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Opposition day in the House

  • Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney gives a defence and security update.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 9, 2025
MPs will debate a motion tabled by the Conservative party's shadow minister for finance, Jasraj Hallan, in the House today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opposition day in the House

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 9, 2025
  • Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney gives a defence and security update.

Opposition day in the House

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 9, 2025
  • Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney gives a defence and security update.
MPs will debate a motion tabled by the Conservative party's shadow minister for finance, Jasraj Hallan, in the House today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Internal trade a complement, not a solution, to reduced trade with U.S., say economists

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has committed to tabling legislation by July 1 to eliminate federal barriers to interprovincial trade and labour mobility.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 9, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves West Block on June 5, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves West Block on June 5, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured June 5, 2025, on the Hill. He and the country’s premiers gathered for a first ministers' meeting in Saskatoon on June 2, which included discussions about removing internal trade barriers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Internal trade a complement, not a solution, to reduced trade with U.S., say economists

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 9, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has committed to tabling legislation by July 1 to eliminate federal barriers to interprovincial trade and labour mobility.

Internal trade a complement, not a solution, to reduced trade with U.S., say economists

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 9, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has committed to tabling legislation by July 1 to eliminate federal barriers to interprovincial trade and labour mobility.
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves West Block on June 5, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured June 5, 2025, on the Hill. He and the country’s premiers gathered for a first ministers' meeting in Saskatoon on June 2, which included discussions about removing internal trade barriers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Unusual time’ for lobbying in first quarter of 2025, with economic concerns topping communications

  • Ron Bedard, president and CEO of ArcelorMittal Dofasco, the top company that lobbied the government in the first quarter, says the U.S. tariffs represent
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada 'must respond with purpose and force and take every step to protect Canadian workers and businesses against the unjust tariffs imposed by the United States, including on automobiles,' on April 3 in a press release from the Prime Minister's Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Unusual time’ for lobbying in first quarter of 2025, with economic concerns topping communications

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 9, 2025
  • Ron Bedard, president and CEO of ArcelorMittal Dofasco, the top company that lobbied the government in the first quarter, says the U.S. tariffs represent

‘Unusual time’ for lobbying in first quarter of 2025, with economic concerns topping communications

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 9, 2025
  • Ron Bedard, president and CEO of ArcelorMittal Dofasco, the top company that lobbied the government in the first quarter, says the U.S. tariffs represent
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada 'must respond with purpose and force and take every step to protect Canadian workers and businesses against the unjust tariffs imposed by the United States, including on automobiles,' on April 3 in a press release from the Prime Minister's Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada cannot waste its best chance for internal trade reform since Confederation

  • Beyond the barriers it directly controls, federal engagement and coordination is fundamental to mitigating provincial barriers.
Opinion | BY RYAN MANUCHA | June 9, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has committed to tabling legislation by July 1, 2025, to eliminate all federal barriers to interprovincial trade and labour mobility. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada cannot waste its best chance for internal trade reform since Confederation

Opinion | BY RYAN MANUCHA | June 9, 2025
  • Beyond the barriers it directly controls, federal engagement and coordination is fundamental to mitigating provincial barriers.

Canada cannot waste its best chance for internal trade reform since Confederation

Opinion | BY RYAN MANUCHA | June 9, 2025
  • Beyond the barriers it directly controls, federal engagement and coordination is fundamental to mitigating provincial barriers.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has committed to tabling legislation by July 1, 2025, to eliminate all federal barriers to interprovincial trade and labour mobility. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade barriers and trucking: unified political fortitude needed to push through the noise

  • Trade barriers impeding supply chains and slowing down economic trade include: aligning and improving winter road maintenance standards; increased access to rest areas for
Opinion | BY STEPHEN LASKOWSKI | June 9, 2025
To truly increase efficiencies throughout the supply chain, and trucking specifically, the prime minister will need the commitment and political will of the premiers, the ministers of Transportation and mayors, writes Stephen Laskowski, president of the Canadian Trucking Alliance. Photograph courtesy of Tung Lam, Pixabay.com

Trade barriers and trucking: unified political fortitude needed to push through the noise

Opinion | BY STEPHEN LASKOWSKI | June 9, 2025
  • Trade barriers impeding supply chains and slowing down economic trade include: aligning and improving winter road maintenance standards; increased access to rest areas for

Trade barriers and trucking: unified political fortitude needed to push through the noise

Opinion | BY STEPHEN LASKOWSKI | June 9, 2025
  • Trade barriers impeding supply chains and slowing down economic trade include: aligning and improving winter road maintenance standards; increased access to rest areas for
To truly increase efficiencies throughout the supply chain, and trucking specifically, the prime minister will need the commitment and political will of the premiers, the ministers of Transportation and mayors, writes Stephen Laskowski, president of the Canadian Trucking Alliance. Photograph courtesy of Tung Lam, Pixabay.com

A modern economy requires more than shared borders

  • A modern economy needs shared standards, interoperable infrastructure, and a workforce free to move where it is most needed.
Opinion | BY MOSHE LANDER | June 9, 2025
Only through deeper cooperation and integration can Canada fully achieve its economic potential, writes Moshe Lander, a senior lecturer in economics at Concordia University. Photograph courtesy of Koi Roylers, Pixabay.com

A modern economy requires more than shared borders

Opinion | BY MOSHE LANDER | June 9, 2025
  • A modern economy needs shared standards, interoperable infrastructure, and a workforce free to move where it is most needed.

A modern economy requires more than shared borders

Opinion | BY MOSHE LANDER | June 9, 2025
  • A modern economy needs shared standards, interoperable infrastructure, and a workforce free to move where it is most needed.
Only through deeper cooperation and integration can Canada fully achieve its economic potential, writes Moshe Lander, a senior lecturer in economics at Concordia University. Photograph courtesy of Koi Roylers, Pixabay.com

Carney trails predecessors in initial approval ratings, but Angus Reid says it’s a good start: ‘six months ago, very few Canadians even knew who he was’

  • Mark Carney's first approval rating (57 per cent) falls six points behind his predecessor Justin Trudeau's (63 per cent) and four points below Stephen
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 9, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters outside the Liberal party caucus meeting in the West Block on June 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney trails predecessors in initial approval ratings, but Angus Reid says it’s a good start: ‘six months ago, very few Canadians even knew who he was’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 9, 2025
  • Mark Carney's first approval rating (57 per cent) falls six points behind his predecessor Justin Trudeau's (63 per cent) and four points below Stephen

Carney trails predecessors in initial approval ratings, but Angus Reid says it’s a good start: ‘six months ago, very few Canadians even knew who he was’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 9, 2025
  • Mark Carney's first approval rating (57 per cent) falls six points behind his predecessor Justin Trudeau's (63 per cent) and four points below Stephen
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters outside the Liberal party caucus meeting in the West Block on June 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump should not receive any special privileges at G7: Edmonton reader

  • Donald Trump’s multiple felony convictions and established pattern of undermining democratic institutions, marginalizing vulnerable groups, and advancing divisive rhetoric make his presence at the
Opinion | June 9, 2025
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typewriter
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Trump should not receive any special privileges at G7: Edmonton reader

Opinion | June 9, 2025
  • Donald Trump’s multiple felony convictions and established pattern of undermining democratic institutions, marginalizing vulnerable groups, and advancing divisive rhetoric make his presence at the

Trump should not receive any special privileges at G7: Edmonton reader

Opinion | June 9, 2025
  • Donald Trump’s multiple felony convictions and established pattern of undermining democratic institutions, marginalizing vulnerable groups, and advancing divisive rhetoric make his presence at the
typewriter
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Conservatives need to do some serious soul-searching

  • Is Pierre Poilievre the right person to lead the Conservatives out of the wilderness they've inhabited since former prime minister Stephen Harper’s defeat in
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 9, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on March 21, 2025, making an announcement at LiUNA local 527 training centre in Nepean, Ont., to support training 350,000 new trades workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives need to do some serious soul-searching

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 9, 2025
  • Is Pierre Poilievre the right person to lead the Conservatives out of the wilderness they've inhabited since former prime minister Stephen Harper’s defeat in

Conservatives need to do some serious soul-searching

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 9, 2025
  • Is Pierre Poilievre the right person to lead the Conservatives out of the wilderness they've inhabited since former prime minister Stephen Harper’s defeat in
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on March 21, 2025, making an announcement at LiUNA local 527 training centre in Nepean, Ont., to support training 350,000 new trades workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feeding the fundraising beast

  • One of the key principles of fundraising is that you don’t give your donor base a chance to relax, which is to say, you
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 9, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Political parties may have their differences, but when it comes to fundraising, they all share the same principles, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Feeding the fundraising beast

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 9, 2025
  • One of the key principles of fundraising is that you don’t give your donor base a chance to relax, which is to say, you

Feeding the fundraising beast

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 9, 2025
  • One of the key principles of fundraising is that you don’t give your donor base a chance to relax, which is to say, you
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Political parties may have their differences, but when it comes to fundraising, they all share the same principles, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Canada should not join Trump’s Golden Dome

  • Joining the Golden Dome initiative would reinforce a common Canadian pattern of leaving the country’s protection against adversarial threats to other states. Under the
Opinion | BY ELISABETH GOSSELIN-MALO | June 9, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. Official White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Canada should not join Trump’s Golden Dome

Opinion | BY ELISABETH GOSSELIN-MALO | June 9, 2025
  • Joining the Golden Dome initiative would reinforce a common Canadian pattern of leaving the country’s protection against adversarial threats to other states. Under the

Canada should not join Trump’s Golden Dome

Opinion | BY ELISABETH GOSSELIN-MALO | June 9, 2025
  • Joining the Golden Dome initiative would reinforce a common Canadian pattern of leaving the country’s protection against adversarial threats to other states. Under the
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. Official White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Canada must lead the Global Fund at the G7 presidency

  • If you had the opportunity to save millions of lives, would you take it? Over the past two decades, the Global Fund, a leading
Opinion | June 9, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
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Canada must lead the Global Fund at the G7 presidency

Opinion | June 9, 2025
  • If you had the opportunity to save millions of lives, would you take it? Over the past two decades, the Global Fund, a leading

Canada must lead the Global Fund at the G7 presidency

Opinion | June 9, 2025
  • If you had the opportunity to save millions of lives, would you take it? Over the past two decades, the Global Fund, a leading
typewriter
Photograph courtesy of Pexels.com

Time for New Democrats to commit to winning

  • The NDP has a choice as this minority government—and forthcoming leadership race—get underway.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL ROY | June 6, 2025
The federal NDP needs to follow in the footsteps of past NDP premiers like Alberta’s Rachel Notley, B.C.’s John Horgan, and Manitoba’s Gary Doer. It’s a hard path, but worthwhile, writes Michael Roy. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright

Time for New Democrats to commit to winning

Opinion | BY MICHAEL ROY | June 6, 2025
  • The NDP has a choice as this minority government—and forthcoming leadership race—get underway.

Time for New Democrats to commit to winning

Opinion | BY MICHAEL ROY | June 6, 2025
  • The NDP has a choice as this minority government—and forthcoming leadership race—get underway.
The federal NDP needs to follow in the footsteps of past NDP premiers like Alberta’s Rachel Notley, B.C.’s John Horgan, and Manitoba’s Gary Doer. It’s a hard path, but worthwhile, writes Michael Roy. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright

New bills, tariff surprises, and wildfires drive MPs’ discussions this week

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 6, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly speaks with reporters on June 4, 2025, following the American president's announcement of plans to double tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from all countries, including Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New bills, tariff surprises, and wildfires drive MPs’ discussions this week

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 6, 2025
  • The Hill Times

New bills, tariff surprises, and wildfires drive MPs’ discussions this week

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 6, 2025
  • The Hill Times
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly speaks with reporters on June 4, 2025, following the American president's announcement of plans to double tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from all countries, including Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Return of P&P Cabinet Committee signals Carney’s ‘government by cabinet’ with an ‘inner circle,’ say strategists

  • Mark Carney’s Priorities, Planning, and Strategy Cabinet Committee—which seats 11 of the prime minister’s top ministers—suggests an ‘empowering’ approach to cabinet management, say politicos.
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 6, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, and cabinet ministers Steven MacKinnon, Dominic LeBlanc, Shafqat Ali, Mélanie Joly, François-Philippe Champagne, Tim Hodgson, bottom left, Anita Anand, David McGuinty, Sean Fraser, Steven Guilbeault, and Gregor Robertson make up Carney's 12-member Priorities, Planning and Strategy Cabinet Committee. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Return of P&P Cabinet Committee signals Carney’s ‘government by cabinet’ with an ‘inner circle,’ say strategists

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 6, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s Priorities, Planning, and Strategy Cabinet Committee—which seats 11 of the prime minister’s top ministers—suggests an ‘empowering’ approach to cabinet management, say politicos.

Return of P&P Cabinet Committee signals Carney’s ‘government by cabinet’ with an ‘inner circle,’ say strategists

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 6, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s Priorities, Planning, and Strategy Cabinet Committee—which seats 11 of the prime minister’s top ministers—suggests an ‘empowering’ approach to cabinet management, say politicos.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, and cabinet ministers Steven MacKinnon, Dominic LeBlanc, Shafqat Ali, Mélanie Joly, François-Philippe Champagne, Tim Hodgson, bottom left, Anita Anand, David McGuinty, Sean Fraser, Steven Guilbeault, and Gregor Robertson make up Carney's 12-member Priorities, Planning and Strategy Cabinet Committee. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Bloc’s supply management bill passes House as U.S. anticipates dairy being a trade ‘discussion point’

  • Bill C-202 was fast tracked through the House of Commons on June 5 and is off to the Senate.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 5, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet tabled his party's newest version of a bill to bar supply management concessions in trade negotiations on May 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bloc’s supply management bill passes House as U.S. anticipates dairy being a trade ‘discussion point’

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 5, 2025
  • Bill C-202 was fast tracked through the House of Commons on June 5 and is off to the Senate.

Bloc’s supply management bill passes House as U.S. anticipates dairy being a trade ‘discussion point’

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 5, 2025
  • Bill C-202 was fast tracked through the House of Commons on June 5 and is off to the Senate.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet tabled his party's newest version of a bill to bar supply management concessions in trade negotiations on May 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has tapped 39 parliamentary secretaries to support his 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state. Among the group are five
List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 5, 2025
Liberal MPs Rachel Bendayan, left, Leslie Church, Jaime Battiste, Taleeb Noormohamed, and Yasir Naqvi have been named as parliamentary secretaries. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs

List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 5, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has tapped 39 parliamentary secretaries to support his 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state. Among the group are five

Meet Carney’s parliamentary secretaries, half of whom are rookie MPs

List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 5, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has tapped 39 parliamentary secretaries to support his 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state. Among the group are five
Liberal MPs Rachel Bendayan, left, Leslie Church, Jaime Battiste, Taleeb Noormohamed, and Yasir Naqvi have been named as parliamentary secretaries. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada’s G7 moment: rewrite the script or play along?

  • Mounting contradictions have dulled the G7’s edge. Canada can lead it toward revitalization—or be complicit in its decline.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
As the G7’s 2025 president, Canada, under Prime Minister Mark Carney, can uphold the status quo or help redefine its resolve, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s G7 moment: rewrite the script or play along?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 5, 2025
  • Mounting contradictions have dulled the G7’s edge. Canada can lead it toward revitalization—or be complicit in its decline.

Canada’s G7 moment: rewrite the script or play along?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 5, 2025
  • Mounting contradictions have dulled the G7’s edge. Canada can lead it toward revitalization—or be complicit in its decline.
Mark Carney
As the G7’s 2025 president, Canada, under Prime Minister Mark Carney, can uphold the status quo or help redefine its resolve, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Greece hosts national day reception

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 5, 2025
Greek Ambassador Ekaterini Dimakis, left, welcomes Serbian Ambassador Dejan Ralevic to the Greece national day reception at the Hellenic Event Centre on March 25. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Greece hosts national day reception

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 5, 2025
  • The Hill Times

Greece hosts national day reception

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 5, 2025
  • The Hill Times
Greek Ambassador Ekaterini Dimakis, left, welcomes Serbian Ambassador Dejan Ralevic to the Greece national day reception at the Hellenic Event Centre on March 25. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Health minister says mental health and access to care are on her list of priorities

  • Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she has been communicating with her provincial and territorial counterparts as she develops a list of policy tasks.
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 5, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel sits for an interview with The Hill Times in West Block on May 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health minister says mental health and access to care are on her list of priorities

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 5, 2025
  • Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she has been communicating with her provincial and territorial counterparts as she develops a list of policy tasks.

Health minister says mental health and access to care are on her list of priorities

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 5, 2025
  • Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she has been communicating with her provincial and territorial counterparts as she develops a list of policy tasks.
Health Minister Marjorie Michel sits for an interview with The Hill Times in West Block on May 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs dive into the government’s spending plan

  • Plus, politicos pay tribute to Marc Garneau.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 5, 2025
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali tabled the main estimates for the coming year last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs dive into the government’s spending plan

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 5, 2025
  • Plus, politicos pay tribute to Marc Garneau.

MPs dive into the government’s spending plan

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 5, 2025
  • Plus, politicos pay tribute to Marc Garneau.
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali tabled the main estimates for the coming year last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The government has idly sat by’: NDP MPs say Indigenous communities need federal support as wildfires devastate Western Canada

  • New Democrats say Ottawa's wildfire response fails to ‘uphold the dignity and well-being of First Nations,’ which they say are under federal jurisdiction.
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 4, 2025
Eleanor Olszewski
Eleanor Olszewski
Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski urged MPs not to let wildfires ‘become partisan flashpoints,’ saying that she is ‘working closely’ with provinces to manage the federal government’s response. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The government has idly sat by’: NDP MPs say Indigenous communities need federal support as wildfires devastate Western Canada

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 4, 2025
  • New Democrats say Ottawa's wildfire response fails to ‘uphold the dignity and well-being of First Nations,’ which they say are under federal jurisdiction.

‘The government has idly sat by’: NDP MPs say Indigenous communities need federal support as wildfires devastate Western Canada

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 4, 2025
  • New Democrats say Ottawa's wildfire response fails to ‘uphold the dignity and well-being of First Nations,’ which they say are under federal jurisdiction.
Eleanor Olszewski
Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski urged MPs not to let wildfires ‘become partisan flashpoints,’ saying that she is ‘working closely’ with provinces to manage the federal government’s response. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why the right to repair needs to be a priority for the new government 

  • At the forefront of keeping repair costs low and accessible is ensuring drivers have the right to repair their vehicles at the shop of
Opinion | BY EMILY HOLTBY | June 4, 2025
Many drivers are hoping to extend the life of their vehicles for as long as possible, particularly given the current economic outlook, writes Emily Holtby. Unsplash photograph by Kate Ibragimova

Why the right to repair needs to be a priority for the new government 

Opinion | BY EMILY HOLTBY | June 4, 2025
  • At the forefront of keeping repair costs low and accessible is ensuring drivers have the right to repair their vehicles at the shop of

Why the right to repair needs to be a priority for the new government 

Opinion | BY EMILY HOLTBY | June 4, 2025
  • At the forefront of keeping repair costs low and accessible is ensuring drivers have the right to repair their vehicles at the shop of
Many drivers are hoping to extend the life of their vehicles for as long as possible, particularly given the current economic outlook, writes Emily Holtby. Unsplash photograph by Kate Ibragimova

Climate policy is economic policy

  • An energy vision for Canada that includes achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is needed to shape our actions, policies, and investments. 
Opinion | BY SARAH HOUDE, SIMON DONNER | June 4, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin, right. There is no room for backsliding on climate policy, write Sarah Houde and Simon Donner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Climate policy is economic policy

Opinion | BY SARAH HOUDE, SIMON DONNER | June 4, 2025
  • An energy vision for Canada that includes achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is needed to shape our actions, policies, and investments. 

Climate policy is economic policy

Opinion | BY SARAH HOUDE, SIMON DONNER | June 4, 2025
  • An energy vision for Canada that includes achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is needed to shape our actions, policies, and investments. 
Julie Dabrusin
Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin, right. There is no room for backsliding on climate policy, write Sarah Houde and Simon Donner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals crack down on asylum seekers, boost search powers for security agencies in new bill

  • Bill C-2 outlines how and when Canadian authorities can get access to Canadians’ communications and personal data; where and when they can search packages,
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 4, 2025
Gary Anandasangaree
Gary Anandasangaree
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree holds a press conference with updates on border security measures outlined in Bill C-2 in the House of Commons foyer on June 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals crack down on asylum seekers, boost search powers for security agencies in new bill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 4, 2025
  • Bill C-2 outlines how and when Canadian authorities can get access to Canadians’ communications and personal data; where and when they can search packages,

Liberals crack down on asylum seekers, boost search powers for security agencies in new bill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 4, 2025
  • Bill C-2 outlines how and when Canadian authorities can get access to Canadians’ communications and personal data; where and when they can search packages,
Gary Anandasangaree
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree holds a press conference with updates on border security measures outlined in Bill C-2 in the House of Commons foyer on June 3. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Carney can’t govern Canada as CEO, say strategists

  • The prime minister can’t forget ‘fundamentals’ while focused on executive-level priorities, even when it feels like a nuisance, says Bluesky Strategy Group’s Jordan Paquet.
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 4, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the Liberal caucus in West Block on May 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Carney can’t govern Canada as CEO, say strategists

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 4, 2025
  • The prime minister can’t forget ‘fundamentals’ while focused on executive-level priorities, even when it feels like a nuisance, says Bluesky Strategy Group’s Jordan Paquet.

Prime Minister Carney can’t govern Canada as CEO, say strategists

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 4, 2025
  • The prime minister can’t forget ‘fundamentals’ while focused on executive-level priorities, even when it feels like a nuisance, says Bluesky Strategy Group’s Jordan Paquet.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the Liberal caucus in West Block on May 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Peacekeeping not apace: feds’ spending plan for UN operations down 42 per cent from 2015-16

  • Global Affairs Canada is proposing a 15.7-per-cent decline from planned spending of $219.9-million in 2024-25, and a 42.7 per cent decline from the actual
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 4, 2025
Canada only deployed 26 personnel on peacekeeping missions, according to the latest United Nations numbers as of Feb. 28. DND photograph by MCpl Jennifer Kusche

Peacekeeping not apace: feds’ spending plan for UN operations down 42 per cent from 2015-16

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 4, 2025
  • Global Affairs Canada is proposing a 15.7-per-cent decline from planned spending of $219.9-million in 2024-25, and a 42.7 per cent decline from the actual

Peacekeeping not apace: feds’ spending plan for UN operations down 42 per cent from 2015-16

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 4, 2025
  • Global Affairs Canada is proposing a 15.7-per-cent decline from planned spending of $219.9-million in 2024-25, and a 42.7 per cent decline from the actual
Canada only deployed 26 personnel on peacekeeping missions, according to the latest United Nations numbers as of Feb. 28. DND photograph by MCpl Jennifer Kusche
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Holland meets the health ministers

  • Good Thursday morning, In today’s Politics This Morning: Canada’s health ministers have gathered in Halifax, where today they’ll sit down to hash out some
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 30, 2025
Minister of Health Mark Holland
Minister of Health Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland will meet with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Halifax today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Holland meets the health ministers

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 30, 2025
  • Good Thursday morning, In today’s Politics This Morning: Canada’s health ministers have gathered in Halifax, where today they’ll sit down to hash out some

Holland meets the health ministers

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 30, 2025
  • Good Thursday morning, In today’s Politics This Morning: Canada’s health ministers have gathered in Halifax, where today they’ll sit down to hash out some
Minister of Health Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland will meet with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Halifax today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Macklem lays out hypothetical repercussions of Trump tariffs 

  • A monetary policy report released by the Bank of Canada on Jan. 29 laid out the likely ramifications of U.S. President Donald Trump’s potential
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 29, 2025
Tiff Macklem
Tiff Macklem
On Jan. 29, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem announces a key interest rate cut to three per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Macklem lays out hypothetical repercussions of Trump tariffs 

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 29, 2025
  • A monetary policy report released by the Bank of Canada on Jan. 29 laid out the likely ramifications of U.S. President Donald Trump’s potential

Macklem lays out hypothetical repercussions of Trump tariffs 

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 29, 2025
  • A monetary policy report released by the Bank of Canada on Jan. 29 laid out the likely ramifications of U.S. President Donald Trump’s potential
Tiff Macklem
On Jan. 29, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem announces a key interest rate cut to three per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Three possible scenarios if Trump really does invade Greenland, and none end well

  • There is a genuine possibility that the U.S. Armed Forces (assuming they obey a clearly illegal order) will invade and seize the territory of
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 29, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Most people treated Donald Trump's rambling on about seizing Greenland as a passing fantasy—until Trump had a 45-minute telephone conversation with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark on Saturday, Jan. 25, writes Gwynne Dyer. One senior European official said the call was 'horrendous,' and that she was shaken by his manner. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Three possible scenarios if Trump really does invade Greenland, and none end well

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 29, 2025
  • There is a genuine possibility that the U.S. Armed Forces (assuming they obey a clearly illegal order) will invade and seize the territory of

Three possible scenarios if Trump really does invade Greenland, and none end well

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 29, 2025
  • There is a genuine possibility that the U.S. Armed Forces (assuming they obey a clearly illegal order) will invade and seize the territory of
Donald Trump
Most people treated Donald Trump's rambling on about seizing Greenland as a passing fantasy—until Trump had a 45-minute telephone conversation with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark on Saturday, Jan. 25, writes Gwynne Dyer. One senior European official said the call was 'horrendous,' and that she was shaken by his manner. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Conservative politicos say carbon tax still a ballot-box issue in next election, despite Liberals’ proposed policy flip-flop

  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre indicates he won’t change his ‘axe the tax’ messaging in light of some Liberal leadership candidates planning to drop the
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 29, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre reiterates his calls for an ‘axe the tax’ federal election while at a news conference in Ottawa on Jan. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conservative politicos say carbon tax still a ballot-box issue in next election, despite Liberals’ proposed policy flip-flop

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 29, 2025
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre indicates he won’t change his ‘axe the tax’ messaging in light of some Liberal leadership candidates planning to drop the

Conservative politicos say carbon tax still a ballot-box issue in next election, despite Liberals’ proposed policy flip-flop

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 29, 2025
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre indicates he won’t change his ‘axe the tax’ messaging in light of some Liberal leadership candidates planning to drop the
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre reiterates his calls for an ‘axe the tax’ federal election while at a news conference in Ottawa on Jan. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New Revenue Minister Brière gets her office in shape

  • Plus, Hill Climbers catches up on some recent staffing changes in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, including special adviser Sean Mullin's exit.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 29, 2025
National Revenue Minister Élisabeth Brière at Rideau Hall for her cabinet swearing in on Dec. 20, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Revenue Minister Brière gets her office in shape

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 29, 2025
  • Plus, Hill Climbers catches up on some recent staffing changes in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, including special adviser Sean Mullin's exit.

New Revenue Minister Brière gets her office in shape

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 29, 2025
  • Plus, Hill Climbers catches up on some recent staffing changes in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, including special adviser Sean Mullin's exit.
National Revenue Minister Élisabeth Brière at Rideau Hall for her cabinet swearing in on Dec. 20, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What about a 2026 election instead?

  • If the Liberals and the NDP can seal a deal on electoral reform, the new prime minister would have a longer runway to the
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | January 29, 2025
Whether the election is held this year or next, we will most like be right back in the box of first-past-the-post, writes Nelson Wiseman. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Can Pac Swire

What about a 2026 election instead?

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | January 29, 2025
  • If the Liberals and the NDP can seal a deal on electoral reform, the new prime minister would have a longer runway to the

What about a 2026 election instead?

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | January 29, 2025
  • If the Liberals and the NDP can seal a deal on electoral reform, the new prime minister would have a longer runway to the
Whether the election is held this year or next, we will most like be right back in the box of first-past-the-post, writes Nelson Wiseman. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Can Pac Swire

Canada holds a valuable bargaining chip in trade talks with Trump

  • Scrapping supply management would allow Trump to deliver more access to the Canadian market for the farmers that overwhelmingly supported him.
Opinion | BY ALEX WHALEN, JAKE FUSS | January 29, 2025
Any party looking to strengthen Canada’s trade position and to benefit consumers here should reject Bill C-282 if it comes back to Parliament, write Alex Whalen and Jake Fuss. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Canada holds a valuable bargaining chip in trade talks with Trump

Opinion | BY ALEX WHALEN, JAKE FUSS | January 29, 2025
  • Scrapping supply management would allow Trump to deliver more access to the Canadian market for the farmers that overwhelmingly supported him.

Canada holds a valuable bargaining chip in trade talks with Trump

Opinion | BY ALEX WHALEN, JAKE FUSS | January 29, 2025
  • Scrapping supply management would allow Trump to deliver more access to the Canadian market for the farmers that overwhelmingly supported him.
Any party looking to strengthen Canada’s trade position and to benefit consumers here should reject Bill C-282 if it comes back to Parliament, write Alex Whalen and Jake Fuss. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Words won’t eliminate Islamophobia—we need action from everyone

  • Canada remains one of the deadliest places for Muslims dealing with Islamophobic hate amongst G7 countries. To change that, we cannot just simply say that
Opinion | BY GINELLA MASSA | January 29, 2025
Eight years after the deadly Quebec mosque attack, this National Day of Action against Islamophobia feels like déjà vu with Donald Trump back in the White House, and the rhetoric of hate once again creeping across the border, writes Ginella Massa. Pexels photograph by Dhivakaran S

Words won’t eliminate Islamophobia—we need action from everyone

Opinion | BY GINELLA MASSA | January 29, 2025
  • Canada remains one of the deadliest places for Muslims dealing with Islamophobic hate amongst G7 countries. To change that, we cannot just simply say that

Words won’t eliminate Islamophobia—we need action from everyone

Opinion | BY GINELLA MASSA | January 29, 2025
  • Canada remains one of the deadliest places for Muslims dealing with Islamophobic hate amongst G7 countries. To change that, we cannot just simply say that
Eight years after the deadly Quebec mosque attack, this National Day of Action against Islamophobia feels like déjà vu with Donald Trump back in the White House, and the rhetoric of hate once again creeping across the border, writes Ginella Massa. Pexels photograph by Dhivakaran S

Canada’s ‘short-sighted’ immigration cuts will hurt the economy, say critics

  • 'It was really was a political calculus, by the Liberals to scapegoat newcomers, for their failures in their policies,' says NDP MP Jenny Kwan.
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 29, 2025
Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced the government’s new immigration plans last October, in an effort to slow down population growth and relieve pressure on the housing market. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s ‘short-sighted’ immigration cuts will hurt the economy, say critics

News | BY IREM KOCA | January 29, 2025
  • 'It was really was a political calculus, by the Liberals to scapegoat newcomers, for their failures in their policies,' says NDP MP Jenny Kwan.

Canada’s ‘short-sighted’ immigration cuts will hurt the economy, say critics

News | BY IREM KOCA | January 29, 2025
  • 'It was really was a political calculus, by the Liberals to scapegoat newcomers, for their failures in their policies,' says NDP MP Jenny Kwan.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced the government’s new immigration plans last October, in an effort to slow down population growth and relieve pressure on the housing market. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reconciliation can’t become second-tier issue in Grit leadership race, says Battiste

  • Long-term goals like reconciliation and fighting climate change can't get drowned out by tariff threats and other day-to-day concerns for Liberal leadership contenders, says
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 29, 2025
Jamie Battiste
Jamie Battiste
Liberal MP Jaime Battiste says he doesn't want to see the issue of reconciliation continue to take backseat in the Liberal leadership race as has been the case in the first week since the entry deadline. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reconciliation can’t become second-tier issue in Grit leadership race, says Battiste

News | BY STUART BENSON | January 29, 2025
  • Long-term goals like reconciliation and fighting climate change can't get drowned out by tariff threats and other day-to-day concerns for Liberal leadership contenders, says

Reconciliation can’t become second-tier issue in Grit leadership race, says Battiste

News | BY STUART BENSON | January 29, 2025
  • Long-term goals like reconciliation and fighting climate change can't get drowned out by tariff threats and other day-to-day concerns for Liberal leadership contenders, says
Jamie Battiste
Liberal MP Jaime Battiste says he doesn't want to see the issue of reconciliation continue to take backseat in the Liberal leadership race as has been the case in the first week since the entry deadline. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Third-party Protecting Canada goes on $4M TV ad attack targeting Conservative leader’s record on pensions, dental care

  • Spokesperson Megana Ramaswami says the third-party campaign hopes to ‘open voters’ eyes’ to what a Poilievre led-government may bring as federal progressive parties dither.
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 29, 2025
Alongside purchasing $4-million in advertising scheduled during major television events, Protecting Canada has also returned with a renewed Meta ad budget, and a multi-part YouTube series. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

Third-party Protecting Canada goes on $4M TV ad attack targeting Conservative leader’s record on pensions, dental care

News | BY STUART BENSON | January 29, 2025
  • Spokesperson Megana Ramaswami says the third-party campaign hopes to ‘open voters’ eyes’ to what a Poilievre led-government may bring as federal progressive parties dither.

Third-party Protecting Canada goes on $4M TV ad attack targeting Conservative leader’s record on pensions, dental care

News | BY STUART BENSON | January 29, 2025
  • Spokesperson Megana Ramaswami says the third-party campaign hopes to ‘open voters’ eyes’ to what a Poilievre led-government may bring as federal progressive parties dither.
Alongside purchasing $4-million in advertising scheduled during major television events, Protecting Canada has also returned with a renewed Meta ad budget, and a multi-part YouTube series. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

Liberals need middle-class housing plan to match Conservatives, says housing expert

  • The Tories' plan to scrap the federal sales tax on new homes sold for less than $1-million doesn't have a comparable Liberal counterproposal, says
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 29, 2025
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Housing Minister Nathaniel Erskine-Smith released a video on Jan. 20 in which he said obstacles to affordable housing include 'too much red tape, too many different restrictive planning and zoning rules, and too many administrative delays.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals need middle-class housing plan to match Conservatives, says housing expert

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 29, 2025
  • The Tories' plan to scrap the federal sales tax on new homes sold for less than $1-million doesn't have a comparable Liberal counterproposal, says

Liberals need middle-class housing plan to match Conservatives, says housing expert

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 29, 2025
  • The Tories' plan to scrap the federal sales tax on new homes sold for less than $1-million doesn't have a comparable Liberal counterproposal, says
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Housing Minister Nathaniel Erskine-Smith released a video on Jan. 20 in which he said obstacles to affordable housing include 'too much red tape, too many different restrictive planning and zoning rules, and too many administrative delays.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump trade upheaval transforms CUSMA review to fraught renegotiation

  • Canadian officials downplayed the threat of an exhaustive renegotiation of the North American trade agreement, which could now be the reality.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 29, 2025
Mary Ng
Mary Ng
International Trade Minister Mary Ng has said repeatedly that the CUSMA review process wouldn't be a renegotiation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump trade upheaval transforms CUSMA review to fraught renegotiation

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 29, 2025
  • Canadian officials downplayed the threat of an exhaustive renegotiation of the North American trade agreement, which could now be the reality.

Trump trade upheaval transforms CUSMA review to fraught renegotiation

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 29, 2025
  • Canadian officials downplayed the threat of an exhaustive renegotiation of the North American trade agreement, which could now be the reality.
Mary Ng
International Trade Minister Mary Ng has said repeatedly that the CUSMA review process wouldn't be a renegotiation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Handling Trump emerging as defining issue for Liberal leadership vote, say politicos

  • Whether U.S. President Donald Trump's threats come to fruition, an opportunity to get on the debate stage may offer a chance for Liberal leadership
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 29, 2025
Liberal leadership candidates
Liberal leadership candidates
Liberal leadership candidates Chrystia Freeland, left, Karina Gould, and Mark Carney have called for strong responses to threats emanating from the Trump administration. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Handling Trump emerging as defining issue for Liberal leadership vote, say politicos

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 29, 2025
  • Whether U.S. President Donald Trump's threats come to fruition, an opportunity to get on the debate stage may offer a chance for Liberal leadership

Handling Trump emerging as defining issue for Liberal leadership vote, say politicos

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 29, 2025
  • Whether U.S. President Donald Trump's threats come to fruition, an opportunity to get on the debate stage may offer a chance for Liberal leadership
Liberal leadership candidates
Liberal leadership candidates Chrystia Freeland, left, Karina Gould, and Mark Carney have called for strong responses to threats emanating from the Trump administration. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trump’s threat is a wake-up call for Canada

  • We cannot rely on American friendship for our economy to function, so it’s time for interprovincial barriers to come down.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 29, 2025
First ministers' meeting
First ministers' meeting
It is only now—thanks to threats from the U.S. president—that our federal and provincial leaders are giving more than lip service to the idea of breaking down internal trade barriers, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump’s threat is a wake-up call for Canada

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 29, 2025
  • We cannot rely on American friendship for our economy to function, so it’s time for interprovincial barriers to come down.

Trump’s threat is a wake-up call for Canada

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 29, 2025
  • We cannot rely on American friendship for our economy to function, so it’s time for interprovincial barriers to come down.
First ministers' meeting
It is only now—thanks to threats from the U.S. president—that our federal and provincial leaders are giving more than lip service to the idea of breaking down internal trade barriers, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lessons ignored, voices silenced

  • Judging from today’s political and social environment, we’ve failed to learn the critical lessons from the Holocaust and the hateful Islamophobic attacks on Canadian
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 29, 2025
This week marked both International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia. Unsplash photograph by Carly Hendrickson

Lessons ignored, voices silenced

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 29, 2025
  • Judging from today’s political and social environment, we’ve failed to learn the critical lessons from the Holocaust and the hateful Islamophobic attacks on Canadian

Lessons ignored, voices silenced

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | January 29, 2025
  • Judging from today’s political and social environment, we’ve failed to learn the critical lessons from the Holocaust and the hateful Islamophobic attacks on Canadian
This week marked both International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia. Unsplash photograph by Carly Hendrickson

Why do mice vote for cats?

  • I wonder how the late Tommy Douglas would have responded to a character like Donald Trump? Canada once boasted a bold politician who understood
Opinion | January 29, 2025
Cat
Cat
Unsplash photograph by Lodewijk Hertog

Why do mice vote for cats?

Opinion | January 29, 2025
  • I wonder how the late Tommy Douglas would have responded to a character like Donald Trump? Canada once boasted a bold politician who understood

Why do mice vote for cats?

Opinion | January 29, 2025
  • I wonder how the late Tommy Douglas would have responded to a character like Donald Trump? Canada once boasted a bold politician who understood
Cat
Unsplash photograph by Lodewijk Hertog

Canada’s diversification strategy is long overdue

  • With the recent pronouncements from United States President Donald Trump, Canadians have gotten a shock of cold water. Everyone is rightfully worried about what
Opinion | January 29, 2025

Canada’s diversification strategy is long overdue

Opinion | January 29, 2025
  • With the recent pronouncements from United States President Donald Trump, Canadians have gotten a shock of cold water. Everyone is rightfully worried about what

Canada’s diversification strategy is long overdue

Opinion | January 29, 2025
  • With the recent pronouncements from United States President Donald Trump, Canadians have gotten a shock of cold water. Everyone is rightfully worried about what

Building the capital: Ottawa Mayor Sutcliffe to chat about city infrastructure on Jan. 30

  • WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29 Bank of Canada to Announce Interest Rate—Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers will hold a
Mark Sutcliffe
Mark Sutcliffe
The Canadian Club of Ottawa hosts a lunch event featuring Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe who will speak about the challenges and opportunities facing infrastructure projects in Canada’s national capital on Jan. 30 at the Château Laurier. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Building the capital: Ottawa Mayor Sutcliffe to chat about city infrastructure on Jan. 30

  • WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29 Bank of Canada to Announce Interest Rate—Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers will hold a

Building the capital: Ottawa Mayor Sutcliffe to chat about city infrastructure on Jan. 30

  • WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29 Bank of Canada to Announce Interest Rate—Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers will hold a
Mark Sutcliffe
The Canadian Club of Ottawa hosts a lunch event featuring Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe who will speak about the challenges and opportunities facing infrastructure projects in Canada’s national capital on Jan. 30 at the Château Laurier. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Supply alone won’t solve the housing crisis

  • Without effective measures like rent regulation, there’s nothing to keep existing homes affordable.
Opinion | BY SARA BEYER, MARGARET FLYNN | January 29, 2025
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Housing Minister Nathaniel Erskine-Smith. Much of Canada’s housing strategy rests on providing funding to private builders, but this approach cannot be the cornerstone of the national plan, write Sara Beyer and Margaret Flynn. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Supply alone won’t solve the housing crisis

Opinion | BY SARA BEYER, MARGARET FLYNN | January 29, 2025
  • Without effective measures like rent regulation, there’s nothing to keep existing homes affordable.

Supply alone won’t solve the housing crisis

Opinion | BY SARA BEYER, MARGARET FLYNN | January 29, 2025
  • Without effective measures like rent regulation, there’s nothing to keep existing homes affordable.
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Housing Minister Nathaniel Erskine-Smith. Much of Canada’s housing strategy rests on providing funding to private builders, but this approach cannot be the cornerstone of the national plan, write Sara Beyer and Margaret Flynn. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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