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Piggybacking changes to privacy laws ‘has nothing to do with affordability,’ say critics of Bill C-4

  • Just because the prime minister is in a hurry doesn't excuse rushing controversial Elections Act changes on the back of needed affordability measures, says
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne was in no hurry to explain how Bill C-4's proposed changes to the Elections Act and how political parties handle Canadians' private information will help make their lives more affordable. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Piggybacking changes to privacy laws ‘has nothing to do with affordability,’ say critics of Bill C-4

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
  • Just because the prime minister is in a hurry doesn't excuse rushing controversial Elections Act changes on the back of needed affordability measures, says

Piggybacking changes to privacy laws ‘has nothing to do with affordability,’ say critics of Bill C-4

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
  • Just because the prime minister is in a hurry doesn't excuse rushing controversial Elections Act changes on the back of needed affordability measures, says
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne was in no hurry to explain how Bill C-4's proposed changes to the Elections Act and how political parties handle Canadians' private information will help make their lives more affordable. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Electoral success a temporary substitute for Israel-Gaza consensus as caucus quiet on sanctions, say Liberal sources

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney can't keep everyone happy, but he will have more success than his predecessor by focusing on managing international relations rather
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is far less interested in 'keeping both sides happy,' and given his strong polling numbers and the hopes of potential caucus shuffles, it's no longer 'open season' to second guess his foreign policy decisions, say Liberal sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Electoral success a temporary substitute for Israel-Gaza consensus as caucus quiet on sanctions, say Liberal sources

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney can't keep everyone happy, but he will have more success than his predecessor by focusing on managing international relations rather

Electoral success a temporary substitute for Israel-Gaza consensus as caucus quiet on sanctions, say Liberal sources

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney can't keep everyone happy, but he will have more success than his predecessor by focusing on managing international relations rather
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is far less interested in 'keeping both sides happy,' and given his strong polling numbers and the hopes of potential caucus shuffles, it's no longer 'open season' to second guess his foreign policy decisions, say Liberal sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With Indigenous relations taking on an economic lens, consultation will be key, say academics, orgs

  • Indigenous Peoples have understandable concerns about whether the hunger for natural resources could be used as an excuse by the federal government to circumvent
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 18, 2025
Rebecca Alty was sworn in as Crown-Indigenous relations minister at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

With Indigenous relations taking on an economic lens, consultation will be key, say academics, orgs

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 18, 2025
  • Indigenous Peoples have understandable concerns about whether the hunger for natural resources could be used as an excuse by the federal government to circumvent

With Indigenous relations taking on an economic lens, consultation will be key, say academics, orgs

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 18, 2025
  • Indigenous Peoples have understandable concerns about whether the hunger for natural resources could be used as an excuse by the federal government to circumvent
Rebecca Alty was sworn in as Crown-Indigenous relations minister at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conservatives could use some outside perspective

  • A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 18, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre may be getting some instructive feedback from the people with whom he is speaking, but there is reportedly some cynicism about the outreach, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives could use some outside perspective

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 18, 2025
  • A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.

Conservatives could use some outside perspective

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 18, 2025
  • A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre may be getting some instructive feedback from the people with whom he is speaking, but there is reportedly some cynicism about the outreach, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Making the G7 Summit in Canada significant

  • Canada’s 2025 presidency of the G7 countries comes at a pivotal moment in history as the summit marks its 50th anniversary.  Global issues such
Opinion | June 18, 2025
Canada has the chance to influence how the world’s advanced economies push forward innovative financing towards education in low-income countries, writes Adeolu Adekola. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Making the G7 Summit in Canada significant

Opinion | June 18, 2025
  • Canada’s 2025 presidency of the G7 countries comes at a pivotal moment in history as the summit marks its 50th anniversary.  Global issues such

Making the G7 Summit in Canada significant

Opinion | June 18, 2025
  • Canada’s 2025 presidency of the G7 countries comes at a pivotal moment in history as the summit marks its 50th anniversary.  Global issues such
Canada has the chance to influence how the world’s advanced economies push forward innovative financing towards education in low-income countries, writes Adeolu Adekola. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s move-fast-and-break-things agenda requires a fiscal reality check

  • Change cannot come at the expense of transparency and accountability, and the new government would do well to remember that before it finds itself
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | June 18, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
There’s an early signal that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new government may be willing to sidestep key accountability mechanisms that are essential to responsible governance, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s move-fast-and-break-things agenda requires a fiscal reality check

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | June 18, 2025
  • Change cannot come at the expense of transparency and accountability, and the new government would do well to remember that before it finds itself

Carney’s move-fast-and-break-things agenda requires a fiscal reality check

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | June 18, 2025
  • Change cannot come at the expense of transparency and accountability, and the new government would do well to remember that before it finds itself
Mark Carney
There’s an early signal that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new government may be willing to sidestep key accountability mechanisms that are essential to responsible governance, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Working with First Nations on an Indigenous fire stewardship protocol could go a long way

  • Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across
Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 18, 2025
Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across the country, writes Karen Restoule. DND photograph by Corporal Marc-André Leclerc

Working with First Nations on an Indigenous fire stewardship protocol could go a long way

Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 18, 2025
  • Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across

Working with First Nations on an Indigenous fire stewardship protocol could go a long way

Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 18, 2025
  • Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across
Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across the country, writes Karen Restoule. DND photograph by Corporal Marc-André Leclerc

Will Canada miss the boat on human rights?

  • Canada must treat the seizure of the Madleen as a blatant violation of international maritime norms that deserves real diplomatic consequences.
Opinion | BY NIMAO ALI | June 18, 2025
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Foreign Minister Anita Anand. Canada must join the growing global call for a permanent ceasefire and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, writes Nimao Ali. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Canada miss the boat on human rights?

Opinion | BY NIMAO ALI | June 18, 2025
  • Canada must treat the seizure of the Madleen as a blatant violation of international maritime norms that deserves real diplomatic consequences.

Will Canada miss the boat on human rights?

Opinion | BY NIMAO ALI | June 18, 2025
  • Canada must treat the seizure of the Madleen as a blatant violation of international maritime norms that deserves real diplomatic consequences.
Anita Anand
Foreign Minister Anita Anand. Canada must join the growing global call for a permanent ceasefire and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, writes Nimao Ali. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What do we stand to gain?

  • When Canada stops seeing Indigenous Peoples in the negative and begins to understand and appreciate their strengths, values, cultural knowledge, and ceremonial practices, acceptance
Opinion | BY CYNTHIA WESLEY-ESQUIMAUX | June 18, 2025
The federal and provincial governments stand to gain from traditional knowledge when it comes to mitigating environmental threats from fire, flooding, and growing wind velocity, writes Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux. Unsplash photograph by Kalen Emsley

What do we stand to gain?

Opinion | BY CYNTHIA WESLEY-ESQUIMAUX | June 18, 2025
  • When Canada stops seeing Indigenous Peoples in the negative and begins to understand and appreciate their strengths, values, cultural knowledge, and ceremonial practices, acceptance

What do we stand to gain?

Opinion | BY CYNTHIA WESLEY-ESQUIMAUX | June 18, 2025
  • When Canada stops seeing Indigenous Peoples in the negative and begins to understand and appreciate their strengths, values, cultural knowledge, and ceremonial practices, acceptance
The federal and provincial governments stand to gain from traditional knowledge when it comes to mitigating environmental threats from fire, flooding, and growing wind velocity, writes Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux. Unsplash photograph by Kalen Emsley

Pierre Poilievre airs second ‘get to know the team’ interview

  • Plus, a personal tale of resettlement during the Vietnam War comes to Ottawa, Richard Madan signs off from the CBC, the Assembly of First
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 18, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, chats with new Alberta MP Billy Morin in a 48-minute video on X on June 14. Screenshot courtesy of X

Pierre Poilievre airs second ‘get to know the team’ interview

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, a personal tale of resettlement during the Vietnam War comes to Ottawa, Richard Madan signs off from the CBC, the Assembly of First

Pierre Poilievre airs second ‘get to know the team’ interview

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, a personal tale of resettlement during the Vietnam War comes to Ottawa, Richard Madan signs off from the CBC, the Assembly of First
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, chats with new Alberta MP Billy Morin in a 48-minute video on X on June 14. Screenshot courtesy of X

Project greenlight bill in focus

  • Plus, Anandasangaree gives notice of another security powers bill.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 18, 2025
Dominic Leblanc
Dominic Leblanc
Minister Dominic LeBlanc's bill on internal trade and major project approvals is being put under a microscope by the Senate and a House committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Project greenlight bill in focus

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, Anandasangaree gives notice of another security powers bill.

Project greenlight bill in focus

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, Anandasangaree gives notice of another security powers bill.
Dominic Leblanc
Minister Dominic LeBlanc's bill on internal trade and major project approvals is being put under a microscope by the Senate and a House committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BOIE pushes discussion of NDP resources to future meeting as Bloc mulls ‘significant’ rule changes

  • Plus, the board approved a full carryforward for the House's budget this year, with an extra $4.9-million to be sought through the next supplementary
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon, left, and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer have both signalled openness to NDP interim leader Don Davies' request for additional resources. Bloc Whip Yves Perron, right, says his caucus is exploring potential related permanent rule changes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

BOIE pushes discussion of NDP resources to future meeting as Bloc mulls ‘significant’ rule changes

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, the board approved a full carryforward for the House's budget this year, with an extra $4.9-million to be sought through the next supplementary

BOIE pushes discussion of NDP resources to future meeting as Bloc mulls ‘significant’ rule changes

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, the board approved a full carryforward for the House's budget this year, with an extra $4.9-million to be sought through the next supplementary
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon, left, and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer have both signalled openness to NDP interim leader Don Davies' request for additional resources. Bloc Whip Yves Perron, right, says his caucus is exploring potential related permanent rule changes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Potential Canada-EU defence deal short on details as questions loom over feasibility of displacing U.S. links

  • 'Geography, cultural similarities, tight defence linkages—all of those things have gone hand in glove with the defence industrial links,' says procurement expert David Perry.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty recently took his first trip to Europe since taking over his new post. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Potential Canada-EU defence deal short on details as questions loom over feasibility of displacing U.S. links

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
  • 'Geography, cultural similarities, tight defence linkages—all of those things have gone hand in glove with the defence industrial links,' says procurement expert David Perry.

Potential Canada-EU defence deal short on details as questions loom over feasibility of displacing U.S. links

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
  • 'Geography, cultural similarities, tight defence linkages—all of those things have gone hand in glove with the defence industrial links,' says procurement expert David Perry.
Defence Minister David McGuinty recently took his first trip to Europe since taking over his new post. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney faces another confidence vote

  • Plus, day two of the G7 summit.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 17, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing another test in Ottawa today while he works for international consensus in Kananaskis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney faces another confidence vote

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 17, 2025
  • Plus, day two of the G7 summit.

Carney faces another confidence vote

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 17, 2025
  • Plus, day two of the G7 summit.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing another test in Ottawa today while he works for international consensus in Kananaskis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I’m a tariff person’: Trump doubles down on levies as new deal pledged within 30 days  

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump overshadowed the first day of the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, right, met with U.S. President Donald Trump, left, at the G7 in Kananaskis, Alta., for the first time since their Oval Office meeting last month. Screenshot courtesy of X

‘I’m a tariff person’: Trump doubles down on levies as new deal pledged within 30 days  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump overshadowed the first day of the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta.

‘I’m a tariff person’: Trump doubles down on levies as new deal pledged within 30 days  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump overshadowed the first day of the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, right, met with U.S. President Donald Trump, left, at the G7 in Kananaskis, Alta., for the first time since their Oval Office meeting last month. Screenshot courtesy of X

New Agriculture Minister MacDonald settles his senior staff team

  • Plus, Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand has hired Kyle Allen to oversee communications.
Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald has made some key headway in setting up his cabinet office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Agriculture Minister MacDonald settles his senior staff team

  • Plus, Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand has hired Kyle Allen to oversee communications.

New Agriculture Minister MacDonald settles his senior staff team

  • Plus, Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand has hired Kyle Allen to oversee communications.
Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald has made some key headway in setting up his cabinet office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s CAF spending spree

  • Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 16, 2025
A bigger paycheque may cause some existing soldiers to stick around, but simply wearing a uniform does not provide relief for the burnt-out personnel who are trades qualified, and in high demand for operations, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician

Carney’s CAF spending spree

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 16, 2025
  • Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.

Carney’s CAF spending spree

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 16, 2025
  • Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.
A bigger paycheque may cause some existing soldiers to stick around, but simply wearing a uniform does not provide relief for the burnt-out personnel who are trades qualified, and in high demand for operations, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician

Q&A | Elizabeth May on Carney’s major projects’ ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ 

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Bill C-5 ‘is 100 per cent about unfettered political discretion exercised by cabinet,’ says the Green leader.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 16, 2025
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says the Liberals should 'think twice' about Bill C-5 and 'giving this kind of wide open political discretion to potentially a different government and a different prime minister.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Elizabeth May on Carney’s major projects’ ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ 

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Bill C-5 ‘is 100 per cent about unfettered political discretion exercised by cabinet,’ says the Green leader.

Q&A | Elizabeth May on Carney’s major projects’ ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ 

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Bill C-5 ‘is 100 per cent about unfettered political discretion exercised by cabinet,’ says the Green leader.
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says the Liberals should 'think twice' about Bill C-5 and 'giving this kind of wide open political discretion to potentially a different government and a different prime minister.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What we choose to build

  • For Canada to compete in a more precarious world, we need to stop treating our post-secondary institutions as credential vending machines.
Opinion | BY VALERIE WALKER, MATT MCKEAN | June 16, 2025
If we continue to underutilize our higher-education systems, we’ll leave talent on the table, ideas in the lab, opportunity on the margins, and trust in institutions, further eroded, write Val Walker and Matt McKean. Unsplash photograph by Mikael Kristenson

What we choose to build

Opinion | BY VALERIE WALKER, MATT MCKEAN | June 16, 2025
  • For Canada to compete in a more precarious world, we need to stop treating our post-secondary institutions as credential vending machines.

What we choose to build

Opinion | BY VALERIE WALKER, MATT MCKEAN | June 16, 2025
  • For Canada to compete in a more precarious world, we need to stop treating our post-secondary institutions as credential vending machines.
If we continue to underutilize our higher-education systems, we’ll leave talent on the table, ideas in the lab, opportunity on the margins, and trust in institutions, further eroded, write Val Walker and Matt McKean. Unsplash photograph by Mikael Kristenson

Canada’s hinge moment: a time to lead for Ukraine and the world

  • We're the only country that can replace Russian exports, the only country with the political will to seize Russian assets, and the only country
Opinion | BY MICHAEL CHOLOD, GEOFFREY GOODELL | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak to reporters on May 17 in Rome. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Canada’s hinge moment: a time to lead for Ukraine and the world

Opinion | BY MICHAEL CHOLOD, GEOFFREY GOODELL | June 16, 2025
  • We're the only country that can replace Russian exports, the only country with the political will to seize Russian assets, and the only country

Canada’s hinge moment: a time to lead for Ukraine and the world

Opinion | BY MICHAEL CHOLOD, GEOFFREY GOODELL | June 16, 2025
  • We're the only country that can replace Russian exports, the only country with the political will to seize Russian assets, and the only country
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak to reporters on May 17 in Rome. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

With three top players in Carney government lacking political experience, caucus feedback critical to show ‘human side’ of politics, say experts

  • Mark Carney, Marc-André Blanchard, and Michael Sabia have extensive public service experience which will prove to be an asset in delivering on the government’s
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney should use the national Liberal caucus as a sounding board before introducing any policy or legislation to better gauge how Canadians might respond, says Donald Savoie, one of the country's leading experts on government machinery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With three top players in Carney government lacking political experience, caucus feedback critical to show ‘human side’ of politics, say experts

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 16, 2025
  • Mark Carney, Marc-André Blanchard, and Michael Sabia have extensive public service experience which will prove to be an asset in delivering on the government’s

With three top players in Carney government lacking political experience, caucus feedback critical to show ‘human side’ of politics, say experts

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 16, 2025
  • Mark Carney, Marc-André Blanchard, and Michael Sabia have extensive public service experience which will prove to be an asset in delivering on the government’s
Prime Minister Mark Carney should use the national Liberal caucus as a sounding board before introducing any policy or legislation to better gauge how Canadians might respond, says Donald Savoie, one of the country's leading experts on government machinery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Governments and Indigenous communities have historic opportunity to fast track projects

  • Governments and proponents must grasp this reality: Indigenous groups, while enthusiastic about development, need fair access and meaningful participation.
Opinion | BY JOHN DESJARLAIS | June 16, 2025
Demonstrators supporting the Wetʼsuwetʼen nation in British Columbia against the building of the Coastal Gasoline pipeline through their traditional territory protest in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 24, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Governments and Indigenous communities have historic opportunity to fast track projects

Opinion | BY JOHN DESJARLAIS | June 16, 2025
  • Governments and proponents must grasp this reality: Indigenous groups, while enthusiastic about development, need fair access and meaningful participation.

Governments and Indigenous communities have historic opportunity to fast track projects

Opinion | BY JOHN DESJARLAIS | June 16, 2025
  • Governments and proponents must grasp this reality: Indigenous groups, while enthusiastic about development, need fair access and meaningful participation.
Demonstrators supporting the Wetʼsuwetʼen nation in British Columbia against the building of the Coastal Gasoline pipeline through their traditional territory protest in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 24, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should be a mining superpower, too

  • Being a mining superpower isn’t just about mining the most. It’s also about having the ability to supply the material needs of our allies
Opinion | BY HEATHER EXNER-PIROT | June 16, 2025
Amongst NATO’s list of defence-critical raw materials, Canada is well positioned to fill almost all of them, in particular aluminum, cobalt, germanium, gallium, tungsten, titanium, graphite, platinum, and some rare earths, writes Heather Exner-Pirot, director of energy, natural resources and environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Photograph courtesy of Deyler Rivera Segura, Pexels.com

Canada should be a mining superpower, too

Opinion | BY HEATHER EXNER-PIROT | June 16, 2025
  • Being a mining superpower isn’t just about mining the most. It’s also about having the ability to supply the material needs of our allies

Canada should be a mining superpower, too

Opinion | BY HEATHER EXNER-PIROT | June 16, 2025
  • Being a mining superpower isn’t just about mining the most. It’s also about having the ability to supply the material needs of our allies
Amongst NATO’s list of defence-critical raw materials, Canada is well positioned to fill almost all of them, in particular aluminum, cobalt, germanium, gallium, tungsten, titanium, graphite, platinum, and some rare earths, writes Heather Exner-Pirot, director of energy, natural resources and environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Photograph courtesy of Deyler Rivera Segura, Pexels.com

The stars are aligned: now Canada must deliver on its natural resources

  • If we don’t seize this moment, we may not get another. Because if Canada doesn’t step up, others will.
Opinion | BY BRYAN N. DETCHOU | June 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
While on the campaign trail, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to make Canada both the strongest economy in the G7 and an energy superpower, writes Bryan N. Detchou, senior director of natural resources, environment and sustainability with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The stars are aligned: now Canada must deliver on its natural resources

Opinion | BY BRYAN N. DETCHOU | June 16, 2025
  • If we don’t seize this moment, we may not get another. Because if Canada doesn’t step up, others will.

The stars are aligned: now Canada must deliver on its natural resources

Opinion | BY BRYAN N. DETCHOU | June 16, 2025
  • If we don’t seize this moment, we may not get another. Because if Canada doesn’t step up, others will.
Mark Carney
While on the campaign trail, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to make Canada both the strongest economy in the G7 and an energy superpower, writes Bryan N. Detchou, senior director of natural resources, environment and sustainability with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ramped-up military spending is good news, but will face challenges

  • Two per cent gets us back on track if we lived in 2014. That alone may be a hard sell, eventually, for the prime
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | June 16, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty will be in charge of more than $9-billion in additional funding for the Canadian Armed Forces this fiscal year. A June 9 announcement said that funding would go towards better pay for Canada’s soldiers, new aircraft, and repairs for existing infrastructure among other purposes. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Ramped-up military spending is good news, but will face challenges

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | June 16, 2025
  • Two per cent gets us back on track if we lived in 2014. That alone may be a hard sell, eventually, for the prime

Ramped-up military spending is good news, but will face challenges

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | June 16, 2025
  • Two per cent gets us back on track if we lived in 2014. That alone may be a hard sell, eventually, for the prime
Defence Minister David McGuinty will be in charge of more than $9-billion in additional funding for the Canadian Armed Forces this fiscal year. A June 9 announcement said that funding would go towards better pay for Canada’s soldiers, new aircraft, and repairs for existing infrastructure among other purposes. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

In L’actualité, Chantal Hébert has four politicians to watch this summer, including an anonymous ‘first Liberal to resign from caucus’

  • Also, Michael Sabia will take over from John Hannaford as Privy Council clerk next month, Prince Edward is coming to Ottawa for Canada Day,
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 16, 2025
Political commentator Chantal Hébert, left, wrote recently in l’Actualité that she’ll be keeping an eye on Prime Minister Mark Carney, second left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, second right, and former Alberta premier Jason Kenney this summer. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Andrew Meade, and Sam Garcia

In L’actualité, Chantal Hébert has four politicians to watch this summer, including an anonymous ‘first Liberal to resign from caucus’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 16, 2025
  • Also, Michael Sabia will take over from John Hannaford as Privy Council clerk next month, Prince Edward is coming to Ottawa for Canada Day,

In L’actualité, Chantal Hébert has four politicians to watch this summer, including an anonymous ‘first Liberal to resign from caucus’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 16, 2025
  • Also, Michael Sabia will take over from John Hannaford as Privy Council clerk next month, Prince Edward is coming to Ottawa for Canada Day,
Political commentator Chantal Hébert, left, wrote recently in l’Actualité that she’ll be keeping an eye on Prime Minister Mark Carney, second left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, second right, and former Alberta premier Jason Kenney this summer. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Andrew Meade, and Sam Garcia

Carney should consider letting Elections Canada oversee party nomination elections

  • Political parties will never voluntarily hold fair and open nominations. Prime Minister Mark Carney has an opportunity to reform this system by working with
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters outside the Liberal party caucus meeting from West Block on June 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters outside the Liberal party caucus meeting from West Block on June 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters outside the Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on June 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney should consider letting Elections Canada oversee party nomination elections

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 16, 2025
  • Political parties will never voluntarily hold fair and open nominations. Prime Minister Mark Carney has an opportunity to reform this system by working with

Carney should consider letting Elections Canada oversee party nomination elections

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 16, 2025
  • Political parties will never voluntarily hold fair and open nominations. Prime Minister Mark Carney has an opportunity to reform this system by working with
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters outside the Liberal party caucus meeting from West Block on June 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters outside the Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on June 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Paris Olympics reaffirmed the power of sport

  • We should be thanking Canada's Olympians for the way they've lifted the country, and showed the true potency and goodness of the power of
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 14, 2024
The cost of hosting the games and the real day-to-day policy needs of people means we are unlikely to see an Olympics in Canada anytime soon. But the world still needs a platform to come together through sport for our collective betterment, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Paris Olympics reaffirmed the power of sport

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 14, 2024
  • We should be thanking Canada's Olympians for the way they've lifted the country, and showed the true potency and goodness of the power of

Paris Olympics reaffirmed the power of sport

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 14, 2024
  • We should be thanking Canada's Olympians for the way they've lifted the country, and showed the true potency and goodness of the power of
The cost of hosting the games and the real day-to-day policy needs of people means we are unlikely to see an Olympics in Canada anytime soon. But the world still needs a platform to come together through sport for our collective betterment, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Language Commissioner’s report fails to come to grips with anglophone angst in Quebec

  • The report fails in so many ways, but it also ignores the purpose of the original Official Languages Act.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 14, 2024
Astonishingly, Official Languages Commissioner Raymond Théberge's recent report barely mentions either Quebec's Bill 96, or the federal Bill C-13, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Language Commissioner’s report fails to come to grips with anglophone angst in Quebec

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 14, 2024
  • The report fails in so many ways, but it also ignores the purpose of the original Official Languages Act.

Language Commissioner’s report fails to come to grips with anglophone angst in Quebec

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 14, 2024
  • The report fails in so many ways, but it also ignores the purpose of the original Official Languages Act.
Astonishingly, Official Languages Commissioner Raymond Théberge's recent report barely mentions either Quebec's Bill 96, or the federal Bill C-13, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian politics needs more coconut trees 

  • Authenticity in politics—easier said than done. We say we want it, and lament its endangered status in the Canadian political sphere. But on the
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 14, 2024
Minnesota Governor and Democratic vice president nominee Tim Walz is being praised for his perceived authenticity. Hopefully it inspires Canadian politicians to demonstrate the same. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Office of Governor Tim Walz

Canadian politics needs more coconut trees 

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 14, 2024
  • Authenticity in politics—easier said than done. We say we want it, and lament its endangered status in the Canadian political sphere. But on the

Canadian politics needs more coconut trees 

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 14, 2024
  • Authenticity in politics—easier said than done. We say we want it, and lament its endangered status in the Canadian political sphere. But on the
Minnesota Governor and Democratic vice president nominee Tim Walz is being praised for his perceived authenticity. Hopefully it inspires Canadian politicians to demonstrate the same. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Office of Governor Tim Walz

Harris presents skewed portrayal of Middle East conflict: letter writer

  • Re: “World is holding its breath over events unfolding in the Middle East,” (The Hill Times, Aug. 5, p. 11). Michael Harris presents a
Opinion | August 14, 2024
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Harris presents skewed portrayal of Middle East conflict: letter writer

Opinion | August 14, 2024
  • Re: “World is holding its breath over events unfolding in the Middle East,” (The Hill Times, Aug. 5, p. 11). Michael Harris presents a

Harris presents skewed portrayal of Middle East conflict: letter writer

Opinion | August 14, 2024
  • Re: “World is holding its breath over events unfolding in the Middle East,” (The Hill Times, Aug. 5, p. 11). Michael Harris presents a
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Responsibility for recent missile attack still unknown: CJPME

  • Re: “Netanyahu’s game,” (The Hill Times, Aug. 5). Gwynne Dyer is merely speculating when he claims Hezbollah was responsible for the “random” missile “that
Opinion | August 14, 2024
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Responsibility for recent missile attack still unknown: CJPME

Opinion | August 14, 2024
  • Re: “Netanyahu’s game,” (The Hill Times, Aug. 5). Gwynne Dyer is merely speculating when he claims Hezbollah was responsible for the “random” missile “that

Responsibility for recent missile attack still unknown: CJPME

Opinion | August 14, 2024
  • Re: “Netanyahu’s game,” (The Hill Times, Aug. 5). Gwynne Dyer is merely speculating when he claims Hezbollah was responsible for the “random” missile “that
Image courtesy of Pexels

Procrastination on Canada Health Act interpretation leaves patients with the bill

  • We’ve all missed a deadline or two, but, as happens too often, delays in key policy updates have real and harmful consequences for our
Opinion | BY DR. MELANIE BECHARD, DR. JAROL BOAN | August 14, 2024
Federal Health Minister Mark Holland. An interpretation letter clarifying that medically required virtual care or nurse practitioner care must also be publicly funded would be a boon for our system, write Dr. Melanie Bechard and Dr. Jarol Boan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Procrastination on Canada Health Act interpretation leaves patients with the bill

Opinion | BY DR. MELANIE BECHARD, DR. JAROL BOAN | August 14, 2024
  • We’ve all missed a deadline or two, but, as happens too often, delays in key policy updates have real and harmful consequences for our

Procrastination on Canada Health Act interpretation leaves patients with the bill

Opinion | BY DR. MELANIE BECHARD, DR. JAROL BOAN | August 14, 2024
  • We’ve all missed a deadline or two, but, as happens too often, delays in key policy updates have real and harmful consequences for our
Federal Health Minister Mark Holland. An interpretation letter clarifying that medically required virtual care or nurse practitioner care must also be publicly funded would be a boon for our system, write Dr. Melanie Bechard and Dr. Jarol Boan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conrad Black, Chris Christie to debate Trump presidency next month

  • Plus, ex-CSIS chief David Vigneault gets a new job, and the Mexican Embassy marks 50 years of the seasonal farmers program.
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 14, 2024
Conrad Black, right, pictured with his wife Barbara Amiel in 2013 in Ottawa, will take part in the Regent Debate on Sept. 24 in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Fred Chartrand

Conrad Black, Chris Christie to debate Trump presidency next month

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 14, 2024
  • Plus, ex-CSIS chief David Vigneault gets a new job, and the Mexican Embassy marks 50 years of the seasonal farmers program.

Conrad Black, Chris Christie to debate Trump presidency next month

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 14, 2024
  • Plus, ex-CSIS chief David Vigneault gets a new job, and the Mexican Embassy marks 50 years of the seasonal farmers program.
Conrad Black, right, pictured with his wife Barbara Amiel in 2013 in Ottawa, will take part in the Regent Debate on Sept. 24 in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Fred Chartrand

Feds’ Green Buildings Strategy a good start—but more is needed

  • Without greater investment and a holistic, community-centred approach focused on reducing energy bills, the new program won't go far enough in solving the needs
Opinion | BY YASMIN ABRAHAM, ROSEMARIE POWELL, LISA RAE | August 14, 2024
The existing patchwork and design of federal and provincial home retrofit programs have resulted in limited take-up by low-income households, write Yasmin Abraham, Rosemarie Powell, and Lisa Rae. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ Green Buildings Strategy a good start—but more is needed

Opinion | BY YASMIN ABRAHAM, ROSEMARIE POWELL, LISA RAE | August 14, 2024
  • Without greater investment and a holistic, community-centred approach focused on reducing energy bills, the new program won't go far enough in solving the needs

Feds’ Green Buildings Strategy a good start—but more is needed

Opinion | BY YASMIN ABRAHAM, ROSEMARIE POWELL, LISA RAE | August 14, 2024
  • Without greater investment and a holistic, community-centred approach focused on reducing energy bills, the new program won't go far enough in solving the needs
The existing patchwork and design of federal and provincial home retrofit programs have resulted in limited take-up by low-income households, write Yasmin Abraham, Rosemarie Powell, and Lisa Rae. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Capital Pride kicks off this weekend

  • THURSDAY, AUG. 15 Webinar: ‘First Nations Wealth Production and Management’— The Macdonald-Laurier Institute hosts a webinar, “First Nations Wealth Production and Management,” examining the
Local Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi, centre, takes part in the 2022 Capital Pride parade. This year's Pride event begins on Aug. 17, and ends with a parade through downtown Ottawa on Aug. 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Capital Pride kicks off this weekend

  • THURSDAY, AUG. 15 Webinar: ‘First Nations Wealth Production and Management’— The Macdonald-Laurier Institute hosts a webinar, “First Nations Wealth Production and Management,” examining the

Capital Pride kicks off this weekend

  • THURSDAY, AUG. 15 Webinar: ‘First Nations Wealth Production and Management’— The Macdonald-Laurier Institute hosts a webinar, “First Nations Wealth Production and Management,” examining the
Local Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi, centre, takes part in the 2022 Capital Pride parade. This year's Pride event begins on Aug. 17, and ends with a parade through downtown Ottawa on Aug. 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With Halifax cabinet retreat quickly approaching, MPs and staffers eagerly await anticipated shuffle

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has to show his ‘core team that something’s going to change if it’s not him,’ says pollster Greg Lyle, while
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 13, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet at their retreat in Prince Edward Island in August 2023. This year, the cabinet retreat will take place in Halifax from Aug. 25-27. MPs, staffers and political insiders are saying that a shuffle could happen on Aug. 20 or 21. The Hill Times photograph by Laura Ryckewaert

With Halifax cabinet retreat quickly approaching, MPs and staffers eagerly await anticipated shuffle

News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 13, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has to show his ‘core team that something’s going to change if it’s not him,’ says pollster Greg Lyle, while

With Halifax cabinet retreat quickly approaching, MPs and staffers eagerly await anticipated shuffle

News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 13, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has to show his ‘core team that something’s going to change if it’s not him,’ says pollster Greg Lyle, while
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet at their retreat in Prince Edward Island in August 2023. This year, the cabinet retreat will take place in Halifax from Aug. 25-27. MPs, staffers and political insiders are saying that a shuffle could happen on Aug. 20 or 21. The Hill Times photograph by Laura Ryckewaert

MPs to debate summoning ministers over terror plot

  • Plus, attention Pablo Rodriguez: the PLQ serves up a spicy policy proposal.
Dominic LeBlanc is Canada's minister of public safety. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs to debate summoning ministers over terror plot

  • Plus, attention Pablo Rodriguez: the PLQ serves up a spicy policy proposal.

MPs to debate summoning ministers over terror plot

  • Plus, attention Pablo Rodriguez: the PLQ serves up a spicy policy proposal.
Dominic LeBlanc is Canada's minister of public safety. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ rush vehicle purchase will do little to boost CAF’s battle readiness

  • Has no one in National Defence headquarters been watching the conflict in Ukraine for the past two years?
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 12, 2024
National Defence Minister Bill Blair announced the government's $35.8-million purchase of 90 light tactical vehicles for the Canadian Armed Forces on July 23. Pentagon tests would indicate that this is a useless purchase, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ rush vehicle purchase will do little to boost CAF’s battle readiness

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 12, 2024
  • Has no one in National Defence headquarters been watching the conflict in Ukraine for the past two years?

Feds’ rush vehicle purchase will do little to boost CAF’s battle readiness

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 12, 2024
  • Has no one in National Defence headquarters been watching the conflict in Ukraine for the past two years?
National Defence Minister Bill Blair announced the government's $35.8-million purchase of 90 light tactical vehicles for the Canadian Armed Forces on July 23. Pentagon tests would indicate that this is a useless purchase, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs ‘not very confident’ Ottawa will meet new supply ship timeline, as ‘same old’ procurement issues drive up costs

  • Bloc MP Julie Vignola says both the federal government and its supplier 'misjudged the construction capacities' of the chosen shipyard.
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 12, 2024
Bill Blair
Bill Blair
The Department of Defence, led by Minister Bill Blair, announced an almost $1-billion increase to the cost of building new supply ships in early August. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs ‘not very confident’ Ottawa will meet new supply ship timeline, as ‘same old’ procurement issues drive up costs

News | BY IREM KOCA | August 12, 2024
  • Bloc MP Julie Vignola says both the federal government and its supplier 'misjudged the construction capacities' of the chosen shipyard.

MPs ‘not very confident’ Ottawa will meet new supply ship timeline, as ‘same old’ procurement issues drive up costs

News | BY IREM KOCA | August 12, 2024
  • Bloc MP Julie Vignola says both the federal government and its supplier 'misjudged the construction capacities' of the chosen shipyard.
Bill Blair
The Department of Defence, led by Minister Bill Blair, announced an almost $1-billion increase to the cost of building new supply ships in early August. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Could Carles Puigdemont be a Scarlet Pimpernel for our times?

  • Some places must struggle for independence until they win it because their circumstances are intolerable. In more fortunate places—like Scotland, Quebec, and Catalonia—independence is
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 12, 2024
Carles Puigdemont, leader of the Catalan separatist movement, was smuggled into Spain to give a brief speech to his supporters on Aug. 8, before fleeing back to Belgium to avoid arrest by Spanish authorities. Creative Commons 2.0 photograph courtesy of Flickr

Could Carles Puigdemont be a Scarlet Pimpernel for our times?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 12, 2024
  • Some places must struggle for independence until they win it because their circumstances are intolerable. In more fortunate places—like Scotland, Quebec, and Catalonia—independence is

Could Carles Puigdemont be a Scarlet Pimpernel for our times?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 12, 2024
  • Some places must struggle for independence until they win it because their circumstances are intolerable. In more fortunate places—like Scotland, Quebec, and Catalonia—independence is
Carles Puigdemont, leader of the Catalan separatist movement, was smuggled into Spain to give a brief speech to his supporters on Aug. 8, before fleeing back to Belgium to avoid arrest by Spanish authorities. Creative Commons 2.0 photograph courtesy of Flickr

It’s time to finally put an end to public funding of fossil fuels

  • Next year, Canada will host the G7, an opportune moment to lead by example in aligning spending with its climate commitments.
Opinion | BY LAURA CAMERON | August 12, 2024
Taxpayers are being saddled with the long-term economic risks of investing in a sunsetting industry, writes IISD's Laura Cameron. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

It’s time to finally put an end to public funding of fossil fuels

Opinion | BY LAURA CAMERON | August 12, 2024
  • Next year, Canada will host the G7, an opportune moment to lead by example in aligning spending with its climate commitments.

It’s time to finally put an end to public funding of fossil fuels

Opinion | BY LAURA CAMERON | August 12, 2024
  • Next year, Canada will host the G7, an opportune moment to lead by example in aligning spending with its climate commitments.
Taxpayers are being saddled with the long-term economic risks of investing in a sunsetting industry, writes IISD's Laura Cameron. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Taking action to create wildfire-safe communities

  • Reducing the risk of wildfire will involve multiple forestry stakeholders and the federal government.
Opinion | BY ALICE PALMER | August 12, 2024
With support from the Forest Enhancement Society of B.C., Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation Ltd. has established fuel breaks in British Columbia's Chilcotin region. This project involved the careful thinning and removal of trees to minimize fuel loads and reduce the risk of fast-spreading wildfires. Photograph courtesy of CCR

Taking action to create wildfire-safe communities

Opinion | BY ALICE PALMER | August 12, 2024
  • Reducing the risk of wildfire will involve multiple forestry stakeholders and the federal government.

Taking action to create wildfire-safe communities

Opinion | BY ALICE PALMER | August 12, 2024
  • Reducing the risk of wildfire will involve multiple forestry stakeholders and the federal government.
With support from the Forest Enhancement Society of B.C., Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation Ltd. has established fuel breaks in British Columbia's Chilcotin region. This project involved the careful thinning and removal of trees to minimize fuel loads and reduce the risk of fast-spreading wildfires. Photograph courtesy of CCR

Ien recruits new comms director from within Wilkinson’s shop 

  • Meanwhile, Cindy Caturao has been hired as Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson’s new press secretary.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 12, 2024
Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien's, left, new communications director comes fresh from Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson's shop. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ien recruits new comms director from within Wilkinson’s shop 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 12, 2024
  • Meanwhile, Cindy Caturao has been hired as Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson’s new press secretary.

Ien recruits new comms director from within Wilkinson’s shop 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 12, 2024
  • Meanwhile, Cindy Caturao has been hired as Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson’s new press secretary.
Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien's, left, new communications director comes fresh from Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson's shop. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Democracy is on the line’: co-chairs of Canada-U.S. group McKay and MacDonald attending ‘historic’ Democratic Party convention as America approaches ‘a hinge point’ 

  • The result of November’s U.S. presidential election will not only impact Canada-U.S. relations, but also world politics. U.S. presidential prediction expert Allan Lichtman says
News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 12, 2024
Liberal MP John McKay, left, and Nova Scotia Conservative Sen. Michael MacDonald will attend next week's Democratic Party Convention in Chicago. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photograph

‘Democracy is on the line’: co-chairs of Canada-U.S. group McKay and MacDonald attending ‘historic’ Democratic Party convention as America approaches ‘a hinge point’ 

News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 12, 2024
  • The result of November’s U.S. presidential election will not only impact Canada-U.S. relations, but also world politics. U.S. presidential prediction expert Allan Lichtman says

‘Democracy is on the line’: co-chairs of Canada-U.S. group McKay and MacDonald attending ‘historic’ Democratic Party convention as America approaches ‘a hinge point’ 

News | BY ABBAS RANA | August 12, 2024
  • The result of November’s U.S. presidential election will not only impact Canada-U.S. relations, but also world politics. U.S. presidential prediction expert Allan Lichtman says
Liberal MP John McKay, left, and Nova Scotia Conservative Sen. Michael MacDonald will attend next week's Democratic Party Convention in Chicago. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photograph

NDP’s loss is Conservatives’ gain

  • Plus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Doug Ford will team up for an announcement in Eastern Ontario today.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured. The latest Poll by Abacus data reveals a slight shift in the NDP voter base in favour of the Conservatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP’s loss is Conservatives’ gain

  • Plus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Doug Ford will team up for an announcement in Eastern Ontario today.

NDP’s loss is Conservatives’ gain

  • Plus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Doug Ford will team up for an announcement in Eastern Ontario today.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured. The latest Poll by Abacus data reveals a slight shift in the NDP voter base in favour of the Conservatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Project 2025 could render trade and other agreements with U.S. uncertain, say political players

  • Project 2025 is not really on the radar for most average Canadians, but anyone in government should be taking note. Pollster Darrell Bricker calls
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 12, 2024
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, U.S. Vice-president Kamala Harris, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and photographs courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Project 2025 could render trade and other agreements with U.S. uncertain, say political players

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 12, 2024
  • Project 2025 is not really on the radar for most average Canadians, but anyone in government should be taking note. Pollster Darrell Bricker calls

Project 2025 could render trade and other agreements with U.S. uncertain, say political players

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 12, 2024
  • Project 2025 is not really on the radar for most average Canadians, but anyone in government should be taking note. Pollster Darrell Bricker calls
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, U.S. Vice-president Kamala Harris, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and photographs courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

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