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What will be the fate of the budget watchdog? ‘Nobody has talked to me,’ says Giroux

  • Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up soon, with no replacement named as a major fall reset is about to unfold.
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | July 15, 2025
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up on Sept. 2. The House and Senate finance committees both passed motions urging his reappointment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What will be the fate of the budget watchdog? ‘Nobody has talked to me,’ says Giroux

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | July 15, 2025
  • Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up soon, with no replacement named as a major fall reset is about to unfold.

What will be the fate of the budget watchdog? ‘Nobody has talked to me,’ says Giroux

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | July 15, 2025
  • Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up soon, with no replacement named as a major fall reset is about to unfold.
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up on Sept. 2. The House and Senate finance committees both passed motions urging his reappointment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Revenue Agency to slash full-time jobs tied to benefits programs, ‘sunsetting’ tax policies

  • The agency forecasts reaching 47,732 staff by 2027–28, down from the planned 50,804 this fiscal year, reporting some layoffs tied to sunsetting pandemic-era programs
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 15, 2025
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency, which also has a secretary of state assigned to its oversight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Revenue Agency to slash full-time jobs tied to benefits programs, ‘sunsetting’ tax policies

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 15, 2025
  • The agency forecasts reaching 47,732 staff by 2027–28, down from the planned 50,804 this fiscal year, reporting some layoffs tied to sunsetting pandemic-era programs

Canada Revenue Agency to slash full-time jobs tied to benefits programs, ‘sunsetting’ tax policies

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 15, 2025
  • The agency forecasts reaching 47,732 staff by 2027–28, down from the planned 50,804 this fiscal year, reporting some layoffs tied to sunsetting pandemic-era programs
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency, which also has a secretary of state assigned to its oversight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.
Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler speaks during a press conference held by Chiefs of Ontario in the West Block on June 17, 2025, to voice their opposition to Bill C-5 because it doesn't fulfill its constitutional obligations to Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.
Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler speaks during a press conference held by Chiefs of Ontario in the West Block on June 17, 2025, to voice their opposition to Bill C-5 because it doesn't fulfill its constitutional obligations to Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade Minister Sidhu confirms roster of directors

  • Plus, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has made progress in staffing up his new office, and Rob Jamieson is chief of staff
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 14, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu has filled some key staff positions in his new ministerial office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade Minister Sidhu confirms roster of directors

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has made progress in staffing up his new office, and Rob Jamieson is chief of staff

Trade Minister Sidhu confirms roster of directors

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has made progress in staffing up his new office, and Rob Jamieson is chief of staff
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu has filled some key staff positions in his new ministerial office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to look beyond the U.S. and Europe for its future

  • A bolder Canada would act in its own interests, building coalitions of middle powers in Africa, Latin America, and South and Southeast Asia that
Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | July 14, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. To secure our future, we need to act by engaging with those nations ready to do business with us, writes Kumaran Nadesan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada needs to look beyond the U.S. and Europe for its future

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | July 14, 2025
  • A bolder Canada would act in its own interests, building coalitions of middle powers in Africa, Latin America, and South and Southeast Asia that

Canada needs to look beyond the U.S. and Europe for its future

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | July 14, 2025
  • A bolder Canada would act in its own interests, building coalitions of middle powers in Africa, Latin America, and South and Southeast Asia that
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. To secure our future, we need to act by engaging with those nations ready to do business with us, writes Kumaran Nadesan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their
Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is buoyed by his April election victory, but if he overplays his hand, he might find that it isn’t just Indigenous groups and environmentalists who are experiencing buyer’s remorse, writes Doreen Barrie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their
Prime Minister Mark Carney is buoyed by his April election victory, but if he overplays his hand, he might find that it isn’t just Indigenous groups and environmentalists who are experiencing buyer’s remorse, writes Doreen Barrie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin will give an update on protecting the Great Lakes today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin will give an update on protecting the Great Lakes today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
With 43 communication reports, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was the minister whom lobbyists communicated with the most since cabinet was appointed on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call
With 43 communication reports, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was the minister whom lobbyists communicated with the most since cabinet was appointed on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Lena Metlege Diab said, 'Citizenship is more than a legal status—it’s a profound connection to the values, history, and spirit of Canada,' in a June 5 Immigration press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Lena Metlege Diab said, 'Citizenship is more than a legal status—it’s a profound connection to the values, history, and spirit of Canada,' in a June 5 Immigration press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits

  • It will take enormous commitment and discipline to meet the bold promise of making Canada a clean energy superpower—traits that have not yet been
Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 14, 2025
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said in a recent speech that the climate is changing, and the Canadian economy has to be retooled to reflect that reality, but Shawn McCarthy argues that Hodgson's government has not demonstrated the same urgency around clean-economy policies that it has shown with deregulation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 14, 2025
  • It will take enormous commitment and discipline to meet the bold promise of making Canada a clean energy superpower—traits that have not yet been

Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 14, 2025
  • It will take enormous commitment and discipline to meet the bold promise of making Canada a clean energy superpower—traits that have not yet been
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said in a recent speech that the climate is changing, and the Canadian economy has to be retooled to reflect that reality, but Shawn McCarthy argues that Hodgson's government has not demonstrated the same urgency around clean-economy policies that it has shown with deregulation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The value of strategic praise

  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
Advocacy groups should note that it's beneficial to their cause if they publicly praise a politician or government that's acting on an issue important to the group even if the political leanings between the two are different, writes Gerry Nicholls. For one, that praise will make it harder for the politician to reverse their decision. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The value of strategic praise

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.

The value of strategic praise

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.
Advocacy groups should note that it's beneficial to their cause if they publicly praise a politician or government that's acting on an issue important to the group even if the political leanings between the two are different, writes Gerry Nicholls. For one, that praise will make it harder for the politician to reverse their decision. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
If the federal Liberal government, led by Mark Carney, left, wants to fight Albertan alienation, it must invest in a daily communications presence in the province to counter the messaging from Premier Danielle Smith's government, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is
If the federal Liberal government, led by Mark Carney, left, wants to fight Albertan alienation, it must invest in a daily communications presence in the province to counter the messaging from Premier Danielle Smith's government, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

  • The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc, far 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. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
  • The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
  • The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where
Mark Carney
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc, far 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. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation
Opinion | July 14, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
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Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

Opinion | July 14, 2025
  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation

Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

Opinion | July 14, 2025
  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation
typewriter
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G7 may have missed the mark on health, but Canada has a second chance to lead

  • If health is embedded into the G7’s work, the returns will be real and lasting. Otherwise, the cost of the missed opportunity will be
Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
European Council President Antonio Costa, left, Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba, Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s PM Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. PM Keir Starmer, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

G7 may have missed the mark on health, but Canada has a second chance to lead

Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
  • If health is embedded into the G7’s work, the returns will be real and lasting. Otherwise, the cost of the missed opportunity will be

G7 may have missed the mark on health, but Canada has a second chance to lead

Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
  • If health is embedded into the G7’s work, the returns will be real and lasting. Otherwise, the cost of the missed opportunity will be
European Council President Antonio Costa, left, Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba, Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s PM Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. PM Keir Starmer, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Ex-justice minister David Lametti joins Carney’s PMO

  • Also, former longtime Conservative MP Jake Epp has died, the last of the Hill's feral cats has also passed away, and ex-PM Stephen Harper
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 14, 2025
Former justice minister David Lametti, pictured in 2022, returns to the Hill on July 14 as the prime minister's principal secretary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ex-justice minister David Lametti joins Carney’s PMO

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 14, 2025
  • Also, former longtime Conservative MP Jake Epp has died, the last of the Hill's feral cats has also passed away, and ex-PM Stephen Harper

Ex-justice minister David Lametti joins Carney’s PMO

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 14, 2025
  • Also, former longtime Conservative MP Jake Epp has died, the last of the Hill's feral cats has also passed away, and ex-PM Stephen Harper
Former justice minister David Lametti, pictured in 2022, returns to the Hill on July 14 as the prime minister's principal secretary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate ethics office ‘not keeping up with demand,’ calls for more resources in annual report

  • The first annual report from the new Senate Ethics Officer says the office is struggling with ‘strained’ resources and unable to keep up with
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 13, 2025
The Red Chamber currently seats 103 Senators, just two seats shy of its capacity, after a slate of new Senators were appointed in the last couple of years. This may be putting strain on the office of the Senate Ethics Officer, which says it is having difficulty keeping up with Senator requests. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate ethics office ‘not keeping up with demand,’ calls for more resources in annual report

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 13, 2025
  • The first annual report from the new Senate Ethics Officer says the office is struggling with ‘strained’ resources and unable to keep up with

Senate ethics office ‘not keeping up with demand,’ calls for more resources in annual report

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 13, 2025
  • The first annual report from the new Senate Ethics Officer says the office is struggling with ‘strained’ resources and unable to keep up with
The Red Chamber currently seats 103 Senators, just two seats shy of its capacity, after a slate of new Senators were appointed in the last couple of years. This may be putting strain on the office of the Senate Ethics Officer, which says it is having difficulty keeping up with Senator requests. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Employment and Social Development Canada forecasts thousands of job losses ahead of Carney’s spending review

  • ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has called for a spending review of all departments, with a goal of cutting spending by 15 per cent by 2028-29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Employment and Social Development Canada forecasts thousands of job losses ahead of Carney’s spending review

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
  • ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding

Employment and Social Development Canada forecasts thousands of job losses ahead of Carney’s spending review

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
  • ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has called for a spending review of all departments, with a goal of cutting spending by 15 per cent by 2028-29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney is walking a political tightrope on our energy future

  • Clean energy is the path forward. Markets will eventually turn against fossil fuels, leaving taxpayers to shoulder the financial burden of supporting new infrastructure
Opinion | BY ANDY HIRA | July 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s current approach of appeasing our fossil fuel-producing provinces is based on short-term logic, writes Andy Hira. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney is walking a political tightrope on our energy future

Opinion | BY ANDY HIRA | July 10, 2025
  • Clean energy is the path forward. Markets will eventually turn against fossil fuels, leaving taxpayers to shoulder the financial burden of supporting new infrastructure

Carney is walking a political tightrope on our energy future

Opinion | BY ANDY HIRA | July 10, 2025
  • Clean energy is the path forward. Markets will eventually turn against fossil fuels, leaving taxpayers to shoulder the financial burden of supporting new infrastructure
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s current approach of appeasing our fossil fuel-producing provinces is based on short-term logic, writes Andy Hira. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP shapes leadership race as cracks form between HQ and grassroots members

  • A new group is encouraging donors to support local riding associations, intending to divert five to 10 per cent of funds away from the
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 10, 2025
Don Davies
Don Davies
After April’s election resulted in a devastating loss for the NDP, the party appointed Don Davies as interim leader. Now, New Democrats prepare for a leadership race while battling infighting among party management and grassroots supporters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP shapes leadership race as cracks form between HQ and grassroots members

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 10, 2025
  • A new group is encouraging donors to support local riding associations, intending to divert five to 10 per cent of funds away from the

NDP shapes leadership race as cracks form between HQ and grassroots members

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 10, 2025
  • A new group is encouraging donors to support local riding associations, intending to divert five to 10 per cent of funds away from the
Don Davies
After April’s election resulted in a devastating loss for the NDP, the party appointed Don Davies as interim leader. Now, New Democrats prepare for a leadership race while battling infighting among party management and grassroots supporters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds should appoint ‘eminent person’ to head Leaders’ Debates Commission, says Green Leader May

  • The independent body has been without a commissioner for two years and is on its final year of approved funding.
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS | July 10, 2025
Liberal and Conservative Party supporters gather outside the federal leaders' debate venue in Montreal on April 17. Green Leader Elizabeth May says she's 'very concerned' about the future of the Leaders’ Debates Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds should appoint ‘eminent person’ to head Leaders’ Debates Commission, says Green Leader May

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS | July 10, 2025
  • The independent body has been without a commissioner for two years and is on its final year of approved funding.

Feds should appoint ‘eminent person’ to head Leaders’ Debates Commission, says Green Leader May

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS | July 10, 2025
  • The independent body has been without a commissioner for two years and is on its final year of approved funding.
Liberal and Conservative Party supporters gather outside the federal leaders' debate venue in Montreal on April 17. Green Leader Elizabeth May says she's 'very concerned' about the future of the Leaders’ Debates Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Musk, Trump, and Mao

  • There isn’t time for Musk to build a nationwide third party before the November 2026 mid-term elections for the Senate and the House of
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 10, 2025
Most American political analysts have dismissed the electoral prospects of Elon Musk’s new political party, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Flickr

Musk, Trump, and Mao

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 10, 2025
  • There isn’t time for Musk to build a nationwide third party before the November 2026 mid-term elections for the Senate and the House of

Musk, Trump, and Mao

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 10, 2025
  • There isn’t time for Musk to build a nationwide third party before the November 2026 mid-term elections for the Senate and the House of
Most American political analysts have dismissed the electoral prospects of Elon Musk’s new political party, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Flickr

AFN tackles C-5

  • Plus, the Air Force gets a new number one.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 10, 2025
AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak has called a forum for First Nations leaders today on the government's Building Canada Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

AFN tackles C-5

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 10, 2025
  • Plus, the Air Force gets a new number one.

AFN tackles C-5

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 10, 2025
  • Plus, the Air Force gets a new number one.
AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak has called a forum for First Nations leaders today on the government's Building Canada Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ spending review to-do list: rethink regs, Crown corps, and costly consultants

  • Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
On July 9 Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali launched a ‘red tape review’ of regulations across federal departments and agencies. It’s one of several ways the government can make operations more efficient as the Liberals launch a broad spending review, writes Ram Mathilakath. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ spending review to-do list: rethink regs, Crown corps, and costly consultants

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
  • Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,

Feds’ spending review to-do list: rethink regs, Crown corps, and costly consultants

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
  • Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
On July 9 Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali launched a ‘red tape review’ of regulations across federal departments and agencies. It’s one of several ways the government can make operations more efficient as the Liberals launch a broad spending review, writes Ram Mathilakath. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An Indigenous-led second port on Hudson Bay will help unite Canada

  • Currently, most of our products go to the easy market down south, but we have long been anxious to diversify our customer base.
Opinion | BY DOROTHY DOBBIE | July 9, 2025
Part of the Hudson Bay shoreline in Churchill, Man. Port Nelson is more accessible in the winter, and several port facilities could be built to handle all sorts of commodities, writes Dorothy Dobbie. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

An Indigenous-led second port on Hudson Bay will help unite Canada

Opinion | BY DOROTHY DOBBIE | July 9, 2025
  • Currently, most of our products go to the easy market down south, but we have long been anxious to diversify our customer base.

An Indigenous-led second port on Hudson Bay will help unite Canada

Opinion | BY DOROTHY DOBBIE | July 9, 2025
  • Currently, most of our products go to the easy market down south, but we have long been anxious to diversify our customer base.
Part of the Hudson Bay shoreline in Churchill, Man. Port Nelson is more accessible in the winter, and several port facilities could be built to handle all sorts of commodities, writes Dorothy Dobbie. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers 

  • Defence Minister David McGuinty initially signalled an 'immediate' 20-per-cent pay raise, but Chief of the Defence Staff Jennie Carignan has indicated a longer timeline.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty indicated in June that the pay raise for military members would be immediate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Defence Minister David McGuinty initially signalled an 'immediate' 20-per-cent pay raise, but Chief of the Defence Staff Jennie Carignan has indicated a longer timeline.

Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Defence Minister David McGuinty initially signalled an 'immediate' 20-per-cent pay raise, but Chief of the Defence Staff Jennie Carignan has indicated a longer timeline.
Defence Minister David McGuinty indicated in June that the pay raise for military members would be immediate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's 'elbows up' approach to U.S. President Donald Trump has evolved into public fawning and a major trade concession with seemingly
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
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Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on an 'elbows up' response to U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's 'elbows up' approach to U.S. President Donald Trump has evolved into public fawning and a major trade concession with seemingly

‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump

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  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's 'elbows up' approach to U.S. President Donald Trump has evolved into public fawning and a major trade concession with seemingly
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on an 'elbows up' response to U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Politics This Morning: Mississauga plays host to first byelection of the current Parliament

  • And a new report says Canadian diplomats improperly prioritize the interests of Canadian mining companies abroad.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 12, 2022
Liberal candidate Charles Sousa, left, Conservative candidate Ron Chhinzer, NDP candidate Julie Kole, and Green candidate Mary Kidnew are running in today's byelection, along with 36 other candidates. Photographs courtesy of Twitter and LinkedIn

Politics This Morning: Mississauga plays host to first byelection of the current Parliament

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 12, 2022
  • And a new report says Canadian diplomats improperly prioritize the interests of Canadian mining companies abroad.

Politics This Morning: Mississauga plays host to first byelection of the current Parliament

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 12, 2022
  • And a new report says Canadian diplomats improperly prioritize the interests of Canadian mining companies abroad.
Liberal candidate Charles Sousa, left, Conservative candidate Ron Chhinzer, NDP candidate Julie Kole, and Green candidate Mary Kidnew are running in today's byelection, along with 36 other candidates. Photographs courtesy of Twitter and LinkedIn

‘Even one case is too many’: Legion says veterans are ‘feeling really traumatized’ from news reports of a case worker discussing MAID

  • With the Special Joint Committee on MAID having already set drafting instructions for its report, Senator Pamela Wallin said ‘unacceptable behaviour by an errant
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 12, 2022
Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay answered questions at a Dec. 5 committee about reports of one case worker in his department discussing MAID with veterans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Even one case is too many’: Legion says veterans are ‘feeling really traumatized’ from news reports of a case worker discussing MAID

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 12, 2022
  • With the Special Joint Committee on MAID having already set drafting instructions for its report, Senator Pamela Wallin said ‘unacceptable behaviour by an errant

‘Even one case is too many’: Legion says veterans are ‘feeling really traumatized’ from news reports of a case worker discussing MAID

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 12, 2022
  • With the Special Joint Committee on MAID having already set drafting instructions for its report, Senator Pamela Wallin said ‘unacceptable behaviour by an errant
Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay answered questions at a Dec. 5 committee about reports of one case worker in his department discussing MAID with veterans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unambitious climate adaptation strategy needs clear goals for disaster mitigation, say climate experts, NDP MP

  • Ottawa released Canada’s first climate adaptation strategy in November, outlining goals relating to disaster resilience, biodiversity, infrastructure and the economy.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 12, 2022
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said that 'the fight against climate change has reached our doorstep,' in a press release accompanying the release of Canada's National Adaptation Strategy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unambitious climate adaptation strategy needs clear goals for disaster mitigation, say climate experts, NDP MP

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 12, 2022
  • Ottawa released Canada’s first climate adaptation strategy in November, outlining goals relating to disaster resilience, biodiversity, infrastructure and the economy.

Unambitious climate adaptation strategy needs clear goals for disaster mitigation, say climate experts, NDP MP

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 12, 2022
  • Ottawa released Canada’s first climate adaptation strategy in November, outlining goals relating to disaster resilience, biodiversity, infrastructure and the economy.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said that 'the fight against climate change has reached our doorstep,' in a press release accompanying the release of Canada's National Adaptation Strategy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A golden opportunity for Canada in hydrogen

  • Hydrogen can contribute to Canada's 2050 decarbonization targets, as part of a portfolio of low-carbon energy technologies
Opinion | BY BRUNO POLLET | December 12, 2022
It is certain that Canada should benefit from the growing global demand for hydrogen and Canada could become one of the top leaders in this rapidly expanding sector, writes Dr. Bruno Pollet, professor of chemistry at the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

A golden opportunity for Canada in hydrogen

Opinion | BY BRUNO POLLET | December 12, 2022
  • Hydrogen can contribute to Canada's 2050 decarbonization targets, as part of a portfolio of low-carbon energy technologies

A golden opportunity for Canada in hydrogen

Opinion | BY BRUNO POLLET | December 12, 2022
  • Hydrogen can contribute to Canada's 2050 decarbonization targets, as part of a portfolio of low-carbon energy technologies
It is certain that Canada should benefit from the growing global demand for hydrogen and Canada could become one of the top leaders in this rapidly expanding sector, writes Dr. Bruno Pollet, professor of chemistry at the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

COP15 is not just a numbers game: it’s inspiration for a generation

  • COP15 represents a time to renew international goals to protect biodiversity.
Opinion | BY MADHUR ANAND | December 12, 2022
Some solutions to the climate emergency will also help with biodiversity declines, writes Dr. Madhur Anand, director of the Guelph Institute for Environmental Research. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

COP15 is not just a numbers game: it’s inspiration for a generation

Opinion | BY MADHUR ANAND | December 12, 2022
  • COP15 represents a time to renew international goals to protect biodiversity.

COP15 is not just a numbers game: it’s inspiration for a generation

Opinion | BY MADHUR ANAND | December 12, 2022
  • COP15 represents a time to renew international goals to protect biodiversity.
Some solutions to the climate emergency will also help with biodiversity declines, writes Dr. Madhur Anand, director of the Guelph Institute for Environmental Research. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Protecting Mother Earth: this is the time for Canada to shine and follow the lead of Indigenous peoples

  • Canada needs to follow the lead of Indigenous communities across the world fighting for Mother Earth, writes Senator Michèle Audette.
Opinion | BY MICHèLE AUDETTE | December 12, 2022
As host nation for the COP 15 UN conference, Canada has a responsibility to be a worldwide model in protecting biodiversity, writes PSG Senator Michèle Audette. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Protecting Mother Earth: this is the time for Canada to shine and follow the lead of Indigenous peoples

Opinion | BY MICHèLE AUDETTE | December 12, 2022
  • Canada needs to follow the lead of Indigenous communities across the world fighting for Mother Earth, writes Senator Michèle Audette.

Protecting Mother Earth: this is the time for Canada to shine and follow the lead of Indigenous peoples

Opinion | BY MICHèLE AUDETTE | December 12, 2022
  • Canada needs to follow the lead of Indigenous communities across the world fighting for Mother Earth, writes Senator Michèle Audette.
As host nation for the COP 15 UN conference, Canada has a responsibility to be a worldwide model in protecting biodiversity, writes PSG Senator Michèle Audette. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Canada needs to plan for a steep decline in oil demand, or risk getting left behind

  • Governments and oil firms need to start planning today for a future in which oil is not an economic driver of Canadian prosperity.
Opinion | BY AARON COSBEY AND ANGELA CARTER | December 12, 2022
Canada is highly exposed to the impacts of the climate crisis, a crisis driven by fossil fuel production and use. Leading international energy analysis has also documented that in a world that avoids dangerous climate change there is no need to develop any new oil and gas reserves, write Aaron Cosbey and Angela Carter. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Canada needs to plan for a steep decline in oil demand, or risk getting left behind

Opinion | BY AARON COSBEY AND ANGELA CARTER | December 12, 2022
  • Governments and oil firms need to start planning today for a future in which oil is not an economic driver of Canadian prosperity.

Canada needs to plan for a steep decline in oil demand, or risk getting left behind

Opinion | BY AARON COSBEY AND ANGELA CARTER | December 12, 2022
  • Governments and oil firms need to start planning today for a future in which oil is not an economic driver of Canadian prosperity.
Canada is highly exposed to the impacts of the climate crisis, a crisis driven by fossil fuel production and use. Leading international energy analysis has also documented that in a world that avoids dangerous climate change there is no need to develop any new oil and gas reserves, write Aaron Cosbey and Angela Carter. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Energy security and climate: what do Canadians think?

  • Globally, Canada is being asked to contribute to strengthening the world’s energy security. Domestically, citizens are concerned about their own energy security. We still
Opinion | BY MONICA GATTINGER AND NIK NANOS | December 12, 2022
If inflationary and economic challenges continue, politicians will face a very discontented electorate. In addition to the discontent on affordability, Canadians’ ambition on climate action is becoming more muted, write Monica Gattinger and Nik Nanos. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Energy security and climate: what do Canadians think?

Opinion | BY MONICA GATTINGER AND NIK NANOS | December 12, 2022
  • Globally, Canada is being asked to contribute to strengthening the world’s energy security. Domestically, citizens are concerned about their own energy security. We still

Energy security and climate: what do Canadians think?

Opinion | BY MONICA GATTINGER AND NIK NANOS | December 12, 2022
  • Globally, Canada is being asked to contribute to strengthening the world’s energy security. Domestically, citizens are concerned about their own energy security. We still
If inflationary and economic challenges continue, politicians will face a very discontented electorate. In addition to the discontent on affordability, Canadians’ ambition on climate action is becoming more muted, write Monica Gattinger and Nik Nanos. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Canada can save our wildlife species without sacrificing the economy

  • Restoration of habitats can offer a new opportunity for Canadian jobs in the renewable resources sector.
Opinion | BY ALINA FISHER | December 12, 2022
Habitat conservation is typically framed as being pitted against Canadian jobs, but that’s too simplistic, writes Alina Fisher. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Canada can save our wildlife species without sacrificing the economy

Opinion | BY ALINA FISHER | December 12, 2022
  • Restoration of habitats can offer a new opportunity for Canadian jobs in the renewable resources sector.

Canada can save our wildlife species without sacrificing the economy

Opinion | BY ALINA FISHER | December 12, 2022
  • Restoration of habitats can offer a new opportunity for Canadian jobs in the renewable resources sector.
Habitat conservation is typically framed as being pitted against Canadian jobs, but that’s too simplistic, writes Alina Fisher. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

While we wait on the promises of Canada, our land, culture and way of life are washing away beneath our feet

  • Numerous communities and Indigenous People are affected by climate change across the Northwest Territories, writes PSG Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson.
Opinion | BY PSG SEN. MARGARET DAWN ANDERSON | December 12, 2022
This photo, taken in 2019, shows a home in the Inuvialuit hamlet, located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories. That home has since been relocated, writes PSG Senator Margaret Dawn Panigyak Anderson. Photograph courtesy of Francis Anderson

While we wait on the promises of Canada, our land, culture and way of life are washing away beneath our feet

Opinion | BY PSG SEN. MARGARET DAWN ANDERSON | December 12, 2022
  • Numerous communities and Indigenous People are affected by climate change across the Northwest Territories, writes PSG Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson.

While we wait on the promises of Canada, our land, culture and way of life are washing away beneath our feet

Opinion | BY PSG SEN. MARGARET DAWN ANDERSON | December 12, 2022
  • Numerous communities and Indigenous People are affected by climate change across the Northwest Territories, writes PSG Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson.
This photo, taken in 2019, shows a home in the Inuvialuit hamlet, located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories. That home has since been relocated, writes PSG Senator Margaret Dawn Panigyak Anderson. Photograph courtesy of Francis Anderson

Canada is stepping up to help win a global agreement to halt biodiversity loss, but it must also act to stop destruction of nature at home

  • At COP15, Canada can help build momentum for a new global agreement on biodiversity.
Opinion | BY GRAHAM SAUL AND SANDRA SCHWARTZ | December 12, 2022
Biodiversity matters because there is no way to limit global warming to 1.5 Celsius unless we better protect, manage and restore nature, write Graham Saul, executive director of Nature Canada, and Sandra Schwartz, national executive director of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Canada is stepping up to help win a global agreement to halt biodiversity loss, but it must also act to stop destruction of nature at home

Opinion | BY GRAHAM SAUL AND SANDRA SCHWARTZ | December 12, 2022
  • At COP15, Canada can help build momentum for a new global agreement on biodiversity.

Canada is stepping up to help win a global agreement to halt biodiversity loss, but it must also act to stop destruction of nature at home

Opinion | BY GRAHAM SAUL AND SANDRA SCHWARTZ | December 12, 2022
  • At COP15, Canada can help build momentum for a new global agreement on biodiversity.
Biodiversity matters because there is no way to limit global warming to 1.5 Celsius unless we better protect, manage and restore nature, write Graham Saul, executive director of Nature Canada, and Sandra Schwartz, national executive director of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

‘Montreal will be for nature what Paris was for climate’: Canada can play key role at COP15 in saving over a million species from extinction, says nature activist

  • Green Party leader Elizabeth May is concerned about how Canada-China tensions will affect the conservation conference, given Canada is the host and China is
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 12, 2022
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault received thousands of letters from Canadians collected by Nature Canada as COP15 started in Montreal on Dec. 7. Photograph courtesy of Nature Canada

‘Montreal will be for nature what Paris was for climate’: Canada can play key role at COP15 in saving over a million species from extinction, says nature activist

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 12, 2022
  • Green Party leader Elizabeth May is concerned about how Canada-China tensions will affect the conservation conference, given Canada is the host and China is

‘Montreal will be for nature what Paris was for climate’: Canada can play key role at COP15 in saving over a million species from extinction, says nature activist

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 12, 2022
  • Green Party leader Elizabeth May is concerned about how Canada-China tensions will affect the conservation conference, given Canada is the host and China is
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault received thousands of letters from Canadians collected by Nature Canada as COP15 started in Montreal on Dec. 7. Photograph courtesy of Nature Canada

More media availabilities will help Poilievre in his quest to win next election

  • Canadians expect a potential prime minister of being able to go through the stress test and answer questions from the national media.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 12, 2022
Pierre Poilievre in a rare scrum with national media outside the House of Commons on Dec. 7, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

More media availabilities will help Poilievre in his quest to win next election

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 12, 2022
  • Canadians expect a potential prime minister of being able to go through the stress test and answer questions from the national media.

More media availabilities will help Poilievre in his quest to win next election

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 12, 2022
  • Canadians expect a potential prime minister of being able to go through the stress test and answer questions from the national media.
Pierre Poilievre in a rare scrum with national media outside the House of Commons on Dec. 7, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hockey players should stay out of politics

  • Carey Price learned that lesson last week when he weighed in on the current anti-gun debate roiling in the House of Commons.
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 12, 2022
Montreal Canadiens NHL goalie Carey Price apologized last week for the timing of his social media post criticizing the government's gun control bill. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Hockey players should stay out of politics

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 12, 2022
  • Carey Price learned that lesson last week when he weighed in on the current anti-gun debate roiling in the House of Commons.

Hockey players should stay out of politics

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | December 12, 2022
  • Carey Price learned that lesson last week when he weighed in on the current anti-gun debate roiling in the House of Commons.
Montreal Canadiens NHL goalie Carey Price apologized last week for the timing of his social media post criticizing the government's gun control bill. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Minimum age to be a Senator should 40, not 30, and other easy fixes to make a better Senate

  • These legislative changes would represent a comprehensive modernization of the Senate, enabling the non-party Senators appointed in the last few years to take control
Opinion | BY B. THOMAS HALL | December 12, 2022
The process of Senate modernization only began with the increase in the number of Senators who don’t belong to any political party. To achieve its purpose, modernization requires changes both in the way Senators organize themselves and in the Senate procedures. But Senators cannot do all the heavy lifting on their own, writes B. Thomas Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minimum age to be a Senator should 40, not 30, and other easy fixes to make a better Senate

Opinion | BY B. THOMAS HALL | December 12, 2022
  • These legislative changes would represent a comprehensive modernization of the Senate, enabling the non-party Senators appointed in the last few years to take control

Minimum age to be a Senator should 40, not 30, and other easy fixes to make a better Senate

Opinion | BY B. THOMAS HALL | December 12, 2022
  • These legislative changes would represent a comprehensive modernization of the Senate, enabling the non-party Senators appointed in the last few years to take control
The process of Senate modernization only began with the increase in the number of Senators who don’t belong to any political party. To achieve its purpose, modernization requires changes both in the way Senators organize themselves and in the Senate procedures. But Senators cannot do all the heavy lifting on their own, writes B. Thomas Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Big money to scale up our most promising, young companies often from the United States

  • And many of the most promising early-stage companies that go public do so on American, not Canadian, stock exchanges, where they can quickly fall
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 12, 2022
Canada’s rich Strategic Innovation Fund and the equally rich Net Zero Accelerator are mainly subsidizing foreign corporations to locate in Canada where they can generate wealth for their foreign parents, writes David Crane.   Image courtesy of Pixabay

Big money to scale up our most promising, young companies often from the United States

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 12, 2022
  • And many of the most promising early-stage companies that go public do so on American, not Canadian, stock exchanges, where they can quickly fall

Big money to scale up our most promising, young companies often from the United States

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | December 12, 2022
  • And many of the most promising early-stage companies that go public do so on American, not Canadian, stock exchanges, where they can quickly fall
Canada’s rich Strategic Innovation Fund and the equally rich Net Zero Accelerator are mainly subsidizing foreign corporations to locate in Canada where they can generate wealth for their foreign parents, writes David Crane.   Image courtesy of Pixabay

Corrosive power of social media today means people believe total nonsense, writes McElroy

  • Re: “Trudeau should trust himself to go off script more often,” (The Hill Times, Dec. 5, 2022, editorial). While I am totally in tune
Opinion | December 12, 2022
The corrosive power of social media in having people ‘believe’ total nonsense and not critically analyze what they are being drawn into was illuminated with astonishing clarity in the Freedom Convoy Inquiry. As Winston Churchill was fond of saying, democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others, writes Tom McElroy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Corrosive power of social media today means people believe total nonsense, writes McElroy

Opinion | December 12, 2022
  • Re: “Trudeau should trust himself to go off script more often,” (The Hill Times, Dec. 5, 2022, editorial). While I am totally in tune

Corrosive power of social media today means people believe total nonsense, writes McElroy

Opinion | December 12, 2022
  • Re: “Trudeau should trust himself to go off script more often,” (The Hill Times, Dec. 5, 2022, editorial). While I am totally in tune
The corrosive power of social media in having people ‘believe’ total nonsense and not critically analyze what they are being drawn into was illuminated with astonishing clarity in the Freedom Convoy Inquiry. As Winston Churchill was fond of saying, democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others, writes Tom McElroy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The problem with applause lines

  • Message discipline should always trump the urge to score with applause lines. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 12, 2022
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May recently landed in some hot water after she attempted an applause line.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The problem with applause lines

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 12, 2022
  • Message discipline should always trump the urge to score with applause lines. 

The problem with applause lines

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 12, 2022
  • Message discipline should always trump the urge to score with applause lines. 
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May recently landed in some hot water after she attempted an applause line.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa Magazine picks Commanda as one of city’s top six leaders in annual Future List

  • Plus, House Clerk Charles Robert announces his retirement after 42 years, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly to discuss Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy in Montreal.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 12, 2022
Claudette Commanda, pictured at the National Indigenous Peoples’ Day Ceremony in Gatineau, Que., in 2018, has been picked by Ottawa Magazine as one of the city’s top leaders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa Magazine picks Commanda as one of city’s top six leaders in annual Future List

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 12, 2022
  • Plus, House Clerk Charles Robert announces his retirement after 42 years, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly to discuss Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy in Montreal.

Ottawa Magazine picks Commanda as one of city’s top six leaders in annual Future List

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 12, 2022
  • Plus, House Clerk Charles Robert announces his retirement after 42 years, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly to discuss Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy in Montreal.
Claudette Commanda, pictured at the National Indigenous Peoples’ Day Ceremony in Gatineau, Que., in 2018, has been picked by Ottawa Magazine as one of the city’s top leaders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As a woman of colour, ‘disgusted’ by Smith’s ‘ignorant’ comments: Kitchener reader

  • Hey, non-white people, Jews, Muslims, gays, lesbians, trans people, Indigenous people, recent immigrants, women, disabled people: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith actually claims that unvaccinated
Opinion | December 12, 2022
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will be heading into a provincial election in the spring. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

As a woman of colour, ‘disgusted’ by Smith’s ‘ignorant’ comments: Kitchener reader

Opinion | December 12, 2022
  • Hey, non-white people, Jews, Muslims, gays, lesbians, trans people, Indigenous people, recent immigrants, women, disabled people: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith actually claims that unvaccinated

As a woman of colour, ‘disgusted’ by Smith’s ‘ignorant’ comments: Kitchener reader

Opinion | December 12, 2022
  • Hey, non-white people, Jews, Muslims, gays, lesbians, trans people, Indigenous people, recent immigrants, women, disabled people: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith actually claims that unvaccinated
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will be heading into a provincial election in the spring. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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