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MPs back in action as Parliament returns

  • The return of Parliament kicked off a whirlwind start of the week, with the arrival of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and election
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 30, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, holds a press conference in the House of Commons with Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman following the Throne Speech on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs back in action as Parliament returns

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 30, 2025
  • The return of Parliament kicked off a whirlwind start of the week, with the arrival of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and election

MPs back in action as Parliament returns

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 30, 2025
  • The return of Parliament kicked off a whirlwind start of the week, with the arrival of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and election
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, holds a press conference in the House of Commons with Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman following the Throne Speech on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Post is a dying dinosaur, Parliament must lead a strategic exit

  • The choice before Parliament is binary: strategic reinvention or fiscal drift. It's time to stop pretending this business model can be modernized with enough public
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | May 30, 2025
Aurelia Arcaro, a Canada Post worker from Rigaud, Que., pickets outside the head office in Ottawa on Nov. 28, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Aurelia Arcaro, a Canada Post worker from Rigaud, Que., pickets outside the head office in Ottawa on Nov. 28, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Aurelia Arcaro, a Canada Post worker from Rigaud, Que., pickets outside the head office in Ottawa when Canada Post was on strike Nov. 28, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Post is a dying dinosaur, Parliament must lead a strategic exit

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | May 30, 2025
  • The choice before Parliament is binary: strategic reinvention or fiscal drift. It's time to stop pretending this business model can be modernized with enough public

Canada Post is a dying dinosaur, Parliament must lead a strategic exit

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | May 30, 2025
  • The choice before Parliament is binary: strategic reinvention or fiscal drift. It's time to stop pretending this business model can be modernized with enough public
Aurelia Arcaro, a Canada Post worker from Rigaud, Que., pickets outside the head office in Ottawa on Nov. 28, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Aurelia Arcaro, a Canada Post worker from Rigaud, Que., pickets outside the head office in Ottawa when Canada Post was on strike Nov. 28, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘New Democrats are going to do our job no matter what,’ says interim leader Davies as party stickhandles losing status in the House

  • After a devastating election that shrunk the NDP caucus, interim leader Don Davies says his caucus can still play an important role, predicting that
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 30, 2025
Don Davies
Don Davies
Interim NDP leader Don Davies says the party is pushing for additional resources amidst return to Parliament without recognized House status and the fewest seats ever won in the party’s history. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘New Democrats are going to do our job no matter what,’ says interim leader Davies as party stickhandles losing status in the House

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 30, 2025
  • After a devastating election that shrunk the NDP caucus, interim leader Don Davies says his caucus can still play an important role, predicting that

‘New Democrats are going to do our job no matter what,’ says interim leader Davies as party stickhandles losing status in the House

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 30, 2025
  • After a devastating election that shrunk the NDP caucus, interim leader Don Davies says his caucus can still play an important role, predicting that
Don Davies
Interim NDP leader Don Davies says the party is pushing for additional resources amidst return to Parliament without recognized House status and the fewest seats ever won in the party’s history. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Post at a crossroads

  • If the government refuses to intervene, it will only drag out the corporation’s troubles and end up costing taxpayers billions of dollars.
Opinion | BY STéPHANE LACROIX | May 29, 2025
Canadian Union of Postal Workers members picket on Dec. 12, 2024, after the union was locked out by its employer. Just six months later, the union is again escalating strike action as its collective agreement expires. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Post at a crossroads

Opinion | BY STéPHANE LACROIX | May 29, 2025
  • If the government refuses to intervene, it will only drag out the corporation’s troubles and end up costing taxpayers billions of dollars.

Canada Post at a crossroads

Opinion | BY STéPHANE LACROIX | May 29, 2025
  • If the government refuses to intervene, it will only drag out the corporation’s troubles and end up costing taxpayers billions of dollars.
Canadian Union of Postal Workers members picket on Dec. 12, 2024, after the union was locked out by its employer. Just six months later, the union is again escalating strike action as its collective agreement expires. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Liberal government, but MAID a recurring problem

  • The expansion of medical assisted death to people with mental illness is set to come into effect in March 2027. A recent UN committee
Opinion | BY DANIEL ZEKVELD | May 29, 2025
If Prime Minister Mark Carney wants his government to be different from that of his predecessor, he must change the government’s approach to Canada’s radical expansion of euthanasia, writes Daniel Zekveld. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Liberal government, but MAID a recurring problem

Opinion | BY DANIEL ZEKVELD | May 29, 2025
  • The expansion of medical assisted death to people with mental illness is set to come into effect in March 2027. A recent UN committee

New Liberal government, but MAID a recurring problem

Opinion | BY DANIEL ZEKVELD | May 29, 2025
  • The expansion of medical assisted death to people with mental illness is set to come into effect in March 2027. A recent UN committee
If Prime Minister Mark Carney wants his government to be different from that of his predecessor, he must change the government’s approach to Canada’s radical expansion of euthanasia, writes Daniel Zekveld. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate throws a lifeline to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

  • Senator Peter Harder's bill would prohibit the pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause at the federal level.
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | May 29, 2025
PSG Senator Peter Harder has introduced a historic bill in the Upper Chamber, titled An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1982 (notwithstanding clause). Its main goal is to put in place legislative safeguards to prevent the excessive use of the notwithstanding clause at the federal level, writes Errol Mendes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate throws a lifeline to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | May 29, 2025
  • Senator Peter Harder's bill would prohibit the pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause at the federal level.

Senate throws a lifeline to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | May 29, 2025
  • Senator Peter Harder's bill would prohibit the pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause at the federal level.
PSG Senator Peter Harder has introduced a historic bill in the Upper Chamber, titled An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1982 (notwithstanding clause). Its main goal is to put in place legislative safeguards to prevent the excessive use of the notwithstanding clause at the federal level, writes Errol Mendes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

G7 leaders should shape technology with trust 

  • Canada will host the G7 summit in less than a month. G7 leaders will come together not only to provide global leadership on the
Opinion | BY KEITH JANSA | May 28, 2025
Evan Solomon
Evan Solomon
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. As the G7 summit host country, Canada has the chance to lead by showing that democratic values can scale with technology, writes Keith Jansa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

G7 leaders should shape technology with trust 

Opinion | BY KEITH JANSA | May 28, 2025
  • Canada will host the G7 summit in less than a month. G7 leaders will come together not only to provide global leadership on the

G7 leaders should shape technology with trust 

Opinion | BY KEITH JANSA | May 28, 2025
  • Canada will host the G7 summit in less than a month. G7 leaders will come together not only to provide global leadership on the
Evan Solomon
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. As the G7 summit host country, Canada has the chance to lead by showing that democratic values can scale with technology, writes Keith Jansa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney benches Trudeau’s ‘Hallmark card’ mandate letter format, opts for broad priority list for all ministers 

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's public across-cabinet missive is short and broad, outlining only seven priorities for all 28 ministers, and departing from his predecessor's
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 28, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s singular mandate letter addressed to all ministers, released May 21, puts the onus on ministers to develop their individual priorities within his broader commitments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney benches Trudeau’s ‘Hallmark card’ mandate letter format, opts for broad priority list for all ministers 

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 28, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's public across-cabinet missive is short and broad, outlining only seven priorities for all 28 ministers, and departing from his predecessor's

Carney benches Trudeau’s ‘Hallmark card’ mandate letter format, opts for broad priority list for all ministers 

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 28, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's public across-cabinet missive is short and broad, outlining only seven priorities for all 28 ministers, and departing from his predecessor's
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s singular mandate letter addressed to all ministers, released May 21, puts the onus on ministers to develop their individual priorities within his broader commitments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Shrinking the bureaucratic behemoth

  • The old playbook of trimming travel budgets and giving departments arbitrary cut targets won’t cut it.
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH, GREG MACDOUGALL | May 28, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
With a focused plan, $40-billion in savings in year one isn’t a fantasy—it’s feasible. But it will take a handful of sharp due diligence experts embedded in the Prime Minister Mark Carney and his key ministers’ offices, write Ram Mathilakath and Greg MacDougall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Shrinking the bureaucratic behemoth

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH, GREG MACDOUGALL | May 28, 2025
  • The old playbook of trimming travel budgets and giving departments arbitrary cut targets won’t cut it.

Shrinking the bureaucratic behemoth

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH, GREG MACDOUGALL | May 28, 2025
  • The old playbook of trimming travel budgets and giving departments arbitrary cut targets won’t cut it.
Mark Carney
With a focused plan, $40-billion in savings in year one isn’t a fantasy—it’s feasible. But it will take a handful of sharp due diligence experts embedded in the Prime Minister Mark Carney and his key ministers’ offices, write Ram Mathilakath and Greg MacDougall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds set out $486.9-billion in spending in 2025-26 main estimates

  • The total budgetary ask represents an 8.4 per cent jump over last year's spending document, and includes $73.4-billion in special warrants issued while Parliament
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 28, 2025
The 2025-26 main estimates were tabled in the House of Commons by new Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds set out $486.9-billion in spending in 2025-26 main estimates

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 28, 2025
  • The total budgetary ask represents an 8.4 per cent jump over last year's spending document, and includes $73.4-billion in special warrants issued while Parliament

Feds set out $486.9-billion in spending in 2025-26 main estimates

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 28, 2025
  • The total budgetary ask represents an 8.4 per cent jump over last year's spending document, and includes $73.4-billion in special warrants issued while Parliament
The 2025-26 main estimates were tabled in the House of Commons by new Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds can’t continue to delay ‘heavy lifting’ on foreign interference response, says NDP MP Jenny Kwan

  • The promised foreign agents' registry failed to materialize before the election, and the continued wait is frustrating, says Jenny Kwan.
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 28, 2025
Security Intelligence Threats to Elections Task Force members Bridget Walshe, left, Alan Sutherland, Laurie-Anne Kempton, Vanessa Lloyd, and Larisa Galadza provide a briefing on April 14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds can’t continue to delay ‘heavy lifting’ on foreign interference response, says NDP MP Jenny Kwan

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 28, 2025
  • The promised foreign agents' registry failed to materialize before the election, and the continued wait is frustrating, says Jenny Kwan.

Feds can’t continue to delay ‘heavy lifting’ on foreign interference response, says NDP MP Jenny Kwan

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 28, 2025
  • The promised foreign agents' registry failed to materialize before the election, and the continued wait is frustrating, says Jenny Kwan.
Security Intelligence Threats to Elections Task Force members Bridget Walshe, left, Alan Sutherland, Laurie-Anne Kempton, Vanessa Lloyd, and Larisa Galadza provide a briefing on April 14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We’re hurt, too’: U.S. envoy counters Canadians’ outrage over annexation threats

  • U.S. envoy Pete Hoekstra says he is 'not very sympathetic' to the pain Canadians feel over Trump's annexation threats as he looks to the
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says he asked President Donald Trump for the posting in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We’re hurt, too’: U.S. envoy counters Canadians’ outrage over annexation threats

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
  • U.S. envoy Pete Hoekstra says he is 'not very sympathetic' to the pain Canadians feel over Trump's annexation threats as he looks to the

‘We’re hurt, too’: U.S. envoy counters Canadians’ outrage over annexation threats

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 28, 2025
  • U.S. envoy Pete Hoekstra says he is 'not very sympathetic' to the pain Canadians feel over Trump's annexation threats as he looks to the
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says he asked President Donald Trump for the posting in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New speaker, same old Chamber?

  • We’ve all seen what happens when Parliament doesn’t work. Congratulations, and good luck, to Speaker Scarpaleggia—you’re going to need it.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 28, 2025
Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, drag newly elected House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia to the Speaker’s chair—a tradition from British history where Speakers risked beheading if they reported unfavourable news to the King. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

New speaker, same old Chamber?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 28, 2025
  • We’ve all seen what happens when Parliament doesn’t work. Congratulations, and good luck, to Speaker Scarpaleggia—you’re going to need it.

New speaker, same old Chamber?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 28, 2025
  • We’ve all seen what happens when Parliament doesn’t work. Congratulations, and good luck, to Speaker Scarpaleggia—you’re going to need it.
Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, drag newly elected House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia to the Speaker’s chair—a tradition from British history where Speakers risked beheading if they reported unfavourable news to the King. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Put humanitarian aid front and centre during G7: Alberta letter writer

  • As Alberta prepares to host the G7 leaders’ summit next month, the focus is likely to be on increased co-operation on trade. At the
Opinion | May 28, 2025

Put humanitarian aid front and centre during G7: Alberta letter writer

Opinion | May 28, 2025
  • As Alberta prepares to host the G7 leaders’ summit next month, the focus is likely to be on increased co-operation on trade. At the

Put humanitarian aid front and centre during G7: Alberta letter writer

Opinion | May 28, 2025
  • As Alberta prepares to host the G7 leaders’ summit next month, the focus is likely to be on increased co-operation on trade. At the

Carney is already short-changing transparency

  • The cabinet mandate letter sends a signal to expect even greater centralized control and messaging that is not conducive to the free flow of
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 28, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said his ministers needed to ‘identify how specifically’ they could contribute to the seven general priorities and report back to him, but not the public, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney is already short-changing transparency

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 28, 2025
  • The cabinet mandate letter sends a signal to expect even greater centralized control and messaging that is not conducive to the free flow of

Carney is already short-changing transparency

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 28, 2025
  • The cabinet mandate letter sends a signal to expect even greater centralized control and messaging that is not conducive to the free flow of
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said his ministers needed to ‘identify how specifically’ they could contribute to the seven general priorities and report back to him, but not the public, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In 50 years, the G7’s never had a summit like the one Carney is hosting next month

  • It’s hard to imagine how the stakes could be higher in the midst of the U.S. president's economic warfare against most of the other
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 28, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump’s last trip to Canada was for the G7 Leaders’ Summit in 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

In 50 years, the G7’s never had a summit like the one Carney is hosting next month

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 28, 2025
  • It’s hard to imagine how the stakes could be higher in the midst of the U.S. president's economic warfare against most of the other

In 50 years, the G7’s never had a summit like the one Carney is hosting next month

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 28, 2025
  • It’s hard to imagine how the stakes could be higher in the midst of the U.S. president's economic warfare against most of the other
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump’s last trip to Canada was for the G7 Leaders’ Summit in 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Former top U.S. diplomat Mike Pompeo opens CANSEC as conference returns to Ottawa May 28-29

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 28 Panel: ‘The Arctic’—The Canadian Club of Ottawa hosts a panel discussion, “The Arctic: Four Leaders, Four Perspectives,” featuring Yukon Premier Ranj
Mike Pompeo
Mike Pompeo
Former U.S. secretary of state Mike Pompeo will deliver an opening day keynote presentation at the annual CANSEC conference in Ottawa on May 28. State Department photograph by Freddie Everett

Former top U.S. diplomat Mike Pompeo opens CANSEC as conference returns to Ottawa May 28-29

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 28 Panel: ‘The Arctic’—The Canadian Club of Ottawa hosts a panel discussion, “The Arctic: Four Leaders, Four Perspectives,” featuring Yukon Premier Ranj

Former top U.S. diplomat Mike Pompeo opens CANSEC as conference returns to Ottawa May 28-29

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 28 Panel: ‘The Arctic’—The Canadian Club of Ottawa hosts a panel discussion, “The Arctic: Four Leaders, Four Perspectives,” featuring Yukon Premier Ranj
Mike Pompeo
Former U.S. secretary of state Mike Pompeo will deliver an opening day keynote presentation at the annual CANSEC conference in Ottawa on May 28. State Department photograph by Freddie Everett

National defence is a key component of the economic strategy

  • National defence and economic sovereignty are inextricably linked, and we must begin treating them as such.
Opinion | BY JOHN MCKAY | May 28, 2025
If we truly value our sovereignty, we must stop treating defence spending as a reluctant obligation and start treating it as an investment in national strength, writes John McKay. DND photograph by Master Corporal Mark Wanzel

National defence is a key component of the economic strategy

Opinion | BY JOHN MCKAY | May 28, 2025
  • National defence and economic sovereignty are inextricably linked, and we must begin treating them as such.

National defence is a key component of the economic strategy

Opinion | BY JOHN MCKAY | May 28, 2025
  • National defence and economic sovereignty are inextricably linked, and we must begin treating them as such.
If we truly value our sovereignty, we must stop treating defence spending as a reluctant obligation and start treating it as an investment in national strength, writes John McKay. DND photograph by Master Corporal Mark Wanzel

Investing in first-person-view kamikaze drones is a practical move to help shut Canada’s artillery gap

  • During combat operations, FPVs offer an array of tactical advantages that aim to make the battlefield more lethal, forcing adversaries to be on the
Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | May 28, 2025
Ottawa must be bolder in addressing its overall indirect fire shortcomings while pursuing options to replace the outdated M777 howitzers, writes Andrew Erskine. DND photograph by Corporal Stéphanie Labossière

Investing in first-person-view kamikaze drones is a practical move to help shut Canada’s artillery gap

Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | May 28, 2025
  • During combat operations, FPVs offer an array of tactical advantages that aim to make the battlefield more lethal, forcing adversaries to be on the

Investing in first-person-view kamikaze drones is a practical move to help shut Canada’s artillery gap

Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | May 28, 2025
  • During combat operations, FPVs offer an array of tactical advantages that aim to make the battlefield more lethal, forcing adversaries to be on the
Ottawa must be bolder in addressing its overall indirect fire shortcomings while pursuing options to replace the outdated M777 howitzers, writes Andrew Erskine. DND photograph by Corporal Stéphanie Labossière

The building blocks for procurement progress

  • Government, industry, and the Armed Forces need consistency and predictability in a geopolitical environment that has neither.
Opinion | BY ALISTAIR EDGAR | May 28, 2025
Step 1 for defence procurement reform in Canada would be to reach a clear political commitment at the federal level to a national defence policy, writes Alistair Edgar. DND photograph by Corporal Morgan LeBlanc

The building blocks for procurement progress

Opinion | BY ALISTAIR EDGAR | May 28, 2025
  • Government, industry, and the Armed Forces need consistency and predictability in a geopolitical environment that has neither.

The building blocks for procurement progress

Opinion | BY ALISTAIR EDGAR | May 28, 2025
  • Government, industry, and the Armed Forces need consistency and predictability in a geopolitical environment that has neither.
Step 1 for defence procurement reform in Canada would be to reach a clear political commitment at the federal level to a national defence policy, writes Alistair Edgar. DND photograph by Corporal Morgan LeBlanc

How to preserve NORAD? All action, and absolutely no talk

  • NORAD modernization discussions should prevent the American president from noticing that his country is part of an alliance that offers Canada special treatment.
Opinion | BY ADAM CHAPNICK | May 28, 2025
Donald Trump.
Donald Trump.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration seems to question, if not reject, the very idea that co-operation with other states on an equitable basis serves its national interests, writes Adam Chapnick. Photograph courtesy of of Flickr/The White House

How to preserve NORAD? All action, and absolutely no talk

Opinion | BY ADAM CHAPNICK | May 28, 2025
  • NORAD modernization discussions should prevent the American president from noticing that his country is part of an alliance that offers Canada special treatment.

How to preserve NORAD? All action, and absolutely no talk

Opinion | BY ADAM CHAPNICK | May 28, 2025
  • NORAD modernization discussions should prevent the American president from noticing that his country is part of an alliance that offers Canada special treatment.
Donald Trump.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration seems to question, if not reject, the very idea that co-operation with other states on an equitable basis serves its national interests, writes Adam Chapnick. Photograph courtesy of of Flickr/The White House

Bloc calls for new vote in Terrebonne as all four recount results are made official

  • Plus, The Globe's Robert Fife wins the Michener-Baxter Award, three former MPs will dissect the Throne Speech on May 29, the Canadian Senators Group
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 28, 2025
Following a mea culpa by Elections Canada, which is run by Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault, left, Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné has filed a Superior Court challenge saying the agency needs to re-do the election in Terrebonne, Que., where she lost her seat by a single vote. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Bloc calls for new vote in Terrebonne as all four recount results are made official

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 28, 2025
  • Plus, The Globe's Robert Fife wins the Michener-Baxter Award, three former MPs will dissect the Throne Speech on May 29, the Canadian Senators Group

Bloc calls for new vote in Terrebonne as all four recount results are made official

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 28, 2025
  • Plus, The Globe's Robert Fife wins the Michener-Baxter Award, three former MPs will dissect the Throne Speech on May 29, the Canadian Senators Group
Following a mea culpa by Elections Canada, which is run by Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault, left, Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné has filed a Superior Court challenge saying the agency needs to re-do the election in Terrebonne, Que., where she lost her seat by a single vote. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Leaders debate reply to the Throne Speech

  • Plus, CANSEC kicks off in the capital.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 28, 2025
Andrew Scheer, the opposition leader in the House of Commons, will tell us what he really thinks of the government's Throne Speech during a debate today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaders debate reply to the Throne Speech

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 28, 2025
  • Plus, CANSEC kicks off in the capital.

Leaders debate reply to the Throne Speech

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 28, 2025
  • Plus, CANSEC kicks off in the capital.
Andrew Scheer, the opposition leader in the House of Commons, will tell us what he really thinks of the government's Throne Speech during a debate today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

King Charles says Canada faces a ‘critical moment’ in historic Throne Speech

  • Canada faces ‘challenges that are unprecedented in our lifetimes,’ said the monarch in a speech that addressed building a ‘new’ relationship with the United
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 27, 2025 | UPDATED May 27, 2025
King Charles arrives at the Senate of Canada building on May 27 before delivering the Speech from the Throne, marking the first time in nearly 50 years that a monarch has opened Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

King Charles says Canada faces a ‘critical moment’ in historic Throne Speech

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 27, 2025 | UPDATED May 27, 2025
  • Canada faces ‘challenges that are unprecedented in our lifetimes,’ said the monarch in a speech that addressed building a ‘new’ relationship with the United

King Charles says Canada faces a ‘critical moment’ in historic Throne Speech

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 27, 2025 | UPDATED May 27, 2025
  • Canada faces ‘challenges that are unprecedented in our lifetimes,’ said the monarch in a speech that addressed building a ‘new’ relationship with the United
King Charles arrives at the Senate of Canada building on May 27 before delivering the Speech from the Throne, marking the first time in nearly 50 years that a monarch has opened Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The mystique of monarchy takes another victim

  • Playing the monarchy card might protect both Canada and the U.K. from worse treatment at the hands of the U.S. president.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 27, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
The whole show is designed to exploit U.S. President Donald Trump’s fascination with the British monarchy, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

The mystique of monarchy takes another victim

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 27, 2025
  • Playing the monarchy card might protect both Canada and the U.K. from worse treatment at the hands of the U.S. president.

The mystique of monarchy takes another victim

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 27, 2025
  • Playing the monarchy card might protect both Canada and the U.K. from worse treatment at the hands of the U.S. president.
Donald Trump
The whole show is designed to exploit U.S. President Donald Trump’s fascination with the British monarchy, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

The Throne Speech transcript, read by the King

  • A 'confident Canada' can seize the moment 'by recognizing that all Canadians can give themselves far more than any foreign power on any continent
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 27, 2025
King Charles III at Lansdowne Park on May 26, the first day of the royal visit ahead of opening Canada's Parliament. King Charles inspects the honour guard at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa before delivering the Speech from the Throne on May 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The Throne Speech transcript, read by the King

News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 27, 2025
  • A 'confident Canada' can seize the moment 'by recognizing that all Canadians can give themselves far more than any foreign power on any continent

The Throne Speech transcript, read by the King

News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 27, 2025
  • A 'confident Canada' can seize the moment 'by recognizing that all Canadians can give themselves far more than any foreign power on any continent
King Charles III at Lansdowne Park on May 26, the first day of the royal visit ahead of opening Canada's Parliament. King Charles inspects the honour guard at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa before delivering the Speech from the Throne on May 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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Green Party unveils rebrand with green dot emoji

  • The Green Party has re-evolved with a fresh new logo and look: a green dot that is also an emoji on most mobile phones.
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 18, 2025
Green co-leader Jonathan Pedneault helped to unveil the party's new branding during a press conference on Feb. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Green Party unveils rebrand with green dot emoji

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 18, 2025
  • The Green Party has re-evolved with a fresh new logo and look: a green dot that is also an emoji on most mobile phones.

Green Party unveils rebrand with green dot emoji

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 18, 2025
  • The Green Party has re-evolved with a fresh new logo and look: a green dot that is also an emoji on most mobile phones.
Green co-leader Jonathan Pedneault helped to unveil the party's new branding during a press conference on Feb. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Poilievre’s ‘Canada First’ pivot with Gerry Nicholls

  • ‘Nationalism has become the key message of the day,’ says Conservative strategist and Hill Times columnist Gerry Nicholls. 
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 18, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre addresses the crowd at his Feb. 15 'Canada First' rally in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Poilievre’s ‘Canada First’ pivot with Gerry Nicholls

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 18, 2025
  • ‘Nationalism has become the key message of the day,’ says Conservative strategist and Hill Times columnist Gerry Nicholls. 

Q&A | Poilievre’s ‘Canada First’ pivot with Gerry Nicholls

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 18, 2025
  • ‘Nationalism has become the key message of the day,’ says Conservative strategist and Hill Times columnist Gerry Nicholls. 
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre addresses the crowd at his Feb. 15 'Canada First' rally in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives fly the flag at ‘Canada First’ rally

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | February 18, 2025
Conservative supporters filled Rogers Centre Ottawa on Flag Day, Feb. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conservatives fly the flag at ‘Canada First’ rally

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | February 18, 2025
  • The Hill Times

Conservatives fly the flag at ‘Canada First’ rally

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | February 18, 2025
  • The Hill Times
Conservative supporters filled Rogers Centre Ottawa on Flag Day, Feb. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Different kinds of thieves

  • The downside to protection rackets is it’s a crowded field, and there are always other rival mobs trying to spoil your play, or cut
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 18, 2025
Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, is negotiating with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a cut of Ukraine’s future mining income in exchange for continued American aid. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Presidential Office of Ukraine

Different kinds of thieves

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 18, 2025
  • The downside to protection rackets is it’s a crowded field, and there are always other rival mobs trying to spoil your play, or cut

Different kinds of thieves

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 18, 2025
  • The downside to protection rackets is it’s a crowded field, and there are always other rival mobs trying to spoil your play, or cut
Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, is negotiating with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a cut of Ukraine’s future mining income in exchange for continued American aid. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Presidential Office of Ukraine

In Trump era, Grits need a bigger gambit than ‘small potato’ temporary tax cuts to woo voters, says pollster

  • Strategists say voters are looking to Liberal leadership candidates for truly transformational policies to make the economy work for them, not temporary tweaks to
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 18, 2025
Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, left, Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould, Frank Baylis, and Ruby Dhalla will debate their policy proposals and vision for the party on Feb. 24 and 25. The Hill Times photographs Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and handout photograph

In Trump era, Grits need a bigger gambit than ‘small potato’ temporary tax cuts to woo voters, says pollster

News | BY STUART BENSON | February 18, 2025
  • Strategists say voters are looking to Liberal leadership candidates for truly transformational policies to make the economy work for them, not temporary tweaks to

In Trump era, Grits need a bigger gambit than ‘small potato’ temporary tax cuts to woo voters, says pollster

News | BY STUART BENSON | February 18, 2025
  • Strategists say voters are looking to Liberal leadership candidates for truly transformational policies to make the economy work for them, not temporary tweaks to
Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, left, Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould, Frank Baylis, and Ruby Dhalla will debate their policy proposals and vision for the party on Feb. 24 and 25. The Hill Times photographs Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and handout photograph

Americans meet Russians in Saudi Arabia to talk Ukraine

  • Plus, Canada’s Green Party announces a major rebrand.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 18, 2025
Ukrainian President VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY (left) and Russian President VLADIMIR PUTIN (right)
Ukrainian President VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY (left) and Russian President VLADIMIR PUTIN (right)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he will refuse to accept the result of any talks between the U.S. officials and Russian President Vladimir Putin's delegates without Ukraine at the table. Pictures courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Americans meet Russians in Saudi Arabia to talk Ukraine

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 18, 2025
  • Plus, Canada’s Green Party announces a major rebrand.

Americans meet Russians in Saudi Arabia to talk Ukraine

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | February 18, 2025
  • Plus, Canada’s Green Party announces a major rebrand.
Ukrainian President VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY (left) and Russian President VLADIMIR PUTIN (right)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he will refuse to accept the result of any talks between the U.S. officials and Russian President Vladimir Putin's delegates without Ukraine at the table. Pictures courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Action required to make up for time lost on foreign interference

  • The time for analysis has passed. Let’s get to work on fixing the gaps in our system.
Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN, MABEL TUNG | February 17, 2025
Marie-Josee Hogue
Marie-Josee Hogue
Justice Marie-Josée Hogue’s final report did nothing to advance our anti-foreign interference effort, write Henry Chan and Mabel Tung. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Action required to make up for time lost on foreign interference

Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN, MABEL TUNG | February 17, 2025
  • The time for analysis has passed. Let’s get to work on fixing the gaps in our system.

Action required to make up for time lost on foreign interference

Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN, MABEL TUNG | February 17, 2025
  • The time for analysis has passed. Let’s get to work on fixing the gaps in our system.
Marie-Josee Hogue
Justice Marie-Josée Hogue’s final report did nothing to advance our anti-foreign interference effort, write Henry Chan and Mabel Tung. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A look at Anand’s new team as transport, internal trade minister

  • For one, Sarah Jackson is now deputy chief of staff and director of operations and internal trade to Minister Anita Anand.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 17, 2025
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Transport and Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand speaks with reporters outside a Liberal Ontario caucus meeting in the West Block on Jan. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A look at Anand’s new team as transport, internal trade minister

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 17, 2025
  • For one, Sarah Jackson is now deputy chief of staff and director of operations and internal trade to Minister Anita Anand.

A look at Anand’s new team as transport, internal trade minister

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 17, 2025
  • For one, Sarah Jackson is now deputy chief of staff and director of operations and internal trade to Minister Anita Anand.
Anita Anand
Transport and Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand speaks with reporters outside a Liberal Ontario caucus meeting in the West Block on Jan. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should resist Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’ fantasy

  • Aligning with space-based missile defence would contradict Canada’s commitment to responsible behaviour in space while triggering an arms race on Earth and in space.
Opinion | BY JESSICA WEST | February 17, 2025
Defence Minister Bill Blair, left, has signalled a willingness to join a strategic missile defence idea put forward by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada should resist Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’ fantasy

Opinion | BY JESSICA WEST | February 17, 2025
  • Aligning with space-based missile defence would contradict Canada’s commitment to responsible behaviour in space while triggering an arms race on Earth and in space.

Canada should resist Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’ fantasy

Opinion | BY JESSICA WEST | February 17, 2025
  • Aligning with space-based missile defence would contradict Canada’s commitment to responsible behaviour in space while triggering an arms race on Earth and in space.
Defence Minister Bill Blair, left, has signalled a willingness to join a strategic missile defence idea put forward by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada can’t afford to be left behind as the world makes a quantum leap

  • The quantum age we helped pioneer has reached a pivotal moment as Canada resets its global trade relationships and economic priorities
Opinion | BY LISA LAMBERT | February 17, 2025
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne. We risk falling into a familiar trap: pioneering breakthroughs only to watch others reap the rewards, writes Lisa Lambert. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t afford to be left behind as the world makes a quantum leap

Opinion | BY LISA LAMBERT | February 17, 2025
  • The quantum age we helped pioneer has reached a pivotal moment as Canada resets its global trade relationships and economic priorities

Canada can’t afford to be left behind as the world makes a quantum leap

Opinion | BY LISA LAMBERT | February 17, 2025
  • The quantum age we helped pioneer has reached a pivotal moment as Canada resets its global trade relationships and economic priorities
François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne. We risk falling into a familiar trap: pioneering breakthroughs only to watch others reap the rewards, writes Lisa Lambert. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal candidates’ procurement pitches fail to address the long-standing issues, say observers

  • Some of the proposals 'sound more like slogans' that don't point to 'some sort of specific program,' says procurement expert Richard Shimooka.
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 17, 2025
Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, left, Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould, Frank Baylis, and Ruby Dhalla . The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and handouts

Liberal candidates’ procurement pitches fail to address the long-standing issues, say observers

News | BY IREM KOCA | February 17, 2025
  • Some of the proposals 'sound more like slogans' that don't point to 'some sort of specific program,' says procurement expert Richard Shimooka.

Liberal candidates’ procurement pitches fail to address the long-standing issues, say observers

News | BY IREM KOCA | February 17, 2025
  • Some of the proposals 'sound more like slogans' that don't point to 'some sort of specific program,' says procurement expert Richard Shimooka.
Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, left, Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould, Frank Baylis, and Ruby Dhalla . The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and handouts

Reinventing Canadian public services: use technology to drive outcomes

  • As we watch the U.S. transform, we must also leverage technology to rethink our approach to public service.
Opinion | BY LUCAS MATHESON | February 17, 2025
Terry Beech
Terry Beech
Citizens’ Services Minister Terry Beech. The shift to outcomes over process is a wake-up call: our system is inefficient, and it's failing its citizens, writes Lucas Matheson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reinventing Canadian public services: use technology to drive outcomes

Opinion | BY LUCAS MATHESON | February 17, 2025
  • As we watch the U.S. transform, we must also leverage technology to rethink our approach to public service.

Reinventing Canadian public services: use technology to drive outcomes

Opinion | BY LUCAS MATHESON | February 17, 2025
  • As we watch the U.S. transform, we must also leverage technology to rethink our approach to public service.
Terry Beech
Citizens’ Services Minister Terry Beech. The shift to outcomes over process is a wake-up call: our system is inefficient, and it's failing its citizens, writes Lucas Matheson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s Arctic follies

  • Canada has the ability to rapidly deploy military personnel to Iqaluit, so what could possibly be gained through having troops stationed there permanently?
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 17, 2025
The Conservatives’ plan for the North includes doubling the size of the Canadian Arctic Rangers, but it will hardly serve as a deterrent to those ‘hostile powers’ they want to thwart, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Sgt Jean-François Lauzé

Poilievre’s Arctic follies

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 17, 2025
  • Canada has the ability to rapidly deploy military personnel to Iqaluit, so what could possibly be gained through having troops stationed there permanently?

Poilievre’s Arctic follies

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 17, 2025
  • Canada has the ability to rapidly deploy military personnel to Iqaluit, so what could possibly be gained through having troops stationed there permanently?
The Conservatives’ plan for the North includes doubling the size of the Canadian Arctic Rangers, but it will hardly serve as a deterrent to those ‘hostile powers’ they want to thwart, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Sgt Jean-François Lauzé

‘High-risk poker’: new Liberal leader should trigger election before House returns on March 24, says Liberal MP Lamoureux

  • Several Liberal MPs told The Hill Times they are already in election-readiness mode because it could be called right after the March 9 leadership
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 17, 2025
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, centre, pictured with Public Safety Minister David McGuinty on Feb. 9, 2025, is emerging as the front-runner in the Liberal leadership election. Several Liberal MPs want the new Liberal leader to call an election before the House returns on March 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘High-risk poker’: new Liberal leader should trigger election before House returns on March 24, says Liberal MP Lamoureux

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 17, 2025
  • Several Liberal MPs told The Hill Times they are already in election-readiness mode because it could be called right after the March 9 leadership

‘High-risk poker’: new Liberal leader should trigger election before House returns on March 24, says Liberal MP Lamoureux

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 17, 2025
  • Several Liberal MPs told The Hill Times they are already in election-readiness mode because it could be called right after the March 9 leadership
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, centre, pictured with Public Safety Minister David McGuinty on Feb. 9, 2025, is emerging as the front-runner in the Liberal leadership election. Several Liberal MPs want the new Liberal leader to call an election before the House returns on March 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s former prime ministers show the way with unity message

  • This country’s former leaders nevertheless provided an example to those currently occupying the seats of power—one of unity.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 17, 2025
Canada's living former prime ministers urged Canadians to fly the Maple Leaf over the weekend for Flag Day. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Canada’s former prime ministers show the way with unity message

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 17, 2025
  • This country’s former leaders nevertheless provided an example to those currently occupying the seats of power—one of unity.

Canada’s former prime ministers show the way with unity message

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 17, 2025
  • This country’s former leaders nevertheless provided an example to those currently occupying the seats of power—one of unity.
Canada's living former prime ministers urged Canadians to fly the Maple Leaf over the weekend for Flag Day. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

‘Unprecedented national crisis’: relaxed hybrid work rules urged as public servants stare down tariff response workload

  • CAPE president Nathan Prier says 'we delivered for Canadians during COVID-19, and we did that working remotely, and our productivity went up,' noting that
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 17, 2025
Canadian Association of Professional Employees president Nathan Prier said 'public sector employees are being asked to come into dysfunctional workspaces, to sit on Zoom calls.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Unprecedented national crisis’: relaxed hybrid work rules urged as public servants stare down tariff response workload

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 17, 2025
  • CAPE president Nathan Prier says 'we delivered for Canadians during COVID-19, and we did that working remotely, and our productivity went up,' noting that

‘Unprecedented national crisis’: relaxed hybrid work rules urged as public servants stare down tariff response workload

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 17, 2025
  • CAPE president Nathan Prier says 'we delivered for Canadians during COVID-19, and we did that working remotely, and our productivity went up,' noting that
Canadian Association of Professional Employees president Nathan Prier said 'public sector employees are being asked to come into dysfunctional workspaces, to sit on Zoom calls.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rising patriotism, anger at Trump propel Carney campaign to competitive position, polls suggest

  • A series of polls show the Liberals have cut the Conservatives' lead to single digits, while one Leger survey suggested a dead heat if
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 17, 2025
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, left, would bring his party to a dead heat against the Conservative Party under leader Pierre Poilievre, right, a new Leger poll suggests, amid growing Canadian anger at U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, graphic by Neena Singhal

Rising patriotism, anger at Trump propel Carney campaign to competitive position, polls suggest

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 17, 2025
  • A series of polls show the Liberals have cut the Conservatives' lead to single digits, while one Leger survey suggested a dead heat if

Rising patriotism, anger at Trump propel Carney campaign to competitive position, polls suggest

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 17, 2025
  • A series of polls show the Liberals have cut the Conservatives' lead to single digits, while one Leger survey suggested a dead heat if
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, left, would bring his party to a dead heat against the Conservative Party under leader Pierre Poilievre, right, a new Leger poll suggests, amid growing Canadian anger at U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, graphic by Neena Singhal

Trade war with U.S. requires ‘measured response,’ and reduced interprovincial trade barriers and regulatory burdens, say business leaders

  • The U.S. is 'looking for weakness,' according to the president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, who called the trade war an 'unprecedented set
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 17, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, pictured Feb. 1, 2025, with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, and Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, holding a press conference on the government's response to Trump's 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade war with U.S. requires ‘measured response,’ and reduced interprovincial trade barriers and regulatory burdens, say business leaders

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 17, 2025
  • The U.S. is 'looking for weakness,' according to the president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, who called the trade war an 'unprecedented set

Trade war with U.S. requires ‘measured response,’ and reduced interprovincial trade barriers and regulatory burdens, say business leaders

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 17, 2025
  • The U.S. is 'looking for weakness,' according to the president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, who called the trade war an 'unprecedented set
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, pictured Feb. 1, 2025, with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, and Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, holding a press conference on the government's response to Trump's 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Patrick Brazeau doing 100 push-ups a day for mental health awareness

  • Non-affiliated Senator Patrick Brazeau is proving he’s not too posh to push as he’s doing the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Push-Up Challenge for the
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 17, 2025
He's just doing it: Senator Patrick Brazeau does '100 push-ups each and every single day for mental health,' and he's doing them on his fingertips. Photograph courtesy Sen. Patrick Brazeau

Senator Patrick Brazeau doing 100 push-ups a day for mental health awareness

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 17, 2025
  • Non-affiliated Senator Patrick Brazeau is proving he’s not too posh to push as he’s doing the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Push-Up Challenge for the

Senator Patrick Brazeau doing 100 push-ups a day for mental health awareness

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | February 17, 2025
  • Non-affiliated Senator Patrick Brazeau is proving he’s not too posh to push as he’s doing the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Push-Up Challenge for the
He's just doing it: Senator Patrick Brazeau does '100 push-ups each and every single day for mental health,' and he's doing them on his fingertips. Photograph courtesy Sen. Patrick Brazeau

During those two critical Feb. 3 calls, Trump and Trudeau talked tariffs, football, and Freeland’s Liberal leadership bid, according to sources

  • U.S. President Donald Trump falsely claimed that Canada discriminates against the U.S. goods by imposing a sales tax, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promptly
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 17, 2025
During the high-stakes Feb. 3 calls, U.S. president Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discussed tariffs, the Liberal leadership, and the difference between American and Canadian football, according to government sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and Wikimedia Commons

During those two critical Feb. 3 calls, Trump and Trudeau talked tariffs, football, and Freeland’s Liberal leadership bid, according to sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 17, 2025
  • U.S. President Donald Trump falsely claimed that Canada discriminates against the U.S. goods by imposing a sales tax, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promptly

During those two critical Feb. 3 calls, Trump and Trudeau talked tariffs, football, and Freeland’s Liberal leadership bid, according to sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 17, 2025
  • U.S. President Donald Trump falsely claimed that Canada discriminates against the U.S. goods by imposing a sales tax, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promptly
During the high-stakes Feb. 3 calls, U.S. president Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discussed tariffs, the Liberal leadership, and the difference between American and Canadian football, according to government sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and Wikimedia Commons

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