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Carney vs. the chiefs

  • Plus, an unofficial India-Canada conference is happening in Ottawa today.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with First Nations chiefs today to address opposition to his new major projects fast-tracking law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney vs. the chiefs

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
  • Plus, an unofficial India-Canada conference is happening in Ottawa today.

Carney vs. the chiefs

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
  • Plus, an unofficial India-Canada conference is happening in Ottawa today.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with First Nations chiefs today to address opposition to his new major projects fast-tracking law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s a massive task’: Carney’s ethics screen won’t prevent conflicts of interest, warn critics

  • One expert says there is ‘no way’ for the prime minister ‘to not be in conflict,’ emphasizing that the path ahead is being transparent
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
A recent disclosure from the ethics commissioner on Mark Carney’s conflicts of interests details a diverse portfolio of private investments which opposition parties say amounts to levels of conflicts of interest ‘like we have never seen before from a Canadian prime minister.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s a massive task’: Carney’s ethics screen won’t prevent conflicts of interest, warn critics

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
  • One expert says there is ‘no way’ for the prime minister ‘to not be in conflict,’ emphasizing that the path ahead is being transparent

‘It’s a massive task’: Carney’s ethics screen won’t prevent conflicts of interest, warn critics

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 16, 2025
  • One expert says there is ‘no way’ for the prime minister ‘to not be in conflict,’ emphasizing that the path ahead is being transparent
Mark Carney
A recent disclosure from the ethics commissioner on Mark Carney’s conflicts of interests details a diverse portfolio of private investments which opposition parties say amounts to levels of conflicts of interest ‘like we have never seen before from a Canadian prime minister.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

  • Renewable energy production is now significantly cheaper—and cleaner—to produce. 
Opinion | BY JORY COHEN | July 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The notion of Trump's 'drill, baby, drill' turns a blind eye to the bottom line and the health of our planet, writes Jory Cohen. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House by Daniel Torok

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

Opinion | BY JORY COHEN | July 16, 2025
  • Renewable energy production is now significantly cheaper—and cleaner—to produce. 

‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

Opinion | BY JORY COHEN | July 16, 2025
  • Renewable energy production is now significantly cheaper—and cleaner—to produce. 
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The notion of Trump's 'drill, baby, drill' turns a blind eye to the bottom line and the health of our planet, writes Jory Cohen. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House by Daniel Torok

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

  • Bill C-5 includes 'very dangerous' language that gives 'sweeping powers' to cabinet to disregard important laws, says Kate Kempton, the senior counsel for the
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing a legal challenge against Bill C-5, which allows projects deemed by cabinet to be in the 'national interest' to override several environmental laws. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 16, 2025
  • Bill C-5 includes 'very dangerous' language that gives 'sweeping powers' to cabinet to disregard important laws, says Kate Kempton, the senior counsel for the

Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 16, 2025
  • Bill C-5 includes 'very dangerous' language that gives 'sweeping powers' to cabinet to disregard important laws, says Kate Kempton, the senior counsel for the
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing a legal challenge against Bill C-5, which allows projects deemed by cabinet to be in the 'national interest' to override several environmental laws. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has an opportunity to shape Hong Kong’s techno-legal narrative

  • The new Liberal government can help shape Hong Kong’s tech sector, as it reframes its new relationships with China.
Opinion | BY MARCELO THOMPSON | July 16, 2025
Through law reform suited to the information age, from statutes to standards to codes of practice, Canada should strive to engage productively with Hong Kong. Even from a human rights perspective, there is much to be gained in helping Hong Kong reframe its narrative toward broader issues of public interest. Photograph courtesy of Bernard Spragg

Canada has an opportunity to shape Hong Kong’s techno-legal narrative

Opinion | BY MARCELO THOMPSON | July 16, 2025
  • The new Liberal government can help shape Hong Kong’s tech sector, as it reframes its new relationships with China.

Canada has an opportunity to shape Hong Kong’s techno-legal narrative

Opinion | BY MARCELO THOMPSON | July 16, 2025
  • The new Liberal government can help shape Hong Kong’s tech sector, as it reframes its new relationships with China.
Through law reform suited to the information age, from statutes to standards to codes of practice, Canada should strive to engage productively with Hong Kong. Even from a human rights perspective, there is much to be gained in helping Hong Kong reframe its narrative toward broader issues of public interest. Photograph courtesy of Bernard Spragg

‘Nobody is spared’: Treasury Board plans to cut staff by 10 per cent, with most from ‘employer’ oversight roles

  • The Treasury Board Secretariat's departmental plan forecasts an increase in spending, and a decrease in full-time equivalent jobs in its employer oversight unit.
News | BY MARLO GLASS, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
The Treasury Board Secretariat, led by President Shafqat Ali, acts as the public service employer, handling administrative oversight of spending and regulation, among other responsibilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Nobody is spared’: Treasury Board plans to cut staff by 10 per cent, with most from ‘employer’ oversight roles

News | BY MARLO GLASS, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
  • The Treasury Board Secretariat's departmental plan forecasts an increase in spending, and a decrease in full-time equivalent jobs in its employer oversight unit.

‘Nobody is spared’: Treasury Board plans to cut staff by 10 per cent, with most from ‘employer’ oversight roles

News | BY MARLO GLASS, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
  • The Treasury Board Secretariat's departmental plan forecasts an increase in spending, and a decrease in full-time equivalent jobs in its employer oversight unit.
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
The Treasury Board Secretariat, led by President Shafqat Ali, acts as the public service employer, handling administrative oversight of spending and regulation, among other responsibilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t let budget consultations get buried in summer heat

  • Hopefully, Canadians will speak up and not allow the government to ignore key issues, despite the timing of these dead-of-summer consultations.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 16, 2025
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne launched the 2025 budget consultations on July 14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t let budget consultations get buried in summer heat

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 16, 2025
  • Hopefully, Canadians will speak up and not allow the government to ignore key issues, despite the timing of these dead-of-summer consultations.

Don’t let budget consultations get buried in summer heat

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 16, 2025
  • Hopefully, Canadians will speak up and not allow the government to ignore key issues, despite the timing of these dead-of-summer consultations.
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne launched the 2025 budget consultations on July 14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hurly-burly nonsense around Carney’s assets is standard politicking—and a shame

  • The noise about the PM’s blind trust can turn people off from politics, particularly those in sectors where they were compensated commensurately for their
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 16, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre knows that this—sadly—is when you start building the narrative of Prime Minister Mark Carney as the wealthy, self-interested, effete leader, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hurly-burly nonsense around Carney’s assets is standard politicking—and a shame

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 16, 2025
  • The noise about the PM’s blind trust can turn people off from politics, particularly those in sectors where they were compensated commensurately for their

Hurly-burly nonsense around Carney’s assets is standard politicking—and a shame

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 16, 2025
  • The noise about the PM’s blind trust can turn people off from politics, particularly those in sectors where they were compensated commensurately for their
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre knows that this—sadly—is when you start building the narrative of Prime Minister Mark Carney as the wealthy, self-interested, effete leader, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Has Trump realized Putin was making a fool out of him on the world stage?

  • The Russian leader’s ability to hoodwink the American former reality show host has been a constant element of Trump’s actuality for more than a
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 16, 2025
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have finally changed his tune on the Russians because Russian President Vladimir Putin has run circles around the self-appointed great dealmaker, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Has Trump realized Putin was making a fool out of him on the world stage?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 16, 2025
  • The Russian leader’s ability to hoodwink the American former reality show host has been a constant element of Trump’s actuality for more than a

Has Trump realized Putin was making a fool out of him on the world stage?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 16, 2025
  • The Russian leader’s ability to hoodwink the American former reality show host has been a constant element of Trump’s actuality for more than a
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have finally changed his tune on the Russians because Russian President Vladimir Putin has run circles around the self-appointed great dealmaker, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Marking a new era: a quiet reset for India–Canada ties

  • India and Canada should see each other not as hesitant allies, but as natural partners for resilient growth.
Opinion | BY NADIRA HAMID | July 16, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney meet alongside the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 17. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Marking a new era: a quiet reset for India–Canada ties

Opinion | BY NADIRA HAMID | July 16, 2025
  • India and Canada should see each other not as hesitant allies, but as natural partners for resilient growth.

Marking a new era: a quiet reset for India–Canada ties

Opinion | BY NADIRA HAMID | July 16, 2025
  • India and Canada should see each other not as hesitant allies, but as natural partners for resilient growth.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney meet alongside the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 17. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Turning the tables on ‘Positive Nutrition’

  • Positive Nutrition encourages individuals to view eating as an opportunity to nourish the body and mind by focusing on the abundance of nutrients and
Opinion | BY JACQUES J.M. SHORE, SUZANNE SABOURIN | July 16, 2025
A shift in approach would not only better address individual health, but would also encourage a more inclusive and positive societal relationship with food, write Jacques Shore and Suzanne Sabourin. Pexels photograph by August de Richelieu

Turning the tables on ‘Positive Nutrition’

Opinion | BY JACQUES J.M. SHORE, SUZANNE SABOURIN | July 16, 2025
  • Positive Nutrition encourages individuals to view eating as an opportunity to nourish the body and mind by focusing on the abundance of nutrients and

Turning the tables on ‘Positive Nutrition’

Opinion | BY JACQUES J.M. SHORE, SUZANNE SABOURIN | July 16, 2025
  • Positive Nutrition encourages individuals to view eating as an opportunity to nourish the body and mind by focusing on the abundance of nutrients and
A shift in approach would not only better address individual health, but would also encourage a more inclusive and positive societal relationship with food, write Jacques Shore and Suzanne Sabourin. Pexels photograph by August de Richelieu

Two NDP MPs plan to nominate Francesca Albanese for Nobel Peace Prize

  • Plus: former NDP MPs Guy Caron and Matthew Green won't seek the party's leadership, celebrity chef Guy Fieri likes Laureen Harper's beef ribs, and
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 16, 2025
NDP MPs Alexandre Boulerice, centre, and Heather McPherson, right, plan to nominate UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese, left, for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Photograph courtesy of X and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Two NDP MPs plan to nominate Francesca Albanese for Nobel Peace Prize

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 16, 2025
  • Plus: former NDP MPs Guy Caron and Matthew Green won't seek the party's leadership, celebrity chef Guy Fieri likes Laureen Harper's beef ribs, and

Two NDP MPs plan to nominate Francesca Albanese for Nobel Peace Prize

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 16, 2025
  • Plus: former NDP MPs Guy Caron and Matthew Green won't seek the party's leadership, celebrity chef Guy Fieri likes Laureen Harper's beef ribs, and
NDP MPs Alexandre Boulerice, centre, and Heather McPherson, right, plan to nominate UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese, left, for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Photograph courtesy of X and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

What will be the fate of the budget watchdog? ‘Nobody has talked to me,’ says Giroux

  • Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up soon, with no replacement named as a major fall reset is about to unfold.
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | July 15, 2025
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up on Sept. 2. The House and Senate finance committees both passed motions urging his reappointment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What will be the fate of the budget watchdog? ‘Nobody has talked to me,’ says Giroux

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | July 15, 2025
  • Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up soon, with no replacement named as a major fall reset is about to unfold.

What will be the fate of the budget watchdog? ‘Nobody has talked to me,’ says Giroux

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | July 15, 2025
  • Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up soon, with no replacement named as a major fall reset is about to unfold.
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up on Sept. 2. The House and Senate finance committees both passed motions urging his reappointment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Revenue Agency to slash full-time jobs tied to benefits programs, ‘sunsetting’ tax policies

  • The agency forecasts reaching 47,732 staff by 2027–28, down from the planned 50,804 this fiscal year, reporting some layoffs tied to sunsetting pandemic-era programs
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 15, 2025
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency, which also has a secretary of state assigned to its oversight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Revenue Agency to slash full-time jobs tied to benefits programs, ‘sunsetting’ tax policies

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 15, 2025
  • The agency forecasts reaching 47,732 staff by 2027–28, down from the planned 50,804 this fiscal year, reporting some layoffs tied to sunsetting pandemic-era programs

Canada Revenue Agency to slash full-time jobs tied to benefits programs, ‘sunsetting’ tax policies

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 15, 2025
  • The agency forecasts reaching 47,732 staff by 2027–28, down from the planned 50,804 this fiscal year, reporting some layoffs tied to sunsetting pandemic-era programs
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency, which also has a secretary of state assigned to its oversight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.
Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler speaks during a press conference held by Chiefs of Ontario in the West Block on June 17, 2025, to voice their opposition to Bill C-5 because it doesn't fulfill its constitutional obligations to Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.

This time, ‘nation building’ must include Indigenous Peoples

Opinion | BY DON KELLY | July 15, 2025
  • This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.
Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler speaks during a press conference held by Chiefs of Ontario in the West Block on June 17, 2025, to voice their opposition to Bill C-5 because it doesn't fulfill its constitutional obligations to Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade Minister Sidhu confirms roster of directors

  • Plus, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has made progress in staffing up his new office, and Rob Jamieson is chief of staff
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 14, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu has filled some key staff positions in his new ministerial office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade Minister Sidhu confirms roster of directors

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has made progress in staffing up his new office, and Rob Jamieson is chief of staff

Trade Minister Sidhu confirms roster of directors

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has made progress in staffing up his new office, and Rob Jamieson is chief of staff
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu has filled some key staff positions in his new ministerial office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to look beyond the U.S. and Europe for its future

  • A bolder Canada would act in its own interests, building coalitions of middle powers in Africa, Latin America, and South and Southeast Asia that
Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | July 14, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. To secure our future, we need to act by engaging with those nations ready to do business with us, writes Kumaran Nadesan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada needs to look beyond the U.S. and Europe for its future

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | July 14, 2025
  • A bolder Canada would act in its own interests, building coalitions of middle powers in Africa, Latin America, and South and Southeast Asia that

Canada needs to look beyond the U.S. and Europe for its future

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | July 14, 2025
  • A bolder Canada would act in its own interests, building coalitions of middle powers in Africa, Latin America, and South and Southeast Asia that
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. To secure our future, we need to act by engaging with those nations ready to do business with us, writes Kumaran Nadesan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their
Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is buoyed by his April election victory, but if he overplays his hand, he might find that it isn’t just Indigenous groups and environmentalists who are experiencing buyer’s remorse, writes Doreen Barrie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their

Bill C-5: RIP reconciliation?

Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | July 14, 2025
  • An understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ foundational beliefs will explain why they do not rush when making consequential decisions. It’s a mistake to regard their
Prime Minister Mark Carney is buoyed by his April election victory, but if he overplays his hand, he might find that it isn’t just Indigenous groups and environmentalists who are experiencing buyer’s remorse, writes Doreen Barrie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin will give an update on protecting the Great Lakes today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.

Fending off threats to the Great Lakes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 14, 2025
  • Plus, Ontario drives up the value of building permits issued in May.
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin will give an update on protecting the Great Lakes today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
With 43 communication reports, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was the minister whom lobbyists communicated with the most since cabinet was appointed on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call

Energy Minister Hodgson top-lobbied in Carney cabinet since May shuffle

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Pathways Alliance's list of advocacy priorities include a recommendation for the federal government to repeal the industrial carbon pricing system, which they call
With 43 communication reports, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was the minister whom lobbyists communicated with the most since cabinet was appointed on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Lena Metlege Diab said, 'Citizenship is more than a legal status—it’s a profound connection to the values, history, and spirit of Canada,' in a June 5 Immigration press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation

Courts unlikely to provide fifth extension to Ottawa to address Lost Canadians before November, says immigration lawyer

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 14, 2025
  • The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has imposed a deadline of Nov. 20, 2025, for the federal government to amend provisions of the first-generation
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Lena Metlege Diab said, 'Citizenship is more than a legal status—it’s a profound connection to the values, history, and spirit of Canada,' in a June 5 Immigration press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits

  • It will take enormous commitment and discipline to meet the bold promise of making Canada a clean energy superpower—traits that have not yet been
Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 14, 2025
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said in a recent speech that the climate is changing, and the Canadian economy has to be retooled to reflect that reality, but Shawn McCarthy argues that Hodgson's government has not demonstrated the same urgency around clean-economy policies that it has shown with deregulation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 14, 2025
  • It will take enormous commitment and discipline to meet the bold promise of making Canada a clean energy superpower—traits that have not yet been

Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | July 14, 2025
  • It will take enormous commitment and discipline to meet the bold promise of making Canada a clean energy superpower—traits that have not yet been
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said in a recent speech that the climate is changing, and the Canadian economy has to be retooled to reflect that reality, but Shawn McCarthy argues that Hodgson's government has not demonstrated the same urgency around clean-economy policies that it has shown with deregulation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The value of strategic praise

  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
Advocacy groups should note that it's beneficial to their cause if they publicly praise a politician or government that's acting on an issue important to the group even if the political leanings between the two are different, writes Gerry Nicholls. For one, that praise will make it harder for the politician to reverse their decision. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The value of strategic praise

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.

The value of strategic praise

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 14, 2025
  • Sometimes in politics, loving your enemies can be the right political play, and not just because it’ll drive them a little bit crazy.
Advocacy groups should note that it's beneficial to their cause if they publicly praise a politician or government that's acting on an issue important to the group even if the political leanings between the two are different, writes Gerry Nicholls. For one, that praise will make it harder for the politician to reverse their decision. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
If the federal Liberal government, led by Mark Carney, left, wants to fight Albertan alienation, it must invest in a daily communications presence in the province to counter the messaging from Premier Danielle Smith's government, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is

Feds have to fight comms with comms to tackle Alberta alienation problem

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 14, 2025
  • It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is
If the federal Liberal government, led by Mark Carney, left, wants to fight Albertan alienation, it must invest in a daily communications presence in the province to counter the messaging from Premier Danielle Smith's government, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

  • The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc, far left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
  • The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where

We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
  • The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where
Mark Carney
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc, far left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation
Opinion | July 14, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

Opinion | July 14, 2025
  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation

Some nuclear projects do provide benefits, but nuclear waste disposal is another story: letter writer

Opinion | July 14, 2025
  • Re: “Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist,” (The Hill Times, June 16, 2025) and “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation
typewriter
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G7 may have missed the mark on health, but Canada has a second chance to lead

  • If health is embedded into the G7’s work, the returns will be real and lasting. Otherwise, the cost of the missed opportunity will be
Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
European Council President Antonio Costa, left, Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba, Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s PM Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. PM Keir Starmer, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

G7 may have missed the mark on health, but Canada has a second chance to lead

Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
  • If health is embedded into the G7’s work, the returns will be real and lasting. Otherwise, the cost of the missed opportunity will be

G7 may have missed the mark on health, but Canada has a second chance to lead

Opinion | BY CHARMAINE CROCKETT | July 14, 2025
  • If health is embedded into the G7’s work, the returns will be real and lasting. Otherwise, the cost of the missed opportunity will be
European Council President Antonio Costa, left, Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba, Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s PM Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. PM Keir Starmer, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada
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Bungling bureaucracy: CAF leadership dropping the ball on transparency

  • It is evident that Gen. Wayne Eyre and his advisers do not understand that the Access to Information Act is a federal law, not
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 1, 2024
Outgoing Chief of Defence Staff General Wayne Eyre’s refusal to release his ‘openness and transparency’ speaking notes is both petty and petulant, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bungling bureaucracy: CAF leadership dropping the ball on transparency

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 1, 2024
  • It is evident that Gen. Wayne Eyre and his advisers do not understand that the Access to Information Act is a federal law, not

Bungling bureaucracy: CAF leadership dropping the ball on transparency

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 1, 2024
  • It is evident that Gen. Wayne Eyre and his advisers do not understand that the Access to Information Act is a federal law, not
Outgoing Chief of Defence Staff General Wayne Eyre’s refusal to release his ‘openness and transparency’ speaking notes is both petty and petulant, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau must meet with caucus before September

  • Constituents deserve answers, just as Liberal backbenchers deserve answers from the leadership of their party.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 1, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to rally the troops now, get their feedback—however harsh or unflattering it might be—and get on with the job of assisting Canadians who are understandably upset with the state of federal politics. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau must meet with caucus before September

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 1, 2024
  • Constituents deserve answers, just as Liberal backbenchers deserve answers from the leadership of their party.

Trudeau must meet with caucus before September

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 1, 2024
  • Constituents deserve answers, just as Liberal backbenchers deserve answers from the leadership of their party.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to rally the troops now, get their feedback—however harsh or unflattering it might be—and get on with the job of assisting Canadians who are understandably upset with the state of federal politics. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House National Defence Committee floats idea of permanent workforce, engineering corps to reduce reliance on military during natural disasters

  • The increase in domestic operations has strained CAF resources and reduced operational readiness for global threats, the House National Defence Committee report said.Among the
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 1, 2024
Liberal MP John McKay, who chairs the House National Defence Committee, said climate change meant calls for the military assistance during natural disasters are 'just going to keep on happening.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House National Defence Committee floats idea of permanent workforce, engineering corps to reduce reliance on military during natural disasters

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 1, 2024
  • The increase in domestic operations has strained CAF resources and reduced operational readiness for global threats, the House National Defence Committee report said.Among the

House National Defence Committee floats idea of permanent workforce, engineering corps to reduce reliance on military during natural disasters

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 1, 2024
  • The increase in domestic operations has strained CAF resources and reduced operational readiness for global threats, the House National Defence Committee report said.Among the
Liberal MP John McKay, who chairs the House National Defence Committee, said climate change meant calls for the military assistance during natural disasters are 'just going to keep on happening.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reflections on Canada, five years in

  • Reflecting on the fifth anniversary of landing in Canada from Australia, I've decided to set out something every citizen loves to read—a series of
Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 1, 2024
Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa in 2019, about seven days after Stephen Jeffery first arrived in the country. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Reflections on Canada, five years in

Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 1, 2024
  • Reflecting on the fifth anniversary of landing in Canada from Australia, I've decided to set out something every citizen loves to read—a series of

Reflections on Canada, five years in

Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | July 1, 2024
  • Reflecting on the fifth anniversary of landing in Canada from Australia, I've decided to set out something every citizen loves to read—a series of
Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa in 2019, about seven days after Stephen Jeffery first arrived in the country. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Foreign interference bill passes, but online harms and citizenship bills left on hold until House comes back

  • Bill C-63, the Liberal government’s Online Harms Act, and Bill C-71, an act to amend the Citizenship Act (2024), are stuck at second reading
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 1, 2024
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon discussed accomplishments from the spring sitting of Parliament on June 19 on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Foreign interference bill passes, but online harms and citizenship bills left on hold until House comes back

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 1, 2024
  • Bill C-63, the Liberal government’s Online Harms Act, and Bill C-71, an act to amend the Citizenship Act (2024), are stuck at second reading

Foreign interference bill passes, but online harms and citizenship bills left on hold until House comes back

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 1, 2024
  • Bill C-63, the Liberal government’s Online Harms Act, and Bill C-71, an act to amend the Citizenship Act (2024), are stuck at second reading
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon discussed accomplishments from the spring sitting of Parliament on June 19 on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What this country needs is more pride and hope, especially right now

  • What's missing is a strong sense of patriotism—a pride in what we have accomplished as a country, a love of country, and a commitment
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 1, 2024
A parachuter, pictured July 1, 2022, in Ottawa. In a memorable 1999 speech, former prime minister John Turner, spoke as a Canadian patriot. 'It is our good fortune as Canadians to occupy the most beautiful land on earth.' But 'it is our good sense which has made this country one of the most free and open democracies in the world.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

What this country needs is more pride and hope, especially right now

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 1, 2024
  • What's missing is a strong sense of patriotism—a pride in what we have accomplished as a country, a love of country, and a commitment

What this country needs is more pride and hope, especially right now

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 1, 2024
  • What's missing is a strong sense of patriotism—a pride in what we have accomplished as a country, a love of country, and a commitment
A parachuter, pictured July 1, 2022, in Ottawa. In a memorable 1999 speech, former prime minister John Turner, spoke as a Canadian patriot. 'It is our good fortune as Canadians to occupy the most beautiful land on earth.' But 'it is our good sense which has made this country one of the most free and open democracies in the world.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Justin Trudeau should pull a Doug Ford, say he got it wrong

  • Justin Trudeau has to do something dramatic to let Canadians know that he really is listening and the capital gains reversal could be it. 
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 1, 2024
Liberal insiders knew it would be a tough fight, but they thought the tide was turning in their favour in the last few days. Caucus successors to Justin Trudeau are already quietly organizing, although most pledge public support for the beleaguered leader. Something dramatic needs to happen to turn this ship around, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Justin Trudeau should pull a Doug Ford, say he got it wrong

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 1, 2024
  • Justin Trudeau has to do something dramatic to let Canadians know that he really is listening and the capital gains reversal could be it. 

Justin Trudeau should pull a Doug Ford, say he got it wrong

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 1, 2024
  • Justin Trudeau has to do something dramatic to let Canadians know that he really is listening and the capital gains reversal could be it. 
Liberal insiders knew it would be a tough fight, but they thought the tide was turning in their favour in the last few days. Caucus successors to Justin Trudeau are already quietly organizing, although most pledge public support for the beleaguered leader. Something dramatic needs to happen to turn this ship around, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What is the political gospel of St. Paul’s?

  • The man who took on the top job to rescue the Liberal Party is now the main reason that same party could be obliterated
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 1, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on April 17, addressing his caucus on the Hill. Some say the loss of a perennial Liberal safe seat in the recent byelection changes everything. If Toronto-St. Paul’s is no longer safe, what Liberal seat is?  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What is the political gospel of St. Paul’s?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 1, 2024
  • The man who took on the top job to rescue the Liberal Party is now the main reason that same party could be obliterated

What is the political gospel of St. Paul’s?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 1, 2024
  • The man who took on the top job to rescue the Liberal Party is now the main reason that same party could be obliterated
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on April 17, addressing his caucus on the Hill. Some say the loss of a perennial Liberal safe seat in the recent byelection changes everything. If Toronto-St. Paul’s is no longer safe, what Liberal seat is?  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Happy Canada Day, everyone! Or is it?

  • This July 1 has some Canadians worried about the future and despondent about the present. 
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 1, 2024
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, pictured on the Hill on April 16, 2024, with some of his Conservative MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Happy Canada Day, everyone! Or is it?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 1, 2024
  • This July 1 has some Canadians worried about the future and despondent about the present. 

Happy Canada Day, everyone! Or is it?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 1, 2024
  • This July 1 has some Canadians worried about the future and despondent about the present. 
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, pictured on the Hill on April 16, 2024, with some of his Conservative MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Understanding Poilievre’s conservatism

  • Conservatism is increasingly all about opposing the three main 'isms' of the 21st century: globalism, wokism, and elitism. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 1, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Freeland's recent attacks on Poilievre miss the mark, argues Gerry Nicholls, who says Polievre has jumped on the populist bandwagon, meaning he's not a Reaganite, or a Thatcherite, or a Fraser Institute devotee.   The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Understanding Poilievre’s conservatism

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 1, 2024
  • Conservatism is increasingly all about opposing the three main 'isms' of the 21st century: globalism, wokism, and elitism. 

Understanding Poilievre’s conservatism

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 1, 2024
  • Conservatism is increasingly all about opposing the three main 'isms' of the 21st century: globalism, wokism, and elitism. 
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Freeland's recent attacks on Poilievre miss the mark, argues Gerry Nicholls, who says Polievre has jumped on the populist bandwagon, meaning he's not a Reaganite, or a Thatcherite, or a Fraser Institute devotee.   The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

It’s your last chance to vote in The Hill Times’ best of politics in 2024, make it count

  • Plus, Norway's ambassador to Canada died on June 17, editor picked to head up Washington Post turns it down, new Chinese ambassador hosts welcome
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 1, 2024
The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

It’s your last chance to vote in The Hill Times’ best of politics in 2024, make it count

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 1, 2024
  • Plus, Norway's ambassador to Canada died on June 17, editor picked to head up Washington Post turns it down, new Chinese ambassador hosts welcome

It’s your last chance to vote in The Hill Times’ best of politics in 2024, make it count

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 1, 2024
  • Plus, Norway's ambassador to Canada died on June 17, editor picked to head up Washington Post turns it down, new Chinese ambassador hosts welcome
The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Claiming a citizen assembly will reduce or eliminate arson, vandalism, harassment, and homophobic intimidation against MPs is magical thinking: Liberal MP McKay

  • Re: “How many chances have parliamentarians missed to start fixing the toxicity they complain about, asks letter writer,” (Letter to the editor, The Hill
Opinion | July 1, 2024
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Claiming a citizen assembly will reduce or eliminate arson, vandalism, harassment, and homophobic intimidation against MPs is magical thinking: Liberal MP McKay

Opinion | July 1, 2024
  • Re: “How many chances have parliamentarians missed to start fixing the toxicity they complain about, asks letter writer,” (Letter to the editor, The Hill

Claiming a citizen assembly will reduce or eliminate arson, vandalism, harassment, and homophobic intimidation against MPs is magical thinking: Liberal MP McKay

Opinion | July 1, 2024
  • Re: “How many chances have parliamentarians missed to start fixing the toxicity they complain about, asks letter writer,” (Letter to the editor, The Hill
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House adjourned, and Canada celebrates 157th on July 1

  • MONDAY, JULY 1 House Not Sitting—The House is on its summer break. It resumes sitting on Sept. 16, and will sit for four weeks
Canada Day 2023, Ottawa, Parliament Hill and LeBreton Flats, July 1, 2023, at the evening concert. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

House adjourned, and Canada celebrates 157th on July 1

  • MONDAY, JULY 1 House Not Sitting—The House is on its summer break. It resumes sitting on Sept. 16, and will sit for four weeks

House adjourned, and Canada celebrates 157th on July 1

  • MONDAY, JULY 1 House Not Sitting—The House is on its summer break. It resumes sitting on Sept. 16, and will sit for four weeks
Canada Day 2023, Ottawa, Parliament Hill and LeBreton Flats, July 1, 2023, at the evening concert. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Hamas must release all hostages and surrender: Alan Williams

  • Re: “Ottawa can no longer ignore rising death toll in Gaza,” (The Hill Times, June 6, by Usama Khan). The author is quite right
Opinion | July 1, 2024
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Hamas must release all hostages and surrender: Alan Williams

Opinion | July 1, 2024
  • Re: “Ottawa can no longer ignore rising death toll in Gaza,” (The Hill Times, June 6, by Usama Khan). The author is quite right

Hamas must release all hostages and surrender: Alan Williams

Opinion | July 1, 2024
  • Re: “Ottawa can no longer ignore rising death toll in Gaza,” (The Hill Times, June 6, by Usama Khan). The author is quite right
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Liberal MP Chahal among nine MPs demanding ‘immediate’ caucus meeting to discuss ‘extremely concerning’ byelection loss

  • The request, which the MPs say is supported by ‘dozens’ in caucus, comes hours after Liberal MP Wayne Long wrote another caucus-wide email saying
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 28, 2024
Nine Liberal MPs have sent an email to the national caucus chair, and all caucus colleagues, asking for an in-person meeting to discuss the disappointing byelection result in Toronto-St. Paul's, Ont.

Liberal MP Chahal among nine MPs demanding ‘immediate’ caucus meeting to discuss ‘extremely concerning’ byelection loss

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 28, 2024
  • The request, which the MPs say is supported by ‘dozens’ in caucus, comes hours after Liberal MP Wayne Long wrote another caucus-wide email saying

Liberal MP Chahal among nine MPs demanding ‘immediate’ caucus meeting to discuss ‘extremely concerning’ byelection loss

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 28, 2024
  • The request, which the MPs say is supported by ‘dozens’ in caucus, comes hours after Liberal MP Wayne Long wrote another caucus-wide email saying
Nine Liberal MPs have sent an email to the national caucus chair, and all caucus colleagues, asking for an in-person meeting to discuss the disappointing byelection result in Toronto-St. Paul's, Ont.

Liberal MPs Long and McDonald call for change in party leadership: ‘we need new leadership and a new direction’

  • In an email to all Liberal caucus members, Liberal MP Wayne Long said the party needs a new leader. Liberal MP Ken McDonald responded
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 28, 2024
Three-term Liberal MP Wayne Long wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down as party leader. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal MPs Long and McDonald call for change in party leadership: ‘we need new leadership and a new direction’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 28, 2024
  • In an email to all Liberal caucus members, Liberal MP Wayne Long said the party needs a new leader. Liberal MP Ken McDonald responded

Liberal MPs Long and McDonald call for change in party leadership: ‘we need new leadership and a new direction’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 28, 2024
  • In an email to all Liberal caucus members, Liberal MP Wayne Long said the party needs a new leader. Liberal MP Ken McDonald responded
Three-term Liberal MP Wayne Long wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down as party leader. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘So damn offensive’: NSICOP and Hogue findings on media raise serious concern about covert targeting of Canadian journalists

  • If foreign powers can convince mainstream Canadian media to report a message they wish to advance 'it's quite dangerous' because it lends 'credibility to
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 28, 2024
Reporters scrum Liberal MP David McGuinty, chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, before the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on June 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘So damn offensive’: NSICOP and Hogue findings on media raise serious concern about covert targeting of Canadian journalists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 28, 2024
  • If foreign powers can convince mainstream Canadian media to report a message they wish to advance 'it's quite dangerous' because it lends 'credibility to

‘So damn offensive’: NSICOP and Hogue findings on media raise serious concern about covert targeting of Canadian journalists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 28, 2024
  • If foreign powers can convince mainstream Canadian media to report a message they wish to advance 'it's quite dangerous' because it lends 'credibility to
Reporters scrum Liberal MP David McGuinty, chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, before the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on June 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Caucus disquiet grows after Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection upset as Liberals face ‘catastrophic loss’ with status quo

  • For the Trudeau government, the writing has been on the wall since November, and ‘despite their best efforts, they haven't been able to get
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, STEPHEN JEFFERY, ABBAS RANA | June 28, 2024
Following an upset loss in the June 24 Toronto-St. Paul's byelection, there's nothing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in this file photograph earlier this year, can do to change his party's fate, says pollster David Coletto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Caucus disquiet grows after Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection upset as Liberals face ‘catastrophic loss’ with status quo

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, STEPHEN JEFFERY, ABBAS RANA | June 28, 2024
  • For the Trudeau government, the writing has been on the wall since November, and ‘despite their best efforts, they haven't been able to get

Caucus disquiet grows after Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection upset as Liberals face ‘catastrophic loss’ with status quo

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL, STEPHEN JEFFERY, ABBAS RANA | June 28, 2024
  • For the Trudeau government, the writing has been on the wall since November, and ‘despite their best efforts, they haven't been able to get
Following an upset loss in the June 24 Toronto-St. Paul's byelection, there's nothing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in this file photograph earlier this year, can do to change his party's fate, says pollster David Coletto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Justin Trudeau’s best-before date

  • Plus, a look into the government's procurement of $80-billion worth of war ships.
Discourse around Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's leadership reached a fever pitch this week, and shows no signs of subsiding. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Justin Trudeau’s best-before date

  • Plus, a look into the government's procurement of $80-billion worth of war ships.

Justin Trudeau’s best-before date

  • Plus, a look into the government's procurement of $80-billion worth of war ships.
Discourse around Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's leadership reached a fever pitch this week, and shows no signs of subsiding. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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