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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

Cooling-off period for lobbyists who volunteered during election can vary, says lobbying commissioner who urges reading code of conduct

  • A lobbyist may face a cooling-off period during which they may not engage in advocacy with an official if the official could be reasonably
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 14, 2025
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger appeared in a May 13 webinar organized by the Public Affairs Association of Canada's Saskatchewan chapter. Screenshot courtesy of the Public Affairs Association of Canada

Cooling-off period for lobbyists who volunteered during election can vary, says lobbying commissioner who urges reading code of conduct

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 14, 2025
  • A lobbyist may face a cooling-off period during which they may not engage in advocacy with an official if the official could be reasonably

Cooling-off period for lobbyists who volunteered during election can vary, says lobbying commissioner who urges reading code of conduct

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 14, 2025
  • A lobbyist may face a cooling-off period during which they may not engage in advocacy with an official if the official could be reasonably
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger appeared in a May 13 webinar organized by the Public Affairs Association of Canada's Saskatchewan chapter. Screenshot courtesy of the Public Affairs Association of Canada

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
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.
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

Bipartisan ‘cooler heads’ have vested interest in lowering the temperature on Alberta separatism: Calgary Liberal Hogan

  • Ottawa needs a 'calm, thoughtful' approach that recognizes Alberta's contributions to Canada without giving the premier a reason to keep picking fights, says NDP
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 14, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she wants Ottawa’s help to quell the separatism debate, but won’t stand in the way of a ‘citizen-led’ referendum. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bipartisan ‘cooler heads’ have vested interest in lowering the temperature on Alberta separatism: Calgary Liberal Hogan

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 14, 2025
  • Ottawa needs a 'calm, thoughtful' approach that recognizes Alberta's contributions to Canada without giving the premier a reason to keep picking fights, says NDP

Bipartisan ‘cooler heads’ have vested interest in lowering the temperature on Alberta separatism: Calgary Liberal Hogan

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 14, 2025
  • Ottawa needs a 'calm, thoughtful' approach that recognizes Alberta's contributions to Canada without giving the premier a reason to keep picking fights, says NDP
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she wants Ottawa’s help to quell the separatism debate, but won’t stand in the way of a ‘citizen-led’ referendum. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Team Carney find the right prescription for Trump?

  • With the new team he’s assembled, can Prime Minister Mark Carney 'do no harm' while giving U.S. President Donald Trump something he can put
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, received generally good reviews for his first Oval Office outing with U.S. President Donald Trump, but don’t expect things to be seamless. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Will Team Carney find the right prescription for Trump?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 14, 2025
  • With the new team he’s assembled, can Prime Minister Mark Carney 'do no harm' while giving U.S. President Donald Trump something he can put

Will Team Carney find the right prescription for Trump?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 14, 2025
  • With the new team he’s assembled, can Prime Minister Mark Carney 'do no harm' while giving U.S. President Donald Trump something he can put
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, received generally good reviews for his first Oval Office outing with U.S. President Donald Trump, but don’t expect things to be seamless. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Mark Carney and the disappearing pipeline

  • The Alberta premier and Conservative leader’s regular excoriations of Ottawa policy never seem to contain a reference to Trans Mountain.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 14, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has repeatedly stated he's willing to adopt a new approach to energy development, combining increased conventional oil production with climate mitigation tactics, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mark Carney and the disappearing pipeline

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 14, 2025
  • The Alberta premier and Conservative leader’s regular excoriations of Ottawa policy never seem to contain a reference to Trans Mountain.

Mark Carney and the disappearing pipeline

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 14, 2025
  • The Alberta premier and Conservative leader’s regular excoriations of Ottawa policy never seem to contain a reference to Trans Mountain.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has repeatedly stated he's willing to adopt a new approach to energy development, combining increased conventional oil production with climate mitigation tactics, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Redefining the Conservative Party’s future: Trumpism vs. traditional conservatism

  • Today, the federal Conservative Party no longer stands at a crossroads of being torn between its traditional progressive conservative roots and the transformative wave
Opinion | May 14, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has altered the federal party, jettisoning traditional conservatism and replacing it with those nationalist and populist elements, writes William Perry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Redefining the Conservative Party’s future: Trumpism vs. traditional conservatism

Opinion | May 14, 2025
  • Today, the federal Conservative Party no longer stands at a crossroads of being torn between its traditional progressive conservative roots and the transformative wave

Redefining the Conservative Party’s future: Trumpism vs. traditional conservatism

Opinion | May 14, 2025
  • Today, the federal Conservative Party no longer stands at a crossroads of being torn between its traditional progressive conservative roots and the transformative wave
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has altered the federal party, jettisoning traditional conservatism and replacing it with those nationalist and populist elements, writes William Perry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kovaliv, Lametti, Haley taking part in Chamber’s B7 Summit May 14-16 in Ottawa

  • TUESDAY, MAY 13—THURSDAY, MAY 15 Sustainable Finance Summit—The Sustainable Finance Summit is scheduled to take place in Montreal from Tuesday, May 13, to Thursday,
Ukrainian Ambassador Yuliya Kovaliv, left, former Liberal minister David Lametti, and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley are among the panellists taking part in the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's B7 Summit May 14-16 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and courtesy of the U.S. State Department

Kovaliv, Lametti, Haley taking part in Chamber’s B7 Summit May 14-16 in Ottawa

  • TUESDAY, MAY 13—THURSDAY, MAY 15 Sustainable Finance Summit—The Sustainable Finance Summit is scheduled to take place in Montreal from Tuesday, May 13, to Thursday,

Kovaliv, Lametti, Haley taking part in Chamber’s B7 Summit May 14-16 in Ottawa

  • TUESDAY, MAY 13—THURSDAY, MAY 15 Sustainable Finance Summit—The Sustainable Finance Summit is scheduled to take place in Montreal from Tuesday, May 13, to Thursday,
Ukrainian Ambassador Yuliya Kovaliv, left, former Liberal minister David Lametti, and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley are among the panellists taking part in the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's B7 Summit May 14-16 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and courtesy of the U.S. State Department

We can’t afford to wait on AI’s benefits in health care

  • Some of AI’s greatest potential lies not at the bedside, but behind the scenes in the operations that keep the health-care system running.
Opinion | BY HOSSEIN ABOUEE MEHRIZI | May 14, 2025
Inside hospitals, AI can forecast recovery times and support better discharge planning—ensuring patients are released appropriately and beds are freed up for new admissions, writes Hossein Abouee Mehrizi. Pexels photograph by RDNE Stock project

We can’t afford to wait on AI’s benefits in health care

Opinion | BY HOSSEIN ABOUEE MEHRIZI | May 14, 2025
  • Some of AI’s greatest potential lies not at the bedside, but behind the scenes in the operations that keep the health-care system running.

We can’t afford to wait on AI’s benefits in health care

Opinion | BY HOSSEIN ABOUEE MEHRIZI | May 14, 2025
  • Some of AI’s greatest potential lies not at the bedside, but behind the scenes in the operations that keep the health-care system running.
Inside hospitals, AI can forecast recovery times and support better discharge planning—ensuring patients are released appropriately and beds are freed up for new admissions, writes Hossein Abouee Mehrizi. Pexels photograph by RDNE Stock project

AI in health care is running—but where’s it headed?

  • What Canada needs is a federal AI-in-health strategy that is aligned with our health-care values, policy priorities, and regulatory environment.
Opinion | BY SAMIRA ABBASGHOLIZADEH-RAHIMI | May 14, 2025
The government must develop a pan-Canadian framework for AI in health care that facilitates access to data for the development and effective implementation of these technologies in clinical practice, writes Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi. Unsplash photograph by Steve Johnson

AI in health care is running—but where’s it headed?

Opinion | BY SAMIRA ABBASGHOLIZADEH-RAHIMI | May 14, 2025
  • What Canada needs is a federal AI-in-health strategy that is aligned with our health-care values, policy priorities, and regulatory environment.

AI in health care is running—but where’s it headed?

Opinion | BY SAMIRA ABBASGHOLIZADEH-RAHIMI | May 14, 2025
  • What Canada needs is a federal AI-in-health strategy that is aligned with our health-care values, policy priorities, and regulatory environment.
The government must develop a pan-Canadian framework for AI in health care that facilitates access to data for the development and effective implementation of these technologies in clinical practice, writes Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi. Unsplash photograph by Steve Johnson

No more silence: it’s time for federal leadership on health workforce planning

  • Fixing the health workforce crisis requires action across all levels of government, and Canadians deserve to hear what our federal leaders plan to do
Opinion | BY IVY BOURGEAULT | May 14, 2025
Canada needs more health professionals, and the federal government can act immediately by expanding tuition supports, targeted scholarships, and student loan forgiveness, writes Ivy Bourgeault. Unsplash photograph by Hush Naidoo Jade Photography

No more silence: it’s time for federal leadership on health workforce planning

Opinion | BY IVY BOURGEAULT | May 14, 2025
  • Fixing the health workforce crisis requires action across all levels of government, and Canadians deserve to hear what our federal leaders plan to do

No more silence: it’s time for federal leadership on health workforce planning

Opinion | BY IVY BOURGEAULT | May 14, 2025
  • Fixing the health workforce crisis requires action across all levels of government, and Canadians deserve to hear what our federal leaders plan to do
Canada needs more health professionals, and the federal government can act immediately by expanding tuition supports, targeted scholarships, and student loan forgiveness, writes Ivy Bourgeault. Unsplash photograph by Hush Naidoo Jade Photography

From momentum to leadership: securing Canada’s biotech future

  • To lead in this space, Canada needs a globally competitive investment climate, and a best-in-class regulatory system.
Opinion | BY WENDY ZATYLNY | May 14, 2025
Over the last five years, biotechnology has stepped into the spotlight as a critical component of public health, economic growth, and our ability to respond to future health challenges, writes Wendy Zatylny. Unsplash photograph by Timon Studler

From momentum to leadership: securing Canada’s biotech future

Opinion | BY WENDY ZATYLNY | May 14, 2025
  • To lead in this space, Canada needs a globally competitive investment climate, and a best-in-class regulatory system.

From momentum to leadership: securing Canada’s biotech future

Opinion | BY WENDY ZATYLNY | May 14, 2025
  • To lead in this space, Canada needs a globally competitive investment climate, and a best-in-class regulatory system.
Over the last five years, biotechnology has stepped into the spotlight as a critical component of public health, economic growth, and our ability to respond to future health challenges, writes Wendy Zatylny. Unsplash photograph by Timon Studler

Canada’s survival depends not just on international trade, but also on social infrastructure

  • It's time to invest in social prescribing, and build stronger communities that can weather the winds of global change.
Opinion | BY KATE MULLIGAN | May 14, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
When Prime Minister Mark Carney promised $4-billion for ‘community health-care infrastructure’ during the campaign, Canada gained a huge opportunity, writes Kate Mulligan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s survival depends not just on international trade, but also on social infrastructure

Opinion | BY KATE MULLIGAN | May 14, 2025
  • It's time to invest in social prescribing, and build stronger communities that can weather the winds of global change.

Canada’s survival depends not just on international trade, but also on social infrastructure

Opinion | BY KATE MULLIGAN | May 14, 2025
  • It's time to invest in social prescribing, and build stronger communities that can weather the winds of global change.
Mark Carney
When Prime Minister Mark Carney promised $4-billion for ‘community health-care infrastructure’ during the campaign, Canada gained a huge opportunity, writes Kate Mulligan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former NDP MP Charlie Angus rules out leadership bid

  • Plus: the Bloc Québécois unveils its House leadership team while a recount cuts its caucus down to 22, Radio-Canada's Louis Blouin is heading to
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 14, 2025
Former longtime NDP MP Charlie Angus confirmed on May 11 that he's not looking to return to elected office or to attempt another leadership run. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former NDP MP Charlie Angus rules out leadership bid

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 14, 2025
  • Plus: the Bloc Québécois unveils its House leadership team while a recount cuts its caucus down to 22, Radio-Canada's Louis Blouin is heading to

Former NDP MP Charlie Angus rules out leadership bid

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 14, 2025
  • Plus: the Bloc Québécois unveils its House leadership team while a recount cuts its caucus down to 22, Radio-Canada's Louis Blouin is heading to
Former longtime NDP MP Charlie Angus confirmed on May 11 that he's not looking to return to elected office or to attempt another leadership run. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Yes, ministers

  • Plus, the B7 business summit begins this evening.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Governor General Mary Simon flanked new Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty during the swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Yes, ministers

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 14, 2025
  • Plus, the B7 business summit begins this evening.

Yes, ministers

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 14, 2025
  • Plus, the B7 business summit begins this evening.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Governor General Mary Simon flanked new Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty during the swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘I hope I can say I have fought the good fight’: Tory stalwart Don Plett retires

  • ‘We have to make sure that we do not wait for the other person to put out the olive branch,’ says the outgoing Conservative
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 14, 2025
Retiring Conservative senator Don Plett sat down with The Hill Times in his third-floor office in the Senate of Canada Building on May 7. He officially retires on May 14. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

‘I hope I can say I have fought the good fight’: Tory stalwart Don Plett retires

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 14, 2025
  • ‘We have to make sure that we do not wait for the other person to put out the olive branch,’ says the outgoing Conservative

‘I hope I can say I have fought the good fight’: Tory stalwart Don Plett retires

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 14, 2025
  • ‘We have to make sure that we do not wait for the other person to put out the olive branch,’ says the outgoing Conservative
Retiring Conservative senator Don Plett sat down with The Hill Times in his third-floor office in the Senate of Canada Building on May 7. He officially retires on May 14. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the
Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
At the federal level, Canada continues to punch below its weight when it comes to taking a more intentional approach to the African continent, writes Kumaran Nadesan. Unsplash photograph by James Wiseman

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the
At the federal level, Canada continues to punch below its weight when it comes to taking a more intentional approach to the African continent, writes Kumaran Nadesan. Unsplash photograph by James Wiseman

Why Canada needs today’s independent Senate

  • The Senate must not be a pale imitation of the House. Freeing it from political-party affiliations helps mitigate that risk.
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR STAN KUTCHER | May 13, 2025
Today’s Red Chamber is an essential guardrail against the takeover of our democracy by any one political party or ideological group, writes Sen. Stan Kutcher. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why Canada needs today’s independent Senate

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR STAN KUTCHER | May 13, 2025
  • The Senate must not be a pale imitation of the House. Freeing it from political-party affiliations helps mitigate that risk.

Why Canada needs today’s independent Senate

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR STAN KUTCHER | May 13, 2025
  • The Senate must not be a pale imitation of the House. Freeing it from political-party affiliations helps mitigate that risk.
Today’s Red Chamber is an essential guardrail against the takeover of our democracy by any one political party or ideological group, writes Sen. Stan Kutcher. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s clear leverage to lead on critical minerals

  • A fraction of the funding support provided to battery plants and car makers could unlock a short list of Canada’s most advanced critical minerals
Opinion | BY MARK SELBY | May 13, 2025
As we head into renewed trade discussions with the U.S., their need for critical minerals provides Canada the chance to align economic strategy with national security and climate objectives, writes Mark Selby. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Canada’s clear leverage to lead on critical minerals

Opinion | BY MARK SELBY | May 13, 2025
  • A fraction of the funding support provided to battery plants and car makers could unlock a short list of Canada’s most advanced critical minerals

Canada’s clear leverage to lead on critical minerals

Opinion | BY MARK SELBY | May 13, 2025
  • A fraction of the funding support provided to battery plants and car makers could unlock a short list of Canada’s most advanced critical minerals
As we head into renewed trade discussions with the U.S., their need for critical minerals provides Canada the chance to align economic strategy with national security and climate objectives, writes Mark Selby. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
Former MPs Maryam Monsef, left, Mike Morrice, Alistair MacGregor, and Nelly Shin speak about their experiences moving out of public office following their defeats this election for Morrice and MacGregor and in 2021 for Monsef and Shin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to
Former MPs Maryam Monsef, left, Mike Morrice, Alistair MacGregor, and Nelly Shin speak about their experiences moving out of public office following their defeats this election for Morrice and MacGregor and in 2021 for Monsef and Shin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to hit NATO's defence spending target of two per cent of GDP by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to hit NATO's defence spending target of two per cent of GDP by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Martial pride on parade

  • Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 12, 2025
The U.S. president is handing international viewers a direct comparison of his country’s military fitness, drill, and deportment against the super well-rehearsed Russian showboats, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Dmitriy Fomin

Martial pride on parade

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 12, 2025
  • Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.

Martial pride on parade

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 12, 2025
  • Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.
The U.S. president is handing international viewers a direct comparison of his country’s military fitness, drill, and deportment against the super well-rehearsed Russian showboats, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Dmitriy Fomin

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
Top 10 tightest races in Canada: From top left, Anthony Germain (Liberal), Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal), Tatiana Auguste (Liberal), Kathy Borrelli (Conservative), Don Davies (NDP), Kelly DeRidder (Conservative), Tim Louis (Liberal), Andréanne Larouche (Bloc), Gabriel Hardy (Conservative), and Lori Idlout (NDP). Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party, Conservative party, Bloc Québécois, and The Hill Time photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on
Top 10 tightest races in Canada: From top left, Anthony Germain (Liberal), Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal), Tatiana Auguste (Liberal), Kathy Borrelli (Conservative), Don Davies (NDP), Kelly DeRidder (Conservative), Tim Louis (Liberal), Andréanne Larouche (Bloc), Gabriel Hardy (Conservative), and Lori Idlout (NDP). Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party, Conservative party, Bloc Québécois, and The Hill Time photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

  • This isn’t about a sudden ideological turn. It’s about the pressures shaping how young Canadians engage with politics.
Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
The story of this election isn’t that young Canadians abandoned progressivism. It’s that they’re more open to political alternatives than they’ve been in years, writes Josh Marando. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
  • This isn’t about a sudden ideological turn. It’s about the pressures shaping how young Canadians engage with politics.

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
  • This isn’t about a sudden ideological turn. It’s about the pressures shaping how young Canadians engage with politics.
The story of this election isn’t that young Canadians abandoned progressivism. It’s that they’re more open to political alternatives than they’ve been in years, writes Josh Marando. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $280,600

  • All MPs and Senators got an automatic salary increase on April 1. As well, government and opposition MPs who hold additional roles, such as
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative leader in the House Andrew Scheer, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet all got a salary increase under the Parliament of Canada Act, effective April 1, 2025. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $280,600

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • All MPs and Senators got an automatic salary increase on April 1. As well, government and opposition MPs who hold additional roles, such as

MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $280,600

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • All MPs and Senators got an automatic salary increase on April 1. As well, government and opposition MPs who hold additional roles, such as
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative leader in the House Andrew Scheer, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet all got a salary increase under the Parliament of Canada Act, effective April 1, 2025. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
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Politics This Morning: Falun Dafa promises to reveal new cases of foreign interference

  • Plus, Poilievre is raising cash in Chrystia Freeland’s riding.
Falun Gong practitioners pictured on Parliament Hill in 2022 celebrating world Falun Dafa day. The group has long claimed to be persecuted by Chinese authorities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Falun Dafa promises to reveal new cases of foreign interference

  • Plus, Poilievre is raising cash in Chrystia Freeland’s riding.

Politics This Morning: Falun Dafa promises to reveal new cases of foreign interference

  • Plus, Poilievre is raising cash in Chrystia Freeland’s riding.
Falun Gong practitioners pictured on Parliament Hill in 2022 celebrating world Falun Dafa day. The group has long claimed to be persecuted by Chinese authorities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs, Senators say Parliament needs its own scientific adviser, especially after COVID

  • MPs and Senators say, after going through COVID, Parliament needs its own scientific adviser who can brief Canada's federal law-makers on complicated scientific policy,
News | BY NATHAN FUNG | October 24, 2023
Senator Stan Kutcher, left, Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux, NDP MP Richard Cannings, Liberal MP Valerie Bradford, Libera MP Brendan Hanley, and Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie, pictured Oct. 24, 2023, at the Canadian Science Policy Centre's event on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Nathan Fung

MPs, Senators say Parliament needs its own scientific adviser, especially after COVID

News | BY NATHAN FUNG | October 24, 2023
  • MPs and Senators say, after going through COVID, Parliament needs its own scientific adviser who can brief Canada's federal law-makers on complicated scientific policy,

MPs, Senators say Parliament needs its own scientific adviser, especially after COVID

News | BY NATHAN FUNG | October 24, 2023
  • MPs and Senators say, after going through COVID, Parliament needs its own scientific adviser who can brief Canada's federal law-makers on complicated scientific policy,
Senator Stan Kutcher, left, Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux, NDP MP Richard Cannings, Liberal MP Valerie Bradford, Libera MP Brendan Hanley, and Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie, pictured Oct. 24, 2023, at the Canadian Science Policy Centre's event on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Nathan Fung

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | October 24, 2023
National Defence Minister Bill Blair speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on Oct. 24, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | October 24, 2023

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | October 24, 2023
National Defence Minister Bill Blair speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on Oct. 24, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Greens’ May calls for two-person sign off for recognition in Parliament

  • If they’d been followed, existing House guidelines should have prevented Yaroslav Hunka from being recognized in Parliament in the first place, argues May.
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 24, 2023
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says recognition of guests shouldn't be allowed outside of a proper House sitting based on how the rules are currently applied. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Greens’ May calls for two-person sign off for recognition in Parliament

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 24, 2023
  • If they’d been followed, existing House guidelines should have prevented Yaroslav Hunka from being recognized in Parliament in the first place, argues May.

Greens’ May calls for two-person sign off for recognition in Parliament

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 24, 2023
  • If they’d been followed, existing House guidelines should have prevented Yaroslav Hunka from being recognized in Parliament in the first place, argues May.
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says recognition of guests shouldn't be allowed outside of a proper House sitting based on how the rules are currently applied. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Blair talks Chong and China

  • Plus, Canada’s procurement minister has his say at committee.
Defence Minister Bill Blair will testify today before a committee studying allegations that China's government tried to harass and undermine Michael Chong and other MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Blair talks Chong and China

  • Plus, Canada’s procurement minister has his say at committee.

Politics This Morning: Blair talks Chong and China

  • Plus, Canada’s procurement minister has his say at committee.
Defence Minister Bill Blair will testify today before a committee studying allegations that China's government tried to harass and undermine Michael Chong and other MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Claiming their places at the edge of history

  • The mission to see more Black Canadians elected, appointed, and connected to government is to ensure that we have a voice and a seat
Opinion | BY VELMA MORGAN | October 23, 2023
Witnessing ‘firsts’ like the election of House Speaker Greg Fergus highlights a powerful reality: remove the barriers, make space, and we will be there to lead, serve, and participate, writes Velma Morgan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Claiming their places at the edge of history

Opinion | BY VELMA MORGAN | October 23, 2023
  • The mission to see more Black Canadians elected, appointed, and connected to government is to ensure that we have a voice and a seat

Claiming their places at the edge of history

Opinion | BY VELMA MORGAN | October 23, 2023
  • The mission to see more Black Canadians elected, appointed, and connected to government is to ensure that we have a voice and a seat
Witnessing ‘firsts’ like the election of House Speaker Greg Fergus highlights a powerful reality: remove the barriers, make space, and we will be there to lead, serve, and participate, writes Velma Morgan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Israel-Hamas conflict is Canada’s fight, too

  • The Trudeau government remains coddled from the ugly realities of the rest of the world, and terribly unprepared and uncommitted to protect Canadians from
Opinion | BY JOE ADAM GEORGE | October 23, 2023
This war ought to serve as a much-needed wake-up call for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to prioritize Canada’s foreign policy and national security interests over self-serving diaspora politics, writes Joe Adam George. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Israel-Hamas conflict is Canada’s fight, too

Opinion | BY JOE ADAM GEORGE | October 23, 2023
  • The Trudeau government remains coddled from the ugly realities of the rest of the world, and terribly unprepared and uncommitted to protect Canadians from

The Israel-Hamas conflict is Canada’s fight, too

Opinion | BY JOE ADAM GEORGE | October 23, 2023
  • The Trudeau government remains coddled from the ugly realities of the rest of the world, and terribly unprepared and uncommitted to protect Canadians from
This war ought to serve as a much-needed wake-up call for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to prioritize Canada’s foreign policy and national security interests over self-serving diaspora politics, writes Joe Adam George. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No clear path to reach deal with Google as link-blocking deadline looms, could be ‘catastrophic’ for news media industry, say observers

  • ‘If Google walks away … that's very bad news’ for Canadian media, and that may explain a recent shift in position from News Media
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 23, 2023
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is leading the government's efforts to craft regulations to implement the Online News Act in advance of the Dec. 19 deadline when the law comes into force. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No clear path to reach deal with Google as link-blocking deadline looms, could be ‘catastrophic’ for news media industry, say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 23, 2023
  • ‘If Google walks away … that's very bad news’ for Canadian media, and that may explain a recent shift in position from News Media

No clear path to reach deal with Google as link-blocking deadline looms, could be ‘catastrophic’ for news media industry, say observers

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | October 23, 2023
  • ‘If Google walks away … that's very bad news’ for Canadian media, and that may explain a recent shift in position from News Media
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is leading the government's efforts to craft regulations to implement the Online News Act in advance of the Dec. 19 deadline when the law comes into force. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is this any way to run a country?

  • Amid the urgent need to do something about the catastrophe of climate change, Canadians on the right continue to undermine the required national co-operation.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 23, 2023
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she’s willing to lead the charge with other premiers opposing the federal government’s environmental and energy policies, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is this any way to run a country?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 23, 2023
  • Amid the urgent need to do something about the catastrophe of climate change, Canadians on the right continue to undermine the required national co-operation.

Is this any way to run a country?

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 23, 2023
  • Amid the urgent need to do something about the catastrophe of climate change, Canadians on the right continue to undermine the required national co-operation.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she’s willing to lead the charge with other premiers opposing the federal government’s environmental and energy policies, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Catching up with Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Anandasangree’s burgeoning team

  • More staff hires are expected in the rookie minister’s office, but so far, the team includes former PMO staffer Joanna Sivasankaran as director of
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 23, 2023
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree speaks with reporters after a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Oct. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Catching up with Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Anandasangree’s burgeoning team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 23, 2023
  • More staff hires are expected in the rookie minister’s office, but so far, the team includes former PMO staffer Joanna Sivasankaran as director of

Catching up with Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Anandasangree’s burgeoning team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 23, 2023
  • More staff hires are expected in the rookie minister’s office, but so far, the team includes former PMO staffer Joanna Sivasankaran as director of
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree speaks with reporters after a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Oct. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Where are we after the military’s ‘MeToo’ moment?

  • Some might argue the string of incidents resulted in few tangible outcomes in terms of formal punishments, but the institution itself has been changed
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 23, 2023
Lieutenant-General Jennie Carignan was appointed as the Canadian Armed Forces’ professional conduct and culture chief in 2021 in bid to change the channel on the military’s history with systemic misconduct. DND photograph by Pvt. Hugo Montpetit

Where are we after the military’s ‘MeToo’ moment?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 23, 2023
  • Some might argue the string of incidents resulted in few tangible outcomes in terms of formal punishments, but the institution itself has been changed

Where are we after the military’s ‘MeToo’ moment?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 23, 2023
  • Some might argue the string of incidents resulted in few tangible outcomes in terms of formal punishments, but the institution itself has been changed
Lieutenant-General Jennie Carignan was appointed as the Canadian Armed Forces’ professional conduct and culture chief in 2021 in bid to change the channel on the military’s history with systemic misconduct. DND photograph by Pvt. Hugo Montpetit

Lead the charge: your community holds the key to revolutionizing mental health care

  • As the Liberal government continues to reset its priorities, the onus is clear: prioritize community mental health. It is a powerful solution in supporting
Opinion | BY DAVE GALLSON, JASMINE NOBLE | October 23, 2023
As the Minister of Mental Health Ya’ara Saks assumes her new role, a distinct opportunity presents itself to bridge the gap between an overburdened mental health care system, community mental health resources, and those impacted by mental illness and/or managing mental health challenges, write Dr. Jasmine Noble and Dave Gallson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lead the charge: your community holds the key to revolutionizing mental health care

Opinion | BY DAVE GALLSON, JASMINE NOBLE | October 23, 2023
  • As the Liberal government continues to reset its priorities, the onus is clear: prioritize community mental health. It is a powerful solution in supporting

Lead the charge: your community holds the key to revolutionizing mental health care

Opinion | BY DAVE GALLSON, JASMINE NOBLE | October 23, 2023
  • As the Liberal government continues to reset its priorities, the onus is clear: prioritize community mental health. It is a powerful solution in supporting
As the Minister of Mental Health Ya’ara Saks assumes her new role, a distinct opportunity presents itself to bridge the gap between an overburdened mental health care system, community mental health resources, and those impacted by mental illness and/or managing mental health challenges, write Dr. Jasmine Noble and Dave Gallson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parkinson’s has no cure, but the government can take steps to improve patients’ quality of life

  • Our nation has one of the highest rates of Parkinson’s in the world, with more than 100,000 Canadians living with the disease. Every day, 30 people in Canada
Opinion | BY BOB KLAGER | October 23, 2023
While Parkinson's is known for its movement-related symptoms, non-movement symptoms such as anxiety and depression, sleep issues, thinking problems, and dementia can also occur. Photograph courtesy of Annick Vanblaere/Pixabay

Parkinson’s has no cure, but the government can take steps to improve patients’ quality of life

Opinion | BY BOB KLAGER | October 23, 2023
  • Our nation has one of the highest rates of Parkinson’s in the world, with more than 100,000 Canadians living with the disease. Every day, 30 people in Canada

Parkinson’s has no cure, but the government can take steps to improve patients’ quality of life

Opinion | BY BOB KLAGER | October 23, 2023
  • Our nation has one of the highest rates of Parkinson’s in the world, with more than 100,000 Canadians living with the disease. Every day, 30 people in Canada
While Parkinson's is known for its movement-related symptoms, non-movement symptoms such as anxiety and depression, sleep issues, thinking problems, and dementia can also occur. Photograph courtesy of Annick Vanblaere/Pixabay

Showing the horrors of war is often the only way of stopping it

  • There are always two wars in every conflict: the military battle, and the fight for the world's hearts and minds. That’s why well-resourced news agencies
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 23, 2023
U.S. journalist Walter Cronkite conducts an interview in Hue, near the border of North Vietnam and South Vietnam, in 1968. Great journalists like him covered war not as proponents of one side or the other, but as the ones writing the first rough draft of history, writes Michael Harris. Wikimedia Commons photograph by National Archives and Records Administration

Showing the horrors of war is often the only way of stopping it

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 23, 2023
  • There are always two wars in every conflict: the military battle, and the fight for the world's hearts and minds. That’s why well-resourced news agencies

Showing the horrors of war is often the only way of stopping it

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | October 23, 2023
  • There are always two wars in every conflict: the military battle, and the fight for the world's hearts and minds. That’s why well-resourced news agencies
U.S. journalist Walter Cronkite conducts an interview in Hue, near the border of North Vietnam and South Vietnam, in 1968. Great journalists like him covered war not as proponents of one side or the other, but as the ones writing the first rough draft of history, writes Michael Harris. Wikimedia Commons photograph by National Archives and Records Administration

Questions turn to ceasefire, humanitarian aid and Iran after MPs condemn Hamas

  • The first week of Parliament since the Oct. 7 attack in Gaza saw MPs look for answers on Canada’s support for citizens in the
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 23, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau embraces Shimon Koffler Fogel, CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, at a conference on antisemitism in Ottawa on Oct. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Questions turn to ceasefire, humanitarian aid and Iran after MPs condemn Hamas

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 23, 2023
  • The first week of Parliament since the Oct. 7 attack in Gaza saw MPs look for answers on Canada’s support for citizens in the

Questions turn to ceasefire, humanitarian aid and Iran after MPs condemn Hamas

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 23, 2023
  • The first week of Parliament since the Oct. 7 attack in Gaza saw MPs look for answers on Canada’s support for citizens in the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau embraces Shimon Koffler Fogel, CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, at a conference on antisemitism in Ottawa on Oct. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With plunging polling numbers, chatter of potential Liberal leadership election to succeed Trudeau starts again

  • Unless Pierre Poilievre or someone close to him makes a big error, polling numbers are unlikely to change for the Liberals, says Nik Nanos,
News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 23, 2023
With tanking polling numbers, speculation has started again about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's political future and whether he's going to lead the party in the next election. Some speculate if the downward trend did not change by early next year, Trudeau may choose to take the walk in the snow like his father Pierre Elliott Trudeau did. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With plunging polling numbers, chatter of potential Liberal leadership election to succeed Trudeau starts again

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 23, 2023
  • Unless Pierre Poilievre or someone close to him makes a big error, polling numbers are unlikely to change for the Liberals, says Nik Nanos,

With plunging polling numbers, chatter of potential Liberal leadership election to succeed Trudeau starts again

News | BY ABBAS RANA | October 23, 2023
  • Unless Pierre Poilievre or someone close to him makes a big error, polling numbers are unlikely to change for the Liberals, says Nik Nanos,
With tanking polling numbers, speculation has started again about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's political future and whether he's going to lead the party in the next election. Some speculate if the downward trend did not change by early next year, Trudeau may choose to take the walk in the snow like his father Pierre Elliott Trudeau did. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

I was wrong, I thought House civility would last at least two weeks, it lasted two days

  • If last Wednesday’s Question Period is any indication, Conservatives are raring to go, and an election couldn’t happen soon enough.
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 23, 2023
House Speaker Greg Fergus, pictured Oct. 3, 2023, shortly after he was elected Speaker. Last Wednesday, Fergus caused a racket in the House after he delivered a 20-minute speech announcing a new series of 'reflective guidelines' that he would be using in his attempt to replace chaos with order in the Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

I was wrong, I thought House civility would last at least two weeks, it lasted two days

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 23, 2023
  • If last Wednesday’s Question Period is any indication, Conservatives are raring to go, and an election couldn’t happen soon enough.

I was wrong, I thought House civility would last at least two weeks, it lasted two days

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 23, 2023
  • If last Wednesday’s Question Period is any indication, Conservatives are raring to go, and an election couldn’t happen soon enough.
House Speaker Greg Fergus, pictured Oct. 3, 2023, shortly after he was elected Speaker. Last Wednesday, Fergus caused a racket in the House after he delivered a 20-minute speech announcing a new series of 'reflective guidelines' that he would be using in his attempt to replace chaos with order in the Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Tough working environment’ for Canadian foreign service members leading evacuations, consular support in Middle East

  • ISG Senator Peter Boehm, who led the 2006 evacuation of Lebanon, said it was a ‘wake-up call’ for working with allies. He said today's
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 23, 2023
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, right, with Tarik Ali Khan, Canada's ambassador to Jordan. in Amman. An additional Canadian diplomatic 25 staff have been deployed across the region since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. Photograph courtesy of X/@melaniejoly

‘Tough working environment’ for Canadian foreign service members leading evacuations, consular support in Middle East

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 23, 2023
  • ISG Senator Peter Boehm, who led the 2006 evacuation of Lebanon, said it was a ‘wake-up call’ for working with allies. He said today's

‘Tough working environment’ for Canadian foreign service members leading evacuations, consular support in Middle East

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | October 23, 2023
  • ISG Senator Peter Boehm, who led the 2006 evacuation of Lebanon, said it was a ‘wake-up call’ for working with allies. He said today's
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, right, with Tarik Ali Khan, Canada's ambassador to Jordan. in Amman. An additional Canadian diplomatic 25 staff have been deployed across the region since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. Photograph courtesy of X/@melaniejoly

Supreme Court’s Impact Assessment Act ruling not a repudiation of federal power over climate protection, MPs and experts say, but urgent fix needed for law

  • Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the government 'wants to ensure clarity and certainty for investment in projects this country needs,' with Natural Resources Minister
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 23, 2023
Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner, left, and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Supreme Court’s Impact Assessment Act ruling not a repudiation of federal power over climate protection, MPs and experts say, but urgent fix needed for law

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 23, 2023
  • Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the government 'wants to ensure clarity and certainty for investment in projects this country needs,' with Natural Resources Minister

Supreme Court’s Impact Assessment Act ruling not a repudiation of federal power over climate protection, MPs and experts say, but urgent fix needed for law

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 23, 2023
  • Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the government 'wants to ensure clarity and certainty for investment in projects this country needs,' with Natural Resources Minister
Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner, left, and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Conservatives want committee study on RCMP decision not to pursue a criminal probe of Trudeau in SNC-Lavalin affair

  • A full public inquiry is needed, according to Duff Conacher, the co-founder of Democracy Watch.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 23, 2023
The RCMP concluded that there wasn’t enough evidence to pursue a criminal probe of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured regarding the SNC-Lavalin affair, according to RCMP records released in September to Democracy Watch. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives want committee study on RCMP decision not to pursue a criminal probe of Trudeau in SNC-Lavalin affair

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 23, 2023
  • A full public inquiry is needed, according to Duff Conacher, the co-founder of Democracy Watch.

Conservatives want committee study on RCMP decision not to pursue a criminal probe of Trudeau in SNC-Lavalin affair

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 23, 2023
  • A full public inquiry is needed, according to Duff Conacher, the co-founder of Democracy Watch.
The RCMP concluded that there wasn’t enough evidence to pursue a criminal probe of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured regarding the SNC-Lavalin affair, according to RCMP records released in September to Democracy Watch. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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