind and solar now generating more than seven per cent of Canada’s electricity. Yet the sector faces a 13 per cent job vacancy rate, high turnover, and a workforce that doesn’t reflect the diversity of the country, write Stacey Noronha and Misha Goforth. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

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

Canada’s G7 moment: rewrite the script or play along?

  • Mounting contradictions have dulled the G7’s edge. Canada can lead it toward revitalization—or be complicit in its decline.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
As the G7’s 2025 president, Canada, under Prime Minister Mark Carney, can uphold the status quo or help redefine its resolve, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s G7 moment: rewrite the script or play along?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 5, 2025
  • Mounting contradictions have dulled the G7’s edge. Canada can lead it toward revitalization—or be complicit in its decline.

Canada’s G7 moment: rewrite the script or play along?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 5, 2025
  • Mounting contradictions have dulled the G7’s edge. Canada can lead it toward revitalization—or be complicit in its decline.
Mark Carney
As the G7’s 2025 president, Canada, under Prime Minister Mark Carney, can uphold the status quo or help redefine its resolve, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From reactive to proactive: Canada’s hidden health-care crisis and why physical activity should be central to policy

  • As policymakers grapple with immediate crises, they must recognize that our long-term national strength depends on the health and vitality of our citizens. The
Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | June 5, 2025
Sue Holloway, left, ISG Senator Marty Deacon, and now Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden at the fifth annual Ski Day on the Hill on Feb. 7, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Christopher Guly

From reactive to proactive: Canada’s hidden health-care crisis and why physical activity should be central to policy

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | June 5, 2025
  • As policymakers grapple with immediate crises, they must recognize that our long-term national strength depends on the health and vitality of our citizens. The

From reactive to proactive: Canada’s hidden health-care crisis and why physical activity should be central to policy

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | June 5, 2025
  • As policymakers grapple with immediate crises, they must recognize that our long-term national strength depends on the health and vitality of our citizens. The
Sue Holloway, left, ISG Senator Marty Deacon, and now Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden at the fifth annual Ski Day on the Hill on Feb. 7, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Christopher Guly

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

MPs dive into the government’s spending plan

  • Plus, politicos pay tribute to Marc Garneau.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 5, 2025
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali tabled the main estimates for the coming year last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs dive into the government’s spending plan

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 5, 2025
  • Plus, politicos pay tribute to Marc Garneau.

MPs dive into the government’s spending plan

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 5, 2025
  • Plus, politicos pay tribute to Marc Garneau.
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali tabled the main estimates for the coming year last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Autopsy on the NDP election flop: don’t blame strategic voting

  • The NDP will never win an election while voters perceive the party as anti-business or anti-profit. But New Democrats won’t have to worry about
Opinion | BY MARC ZWELLING | June 4, 2025
Jagmeet Singh
Jagmeet Singh
Then-New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, left, with his wife Gurkian Kaur Sidhu, arriving for the English-language federal leaders' televised debate at the Maison de Radio-Canada in Montreal on April 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Autopsy on the NDP election flop: don’t blame strategic voting

Opinion | BY MARC ZWELLING | June 4, 2025
  • The NDP will never win an election while voters perceive the party as anti-business or anti-profit. But New Democrats won’t have to worry about

Autopsy on the NDP election flop: don’t blame strategic voting

Opinion | BY MARC ZWELLING | June 4, 2025
  • The NDP will never win an election while voters perceive the party as anti-business or anti-profit. But New Democrats won’t have to worry about
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Then-New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, left, with his wife Gurkian Kaur Sidhu, arriving for the English-language federal leaders' televised debate at the Maison de Radio-Canada in Montreal on April 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Minority Parliaments can work

  • There was one positive: two parties worked together on the federal budget, which is refreshing in these toxic political times.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 10, 2023
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Nov. 14, 2019, in the Prime Minister's Office in the West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minority Parliaments can work

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 10, 2023
  • There was one positive: two parties worked together on the federal budget, which is refreshing in these toxic political times.

Minority Parliaments can work

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 10, 2023
  • There was one positive: two parties worked together on the federal budget, which is refreshing in these toxic political times.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Nov. 14, 2019, in the Prime Minister's Office in the West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hockey’s a sport for everyone, regardless of race, gender, sexuality, says Lib MP van Koeverden

  • A little over a decade ago, Patrick and Brian Burke launched “You Can Play,” a social activism campaign dedicated to the eradication of homophobia
Opinion | April 10, 2023
A look at some of the MPs' Standing Order statements made in the House on March 31, 2023. Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Hockey’s a sport for everyone, regardless of race, gender, sexuality, says Lib MP van Koeverden

Opinion | April 10, 2023
  • A little over a decade ago, Patrick and Brian Burke launched “You Can Play,” a social activism campaign dedicated to the eradication of homophobia

Hockey’s a sport for everyone, regardless of race, gender, sexuality, says Lib MP van Koeverden

Opinion | April 10, 2023
  • A little over a decade ago, Patrick and Brian Burke launched “You Can Play,” a social activism campaign dedicated to the eradication of homophobia
A look at some of the MPs' Standing Order statements made in the House on March 31, 2023. Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Freeland to be keynote speaker at Washington, D.C., think-tank event

  • Plus, Jack Austin to host book launch in Toronto with Tom Axworthy next week, and Chelsea Nash is HT's new digital editor, Ian Campbell
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 10, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will be the keynote speaker at the U.S.-based Peterson Institute for International Economics think tank's 'Macro Week' on April 12 in Washington, D.C. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland to be keynote speaker at Washington, D.C., think-tank event

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 10, 2023
  • Plus, Jack Austin to host book launch in Toronto with Tom Axworthy next week, and Chelsea Nash is HT's new digital editor, Ian Campbell

Freeland to be keynote speaker at Washington, D.C., think-tank event

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 10, 2023
  • Plus, Jack Austin to host book launch in Toronto with Tom Axworthy next week, and Chelsea Nash is HT's new digital editor, Ian Campbell
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will be the keynote speaker at the U.S.-based Peterson Institute for International Economics think tank's 'Macro Week' on April 12 in Washington, D.C. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Rob Black to host reception featuring Canadian whiskies on the Hill on June 5

  • MONDAY, APRIL 10 House Not Sitting—The House is on a break this week and will return on Monday, April 17. It will sit for
CSG Senator Rob Black, pictured with then-Senator Diane Griffin in 2018, will host a reception in partnership with Grain Farmers of Ontario, Quebec Grain Farmers, Atlantic Grains Council and Spirits Canada, featuring Canadian whiskies made from Canada’s finest grains on Monday, June 5, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Rob Black to host reception featuring Canadian whiskies on the Hill on June 5

  • MONDAY, APRIL 10 House Not Sitting—The House is on a break this week and will return on Monday, April 17. It will sit for

Senator Rob Black to host reception featuring Canadian whiskies on the Hill on June 5

  • MONDAY, APRIL 10 House Not Sitting—The House is on a break this week and will return on Monday, April 17. It will sit for
CSG Senator Rob Black, pictured with then-Senator Diane Griffin in 2018, will host a reception in partnership with Grain Farmers of Ontario, Quebec Grain Farmers, Atlantic Grains Council and Spirits Canada, featuring Canadian whiskies made from Canada’s finest grains on Monday, June 5, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Keep your mitts off our moccasins

  • Plus, Jagmeet Singh joins an Iftar in the GTA.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 7, 2023
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger has proposed a series of changes and clarifications to the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Keep your mitts off our moccasins

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 7, 2023
  • Plus, Jagmeet Singh joins an Iftar in the GTA.

Politics This Morning: Keep your mitts off our moccasins

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 7, 2023
  • Plus, Jagmeet Singh joins an Iftar in the GTA.
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger has proposed a series of changes and clarifications to the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Immigrants are more than just a means to an end

  • More needs to be done to support immigrants who are looking to establish themselves as researchers in Canada.
Opinion | BY ERNEST NG | April 6, 2023
Science, Innovation, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne. An investment in science, and the people behind the science—whether Canadian or new to Canada—is an investment in this nation, writes Ernest Ng. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Immigrants are more than just a means to an end

Opinion | BY ERNEST NG | April 6, 2023
  • More needs to be done to support immigrants who are looking to establish themselves as researchers in Canada.

Immigrants are more than just a means to an end

Opinion | BY ERNEST NG | April 6, 2023
  • More needs to be done to support immigrants who are looking to establish themselves as researchers in Canada.
Science, Innovation, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne. An investment in science, and the people behind the science—whether Canadian or new to Canada—is an investment in this nation, writes Ernest Ng. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Setting the stage for an accelerated net-zero energy future

  • As global trading partners call on Canada to provide a stable supply of responsibly produced energy to power their economies, B.C. has stepped up.
Opinion | BY CHRISTINE KENNEDY | April 6, 2023
B.C. Premier David Eby during a Feb. 1, 2023 visit to Ottawa. Woodfibre LNG president Christine Kennedy writes that the B.C. government is providing a roadmap for meeting emission reduction targets while supporting the global transition to a less carbon-intensive energy system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Setting the stage for an accelerated net-zero energy future

Opinion | BY CHRISTINE KENNEDY | April 6, 2023
  • As global trading partners call on Canada to provide a stable supply of responsibly produced energy to power their economies, B.C. has stepped up.

Setting the stage for an accelerated net-zero energy future

Opinion | BY CHRISTINE KENNEDY | April 6, 2023
  • As global trading partners call on Canada to provide a stable supply of responsibly produced energy to power their economies, B.C. has stepped up.
B.C. Premier David Eby during a Feb. 1, 2023 visit to Ottawa. Woodfibre LNG president Christine Kennedy writes that the B.C. government is providing a roadmap for meeting emission reduction targets while supporting the global transition to a less carbon-intensive energy system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A sinking ship: don’t be fossil fooled by LNG

  • LNG distracts Canada from a zero-emissions future, jeopardizing its commitments to a cleaner, prosperous economy.
Opinion | BY ELISSAMA MENEZES AND ANDREW DUMBRILLE | April 6, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured. Canada needs a maritime decarbonization plan that aligns with the Paris Agreement, prioritizes and invests in green fuels and technologies, and addresses upstream impacts on community, infrastructure and the environment, write Elissama Menezes and Andrew Dumbrille. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A sinking ship: don’t be fossil fooled by LNG

Opinion | BY ELISSAMA MENEZES AND ANDREW DUMBRILLE | April 6, 2023
  • LNG distracts Canada from a zero-emissions future, jeopardizing its commitments to a cleaner, prosperous economy.

A sinking ship: don’t be fossil fooled by LNG

Opinion | BY ELISSAMA MENEZES AND ANDREW DUMBRILLE | April 6, 2023
  • LNG distracts Canada from a zero-emissions future, jeopardizing its commitments to a cleaner, prosperous economy.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured. Canada needs a maritime decarbonization plan that aligns with the Paris Agreement, prioritizes and invests in green fuels and technologies, and addresses upstream impacts on community, infrastructure and the environment, write Elissama Menezes and Andrew Dumbrille. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s backtrack on foreign aid in Budget 2023 signifies its shrinking role as a global health and development leader

  • The lack of new funding for international development assistance in Budget 2023 is especially notable when it comes to foreign aid supporting vulnerable women
Opinion | BY PREETY SHARMA | April 6, 2023
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan. Budget 2023 proclaims Canada's commitment to improving the lives of women, girls, and vulnerable populations around the world, and to increasing international development assistance every year toward 2030, but offers less annual funding than it did last year, writes Preety Sharma. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s backtrack on foreign aid in Budget 2023 signifies its shrinking role as a global health and development leader

Opinion | BY PREETY SHARMA | April 6, 2023
  • The lack of new funding for international development assistance in Budget 2023 is especially notable when it comes to foreign aid supporting vulnerable women

Canada’s backtrack on foreign aid in Budget 2023 signifies its shrinking role as a global health and development leader

Opinion | BY PREETY SHARMA | April 6, 2023
  • The lack of new funding for international development assistance in Budget 2023 is especially notable when it comes to foreign aid supporting vulnerable women
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan. Budget 2023 proclaims Canada's commitment to improving the lives of women, girls, and vulnerable populations around the world, and to increasing international development assistance every year toward 2030, but offers less annual funding than it did last year, writes Preety Sharma. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ontario’s proposed polling ban would leave voters ‘in a dark room,’ says Nanos

  • Polls may have a ‘negative impact on voter turnout,’ but banning them is ‘not a silver bullet,’ says a Samara Centre for Democracy spokesperson.
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 6, 2023
During Ontario's 2022 general election, which saw record-low voter turnout, most polls predicted a large majority victory for Premier Doug Ford, right. Now, Ontario's Chief Electoral Officer is calling for a ban on publishing polls for two weeks leading up to election day. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/fordnation

Ontario’s proposed polling ban would leave voters ‘in a dark room,’ says Nanos

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 6, 2023
  • Polls may have a ‘negative impact on voter turnout,’ but banning them is ‘not a silver bullet,’ says a Samara Centre for Democracy spokesperson.

Ontario’s proposed polling ban would leave voters ‘in a dark room,’ says Nanos

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 6, 2023
  • Polls may have a ‘negative impact on voter turnout,’ but banning them is ‘not a silver bullet,’ says a Samara Centre for Democracy spokesperson.
During Ontario's 2022 general election, which saw record-low voter turnout, most polls predicted a large majority victory for Premier Doug Ford, right. Now, Ontario's Chief Electoral Officer is calling for a ban on publishing polls for two weeks leading up to election day. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/fordnation

Parliamentary Budget Office says ending tax exemption for real estate investment trusts would generate at least $285.8-million in additional revenue over five years

  • Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office says the federal government ‘continues to evaluate the impact’ that large corporate landlords have on rental housing across Canada.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 6, 2023
Green Party MP Mike Morrice, seen here in December 2021, has called on the government to scrap a 1990s-era tax exemption that allows some of Canada's largest landlords to avoid paying corporate taxes, and he has cross-party support. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parliamentary Budget Office says ending tax exemption for real estate investment trusts would generate at least $285.8-million in additional revenue over five years

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 6, 2023
  • Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office says the federal government ‘continues to evaluate the impact’ that large corporate landlords have on rental housing across Canada.

Parliamentary Budget Office says ending tax exemption for real estate investment trusts would generate at least $285.8-million in additional revenue over five years

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 6, 2023
  • Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office says the federal government ‘continues to evaluate the impact’ that large corporate landlords have on rental housing across Canada.
Green Party MP Mike Morrice, seen here in December 2021, has called on the government to scrap a 1990s-era tax exemption that allows some of Canada's largest landlords to avoid paying corporate taxes, and he has cross-party support. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: A Liberal luminary in Cowtown

  • Plus, ministers disperse from Cape Breton to Yellowknife.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 6, 2023
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien is making an appearance in Calgary today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: A Liberal luminary in Cowtown

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 6, 2023
  • Plus, ministers disperse from Cape Breton to Yellowknife.

Politics This Morning: A Liberal luminary in Cowtown

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 6, 2023
  • Plus, ministers disperse from Cape Breton to Yellowknife.
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien is making an appearance in Calgary today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New parliamentary affairs director for Public Safety Minister Mendicino 

  • Plus, recent staff changes in Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings’ office include new Atlantic adviser and special assistant for operations Emily Walsh.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 5, 2023
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino announces initiatives to address the overrepresentation of Indigenous, Black, and racialized people in the criminal justice system in the West Block on March 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New parliamentary affairs director for Public Safety Minister Mendicino 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 5, 2023
  • Plus, recent staff changes in Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings’ office include new Atlantic adviser and special assistant for operations Emily Walsh.

New parliamentary affairs director for Public Safety Minister Mendicino 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 5, 2023
  • Plus, recent staff changes in Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings’ office include new Atlantic adviser and special assistant for operations Emily Walsh.
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino announces initiatives to address the overrepresentation of Indigenous, Black, and racialized people in the criminal justice system in the West Block on March 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Important to differentiate between good and bad federal public service contracts

  • To say federal contracting can get a little complicated is an understatement. The factors that help distinguish the good service contracts from the bad
Opinion | BY ALAN WILLIAMS | April 5, 2023
Dominic Barton, RioTinto board of directors chair, at the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee on Feb. 1, 2023. Barton was called to testify about McKinsey & Company's consulting contracts with the federal government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Important to differentiate between good and bad federal public service contracts

Opinion | BY ALAN WILLIAMS | April 5, 2023
  • To say federal contracting can get a little complicated is an understatement. The factors that help distinguish the good service contracts from the bad

Important to differentiate between good and bad federal public service contracts

Opinion | BY ALAN WILLIAMS | April 5, 2023
  • To say federal contracting can get a little complicated is an understatement. The factors that help distinguish the good service contracts from the bad
Dominic Barton, RioTinto board of directors chair, at the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee on Feb. 1, 2023. Barton was called to testify about McKinsey & Company's consulting contracts with the federal government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The political potency of the firearms issue

  • Canada's more than two million firearms owners will be voting as a block in the next election based on their united opposition to Trudeau’s
Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | April 5, 2023
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured on the Hill on March 21, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The political potency of the firearms issue

Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | April 5, 2023
  • Canada's more than two million firearms owners will be voting as a block in the next election based on their united opposition to Trudeau’s

The political potency of the firearms issue

Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | April 5, 2023
  • Canada's more than two million firearms owners will be voting as a block in the next election based on their united opposition to Trudeau’s
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured on the Hill on March 21, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Before the great Ukrainian offensive

  • The Ukrainians are constrained by their lack of means and the restrictions imposed by the NATO powers to wage a strictly limited war: only
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 5, 2023
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Here’s some bad news on the ‘peace’ front. Most wars do not end in ‘negotiations’. There may be a peace treaty, but it usually just ratifies what has already happened on the battlefield: the Congress of Vienna, the Treaty of Versailles, and the Dayton Accords. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Before the great Ukrainian offensive

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 5, 2023
  • The Ukrainians are constrained by their lack of means and the restrictions imposed by the NATO powers to wage a strictly limited war: only

Before the great Ukrainian offensive

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 5, 2023
  • The Ukrainians are constrained by their lack of means and the restrictions imposed by the NATO powers to wage a strictly limited war: only
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Here’s some bad news on the ‘peace’ front. Most wars do not end in ‘negotiations’. There may be a peace treaty, but it usually just ratifies what has already happened on the battlefield: the Congress of Vienna, the Treaty of Versailles, and the Dayton Accords. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The myth of a rational budget

  • All I know is politicians would rather please voters than economists. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 5, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on March 27, 2023, buying her new budget day shoes at Simons at the Rideau Centre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The myth of a rational budget

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 5, 2023
  • All I know is politicians would rather please voters than economists. 

The myth of a rational budget

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 5, 2023
  • All I know is politicians would rather please voters than economists. 
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on March 27, 2023, buying her new budget day shoes at Simons at the Rideau Centre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Economic justice advocates encouraged by a few big wins in Budget 2023, but renew call for bolder action

  • Tax fairness advocate praises measures to end exemptions for banks and to set up a corporate registry, but says government ‘way too timid’ in
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 5, 2023
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, seen here on March 31, answered a long-standing call from corporate transparency advocates when he tabled legislation on March 22 to set up a beneficial ownership registry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Economic justice advocates encouraged by a few big wins in Budget 2023, but renew call for bolder action

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 5, 2023
  • Tax fairness advocate praises measures to end exemptions for banks and to set up a corporate registry, but says government ‘way too timid’ in

Economic justice advocates encouraged by a few big wins in Budget 2023, but renew call for bolder action

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | April 5, 2023
  • Tax fairness advocate praises measures to end exemptions for banks and to set up a corporate registry, but says government ‘way too timid’ in
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, seen here on March 31, answered a long-standing call from corporate transparency advocates when he tabled legislation on March 22 to set up a beneficial ownership registry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds ‘shooting themselves in the foot’ on cannabis excise tax as some producers choose illicit market over bankruptcy

  • Cannabis marketing CEO Lisa Campbell says she expects more than half of the existing licensed producers and retailers will fold in a year, well
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 5, 2023
Nearly five years after legalization, Canada's cannabis industry is struggling with the burden of an excise tax based on an 'idealized' valuation by Health Canada, say advocates, forcing many businesses to choose between bankruptcy, selling government weed, or returning to the illicit market to turn a profit. The Hill Times file photograph

Feds ‘shooting themselves in the foot’ on cannabis excise tax as some producers choose illicit market over bankruptcy

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 5, 2023
  • Cannabis marketing CEO Lisa Campbell says she expects more than half of the existing licensed producers and retailers will fold in a year, well

Feds ‘shooting themselves in the foot’ on cannabis excise tax as some producers choose illicit market over bankruptcy

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 5, 2023
  • Cannabis marketing CEO Lisa Campbell says she expects more than half of the existing licensed producers and retailers will fold in a year, well
Nearly five years after legalization, Canada's cannabis industry is struggling with the burden of an excise tax based on an 'idealized' valuation by Health Canada, say advocates, forcing many businesses to choose between bankruptcy, selling government weed, or returning to the illicit market to turn a profit. The Hill Times file photograph

Budget offers ‘underwhelming’ response to worsening housing crisis, say advocates

  • Stakeholders say greater targeted supports for the most-vulnerable Canadians and an increased share of co-op and non-profit housing are needed to meet the 'gravity
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 5, 2023
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has defended the lack of new funding for affordable housing in the 2023 federal budget, pointing to the billions of dollars announced in the previous budget, including the Urban, Rural, and Northern Indigenous Housing Strategy, and the Housing Accelerator Fund. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget offers ‘underwhelming’ response to worsening housing crisis, say advocates

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 5, 2023
  • Stakeholders say greater targeted supports for the most-vulnerable Canadians and an increased share of co-op and non-profit housing are needed to meet the 'gravity

Budget offers ‘underwhelming’ response to worsening housing crisis, say advocates

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 5, 2023
  • Stakeholders say greater targeted supports for the most-vulnerable Canadians and an increased share of co-op and non-profit housing are needed to meet the 'gravity
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has defended the lack of new funding for affordable housing in the 2023 federal budget, pointing to the billions of dollars announced in the previous budget, including the Urban, Rural, and Northern Indigenous Housing Strategy, and the Housing Accelerator Fund. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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