Ht-Logo-gigapixel-icon
Ht-Logo-gigapixel-icon
Monday, May 19, 2025

Canada’s Politics and Government News Source Since 1989

Latest Paper
Monday, May 19, 2025 | Latest Paper
Subscribe Now

TRENDING:

André LeBel

There’s no building without belonging

  • If the country can do a better job converting skilled immigrants into patriotic Canadians, our chances of building a successful economy improve significantly.
Opinion | BY DANIEL BERNHARD | May 19, 2025
If productivity is a form of patriotism, then each of us can do a great service to Canada by helping our families and our neighbours rekindle their love affair with the country, and devote themselves to success, writes Daniel Bernhard. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

There’s no building without belonging

Opinion | BY DANIEL BERNHARD | May 19, 2025
  • If the country can do a better job converting skilled immigrants into patriotic Canadians, our chances of building a successful economy improve significantly.

There’s no building without belonging

Opinion | BY DANIEL BERNHARD | May 19, 2025
  • If the country can do a better job converting skilled immigrants into patriotic Canadians, our chances of building a successful economy improve significantly.
If productivity is a form of patriotism, then each of us can do a great service to Canada by helping our families and our neighbours rekindle their love affair with the country, and devote themselves to success, writes Daniel Bernhard. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Imagination is the missing ingredient in Canadian AI policy and adoption

  • We need to quickly shed the mindset that either romanticizes or demonizes AI in favour of one that accepts its increasingly transformative practical utility.
Opinion | BY ANDREW FORDE | May 19, 2025
Evan Solomon
Evan Solomon
New Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon was sworn in on May 13 at Rideau Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Imagination is the missing ingredient in Canadian AI policy and adoption

Opinion | BY ANDREW FORDE | May 19, 2025
  • We need to quickly shed the mindset that either romanticizes or demonizes AI in favour of one that accepts its increasingly transformative practical utility.

Imagination is the missing ingredient in Canadian AI policy and adoption

Opinion | BY ANDREW FORDE | May 19, 2025
  • We need to quickly shed the mindset that either romanticizes or demonizes AI in favour of one that accepts its increasingly transformative practical utility.
Evan Solomon
New Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon was sworn in on May 13 at Rideau Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Federal disability benefit welcome, but its red tape will tax health system

  • The benefit’s onerous application process presents a challenge for patients, especially those who may be among the 6.5 million Canadians without a primary care
Opinion | BY JOSS REIMER | May 19, 2025
Doctor
Doctor
At a time when patients struggle to access timely care and physicians lose 18.5 million hours each year to administrative tasks, dumping more paperwork onto doctors’ desks is simply unfathomable, writes Dr. Joss Reimer. Pexels photograph by Polina Tankilevitch

Federal disability benefit welcome, but its red tape will tax health system

Opinion | BY JOSS REIMER | May 19, 2025
  • The benefit’s onerous application process presents a challenge for patients, especially those who may be among the 6.5 million Canadians without a primary care

Federal disability benefit welcome, but its red tape will tax health system

Opinion | BY JOSS REIMER | May 19, 2025
  • The benefit’s onerous application process presents a challenge for patients, especially those who may be among the 6.5 million Canadians without a primary care
Doctor
At a time when patients struggle to access timely care and physicians lose 18.5 million hours each year to administrative tasks, dumping more paperwork onto doctors’ desks is simply unfathomable, writes Dr. Joss Reimer. Pexels photograph by Polina Tankilevitch

To limit critics’ time to organize against Poilievre, some senior Conservatives explore moving convention to this fall

  • To limit the time Pierre Poilievre’s critics have to organize ahead of his leadership review by party rank-and-file members and to eliminate uncertainty, some
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 19, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida Poilievre, pictured April 28, 2025, on election night. Some senior Tories are internally discussing the possibility of moving their policy convention up to this fall, Conservative sources told The Hill Times. Poilievre will face a mandatory review at the convention. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

To limit critics’ time to organize against Poilievre, some senior Conservatives explore moving convention to this fall

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 19, 2025
  • To limit the time Pierre Poilievre’s critics have to organize ahead of his leadership review by party rank-and-file members and to eliminate uncertainty, some

To limit critics’ time to organize against Poilievre, some senior Conservatives explore moving convention to this fall

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 19, 2025
  • To limit the time Pierre Poilievre’s critics have to organize ahead of his leadership review by party rank-and-file members and to eliminate uncertainty, some
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida Poilievre, pictured April 28, 2025, on election night. Some senior Tories are internally discussing the possibility of moving their policy convention up to this fall, Conservative sources told The Hill Times. Poilievre will face a mandatory review at the convention. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Lobbying rule changes coming with stricter reporting requirements, says lobbying commissioner

  • The Lobbying Act's 'significant part of duties' threshold—also known as the 20-per-cent rule—needs to go, according to Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 19, 2025
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger said the 20-per-cent rule in the Lobbying Act is vague, during a May 13 webinar hosted by the Saskatchewan chapter of the Public Affairs Association of Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lobbying rule changes coming with stricter reporting requirements, says lobbying commissioner

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 19, 2025
  • The Lobbying Act's 'significant part of duties' threshold—also known as the 20-per-cent rule—needs to go, according to Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger.

Lobbying rule changes coming with stricter reporting requirements, says lobbying commissioner

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 19, 2025
  • The Lobbying Act's 'significant part of duties' threshold—also known as the 20-per-cent rule—needs to go, according to Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger.
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger said the 20-per-cent rule in the Lobbying Act is vague, during a May 13 webinar hosted by the Saskatchewan chapter of the Public Affairs Association of Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Seized By Uncertainty wins prestigious $60,000 Donner Prize, best public policy book of the year

  • Also, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami celebrates country food and culture, Freedom Convoy-inspired play is coming to the NAC, and Métis artist’s work gets national audience.
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 19, 2025
Authors Kevin Quigley, Kaitlynne Lowe, Sarah Moore and Brianna Wolfe have won this year's prestigious Donner Prize for their book Seized By Uncertainty: The Markets, Media and Special Interests that Shaped Canada’s Response to COVID-19, published by McGill-Queen’s University Press. Book cover and author photographs courtesy of McGill-Queen's University Press

Seized By Uncertainty wins prestigious $60,000 Donner Prize, best public policy book of the year

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 19, 2025
  • Also, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami celebrates country food and culture, Freedom Convoy-inspired play is coming to the NAC, and Métis artist’s work gets national audience.

Seized By Uncertainty wins prestigious $60,000 Donner Prize, best public policy book of the year

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 19, 2025
  • Also, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami celebrates country food and culture, Freedom Convoy-inspired play is coming to the NAC, and Métis artist’s work gets national audience.
Authors Kevin Quigley, Kaitlynne Lowe, Sarah Moore and Brianna Wolfe have won this year's prestigious Donner Prize for their book Seized By Uncertainty: The Markets, Media and Special Interests that Shaped Canada’s Response to COVID-19, published by McGill-Queen’s University Press. Book cover and author photographs courtesy of McGill-Queen's University Press

If anybody should have left Canada, it was First Nations

  • No province or territory is systematically victimized. If you want to talk systematic victimization and systemic underfunding, then look no further than at First Nations
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 19, 2025
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If anybody should have left Canada, it was First Nations

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 19, 2025
  • No province or territory is systematically victimized. If you want to talk systematic victimization and systemic underfunding, then look no further than at First Nations

If anybody should have left Canada, it was First Nations

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 19, 2025
  • No province or territory is systematically victimized. If you want to talk systematic victimization and systemic underfunding, then look no further than at First Nations
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney cabinet gets off to a rocky start

  • Last week, some of Mark Carney's cabinet ministers looked like rookies, and their lack of political savviness could drag down the cabinet at a
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 19, 2025
New Cabinet, swearing in ceremony. May 13, 2025 at Rideau Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
New Cabinet, swearing in ceremony. May 13, 2025 at Rideau Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured at Rideau Hall on May 13, 2025, is promising big things. He was elected mostly because people see him as the best leader right now to deal with the erratic and bully U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney cabinet gets off to a rocky start

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 19, 2025
  • Last week, some of Mark Carney's cabinet ministers looked like rookies, and their lack of political savviness could drag down the cabinet at a

Carney cabinet gets off to a rocky start

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 19, 2025
  • Last week, some of Mark Carney's cabinet ministers looked like rookies, and their lack of political savviness could drag down the cabinet at a
New Cabinet, swearing in ceremony. May 13, 2025 at Rideau Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured at Rideau Hall on May 13, 2025, is promising big things. He was elected mostly because people see him as the best leader right now to deal with the erratic and bully U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Champagne should give a state-of-the-economy update when the House gets back

  • It’s unlikely that Carney and his new cabinet will have much time for summer holidays if they are to deliver a more resilient and
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 19, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said there will be a fall economic statement, but no federal budget before the summer, which is being slammed by the opposition parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Champagne should give a state-of-the-economy update when the House gets back

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 19, 2025
  • It’s unlikely that Carney and his new cabinet will have much time for summer holidays if they are to deliver a more resilient and

Champagne should give a state-of-the-economy update when the House gets back

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 19, 2025
  • It’s unlikely that Carney and his new cabinet will have much time for summer holidays if they are to deliver a more resilient and
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said there will be a fall economic statement, but no federal budget before the summer, which is being slammed by the opposition parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New book reappraises Diefenbaker’s legacy

  • Bob Plamondon paints Diefenbaker as a passionate, charismatic, quick-witted politician who, above all else, strongly identified with the common people. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 19, 2025
Former prime minister John Diefenbaker has gotten a raw deal when it comes to his historical reputation, writes Gerry Nicholls. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

New book reappraises Diefenbaker’s legacy

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 19, 2025
  • Bob Plamondon paints Diefenbaker as a passionate, charismatic, quick-witted politician who, above all else, strongly identified with the common people. 

New book reappraises Diefenbaker’s legacy

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 19, 2025
  • Bob Plamondon paints Diefenbaker as a passionate, charismatic, quick-witted politician who, above all else, strongly identified with the common people. 
Former prime minister John Diefenbaker has gotten a raw deal when it comes to his historical reputation, writes Gerry Nicholls. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada can be catalyst for transformative change: Vancouver letter writer

  • The 2025 Canadian election may be over, but the need for advocacy is far from it. Now is the moment to press forward, not
Opinion | May 19, 2025
Image courtesy of Pexels

Canada can be catalyst for transformative change: Vancouver letter writer

Opinion | May 19, 2025
  • The 2025 Canadian election may be over, but the need for advocacy is far from it. Now is the moment to press forward, not

Canada can be catalyst for transformative change: Vancouver letter writer

Opinion | May 19, 2025
  • The 2025 Canadian election may be over, but the need for advocacy is far from it. Now is the moment to press forward, not
Image courtesy of Pexels

Bullying is just a poor substitute for competence: letter writer

  • Re: “Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and
Opinion | May 19, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pexels

Bullying is just a poor substitute for competence: letter writer

Opinion | May 19, 2025
  • Re: “Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and

Bullying is just a poor substitute for competence: letter writer

Opinion | May 19, 2025
  • Re: “Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pexels

Many MPs could start new Parliament without Hill offices

  • Hill office assignments are handled by respective party whips, and start with the party with the most seats in the House. New Liberal Whip
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 16, 2025
The House of Commons will be back in business in the West Block starting with the election of the Speaker on May 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Many MPs could start new Parliament without Hill offices

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 16, 2025
  • Hill office assignments are handled by respective party whips, and start with the party with the most seats in the House. New Liberal Whip

Many MPs could start new Parliament without Hill offices

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 16, 2025
  • Hill office assignments are handled by respective party whips, and start with the party with the most seats in the House. New Liberal Whip
The House of Commons will be back in business in the West Block starting with the election of the Speaker on May 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Matthew Perry’s legacy returns to his roots to build a home for recovery

  • On May 15, the Matthew Perry Foundation of Canada broke ground and planted a cherry tree at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, the
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 16, 2025
Matthew Perry Foundation of Canada CEO Caitlin Morrison speaks at the ceremonial groundbreaking for the future recovery home on the The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre campus on May 15. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Matthew Perry’s legacy returns to his roots to build a home for recovery

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 16, 2025
  • On May 15, the Matthew Perry Foundation of Canada broke ground and planted a cherry tree at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, the

Matthew Perry’s legacy returns to his roots to build a home for recovery

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 16, 2025
  • On May 15, the Matthew Perry Foundation of Canada broke ground and planted a cherry tree at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, the
Matthew Perry Foundation of Canada CEO Caitlin Morrison speaks at the ceremonial groundbreaking for the future recovery home on the The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre campus on May 15. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

New Liberal cabinet’s early stumbles all part of growing pains, say politicos

  • 'There appeared to be a lack of discipline, sloppiness, and we did have some ministers off message, displaying their traditional biases rather than toeing
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 16, 2025
When speaking to reporters on May 14, Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault, who formerly served as the environment minister, seemed to contradict the prime minister on the issue of new pipelines. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New Liberal cabinet’s early stumbles all part of growing pains, say politicos

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 16, 2025
  • 'There appeared to be a lack of discipline, sloppiness, and we did have some ministers off message, displaying their traditional biases rather than toeing

New Liberal cabinet’s early stumbles all part of growing pains, say politicos

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 16, 2025
  • 'There appeared to be a lack of discipline, sloppiness, and we did have some ministers off message, displaying their traditional biases rather than toeing
When speaking to reporters on May 14, Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault, who formerly served as the environment minister, seemed to contradict the prime minister on the issue of new pipelines. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Meet Mark Carney’s 38-member senior team

List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, front centre, poses for a photo with Governor General Mary Simon and the members of his core cabinet and team of ministers of state at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Meet Mark Carney’s 38-member senior team

List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 15, 2025

Meet Mark Carney’s 38-member senior team

List | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, front centre, poses for a photo with Governor General Mary Simon and the members of his core cabinet and team of ministers of state at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Polls, the campaign, and Pierre Poilievre

  • Pierre Poilievre dramatically narrowed the lead the Liberals had built—10 per cent at one point—but he carried too much political baggage. His attack-dog persona
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | May 15, 2025
Pierre Poilievre, pictured with his wife Anaida Poilievre in Montreal on April 15, 2025 was so close for so long to winning a Conservative supermajority. The party could almost taste it, but it was not to be, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Polls, the campaign, and Pierre Poilievre

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | May 15, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre dramatically narrowed the lead the Liberals had built—10 per cent at one point—but he carried too much political baggage. His attack-dog persona

Polls, the campaign, and Pierre Poilievre

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | May 15, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre dramatically narrowed the lead the Liberals had built—10 per cent at one point—but he carried too much political baggage. His attack-dog persona
Pierre Poilievre, pictured with his wife Anaida Poilievre in Montreal on April 15, 2025 was so close for so long to winning a Conservative supermajority. The party could almost taste it, but it was not to be, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Canada’s electric vehicle industry on a collision course?

  • The new Carney government and our provincial governments must take stock of the decline in the automotive manufacturing sector, and ask if the push
Opinion | BY JOSEPH FOURNIER | May 15, 2025
Moves from the U.S. represent an existential threat to Canada’s EV investments, and the viability of the large battery plants under various stages of planning and construction in Ontario and Quebec, writes Joseph Fournier. Photograph courtesy of Noya Fields/Flickr

Is Canada’s electric vehicle industry on a collision course?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH FOURNIER | May 15, 2025
  • The new Carney government and our provincial governments must take stock of the decline in the automotive manufacturing sector, and ask if the push

Is Canada’s electric vehicle industry on a collision course?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH FOURNIER | May 15, 2025
  • The new Carney government and our provincial governments must take stock of the decline in the automotive manufacturing sector, and ask if the push
Moves from the U.S. represent an existential threat to Canada’s EV investments, and the viability of the large battery plants under various stages of planning and construction in Ontario and Quebec, writes Joseph Fournier. Photograph courtesy of Noya Fields/Flickr

In politics, a ‘near victory’ is a defeat

  • Why did so many voters conclude that it was more important to stop Pierre Poilievre than to deny the Liberals a rare 'four-peat?' How
Opinion | BY KEN POLK | May 15, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre at a whistle-stop rally at Olde Stanley’s Maple Lane Farm in Edwards, Ont., on April 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In politics, a ‘near victory’ is a defeat

Opinion | BY KEN POLK | May 15, 2025
  • Why did so many voters conclude that it was more important to stop Pierre Poilievre than to deny the Liberals a rare 'four-peat?' How

In politics, a ‘near victory’ is a defeat

Opinion | BY KEN POLK | May 15, 2025
  • Why did so many voters conclude that it was more important to stop Pierre Poilievre than to deny the Liberals a rare 'four-peat?' How
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre at a whistle-stop rally at Olde Stanley’s Maple Lane Farm in Edwards, Ont., on April 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New faces, old problems: does Carney’s new cabinet have the political will to fix defence procurement?

  • A dedicated secretary of state is 'good news,' but doesn't signal the feds have someone in place to 'who's willing to own the risk'
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 15, 2025
David McGuinty
David McGuinty
New National Defence Minister David McGuinty and the government's spending commitments will likely be put in the international spotlight at next month's NATO Summit in the Netherlands. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New faces, old problems: does Carney’s new cabinet have the political will to fix defence procurement?

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 15, 2025
  • A dedicated secretary of state is 'good news,' but doesn't signal the feds have someone in place to 'who's willing to own the risk'

New faces, old problems: does Carney’s new cabinet have the political will to fix defence procurement?

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 15, 2025
  • A dedicated secretary of state is 'good news,' but doesn't signal the feds have someone in place to 'who's willing to own the risk'
David McGuinty
New National Defence Minister David McGuinty and the government's spending commitments will likely be put in the international spotlight at next month's NATO Summit in the Netherlands. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump 2.0 and the end of NATO

  • No one in the European Union’s defence ministries believe that Washington would risk a nuclear war to defend European cities.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 15, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump has comprehensively trashed the European delusion that the United States would come to its defence if Russia invaded, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Flickr

Trump 2.0 and the end of NATO

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 15, 2025
  • No one in the European Union’s defence ministries believe that Washington would risk a nuclear war to defend European cities.

Trump 2.0 and the end of NATO

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 15, 2025
  • No one in the European Union’s defence ministries believe that Washington would risk a nuclear war to defend European cities.
U.S. President Donald Trump has comprehensively trashed the European delusion that the United States would come to its defence if Russia invaded, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Flickr

The salaries of Carney’s cabinet and secretaries of state

  • When Prime Minister Mark Carney tapped 28 new cabinet ministers and 10 secretaries of state on May 13, he empowered them to take leadership
List | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, front centre, poses for a photo with Governor General Mary Simon and the members of his core cabinet and team of ministers of state at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The salaries of Carney’s cabinet and secretaries of state

List | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 14, 2025
  • When Prime Minister Mark Carney tapped 28 new cabinet ministers and 10 secretaries of state on May 13, he empowered them to take leadership

The salaries of Carney’s cabinet and secretaries of state

List | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 14, 2025
  • When Prime Minister Mark Carney tapped 28 new cabinet ministers and 10 secretaries of state on May 13, he empowered them to take leadership
Prime Minister Mark Carney, front centre, poses for a photo with Governor General Mary Simon and the members of his core cabinet and team of ministers of state at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada leads the future of diabetes care by listening to those with lived experience

  • The conversation about diabetes must extend beyond pharmaceutical breakthroughs and into questions of affordability, access, and social support.
Opinion | BY RACHEL REEVE | May 14, 2025
The research emerging from Canadian labs is not just about molecules and mechanisms, it’s also about giving people longer, healthier, and a better quality of life, writes Rachel Reeve. Unsplash photograph by Sweet Life

Canada leads the future of diabetes care by listening to those with lived experience

Opinion | BY RACHEL REEVE | May 14, 2025
  • The conversation about diabetes must extend beyond pharmaceutical breakthroughs and into questions of affordability, access, and social support.

Canada leads the future of diabetes care by listening to those with lived experience

Opinion | BY RACHEL REEVE | May 14, 2025
  • The conversation about diabetes must extend beyond pharmaceutical breakthroughs and into questions of affordability, access, and social support.
The research emerging from Canadian labs is not just about molecules and mechanisms, it’s also about giving people longer, healthier, and a better quality of life, writes Rachel Reeve. Unsplash photograph by Sweet Life

Trump’s Afrikaner ‘refugees’ pitch a piece of theatre

  • Three decades after the end of apartheid the average white South African still has 20 times the wealth of the average Black South African.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 14, 2025
Afrikaners aren’t actually refugees. They are bit-players in a secular passion play staged by U.S. President Donald Trump, right, probably at the suggestion of his faithful side-kick Elon Musk, left, who grew up very rich in apartheid-era South Africa, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Flickr

Trump’s Afrikaner ‘refugees’ pitch a piece of theatre

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 14, 2025
  • Three decades after the end of apartheid the average white South African still has 20 times the wealth of the average Black South African.

Trump’s Afrikaner ‘refugees’ pitch a piece of theatre

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 14, 2025
  • Three decades after the end of apartheid the average white South African still has 20 times the wealth of the average Black South African.
Afrikaners aren’t actually refugees. They are bit-players in a secular passion play staged by U.S. President Donald Trump, right, probably at the suggestion of his faithful side-kick Elon Musk, left, who grew up very rich in apartheid-era South Africa, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Flickr

The urgent need for stronger cybersecurity

  • The repercussions of data breaches go beyond compromised personal information, bringing also a broader economic impact.
Opinion | BY AMIT KUMAR SHARMA | May 14, 2025
Philippe Dufresne
Philippe Dufresne
Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne said in February that data breaches ‘have surged over the past decade.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The urgent need for stronger cybersecurity

Opinion | BY AMIT KUMAR SHARMA | May 14, 2025
  • The repercussions of data breaches go beyond compromised personal information, bringing also a broader economic impact.

The urgent need for stronger cybersecurity

Opinion | BY AMIT KUMAR SHARMA | May 14, 2025
  • The repercussions of data breaches go beyond compromised personal information, bringing also a broader economic impact.
Philippe Dufresne
Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne said in February that data breaches ‘have surged over the past decade.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time to bring Canada’s medical system into the 21st century

  • The first issue we should tackle is our out-of-date approach to digital health.
Opinion | BY LIAM MACDONALD | May 14, 2025
Doctor
Doctor
Building an integrated health data system requires harmonized standards and regulations, an area where the federal government should take a leading role, writes Liam MacDonald. Pexels photograph by Polina Tankilevitch

It’s time to bring Canada’s medical system into the 21st century

Opinion | BY LIAM MACDONALD | May 14, 2025
  • The first issue we should tackle is our out-of-date approach to digital health.

It’s time to bring Canada’s medical system into the 21st century

Opinion | BY LIAM MACDONALD | May 14, 2025
  • The first issue we should tackle is our out-of-date approach to digital health.
Doctor
Building an integrated health data system requires harmonized standards and regulations, an area where the federal government should take a leading role, writes Liam MacDonald. Pexels photograph by Polina Tankilevitch

Carney puts his stamp on cabinet

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses reporters following the cabinet shuffle on May 13, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney puts his stamp on cabinet

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 14, 2025
  • The Hill Times

Carney puts his stamp on cabinet

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 14, 2025
  • The Hill Times
Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses reporters following the cabinet shuffle on May 13, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
More Stories

Trudeau, climate change and aliens

  • Nationalism will always trump internationalism. That's why polls usually show one of the least popular government programs is foreign aid. Trudeau likely understands this
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 19, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill on April 19, 2023, will emphasize how Canada will become a world leader in green technology, which will ultimately increase both the country’s prosperity and its world-wide prestige. In other words, if you happily pay your carbon tax, you’re a good patriot, writes Gerry Nicholls.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau, climate change and aliens

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 19, 2023
  • Nationalism will always trump internationalism. That's why polls usually show one of the least popular government programs is foreign aid. Trudeau likely understands this

Trudeau, climate change and aliens

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 19, 2023
  • Nationalism will always trump internationalism. That's why polls usually show one of the least popular government programs is foreign aid. Trudeau likely understands this
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill on April 19, 2023, will emphasize how Canada will become a world leader in green technology, which will ultimately increase both the country’s prosperity and its world-wide prestige. In other words, if you happily pay your carbon tax, you’re a good patriot, writes Gerry Nicholls.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Hold the line!’: thousands descend on Parliament Hill as largest federal public service union begins strike over wages, return-to-workplace policies

  • Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward says the union 'truly hoped we wouldn’t be forced to take strike action, but we’ve
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 19, 2023
Public Service Alliance of Canada members picket on Parliament Hill on April 19, 2023. Bargaining groups representing more than 155,000 have commenced strike action after failing to reach new collective agreements with the federal government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Hold the line!’: thousands descend on Parliament Hill as largest federal public service union begins strike over wages, return-to-workplace policies

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 19, 2023
  • Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward says the union 'truly hoped we wouldn’t be forced to take strike action, but we’ve

‘Hold the line!’: thousands descend on Parliament Hill as largest federal public service union begins strike over wages, return-to-workplace policies

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 19, 2023
  • Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward says the union 'truly hoped we wouldn’t be forced to take strike action, but we’ve
Public Service Alliance of Canada members picket on Parliament Hill on April 19, 2023. Bargaining groups representing more than 155,000 have commenced strike action after failing to reach new collective agreements with the federal government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds seek to highlight fiscal strength of provinces before ‘inevitable tightening of the spending taps,’ say strategists

  • One economist told The Hill Times the provinces' fiscal position is ‘quite strong,’ but another argued that Ottawa should not ‘egg the provinces on’
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 19, 2023
The 2023 federal budget, delivered on Mar. 28 by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, makes the case that the provinces are presently in a stronger fiscal position than Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Feds seek to highlight fiscal strength of provinces before ‘inevitable tightening of the spending taps,’ say strategists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 19, 2023
  • One economist told The Hill Times the provinces' fiscal position is ‘quite strong,’ but another argued that Ottawa should not ‘egg the provinces on’

Feds seek to highlight fiscal strength of provinces before ‘inevitable tightening of the spending taps,’ say strategists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 19, 2023
  • One economist told The Hill Times the provinces' fiscal position is ‘quite strong,’ but another argued that Ottawa should not ‘egg the provinces on’
The 2023 federal budget, delivered on Mar. 28 by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, makes the case that the provinces are presently in a stronger fiscal position than Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The United States and Canada’s bingo moment

  • Canada needs to get serious about the role that cheap, high-carbon imports are playing in our marketplace at the expense of cleaner Canadian and
Opinion | BY CATHERINE COBDEN | April 19, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and U.S. President Joe Biden had a moment of truth during Biden's recent visit to Ottawa, when the leaders acknowledged that a reliance on cheap imports of goods and resources from parts of the world that don't share Canada's values is not the best model, writes Catherine Cobden. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The United States and Canada’s bingo moment

Opinion | BY CATHERINE COBDEN | April 19, 2023
  • Canada needs to get serious about the role that cheap, high-carbon imports are playing in our marketplace at the expense of cleaner Canadian and

The United States and Canada’s bingo moment

Opinion | BY CATHERINE COBDEN | April 19, 2023
  • Canada needs to get serious about the role that cheap, high-carbon imports are playing in our marketplace at the expense of cleaner Canadian and
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and U.S. President Joe Biden had a moment of truth during Biden's recent visit to Ottawa, when the leaders acknowledged that a reliance on cheap imports of goods and resources from parts of the world that don't share Canada's values is not the best model, writes Catherine Cobden. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | April 19, 2023
Alex Silas, PSAC regional executive vice-president for the National Capital Region, leads Public Service Alliance of Canada members in a chant during a picket at Treasury Board Secretariat office at 90 Elgin Street on April 19, 2023, day one of strike action. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | April 19, 2023

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | April 19, 2023
Alex Silas, PSAC regional executive vice-president for the National Capital Region, leads Public Service Alliance of Canada members in a chant during a picket at Treasury Board Secretariat office at 90 Elgin Street on April 19, 2023, day one of strike action. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget 2023: where were the tax measures to deal with corporate profits?

  • An excess profits tax would return to the government billions of public dollars used to support Canadians through the pandemic, fuelling hope in government
Opinion | BY DT COCHRANE | April 19, 2023
Budget 2023, which Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured, delivered at the end of March, failed to acknowledge corporate profits in the affordability crisis, writes economist DT Cochrane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Budget 2023: where were the tax measures to deal with corporate profits?

Opinion | BY DT COCHRANE | April 19, 2023
  • An excess profits tax would return to the government billions of public dollars used to support Canadians through the pandemic, fuelling hope in government

Budget 2023: where were the tax measures to deal with corporate profits?

Opinion | BY DT COCHRANE | April 19, 2023
  • An excess profits tax would return to the government billions of public dollars used to support Canadians through the pandemic, fuelling hope in government
Budget 2023, which Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured, delivered at the end of March, failed to acknowledge corporate profits in the affordability crisis, writes economist DT Cochrane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Chinese-Canadian activists raise concerns over feds’ rushed foreign registry consultations

  • With many members of the community only receiving an invite four days in advance and a lack of transparency on who would be in
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 19, 2023
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, left, speaks about the roll out of foreign registry consultations in the House of Commons foyer on March 10 alongside Liberal MP Ali Ehsassi, International Trade Minister Mary Ng, and Liberal MPs Pam Damoff and Taleeb Noormohamed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chinese-Canadian activists raise concerns over feds’ rushed foreign registry consultations

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 19, 2023
  • With many members of the community only receiving an invite four days in advance and a lack of transparency on who would be in

Chinese-Canadian activists raise concerns over feds’ rushed foreign registry consultations

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 19, 2023
  • With many members of the community only receiving an invite four days in advance and a lack of transparency on who would be in
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, left, speaks about the roll out of foreign registry consultations in the House of Commons foyer on March 10 alongside Liberal MP Ali Ehsassi, International Trade Minister Mary Ng, and Liberal MPs Pam Damoff and Taleeb Noormohamed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘More about reaction than action’: Tory strategists say Poilievre’s CBC attacks are ‘vintage Pierre,’ red meat for base

  • '[Poilievre] thinks this is a winning issue, and when he puts it out on social media, he's seeing in the response that a lot
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 19, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre responds to a question from Radio-Canada's Valerie-Micaela Bain in the House of Commons foyer in the West Block on March 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘More about reaction than action’: Tory strategists say Poilievre’s CBC attacks are ‘vintage Pierre,’ red meat for base

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 19, 2023
  • '[Poilievre] thinks this is a winning issue, and when he puts it out on social media, he's seeing in the response that a lot

‘More about reaction than action’: Tory strategists say Poilievre’s CBC attacks are ‘vintage Pierre,’ red meat for base

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 19, 2023
  • '[Poilievre] thinks this is a winning issue, and when he puts it out on social media, he's seeing in the response that a lot
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre responds to a question from Radio-Canada's Valerie-Micaela Bain in the House of Commons foyer in the West Block on March 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Infrastructure woes among biggest challenges at airports heading into busy summer

  • National Airlines Council of Canada president Jeff Morrison says the 2023 federal budget was a missed opportunity to support airports when it comes to
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 19, 2023
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced $75.9 million in additional funding towards the Canadian Transportation Agency on March 14 to help ensure the agency has adequate resources to address passenger rights complaints. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Infrastructure woes among biggest challenges at airports heading into busy summer

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 19, 2023
  • National Airlines Council of Canada president Jeff Morrison says the 2023 federal budget was a missed opportunity to support airports when it comes to

Infrastructure woes among biggest challenges at airports heading into busy summer

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 19, 2023
  • National Airlines Council of Canada president Jeff Morrison says the 2023 federal budget was a missed opportunity to support airports when it comes to
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced $75.9 million in additional funding towards the Canadian Transportation Agency on March 14 to help ensure the agency has adequate resources to address passenger rights complaints. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives, NDP call for feds to fulfill UN quick reaction force pledge

  • There is growing skepticism that the Liberal government's promise to supply UN peace operations with a 200-member quick reaction force will ever materialize.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 19, 2023
Defence Minister Anita Anand announced last month that Operation Presence was being extended for a second time into March 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives, NDP call for feds to fulfill UN quick reaction force pledge

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 19, 2023
  • There is growing skepticism that the Liberal government's promise to supply UN peace operations with a 200-member quick reaction force will ever materialize.

Conservatives, NDP call for feds to fulfill UN quick reaction force pledge

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 19, 2023
  • There is growing skepticism that the Liberal government's promise to supply UN peace operations with a 200-member quick reaction force will ever materialize.
Defence Minister Anita Anand announced last month that Operation Presence was being extended for a second time into March 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP plans humanitarian exemption amendment for bill easing aid restrictions

  • While Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says Bill C-41 strikes the right balance between security and humanitarian access, NDP MP Heather McPherson says it
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 19, 2023
NDP MP Heather McPherson says Bill C-41 is 'bad legislation.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP plans humanitarian exemption amendment for bill easing aid restrictions

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 19, 2023
  • While Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says Bill C-41 strikes the right balance between security and humanitarian access, NDP MP Heather McPherson says it

NDP plans humanitarian exemption amendment for bill easing aid restrictions

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 19, 2023
  • While Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says Bill C-41 strikes the right balance between security and humanitarian access, NDP MP Heather McPherson says it
NDP MP Heather McPherson says Bill C-41 is 'bad legislation.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Keep health care public so we all get our fair share, says Ottawa reader

  • It’s a hot day. There’s one water fountain. Like almost everyone else, you patiently stand in line. You’re there a while, and another while,
Opinion | April 19, 2023
A fair, public system means we don’t all have to wait behind the rich at the tap, writes Robert Park. Pexels photograph by Olga Lioncat

Keep health care public so we all get our fair share, says Ottawa reader

Opinion | April 19, 2023
  • It’s a hot day. There’s one water fountain. Like almost everyone else, you patiently stand in line. You’re there a while, and another while,

Keep health care public so we all get our fair share, says Ottawa reader

Opinion | April 19, 2023
  • It’s a hot day. There’s one water fountain. Like almost everyone else, you patiently stand in line. You’re there a while, and another while,
A fair, public system means we don’t all have to wait behind the rich at the tap, writes Robert Park. Pexels photograph by Olga Lioncat

Don’t let nuclear energy go off the rails: letter writer

  • Re: “Don’t mislead on waste plans: Canadian Nuclear Society,” (The Hill Times, April 5, p. 8). Regardless of how one feels about nuclear energy,
Opinion | April 19, 2023

Don’t let nuclear energy go off the rails: letter writer

Opinion | April 19, 2023
  • Re: “Don’t mislead on waste plans: Canadian Nuclear Society,” (The Hill Times, April 5, p. 8). Regardless of how one feels about nuclear energy,

Don’t let nuclear energy go off the rails: letter writer

Opinion | April 19, 2023
  • Re: “Don’t mislead on waste plans: Canadian Nuclear Society,” (The Hill Times, April 5, p. 8). Regardless of how one feels about nuclear energy,

Environment Commissioner DeMarco unveils spring reports on April 20

  • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19 House Sitting—The House sit for five consecutive weeks (April 17-May 19). It will adjourn on Friday, May 19, for one week
Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner Jerry DeMarco will table the 2023 Spring Reports in the House of Commons at 10 a.m. on April 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment Commissioner DeMarco unveils spring reports on April 20

  • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19 House Sitting—The House sit for five consecutive weeks (April 17-May 19). It will adjourn on Friday, May 19, for one week

Environment Commissioner DeMarco unveils spring reports on April 20

  • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19 House Sitting—The House sit for five consecutive weeks (April 17-May 19). It will adjourn on Friday, May 19, for one week
Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner Jerry DeMarco will table the 2023 Spring Reports in the House of Commons at 10 a.m. on April 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Gender equality got left behind in the most recent budget

  • Canada is hailed as being progressive; however, the current system is not flexible enough to meet the needs of modern families.
Opinion | BY MAGGIE SAINTY | April 19, 2023
Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough holds a holds a media availability in the House of Commons foyer on June 2, 2022. The government should study the Nordic model of parental leave and to consider further reforms to the Canada Labour Code where parental leave rights are equal and longer for both parents. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Gender equality got left behind in the most recent budget

Opinion | BY MAGGIE SAINTY | April 19, 2023
  • Canada is hailed as being progressive; however, the current system is not flexible enough to meet the needs of modern families.

Gender equality got left behind in the most recent budget

Opinion | BY MAGGIE SAINTY | April 19, 2023
  • Canada is hailed as being progressive; however, the current system is not flexible enough to meet the needs of modern families.
Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough holds a holds a media availability in the House of Commons foyer on June 2, 2022. The government should study the Nordic model of parental leave and to consider further reforms to the Canada Labour Code where parental leave rights are equal and longer for both parents. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Transforming aerospace will require a clear strategy and collective effort

  • All of Canada’s competitor countries have industrial strategies in place that provide clear guidelines to direct and develop their respective aerospace industries.
Opinion | BY MIKE MUELLER | April 19, 2023
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on March 27. The government should collaborate with stakeholders on a full-scale, cross-departmental aerospace strategy spanning civil aviation, defence, and space, writes Mike Mueller. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Transforming aerospace will require a clear strategy and collective effort

Opinion | BY MIKE MUELLER | April 19, 2023
  • All of Canada’s competitor countries have industrial strategies in place that provide clear guidelines to direct and develop their respective aerospace industries.

Transforming aerospace will require a clear strategy and collective effort

Opinion | BY MIKE MUELLER | April 19, 2023
  • All of Canada’s competitor countries have industrial strategies in place that provide clear guidelines to direct and develop their respective aerospace industries.
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on March 27. The government should collaborate with stakeholders on a full-scale, cross-departmental aerospace strategy spanning civil aviation, defence, and space, writes Mike Mueller. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A call to the Canadian government: support pilot recruitment rather than pilot replacement

  • The feds can play their part by creating a national aviation plan that includes subsidizing or otherwise financially supporting a pipeline of pilots.
Opinion | BY GERAINT HARVEY,PETER TURNBULL | April 19, 2023
It is anticipated that Canada will need for more than 7,000 pilots in the next few years and we need investment in people as well as investment in new technologies, write Geraint Harvey and Peter Turnbull. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

A call to the Canadian government: support pilot recruitment rather than pilot replacement

Opinion | BY GERAINT HARVEY,PETER TURNBULL | April 19, 2023
  • The feds can play their part by creating a national aviation plan that includes subsidizing or otherwise financially supporting a pipeline of pilots.

A call to the Canadian government: support pilot recruitment rather than pilot replacement

Opinion | BY GERAINT HARVEY,PETER TURNBULL | April 19, 2023
  • The feds can play their part by creating a national aviation plan that includes subsidizing or otherwise financially supporting a pipeline of pilots.
It is anticipated that Canada will need for more than 7,000 pilots in the next few years and we need investment in people as well as investment in new technologies, write Geraint Harvey and Peter Turnbull. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Can Canadian airports keep pace with the surge in air travel demand?

  • Fair access and affordable air travel are essential to ensuring that Canadians can fully embrace the return of air travel in the post-pandemic world.
Opinion | BY ANTHONY NOREJKO | April 19, 2023
Travellers wait at the baggage claim at the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport on Nov. 28, 2022. Canadian airports face multiple challenges that could disrupt operations and hinder fair access for all users, writes Anthony Norejko. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Canadian airports keep pace with the surge in air travel demand?

Opinion | BY ANTHONY NOREJKO | April 19, 2023
  • Fair access and affordable air travel are essential to ensuring that Canadians can fully embrace the return of air travel in the post-pandemic world.

Can Canadian airports keep pace with the surge in air travel demand?

Opinion | BY ANTHONY NOREJKO | April 19, 2023
  • Fair access and affordable air travel are essential to ensuring that Canadians can fully embrace the return of air travel in the post-pandemic world.
Travellers wait at the baggage claim at the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport on Nov. 28, 2022. Canadian airports face multiple challenges that could disrupt operations and hinder fair access for all users, writes Anthony Norejko. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A glance at the aviation sector, from funding to labour shortages

  • The Canadian government can help the sector with more money for airport infrastructure and more incentives for people to enter careers as pilots.
Opinion | BY JOHN LING | April 19, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s most recent budget should have prioritized its focus on the aviation sector so that there was more attention on airport infrastructure, writes John Ling. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

A glance at the aviation sector, from funding to labour shortages

Opinion | BY JOHN LING | April 19, 2023
  • The Canadian government can help the sector with more money for airport infrastructure and more incentives for people to enter careers as pilots.

A glance at the aviation sector, from funding to labour shortages

Opinion | BY JOHN LING | April 19, 2023
  • The Canadian government can help the sector with more money for airport infrastructure and more incentives for people to enter careers as pilots.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s most recent budget should have prioritized its focus on the aviation sector so that there was more attention on airport infrastructure, writes John Ling. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Government inaction leaves air passengers and workers stranded

  • So far, government and industry have done the bare minimum to look like they are trying to solve the problem while taking very little
Opinion | BY LANA PAYNE | April 19, 2023
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, left, makes an announcement with Liberal MP David McGuinty, right, and Mark Laroche, Ottawa Airport Authority president and CEO, at the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport on Nov. 28, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government inaction leaves air passengers and workers stranded

Opinion | BY LANA PAYNE | April 19, 2023
  • So far, government and industry have done the bare minimum to look like they are trying to solve the problem while taking very little

Government inaction leaves air passengers and workers stranded

Opinion | BY LANA PAYNE | April 19, 2023
  • So far, government and industry have done the bare minimum to look like they are trying to solve the problem while taking very little
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, left, makes an announcement with Liberal MP David McGuinty, right, and Mark Laroche, Ottawa Airport Authority president and CEO, at the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport on Nov. 28, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

News

Get free news updates

Opinion

Submit a guest opinion article

resources

Follow us

Advertise

get help

Subscribe
CloseMenu