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Population planning must look beyond snapshot of fertility levels

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

Population planning must look beyond snapshot of fertility levels

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

Population planning must look beyond snapshot of fertility levels

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

Foreign Affairs Minister Anand names policy director, and more 

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

Foreign Affairs Minister Anand names policy director, and more 

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

Foreign Affairs Minister Anand names policy director, and more 

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

Bob Rae is feeling the UN’s pain

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

Bob Rae is feeling the UN’s pain

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

Bob Rae is feeling the UN’s pain

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Canada’s diplomatic vacancy in Germany lingers despite diversification push

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

Canada’s diplomatic vacancy in Germany lingers despite diversification push

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

Canada’s diplomatic vacancy in Germany lingers despite diversification push

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First Nations dial up the pressure

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

First Nations dial up the pressure

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

First Nations dial up the pressure

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Skeleton of new Parliament Welcome Centre starts taking shape

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

Skeleton of new Parliament Welcome Centre starts taking shape

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

Skeleton of new Parliament Welcome Centre starts taking shape

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

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

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

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

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

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
In comments to the House of Commons on June 18, Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland seemed to imply that the ferries could have been purchased from a Canadian company, yet no Canadian shipyard responded when BC Ferries sought proposals last year, David Crane writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to
In comments to the House of Commons on June 18, Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland seemed to imply that the ferries could have been purchased from a Canadian company, yet no Canadian shipyard responded when BC Ferries sought proposals last year, David Crane writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A reality check for the Carney government and Canadians

  • As the federal Liberals move forward with their financial review, it’s important that they are transparent with Canadians about the actual real-life impacts of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 20, 2025, after the passage of Bill C-5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A reality check for the Carney government and Canadians

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 14, 2025
  • As the federal Liberals move forward with their financial review, it’s important that they are transparent with Canadians about the actual real-life impacts of

A reality check for the Carney government and Canadians

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 14, 2025
  • As the federal Liberals move forward with their financial review, it’s important that they are transparent with Canadians about the actual real-life impacts of
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 20, 2025, after the passage of Bill C-5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why government’s aversion to risk impacts Indigenous Peoples the most

  • CIRNAC and ISC must be forced to actually get the money out the door to Indigenous communities because this is the rare case in
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 14, 2025
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
As a part of Prime Minister Mark Carney's, right, spending review of government operations, departments that serve Indigenous Peoples—including Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada led by Minister Rebecca Alty, left—must be required to fulfill their spending obligations and "get the money out the door," writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why government’s aversion to risk impacts Indigenous Peoples the most

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 14, 2025
  • CIRNAC and ISC must be forced to actually get the money out the door to Indigenous communities because this is the rare case in

Why government’s aversion to risk impacts Indigenous Peoples the most

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 14, 2025
  • CIRNAC and ISC must be forced to actually get the money out the door to Indigenous communities because this is the rare case in
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
As a part of Prime Minister Mark Carney's, right, spending review of government operations, departments that serve Indigenous Peoples—including Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada led by Minister Rebecca Alty, left—must be required to fulfill their spending obligations and "get the money out the door," writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How Canadians feel about Carney will rely on trade talk success with a mercurial Trump

  • Will the public accept half a loaf, or blame the prime minister for coming away with less than we had before? In the pitiless
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

How Canadians feel about Carney will rely on trade talk success with a mercurial Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
  • Will the public accept half a loaf, or blame the prime minister for coming away with less than we had before? In the pitiless

How Canadians feel about Carney will rely on trade talk success with a mercurial Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
  • Will the public accept half a loaf, or blame the prime minister for coming away with less than we had before? In the pitiless
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

It’s time we treat campus infrastructure as a nation-building project

  • Investments in universities are practical and high-impact investments that will create new jobs, deliver value for taxpayers and strengthen Canada’s competitiveness.
Opinion | BY GABRIEL MILLER | July 14, 2025
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, centre, participates in a scrum in the West Block on May 14, 2025. If Robertson's government is serious about mobilizing a wartime-level response to Canada’s infrastructure crisis, it needs to mobilize every asset it has, including universities, writes Gabriel Miller. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

It’s time we treat campus infrastructure as a nation-building project

Opinion | BY GABRIEL MILLER | July 14, 2025
  • Investments in universities are practical and high-impact investments that will create new jobs, deliver value for taxpayers and strengthen Canada’s competitiveness.

It’s time we treat campus infrastructure as a nation-building project

Opinion | BY GABRIEL MILLER | July 14, 2025
  • Investments in universities are practical and high-impact investments that will create new jobs, deliver value for taxpayers and strengthen Canada’s competitiveness.
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, centre, participates in a scrum in the West Block on May 14, 2025. If Robertson's government is serious about mobilizing a wartime-level response to Canada’s infrastructure crisis, it needs to mobilize every asset it has, including universities, writes Gabriel Miller. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

What will kill the electric car this time: Trump or Canada’s haplessness?

  • Until further notice, we are passengers in this environmental and economic setback, and Donald Trump is at the wheel.
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Mélanie Joly, right, who was then foreign affairs minister, met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Joly, now industry minister, is the federal lead on the auto file. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

What will kill the electric car this time: Trump or Canada’s haplessness?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 14, 2025
  • Until further notice, we are passengers in this environmental and economic setback, and Donald Trump is at the wheel.

What will kill the electric car this time: Trump or Canada’s haplessness?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 14, 2025
  • Until further notice, we are passengers in this environmental and economic setback, and Donald Trump is at the wheel.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Mélanie Joly, right, who was then foreign affairs minister, met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Joly, now industry minister, is the federal lead on the auto file. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

Prime minister launches meetings with First Nations about Bill C-5

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
At a June 20 press conference, following Bill C-5's passing, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced he would meet with First Nations rights holders to discuss the bill. Buckley Belanger, secretary of state for rural development; Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty; and Liberal MPs Natilien Joseph and Jaime Battiste were also in attendance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime minister launches meetings with First Nations about Bill C-5

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

Prime minister launches meetings with First Nations about Bill C-5

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world
Mark Carney
At a June 20 press conference, following Bill C-5's passing, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced he would meet with First Nations rights holders to discuss the bill. Buckley Belanger, secretary of state for rural development; Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty; and Liberal MPs Natilien Joseph and Jaime Battiste were also in attendance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The dog days of summer for Pierre Poilievre

  • As you relax this summer, spare a few kind thoughts for the Conservatives. Their leader has shown he has nothing to offer them but
Opinion | BY KEN POLK | July 14, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the House of Commons foyer on May 27, 2025. After losing the most recent election—which includes the loss of Poilievre's own riding—the Conservatives will have to reconsider its 'take no prisoners' attitude, Ken Polk writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The dog days of summer for Pierre Poilievre

Opinion | BY KEN POLK | July 14, 2025
  • As you relax this summer, spare a few kind thoughts for the Conservatives. Their leader has shown he has nothing to offer them but

The dog days of summer for Pierre Poilievre

Opinion | BY KEN POLK | July 14, 2025
  • As you relax this summer, spare a few kind thoughts for the Conservatives. Their leader has shown he has nothing to offer them but
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the House of Commons foyer on May 27, 2025. After losing the most recent election—which includes the loss of Poilievre's own riding—the Conservatives will have to reconsider its 'take no prisoners' attitude, Ken Polk writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Digital sovereignty must drive Canada’s U.S. trade strategy

  • The approach we choose for trade talks will determine whether Canada controls its digital future or remains forever dependent on others’ technological infrastructure.
Opinion | BY BARRY APPLETON | July 14, 2025
Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in the West Block on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Digital sovereignty must drive Canada’s U.S. trade strategy

Opinion | BY BARRY APPLETON | July 14, 2025
  • The approach we choose for trade talks will determine whether Canada controls its digital future or remains forever dependent on others’ technological infrastructure.

Digital sovereignty must drive Canada’s U.S. trade strategy

Opinion | BY BARRY APPLETON | July 14, 2025
  • The approach we choose for trade talks will determine whether Canada controls its digital future or remains forever dependent on others’ technological infrastructure.
Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in the West Block on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Former Treasury Board president Scott Brison’s estimates reforms were ‘top-down,’ and MPs need ‘bottom-up’ approach for better spending scrutiny: ex-PBO Kevin Page

  • MPs are supposed to scrutinize more than $400-billion in government spending this year, but often they don't have a clue what they're doing.
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 27, 2024
Former Treasury Board president Scott Brison, who served in the role from 2015-2018, attempted to reform Canada's budget and estimates process during his time in office. Ultimately, the reform package did not live beyond its two-year trial phase. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former Treasury Board president Scott Brison’s estimates reforms were ‘top-down,’ and MPs need ‘bottom-up’ approach for better spending scrutiny: ex-PBO Kevin Page

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 27, 2024
  • MPs are supposed to scrutinize more than $400-billion in government spending this year, but often they don't have a clue what they're doing.

Former Treasury Board president Scott Brison’s estimates reforms were ‘top-down,’ and MPs need ‘bottom-up’ approach for better spending scrutiny: ex-PBO Kevin Page

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 27, 2024
  • MPs are supposed to scrutinize more than $400-billion in government spending this year, but often they don't have a clue what they're doing.
Former Treasury Board president Scott Brison, who served in the role from 2015-2018, attempted to reform Canada's budget and estimates process during his time in office. Ultimately, the reform package did not live beyond its two-year trial phase. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From crisis to solution: a national acquisition fund can help ease housing crisis

  • The Canadian Housing and Renewal Association, B.C.'s Rental Protection Fund, and the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada propose a national acquisition fund to move
Opinion | BY RAY SULLIVAN, JILL ATKEY, TIM ROSS, AND JOHN GORDON | March 27, 2024
Housing Minister Sean Fraser, pictured on the Hill on Feb. 27, 2024. If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Fraser truly want to help more people across Canada afford their homes, the upcoming federal budget must commit to a national acquisition fund, write the authors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From crisis to solution: a national acquisition fund can help ease housing crisis

Opinion | BY RAY SULLIVAN, JILL ATKEY, TIM ROSS, AND JOHN GORDON | March 27, 2024
  • The Canadian Housing and Renewal Association, B.C.'s Rental Protection Fund, and the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada propose a national acquisition fund to move

From crisis to solution: a national acquisition fund can help ease housing crisis

Opinion | BY RAY SULLIVAN, JILL ATKEY, TIM ROSS, AND JOHN GORDON | March 27, 2024
  • The Canadian Housing and Renewal Association, B.C.'s Rental Protection Fund, and the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada propose a national acquisition fund to move
Housing Minister Sean Fraser, pictured on the Hill on Feb. 27, 2024. If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Fraser truly want to help more people across Canada afford their homes, the upcoming federal budget must commit to a national acquisition fund, write the authors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pharmacare really matters, and this is not it

  • It's great to know Canada will help those families dealing with the additional costs of managing diabetes, and that the cost burdens of preventative
Opinion | BY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY | March 27, 2024
Health Minister Mark Holland, pictured Feb. 29, 2024, holding press conference at the Centretown Community Health Centre in Ottawa to talk about the government’s introduction of the Pharmacare Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pharmacare really matters, and this is not it

Opinion | BY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY | March 27, 2024
  • It's great to know Canada will help those families dealing with the additional costs of managing diabetes, and that the cost burdens of preventative

Pharmacare really matters, and this is not it

Opinion | BY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY | March 27, 2024
  • It's great to know Canada will help those families dealing with the additional costs of managing diabetes, and that the cost burdens of preventative
Health Minister Mark Holland, pictured Feb. 29, 2024, holding press conference at the Centretown Community Health Centre in Ottawa to talk about the government’s introduction of the Pharmacare Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The world’s energy transition is failing, and we’re just all standing by watching

  • In our lifetimes, we will come to know that we failed to effectively mitigate. We will be losing everything we care about, know and
Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | March 27, 2024
The oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The world’s energy transition is failing, and we’re just all standing by watching

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | March 27, 2024
  • In our lifetimes, we will come to know that we failed to effectively mitigate. We will be losing everything we care about, know and

The world’s energy transition is failing, and we’re just all standing by watching

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | March 27, 2024
  • In our lifetimes, we will come to know that we failed to effectively mitigate. We will be losing everything we care about, know and
The oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

A gigantic rise in global temperatures spells uncertainty for scientists

  • Changes in average global temperature from one year to another tend to be quite small. This one is gigantic.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 27, 2024
The worrisome part of the current warming is not just that it has given us the hottest year on record. It’s the scale of the rise in temperature this year, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of sippakorn/Pixabay

A gigantic rise in global temperatures spells uncertainty for scientists

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 27, 2024
  • Changes in average global temperature from one year to another tend to be quite small. This one is gigantic.

A gigantic rise in global temperatures spells uncertainty for scientists

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 27, 2024
  • Changes in average global temperature from one year to another tend to be quite small. This one is gigantic.
The worrisome part of the current warming is not just that it has given us the hottest year on record. It’s the scale of the rise in temperature this year, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of sippakorn/Pixabay

The importance of career-oriented education for Canada’s youth

  • As governments actively seek better ways to address skilled labour and trade education across the provinces, educational leaders are ready to prepare students with
Opinion | BY HEATHER LAPPER | March 27, 2024
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce. Ontario’s new budget proposal includes building a new career portal and help to boost access to career colleges by freezing tuition, writes Heather Lapper. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The importance of career-oriented education for Canada’s youth

Opinion | BY HEATHER LAPPER | March 27, 2024
  • As governments actively seek better ways to address skilled labour and trade education across the provinces, educational leaders are ready to prepare students with

The importance of career-oriented education for Canada’s youth

Opinion | BY HEATHER LAPPER | March 27, 2024
  • As governments actively seek better ways to address skilled labour and trade education across the provinces, educational leaders are ready to prepare students with
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce. Ontario’s new budget proposal includes building a new career portal and help to boost access to career colleges by freezing tuition, writes Heather Lapper. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

ArriveCan app provided ‘value for money,’ just not the ‘best value,’ CBSA official tells MPs

  • The maintenance of the existing ArriveCan application costs just under $3-million annually.
News | BY IREM KOCA | March 27, 2024
Jonathan Moor, vice-president of Canada Border Services Agency's comptrollership branch speaking at the Government Operations and Estimates on Mar. 26, 2024. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

ArriveCan app provided ‘value for money,’ just not the ‘best value,’ CBSA official tells MPs

News | BY IREM KOCA | March 27, 2024
  • The maintenance of the existing ArriveCan application costs just under $3-million annually.

ArriveCan app provided ‘value for money,’ just not the ‘best value,’ CBSA official tells MPs

News | BY IREM KOCA | March 27, 2024
  • The maintenance of the existing ArriveCan application costs just under $3-million annually.
Jonathan Moor, vice-president of Canada Border Services Agency's comptrollership branch speaking at the Government Operations and Estimates on Mar. 26, 2024. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

Finishing the fight against COVID and the ‘global race’ to the top of Mount Vaccine

  • In the final part of The Hill Times' series on the fourth anniversary of COVID-19, Minister Anita Anand reflects on her role in the
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 27, 2024
A mask and a bottle of hand sanitizer are pictured next to Canada’s deputy chief public health officer Howard Njoo during an update on the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa on Jan. 5, 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Finishing the fight against COVID and the ‘global race’ to the top of Mount Vaccine

News | BY STUART BENSON | March 27, 2024
  • In the final part of The Hill Times' series on the fourth anniversary of COVID-19, Minister Anita Anand reflects on her role in the

Finishing the fight against COVID and the ‘global race’ to the top of Mount Vaccine

News | BY STUART BENSON | March 27, 2024
  • In the final part of The Hill Times' series on the fourth anniversary of COVID-19, Minister Anita Anand reflects on her role in the
A mask and a bottle of hand sanitizer are pictured next to Canada’s deputy chief public health officer Howard Njoo during an update on the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa on Jan. 5, 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Mr. Poilievre go to Washington? Former diplomats hope so

  • If Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives win the next election, the renewal of Canada's North American trade deal will be an early hurdle he will have
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 27, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has yet to take a Canadian opposition leader's traditional trek to Washington, D.C. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Mr. Poilievre go to Washington? Former diplomats hope so

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 27, 2024
  • If Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives win the next election, the renewal of Canada's North American trade deal will be an early hurdle he will have

Will Mr. Poilievre go to Washington? Former diplomats hope so

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 27, 2024
  • If Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives win the next election, the renewal of Canada's North American trade deal will be an early hurdle he will have
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has yet to take a Canadian opposition leader's traditional trek to Washington, D.C. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The strong, public face of a personal pain

  • During the lead up to former prime minister Brian Mulroney’s funeral service, the strength and decency of his family were striking.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 27, 2024
The Mulroneys, including Ben, left, Nicolas, Mila, and Caroline, were profiles in courage through the various stages of saying goodbye to their patriarch, former prime minister Brian Mulroney, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The strong, public face of a personal pain

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 27, 2024
  • During the lead up to former prime minister Brian Mulroney’s funeral service, the strength and decency of his family were striking.

The strong, public face of a personal pain

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | March 27, 2024
  • During the lead up to former prime minister Brian Mulroney’s funeral service, the strength and decency of his family were striking.
The Mulroneys, including Ben, left, Nicolas, Mila, and Caroline, were profiles in courage through the various stages of saying goodbye to their patriarch, former prime minister Brian Mulroney, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Taylor Swift save the world from Donald Trump?

  • Swift’s ballot-box influence is untested, but Republicans clearly see her as enough of a threat to Trump that they have begun warning her to
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 27, 2024
Former U.S. president and 2024 Republican candidate Donald Trump recently said cultural phenomenon Taylor Swift would be acting in a ‘disloyal’ way if she supported President Joe Biden in the Nov. 5 election, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Can Taylor Swift save the world from Donald Trump?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 27, 2024
  • Swift’s ballot-box influence is untested, but Republicans clearly see her as enough of a threat to Trump that they have begun warning her to

Can Taylor Swift save the world from Donald Trump?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 27, 2024
  • Swift’s ballot-box influence is untested, but Republicans clearly see her as enough of a threat to Trump that they have begun warning her to
Former U.S. president and 2024 Republican candidate Donald Trump recently said cultural phenomenon Taylor Swift would be acting in a ‘disloyal’ way if she supported President Joe Biden in the Nov. 5 election, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Carbon price confidence vote is cold comfort

  • On March 21, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre beat his chest and rallied his troops to bring down the Trudeau Liberals by way of a
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 27, 2024
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre addresses his caucus at a meeting in the West Block on March 20. His party's non-confidence motion to bring down the government on the back of the increase to the carbon price failed the following day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carbon price confidence vote is cold comfort

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 27, 2024
  • On March 21, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre beat his chest and rallied his troops to bring down the Trudeau Liberals by way of a

Carbon price confidence vote is cold comfort

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 27, 2024
  • On March 21, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre beat his chest and rallied his troops to bring down the Trudeau Liberals by way of a
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre addresses his caucus at a meeting in the West Block on March 20. His party's non-confidence motion to bring down the government on the back of the increase to the carbon price failed the following day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A tale of three famines

  • Politics provides the final push to topple a country into famine, and that’s what is really killing people today in Sudan, Gaza, and Haiti.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 27, 2024
Women line up for food aid in the Aweil East region in South Sudan. In most cases, starvation is a byproduct of war, not even the main event, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the PCPM Foundation

A tale of three famines

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 27, 2024
  • Politics provides the final push to topple a country into famine, and that’s what is really killing people today in Sudan, Gaza, and Haiti.

A tale of three famines

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 27, 2024
  • Politics provides the final push to topple a country into famine, and that’s what is really killing people today in Sudan, Gaza, and Haiti.
Women line up for food aid in the Aweil East region in South Sudan. In most cases, starvation is a byproduct of war, not even the main event, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the PCPM Foundation

Are we sleepwalking to another national unity crisis?

  • It is possible that within two years, the official opposition in the House of Commons will be the Bloc Québécois, and in Quebec, there
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 27, 2024
In Quebec City, the faltering fortunes of Premier François Legault, left, have led to a dominating lead by Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of the Parti Québécois

Are we sleepwalking to another national unity crisis?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 27, 2024
  • It is possible that within two years, the official opposition in the House of Commons will be the Bloc Québécois, and in Quebec, there

Are we sleepwalking to another national unity crisis?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 27, 2024
  • It is possible that within two years, the official opposition in the House of Commons will be the Bloc Québécois, and in Quebec, there
In Quebec City, the faltering fortunes of Premier François Legault, left, have led to a dominating lead by Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of the Parti Québécois

Ontario Premier Ford to star in Ottawa mayor’s breakfast event on March 28

  • SUNDAY, MARCH 24—FRIDAY, MARCH 29 Minister Ng to Lead Two Trade Missions to Asia—Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, and Economic Development Mary Ng will lead
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will be the special guest at the Mayor's Breakfast hosted by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, the Ottawa Business Journal , and the Ottawa Board of Trade on Thursday, March 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ontario Premier Ford to star in Ottawa mayor’s breakfast event on March 28

  • SUNDAY, MARCH 24—FRIDAY, MARCH 29 Minister Ng to Lead Two Trade Missions to Asia—Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, and Economic Development Mary Ng will lead

Ontario Premier Ford to star in Ottawa mayor’s breakfast event on March 28

  • SUNDAY, MARCH 24—FRIDAY, MARCH 29 Minister Ng to Lead Two Trade Missions to Asia—Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, and Economic Development Mary Ng will lead
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will be the special guest at the Mayor's Breakfast hosted by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, the Ottawa Business Journal , and the Ottawa Board of Trade on Thursday, March 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Misinformation coming from column on carbon tax: Bellavance

  • Re: “The triumph of misinformation,” (The Hill Times, March 20, p. 9). The actual misinformation comes from Les Whittington. He writes that eight of
Opinion | March 27, 2024

Misinformation coming from column on carbon tax: Bellavance

Opinion | March 27, 2024
  • Re: “The triumph of misinformation,” (The Hill Times, March 20, p. 9). The actual misinformation comes from Les Whittington. He writes that eight of

Misinformation coming from column on carbon tax: Bellavance

Opinion | March 27, 2024
  • Re: “The triumph of misinformation,” (The Hill Times, March 20, p. 9). The actual misinformation comes from Les Whittington. He writes that eight of

Minister Saks is a leader in push for peace, says Toronto reader

  • In a world of stagnated political polarization and violently escalating historic pains, Mental Health and Addictions Minister and Jewish peacemaker Ya’ara Saks is a
Opinion | March 27, 2024
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister Saks is a leader in push for peace, says Toronto reader

Opinion | March 27, 2024
  • In a world of stagnated political polarization and violently escalating historic pains, Mental Health and Addictions Minister and Jewish peacemaker Ya’ara Saks is a

Minister Saks is a leader in push for peace, says Toronto reader

Opinion | March 27, 2024
  • In a world of stagnated political polarization and violently escalating historic pains, Mental Health and Addictions Minister and Jewish peacemaker Ya’ara Saks is a
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mulroney ignored working people and made Canada a harsher place: letter writer

  • Perhaps it is time for some clarity on the late Brian Mulroney’s harsh legacy. Before becoming prime minister in 1983, “labour lawyer” Mulroney was
Opinion | March 27, 2024
The late prime minister Brian Mulroney didn’t have a wholly sparkling record, writes Morgan Duchesney. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Mulroney ignored working people and made Canada a harsher place: letter writer

Opinion | March 27, 2024
  • Perhaps it is time for some clarity on the late Brian Mulroney’s harsh legacy. Before becoming prime minister in 1983, “labour lawyer” Mulroney was

Mulroney ignored working people and made Canada a harsher place: letter writer

Opinion | March 27, 2024
  • Perhaps it is time for some clarity on the late Brian Mulroney’s harsh legacy. Before becoming prime minister in 1983, “labour lawyer” Mulroney was
The late prime minister Brian Mulroney didn’t have a wholly sparkling record, writes Morgan Duchesney. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Defence policy changes not as stark as Taylor presents, says reader

  • Re: “Who will be Canada’s next chief of the defence staff?” (The Hill Times, March 20, p. 4). In reading Scott Taylor’s article, it
Opinion | March 27, 2024
Canadian Forces medical technicians conduct cold/hot load drills with a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter alongside U.S. partners at Lielvarde Air Base in Lielvarde, Latvia, on March 3. DND photograph by Corporal Bryan Bodo

Defence policy changes not as stark as Taylor presents, says reader

Opinion | March 27, 2024
  • Re: “Who will be Canada’s next chief of the defence staff?” (The Hill Times, March 20, p. 4). In reading Scott Taylor’s article, it

Defence policy changes not as stark as Taylor presents, says reader

Opinion | March 27, 2024
  • Re: “Who will be Canada’s next chief of the defence staff?” (The Hill Times, March 20, p. 4). In reading Scott Taylor’s article, it
Canadian Forces medical technicians conduct cold/hot load drills with a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter alongside U.S. partners at Lielvarde Air Base in Lielvarde, Latvia, on March 3. DND photograph by Corporal Bryan Bodo

Trudeau’s carbon tax hike will hurt future generations

  • The prime minister’s policies have thrown serious shadows over the future economic prospects of Canadians who will find themselves less well-off and less economically
Opinion | BY KENNETH GREEN | March 27, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s argument that somehow GHG reductions will yield appreciable benefits of any kind now or in future is nonsense, writes Kenneth Green. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s carbon tax hike will hurt future generations

Opinion | BY KENNETH GREEN | March 27, 2024
  • The prime minister’s policies have thrown serious shadows over the future economic prospects of Canadians who will find themselves less well-off and less economically

Trudeau’s carbon tax hike will hurt future generations

Opinion | BY KENNETH GREEN | March 27, 2024
  • The prime minister’s policies have thrown serious shadows over the future economic prospects of Canadians who will find themselves less well-off and less economically
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s argument that somehow GHG reductions will yield appreciable benefits of any kind now or in future is nonsense, writes Kenneth Green. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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