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Global progress on renewables but climate tipping points still on the horizon

  • Coal, gas, and oil account for about 75 per cent of overall greenhouse gas emissions, so seeing countries like China rapidly switching to cheaper
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 14, 2025
Solar panels
Solar panels
Volume production and technical innovations have brought the price of solar panels down so low that China is exporting them in huge quantities even to developing countries, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Global progress on renewables but climate tipping points still on the horizon

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 14, 2025
  • Coal, gas, and oil account for about 75 per cent of overall greenhouse gas emissions, so seeing countries like China rapidly switching to cheaper

Global progress on renewables but climate tipping points still on the horizon

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 14, 2025
  • Coal, gas, and oil account for about 75 per cent of overall greenhouse gas emissions, so seeing countries like China rapidly switching to cheaper
Solar panels
Volume production and technical innovations have brought the price of solar panels down so low that China is exporting them in huge quantities even to developing countries, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Trade tribunal calls for freeze on multimillion-dollar defence contract after complaints it favours U.S. supplier

  • Highly restrictive bid criteria made competition 'impossible' for Canadian and European companies to secure the contract for military night-vision goggles, says a filing from
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 14, 2025
David McGuinty
David McGuinty
Defence Minister David McGuinty said he would 'look into' the terms of the contract before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal called for the government to put a hold on the procurement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade tribunal calls for freeze on multimillion-dollar defence contract after complaints it favours U.S. supplier

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 14, 2025
  • Highly restrictive bid criteria made competition 'impossible' for Canadian and European companies to secure the contract for military night-vision goggles, says a filing from

Trade tribunal calls for freeze on multimillion-dollar defence contract after complaints it favours U.S. supplier

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 14, 2025
  • Highly restrictive bid criteria made competition 'impossible' for Canadian and European companies to secure the contract for military night-vision goggles, says a filing from
David McGuinty
Defence Minister David McGuinty said he would 'look into' the terms of the contract before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal called for the government to put a hold on the procurement. 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

Coal mine expansion a dangerous step backward for public health and our environment

  • A technical loophole is letting us undermine our climate commitments, and ignores the fundamental reality that greenhouse gas emissions affect our climate regardless of
Opinion | BY STEPHEN WILTON | July 14, 2025
Tim Hodgson
Tim Hodgson
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson and the government should reconsider the decision and require a comprehensive environmental assessment of the Vista coal mine expansion, writes Stephen Wilton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Coal mine expansion a dangerous step backward for public health and our environment

Opinion | BY STEPHEN WILTON | July 14, 2025
  • A technical loophole is letting us undermine our climate commitments, and ignores the fundamental reality that greenhouse gas emissions affect our climate regardless of

Coal mine expansion a dangerous step backward for public health and our environment

Opinion | BY STEPHEN WILTON | July 14, 2025
  • A technical loophole is letting us undermine our climate commitments, and ignores the fundamental reality that greenhouse gas emissions affect our climate regardless of
Tim Hodgson
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson and the government should reconsider the decision and require a comprehensive environmental assessment of the Vista coal mine expansion, writes Stephen Wilton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative MP Khanna mobilizing support for Poilievre’s upcoming leadership review, say Conservative sources

  • The Conservative ‘movement is bigger, stronger and more energized than ever’ under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, says Conservative MP Arpan Khanna.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 14, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, pictured with his wife Anaida Poilievre on April 28 in Ottawa, is set to face a mandatory leadership review at the Calgary convention in January, as required by the party constitution following an electoral defeat. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conservative MP Khanna mobilizing support for Poilievre’s upcoming leadership review, say Conservative sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 14, 2025
  • The Conservative ‘movement is bigger, stronger and more energized than ever’ under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, says Conservative MP Arpan Khanna.

Conservative MP Khanna mobilizing support for Poilievre’s upcoming leadership review, say Conservative sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 14, 2025
  • The Conservative ‘movement is bigger, stronger and more energized than ever’ under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, says Conservative MP Arpan Khanna.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, pictured with his wife Anaida Poilievre on April 28 in Ottawa, is set to face a mandatory leadership review at the Calgary convention in January, as required by the party constitution following an electoral defeat. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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

A reality check for the Carney government and Canadians

  • As the federal Liberals move forward with their financial review, it’s important that they are transparent with Canadians about the actual real-life impacts of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 20, 2025, after the passage of Bill C-5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A reality check for the Carney government and Canadians

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 14, 2025
  • As the federal Liberals move forward with their financial review, it’s important that they are transparent with Canadians about the actual real-life impacts of

A reality check for the Carney government and Canadians

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 14, 2025
  • As the federal Liberals move forward with their financial review, it’s important that they are transparent with Canadians about the actual real-life impacts of
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 20, 2025, after the passage of Bill C-5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why government’s aversion to risk impacts Indigenous Peoples the most

  • CIRNAC and ISC must be forced to actually get the money out the door to Indigenous communities because this is the rare case in
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 14, 2025
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
As a part of Prime Minister Mark Carney's, right, spending review of government operations, departments that serve Indigenous Peoples—including Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada led by Minister Rebecca Alty, left—must be required to fulfill their spending obligations and "get the money out the door," writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why government’s aversion to risk impacts Indigenous Peoples the most

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 14, 2025
  • CIRNAC and ISC must be forced to actually get the money out the door to Indigenous communities because this is the rare case in

Why government’s aversion to risk impacts Indigenous Peoples the most

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 14, 2025
  • CIRNAC and ISC must be forced to actually get the money out the door to Indigenous communities because this is the rare case in
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
As a part of Prime Minister Mark Carney's, right, spending review of government operations, departments that serve Indigenous Peoples—including Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada led by Minister Rebecca Alty, left—must be required to fulfill their spending obligations and "get the money out the door," writes Rose LeMay. 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

It’s time we treat campus infrastructure as a nation-building project

  • Investments in universities are practical and high-impact investments that will create new jobs, deliver value for taxpayers and strengthen Canada’s competitiveness.
Opinion | BY GABRIEL MILLER | July 14, 2025
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, centre, participates in a scrum in the West Block on May 14, 2025. If Robertson's government is serious about mobilizing a wartime-level response to Canada’s infrastructure crisis, it needs to mobilize every asset it has, including universities, writes Gabriel Miller. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

It’s time we treat campus infrastructure as a nation-building project

Opinion | BY GABRIEL MILLER | July 14, 2025
  • Investments in universities are practical and high-impact investments that will create new jobs, deliver value for taxpayers and strengthen Canada’s competitiveness.

It’s time we treat campus infrastructure as a nation-building project

Opinion | BY GABRIEL MILLER | July 14, 2025
  • Investments in universities are practical and high-impact investments that will create new jobs, deliver value for taxpayers and strengthen Canada’s competitiveness.
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, centre, participates in a scrum in the West Block on May 14, 2025. If Robertson's government is serious about mobilizing a wartime-level response to Canada’s infrastructure crisis, it needs to mobilize every asset it has, including universities, writes Gabriel Miller. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

What will kill the electric car this time: Trump or Canada’s haplessness?

  • Until further notice, we are passengers in this environmental and economic setback, and Donald Trump is at the wheel.
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Mélanie Joly, right, who was then foreign affairs minister, met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Joly, now industry minister, is the federal lead on the auto file. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

What will kill the electric car this time: Trump or Canada’s haplessness?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 14, 2025
  • Until further notice, we are passengers in this environmental and economic setback, and Donald Trump is at the wheel.

What will kill the electric car this time: Trump or Canada’s haplessness?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 14, 2025
  • Until further notice, we are passengers in this environmental and economic setback, and Donald Trump is at the wheel.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Mélanie Joly, right, who was then foreign affairs minister, met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Joly, now industry minister, is the federal lead on the auto file. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

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.

The dog days of summer for Pierre Poilievre

  • As you relax this summer, spare a few kind thoughts for the Conservatives. Their leader has shown he has nothing to offer them but
Opinion | BY KEN POLK | July 14, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the House of Commons foyer on May 27, 2025. After losing the most recent election—which includes the loss of Poilievre's own riding—the Conservatives will have to reconsider its 'take no prisoners' attitude, Ken Polk writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The dog days of summer for Pierre Poilievre

Opinion | BY KEN POLK | July 14, 2025
  • As you relax this summer, spare a few kind thoughts for the Conservatives. Their leader has shown he has nothing to offer them but

The dog days of summer for Pierre Poilievre

Opinion | BY KEN POLK | July 14, 2025
  • As you relax this summer, spare a few kind thoughts for the Conservatives. Their leader has shown he has nothing to offer them but
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the House of Commons foyer on May 27, 2025. After losing the most recent election—which includes the loss of Poilievre's own riding—the Conservatives will have to reconsider its 'take no prisoners' attitude, Ken Polk writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Digital sovereignty must drive Canada’s U.S. trade strategy

  • The approach we choose for trade talks will determine whether Canada controls its digital future or remains forever dependent on others’ technological infrastructure.
Opinion | BY BARRY APPLETON | July 14, 2025
Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in the West Block on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Digital sovereignty must drive Canada’s U.S. trade strategy

Opinion | BY BARRY APPLETON | July 14, 2025
  • The approach we choose for trade talks will determine whether Canada controls its digital future or remains forever dependent on others’ technological infrastructure.

Digital sovereignty must drive Canada’s U.S. trade strategy

Opinion | BY BARRY APPLETON | July 14, 2025
  • The approach we choose for trade talks will determine whether Canada controls its digital future or remains forever dependent on others’ technological infrastructure.
Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in the West Block on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

First woman named to lead the RCAF

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet speaks after assuming command of the Royal Canadian Air Force at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum on July 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First woman named to lead the RCAF

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
  • The Hill Times

First woman named to lead the RCAF

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
  • The Hill Times
Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet speaks after assuming command of the Royal Canadian Air Force at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum on July 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Ontario Liberal Leader Crombie faces review, Liberal MP Erskine-Smith opens door for ‘renewal’ in provincial leadership: email

  • Kingston Liberal MPP Ted Hsu says he supports Bonnie Crombie as the party leader, but would leave it up to party delegates to vote
News | BY ABBAS RANA, STUART BENSON | July 10, 2025
Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith is opening up the debate for ‘renewal’ in Ontario provincial leadership, according to an email obtained by The Hill Times. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Ontario Liberal Leader Crombie faces review, Liberal MP Erskine-Smith opens door for ‘renewal’ in provincial leadership: email

News | BY ABBAS RANA, STUART BENSON | July 10, 2025
  • Kingston Liberal MPP Ted Hsu says he supports Bonnie Crombie as the party leader, but would leave it up to party delegates to vote

As Ontario Liberal Leader Crombie faces review, Liberal MP Erskine-Smith opens door for ‘renewal’ in provincial leadership: email

News | BY ABBAS RANA, STUART BENSON | July 10, 2025
  • Kingston Liberal MPP Ted Hsu says he supports Bonnie Crombie as the party leader, but would leave it up to party delegates to vote
Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith is opening up the debate for ‘renewal’ in Ontario provincial leadership, according to an email obtained by The Hill Times. 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

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

  • During the break, the Liberals should try to sway opposition MPs to their benches, which would be a challenge to Pierre Poilievre’s leadership; and
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies have some work to do this summer to pull their parties ahead, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
  • During the break, the Liberals should try to sway opposition MPs to their benches, which would be a challenge to Pierre Poilievre’s leadership; and

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
  • During the break, the Liberals should try to sway opposition MPs to their benches, which would be a challenge to Pierre Poilievre’s leadership; and
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies have some work to do this summer to pull their parties ahead, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Minister Champagne brings some fresh faces to finance file

  • Staffers currently leading Champagne’s policy team previously worked for the ministers of international trade, innovation, and housing.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 10, 2025
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance and National Revenue Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters in the West Block on May 14, while his director of communications, Audrey Milette, left, looks on. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Minister Champagne brings some fresh faces to finance file

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 10, 2025
  • Staffers currently leading Champagne’s policy team previously worked for the ministers of international trade, innovation, and housing.

Minister Champagne brings some fresh faces to finance file

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 10, 2025
  • Staffers currently leading Champagne’s policy team previously worked for the ministers of international trade, innovation, and housing.
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance and National Revenue Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters in the West Block on May 14, while his director of communications, Audrey Milette, left, looks on. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' and builds on leaders' commitments.
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney have agreed on further collaboration across a range of sectors. No 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' and builds on leaders' commitments.

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' and builds on leaders' commitments.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney have agreed on further collaboration across a range of sectors. No 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson

Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

  • Wildfires require unprecedented co-ordination across jurisdictions and countries. Yet our communication infrastructure remains siloed, fragmented, and vulnerable to the conditions these disasters create.
Opinion | BY KEVIN FERNANDES | July 9, 2025
As thousands of people evacuate due to raging wildfires, our communications infrastructure is breaking down exactly when emergency responders and evacuees need it, writes Kevin Fernandes. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

Opinion | BY KEVIN FERNANDES | July 9, 2025
  • Wildfires require unprecedented co-ordination across jurisdictions and countries. Yet our communication infrastructure remains siloed, fragmented, and vulnerable to the conditions these disasters create.

Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

Opinion | BY KEVIN FERNANDES | July 9, 2025
  • Wildfires require unprecedented co-ordination across jurisdictions and countries. Yet our communication infrastructure remains siloed, fragmented, and vulnerable to the conditions these disasters create.
As thousands of people evacuate due to raging wildfires, our communications infrastructure is breaking down exactly when emergency responders and evacuees need it, writes Kevin Fernandes. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

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

The world could use more like Musgrave

  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
Sharon Musgrave
Sharon Musgrave
Recently retired senior CBC producer Sharon Musgrave is an unforgettable force, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The world could use more like Musgrave

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.

The world could use more like Musgrave

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
Sharon Musgrave
Recently retired senior CBC producer Sharon Musgrave is an unforgettable force, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. The reordering of Canadian export options is taking place in a world of increasing anti-globalization, splintering trade frameworks, and deteriorating supply chains, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. The reordering of Canadian export options is taking place in a world of increasing anti-globalization, splintering trade frameworks, and deteriorating supply chains, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This moment in our history calls all Canadians: reflections from a first-time Senator

  • The role of the Senate is to look beyond the headlines, to resist reactive politics, and to legislate for a Canada that thrives across
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR FARAH MOHAMED | July 9, 2025
Not everyone who sits in the Senate agrees with each other, but they share a belief that this country is worth the hard work, writes ISG Senator Farah Mohamed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This moment in our history calls all Canadians: reflections from a first-time Senator

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR FARAH MOHAMED | July 9, 2025
  • The role of the Senate is to look beyond the headlines, to resist reactive politics, and to legislate for a Canada that thrives across

This moment in our history calls all Canadians: reflections from a first-time Senator

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR FARAH MOHAMED | July 9, 2025
  • The role of the Senate is to look beyond the headlines, to resist reactive politics, and to legislate for a Canada that thrives across
Not everyone who sits in the Senate agrees with each other, but they share a belief that this country is worth the hard work, writes ISG Senator Farah Mohamed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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National Adaptation Strategy provides a road map to prepare for climate change—but success is not a given

  • Successful execution on the NAS will depend on the federal government’s vigilance in mobilizing action around the 22 adaptation targets and an all-of-society commitment.
Opinion | BY BLAIR FELTMATE | December 20, 2022
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault speaks at a press conference in the West Block on Nov. 22. Over the past three years, the federal government has changed its attitude towards adaptation to climate change, writes Blair Feltmate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

National Adaptation Strategy provides a road map to prepare for climate change—but success is not a given

Opinion | BY BLAIR FELTMATE | December 20, 2022
  • Successful execution on the NAS will depend on the federal government’s vigilance in mobilizing action around the 22 adaptation targets and an all-of-society commitment.

National Adaptation Strategy provides a road map to prepare for climate change—but success is not a given

Opinion | BY BLAIR FELTMATE | December 20, 2022
  • Successful execution on the NAS will depend on the federal government’s vigilance in mobilizing action around the 22 adaptation targets and an all-of-society commitment.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault speaks at a press conference in the West Block on Nov. 22. Over the past three years, the federal government has changed its attitude towards adaptation to climate change, writes Blair Feltmate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former Conservative MP Toet and former Hill staffer Leslie eye nomination in coveted Portage-Lisgar, Man., riding

  • The nomination contest in Portage-Lisgar will be a ‘hotly contested’ one as the winner will almost be guaranteed a seat in the House of
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 20, 2022
Manitoba Conservative MP Candice Bergen, left, has announced she would not re-offer in the next election. Former Hill staffer Branden Leslie, centre, and former Conservative MP Lawrence Toet, right, are considering a run at the coveted nomination in Portage-Lisgar, Man. The Hill Times photographs and courtesy of Twitter

Former Conservative MP Toet and former Hill staffer Leslie eye nomination in coveted Portage-Lisgar, Man., riding

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 20, 2022
  • The nomination contest in Portage-Lisgar will be a ‘hotly contested’ one as the winner will almost be guaranteed a seat in the House of

Former Conservative MP Toet and former Hill staffer Leslie eye nomination in coveted Portage-Lisgar, Man., riding

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 20, 2022
  • The nomination contest in Portage-Lisgar will be a ‘hotly contested’ one as the winner will almost be guaranteed a seat in the House of
Manitoba Conservative MP Candice Bergen, left, has announced she would not re-offer in the next election. Former Hill staffer Branden Leslie, centre, and former Conservative MP Lawrence Toet, right, are considering a run at the coveted nomination in Portage-Lisgar, Man. The Hill Times photographs and courtesy of Twitter

Politics This Morning: Kiss your stir sticks goodbye

  • Plus, Trudeau meets Legault.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 20, 2022
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is implementing a phase out of a few types of single-use plastic products in Canada over the next few years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Kiss your stir sticks goodbye

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 20, 2022
  • Plus, Trudeau meets Legault.

Politics This Morning: Kiss your stir sticks goodbye

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | December 20, 2022
  • Plus, Trudeau meets Legault.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is implementing a phase out of a few types of single-use plastic products in Canada over the next few years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Serial murders of Indigenous women should prompt swift reaction to hate and genocide

  • We must recognize that violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada is systemic and very often perpetuated by systems intended to serve and
Opinion | BY CORA MCGUIRE-CYRETTE | December 19, 2022
Long Plain First Nation Chief Kyra Wilson speaks to reporters in West Block on Dec. 6. Indigenous women know what they need to be safe, and it’s time for Canadians to change the story of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people, writes Cora McGuire-Cyrette. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Serial murders of Indigenous women should prompt swift reaction to hate and genocide

Opinion | BY CORA MCGUIRE-CYRETTE | December 19, 2022
  • We must recognize that violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada is systemic and very often perpetuated by systems intended to serve and

Serial murders of Indigenous women should prompt swift reaction to hate and genocide

Opinion | BY CORA MCGUIRE-CYRETTE | December 19, 2022
  • We must recognize that violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada is systemic and very often perpetuated by systems intended to serve and
Long Plain First Nation Chief Kyra Wilson speaks to reporters in West Block on Dec. 6. Indigenous women know what they need to be safe, and it’s time for Canadians to change the story of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people, writes Cora McGuire-Cyrette. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Christmas at the Ottawa Mission

  • The Hill Times' Peter Mazereeuw interviews the head of the Ottawa Mission about what it needs to get Ottawa's least fortunate through the winter
The Ottawa Mission serves hot meals to those in need year round. CEO Peter Tilley is asking supporters to keep their donations rolling in after the holiday season. Photograph courtesy of the Ottawa Mission

Christmas at the Ottawa Mission

  • The Hill Times' Peter Mazereeuw interviews the head of the Ottawa Mission about what it needs to get Ottawa's least fortunate through the winter

Christmas at the Ottawa Mission

  • The Hill Times' Peter Mazereeuw interviews the head of the Ottawa Mission about what it needs to get Ottawa's least fortunate through the winter
The Ottawa Mission serves hot meals to those in need year round. CEO Peter Tilley is asking supporters to keep their donations rolling in after the holiday season. Photograph courtesy of the Ottawa Mission

Micro-suicide drones

  • These one-person-killer suicide drones would certainly be deployed in close-quarters static situations like the trench warfare that has set in along most of the
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 19, 2022
It’s the high-value political targets who are most at risk from this new technology, writes Gwynne Dyer. They are already swathed in layers of security that isolate them from the public they are supposed to represent and serve. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Micro-suicide drones

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 19, 2022
  • These one-person-killer suicide drones would certainly be deployed in close-quarters static situations like the trench warfare that has set in along most of the

Micro-suicide drones

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 19, 2022
  • These one-person-killer suicide drones would certainly be deployed in close-quarters static situations like the trench warfare that has set in along most of the
It’s the high-value political targets who are most at risk from this new technology, writes Gwynne Dyer. They are already swathed in layers of security that isolate them from the public they are supposed to represent and serve. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Call-sign snafu signals CAF has more work to do

  • The fact that some 30 fellow officers either concurred with this call sign or failed to raise any objections is clear proof of the
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 19, 2022
Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet fighters fly over Iceland on May 31, 2017, during an Operation Reassurance surveillance mission. DND photograph by Corporal Gary Calvé

Call-sign snafu signals CAF has more work to do

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 19, 2022
  • The fact that some 30 fellow officers either concurred with this call sign or failed to raise any objections is clear proof of the

Call-sign snafu signals CAF has more work to do

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 19, 2022
  • The fact that some 30 fellow officers either concurred with this call sign or failed to raise any objections is clear proof of the
Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet fighters fly over Iceland on May 31, 2017, during an Operation Reassurance surveillance mission. DND photograph by Corporal Gary Calvé

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 19, 2022
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanche
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanche
No photos, please: Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, pictured Dec. 14, 2022, on his way past reporters and photographers in the West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 19, 2022

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 19, 2022
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanche
No photos, please: Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, pictured Dec. 14, 2022, on his way past reporters and photographers in the West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With the ‘rise of bossware,’ employees’ privacy is vulnerable, and no federal law speaks to the changing dynamic of remote work, says Liberal MP Coteau

  • Canadians have the right to know what happens to the data that their employers gather in monitoring their employees and whether it’s disposed of
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 19, 2022
Liberal MP Michael Coteau is working on a private member's bill to address privacy issues for workers who work remotely. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With the ‘rise of bossware,’ employees’ privacy is vulnerable, and no federal law speaks to the changing dynamic of remote work, says Liberal MP Coteau

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 19, 2022
  • Canadians have the right to know what happens to the data that their employers gather in monitoring their employees and whether it’s disposed of

With the ‘rise of bossware,’ employees’ privacy is vulnerable, and no federal law speaks to the changing dynamic of remote work, says Liberal MP Coteau

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 19, 2022
  • Canadians have the right to know what happens to the data that their employers gather in monitoring their employees and whether it’s disposed of
Liberal MP Michael Coteau is working on a private member's bill to address privacy issues for workers who work remotely. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds undercut their own momentum on gun bill, say observers

  • A gun control group calls on the House Public Safety Committee studying the sweeping Liberal firearms bill to address ‘misinformation’ about which guns would
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 19, 2022
Marco Mendicino
Marco Mendicino
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino tells reporters on Dec. 14, the last day of the fall session of Parliament, that the government has 'heard loud and clear from hunters and Indigenous peoples' about their concerns with proposed amendments to the firearms bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds undercut their own momentum on gun bill, say observers

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 19, 2022
  • A gun control group calls on the House Public Safety Committee studying the sweeping Liberal firearms bill to address ‘misinformation’ about which guns would

Feds undercut their own momentum on gun bill, say observers

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 19, 2022
  • A gun control group calls on the House Public Safety Committee studying the sweeping Liberal firearms bill to address ‘misinformation’ about which guns would
Marco Mendicino
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino tells reporters on Dec. 14, the last day of the fall session of Parliament, that the government has 'heard loud and clear from hunters and Indigenous peoples' about their concerns with proposed amendments to the firearms bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s Anger Train may just pull into the station empty at the end of the day

  • One swallow does not a spring make. But the loss in Mississauga-Lakeshore, Ont., should come as a wake-up call for the Conservatives.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 19, 2022
Pierre Poilievre is a politician who claims to fight for the little guy. That is exactly what his candidate was in this byelection, a rookie underdog going up against a savvy veteran. But Poilievre was missing in action. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s Anger Train may just pull into the station empty at the end of the day

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 19, 2022
  • One swallow does not a spring make. But the loss in Mississauga-Lakeshore, Ont., should come as a wake-up call for the Conservatives.

Poilievre’s Anger Train may just pull into the station empty at the end of the day

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | December 19, 2022
  • One swallow does not a spring make. But the loss in Mississauga-Lakeshore, Ont., should come as a wake-up call for the Conservatives.
Pierre Poilievre is a politician who claims to fight for the little guy. That is exactly what his candidate was in this byelection, a rookie underdog going up against a savvy veteran. But Poilievre was missing in action. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill Fox digs into how social media, online journalism have completely transformed the way we do politics

  • Trump, Trudeau, Tweets, Truth is an extended meditation on what has become of political discourse in the 21st century, when the news media of old—beggared
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | December 19, 2022
Then-U.S. president Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 8, 2018, at the G7 meeting in Quebec. Twitter has assumed a centrality of place in the political theatre, becoming over the span of a few short years, the main stage on which the cut and thrust of partisan duelling plays out. Photograph courtesy of Global Affairs Canada

Bill Fox digs into how social media, online journalism have completely transformed the way we do politics

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | December 19, 2022
  • Trump, Trudeau, Tweets, Truth is an extended meditation on what has become of political discourse in the 21st century, when the news media of old—beggared

Bill Fox digs into how social media, online journalism have completely transformed the way we do politics

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | December 19, 2022
  • Trump, Trudeau, Tweets, Truth is an extended meditation on what has become of political discourse in the 21st century, when the news media of old—beggared
Then-U.S. president Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 8, 2018, at the G7 meeting in Quebec. Twitter has assumed a centrality of place in the political theatre, becoming over the span of a few short years, the main stage on which the cut and thrust of partisan duelling plays out. Photograph courtesy of Global Affairs Canada

John Turner, up close and personal, including the F-bombs and the booze

  • In John Turner: An Intimate Biography, Steve Paikin shows Turner had a heart built for friendship, across party lines. 
FeatureBY ARTHUR MILNES | December 19, 2022
John Turner, pictured on the Hill back in the 1990s, was first elected to the House in 1962. He practised politics differently, as author Steve Paikin illustrates. Politics for Turner was defined by a mutual respect between partisans which he demonstrated until the day he died in 2020, writes Arthur Milnes. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy

John Turner, up close and personal, including the F-bombs and the booze

FeatureBY ARTHUR MILNES | December 19, 2022
  • In John Turner: An Intimate Biography, Steve Paikin shows Turner had a heart built for friendship, across party lines. 

John Turner, up close and personal, including the F-bombs and the booze

FeatureBY ARTHUR MILNES | December 19, 2022
  • In John Turner: An Intimate Biography, Steve Paikin shows Turner had a heart built for friendship, across party lines. 
John Turner, pictured on the Hill back in the 1990s, was first elected to the House in 1962. He practised politics differently, as author Steve Paikin illustrates. Politics for Turner was defined by a mutual respect between partisans which he demonstrated until the day he died in 2020, writes Arthur Milnes. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy

Elamin Abdelmahmoud makes amends and finds meaning in debut memoir

  • In Son of Elsewhere, Elamin Abdelmahmoud tracks his path as a teenager emigrating from Sudan to Kingston, Ont., and his evolving understanding of the
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 19, 2022
Journalist Elamin Abdelmahmoud says reception of Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces has continued to shape his understanding of identity and 'allow for a bit more space of self-forgiveness.' Kyla Zanardi photograph courtesy of McClelland & Stewart

Elamin Abdelmahmoud makes amends and finds meaning in debut memoir

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 19, 2022
  • In Son of Elsewhere, Elamin Abdelmahmoud tracks his path as a teenager emigrating from Sudan to Kingston, Ont., and his evolving understanding of the

Elamin Abdelmahmoud makes amends and finds meaning in debut memoir

FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 19, 2022
  • In Son of Elsewhere, Elamin Abdelmahmoud tracks his path as a teenager emigrating from Sudan to Kingston, Ont., and his evolving understanding of the
Journalist Elamin Abdelmahmoud says reception of Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces has continued to shape his understanding of identity and 'allow for a bit more space of self-forgiveness.' Kyla Zanardi photograph courtesy of McClelland & Stewart

Savoie sets out to detail how government pesters itself

  • Donald Savoie, one of the country’s most respected scholars, argues with conviction and exasperation that 'government' doesn’t work anymore, and things are getting worse.
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | December 19, 2022
The Prime Minister's Office, in Ottawa. Donald Savoie argues that the modern-day government bureaucracy and line departments have made nobodies of MPs and flunkies of cabinet ministers, which only exacerbates public disenchantment with democracy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Savoie sets out to detail how government pesters itself

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | December 19, 2022
  • Donald Savoie, one of the country’s most respected scholars, argues with conviction and exasperation that 'government' doesn’t work anymore, and things are getting worse.

Savoie sets out to detail how government pesters itself

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER DORNAN | December 19, 2022
  • Donald Savoie, one of the country’s most respected scholars, argues with conviction and exasperation that 'government' doesn’t work anymore, and things are getting worse.
The Prime Minister's Office, in Ottawa. Donald Savoie argues that the modern-day government bureaucracy and line departments have made nobodies of MPs and flunkies of cabinet ministers, which only exacerbates public disenchantment with democracy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Peggy Nash knows a thing or two about the highs and lows of elections, so she wrote a book about it

  • Five federal campaigns, a leadership race and extensive involvement with Equal Voice gives Peggy Nash a wealth of experience in campaigning. So she decided
FeatureBY ALEX MARLAND | December 19, 2022
Then-NDP MP Peggy Nash, pictured in 2012 at a CPAC party in the West Block courtyard, with Peter Van Dusen, left, and then-Liberal MP John McCallum, right. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Peggy Nash knows a thing or two about the highs and lows of elections, so she wrote a book about it

FeatureBY ALEX MARLAND | December 19, 2022
  • Five federal campaigns, a leadership race and extensive involvement with Equal Voice gives Peggy Nash a wealth of experience in campaigning. So she decided

Peggy Nash knows a thing or two about the highs and lows of elections, so she wrote a book about it

FeatureBY ALEX MARLAND | December 19, 2022
  • Five federal campaigns, a leadership race and extensive involvement with Equal Voice gives Peggy Nash a wealth of experience in campaigning. So she decided
Then-NDP MP Peggy Nash, pictured in 2012 at a CPAC party in the West Block courtyard, with Peter Van Dusen, left, and then-Liberal MP John McCallum, right. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Politics This Morning: Delegates inch toward landmark biodiversity agreement as COP15 wraps up

  • And workers' groups plan to visit cabinet ministers’ constituency offices to present a ‘holiday wish list’ for employment insurance reforms.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 19, 2022
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, seen here on Nov. 22, has emerged as a key intermediary at the COP15 biodiversity conference in Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Delegates inch toward landmark biodiversity agreement as COP15 wraps up

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 19, 2022
  • And workers' groups plan to visit cabinet ministers’ constituency offices to present a ‘holiday wish list’ for employment insurance reforms.

Politics This Morning: Delegates inch toward landmark biodiversity agreement as COP15 wraps up

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 19, 2022
  • And workers' groups plan to visit cabinet ministers’ constituency offices to present a ‘holiday wish list’ for employment insurance reforms.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, seen here on Nov. 22, has emerged as a key intermediary at the COP15 biodiversity conference in Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chamber of Commerce, Ottawa mayor applaud federal public servants’ hybrid return to work, but unions plan to fight back

  • After many months of inconsistent working arrangements for thousands of federal public servants, the government is shifting workplaces from 'remote by necessity to hybrid
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 19, 2022
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier says 'we’ve now seen that there needs to be greater fairness and equity across our workplaces, and we need consistency in how hybrid work is applied across the federal government.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chamber of Commerce, Ottawa mayor applaud federal public servants’ hybrid return to work, but unions plan to fight back

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 19, 2022
  • After many months of inconsistent working arrangements for thousands of federal public servants, the government is shifting workplaces from 'remote by necessity to hybrid

Chamber of Commerce, Ottawa mayor applaud federal public servants’ hybrid return to work, but unions plan to fight back

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 19, 2022
  • After many months of inconsistent working arrangements for thousands of federal public servants, the government is shifting workplaces from 'remote by necessity to hybrid
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier says 'we’ve now seen that there needs to be greater fairness and equity across our workplaces, and we need consistency in how hybrid work is applied across the federal government.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Abacus Data’s David Coletto set to become head of polling firm as Bruce Anderson launches spark*insights

  • Plus, Senators and MPs form first multi-party Canadian Pride caucus, and politicians meet with fire chiefs on the Hill.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 19, 2022
Abacus Data's David Coletto, left, and Bruce Anderson. Coletto, the organization's chief executive officer, will take on the role of chairman starting on Jan. 1, 2023. Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Abacus Data’s David Coletto set to become head of polling firm as Bruce Anderson launches spark*insights

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 19, 2022
  • Plus, Senators and MPs form first multi-party Canadian Pride caucus, and politicians meet with fire chiefs on the Hill.

Abacus Data’s David Coletto set to become head of polling firm as Bruce Anderson launches spark*insights

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 19, 2022
  • Plus, Senators and MPs form first multi-party Canadian Pride caucus, and politicians meet with fire chiefs on the Hill.
Abacus Data's David Coletto, left, and Bruce Anderson. Coletto, the organization's chief executive officer, will take on the role of chairman starting on Jan. 1, 2023. Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Proposed updates to Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct to face House Ethics Committee scrutiny in 2023

  • A 'cynicism around the revolving door between corporations, lobbyists, and political parties' may be addressed through review of the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct, says
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 19, 2022
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger released a proposal for changes to the Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct on Nov. 25. The House Ethics Committee will study these proposed changes in 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Proposed updates to Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct to face House Ethics Committee scrutiny in 2023

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 19, 2022
  • A 'cynicism around the revolving door between corporations, lobbyists, and political parties' may be addressed through review of the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct, says

Proposed updates to Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct to face House Ethics Committee scrutiny in 2023

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 19, 2022
  • A 'cynicism around the revolving door between corporations, lobbyists, and political parties' may be addressed through review of the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct, says
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger released a proposal for changes to the Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct on Nov. 25. The House Ethics Committee will study these proposed changes in 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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