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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 19, 2025
  • Also, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami celebrates country food and culture, Freedom Convoy-inspired play is coming to the NAC, and ex-NDP staffer Anthony Salloum reflects on

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

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

Trump just tossed a $400-million jumbo jet into the swamp he was supposed to drain

  • Even though accepting the jet is clearly unconstitutional, as Representative Jamie Raskin and Senator Richard Blumenthal have pointed out, Donald Trump got the gift legally
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 19, 2025
U.S. Donald Trump accepted a $400-million jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar last week, even though he insists it was a gift to the Pentagon. What people don’t know, and probably never will, is what the other half of the exchange might have been, writes Michael Harris.   Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Trump just tossed a $400-million jumbo jet into the swamp he was supposed to drain

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 19, 2025
  • Even though accepting the jet is clearly unconstitutional, as Representative Jamie Raskin and Senator Richard Blumenthal have pointed out, Donald Trump got the gift legally

Trump just tossed a $400-million jumbo jet into the swamp he was supposed to drain

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 19, 2025
  • Even though accepting the jet is clearly unconstitutional, as Representative Jamie Raskin and Senator Richard Blumenthal have pointed out, Donald Trump got the gift legally
U.S. Donald Trump accepted a $400-million jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar last week, even though he insists it was a gift to the Pentagon. What people don’t know, and probably never will, is what the other half of the exchange might have been, writes Michael Harris.   Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Carney cabinet gets off to a rocky start

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

Carney cabinet gets off to a rocky start

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

Carney cabinet gets off to a rocky start

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Note to Poilievre: the election is over

  • The country is in a tariff war with Trump and we need all hands deck to save Canadian jobs and industries. If he insists on continuing
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 19, 2025
In his press conference following the appointment of the new cabinet on May 13, Pierre Poilievre said a few nice words in the beginning, but then he could not refrain from individually attacking almost everything about the construction of the new cabinet, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Note to Poilievre: the election is over

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 19, 2025
  • The country is in a tariff war with Trump and we need all hands deck to save Canadian jobs and industries. If he insists on continuing

Note to Poilievre: the election is over

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 19, 2025
  • The country is in a tariff war with Trump and we need all hands deck to save Canadian jobs and industries. If he insists on continuing
In his press conference following the appointment of the new cabinet on May 13, Pierre Poilievre said a few nice words in the beginning, but then he could not refrain from individually attacking almost everything about the construction of the new cabinet, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Canada can be catalyst for transformative change: Vancouver letter writer

  • The 2025 Canadian election may be over, but the need for advocacy is far from it. Now is the moment to press forward, not
Opinion | May 19, 2025
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Canada can be catalyst for transformative change: Vancouver letter writer

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

Canada can be catalyst for transformative change: Vancouver letter writer

Opinion | May 19, 2025
  • The 2025 Canadian election may be over, but the need for advocacy is far from it. Now is the moment to press forward, not
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Bullying is just a poor substitute for competence: letter writer

  • Re: “Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and
Opinion | May 19, 2025
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typewriter
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Bullying is just a poor substitute for competence: letter writer

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

Bullying is just a poor substitute for competence: letter writer

Opinion | May 19, 2025
  • Re: “Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and
typewriter
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Coyne launches his book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, May 21 at the Métropolitain Brasserie in Ottawa

  • TUESDAY, MAY 20 Webinar: ‘Elections in Troubled Times’—McGill University hosts a webinar, “Elections in Troubled Times: The 2025 Canadian Election in Historical Perspective Webinar,”
Globe and Mail columnist Andrew Coyne will launch his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, published by Sutherland Books, on Wednesday, May 21, at the Métropolitain Brasserie in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Coyne launches his book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, May 21 at the Métropolitain Brasserie in Ottawa

  • TUESDAY, MAY 20 Webinar: ‘Elections in Troubled Times’—McGill University hosts a webinar, “Elections in Troubled Times: The 2025 Canadian Election in Historical Perspective Webinar,”

Coyne launches his book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, May 21 at the Métropolitain Brasserie in Ottawa

  • TUESDAY, MAY 20 Webinar: ‘Elections in Troubled Times’—McGill University hosts a webinar, “Elections in Troubled Times: The 2025 Canadian Election in Historical Perspective Webinar,”
Globe and Mail columnist Andrew Coyne will launch his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, published by Sutherland Books, on Wednesday, May 21, at the Métropolitain Brasserie in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Canadians need an urgent privacy reform

  • This country urgently needs updated privacy laws to protect Canadians and support inclusive and responsible innovation. 
Opinion | BY FLORIAN MARTIN-BARITEAU | May 16, 2025
Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne, pictured on the Hill on Jan. 26, 2023. The commissioner should be a one-stop shop for businesses to seek advice, compliance or for support to mitigate data breaches. But it should also be able to protect Canadians and offer effective remedies in case of privacy violation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians need an urgent privacy reform

Opinion | BY FLORIAN MARTIN-BARITEAU | May 16, 2025
  • This country urgently needs updated privacy laws to protect Canadians and support inclusive and responsible innovation. 

Canadians need an urgent privacy reform

Opinion | BY FLORIAN MARTIN-BARITEAU | May 16, 2025
  • This country urgently needs updated privacy laws to protect Canadians and support inclusive and responsible innovation. 
Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne, pictured on the Hill on Jan. 26, 2023. The commissioner should be a one-stop shop for businesses to seek advice, compliance or for support to mitigate data breaches. But it should also be able to protect Canadians and offer effective remedies in case of privacy violation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Polls, the campaign, and Pierre Poilievre

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

Polls, the campaign, and Pierre Poilievre

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

Polls, the campaign, and Pierre Poilievre

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Message to Foreign Minister Anand: build doctrine, not optics

  • Anita Anand’s appointment as foreign affairs minister is a chance to end Canada’s drift and define a sovereign foreign policy rooted in purpose, not
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 15, 2025
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand brings a fresh face to a portfolio that badly needs direction, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Message to Foreign Minister Anand: build doctrine, not optics

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 15, 2025
  • Anita Anand’s appointment as foreign affairs minister is a chance to end Canada’s drift and define a sovereign foreign policy rooted in purpose, not

Message to Foreign Minister Anand: build doctrine, not optics

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 15, 2025
  • Anita Anand’s appointment as foreign affairs minister is a chance to end Canada’s drift and define a sovereign foreign policy rooted in purpose, not
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand brings a fresh face to a portfolio that badly needs direction, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trump 2.0 and the end of NATO

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

Trump 2.0 and the end of NATO

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

Trump 2.0 and the end of NATO

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

Looking into why the Liberals are opting against a spring budget

  • Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says his government will offer a fall fiscal update, with no plans for a spring budget.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 15, 2025
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks to reporters after the May 14 cabinet meeting in West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia.

Looking into why the Liberals are opting against a spring budget

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 15, 2025
  • Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says his government will offer a fall fiscal update, with no plans for a spring budget.

Looking into why the Liberals are opting against a spring budget

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 15, 2025
  • Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says his government will offer a fall fiscal update, with no plans for a spring budget.
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks to reporters after the May 14 cabinet meeting in West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
Doctor
Doctor
Building an integrated health data system requires harmonized standards and regulations, an area where the federal government should take a leading role, writes Liam MacDonald. Pexels photograph by Polina Tankilevitch

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

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

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

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

Carney puts his stamp on cabinet

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

Carney puts his stamp on cabinet

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

Carney puts his stamp on cabinet

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

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
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Politics This Morning: Port strike squashed—for now 

  • Plus, Pierre Poilievre is raising cash in Muskoka.
With the threat of a continued B.C. port strike, the government has been under intense pressure to recall Parliament and force the longshoremen back to work. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Port strike squashed—for now 

  • Plus, Pierre Poilievre is raising cash in Muskoka.

Politics This Morning: Port strike squashed—for now 

  • Plus, Pierre Poilievre is raising cash in Muskoka.
With the threat of a continued B.C. port strike, the government has been under intense pressure to recall Parliament and force the longshoremen back to work. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Momentum builds in Cubans’ struggle for democracy—it’s time for direct Canadian support, less duplicity

  • What is the logic of championing human rights and decrying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while propping up their closest ally in the Western Hemisphere?
Opinion | BY ORLANDO GUTIéRREZ BORONAT | July 19, 2023
Dr. Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat, third right, joined Conservative MPs including national defence critic James Bezan, far left, deputy leader Melissa Lantsman, finance critic Jasraj Singh Hallan and foreign affairs critic Michael Chong, far right, on the Hill on June 21. Handout photograph

Momentum builds in Cubans’ struggle for democracy—it’s time for direct Canadian support, less duplicity

Opinion | BY ORLANDO GUTIéRREZ BORONAT | July 19, 2023
  • What is the logic of championing human rights and decrying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while propping up their closest ally in the Western Hemisphere?

Momentum builds in Cubans’ struggle for democracy—it’s time for direct Canadian support, less duplicity

Opinion | BY ORLANDO GUTIéRREZ BORONAT | July 19, 2023
  • What is the logic of championing human rights and decrying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while propping up their closest ally in the Western Hemisphere?
Dr. Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat, third right, joined Conservative MPs including national defence critic James Bezan, far left, deputy leader Melissa Lantsman, finance critic Jasraj Singh Hallan and foreign affairs critic Michael Chong, far right, on the Hill on June 21. Handout photograph

The federal public service needs to adapt to a new political reality, and stat

  • Senior leadership should stop lamenting what was, and start adapting to what is, trading deference for critique and creativity; and old hierarchies for mission-driven
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 19, 2023
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier. Internally, the public service functions as a tightly-wound hierarchy. Externally, it's steered by the political power of the relevant minister and commands of the PMO, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The federal public service needs to adapt to a new political reality, and stat

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 19, 2023
  • Senior leadership should stop lamenting what was, and start adapting to what is, trading deference for critique and creativity; and old hierarchies for mission-driven

The federal public service needs to adapt to a new political reality, and stat

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 19, 2023
  • Senior leadership should stop lamenting what was, and start adapting to what is, trading deference for critique and creativity; and old hierarchies for mission-driven
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier. Internally, the public service functions as a tightly-wound hierarchy. Externally, it's steered by the political power of the relevant minister and commands of the PMO, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Spain’s Santiago Abascal could be Franco’s ghost

  • Western European nations tend to dance to the same drummer, so is the rise (if you can call it that) of Spain's Vox party
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 19, 2023
Santiago Abascal, the leader of Spain’s far-right Vox Party, pictured in 2018, is the bogeyman in the July 23 snap election there. Some delusional panic-mongers see him as the Second Coming of dictator Francisco Franco, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Spain’s Santiago Abascal could be Franco’s ghost

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 19, 2023
  • Western European nations tend to dance to the same drummer, so is the rise (if you can call it that) of Spain's Vox party

Spain’s Santiago Abascal could be Franco’s ghost

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 19, 2023
  • Western European nations tend to dance to the same drummer, so is the rise (if you can call it that) of Spain's Vox party
Santiago Abascal, the leader of Spain’s far-right Vox Party, pictured in 2018, is the bogeyman in the July 23 snap election there. Some delusional panic-mongers see him as the Second Coming of dictator Francisco Franco, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 19, 2023
Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan is once again under heightened pressure to pass back-to-work legislation for striking port workers in British Columbia, after the workers' union gave notice that they would be returning to the picket line this coming weekend. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 19, 2023

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 19, 2023
Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan is once again under heightened pressure to pass back-to-work legislation for striking port workers in British Columbia, after the workers' union gave notice that they would be returning to the picket line this coming weekend. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need federal legislation to fight online hate in Canada

  • According to Statistics Canada, members of the Jewish community were the target of 55 per cent of all religiously motivated hate crimes, although accounting
Opinion | BY RICHARD MARCEAU | July 19, 2023
Richard Marceau, pictured at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel, in March 2023. Earlier this year, I posted a short tweet about enjoying my morning run in Jerusalem. That simple post provoked a veritable avalanche of cyber-hate, with more than a few mentions that I should be sent to Auschwitz, he writes. Photograph courtesy of Richard Marceau

We need federal legislation to fight online hate in Canada

Opinion | BY RICHARD MARCEAU | July 19, 2023
  • According to Statistics Canada, members of the Jewish community were the target of 55 per cent of all religiously motivated hate crimes, although accounting

We need federal legislation to fight online hate in Canada

Opinion | BY RICHARD MARCEAU | July 19, 2023
  • According to Statistics Canada, members of the Jewish community were the target of 55 per cent of all religiously motivated hate crimes, although accounting
Richard Marceau, pictured at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel, in March 2023. Earlier this year, I posted a short tweet about enjoying my morning run in Jerusalem. That simple post provoked a veritable avalanche of cyber-hate, with more than a few mentions that I should be sent to Auschwitz, he writes. Photograph courtesy of Richard Marceau

ACORN Canada calls on federal government to support alternatives to predatory loans

  • The government should work with Canada's big banks to provide fair credit options to borrowers who would otherwise have to turn to bad actors,
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 19, 2023
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's March 2023 budget included a promise to lower the criminal rate of interest from 60 per cent to 35 per cent annually. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

ACORN Canada calls on federal government to support alternatives to predatory loans

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 19, 2023
  • The government should work with Canada's big banks to provide fair credit options to borrowers who would otherwise have to turn to bad actors,

ACORN Canada calls on federal government to support alternatives to predatory loans

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | July 19, 2023
  • The government should work with Canada's big banks to provide fair credit options to borrowers who would otherwise have to turn to bad actors,
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's March 2023 budget included a promise to lower the criminal rate of interest from 60 per cent to 35 per cent annually. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds should send clearer message to labour movement when it comes to critical infrastructure: Beatty

  • Anti-scab legislation is 'priority No. 1' for the labour movement, but unions aren't relying on the Liberal-NDP supply-and-confidence agreement when it comes to strike
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 19, 2023
Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan gave the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada and the B.C. Maritime Employers Association 24 hours to agree to a mediated deal on July 12, with the union and employer coming to an agreement with 10 minutes to spare. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds should send clearer message to labour movement when it comes to critical infrastructure: Beatty

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 19, 2023
  • Anti-scab legislation is 'priority No. 1' for the labour movement, but unions aren't relying on the Liberal-NDP supply-and-confidence agreement when it comes to strike

Feds should send clearer message to labour movement when it comes to critical infrastructure: Beatty

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 19, 2023
  • Anti-scab legislation is 'priority No. 1' for the labour movement, but unions aren't relying on the Liberal-NDP supply-and-confidence agreement when it comes to strike
Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan gave the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada and the B.C. Maritime Employers Association 24 hours to agree to a mediated deal on July 12, with the union and employer coming to an agreement with 10 minutes to spare. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Stampede pic a staffing ‘error,’ say Tory pundits, but repeated incidents fuel skepticism of Poilievre’s commitment to LGBTQ+ rights

  • ‘Once is chance, twice is a coincidence, and three times a pattern,’ says former Liberal Party staffer Greg MacEachern.
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 19, 2023
Above left: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Eric Green wearing a 'straight pride' T-shirt during the Conservatives' annual pancake breakfast at the Calgary Stampede in Alberta on July 8. Above right: Tory MP Jasraj Singh Hallan, left, was criticized for posing with individuals wearing shirts bearing anti-LGBTQ+ slogans at the event. Photographs courtesy of Twitter and Facebook

Stampede pic a staffing ‘error,’ say Tory pundits, but repeated incidents fuel skepticism of Poilievre’s commitment to LGBTQ+ rights

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 19, 2023
  • ‘Once is chance, twice is a coincidence, and three times a pattern,’ says former Liberal Party staffer Greg MacEachern.

Stampede pic a staffing ‘error,’ say Tory pundits, but repeated incidents fuel skepticism of Poilievre’s commitment to LGBTQ+ rights

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 19, 2023
  • ‘Once is chance, twice is a coincidence, and three times a pattern,’ says former Liberal Party staffer Greg MacEachern.
Above left: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Eric Green wearing a 'straight pride' T-shirt during the Conservatives' annual pancake breakfast at the Calgary Stampede in Alberta on July 8. Above right: Tory MP Jasraj Singh Hallan, left, was criticized for posing with individuals wearing shirts bearing anti-LGBTQ+ slogans at the event. Photographs courtesy of Twitter and Facebook

Baran, Surkes appointed practitioners in residence at Carleton University’s political management program

  • Plus, the prime minister makes some senior federal public service moves, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and his wife Gurkiran Kaur are expecting another
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 19, 2023
Pendulum Group co-founder Yaroslav Baran, left, and Compass Rose strategic adviser Marci Surkes have been appointed as practitioners in residence at Carleton University's Riddell Graduate Program. Photographs courtesy of the Pendulum Group and Twitter

Baran, Surkes appointed practitioners in residence at Carleton University’s political management program

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 19, 2023
  • Plus, the prime minister makes some senior federal public service moves, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and his wife Gurkiran Kaur are expecting another

Baran, Surkes appointed practitioners in residence at Carleton University’s political management program

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 19, 2023
  • Plus, the prime minister makes some senior federal public service moves, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and his wife Gurkiran Kaur are expecting another
Pendulum Group co-founder Yaroslav Baran, left, and Compass Rose strategic adviser Marci Surkes have been appointed as practitioners in residence at Carleton University's Riddell Graduate Program. Photographs courtesy of the Pendulum Group and Twitter

Global Affairs knows it needs to embrace risk and become nimble, but can it change?

  • A Global Affairs discussion paper keyed in on the need to strengthen the role of Canadian mission heads around the globe, as observers note
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 19, 2023
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly provided an update of the foreign service review to Canadian ambassadors and high commissioners posted around the world on June 6 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Global Affairs knows it needs to embrace risk and become nimble, but can it change?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 19, 2023
  • A Global Affairs discussion paper keyed in on the need to strengthen the role of Canadian mission heads around the globe, as observers note

Global Affairs knows it needs to embrace risk and become nimble, but can it change?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 19, 2023
  • A Global Affairs discussion paper keyed in on the need to strengthen the role of Canadian mission heads around the globe, as observers note
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly provided an update of the foreign service review to Canadian ambassadors and high commissioners posted around the world on June 6 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Global Affairs gauged ‘very likely’ chance of another breach weeks after 2022 cyberattack: docs

  • 'These attacks will continue to happen and the best we can do is create networks and systems with layered defences to make it harder,
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 19, 2023
Global Affairs Canada, headquartered in the Pearson Building, has been quiet about details regarding a January 2022 cyberattack. The Hill Times file photograph

Global Affairs gauged ‘very likely’ chance of another breach weeks after 2022 cyberattack: docs

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 19, 2023
  • 'These attacks will continue to happen and the best we can do is create networks and systems with layered defences to make it harder,

Global Affairs gauged ‘very likely’ chance of another breach weeks after 2022 cyberattack: docs

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 19, 2023
  • 'These attacks will continue to happen and the best we can do is create networks and systems with layered defences to make it harder,
Global Affairs Canada, headquartered in the Pearson Building, has been quiet about details regarding a January 2022 cyberattack. The Hill Times file photograph

Keep the heat on to address the climate crisis

  • This week international locales recorded some of the highest temperatures to ever be measured, providing yet another bat to the face of how important
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 19, 2023
A wildfire burns southeast of Edson, Alta. Canadians’ attention to climate change can’t fade once the flames get put out. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Alberta

Keep the heat on to address the climate crisis

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 19, 2023
  • This week international locales recorded some of the highest temperatures to ever be measured, providing yet another bat to the face of how important

Keep the heat on to address the climate crisis

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 19, 2023
  • This week international locales recorded some of the highest temperatures to ever be measured, providing yet another bat to the face of how important
A wildfire burns southeast of Edson, Alta. Canadians’ attention to climate change can’t fade once the flames get put out. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Alberta

The curse of unserious politicians

  • Imagine how far along we’d be as a society if we didn’t have these time-wasters holding us back. It’s maddening and frustrating.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 19, 2023
After revealing himself to be a capable politician following the Conservative leadership race, Pierre Poilievre squandered his political capital by reducing himself to his own meme, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The curse of unserious politicians

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 19, 2023
  • Imagine how far along we’d be as a society if we didn’t have these time-wasters holding us back. It’s maddening and frustrating.

The curse of unserious politicians

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 19, 2023
  • Imagine how far along we’d be as a society if we didn’t have these time-wasters holding us back. It’s maddening and frustrating.
After revealing himself to be a capable politician following the Conservative leadership race, Pierre Poilievre squandered his political capital by reducing himself to his own meme, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The construction holiday is an unusual Quebec tradition

  • This is one of those rare times a government decree is embraced.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 19, 2023
Seen from outside, the construction holiday makes no sense in terms of productivity, efficiency of capital, human resources or competition within the building trades and industry alone, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Ümit Yıldırım

The construction holiday is an unusual Quebec tradition

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 19, 2023
  • This is one of those rare times a government decree is embraced.

The construction holiday is an unusual Quebec tradition

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 19, 2023
  • This is one of those rare times a government decree is embraced.
Seen from outside, the construction holiday makes no sense in terms of productivity, efficiency of capital, human resources or competition within the building trades and industry alone, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Ümit Yıldırım

The curious case of Ottawa’s housing bubble backstop

  • The cost of helping mortgage holders avoid the pain of higher interest rates will be borne by all consumers as the banks pass the
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 19, 2023
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says new Financial Consumer Agency of Canada rules are about ensuring the ‘support that banks and other financial institutions should be providing to Canadians who are struggling with rising mortgage payments.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The curious case of Ottawa’s housing bubble backstop

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 19, 2023
  • The cost of helping mortgage holders avoid the pain of higher interest rates will be borne by all consumers as the banks pass the

The curious case of Ottawa’s housing bubble backstop

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 19, 2023
  • The cost of helping mortgage holders avoid the pain of higher interest rates will be borne by all consumers as the banks pass the
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says new Financial Consumer Agency of Canada rules are about ensuring the ‘support that banks and other financial institutions should be providing to Canadians who are struggling with rising mortgage payments.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must focus on the rapid deployment of renewable energy: Kairos rep 

  • Re: “Climate solutions are cost- and quality-of-living fixes,” (The Hill Times, July 5, p. 6). The fires in Canada touch all of us. Some
Opinion | July 19, 2023
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on April 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must focus on the rapid deployment of renewable energy: Kairos rep 

Opinion | July 19, 2023
  • Re: “Climate solutions are cost- and quality-of-living fixes,” (The Hill Times, July 5, p. 6). The fires in Canada touch all of us. Some

Canada must focus on the rapid deployment of renewable energy: Kairos rep 

Opinion | July 19, 2023
  • Re: “Climate solutions are cost- and quality-of-living fixes,” (The Hill Times, July 5, p. 6). The fires in Canada touch all of us. Some
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on April 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dyer wrong about Israel’s ‘malice,’ and should look inward, says Calgary reader

  • Re: “Israel is ‘mowing the lawn’ again, but with malice aforethought,” (The Hill Times, July 6). Israel’s military operation in Jenin resulted in not
Opinion | July 19, 2023

Dyer wrong about Israel’s ‘malice,’ and should look inward, says Calgary reader

Opinion | July 19, 2023
  • Re: “Israel is ‘mowing the lawn’ again, but with malice aforethought,” (The Hill Times, July 6). Israel’s military operation in Jenin resulted in not

Dyer wrong about Israel’s ‘malice,’ and should look inward, says Calgary reader

Opinion | July 19, 2023
  • Re: “Israel is ‘mowing the lawn’ again, but with malice aforethought,” (The Hill Times, July 6). Israel’s military operation in Jenin resulted in not

Calgary Heritage voters head to the polls on July 24

  • WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the summer and is on break for 12 weeks. It will resume sitting again
Votes in Calgary Heritage, Alta., will choose a successor to former Conservative MP Bob Benzen on July 24. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and photograph courtesy of Flickr/Can Pac Swire

Calgary Heritage voters head to the polls on July 24

  • WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the summer and is on break for 12 weeks. It will resume sitting again

Calgary Heritage voters head to the polls on July 24

  • WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the summer and is on break for 12 weeks. It will resume sitting again
Votes in Calgary Heritage, Alta., will choose a successor to former Conservative MP Bob Benzen on July 24. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and photograph courtesy of Flickr/Can Pac Swire

Let’s get serious about the federal framework to reduce recidivism

  • In the absence of a plan, there are concerning problems that urgently need to be addressed if this government is serious about tackling recidivism
Opinion | BY CATHERINE LATIMER | July 19, 2023
Marco Mendicino
Marco Mendicino
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino pledged he’d introduce a plan to implement the Federal Framework to Reduce Recidivism by this past June, but no such plan has materialized, writes Catherine Latimer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s get serious about the federal framework to reduce recidivism

Opinion | BY CATHERINE LATIMER | July 19, 2023
  • In the absence of a plan, there are concerning problems that urgently need to be addressed if this government is serious about tackling recidivism

Let’s get serious about the federal framework to reduce recidivism

Opinion | BY CATHERINE LATIMER | July 19, 2023
  • In the absence of a plan, there are concerning problems that urgently need to be addressed if this government is serious about tackling recidivism
Marco Mendicino
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino pledged he’d introduce a plan to implement the Federal Framework to Reduce Recidivism by this past June, but no such plan has materialized, writes Catherine Latimer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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