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Pancake flops and a looming by-election: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, pictured with Conservative MP Dalwinder Gill, said that, if elected in a Aug. 18 byelection, he would fight for Alberta, adding that ‘the era of Ottawa telling Alberta to shut up and pay up must come to an end once and for all.’ Photograph courtesy of X

Pancake flops and a looming by-election: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator

Pancake flops and a looming by-election: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, pictured with Conservative MP Dalwinder Gill, said that, if elected in a Aug. 18 byelection, he would fight for Alberta, adding that ‘the era of Ottawa telling Alberta to shut up and pay up must come to an end once and for all.’ Photograph courtesy of X

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency
Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
The upcoming fall sitting of Parliament will be a test of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s seriousness about democratic integrity, writes Henry Chan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency
Mark Carney
The upcoming fall sitting of Parliament will be a test of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s seriousness about democratic integrity, writes Henry Chan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We can no longer sustain Band-Aid solutions’: watchdog calls for urgent changes to federal procurement

  • The system is 'marked by silos of responsibility and accountability,' and needs a convening figure, says Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic in a new report.
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 8, 2025
Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic tells reporters that there needs to be a major overhaul of Canada's $37-billion procurement system to fix persistent issues on July 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We can no longer sustain Band-Aid solutions’: watchdog calls for urgent changes to federal procurement

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 8, 2025
  • The system is 'marked by silos of responsibility and accountability,' and needs a convening figure, says Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic in a new report.

‘We can no longer sustain Band-Aid solutions’: watchdog calls for urgent changes to federal procurement

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 8, 2025
  • The system is 'marked by silos of responsibility and accountability,' and needs a convening figure, says Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic in a new report.
Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic tells reporters that there needs to be a major overhaul of Canada's $37-billion procurement system to fix persistent issues on July 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
Senior leadership may be accurate in assessing a seven-year window to recover the military. However, in what universe can that be considered a plan, asks Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Brendan Gamache

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to
Senior leadership may be accurate in assessing a seven-year window to recover the military. However, in what universe can that be considered a plan, asks Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Brendan Gamache

Parliamentarians celebrate Fourth of July at Lornado amid trade war, annexation threats

  • A smaller crowd than usual gathered at Lornado to celebrate Independence Day, as sliders, corn dogs, and California wine was served to members of
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2025
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps present the colours at the Fourth of July celebration. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Parliamentarians celebrate Fourth of July at Lornado amid trade war, annexation threats

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2025
  • A smaller crowd than usual gathered at Lornado to celebrate Independence Day, as sliders, corn dogs, and California wine was served to members of

Parliamentarians celebrate Fourth of July at Lornado amid trade war, annexation threats

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2025
  • A smaller crowd than usual gathered at Lornado to celebrate Independence Day, as sliders, corn dogs, and California wine was served to members of
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps present the colours at the Fourth of July celebration. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Long live the Dalai Lama

  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
The Dalai Lama, pictured in April 2012 during a visit to Ottawa, turned 90 on July 6. China views his death as a golden opportunity to ‘nationalize’ Tibetan Buddhism by giving the state the power to choose his successor, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Long live the Dalai Lama

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are

Long live the Dalai Lama

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are
The Dalai Lama, pictured in April 2012 during a visit to Ottawa, turned 90 on July 6. China views his death as a golden opportunity to ‘nationalize’ Tibetan Buddhism by giving the state the power to choose his successor, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

  • Plus, Ford and Smith sell their ‘pipe’line dream.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 7, 2025
Chrystia Freelan
Chrystia Freelan
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland has criticized a decision by BC Ferries to buy vessels made in China. A Commons committee is meeting on that topic today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 7, 2025
  • Plus, Ford and Smith sell their ‘pipe’line dream.

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 7, 2025
  • Plus, Ford and Smith sell their ‘pipe’line dream.
Chrystia Freelan
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland has criticized a decision by BC Ferries to buy vessels made in China. A Commons committee is meeting on that topic today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal major projects office ‘should not take the place of proper consultation with First Nations,’ says AFN national chief

  • Bill C-5 will create a major projects office with an advisory council of Indigenous representatives, but leaders from those groups are still waiting for
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty said in an Intergovernmental Affairs press release on June 26 that the One Canadian Economy Act 'marks a historic milestone in creating a stronger, more inclusive Canada—one where Indigenous partnership is not only valued, but is fundamental to every step of development.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal major projects office ‘should not take the place of proper consultation with First Nations,’ says AFN national chief

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
  • Bill C-5 will create a major projects office with an advisory council of Indigenous representatives, but leaders from those groups are still waiting for

Federal major projects office ‘should not take the place of proper consultation with First Nations,’ says AFN national chief

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
  • Bill C-5 will create a major projects office with an advisory council of Indigenous representatives, but leaders from those groups are still waiting for
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty said in an Intergovernmental Affairs press release on June 26 that the One Canadian Economy Act 'marks a historic milestone in creating a stronger, more inclusive Canada—one where Indigenous partnership is not only valued, but is fundamental to every step of development.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

An invitation to parliamentarians: let’s build an all-party men’s mental health caucus

  • The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with
Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU, ROB WHITLEY, JUSTIN TROTTIER | July 7, 2025
Non-affiliated Senator Patrick Brazeau is an advocate for mental health for men and boys. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An invitation to parliamentarians: let’s build an all-party men’s mental health caucus

Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU, ROB WHITLEY, JUSTIN TROTTIER | July 7, 2025
  • The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with

An invitation to parliamentarians: let’s build an all-party men’s mental health caucus

Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU, ROB WHITLEY, JUSTIN TROTTIER | July 7, 2025
  • The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with
Non-affiliated Senator Patrick Brazeau is an advocate for mental health for men and boys. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

  • Just because a 'new American left' might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 7, 2025
NDP interim leader Don Davies, left, and Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani, who won New York City's mayoral primary race last week, may have dramatically changed the dynamics of left-wing politics in the U.S., writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 7, 2025
  • Just because a 'new American left' might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 7, 2025
  • Just because a 'new American left' might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.
NDP interim leader Don Davies, left, and Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani, who won New York City's mayoral primary race last week, may have dramatically changed the dynamics of left-wing politics in the U.S., writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
Just 60 more votes in three ridings—out of the 19.5 million cast in the last election—could have delivered a majority for Mark Carney's Liberals, says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
Just 60 more votes in three ridings—out of the 19.5 million cast in the last election—could have delivered a majority for Mark Carney's Liberals, says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chants of ‘shame’ erupt at Conservative AGM in GTA after organizer ‘unfairly’ disqualifies a slate of 30 candidates

  • Multiple Conservative EDA members in Mississauga-Erin Mills, Ont., want the party’s national council to annul the results of the June 25 AGM after they
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
Between 80 and 90 Conservative riding association members for Mississauga–Erin Mills, Ont., attended the June 25 annual general meeting. Many party members chanted 'shame, shame, shame' after a GTA regional organizer disqualified a slate of 30 candidates from running for the riding's board of directors. Photograph supplied by a Conservative Party member

Chants of ‘shame’ erupt at Conservative AGM in GTA after organizer ‘unfairly’ disqualifies a slate of 30 candidates

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • Multiple Conservative EDA members in Mississauga-Erin Mills, Ont., want the party’s national council to annul the results of the June 25 AGM after they

Chants of ‘shame’ erupt at Conservative AGM in GTA after organizer ‘unfairly’ disqualifies a slate of 30 candidates

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • Multiple Conservative EDA members in Mississauga-Erin Mills, Ont., want the party’s national council to annul the results of the June 25 AGM after they
Between 80 and 90 Conservative riding association members for Mississauga–Erin Mills, Ont., attended the June 25 annual general meeting. Many party members chanted 'shame, shame, shame' after a GTA regional organizer disqualified a slate of 30 candidates from running for the riding's board of directors. Photograph supplied by a Conservative Party member

Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far

  • Carney is obviously talking to Trump behind the scenes, but he better start showing Canadians that he has some backbone, too. As difficult as
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 7, 2025
  • Carney is obviously talking to Trump behind the scenes, but he better start showing Canadians that he has some backbone, too. As difficult as

Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 7, 2025
  • Carney is obviously talking to Trump behind the scenes, but he better start showing Canadians that he has some backbone, too. As difficult as
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a record of being outspoken on climate change, but since being elected, he has been quiet on the subject, which is cause for concern among some environment groups and leaders, but not others. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’

‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a record of being outspoken on climate change, but since being elected, he has been quiet on the subject, which is cause for concern among some environment groups and leaders, but not others. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds tighten grip on consultant contracts with new procurement rules, $20M cap on time-based work

  • New procurement rules include a $20-million limit on time- and task-based contracts, stricter oversight, and mandatory value-for-money reviews.
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 4, 2025
Joel Lightbound
Joel Lightbound
Government Transformation, and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound previously said the rules, 'the roles, and the responsibilities of everyone in the procurement process across departments need to be very clear.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds tighten grip on consultant contracts with new procurement rules, $20M cap on time-based work

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 4, 2025
  • New procurement rules include a $20-million limit on time- and task-based contracts, stricter oversight, and mandatory value-for-money reviews.

Feds tighten grip on consultant contracts with new procurement rules, $20M cap on time-based work

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 4, 2025
  • New procurement rules include a $20-million limit on time- and task-based contracts, stricter oversight, and mandatory value-for-money reviews.
Joel Lightbound
Government Transformation, and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound previously said the rules, 'the roles, and the responsibilities of everyone in the procurement process across departments need to be very clear.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

  • Plus, Environment and Climate Change Canada’s planned expenses slashed in the next two years.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 4, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will appear at the Laurier Club Stampede reception in Calgary on July 5. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 4, 2025
  • Plus, Environment and Climate Change Canada’s planned expenses slashed in the next two years.

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 4, 2025
  • Plus, Environment and Climate Change Canada’s planned expenses slashed in the next two years.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will appear at the Laurier Club Stampede reception in Calgary on July 5. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Spy agency threat assessment singles out China for ‘aggressive cyber program’

  • CSE says China targets Canadian law-makers, media, pro-democracy activists, and diaspora communities—and reported that Canadian members on the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China were subjected
News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
Caroline Xavier
Caroline Xavier
Communications Security Establishment chief Caroline Xavier. CSE's annual report says the Chinese government's cyber threat apparatus has targeted Canadian parliamentarians and government officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Spy agency threat assessment singles out China for ‘aggressive cyber program’

News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • CSE says China targets Canadian law-makers, media, pro-democracy activists, and diaspora communities—and reported that Canadian members on the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China were subjected

Spy agency threat assessment singles out China for ‘aggressive cyber program’

News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • CSE says China targets Canadian law-makers, media, pro-democracy activists, and diaspora communities—and reported that Canadian members on the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China were subjected
Caroline Xavier
Communications Security Establishment chief Caroline Xavier. CSE's annual report says the Chinese government's cyber threat apparatus has targeted Canadian parliamentarians and government officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s economic future runs on brain power

  • The brain economy is emerging, whether we shape it or not. Canada has the tools, the talent, and the momentum. What we need now
Opinion | BY JENNIE Z. YOUNG, JULIAN KARAGUESIAN | July 3, 2025
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. Building a brain economy will require co-ordination across departments, write Jennie Z. Young and Julian Karaguesian. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s economic future runs on brain power

Opinion | BY JENNIE Z. YOUNG, JULIAN KARAGUESIAN | July 3, 2025
  • The brain economy is emerging, whether we shape it or not. Canada has the tools, the talent, and the momentum. What we need now

Canada’s economic future runs on brain power

Opinion | BY JENNIE Z. YOUNG, JULIAN KARAGUESIAN | July 3, 2025
  • The brain economy is emerging, whether we shape it or not. Canada has the tools, the talent, and the momentum. What we need now
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. Building a brain economy will require co-ordination across departments, write Jennie Z. Young and Julian Karaguesian. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House and Senate steering committee members named

  • All but four parliamentary committees have chosen their chairs. Of the 26 House committees, Liberal MPs are chairing 21 and Conservatives are heading four.
List | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
Former Liberal cabinet ministers Marc Miller, clockwise from top left, Karina Gould, and Ahmed Hussen are all chairing House committees, as is Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu. Red Chamber chairs include Pierre Dalphond (PSG), Rob Black (CSG), Michael MacDonald (CPC), and Hassan Yussuff (ISG). The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Jake Wright

House and Senate steering committee members named

List | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
  • All but four parliamentary committees have chosen their chairs. Of the 26 House committees, Liberal MPs are chairing 21 and Conservatives are heading four.

House and Senate steering committee members named

List | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
  • All but four parliamentary committees have chosen their chairs. Of the 26 House committees, Liberal MPs are chairing 21 and Conservatives are heading four.
Former Liberal cabinet ministers Marc Miller, clockwise from top left, Karina Gould, and Ahmed Hussen are all chairing House committees, as is Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu. Red Chamber chairs include Pierre Dalphond (PSG), Rob Black (CSG), Michael MacDonald (CPC), and Hassan Yussuff (ISG). The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Jake Wright

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, signed the introduction to the Privy Council Office's recently-published plan, which incoming Privy Council Clerk Michael Sabia will be expected to execute. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, signed the introduction to the Privy Council Office's recently-published plan, which incoming Privy Council Clerk Michael Sabia will be expected to execute. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

  • By shifting project approvals from 'whether' to 'how,' streamlining interprovincial trade, and accelerating infrastructure, the One Canadian Economy Act is a positive step. Now, that
Opinion | BY STéPHANE PAQUET, JACQUIE GRIFFITHS | July 2, 2025
Canada-U.S. Relations Minister Dominic LeBlance, pictured, is the sponsor of the One Canadian Economy Act. As G7 nations race to secure global capital, Canada risks falling behind, unless we act now. We must act with equal urgency and ambition if we want to be competitive, write Stéphane Paquet and Jacquie Griffiths. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

Opinion | BY STéPHANE PAQUET, JACQUIE GRIFFITHS | July 2, 2025
  • By shifting project approvals from 'whether' to 'how,' streamlining interprovincial trade, and accelerating infrastructure, the One Canadian Economy Act is a positive step. Now, that

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

Opinion | BY STéPHANE PAQUET, JACQUIE GRIFFITHS | July 2, 2025
  • By shifting project approvals from 'whether' to 'how,' streamlining interprovincial trade, and accelerating infrastructure, the One Canadian Economy Act is a positive step. Now, that
Canada-U.S. Relations Minister Dominic LeBlance, pictured, is the sponsor of the One Canadian Economy Act. As G7 nations race to secure global capital, Canada risks falling behind, unless we act now. We must act with equal urgency and ambition if we want to be competitive, write Stéphane Paquet and Jacquie Griffiths. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Queer Senators now outnumber MPs on Pride Caucus, as group looks to include allies

  • Having a historic six openly queer Senators 'comfortable' with their identities and 'not shy to say that they're out' is a step forward for
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 3, 2025
The Senators who sit on the Canadian Pride Caucus are Duncan Wilson, top left, Kristopher Wells, Kim Pate, René Cormier, bottom left, Marnie McBean, and Martine Hébert. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of the Senate of Canada

Queer Senators now outnumber MPs on Pride Caucus, as group looks to include allies

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 3, 2025
  • Having a historic six openly queer Senators 'comfortable' with their identities and 'not shy to say that they're out' is a step forward for

Queer Senators now outnumber MPs on Pride Caucus, as group looks to include allies

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 3, 2025
  • Having a historic six openly queer Senators 'comfortable' with their identities and 'not shy to say that they're out' is a step forward for
The Senators who sit on the Canadian Pride Caucus are Duncan Wilson, top left, Kristopher Wells, Kim Pate, René Cormier, bottom left, Marnie McBean, and Martine Hébert. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of the Senate of Canada

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think
Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. Achieving Canada’s ambitious goals for AI will take more than simply building on the world-leading advances in AI technology that this country helped produce, writes Gillian Hadfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think
AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. Achieving Canada’s ambitious goals for AI will take more than simply building on the world-leading advances in AI technology that this country helped produce, writes Gillian Hadfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal fish science analyses continue to muddy the waters in salmon farm fight

  • Competing analyses are providing new ammunition in the debate over the link between sea lice, B.C.’s coastal salmon farms, and the feds' upcoming 2029
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 2, 2025
Last June, the federal government announced that existing open-net salmon farms in British Columbia would have five years to transition to land-based, closed-containment systems, with the farms banned outright in the Discovery Islands and the Broughton Archipelago since 2023 due to concerns over their connection to sea lice infestations. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Federal fish science analyses continue to muddy the waters in salmon farm fight

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 2, 2025
  • Competing analyses are providing new ammunition in the debate over the link between sea lice, B.C.’s coastal salmon farms, and the feds' upcoming 2029

Federal fish science analyses continue to muddy the waters in salmon farm fight

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 2, 2025
  • Competing analyses are providing new ammunition in the debate over the link between sea lice, B.C.’s coastal salmon farms, and the feds' upcoming 2029
Last June, the federal government announced that existing open-net salmon farms in British Columbia would have five years to transition to land-based, closed-containment systems, with the farms banned outright in the Discovery Islands and the Broughton Archipelago since 2023 due to concerns over their connection to sea lice infestations. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

New DND plan gives extra seven years to meet army and navy readiness targets, lowers air force aims

  • Canada is injecting billions of dollars into its military establishment, but questions remain over whether the added funds will see it meet more 'realistic'
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 2, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty is being given a large injection of funds to right the ship in his department. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New DND plan gives extra seven years to meet army and navy readiness targets, lowers air force aims

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 2, 2025
  • Canada is injecting billions of dollars into its military establishment, but questions remain over whether the added funds will see it meet more 'realistic'

New DND plan gives extra seven years to meet army and navy readiness targets, lowers air force aims

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 2, 2025
  • Canada is injecting billions of dollars into its military establishment, but questions remain over whether the added funds will see it meet more 'realistic'
Defence Minister David McGuinty is being given a large injection of funds to right the ship in his department. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Politics This Morning: Playing tax detective with the Honda deal

  • Plus, the post-budget tour shifts to green energy.
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is using two tax credits to reward Honda Canada for building a new electric vehicle factory in Ontario. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Playing tax detective with the Honda deal

  • Plus, the post-budget tour shifts to green energy.

Politics This Morning: Playing tax detective with the Honda deal

  • Plus, the post-budget tour shifts to green energy.
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is using two tax credits to reward Honda Canada for building a new electric vehicle factory in Ontario. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget’s ‘slow rollout’ pharmacare funding leaves program vulnerable to change in governments, say policy experts

  • The Liberals know they need to ‘crawl before they run’ when getting provincial deals done, says former Liberal staffer Muhammed Ali. But it's ‘a
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 25, 2024
Mark Holland
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland unveiled the government’s new Pharmacare Act at Ottawa's Centretown Community Health Centre on Feb. 29, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget’s ‘slow rollout’ pharmacare funding leaves program vulnerable to change in governments, say policy experts

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 25, 2024
  • The Liberals know they need to ‘crawl before they run’ when getting provincial deals done, says former Liberal staffer Muhammed Ali. But it's ‘a

Budget’s ‘slow rollout’ pharmacare funding leaves program vulnerable to change in governments, say policy experts

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 25, 2024
  • The Liberals know they need to ‘crawl before they run’ when getting provincial deals done, says former Liberal staffer Muhammed Ali. But it's ‘a
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland unveiled the government’s new Pharmacare Act at Ottawa's Centretown Community Health Centre on Feb. 29, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget 2024 offers promising pledges for science, but falls short in a few ways

  • The bulk of the budget’s $1.8-billion planned for core research grants won’t flow for several years—making it very contingent on election outcomes. 
Opinion | BY SARAH LAFRAMBOISE, FARAH QAISER | April 25, 2024
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne. The budget’s investment in science and research comes in the wake of a concerted advocacy effort, write Sarah Laframboise and Farah Qaiser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget 2024 offers promising pledges for science, but falls short in a few ways

Opinion | BY SARAH LAFRAMBOISE, FARAH QAISER | April 25, 2024
  • The bulk of the budget’s $1.8-billion planned for core research grants won’t flow for several years—making it very contingent on election outcomes. 

Budget 2024 offers promising pledges for science, but falls short in a few ways

Opinion | BY SARAH LAFRAMBOISE, FARAH QAISER | April 25, 2024
  • The bulk of the budget’s $1.8-billion planned for core research grants won’t flow for several years—making it very contingent on election outcomes. 
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne. The budget’s investment in science and research comes in the wake of a concerted advocacy effort, write Sarah Laframboise and Farah Qaiser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What’s in the budget for federal procurement? More money for housing, less for long-term projects

  • Key highlights of the budget concerning procurement include 'strengthening integrity in the public service,' as the ArriveCan scandal unfolds.
News | BY IREM KOCA | April 25, 2024
Budget 2024 gives Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos' department $500-million over five years to launch a new Public Lands Acquisition Fund. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What’s in the budget for federal procurement? More money for housing, less for long-term projects

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 25, 2024
  • Key highlights of the budget concerning procurement include 'strengthening integrity in the public service,' as the ArriveCan scandal unfolds.

What’s in the budget for federal procurement? More money for housing, less for long-term projects

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 25, 2024
  • Key highlights of the budget concerning procurement include 'strengthening integrity in the public service,' as the ArriveCan scandal unfolds.
Budget 2024 gives Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos' department $500-million over five years to launch a new Public Lands Acquisition Fund. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Heather McPherson says her party’s next leader should be a woman

  • The NDP’s new whip wants to take on misogyny in the House of Commons, and thinks some Conservative MPs are 'goons.'
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | April 25, 2024
NDP MP Heather McPherson chats about misogyny and threats in politics over lunch in the Parliamentary Dining Room. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Heather McPherson says her party’s next leader should be a woman

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | April 25, 2024
  • The NDP’s new whip wants to take on misogyny in the House of Commons, and thinks some Conservative MPs are 'goons.'

Heather McPherson says her party’s next leader should be a woman

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | April 25, 2024
  • The NDP’s new whip wants to take on misogyny in the House of Commons, and thinks some Conservative MPs are 'goons.'
NDP MP Heather McPherson chats about misogyny and threats in politics over lunch in the Parliamentary Dining Room. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds must expand pharmacare to include essential drugs for our deadliest diseases: cancer, heart conditions, and stroke

  • An expanded pharmacare framework offers a lifeline for millions of people in Canada. It is time for federal, provincial, and territorial governments to deliver
Opinion | BY ANDREA SEALE, DOUG ROTH | April 25, 2024
Health Minister Mark Holland, pictured. A 2024 Leger poll commissioned by the Canadian Cancer Society and the Heart & Stroke revealed that one in four people in Canada either do not have prescription drug insurance or do not have enough insurance to cover their prescription medicines, write Andrea Seale and Doug Roth. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds must expand pharmacare to include essential drugs for our deadliest diseases: cancer, heart conditions, and stroke

Opinion | BY ANDREA SEALE, DOUG ROTH | April 25, 2024
  • An expanded pharmacare framework offers a lifeline for millions of people in Canada. It is time for federal, provincial, and territorial governments to deliver

Feds must expand pharmacare to include essential drugs for our deadliest diseases: cancer, heart conditions, and stroke

Opinion | BY ANDREA SEALE, DOUG ROTH | April 25, 2024
  • An expanded pharmacare framework offers a lifeline for millions of people in Canada. It is time for federal, provincial, and territorial governments to deliver
Health Minister Mark Holland, pictured. A 2024 Leger poll commissioned by the Canadian Cancer Society and the Heart & Stroke revealed that one in four people in Canada either do not have prescription drug insurance or do not have enough insurance to cover their prescription medicines, write Andrea Seale and Doug Roth. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s investment in AI should inform a global ‘rights-based’ approach

  • Canada has a role to play in pushing its influence on the world stage. Right now, we are currently fifth in terms of AI
Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, JATIN NATHWANI, MARAL NIAZI | April 25, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s $2.4-billion commitment for local computer access and AI development was devoid of anything earmarked for advocacy toward a broader global AI policy, or working with other states to develop similar legislation that would work in tandem with each other. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s investment in AI should inform a global ‘rights-based’ approach

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, JATIN NATHWANI, MARAL NIAZI | April 25, 2024
  • Canada has a role to play in pushing its influence on the world stage. Right now, we are currently fifth in terms of AI

Canada’s investment in AI should inform a global ‘rights-based’ approach

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, JATIN NATHWANI, MARAL NIAZI | April 25, 2024
  • Canada has a role to play in pushing its influence on the world stage. Right now, we are currently fifth in terms of AI
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s $2.4-billion commitment for local computer access and AI development was devoid of anything earmarked for advocacy toward a broader global AI policy, or working with other states to develop similar legislation that would work in tandem with each other. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Protecting public health care has never been more important

  • National pharmacare will be extended to 3.7 million Canadians with diabetes and nine million Canadians of reproductive age.
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP YASIR NAQVI | April 25, 2024
Health Minister Mark Holland said 'each and every Canadian should have access to the prescription drugs they need,' when he announced Bill C-64, the Pharmacare Act, on Feb. 29, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Protecting public health care has never been more important

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP YASIR NAQVI | April 25, 2024
  • National pharmacare will be extended to 3.7 million Canadians with diabetes and nine million Canadians of reproductive age.

Protecting public health care has never been more important

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP YASIR NAQVI | April 25, 2024
  • National pharmacare will be extended to 3.7 million Canadians with diabetes and nine million Canadians of reproductive age.
Health Minister Mark Holland said 'each and every Canadian should have access to the prescription drugs they need,' when he announced Bill C-64, the Pharmacare Act, on Feb. 29, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Budget tour pivots to electric vehicle cash 

  • Plus, StatsCan tackles the productivity gap.
A handful of ministers will hold public events to talk about budget spending on electric vehicles today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Budget tour pivots to electric vehicle cash 

  • Plus, StatsCan tackles the productivity gap.

Politics This Morning: Budget tour pivots to electric vehicle cash 

  • Plus, StatsCan tackles the productivity gap.
A handful of ministers will hold public events to talk about budget spending on electric vehicles today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada is struggling and government is part of the problem

  • Federal government spending, public service employment, and the national debt are soaring, but delivery of essential government services is sputtering, and the Bank of
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, JIM MITCHELL | April 24, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the Liberal caucus on April 17. Excessive centralization of decision-making in the Prime Minister’s Office has sidelined cabinet, ministers, and the public service, write Kevin Lynch and Jim Mitchell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada is struggling and government is part of the problem

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, JIM MITCHELL | April 24, 2024
  • Federal government spending, public service employment, and the national debt are soaring, but delivery of essential government services is sputtering, and the Bank of

Canada is struggling and government is part of the problem

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, JIM MITCHELL | April 24, 2024
  • Federal government spending, public service employment, and the national debt are soaring, but delivery of essential government services is sputtering, and the Bank of
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the Liberal caucus on April 17. Excessive centralization of decision-making in the Prime Minister’s Office has sidelined cabinet, ministers, and the public service, write Kevin Lynch and Jim Mitchell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All hands on deck for the future of health care

  • One major gap that health providers have identified in testimony before the Standing Committee on Health has been the lack of high-quality, comparable data
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP SEAN CASEY | April 24, 2024
In February 2023, during a meeting with Canada's premiers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently on the Hill, announced an approximately $200-billion health-care plan, the Working Together to Improve Health Care for Canadians plan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All hands on deck for the future of health care

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP SEAN CASEY | April 24, 2024
  • One major gap that health providers have identified in testimony before the Standing Committee on Health has been the lack of high-quality, comparable data

All hands on deck for the future of health care

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP SEAN CASEY | April 24, 2024
  • One major gap that health providers have identified in testimony before the Standing Committee on Health has been the lack of high-quality, comparable data
In February 2023, during a meeting with Canada's premiers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently on the Hill, announced an approximately $200-billion health-care plan, the Working Together to Improve Health Care for Canadians plan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Broad support for Senate modernization motion, says Sen. Gold as Tories accuse government of ‘ramming’ through rule changes

  • Some Senators questioned the timing of the motion amid talk of Liberals being 'wiped out’ in the next election, as Conservative Leader Donald Plett
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 24, 2024
Marc Gold, the government’s representative in the Senate, introduced a motion on April 18 to change the Upper Chamber’s rules after other initiatives failed to bring the matter to a vote. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Broad support for Senate modernization motion, says Sen. Gold as Tories accuse government of ‘ramming’ through rule changes

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 24, 2024
  • Some Senators questioned the timing of the motion amid talk of Liberals being 'wiped out’ in the next election, as Conservative Leader Donald Plett

Broad support for Senate modernization motion, says Sen. Gold as Tories accuse government of ‘ramming’ through rule changes

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 24, 2024
  • Some Senators questioned the timing of the motion amid talk of Liberals being 'wiped out’ in the next election, as Conservative Leader Donald Plett
Marc Gold, the government’s representative in the Senate, introduced a motion on April 18 to change the Upper Chamber’s rules after other initiatives failed to bring the matter to a vote. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Most wrongful convictions lurk below the surface, unrecognized and unremedied

  • The following is an excerpt from Kent Roach's Wrongfully Convicted: Guilty Pleas, Imagined Crimes and What Canada Must Do to Safeguard Justice, published by Simon
FeatureBY KENT ROACH | April 24, 2024
The uncertainty surrounding the full implementation of LaForme/Westmoreland Traore report is one reason why I agreed to write this book. New legislation to establish a new commission has the potential to be the most important law reform with respect to wrongful convictions in a generation, writes Kent Roach. Book cover courtesy of Simon & Schuster, 2023

Most wrongful convictions lurk below the surface, unrecognized and unremedied

FeatureBY KENT ROACH | April 24, 2024
  • The following is an excerpt from Kent Roach's Wrongfully Convicted: Guilty Pleas, Imagined Crimes and What Canada Must Do to Safeguard Justice, published by Simon

Most wrongful convictions lurk below the surface, unrecognized and unremedied

FeatureBY KENT ROACH | April 24, 2024
  • The following is an excerpt from Kent Roach's Wrongfully Convicted: Guilty Pleas, Imagined Crimes and What Canada Must Do to Safeguard Justice, published by Simon
The uncertainty surrounding the full implementation of LaForme/Westmoreland Traore report is one reason why I agreed to write this book. New legislation to establish a new commission has the potential to be the most important law reform with respect to wrongful convictions in a generation, writes Kent Roach. Book cover courtesy of Simon & Schuster, 2023

Stop looking abroad for investment success, there is opportunity here at home

  • If we want to improve productivity in Canada, we should be investing in our own businesses and essential community infrastructures to support them.
Opinion | BY MARY W. ROWE, ZITA COBB | April 24, 2024
Filomena Tassi is the minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. The agency offers streamlined, direct-to-business and community placemaking support to help attract visitors and locals to main streets, write Mary W. Rowe and Zita Cobb. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Stop looking abroad for investment success, there is opportunity here at home

Opinion | BY MARY W. ROWE, ZITA COBB | April 24, 2024
  • If we want to improve productivity in Canada, we should be investing in our own businesses and essential community infrastructures to support them.

Stop looking abroad for investment success, there is opportunity here at home

Opinion | BY MARY W. ROWE, ZITA COBB | April 24, 2024
  • If we want to improve productivity in Canada, we should be investing in our own businesses and essential community infrastructures to support them.
Filomena Tassi is the minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. The agency offers streamlined, direct-to-business and community placemaking support to help attract visitors and locals to main streets, write Mary W. Rowe and Zita Cobb. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Getting everyone a ‘front door into the health system’: Jane Philpott weighs in on fixing health care, and her future in politics

  • ‘I feel that it is a fundamental responsibility of anyone who is an elected official... to collaborate with other orders of government to be
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 24, 2024
Jane Philpott, the former federal health minister and current dean of health sciences at Queen's University, spoke to The Hill Times about how to fix Canada's ailing family health systems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Getting everyone a ‘front door into the health system’: Jane Philpott weighs in on fixing health care, and her future in politics

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 24, 2024
  • ‘I feel that it is a fundamental responsibility of anyone who is an elected official... to collaborate with other orders of government to be

Getting everyone a ‘front door into the health system’: Jane Philpott weighs in on fixing health care, and her future in politics

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 24, 2024
  • ‘I feel that it is a fundamental responsibility of anyone who is an elected official... to collaborate with other orders of government to be
Jane Philpott, the former federal health minister and current dean of health sciences at Queen's University, spoke to The Hill Times about how to fix Canada's ailing family health systems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Military mutiny or political collapse: Ukraine is running out of options

  • Ukrainian morale has already taken a battering because of the capricious stop-and-start character of U.S. military and financial aid.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 24, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the city of Bucha on April 4, 2022. The Russians have been building up for a big June offensive, but they might launch it early in the hope of breaking through before the U.S. arms arrive, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the President of Ukraine/Flickr

Military mutiny or political collapse: Ukraine is running out of options

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 24, 2024
  • Ukrainian morale has already taken a battering because of the capricious stop-and-start character of U.S. military and financial aid.

Military mutiny or political collapse: Ukraine is running out of options

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 24, 2024
  • Ukrainian morale has already taken a battering because of the capricious stop-and-start character of U.S. military and financial aid.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the city of Bucha on April 4, 2022. The Russians have been building up for a big June offensive, but they might launch it early in the hope of breaking through before the U.S. arms arrive, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the President of Ukraine/Flickr

Tenants’ advocates warn of landlords ‘double dipping’ into green retrofit fund without greater transparency or strings attached

  • A recent survey by ACORN Canada found more than half of 100+ tenants in Alberta-based Avenue Living’s properties saw rent increases of $300 to
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 24, 2024
The 2024 budget announced $458-million to provide low-interest loans and grants for energy-efficient affordable housing retrofits, and $800-million over five years to launch a new Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program to support the direct installation of energy efficiency retrofits for Canadian households with low- to median-incomes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tenants’ advocates warn of landlords ‘double dipping’ into green retrofit fund without greater transparency or strings attached

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 24, 2024
  • A recent survey by ACORN Canada found more than half of 100+ tenants in Alberta-based Avenue Living’s properties saw rent increases of $300 to

Tenants’ advocates warn of landlords ‘double dipping’ into green retrofit fund without greater transparency or strings attached

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 24, 2024
  • A recent survey by ACORN Canada found more than half of 100+ tenants in Alberta-based Avenue Living’s properties saw rent increases of $300 to
The 2024 budget announced $458-million to provide low-interest loans and grants for energy-efficient affordable housing retrofits, and $800-million over five years to launch a new Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program to support the direct installation of energy efficiency retrofits for Canadian households with low- to median-incomes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Overtaxed and overburdened’: cannabis industry suffocating under regulatory regime as feds take puff past excise relief in budget

  • Cannabis Council of Canada's Paul McCarthy says he's ‘bewildered’ at the feds' lack of action despite growing calls from industry, experts, and a House
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 24, 2024
Between 2020 and 2023, the number of companies owing excise debt increased from 68 to 213, accounting for a threefold increase in outstanding debt from $52.4-million to $192.7-million. Without swift action from the federal government, there soon may not be a legal market left to tax, says Organigram CEO Beena Goldenberg. The Hill Times file photograph

‘Overtaxed and overburdened’: cannabis industry suffocating under regulatory regime as feds take puff past excise relief in budget

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 24, 2024
  • Cannabis Council of Canada's Paul McCarthy says he's ‘bewildered’ at the feds' lack of action despite growing calls from industry, experts, and a House

‘Overtaxed and overburdened’: cannabis industry suffocating under regulatory regime as feds take puff past excise relief in budget

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 24, 2024
  • Cannabis Council of Canada's Paul McCarthy says he's ‘bewildered’ at the feds' lack of action despite growing calls from industry, experts, and a House
Between 2020 and 2023, the number of companies owing excise debt increased from 68 to 213, accounting for a threefold increase in outstanding debt from $52.4-million to $192.7-million. Without swift action from the federal government, there soon may not be a legal market left to tax, says Organigram CEO Beena Goldenberg. The Hill Times file photograph

‘Insufficient for the scale of need’: foreign service reform gets initial ‘down payment,’ but follow-up needed, say Parliamentarians

  • 'We needed the Liberals to come forward with some leadership, and I don’t see that in this budget,' says NDP foreign affairs critic Heather
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 24, 2024
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly's calls for more investment in her department were met with a modest response in the recent budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Insufficient for the scale of need’: foreign service reform gets initial ‘down payment,’ but follow-up needed, say Parliamentarians

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 24, 2024
  • 'We needed the Liberals to come forward with some leadership, and I don’t see that in this budget,' says NDP foreign affairs critic Heather

‘Insufficient for the scale of need’: foreign service reform gets initial ‘down payment,’ but follow-up needed, say Parliamentarians

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 24, 2024
  • 'We needed the Liberals to come forward with some leadership, and I don’t see that in this budget,' says NDP foreign affairs critic Heather
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly's calls for more investment in her department were met with a modest response in the recent budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Red Passport: Trio of ex-diplomats launch a podcast

  • Plus, nominations are open for the next Parliamentary Poet Laureate, Nunavut's premier is coming to Ottawa, and former TRC commissioner Marie Wilson has a
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 24, 2024
Louise Blais, top left, Peter Donolo, right, and Jeremy Kinsman co-host The Red Passport, a new podcast produced by the Canadian International Council. Photographs courtesy of the Canadian International Council

Red Passport: Trio of ex-diplomats launch a podcast

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 24, 2024
  • Plus, nominations are open for the next Parliamentary Poet Laureate, Nunavut's premier is coming to Ottawa, and former TRC commissioner Marie Wilson has a

Red Passport: Trio of ex-diplomats launch a podcast

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 24, 2024
  • Plus, nominations are open for the next Parliamentary Poet Laureate, Nunavut's premier is coming to Ottawa, and former TRC commissioner Marie Wilson has a
Louise Blais, top left, Peter Donolo, right, and Jeremy Kinsman co-host The Red Passport, a new podcast produced by the Canadian International Council. Photographs courtesy of the Canadian International Council

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