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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Joly talks business with the EU 

  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will meet her counterpart from the European Commission in Ottawa today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly talks business with the EU 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.

Joly talks business with the EU 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will meet her counterpart from the European Commission in Ottawa today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

  • Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney shouldn’t lean too heavily on his corporate background, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Applying Bay Street’s quarterly logic of returns on capital investment to a 158-year-old civil service is a slow grind to institutional death. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
  • Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
  • Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney shouldn’t lean too heavily on his corporate background, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Applying Bay Street’s quarterly logic of returns on capital investment to a 158-year-old civil service is a slow grind to institutional death. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

AFN tackles C-5

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

AFN tackles C-5

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

AFN tackles C-5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.
Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
A new Clean Energy Canada polls suggests 85 per cent of Canadians want stronger federal climate action. But Prime Minister Mark Carney's government appears to be moving in the opposite direction, write Richard van der Jagt, Maria Medeleanu, and Geoff Strong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.
Mark Carney
A new Clean Energy Canada polls suggests 85 per cent of Canadians want stronger federal climate action. But Prime Minister Mark Carney's government appears to be moving in the opposite direction, write Richard van der Jagt, Maria Medeleanu, and Geoff Strong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Based on his recent podcast appearances, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon comes across as a diehard who has no clue about Canada or its people, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Based on his recent podcast appearances, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon comes across as a diehard who has no clue about Canada or its people, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Amid Trump’s trade turbulence, Canadians deserve more transparency

  • No one is asking for the Canadian side to show all of its cards, but tabling objectives in Parliament and indicating red lines could
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 9, 2025
The Canadian government has been saddled with getting the best possible deal for the country with U.S. President Donald Trump. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Amid Trump’s trade turbulence, Canadians deserve more transparency

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 9, 2025
  • No one is asking for the Canadian side to show all of its cards, but tabling objectives in Parliament and indicating red lines could

Amid Trump’s trade turbulence, Canadians deserve more transparency

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 9, 2025
  • No one is asking for the Canadian side to show all of its cards, but tabling objectives in Parliament and indicating red lines could
The Canadian government has been saddled with getting the best possible deal for the country with U.S. President Donald Trump. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Assembly of First Nations hosts virtual forum to discuss the One Canadian Economy Act on July 10

  • WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 Panel: ‘Reforming Access to Information’—As part of its CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025, the University of Ottawa’s Canadian Internet Policy and
First Nations chiefs, proxies, council members, regional chiefs, and technicians are invited to a virtual dialogue on the federal government’s amended Bill C-5: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act on Thursday, July 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Assembly of First Nations hosts virtual forum to discuss the One Canadian Economy Act on July 10

  • WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 Panel: ‘Reforming Access to Information’—As part of its CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025, the University of Ottawa’s Canadian Internet Policy and

Assembly of First Nations hosts virtual forum to discuss the One Canadian Economy Act on July 10

  • WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 Panel: ‘Reforming Access to Information’—As part of its CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025, the University of Ottawa’s Canadian Internet Policy and
First Nations chiefs, proxies, council members, regional chiefs, and technicians are invited to a virtual dialogue on the federal government’s amended Bill C-5: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act on Thursday, July 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
Kent Vachon, left, is heading up Canada's new full embassy in Laos, which opened in March. His was one of 24 heads-of-mission appointments announced on July 3, including Anderson Blanc to Mozambique, Alison Grant to Austria, and Tarik Khan to Pakistan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, screenshots courtesy of X and the Government of Canada

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien
Kent Vachon, left, is heading up Canada's new full embassy in Laos, which opened in March. His was one of 24 heads-of-mission appointments announced on July 3, including Anderson Blanc to Mozambique, Alison Grant to Austria, and Tarik Khan to Pakistan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, screenshots courtesy of X and the Government of Canada

Trump motivated by self-interest in trade talks: letter writer

  • Re: “‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talk with Trump. (The Hill Times, July 2, 2025, p. 4)
Opinion | July 9, 2025
Image courtesy of Pexels

Trump motivated by self-interest in trade talks: letter writer

Opinion | July 9, 2025
  • Re: “‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talk with Trump. (The Hill Times, July 2, 2025, p. 4)

Trump motivated by self-interest in trade talks: letter writer

Opinion | July 9, 2025
  • Re: “‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talk with Trump. (The Hill Times, July 2, 2025, p. 4)
Image courtesy of Pexels

Canada should step up to fill gap in foreign aid, says reader

  • With the collapse of the postwar global order, Canada scrambles to redefine itself on the world stage. Mostly this is about trade and military
Opinion | July 9, 2025
Image courtesy of Pexels

Canada should step up to fill gap in foreign aid, says reader

Opinion | July 9, 2025
  • With the collapse of the postwar global order, Canada scrambles to redefine itself on the world stage. Mostly this is about trade and military

Canada should step up to fill gap in foreign aid, says reader

Opinion | July 9, 2025
  • With the collapse of the postwar global order, Canada scrambles to redefine itself on the world stage. Mostly this is about trade and military
Image courtesy of Pexels

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

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

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

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

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

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

House committee summons ministers, CEOs to testify on $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships

  • BC Ferries announced in June plans to purchase four ships built by a Chinese state-owned company, with help from a Canada Infrastructure Bank loan.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 7, 2025
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson have been called to testify before the House Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

House committee summons ministers, CEOs to testify on $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 7, 2025
  • BC Ferries announced in June plans to purchase four ships built by a Chinese state-owned company, with help from a Canada Infrastructure Bank loan.

House committee summons ministers, CEOs to testify on $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 7, 2025
  • BC Ferries announced in June plans to purchase four ships built by a Chinese state-owned company, with help from a Canada Infrastructure Bank loan.
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson have been called to testify before the House Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

Who’s who so far in Canada-U.S. Trade Minister LeBlanc’s shop

  • The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 7, 2025
Canada-U.S Trade, One Canadian Economy, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister and Privy Council President Dominic LeBlanc, centre, has 15 staffers confirmed in his office so far. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s who so far in Canada-U.S. Trade Minister LeBlanc’s shop

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 7, 2025
  • The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic

Who’s who so far in Canada-U.S. Trade Minister LeBlanc’s shop

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 7, 2025
  • The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic
Canada-U.S Trade, One Canadian Economy, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister and Privy Council President Dominic LeBlanc, centre, has 15 staffers confirmed in his office so far. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

What good is a social safety net that doesn’t catch you?

  • The government should rebuild the Canada Disability Benefit to uphold human rights.
Opinion | BY AMANDA THERRIEN | July 7, 2025
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu. The messaging from the federal government regarding the Canada Disability Benefit’s intended purpose has been inconsistent, writes Amanda Therrien. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What good is a social safety net that doesn’t catch you?

Opinion | BY AMANDA THERRIEN | July 7, 2025
  • The government should rebuild the Canada Disability Benefit to uphold human rights.

What good is a social safety net that doesn’t catch you?

Opinion | BY AMANDA THERRIEN | July 7, 2025
  • The government should rebuild the Canada Disability Benefit to uphold human rights.
Patty Hajdu
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu. The messaging from the federal government regarding the Canada Disability Benefit’s intended purpose has been inconsistent, writes Amanda Therrien. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

U.S. envoy Hoekstra opens his Ottawa home for July 4 festivities

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 7, 2025
The Fourth of July celebrations were held at the ambassador's official residence. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

U.S. envoy Hoekstra opens his Ottawa home for July 4 festivities

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 7, 2025
  • The Hill Times

U.S. envoy Hoekstra opens his Ottawa home for July 4 festivities

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 7, 2025
  • The Hill Times
The Fourth of July celebrations were held at the ambassador's official residence. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Long live the Dalai Lama

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

Long live the Dalai Lama

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

Long live the Dalai Lama

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

Backing down on DST is understandable, but doing so on supply management would be another story

  • Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, cannot afford to give into American demands on supply management, writes Sheila Copps. The long-standing Canadian policy already has the support of the Bloc Québécois, led by Yves-François Blanchet, centre, and the Conservative Party, led by Pierre Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Backing down on DST is understandable, but doing so on supply management would be another story

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
  • Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.

Backing down on DST is understandable, but doing so on supply management would be another story

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
  • Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, cannot afford to give into American demands on supply management, writes Sheila Copps. The long-standing Canadian policy already has the support of the Bloc Québécois, led by Yves-François Blanchet, centre, and the Conservative Party, led by Pierre Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

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

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

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

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

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

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins
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U.S. presidential election may reveal if the clock strikes 13

  • Ultimately, this election is not about either Harris or Trump. It's about Americans, and whether they still believe their country is a shining light on
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 4, 2024
Donald Trump, left, and Kamala Harris. Things have moved well beyond bizarre in the lunatic villa of U.S. politics, writes Michael Harris. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Flickr

U.S. presidential election may reveal if the clock strikes 13

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 4, 2024
  • Ultimately, this election is not about either Harris or Trump. It's about Americans, and whether they still believe their country is a shining light on

U.S. presidential election may reveal if the clock strikes 13

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 4, 2024
  • Ultimately, this election is not about either Harris or Trump. It's about Americans, and whether they still believe their country is a shining light on
Donald Trump, left, and Kamala Harris. Things have moved well beyond bizarre in the lunatic villa of U.S. politics, writes Michael Harris. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Flickr

Trump alienates women and Puerto Rican voters

  • Pennsylvania is a pivotal state because of the electoral college system, and the majority of the state’s 580,000 eligible Latino voters are from Puerto
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 4, 2024
Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio (aka rapper Bad Bunny), top left, Ricky Martin, top right, Donald Trump, and Kamala Harris. A comedian at a Trump rally called Puerto Rico a 'floating island of garbage' last week. Ocasio and Martin are both from Puerto Rico, have millions of followers, and subsequently endorsed Harris for president. Images courtesy of Wikimedia Commons & Flickr

Trump alienates women and Puerto Rican voters

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 4, 2024
  • Pennsylvania is a pivotal state because of the electoral college system, and the majority of the state’s 580,000 eligible Latino voters are from Puerto

Trump alienates women and Puerto Rican voters

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 4, 2024
  • Pennsylvania is a pivotal state because of the electoral college system, and the majority of the state’s 580,000 eligible Latino voters are from Puerto
Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio (aka rapper Bad Bunny), top left, Ricky Martin, top right, Donald Trump, and Kamala Harris. A comedian at a Trump rally called Puerto Rico a 'floating island of garbage' last week. Ocasio and Martin are both from Puerto Rico, have millions of followers, and subsequently endorsed Harris for president. Images courtesy of Wikimedia Commons & Flickr

Liberals have fumbled green energy transition, and Conservatives have zero interest

  • We are far from the needed trajectory to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, but failure is not an option.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 4, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The transition to a new energy world will not be cheap or easy. But it will deliver great economic opportunity and a more environmentally sustainable world. We need to be part of that world, but we are not there yet, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals have fumbled green energy transition, and Conservatives have zero interest

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 4, 2024
  • We are far from the needed trajectory to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, but failure is not an option.

Liberals have fumbled green energy transition, and Conservatives have zero interest

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | November 4, 2024
  • We are far from the needed trajectory to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, but failure is not an option.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The transition to a new energy world will not be cheap or easy. But it will deliver great economic opportunity and a more environmentally sustainable world. We need to be part of that world, but we are not there yet, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The problem of political homelessness

  • According to Nik Nanos, 'more than four in 10 people likely consider themselves (politically) homeless in Canada.' So, what’s causing this to happen and
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 4, 2024
Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The politically homeless won't necessarily be attracted to the main parties if they move to the centre, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia/illustration by Neena Singhal

The problem of political homelessness

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 4, 2024
  • According to Nik Nanos, 'more than four in 10 people likely consider themselves (politically) homeless in Canada.' So, what’s causing this to happen and

The problem of political homelessness

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | November 4, 2024
  • According to Nik Nanos, 'more than four in 10 people likely consider themselves (politically) homeless in Canada.' So, what’s causing this to happen and
Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The politically homeless won't necessarily be attracted to the main parties if they move to the centre, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia/illustration by Neena Singhal

Angus says his new book is not a lament, it’s a call to arms

  • Charlie Angus talks about his new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, and about the state of federal politics
FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | November 4, 2024
NDP MP Charlie Angus just released a new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, his ninth book: 'I don’t think I would have been able to keep doing the political work if I didn’t nurture space for musical creativity and research.' Photograph courtesy of Paul Rincon and House of Anansi Press

Angus says his new book is not a lament, it’s a call to arms

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | November 4, 2024
  • Charlie Angus talks about his new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, and about the state of federal politics

Angus says his new book is not a lament, it’s a call to arms

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY | November 4, 2024
  • Charlie Angus talks about his new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, and about the state of federal politics
NDP MP Charlie Angus just released a new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, his ninth book: 'I don’t think I would have been able to keep doing the political work if I didn’t nurture space for musical creativity and research.' Photograph courtesy of Paul Rincon and House of Anansi Press

Poilievre can’t just ‘cat-call from the periphery’: Tom McElroy

  • Re: “Security clearance politicking reflects a minority Parliament on its ‘last legs,’ say observers,” (The Hill Times, Monday, Oct. 28, by Stephen Jeffery). It
Opinion | November 4, 2024
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Poilievre can’t just ‘cat-call from the periphery’: Tom McElroy

Opinion | November 4, 2024
  • Re: “Security clearance politicking reflects a minority Parliament on its ‘last legs,’ say observers,” (The Hill Times, Monday, Oct. 28, by Stephen Jeffery). It

Poilievre can’t just ‘cat-call from the periphery’: Tom McElroy

Opinion | November 4, 2024
  • Re: “Security clearance politicking reflects a minority Parliament on its ‘last legs,’ say observers,” (The Hill Times, Monday, Oct. 28, by Stephen Jeffery). It
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Letting credit unions consolidate helps keep banking sector competitive

  • In the credit union sector, consolidation is one of the ways in which the sector will continue to provide competition to the banks, and
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATCH | November 4, 2024
Though it represents a relatively small share of Canada’s overall financial services market, the credit union sector still serves more than 10 million Canadians, writes Michael Hatch. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Letting credit unions consolidate helps keep banking sector competitive

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATCH | November 4, 2024
  • In the credit union sector, consolidation is one of the ways in which the sector will continue to provide competition to the banks, and

Letting credit unions consolidate helps keep banking sector competitive

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATCH | November 4, 2024
  • In the credit union sector, consolidation is one of the ways in which the sector will continue to provide competition to the banks, and
Though it represents a relatively small share of Canada’s overall financial services market, the credit union sector still serves more than 10 million Canadians, writes Michael Hatch. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

U.S. presidential election happens Tuesday, Nov. 5

  • MONDAY, NOV. 4 House Sitting—The House sits Nov. 4-Nov. 9, and breaks on Nov. 11 for Remembrance Day week until Nov. 15. It resumes
The U.S. presidential election will happen on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Former U.S. president and current Republican candidate Donald Trump, left, will face off against the Democrats' presidential candidate, current Vice-President Kamala Harris. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Flickr

U.S. presidential election happens Tuesday, Nov. 5

  • MONDAY, NOV. 4 House Sitting—The House sits Nov. 4-Nov. 9, and breaks on Nov. 11 for Remembrance Day week until Nov. 15. It resumes

U.S. presidential election happens Tuesday, Nov. 5

  • MONDAY, NOV. 4 House Sitting—The House sits Nov. 4-Nov. 9, and breaks on Nov. 11 for Remembrance Day week until Nov. 15. It resumes
The U.S. presidential election will happen on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Former U.S. president and current Republican candidate Donald Trump, left, will face off against the Democrats' presidential candidate, current Vice-President Kamala Harris. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Flickr

The security clearance process: an explainer from ex-CSIS director Ward Elcock

  • As politicians politick over Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre not having a security clearance, former CSIS director Ward Elcock breaks down the process.
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 3, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is currently the only party leader in the House to not have a security clearance, which has left him open to criticism from other parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The security clearance process: an explainer from ex-CSIS director Ward Elcock

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 3, 2024
  • As politicians politick over Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre not having a security clearance, former CSIS director Ward Elcock breaks down the process.

The security clearance process: an explainer from ex-CSIS director Ward Elcock

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 3, 2024
  • As politicians politick over Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre not having a security clearance, former CSIS director Ward Elcock breaks down the process.
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is currently the only party leader in the House to not have a security clearance, which has left him open to criticism from other parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must recommit to addressing the Rohingya crisis

  • Walking away from the Rohingya crisis would not only betray the values this country claims to uphold, but would also diminish our standing on
Opinion | BY TAHA GHAYYUR, JOHN JONAID | November 2, 2024
Bob Rae, then the prime minister’s special envoy to Myanmar, holds a press conference on the Hill on April 3, 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must recommit to addressing the Rohingya crisis

Opinion | BY TAHA GHAYYUR, JOHN JONAID | November 2, 2024
  • Walking away from the Rohingya crisis would not only betray the values this country claims to uphold, but would also diminish our standing on

Canada must recommit to addressing the Rohingya crisis

Opinion | BY TAHA GHAYYUR, JOHN JONAID | November 2, 2024
  • Walking away from the Rohingya crisis would not only betray the values this country claims to uphold, but would also diminish our standing on
Bob Rae, then the prime minister’s special envoy to Myanmar, holds a press conference on the Hill on April 3, 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We’ve got ourselves in a tangled mess’: legal expert discusses possible path forward out of House impasse

  • Meanwhile, Government House Leader Karina Gould says Bloc Québécois and NDP MPs are 'afraid' to stand up to Conservatives over the ongoing filibuster.
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 2, 2024
The chair's gavel at the the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs— the committee to which MPs have suggested the SDTC documents issue be referred. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We’ve got ourselves in a tangled mess’: legal expert discusses possible path forward out of House impasse

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 2, 2024
  • Meanwhile, Government House Leader Karina Gould says Bloc Québécois and NDP MPs are 'afraid' to stand up to Conservatives over the ongoing filibuster.

‘We’ve got ourselves in a tangled mess’: legal expert discusses possible path forward out of House impasse

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 2, 2024
  • Meanwhile, Government House Leader Karina Gould says Bloc Québécois and NDP MPs are 'afraid' to stand up to Conservatives over the ongoing filibuster.
The chair's gavel at the the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs— the committee to which MPs have suggested the SDTC documents issue be referred. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We can’t waste any more time’: feds’ procurement plan failing at economic reconciliation, say Indigenous leaders and MPs

  • NDP MP Lori Idlout says that Indigenous Peoples are 'being robbed of their opportunities' due to federal procurement issues.
News | BY IREM KOCA | November 1, 2024
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu said in February the federal government is reviewing procurement policies to determine who can claim to be Indigenous when bidding for federal contracts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We can’t waste any more time’: feds’ procurement plan failing at economic reconciliation, say Indigenous leaders and MPs

News | BY IREM KOCA | November 1, 2024
  • NDP MP Lori Idlout says that Indigenous Peoples are 'being robbed of their opportunities' due to federal procurement issues.

‘We can’t waste any more time’: feds’ procurement plan failing at economic reconciliation, say Indigenous leaders and MPs

News | BY IREM KOCA | November 1, 2024
  • NDP MP Lori Idlout says that Indigenous Peoples are 'being robbed of their opportunities' due to federal procurement issues.
Patty Hajdu
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu said in February the federal government is reviewing procurement policies to determine who can claim to be Indigenous when bidding for federal contracts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mo money, less problems

  • Plus, Joly and Blair talk defence strategy with the Koreans.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | November 1, 2024
The Conservatives have raised more than twice as much money in the third quarter of this year than the Liberals, according to financial returns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mo money, less problems

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | November 1, 2024
  • Plus, Joly and Blair talk defence strategy with the Koreans.

Mo money, less problems

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | November 1, 2024
  • Plus, Joly and Blair talk defence strategy with the Koreans.
The Conservatives have raised more than twice as much money in the third quarter of this year than the Liberals, according to financial returns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump’s climate ignorance won’t derail global efforts

  • It’s unlikely a Donald Trump presidency could completely counter the Inflation Reduction Act’s achievements or federal spending on energy and climate-related issues.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 31, 2024
Donald_Trump
Donald_Trump
As mega-hurricanes Helene and Milton devastated much of the southeastern U.S. a month ago, Donald Trump talked of the climate emergency as ‘one of the greatest scams of all time.’ Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Trump’s climate ignorance won’t derail global efforts

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 31, 2024
  • It’s unlikely a Donald Trump presidency could completely counter the Inflation Reduction Act’s achievements or federal spending on energy and climate-related issues.

Trump’s climate ignorance won’t derail global efforts

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 31, 2024
  • It’s unlikely a Donald Trump presidency could completely counter the Inflation Reduction Act’s achievements or federal spending on energy and climate-related issues.
Donald_Trump
As mega-hurricanes Helene and Milton devastated much of the southeastern U.S. a month ago, Donald Trump talked of the climate emergency as ‘one of the greatest scams of all time.’ Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Kirbie’s fledgling Blackbird flock celebrates first half-decade on the Hill

  • Blackbird Strategies founder and CEO Lisa Kirbie celebrated her strategic capital roost's fifth birthday on Oct. 30 at the Métropolitain Brasserie with friends and
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 31, 2024
Blackbird Strategies flock: Riley Wong, left, Annalisa Harris, Dan Pujdak, Naomi Steele, Lisa Kirbie, Aaron O'Quinn, Tom Potter, Olivier Cullen, Cameron Penner, Maddy Eisenberg, and Travis Boissoneau. Blackbird celebrated its 5th anniversary on Oct. 30 at the Métropolitain Brasserie. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Kirbie’s fledgling Blackbird flock celebrates first half-decade on the Hill

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 31, 2024
  • Blackbird Strategies founder and CEO Lisa Kirbie celebrated her strategic capital roost's fifth birthday on Oct. 30 at the Métropolitain Brasserie with friends and

Kirbie’s fledgling Blackbird flock celebrates first half-decade on the Hill

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 31, 2024
  • Blackbird Strategies founder and CEO Lisa Kirbie celebrated her strategic capital roost's fifth birthday on Oct. 30 at the Métropolitain Brasserie with friends and
Blackbird Strategies flock: Riley Wong, left, Annalisa Harris, Dan Pujdak, Naomi Steele, Lisa Kirbie, Aaron O'Quinn, Tom Potter, Olivier Cullen, Cameron Penner, Maddy Eisenberg, and Travis Boissoneau. Blackbird celebrated its 5th anniversary on Oct. 30 at the Métropolitain Brasserie. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

PBO report pokes holes in feds’ plan to meet NATO defence target

  • The government's figures projecting military spending to reach 1.76 per cent of GDP by 2029-30 'are based on an erroneous GDP forecast,' says the
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 31, 2024
Yves Giroux
Yves Giroux
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux says Canada's projected military spending by 2029-30 leaves a 0.42 percentage point gap to reach the two-per-cent NATO target that Canada promised to meet in 2032. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

PBO report pokes holes in feds’ plan to meet NATO defence target

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 31, 2024
  • The government's figures projecting military spending to reach 1.76 per cent of GDP by 2029-30 'are based on an erroneous GDP forecast,' says the

PBO report pokes holes in feds’ plan to meet NATO defence target

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 31, 2024
  • The government's figures projecting military spending to reach 1.76 per cent of GDP by 2029-30 'are based on an erroneous GDP forecast,' says the
Yves Giroux
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux says Canada's projected military spending by 2029-30 leaves a 0.42 percentage point gap to reach the two-per-cent NATO target that Canada promised to meet in 2032. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Will Susan Holt’s new government continue New Brunswick’s nuclear fantasies?

  • Keeping the Point Lepreau and SMR fantasies alive will require considerable effort from the new government. Susan Holt's handling of the nuclear file will
Opinion | BY SUSAN O’DONNELL | October 31, 2024
Susan Holt plans to re-convene the New Brunswick Legislature before the end of November. At that point, the Point Lepreau reactor will likely still be mothballed, and the two SMR start-ups will be on life support, writes Susan O'Donnell. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikipedia

Will Susan Holt’s new government continue New Brunswick’s nuclear fantasies?

Opinion | BY SUSAN O’DONNELL | October 31, 2024
  • Keeping the Point Lepreau and SMR fantasies alive will require considerable effort from the new government. Susan Holt's handling of the nuclear file will

Will Susan Holt’s new government continue New Brunswick’s nuclear fantasies?

Opinion | BY SUSAN O’DONNELL | October 31, 2024
  • Keeping the Point Lepreau and SMR fantasies alive will require considerable effort from the new government. Susan Holt's handling of the nuclear file will
Susan Holt plans to re-convene the New Brunswick Legislature before the end of November. At that point, the Point Lepreau reactor will likely still be mothballed, and the two SMR start-ups will be on life support, writes Susan O'Donnell. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikipedia

After long wait, House finally sends parliamentary delegation to Ukraine

  • Prior to House Speaker Greg Fergus leading a delegation to Ukraine in October, House-sanctioned travel to the war-torn nation had been quashed due to
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 31, 2024
Greg Fergus
Greg Fergus
House Speaker Greg Fergus led a group of cross-party MPs to Ukraine in October. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After long wait, House finally sends parliamentary delegation to Ukraine

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 31, 2024
  • Prior to House Speaker Greg Fergus leading a delegation to Ukraine in October, House-sanctioned travel to the war-torn nation had been quashed due to

After long wait, House finally sends parliamentary delegation to Ukraine

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 31, 2024
  • Prior to House Speaker Greg Fergus leading a delegation to Ukraine in October, House-sanctioned travel to the war-torn nation had been quashed due to
Greg Fergus
House Speaker Greg Fergus led a group of cross-party MPs to Ukraine in October. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-20 is a missed opportunity for real accountability

  • As Senate hearings on Bill C-20 wrap up, it’s crucial that lawmakers take accountability concerns seriously. This bill is a critical chance to build
Opinion | BY FAISAL KUTTY | October 31, 2024
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc is responsible for Bill C-20, to establish the Public Complaints Review Complaints and Review Commission. Unless the bill is amended to allow third-party and systemic complaints, enforce its decisions, and operate transparently, it will fall short of delivering change, writes Faisal Kutty. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-20 is a missed opportunity for real accountability

Opinion | BY FAISAL KUTTY | October 31, 2024
  • As Senate hearings on Bill C-20 wrap up, it’s crucial that lawmakers take accountability concerns seriously. This bill is a critical chance to build

Bill C-20 is a missed opportunity for real accountability

Opinion | BY FAISAL KUTTY | October 31, 2024
  • As Senate hearings on Bill C-20 wrap up, it’s crucial that lawmakers take accountability concerns seriously. This bill is a critical chance to build
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc is responsible for Bill C-20, to establish the Public Complaints Review Complaints and Review Commission. Unless the bill is amended to allow third-party and systemic complaints, enforce its decisions, and operate transparently, it will fall short of delivering change, writes Faisal Kutty. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Saving the political furniture

  • In Queensland, a nine-year-old centre-left government facing electoral wipeout opted to go down fighting.
Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 31, 2024
The Liberal National Party under David Crisafulli, left, defeated the Labor Party under Steven Miles after nine years during the Queensland election on Oct. 26. Photographs courtesy of X/@DavidCrisafulli and Government of Queensland

Saving the political furniture

Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 31, 2024
  • In Queensland, a nine-year-old centre-left government facing electoral wipeout opted to go down fighting.

Saving the political furniture

Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 31, 2024
  • In Queensland, a nine-year-old centre-left government facing electoral wipeout opted to go down fighting.
The Liberal National Party under David Crisafulli, left, defeated the Labor Party under Steven Miles after nine years during the Queensland election on Oct. 26. Photographs courtesy of X/@DavidCrisafulli and Government of Queensland

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