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By rail, road and sea: Western export infrastructure needs a refresh   

  • Improving trade corridors does not rest solely on the shoulders of one government or industry. It requires formal cooperation and coordination to drive targeted,
Opinion | BY GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
Rail capacity has long been an intractable issue across Canada. In Alberta, about 55 per cent of non-pipeline exports are shipped by rail. Exporters say they face an uncompetitive rail environment and limited capacity, writes Gary Mar, president and CEO of the Canada West Foundation. Photograph courtesy of Tony Hisgett, Flickr.com

By rail, road and sea: Western export infrastructure needs a refresh   

Opinion | BY GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
  • Improving trade corridors does not rest solely on the shoulders of one government or industry. It requires formal cooperation and coordination to drive targeted,

By rail, road and sea: Western export infrastructure needs a refresh   

Opinion | BY GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
  • Improving trade corridors does not rest solely on the shoulders of one government or industry. It requires formal cooperation and coordination to drive targeted,
Rail capacity has long been an intractable issue across Canada. In Alberta, about 55 per cent of non-pipeline exports are shipped by rail. Exporters say they face an uncompetitive rail environment and limited capacity, writes Gary Mar, president and CEO of the Canada West Foundation. Photograph courtesy of Tony Hisgett, Flickr.com

If we can’t move it, we can’t sell it: reducing Canada’s reliance on the U.S. demands a national trade infrastructure strategy

  • While peer nations have long-term strategies to build and maintain the infrastructure that supports trade, Canada stands alone among its global competitors in lacking
Opinion | BY CANDACE LAING, RODRIGUE GILBERT, KEITH CURRIE, DENNIS DARBY, BRAD SCOTT, CHRIS LORENC, GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
With global instability mounting and growing threats from south of the border, the stakes for Canada’s economy and our ability to compete have never been higher. Image courtesy of Pexels/Avijit Singh

If we can’t move it, we can’t sell it: reducing Canada’s reliance on the U.S. demands a national trade infrastructure strategy

Opinion | BY CANDACE LAING, RODRIGUE GILBERT, KEITH CURRIE, DENNIS DARBY, BRAD SCOTT, CHRIS LORENC, GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
  • While peer nations have long-term strategies to build and maintain the infrastructure that supports trade, Canada stands alone among its global competitors in lacking

If we can’t move it, we can’t sell it: reducing Canada’s reliance on the U.S. demands a national trade infrastructure strategy

Opinion | BY CANDACE LAING, RODRIGUE GILBERT, KEITH CURRIE, DENNIS DARBY, BRAD SCOTT, CHRIS LORENC, GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
  • While peer nations have long-term strategies to build and maintain the infrastructure that supports trade, Canada stands alone among its global competitors in lacking
With global instability mounting and growing threats from south of the border, the stakes for Canada’s economy and our ability to compete have never been higher. Image courtesy of Pexels/Avijit Singh

‘He’s using us’: independent byelection candidates say ‘frustration’ getting ‘louder’ over Poilievre parachuting into Alberta riding

  • Pierre Poilievre has chosen one of the safest Tory seats in the country to try to punch his ticket back to Parliament Hill, but
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 19, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is hoping to secure a seat in the House this August, but his competition doesn’t think he should be so confident about his chances in the upcoming byelection. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘He’s using us’: independent byelection candidates say ‘frustration’ getting ‘louder’ over Poilievre parachuting into Alberta riding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 19, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre has chosen one of the safest Tory seats in the country to try to punch his ticket back to Parliament Hill, but

‘He’s using us’: independent byelection candidates say ‘frustration’ getting ‘louder’ over Poilievre parachuting into Alberta riding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 19, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre has chosen one of the safest Tory seats in the country to try to punch his ticket back to Parliament Hill, but
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is hoping to secure a seat in the House this August, but his competition doesn’t think he should be so confident about his chances in the upcoming byelection. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Take me out to the lawn bowling park

  • On a hot summer night on July 9, lawn bowlers came out to the Elmdale Lawn Bowling Club in Ottawa’s Civic Hospital neighbourhood to
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 18, 2025
The Lawn Summer Nights celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, with an event on July 9 that raised $11,619 for Cystic Fibrosis Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Take me out to the lawn bowling park

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 18, 2025
  • On a hot summer night on July 9, lawn bowlers came out to the Elmdale Lawn Bowling Club in Ottawa’s Civic Hospital neighbourhood to

Take me out to the lawn bowling park

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 18, 2025
  • On a hot summer night on July 9, lawn bowlers came out to the Elmdale Lawn Bowling Club in Ottawa’s Civic Hospital neighbourhood to
The Lawn Summer Nights celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, with an event on July 9 that raised $11,619 for Cystic Fibrosis Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ministers update public on wildfires

  • Plus, Canadian investors continued to buy more U.S. shares in May.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 18, 2025
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is among the cabinet members holding a presser on wildfires today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Ministers update public on wildfires

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 18, 2025
  • Plus, Canadian investors continued to buy more U.S. shares in May.

Ministers update public on wildfires

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 18, 2025
  • Plus, Canadian investors continued to buy more U.S. shares in May.
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is among the cabinet members holding a presser on wildfires today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Before the cuts: a bureaucracy baseline from an employment equity lens 

  • How well is the government meeting its diversity targets? The 2023-24 Employment Equity report offers a window into federal efforts to bring about change.
Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | July 17, 2025
The 2023-24 employment equity report is likely to be the last analysis occurring during a period of growth in the core public service, as the government embarks on a spending review across all departments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Before the cuts: a bureaucracy baseline from an employment equity lens 

Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | July 17, 2025
  • How well is the government meeting its diversity targets? The 2023-24 Employment Equity report offers a window into federal efforts to bring about change.

Before the cuts: a bureaucracy baseline from an employment equity lens 

Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | July 17, 2025
  • How well is the government meeting its diversity targets? The 2023-24 Employment Equity report offers a window into federal efforts to bring about change.
The 2023-24 employment equity report is likely to be the last analysis occurring during a period of growth in the core public service, as the government embarks on a spending review across all departments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The PBO’s take on public service bloat and staffing cuts

  • While the size of the public service is beginning to shrink after more than a decade of growth, the forecasted cuts still leaves the
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
A new report from Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux reports the number of full-time public servants has ballooned from 335,000 in In 2006-07 to 445,000 in 2024-25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The PBO’s take on public service bloat and staffing cuts

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
  • While the size of the public service is beginning to shrink after more than a decade of growth, the forecasted cuts still leaves the

The PBO’s take on public service bloat and staffing cuts

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
  • While the size of the public service is beginning to shrink after more than a decade of growth, the forecasted cuts still leaves the
A new report from Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux reports the number of full-time public servants has ballooned from 335,000 in In 2006-07 to 445,000 in 2024-25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

While Carney negotiates with a lawless president, opposition armchair critics should give the prime minister more room to manoeuvre

  • We should also hope that the lawless nature of Donald Trump’s trade negotiations will be restrained not only by the actions of other major
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | July 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

While Carney negotiates with a lawless president, opposition armchair critics should give the prime minister more room to manoeuvre

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | July 17, 2025
  • We should also hope that the lawless nature of Donald Trump’s trade negotiations will be restrained not only by the actions of other major

While Carney negotiates with a lawless president, opposition armchair critics should give the prime minister more room to manoeuvre

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | July 17, 2025
  • We should also hope that the lawless nature of Donald Trump’s trade negotiations will be restrained not only by the actions of other major
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

Competition Bureau recommends bureaucratic power grab over airline industry

  • A proposed system of parallel reviews aims to disallow anti-competitive mergers or collaborations, but could block transactions that benefit airline passengers and likely reduce
Opinion | BY MATTHEW LAU | July 17, 2025
If economies of scale allow large airlines to operate more efficiently than small ones, airline passengers may well be better off when two airlines merge, writes Matthew Lau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Competition Bureau recommends bureaucratic power grab over airline industry

Opinion | BY MATTHEW LAU | July 17, 2025
  • A proposed system of parallel reviews aims to disallow anti-competitive mergers or collaborations, but could block transactions that benefit airline passengers and likely reduce

Competition Bureau recommends bureaucratic power grab over airline industry

Opinion | BY MATTHEW LAU | July 17, 2025
  • A proposed system of parallel reviews aims to disallow anti-competitive mergers or collaborations, but could block transactions that benefit airline passengers and likely reduce
If economies of scale allow large airlines to operate more efficiently than small ones, airline passengers may well be better off when two airlines merge, writes Matthew Lau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Population planning must look beyond snapshot of fertility levels

  • There is no reason for panic about population decline. Instead, we should focus on promoting reproductive agency, and preparing for an aging society. 
Opinion | BY CéLINE DELACROIX | July 16, 2025
Contrary to the assumptions of traditional economic models, living standards can continue to rise even as the population gradually declines, writes Céline Delacroix. Pexels photograph by Matilda Wormwood

Population planning must look beyond snapshot of fertility levels

Opinion | BY CéLINE DELACROIX | July 16, 2025
  • There is no reason for panic about population decline. Instead, we should focus on promoting reproductive agency, and preparing for an aging society. 

Population planning must look beyond snapshot of fertility levels

Opinion | BY CéLINE DELACROIX | July 16, 2025
  • There is no reason for panic about population decline. Instead, we should focus on promoting reproductive agency, and preparing for an aging society. 
Contrary to the assumptions of traditional economic models, living standards can continue to rise even as the population gradually declines, writes Céline Delacroix. Pexels photograph by Matilda Wormwood

Foreign Affairs Minister Anand names policy director, and more 

  • Plus, an updated look at National Defence Minister David McGuinty’s office where Andrew Green has been named director of operations.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has seven confirmed staffers officially working in her office as of mid-July. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Foreign Affairs Minister Anand names policy director, and more 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
  • Plus, an updated look at National Defence Minister David McGuinty’s office where Andrew Green has been named director of operations.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anand names policy director, and more 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
  • Plus, an updated look at National Defence Minister David McGuinty’s office where Andrew Green has been named director of operations.
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has seven confirmed staffers officially working in her office as of mid-July. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bob Rae is feeling the UN’s pain

  • Severe cuts to the budgets of UN humanitarian agencies, including those dealing with refugees and children, have set off panic through the organization.
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | July 16, 2025
Bob Rae is Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bob Rae is feeling the UN’s pain

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | July 16, 2025
  • Severe cuts to the budgets of UN humanitarian agencies, including those dealing with refugees and children, have set off panic through the organization.

Bob Rae is feeling the UN’s pain

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | July 16, 2025
  • Severe cuts to the budgets of UN humanitarian agencies, including those dealing with refugees and children, have set off panic through the organization.
Bob Rae is Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Transparency in trade talks to come when deal complete, says Senator on Canada-U.S. council

  • The government has shared limited information about trade negotiations with the prime minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations, says one of its members.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
Independent Senator Hassan Yussuff is a member of Prime Minister Mark Carney's 19-member Council on Canada-U.S. Relations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Transparency in trade talks to come when deal complete, says Senator on Canada-U.S. council

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • The government has shared limited information about trade negotiations with the prime minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations, says one of its members.

Transparency in trade talks to come when deal complete, says Senator on Canada-U.S. council

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • The government has shared limited information about trade negotiations with the prime minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations, says one of its members.
Independent Senator Hassan Yussuff is a member of Prime Minister Mark Carney's 19-member Council on Canada-U.S. Relations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s diplomatic vacancy in Germany lingers despite diversification push

  • Canada's vacant ambassadorial posting in Germany is just one important embassy abroad that will soon need to be filled as most G7 envoys near
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has championed increased trade and defence links to Europe as part of diversification efforts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s diplomatic vacancy in Germany lingers despite diversification push

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • Canada's vacant ambassadorial posting in Germany is just one important embassy abroad that will soon need to be filled as most G7 envoys near

Canada’s diplomatic vacancy in Germany lingers despite diversification push

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • Canada's vacant ambassadorial posting in Germany is just one important embassy abroad that will soon need to be filled as most G7 envoys near
Prime Minister Mark Carney has championed increased trade and defence links to Europe as part of diversification efforts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rules being replaced by deals on the international stage, says past Bundestag president 

  • Both Canada and Germany are 'challenged' by the Trump's administration's 'new understanding' of transatlantic relations, says Norbert Lammert.
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
Norbert Lammert was president of Germany's Bundestag from 2005 to 2017. He now serves as chair of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Rules being replaced by deals on the international stage, says past Bundestag president 

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • Both Canada and Germany are 'challenged' by the Trump's administration's 'new understanding' of transatlantic relations, says Norbert Lammert.

Rules being replaced by deals on the international stage, says past Bundestag president 

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • Both Canada and Germany are 'challenged' by the Trump's administration's 'new understanding' of transatlantic relations, says Norbert Lammert.
Norbert Lammert was president of Germany's Bundestag from 2005 to 2017. He now serves as chair of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Talking to Trump requires Canada to have some sort of leverage: Heale

  • Re: “Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far,” (The Hill Times, July 7, p. 8).
Opinion | July 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
It makes sense for Prime Minister Mark Carney to give on some smaller issues, and to promise other things that won't be delivered until after U.S. President Donald Trump's term has ended, writes Ronald Heale. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Talking to Trump requires Canada to have some sort of leverage: Heale

Opinion | July 16, 2025
  • Re: “Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far,” (The Hill Times, July 7, p. 8).

Talking to Trump requires Canada to have some sort of leverage: Heale

Opinion | July 16, 2025
  • Re: “Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far,” (The Hill Times, July 7, p. 8).
Mark Carney
It makes sense for Prime Minister Mark Carney to give on some smaller issues, and to promise other things that won't be delivered until after U.S. President Donald Trump's term has ended, writes Ronald Heale. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Carney’s DST drop was a smart step, says Ottawa reader

  • Re: “‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 11).
Opinion | July 16, 2025

Carney’s DST drop was a smart step, says Ottawa reader

Opinion | July 16, 2025
  • Re: “‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 11).

Carney’s DST drop was a smart step, says Ottawa reader

Opinion | July 16, 2025
  • Re: “‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 11).

First ministers meet to talk Trump’s tariffs in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with the provincial and territorial premiers to discuss the nation's response to the latest tariff action from U.S. President Donald Trump in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First ministers meet to talk Trump’s tariffs in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world

First ministers meet to talk Trump’s tariffs in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with the provincial and territorial premiers to discuss the nation's response to the latest tariff action from U.S. President Donald Trump in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First Nations dial up the pressure

  • Plus, a look at the Justice Department’s plan for the coming year.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
Assembly of First Nations Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will hold a press conference in Ottawa ahead of her meeting with the prime minister tomorrow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First Nations dial up the pressure

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
  • Plus, a look at the Justice Department’s plan for the coming year.

First Nations dial up the pressure

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
  • Plus, a look at the Justice Department’s plan for the coming year.
Assembly of First Nations Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will hold a press conference in Ottawa ahead of her meeting with the prime minister tomorrow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney government’s quest for public service efficiencies will test its mettle

  • The summer months often provide a buffer from intense public scrutiny, but come fall, all eyes will be on the government as it unveils
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | July 16, 2025
The political honeymoon Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has enjoyed since the election may have left them unprepared for the strength of the opposition they now face, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney government’s quest for public service efficiencies will test its mettle

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | July 16, 2025
  • The summer months often provide a buffer from intense public scrutiny, but come fall, all eyes will be on the government as it unveils

Carney government’s quest for public service efficiencies will test its mettle

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | July 16, 2025
  • The summer months often provide a buffer from intense public scrutiny, but come fall, all eyes will be on the government as it unveils
The political honeymoon Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has enjoyed since the election may have left them unprepared for the strength of the opposition they now face, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Skeleton of new Parliament Welcome Centre starts taking shape

  • Meanwhile, workers continue to haul bedrock out from under the historic Centre Block building as part of excavations that will reach 23 metres below
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
Five cranes currently surround Centre Block. Three sit inside the Parliament Welcome Centre pit to facilitate construction of the new underground complex, with two flanking Centre Block's east and west ends to haul material in and out of its internal courtyards. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Skeleton of new Parliament Welcome Centre starts taking shape

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
  • Meanwhile, workers continue to haul bedrock out from under the historic Centre Block building as part of excavations that will reach 23 metres below

Skeleton of new Parliament Welcome Centre starts taking shape

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
  • Meanwhile, workers continue to haul bedrock out from under the historic Centre Block building as part of excavations that will reach 23 metres below
Five cranes currently surround Centre Block. Three sit inside the Parliament Welcome Centre pit to facilitate construction of the new underground complex, with two flanking Centre Block's east and west ends to haul material in and out of its internal courtyards. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

  • Plus, new inflation data incoming.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his cabinet today to discuss the latest, looming deadline for U.S.-Canada trade talks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 15, 2025
  • Plus, new inflation data incoming.

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 15, 2025
  • Plus, new inflation data incoming.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his cabinet today to discuss the latest, looming deadline for U.S.-Canada trade talks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
The self-proclaimed ‘Blue Hackle Mafia’ Facebook group posted images of male soldiers in uniform exposing their genitals, others posing naked with Canadian Forces weapons, or simulating sexual acts with each other in uniform. Photograph courtesy of Facebook first published by The Ottawa Citizen

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing
The self-proclaimed ‘Blue Hackle Mafia’ Facebook group posted images of male soldiers in uniform exposing their genitals, others posing naked with Canadian Forces weapons, or simulating sexual acts with each other in uniform. Photograph courtesy of Facebook first published by The Ottawa Citizen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 14, 2025
  • The Conservative ‘movement is bigger, stronger and more energized than ever’ under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, says Conservative MP Arpan Khanna.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, pictured with his wife Anaida Poilievre on April 28 in Ottawa, is set to face a mandatory leadership review at the Calgary convention in January, as required by the party constitution following an electoral defeat. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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Disability Benefit regulations show feds don’t care about institutionalized Canadians 

  • After being abandoned through the pandemic, disabled people living in long-term care facilities and group homes are once again invisible to the Liberals in
Opinion | BY KENDAL DAVID, MEGAN LINTON | September 27, 2024
Kamal Khera
Kamal Khera
Diversity, Inclusion, and Persons with Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera, centre, has defended the Canada Disability Benefit amid advocate outcry that the funding is not enough. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Disability Benefit regulations show feds don’t care about institutionalized Canadians 

Opinion | BY KENDAL DAVID, MEGAN LINTON | September 27, 2024
  • After being abandoned through the pandemic, disabled people living in long-term care facilities and group homes are once again invisible to the Liberals in

Disability Benefit regulations show feds don’t care about institutionalized Canadians 

Opinion | BY KENDAL DAVID, MEGAN LINTON | September 27, 2024
  • After being abandoned through the pandemic, disabled people living in long-term care facilities and group homes are once again invisible to the Liberals in
Kamal Khera
Diversity, Inclusion, and Persons with Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera, centre, has defended the Canada Disability Benefit amid advocate outcry that the funding is not enough. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘They put a phone in your face and start filming you and insulting you’: MPs, cabinet ministers call out growing aggression, harassment by Hill protesters

  • Liberal MP Rob Oliphant was chased down the street, Bloc MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné says a protester grabbed a colleague’s coat, and NDP MP Lori
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 27, 2024
Conservative MP Kelly McCauley wades through Freedom Convoy supporters as he arrives on the Hill on Sept. 16, 2024. Security measures on Parliament Hill have been 'significantly' tightened in the wake of increasingly aggressive protesters—some of which have been associated with the 'Freedom Convoy' movement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘They put a phone in your face and start filming you and insulting you’: MPs, cabinet ministers call out growing aggression, harassment by Hill protesters

News | BY IREM KOCA | September 27, 2024
  • Liberal MP Rob Oliphant was chased down the street, Bloc MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné says a protester grabbed a colleague’s coat, and NDP MP Lori

‘They put a phone in your face and start filming you and insulting you’: MPs, cabinet ministers call out growing aggression, harassment by Hill protesters

News | BY IREM KOCA | September 27, 2024
  • Liberal MP Rob Oliphant was chased down the street, Bloc MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné says a protester grabbed a colleague’s coat, and NDP MP Lori
Conservative MP Kelly McCauley wades through Freedom Convoy supporters as he arrives on the Hill on Sept. 16, 2024. Security measures on Parliament Hill have been 'significantly' tightened in the wake of increasingly aggressive protesters—some of which have been associated with the 'Freedom Convoy' movement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Restoring Jasper

  • Plus, StatsCAN releases the latest data on the cultural sector economy. 
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | September 27, 2024
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault's bill on Jasper's restoration will be discussed in Parliament today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Restoring Jasper

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | September 27, 2024
  • Plus, StatsCAN releases the latest data on the cultural sector economy. 

Restoring Jasper

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | September 27, 2024
  • Plus, StatsCAN releases the latest data on the cultural sector economy. 
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault's bill on Jasper's restoration will be discussed in Parliament today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s make Canada wilder

  • The Wilder Institute will be pitching the case for making Canada wilder with the largest co-ordinated approach to managed species recovery in this country’s
Opinion | BY GRAINNE MCCABE | September 26, 2024
Wilder Institute
Wilder Institute
A baby whooping crane, also known as a chick, and its parents at the Wilder Institute’s Archibald Biodiversity Centre. Canada has ambitious plans to address Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: to protect 30 per cent of our landscape before 2030. However, for more than 270 species at risk, writes Gráinne McCabe. Photograph courtesy of the Wilder Institute

Let’s make Canada wilder

Opinion | BY GRAINNE MCCABE | September 26, 2024
  • The Wilder Institute will be pitching the case for making Canada wilder with the largest co-ordinated approach to managed species recovery in this country’s

Let’s make Canada wilder

Opinion | BY GRAINNE MCCABE | September 26, 2024
  • The Wilder Institute will be pitching the case for making Canada wilder with the largest co-ordinated approach to managed species recovery in this country’s
Wilder Institute
A baby whooping crane, also known as a chick, and its parents at the Wilder Institute’s Archibald Biodiversity Centre. Canada has ambitious plans to address Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: to protect 30 per cent of our landscape before 2030. However, for more than 270 species at risk, writes Gráinne McCabe. Photograph courtesy of the Wilder Institute

Celebrating Canada’s BIONATION at the NAC and Space goes to SJAM

  • Space Canada and BIOTECanada hosted a pair of receptions on Sept 23 and 24.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 26, 2024
Andrew Casey, left, President & CEO, BIOTECanada, and Oliver Technow, right, BIOTECanada Board Chair and CEO, BioVectra Inc. present Christine Ha, CFO, Ventis Therapeutics, with the 'Gold Leaf Award' for most promising company at the BIONATION 2024 reception on Sept. 24 hosted by BIOTECanada at the National Arts Centre.
Andrew Casey, left, President & CEO, BIOTECanada, and Oliver Technow, right, BIOTECanada Board Chair and CEO, BioVectra Inc. present Christine Ha, CFO, Ventis Therapeutics, with the 'Gold Leaf Award' for most promising company at the BIONATION 2024 reception on Sept. 24 hosted by BIOTECanada at the National Arts Centre.
Andrew Casey, left, President and CEO, BIOTECanada, presents Christine Ha, CFO, Ventis Therapeutics, with the 'Gold Leaf Award' for most promising company at the BIONATION 2024 reception on Sept. 24 hosted by BIOTECanada at the National Arts Centre, alongside Oliver Technow, BIOTECanada Board Chair and CEO of BIOVectra Inc. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Celebrating Canada’s BIONATION at the NAC and Space goes to SJAM

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 26, 2024
  • Space Canada and BIOTECanada hosted a pair of receptions on Sept 23 and 24.

Celebrating Canada’s BIONATION at the NAC and Space goes to SJAM

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 26, 2024
  • Space Canada and BIOTECanada hosted a pair of receptions on Sept 23 and 24.
Andrew Casey, left, President & CEO, BIOTECanada, and Oliver Technow, right, BIOTECanada Board Chair and CEO, BioVectra Inc. present Christine Ha, CFO, Ventis Therapeutics, with the 'Gold Leaf Award' for most promising company at the BIONATION 2024 reception on Sept. 24 hosted by BIOTECanada at the National Arts Centre.
Andrew Casey, left, President and CEO, BIOTECanada, presents Christine Ha, CFO, Ventis Therapeutics, with the 'Gold Leaf Award' for most promising company at the BIONATION 2024 reception on Sept. 24 hosted by BIOTECanada at the National Arts Centre, alongside Oliver Technow, BIOTECanada Board Chair and CEO of BIOVectra Inc. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Wargaming offers parliamentarians greater exposure to military realities

  • Wargaming offers such an opportunity for MPs and Senators.
Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | September 26, 2024
Liberal MP John McKay chairs the House National Defence Committee. By making it mandatory for all committee members to participate in educational wargames, our political system would see stronger debates and decision-making, writes Andrew Erskine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wargaming offers parliamentarians greater exposure to military realities

Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | September 26, 2024
  • Wargaming offers such an opportunity for MPs and Senators.

Wargaming offers parliamentarians greater exposure to military realities

Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | September 26, 2024
  • Wargaming offers such an opportunity for MPs and Senators.
Liberal MP John McKay chairs the House National Defence Committee. By making it mandatory for all committee members to participate in educational wargames, our political system would see stronger debates and decision-making, writes Andrew Erskine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The cannabis excise duty rate: at least someone is making money

  • Today, licensed producers sell their products to distributors for about $3 per gram. The result is an effective tax rate of 30 per cent
Opinion | September 26, 2024
Cannabis
Cannabis
If you think it's impossible to move to a single, national stamp because the stamps ensure taxes are remitted to the right place, you’d be wrong, writes Paul McCarthy. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The cannabis excise duty rate: at least someone is making money

Opinion | September 26, 2024
  • Today, licensed producers sell their products to distributors for about $3 per gram. The result is an effective tax rate of 30 per cent

The cannabis excise duty rate: at least someone is making money

Opinion | September 26, 2024
  • Today, licensed producers sell their products to distributors for about $3 per gram. The result is an effective tax rate of 30 per cent
Cannabis
If you think it's impossible to move to a single, national stamp because the stamps ensure taxes are remitted to the right place, you’d be wrong, writes Paul McCarthy. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Trudeau holds bilateral with Macron

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a full agenda with Emmanuel Macron during the French president’s two-day visit to Canada. Macron landed in Ottawa Wednesday
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, greets French President Emmanuel Macron as he arrives at West Block on Sept. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau holds bilateral with Macron

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a full agenda with Emmanuel Macron during the French president’s two-day visit to Canada. Macron landed in Ottawa Wednesday

Trudeau holds bilateral with Macron

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a full agenda with Emmanuel Macron during the French president’s two-day visit to Canada. Macron landed in Ottawa Wednesday
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, greets French President Emmanuel Macron as he arrives at West Block on Sept. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parties appear ‘unwilling’ to ‘manage their own house’ amid foreign interference in nominations: national security expert

  • Former Liberal minister Sheila Copps says a court challenge or grassroots push could force change, while former Conservative staffer Fred DeLorey says parties should
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2024
Stéphane Perrault
Stéphane Perrault
On Sept. 24, Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault told the Public Inquiry on Foreign Interference that Elections Canada should not administer nomination races, but he would propose tighter rules on how parties choose their leaders and candidates. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parties appear ‘unwilling’ to ‘manage their own house’ amid foreign interference in nominations: national security expert

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2024
  • Former Liberal minister Sheila Copps says a court challenge or grassroots push could force change, while former Conservative staffer Fred DeLorey says parties should

Parties appear ‘unwilling’ to ‘manage their own house’ amid foreign interference in nominations: national security expert

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2024
  • Former Liberal minister Sheila Copps says a court challenge or grassroots push could force change, while former Conservative staffer Fred DeLorey says parties should
Stéphane Perrault
On Sept. 24, Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault told the Public Inquiry on Foreign Interference that Elections Canada should not administer nomination races, but he would propose tighter rules on how parties choose their leaders and candidates. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who ruined Sri Lanka?

  • If the country's new president cannot keep his promises to slash taxes and renegotiate the terms for $25-billion of debt—which is all too likely—violence
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 26, 2024
Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake speaks after taking his oath of office on Sept. 23, two days after his election. Photograph courtesy of X/PMDNewsGov

Who ruined Sri Lanka?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 26, 2024
  • If the country's new president cannot keep his promises to slash taxes and renegotiate the terms for $25-billion of debt—which is all too likely—violence

Who ruined Sri Lanka?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 26, 2024
  • If the country's new president cannot keep his promises to slash taxes and renegotiate the terms for $25-billion of debt—which is all too likely—violence
Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake speaks after taking his oath of office on Sept. 23, two days after his election. Photograph courtesy of X/PMDNewsGov

Trading places

  • Plus, Bill Blair opens the military's new cyber centre.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 26, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
Dominic Leblanc
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc will test the appetite of provinces and territories for dropping trade barriers at a summit in Charlottetown today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trading places

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 26, 2024
  • Plus, Bill Blair opens the military's new cyber centre.

Trading places

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | September 26, 2024
  • Plus, Bill Blair opens the military's new cyber centre.
Dominic Leblanc
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc will test the appetite of provinces and territories for dropping trade barriers at a summit in Charlottetown today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Indigenous business verification for procurement ‘just not working,’ MPs hear

  • Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief Joanna Bernard says the lack of a consistent verification approach 'creates a risk of false claims, tokenism, exploitation
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 25, 2024
AFN Regional Chief Joanna Bernard told MPs that there is 'no consistent way of verifying the legitimacy of Indigenous businesses.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Indigenous business verification for procurement ‘just not working,’ MPs hear

News | BY IREM KOCA | September 25, 2024
  • Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief Joanna Bernard says the lack of a consistent verification approach 'creates a risk of false claims, tokenism, exploitation

Indigenous business verification for procurement ‘just not working,’ MPs hear

News | BY IREM KOCA | September 25, 2024
  • Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief Joanna Bernard says the lack of a consistent verification approach 'creates a risk of false claims, tokenism, exploitation
AFN Regional Chief Joanna Bernard told MPs that there is 'no consistent way of verifying the legitimacy of Indigenous businesses.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Staff updates for the PMO, Minister LeBlanc down a policy director

  • Chris Rodgers, who’d been in charge of policy related to the democratic institutions file, has bade farewell to Minister LeBlanc’s team.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 25, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Along with some recent staff exits, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a new correspondence writer and special assistant for human resources in his office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Staff updates for the PMO, Minister LeBlanc down a policy director

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 25, 2024
  • Chris Rodgers, who’d been in charge of policy related to the democratic institutions file, has bade farewell to Minister LeBlanc’s team.

Staff updates for the PMO, Minister LeBlanc down a policy director

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 25, 2024
  • Chris Rodgers, who’d been in charge of policy related to the democratic institutions file, has bade farewell to Minister LeBlanc’s team.
Justin Trudeau
Along with some recent staff exits, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a new correspondence writer and special assistant for human resources in his office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly’s Africa engagement strategy copies the American approach

  • If the Liberal government cared about engaging constructively with Africa, it would have developed the strategy in its first or second terms when it
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | September 25, 2024
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly's call for public consultation on Canada's approach to Africa emphasizes our 'feminist foreign policy' and 'engaging' African countries 'to build stronger, and more visible partnerships,' writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly’s Africa engagement strategy copies the American approach

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | September 25, 2024
  • If the Liberal government cared about engaging constructively with Africa, it would have developed the strategy in its first or second terms when it

Joly’s Africa engagement strategy copies the American approach

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | September 25, 2024
  • If the Liberal government cared about engaging constructively with Africa, it would have developed the strategy in its first or second terms when it
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly's call for public consultation on Canada's approach to Africa emphasizes our 'feminist foreign policy' and 'engaging' African countries 'to build stronger, and more visible partnerships,' writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau addresses ‘horrific situation’ in Lebanon

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was “devastated” by the death of two Canadians, which Global Affairs Canada confirmed were due to Israeli strikes
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Sept. 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau addresses ‘horrific situation’ in Lebanon

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was “devastated” by the death of two Canadians, which Global Affairs Canada confirmed were due to Israeli strikes

Trudeau addresses ‘horrific situation’ in Lebanon

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was “devastated” by the death of two Canadians, which Global Affairs Canada confirmed were due to Israeli strikes
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Sept. 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for Canada to get over its middle-power myth

  • Canada should embrace its regional strength and the immense economic potential and strategic importance of the North Pacific, Arctic, and North Atlantic.
Opinion | BY ANDREW LATHAM | September 25, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should double down on Canada’s regional priorities because that is where its influence, security, and economic potential truly lie, writes Andrew Latham. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for Canada to get over its middle-power myth

Opinion | BY ANDREW LATHAM | September 25, 2024
  • Canada should embrace its regional strength and the immense economic potential and strategic importance of the North Pacific, Arctic, and North Atlantic.

Time for Canada to get over its middle-power myth

Opinion | BY ANDREW LATHAM | September 25, 2024
  • Canada should embrace its regional strength and the immense economic potential and strategic importance of the North Pacific, Arctic, and North Atlantic.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should double down on Canada’s regional priorities because that is where its influence, security, and economic potential truly lie, writes Andrew Latham. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister Guilbeault should address plastic pollution with a robust, legally binding plastics treaty now: Senator Galvez

  • During Climate Week in New York, the environment and climate change minister should push for concrete results to control and reduce plastic production, writes
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ | September 25, 2024
Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong’s public art installation 'The Giant Plastic Trap' is pictured outside the fourth session of the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on April 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister Guilbeault should address plastic pollution with a robust, legally binding plastics treaty now: Senator Galvez

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ | September 25, 2024
  • During Climate Week in New York, the environment and climate change minister should push for concrete results to control and reduce plastic production, writes

Minister Guilbeault should address plastic pollution with a robust, legally binding plastics treaty now: Senator Galvez

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ | September 25, 2024
  • During Climate Week in New York, the environment and climate change minister should push for concrete results to control and reduce plastic production, writes
Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong’s public art installation 'The Giant Plastic Trap' is pictured outside the fourth session of the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on April 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Contraception and family planning are vital for people and the planet

  • It is essential to integrate population dynamics and family planning into environmental and climate discussions, policies, and funding frameworks.
Opinion | BY CéLINE DELACROIX | September 25, 2024
Population growth directly contributes to the environmental crisis by depleting natural resources, decimating other species, and threatening the conditions necessary for human life, writes Céline Delacroix. Unsplash photograph by Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition

Contraception and family planning are vital for people and the planet

Opinion | BY CéLINE DELACROIX | September 25, 2024
  • It is essential to integrate population dynamics and family planning into environmental and climate discussions, policies, and funding frameworks.

Contraception and family planning are vital for people and the planet

Opinion | BY CéLINE DELACROIX | September 25, 2024
  • It is essential to integrate population dynamics and family planning into environmental and climate discussions, policies, and funding frameworks.
Population growth directly contributes to the environmental crisis by depleting natural resources, decimating other species, and threatening the conditions necessary for human life, writes Céline Delacroix. Unsplash photograph by Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition

The Trudeau government is crushing private-sector childcare in Ontario

  • Although not banned by federal restrictions, private operators cannot properly compete in a sector now awash in public funds without equal access to funding.
Opinion | BY MATTHEW LAU | September 25, 2024
In a recent letter to Families Minister Jenna Sudds, the Peel Regional chair said the federal quota that limits participation of private for-profit suppliers is ‘restricting the creation of new child care spaces.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Trudeau government is crushing private-sector childcare in Ontario

Opinion | BY MATTHEW LAU | September 25, 2024
  • Although not banned by federal restrictions, private operators cannot properly compete in a sector now awash in public funds without equal access to funding.

The Trudeau government is crushing private-sector childcare in Ontario

Opinion | BY MATTHEW LAU | September 25, 2024
  • Although not banned by federal restrictions, private operators cannot properly compete in a sector now awash in public funds without equal access to funding.
In a recent letter to Families Minister Jenna Sudds, the Peel Regional chair said the federal quota that limits participation of private for-profit suppliers is ‘restricting the creation of new child care spaces.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why don’t we have independent observers in Canadian election polls?

  • In a world of increasingly polarized politics, independent voices could provide a compelling antidote to the partisan diatribes we hear from all sides when
Opinion | BY JANE COOPER | September 25, 2024
The Canada Elections Act has never been amended to encourage any observers who are not candidate representatives to be part of the process, writes Jane Cooper. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why don’t we have independent observers in Canadian election polls?

Opinion | BY JANE COOPER | September 25, 2024
  • In a world of increasingly polarized politics, independent voices could provide a compelling antidote to the partisan diatribes we hear from all sides when

Why don’t we have independent observers in Canadian election polls?

Opinion | BY JANE COOPER | September 25, 2024
  • In a world of increasingly polarized politics, independent voices could provide a compelling antidote to the partisan diatribes we hear from all sides when
The Canada Elections Act has never been amended to encourage any observers who are not candidate representatives to be part of the process, writes Jane Cooper. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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