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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 $261,500

  • 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 $261,500

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 $261,500

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

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged in March to address the housing crisis by unleashing 'the power of public/private co-operation at a scale not seen in generations.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged in March to address the housing crisis by unleashing 'the power of public/private co-operation at a scale not seen in generations.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

  • Also, ex-Liberal MP John McKay predicts the Carney honeymoon will last six months, CTV's Mercedes Stephenson is having a baby, and Marlo Glass joins
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 12, 2025
Mollie Anderson, left, and her uncle Rick Anderson at the Jaimie Anderson fundraiser at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, Que., in 2016. For this year's fundraiser, Mollie Anderson is organizing a political film festival in Ottawa with her father, Bruce. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 12, 2025
  • Also, ex-Liberal MP John McKay predicts the Carney honeymoon will last six months, CTV's Mercedes Stephenson is having a baby, and Marlo Glass joins

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 12, 2025
  • Also, ex-Liberal MP John McKay predicts the Carney honeymoon will last six months, CTV's Mercedes Stephenson is having a baby, and Marlo Glass joins
Mollie Anderson, left, and her uncle Rick Anderson at the Jaimie Anderson fundraiser at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, Que., in 2016. For this year's fundraiser, Mollie Anderson is organizing a political film festival in Ottawa with her father, Bruce. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Conservatives had a ‘somewhat frank’ talk about their fourth election loss to Liberals since 2015, some want a full post-mortem: ‘there should be accountability’

  • The Conservative Party began its post-election review last week and talked about what happened in the April 28 election, with the process expected to
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
Conservative MP Andrew Scheer was elected as the interim leader in the House at last week's Conservative Party caucus meeting on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conservatives had a ‘somewhat frank’ talk about their fourth election loss to Liberals since 2015, some want a full post-mortem: ‘there should be accountability’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • The Conservative Party began its post-election review last week and talked about what happened in the April 28 election, with the process expected to

Conservatives had a ‘somewhat frank’ talk about their fourth election loss to Liberals since 2015, some want a full post-mortem: ‘there should be accountability’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • The Conservative Party began its post-election review last week and talked about what happened in the April 28 election, with the process expected to
Conservative MP Andrew Scheer was elected as the interim leader in the House at last week's Conservative Party caucus meeting on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney pulls off mission impossible

  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico

Carney pulls off mission impossible

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals

Carney pulls off mission impossible

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signalled early that she would be following the Quebec separatist path of obfuscating the facts and promising what she cannot
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 12, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith continually claims to believe in Canada, but she moved recently to lower the bar for referenda and permit referendum funding by unions and corporations, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 12, 2025
  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signalled early that she would be following the Quebec separatist path of obfuscating the facts and promising what she cannot

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 12, 2025
  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signalled early that she would be following the Quebec separatist path of obfuscating the facts and promising what she cannot
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith continually claims to believe in Canada, but she moved recently to lower the bar for referenda and permit referendum funding by unions and corporations, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

  • If it’s in Doug Ford’s own self-interest to have you as a friend, then he’s your friend; but if it’s in his interest to
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 12, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are not buddies. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 12, 2025
  • If it’s in Doug Ford’s own self-interest to have you as a friend, then he’s your friend; but if it’s in his interest to

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 12, 2025
  • If it’s in Doug Ford’s own self-interest to have you as a friend, then he’s your friend; but if it’s in his interest to
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are not buddies. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
John Hannaford
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unemployment stats for April incoming

  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
Steven MacKinnon
Steven MacKinnon
Quebec MP Steven MacKinnon has been the employment and jobs minister since December 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unemployment stats for April incoming

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.

Unemployment stats for April incoming

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.
Steven MacKinnon
Quebec MP Steven MacKinnon has been the employment and jobs minister since December 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped
Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks Street to attend his first press conference after the 45th general election in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks Street to attend his first press conference after the 45th general election in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes
Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
Researchers with the NASA-funded ICESCAPE mission examine melt ponds in the Arctic Ocean in July 2011. As U.S.-based studies in the Arctic are curtailed, the nation risks losing its capacity to anticipate and respond to the myriad of urgent environmental, geopolitical, and societal challenges emerging in the North. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes
Researchers with the NASA-funded ICESCAPE mission examine melt ponds in the Arctic Ocean in July 2011. As U.S.-based studies in the Arctic are curtailed, the nation risks losing its capacity to anticipate and respond to the myriad of urgent environmental, geopolitical, and societal challenges emerging in the North. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to move the legislative review role for the Access to Information Act into the hands of a new parliamentary committee, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to move the legislative review role for the Access to Information Act into the hands of a new parliamentary committee, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I
Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
Former Conservative MP John Weston, pictured on the Hill in 2014, represented West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C., from 2008 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I
Former Conservative MP John Weston, pictured on the Hill in 2014, represented West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C., from 2008 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a
Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 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 speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 10, 2025. Smith has a 'wish list' for the prime minister. It's not so much a shopping list as a ransom note that, if not addressed, will spell the immediate demise of our country. Or so she claims, writes Stephen Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a
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 speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 10, 2025. Smith has a 'wish list' for the prime minister. It's not so much a shopping list as a ransom note that, if not addressed, will spell the immediate demise of our country. Or so she claims, writes Stephen Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's platform during the federal election campaign promised development of a trade and energy corridor, and building an east-west electricity grid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair
Prime Minister Mark Carney's platform during the federal election campaign promised development of a trade and energy corridor, and building an east-west electricity grid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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CJPME’s representative seems hell-bent on misconstruing Israel, writes B’nai Brith’s Barclay

  • Re: “Narrow-minded bias threatens to tear at the national fabric, says CJPME rep,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 25, letter to the editor from Dan
Opinion | October 30, 2023

CJPME’s representative seems hell-bent on misconstruing Israel, writes B’nai Brith’s Barclay

Opinion | October 30, 2023
  • Re: “Narrow-minded bias threatens to tear at the national fabric, says CJPME rep,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 25, letter to the editor from Dan

CJPME’s representative seems hell-bent on misconstruing Israel, writes B’nai Brith’s Barclay

Opinion | October 30, 2023
  • Re: “Narrow-minded bias threatens to tear at the national fabric, says CJPME rep,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 25, letter to the editor from Dan

Radiation ‘a dangerous health hazard so let’s be truly informed about it,’ writes Geary

  • Re: “Nuclear power isn’t really so scary when you understand it,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 9, by Neil Alexander and Doddy Kastany). Understandably, the job
Opinion | October 30, 2023

Radiation ‘a dangerous health hazard so let’s be truly informed about it,’ writes Geary

Opinion | October 30, 2023
  • Re: “Nuclear power isn’t really so scary when you understand it,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 9, by Neil Alexander and Doddy Kastany). Understandably, the job

Radiation ‘a dangerous health hazard so let’s be truly informed about it,’ writes Geary

Opinion | October 30, 2023
  • Re: “Nuclear power isn’t really so scary when you understand it,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 9, by Neil Alexander and Doddy Kastany). Understandably, the job

Barbarism of Hamas can’t be ‘contextualized’ into being okay: Howard Sapers

  • I read the Oct. 18, 2023, opinion pieces by Joseph Ingram and Erica Ifill with dismay. While both columns (briefly) acknowledge that Hamas murdered Israelis,
Opinion | October 30, 2023

Barbarism of Hamas can’t be ‘contextualized’ into being okay: Howard Sapers

Opinion | October 30, 2023
  • I read the Oct. 18, 2023, opinion pieces by Joseph Ingram and Erica Ifill with dismay. While both columns (briefly) acknowledge that Hamas murdered Israelis,

Barbarism of Hamas can’t be ‘contextualized’ into being okay: Howard Sapers

Opinion | October 30, 2023
  • I read the Oct. 18, 2023, opinion pieces by Joseph Ingram and Erica Ifill with dismay. While both columns (briefly) acknowledge that Hamas murdered Israelis,

Foreign Affairs Minister Joly to deliver speech at Economic Club in Toronto on Oct. 30

  • MONDAY, OCT. 30 House Sitting—The House will sit for two consecutive weeks (Oct. 30-Nov. 10). It will break for one week (Nov. 13-17) and
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured recently on the Hill, will deliver remarks at a lunch event hosted by the Economic Club of Canada. Monday, Oct. 30, at 11:45 a.m. ET at the Omni King Edward Hotel in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Foreign Affairs Minister Joly to deliver speech at Economic Club in Toronto on Oct. 30

  • MONDAY, OCT. 30 House Sitting—The House will sit for two consecutive weeks (Oct. 30-Nov. 10). It will break for one week (Nov. 13-17) and

Foreign Affairs Minister Joly to deliver speech at Economic Club in Toronto on Oct. 30

  • MONDAY, OCT. 30 House Sitting—The House will sit for two consecutive weeks (Oct. 30-Nov. 10). It will break for one week (Nov. 13-17) and
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured recently on the Hill, will deliver remarks at a lunch event hosted by the Economic Club of Canada. Monday, Oct. 30, at 11:45 a.m. ET at the Omni King Edward Hotel in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Whisky drinks with the CFA and Hungary’s National Day house party

  • The Canadian Federation of Agriculture hosted a whisky cocktail reception on Oct. 24, followed by a celebration of Hungary's National Day at Birkett Castle
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 27, 2023
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAuley received a warm welcome from attendees upon arrival at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture's Hill Day Reception on Oct. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Whisky drinks with the CFA and Hungary’s National Day house party

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 27, 2023
  • The Canadian Federation of Agriculture hosted a whisky cocktail reception on Oct. 24, followed by a celebration of Hungary's National Day at Birkett Castle

Whisky drinks with the CFA and Hungary’s National Day house party

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | October 27, 2023
  • The Canadian Federation of Agriculture hosted a whisky cocktail reception on Oct. 24, followed by a celebration of Hungary's National Day at Birkett Castle
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAuley received a warm welcome from attendees upon arrival at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture's Hill Day Reception on Oct. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Conservative and Bloc MPs want answers from RCMP on its SNC-Lavalin assessment

  • The Conservative ethics critic and the Bloc Québécois vice-chair of the House Ethics Committee want to bring back RCMP officials who were unable to
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 27, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is 'depriving a parliamentary committee from investigating,' the RCMP assessment of the SNC-Lavalin affair during Question Period on Oct. 25. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative and Bloc MPs want answers from RCMP on its SNC-Lavalin assessment

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 27, 2023
  • The Conservative ethics critic and the Bloc Québécois vice-chair of the House Ethics Committee want to bring back RCMP officials who were unable to

Conservative and Bloc MPs want answers from RCMP on its SNC-Lavalin assessment

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 27, 2023
  • The Conservative ethics critic and the Bloc Québécois vice-chair of the House Ethics Committee want to bring back RCMP officials who were unable to
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is 'depriving a parliamentary committee from investigating,' the RCMP assessment of the SNC-Lavalin affair during Question Period on Oct. 25. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Poilievre rallies on The Rock

  • Plus, Marc Miller will unveil a new effort to protect international students from fraud.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre is holding a political rally in downtown St. John's, N.L., tonight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Poilievre rallies on The Rock

  • Plus, Marc Miller will unveil a new effort to protect international students from fraud.

Politics This Morning: Poilievre rallies on The Rock

  • Plus, Marc Miller will unveil a new effort to protect international students from fraud.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre is holding a political rally in downtown St. John's, N.L., tonight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal government not directly involved in paying out compensation in record $23-billion First Nations child welfare settlement

  • A Federal Court judge has approved payments of at least $40,000 each for the approximately 300,000 First Nations children and family members affected by
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | October 26, 2023
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, seen here attending a summit on Indigenous mental health on Oct. 25, says the $23-billion settlement is the largest in Canadian history. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal government not directly involved in paying out compensation in record $23-billion First Nations child welfare settlement

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | October 26, 2023
  • A Federal Court judge has approved payments of at least $40,000 each for the approximately 300,000 First Nations children and family members affected by

Federal government not directly involved in paying out compensation in record $23-billion First Nations child welfare settlement

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | October 26, 2023
  • A Federal Court judge has approved payments of at least $40,000 each for the approximately 300,000 First Nations children and family members affected by
Patty Hajdu
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, seen here attending a summit on Indigenous mental health on Oct. 25, says the $23-billion settlement is the largest in Canadian history. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada is using chemical firm’s talking points in trade dispute with Mexico 

  • The federal government's position has serious implications for Canada’s ability to protect Canadians from pesticides.
Opinion | BY LAURA BOWMAN | October 26, 2023
In February 2023, Mexico issued an immediate ban on the use of genetically modified corn in food for human consumption, but Canada and the United States are challenging the ban under CUSMA, writes Laura Bowman. Photograph by Michael Pardo licensed under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Deed

Canada is using chemical firm’s talking points in trade dispute with Mexico 

Opinion | BY LAURA BOWMAN | October 26, 2023
  • The federal government's position has serious implications for Canada’s ability to protect Canadians from pesticides.

Canada is using chemical firm’s talking points in trade dispute with Mexico 

Opinion | BY LAURA BOWMAN | October 26, 2023
  • The federal government's position has serious implications for Canada’s ability to protect Canadians from pesticides.
In February 2023, Mexico issued an immediate ban on the use of genetically modified corn in food for human consumption, but Canada and the United States are challenging the ban under CUSMA, writes Laura Bowman. Photograph by Michael Pardo licensed under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Deed

Does the NDP need a miracle? It needs two

  • Since Pierre Poilievre is riding high in the polls and his party’s war chest is bursting, does anyone seriously believe the NDP, with its
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 26, 2023
If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were to unexpectedly hang up his guns and ride off into the sunset, that might be the miracle Jagmeet Singh’s NDP needs, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Does the NDP need a miracle? It needs two

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 26, 2023
  • Since Pierre Poilievre is riding high in the polls and his party’s war chest is bursting, does anyone seriously believe the NDP, with its

Does the NDP need a miracle? It needs two

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | October 26, 2023
  • Since Pierre Poilievre is riding high in the polls and his party’s war chest is bursting, does anyone seriously believe the NDP, with its
If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were to unexpectedly hang up his guns and ride off into the sunset, that might be the miracle Jagmeet Singh’s NDP needs, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-69 dragon has been slain

  • If Canada is to be a world leader, we must reform our project assessment processes, and become a major supplier of natural resources and
Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | October 26, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured on the Hill. The Supreme Court of Canada recently declared Bill C-69 unconstitutional due to federal encroachment into areas of provincial jurisdiction. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-69 dragon has been slain

Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | October 26, 2023
  • If Canada is to be a world leader, we must reform our project assessment processes, and become a major supplier of natural resources and

Bill C-69 dragon has been slain

Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | October 26, 2023
  • If Canada is to be a world leader, we must reform our project assessment processes, and become a major supplier of natural resources and
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured on the Hill. The Supreme Court of Canada recently declared Bill C-69 unconstitutional due to federal encroachment into areas of provincial jurisdiction. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Guaranteed livable income is a basic solution for Canada’s hard economic times

  • The current economic climate is difficult for many, and the current approach to income supports only exacerbates it. But we believe the federal government
Opinion | BY KIM PATE | October 26, 2023
Ensuring that those most in need have access to income supports—calculated based on what people need to lead a healthy and dignified life—has been proposed and explored in Canada for decades, writes ISG Senator Kim Pate. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Guaranteed livable income is a basic solution for Canada’s hard economic times

Opinion | BY KIM PATE | October 26, 2023
  • The current economic climate is difficult for many, and the current approach to income supports only exacerbates it. But we believe the federal government

Guaranteed livable income is a basic solution for Canada’s hard economic times

Opinion | BY KIM PATE | October 26, 2023
  • The current economic climate is difficult for many, and the current approach to income supports only exacerbates it. But we believe the federal government
Ensuring that those most in need have access to income supports—calculated based on what people need to lead a healthy and dignified life—has been proposed and explored in Canada for decades, writes ISG Senator Kim Pate. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Minister Fraser houses a 21-member political staff team

  • Senior staff to Fraser include Kyle Fox as director of policy, and Alexann Kropman as director of parliamentary affairs and issues management.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 26, 2023
Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Minister Sean Fraser speaks with reporters outside the House of Commons Chamber in the West Block on Sept. 18, ahead of the start of the fall sitting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister Fraser houses a 21-member political staff team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 26, 2023
  • Senior staff to Fraser include Kyle Fox as director of policy, and Alexann Kropman as director of parliamentary affairs and issues management.

Minister Fraser houses a 21-member political staff team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 26, 2023
  • Senior staff to Fraser include Kyle Fox as director of policy, and Alexann Kropman as director of parliamentary affairs and issues management.
Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Minister Sean Fraser speaks with reporters outside the House of Commons Chamber in the West Block on Sept. 18, ahead of the start of the fall sitting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Wilkinson and Smith talk climate in Calgary

  • Plus, Erin O’Toole comes to committee.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson will take part in the Alberta Climate Summit in Calgary today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Wilkinson and Smith talk climate in Calgary

  • Plus, Erin O’Toole comes to committee.

Politics This Morning: Wilkinson and Smith talk climate in Calgary

  • Plus, Erin O’Toole comes to committee.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson will take part in the Alberta Climate Summit in Calgary today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Upper Chamber to vote on ending debate early on Thursdays to give Senators a chance to get to the airport

  • The office of Senator Marc Gold says he introduced the motion at the request of the leadership of all recognized groups in the Red
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | October 25, 2023
The Senate generally sits on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays starting at 2 p.m., with a 4 p.m. cutoff on Wednesdays and a midnight cutoff on the other two days. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Upper Chamber to vote on ending debate early on Thursdays to give Senators a chance to get to the airport

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | October 25, 2023
  • The office of Senator Marc Gold says he introduced the motion at the request of the leadership of all recognized groups in the Red

Upper Chamber to vote on ending debate early on Thursdays to give Senators a chance to get to the airport

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | October 25, 2023
  • The office of Senator Marc Gold says he introduced the motion at the request of the leadership of all recognized groups in the Red
The Senate generally sits on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays starting at 2 p.m., with a 4 p.m. cutoff on Wednesdays and a midnight cutoff on the other two days. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Barriers to overhauling Ottawa’s service delivery and secrecy culture

  • Ottawa's rigid management style is stymying service delivery and disclosures, and is increasingly out of touch and out of control.
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | October 25, 2023
In her latest reports released last week, Auditor General Karen Hogan documents Ottawa's continued service delivery ineptness, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Barriers to overhauling Ottawa’s service delivery and secrecy culture

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | October 25, 2023
  • Ottawa's rigid management style is stymying service delivery and disclosures, and is increasingly out of touch and out of control.

Barriers to overhauling Ottawa’s service delivery and secrecy culture

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | October 25, 2023
  • Ottawa's rigid management style is stymying service delivery and disclosures, and is increasingly out of touch and out of control.
In her latest reports released last week, Auditor General Karen Hogan documents Ottawa's continued service delivery ineptness, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Finance Canada ragging puck on crucial policies needed to drive clean-energy transition

  • Climate risk disclosures and voluntary commitments are good but won't help foster change in business-as-usual banking and investment. Chrystia Freeland could spur the action
Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | October 25, 2023
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland at the CARICOM-Canada Summit in Ottawa on Oct. 18, 2023. Finance Canada is seen as a laggard in its effort to bolster sustainable finance in order to reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions and incentivize future-friendly investment, writes Shawn McCarthy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Finance Canada ragging puck on crucial policies needed to drive clean-energy transition

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | October 25, 2023
  • Climate risk disclosures and voluntary commitments are good but won't help foster change in business-as-usual banking and investment. Chrystia Freeland could spur the action

Finance Canada ragging puck on crucial policies needed to drive clean-energy transition

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | October 25, 2023
  • Climate risk disclosures and voluntary commitments are good but won't help foster change in business-as-usual banking and investment. Chrystia Freeland could spur the action
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland at the CARICOM-Canada Summit in Ottawa on Oct. 18, 2023. Finance Canada is seen as a laggard in its effort to bolster sustainable finance in order to reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions and incentivize future-friendly investment, writes Shawn McCarthy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Protecting Métis children protects a Métis future

  • Under Bill C-53—the federal government’s proposed legislation to recognize self-government and self-determination to Métis in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario—it will be easier for Métis
Opinion | BY THERESA STENLUND | October 25, 2023
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree is responsible for Bill C-53, the government's proposal to recognize Métis self-government and self-determination in three provinces. The House INAN Committee begins its study of the bill on Oct. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Protecting Métis children protects a Métis future

Opinion | BY THERESA STENLUND | October 25, 2023
  • Under Bill C-53—the federal government’s proposed legislation to recognize self-government and self-determination to Métis in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario—it will be easier for Métis

Protecting Métis children protects a Métis future

Opinion | BY THERESA STENLUND | October 25, 2023
  • Under Bill C-53—the federal government’s proposed legislation to recognize self-government and self-determination to Métis in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario—it will be easier for Métis
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree is responsible for Bill C-53, the government's proposal to recognize Métis self-government and self-determination in three provinces. The House INAN Committee begins its study of the bill on Oct. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Domestic political calculus shapes federal response to Israel-Hamas conflict

  • A review of statements by our politicians during previous Israel-Hamas conflicts shows they follow one steadfast script: 'We stand with Israel,' writes Bhagwant Sandhu.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | October 25, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. When it comes to their position on Israel-Hamas conflict, federal politicians of all stripes are far too busy picking sides in hopes of scooping up votes wherever they can, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Domestic political calculus shapes federal response to Israel-Hamas conflict

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | October 25, 2023
  • A review of statements by our politicians during previous Israel-Hamas conflicts shows they follow one steadfast script: 'We stand with Israel,' writes Bhagwant Sandhu.

Domestic political calculus shapes federal response to Israel-Hamas conflict

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | October 25, 2023
  • A review of statements by our politicians during previous Israel-Hamas conflicts shows they follow one steadfast script: 'We stand with Israel,' writes Bhagwant Sandhu.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. When it comes to their position on Israel-Hamas conflict, federal politicians of all stripes are far too busy picking sides in hopes of scooping up votes wherever they can, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can lead in AI, but government and industry need to implement the right guardrails

  • Policymaking around AI presents the ideal opportunity for government to find the right balance between innovation and accountability.
Opinion | BY CHRISTINA MONTGOMERY | October 25, 2023
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne introduced Bill C-27 in June 2022. It’s important it take an approach that will regulate AI risk specifically, and not the AI algorithms broadly, writes Christina Montgomery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can lead in AI, but government and industry need to implement the right guardrails

Opinion | BY CHRISTINA MONTGOMERY | October 25, 2023
  • Policymaking around AI presents the ideal opportunity for government to find the right balance between innovation and accountability.

Canada can lead in AI, but government and industry need to implement the right guardrails

Opinion | BY CHRISTINA MONTGOMERY | October 25, 2023
  • Policymaking around AI presents the ideal opportunity for government to find the right balance between innovation and accountability.
François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne introduced Bill C-27 in June 2022. It’s important it take an approach that will regulate AI risk specifically, and not the AI algorithms broadly, writes Christina Montgomery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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