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Anne Dagenais Guertin and Matthew Behrens

Anne Dagenais Guertin is communications and research coordinator at the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group ICLMG. Matthew Behrens is  coordinator of Campaign to Stop Secret Trials in Canada.

‘They’re never going to silence me’: Red Chamber marks Pride month with historic number of openly queer Senators 

  • The Upper Chamber has six openly 2SLGBTQIA+ Senators for the first time ever, but they warn that progress is 'fragile' and that Canadians must
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 28, 2025
Duncan Wilson and Kristopher Wells
Duncan Wilson and Kristopher Wells
PSG Senator Kristopher Wells, right, with PSG Senator Duncan Wilson. The 'status quo does not change on its own' says Wells, warning there is still work to do to address 2SLGBTQIA+ equality in Canada. Photograph courtesy of Senator Kristopher Wells

‘They’re never going to silence me’: Red Chamber marks Pride month with historic number of openly queer Senators 

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 28, 2025
  • The Upper Chamber has six openly 2SLGBTQIA+ Senators for the first time ever, but they warn that progress is 'fragile' and that Canadians must

‘They’re never going to silence me’: Red Chamber marks Pride month with historic number of openly queer Senators 

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 28, 2025
  • The Upper Chamber has six openly 2SLGBTQIA+ Senators for the first time ever, but they warn that progress is 'fragile' and that Canadians must
Duncan Wilson and Kristopher Wells
PSG Senator Kristopher Wells, right, with PSG Senator Duncan Wilson. The 'status quo does not change on its own' says Wells, warning there is still work to do to address 2SLGBTQIA+ equality in Canada. Photograph courtesy of Senator Kristopher Wells

From Balls Creek ‘boom girl’ to the Decision Desk: CBC ‘legend’ Sharon Musgrave says farewell 

  • Five generations of the CBC family, politicos, and senators packed the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26 to raise a toast to Musgrave’s three decades
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 27, 2025
CBC News: Politics legend Don Newman, right, reunites with the former Cape Breton-ese voice in his head, Sharon Musgrave, at the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26, to celebrate her retirement after more than three decades with the public broadcaster. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

From Balls Creek ‘boom girl’ to the Decision Desk: CBC ‘legend’ Sharon Musgrave says farewell 

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 27, 2025
  • Five generations of the CBC family, politicos, and senators packed the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26 to raise a toast to Musgrave’s three decades

From Balls Creek ‘boom girl’ to the Decision Desk: CBC ‘legend’ Sharon Musgrave says farewell 

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 27, 2025
  • Five generations of the CBC family, politicos, and senators packed the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26 to raise a toast to Musgrave’s three decades
CBC News: Politics legend Don Newman, right, reunites with the former Cape Breton-ese voice in his head, Sharon Musgrave, at the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26, to celebrate her retirement after more than three decades with the public broadcaster. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

NATO summit ‘not a disaster’ on the Trump front, but a ‘piece of theatre’ otherwise

  • All members of the military alliance but Spain agreed to a new five-per-cent of GDP spending target at the June 25 and 26 summit
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 27, 2025
Leaders from NATO countries, including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, bottom left, assembled for the summit in The Hague on June 24 and 25.  Photograph courtesy of the PMO/X

NATO summit ‘not a disaster’ on the Trump front, but a ‘piece of theatre’ otherwise

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 27, 2025
  • All members of the military alliance but Spain agreed to a new five-per-cent of GDP spending target at the June 25 and 26 summit

NATO summit ‘not a disaster’ on the Trump front, but a ‘piece of theatre’ otherwise

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 27, 2025
  • All members of the military alliance but Spain agreed to a new five-per-cent of GDP spending target at the June 25 and 26 summit
Leaders from NATO countries, including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, bottom left, assembled for the summit in The Hague on June 24 and 25.  Photograph courtesy of the PMO/X

Senate passes Carney’s controversial nation-building bill, citing ‘trust’ in the government

  • Mi'kmaw Senator Paul Prosper says Bill C-5 is a 'betrayal' of reconciliation, saying it shouldn't pass without proper consultation with Indigenous leaders. 'We do
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's One Canadian Economy Act, which the government has touted as a necessary solution to kickstart Canada's economy, has passed the Senate after only two days of debate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate passes Carney’s controversial nation-building bill, citing ‘trust’ in the government

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
  • Mi'kmaw Senator Paul Prosper says Bill C-5 is a 'betrayal' of reconciliation, saying it shouldn't pass without proper consultation with Indigenous leaders. 'We do

Senate passes Carney’s controversial nation-building bill, citing ‘trust’ in the government

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
  • Mi'kmaw Senator Paul Prosper says Bill C-5 is a 'betrayal' of reconciliation, saying it shouldn't pass without proper consultation with Indigenous leaders. 'We do
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's One Canadian Economy Act, which the government has touted as a necessary solution to kickstart Canada's economy, has passed the Senate after only two days of debate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Flawed in principle and practice: why Canada must say no to Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’

  • At a time of rising costs of living, climate stress, and overstretched public services, diverting tens of billions to a flawed and provocative weapons
Opinion | BY CESAR JARAMILLO | June 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The 'Golden Dome' proposal is not merely expensive; it is strategically unsound and technically unreliable, writes Cesar Jaramillo. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

Flawed in principle and practice: why Canada must say no to Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’

Opinion | BY CESAR JARAMILLO | June 26, 2025
  • At a time of rising costs of living, climate stress, and overstretched public services, diverting tens of billions to a flawed and provocative weapons

Flawed in principle and practice: why Canada must say no to Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’

Opinion | BY CESAR JARAMILLO | June 26, 2025
  • At a time of rising costs of living, climate stress, and overstretched public services, diverting tens of billions to a flawed and provocative weapons
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The 'Golden Dome' proposal is not merely expensive; it is strategically unsound and technically unreliable, writes Cesar Jaramillo. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

Q&A | MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Andrew Coyne who proposes a path away from that anti-democratic system

  • In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and the
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. In his new book, Andrew Coyne says he tries to show that centralized power is ‘worse here than in other countries.’

Q&A | MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Andrew Coyne who proposes a path away from that anti-democratic system

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
  • In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and the

Q&A | MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Andrew Coyne who proposes a path away from that anti-democratic system

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
  • In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and the
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. In his new book, Andrew Coyne says he tries to show that centralized power is ‘worse here than in other countries.’

We need sustainable and evidence-based approaches to preventing mass casualty attacks in Canada

  • Canada has to continue to respond to the issue of terrorism together with the broader issue of targeted violence if our primary goal is
Opinion | BY MICHAEL KING, JOHN MCCOY | June 26, 2025
In these complex times, where targeted violence and threats against the public are so multi-various in nature, we must continually adapt to the dynamic threat landscape via a co-ordinated, multi-agency response, write John McCoy and Michael King. Image courtesy of Jimmy Chan/Pexels

We need sustainable and evidence-based approaches to preventing mass casualty attacks in Canada

Opinion | BY MICHAEL KING, JOHN MCCOY | June 26, 2025
  • Canada has to continue to respond to the issue of terrorism together with the broader issue of targeted violence if our primary goal is

We need sustainable and evidence-based approaches to preventing mass casualty attacks in Canada

Opinion | BY MICHAEL KING, JOHN MCCOY | June 26, 2025
  • Canada has to continue to respond to the issue of terrorism together with the broader issue of targeted violence if our primary goal is
In these complex times, where targeted violence and threats against the public are so multi-various in nature, we must continually adapt to the dynamic threat landscape via a co-ordinated, multi-agency response, write John McCoy and Michael King. Image courtesy of Jimmy Chan/Pexels

Much ado about nothing in Iran

  • You can trust the Iranian regime, nasty though it is, not to let itself be drawn into truly dangerous confrontations with the United States.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2025
It took U.S. President Donald Trump a long time to realize that he had been played by the Israeli prime minister, but it won’t last because he cannot bear the idea that he was outsmarted, writes Gwynne Dyer. Official White House photograph courtesy of Daniel Torok

Much ado about nothing in Iran

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2025
  • You can trust the Iranian regime, nasty though it is, not to let itself be drawn into truly dangerous confrontations with the United States.

Much ado about nothing in Iran

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2025
  • You can trust the Iranian regime, nasty though it is, not to let itself be drawn into truly dangerous confrontations with the United States.
It took U.S. President Donald Trump a long time to realize that he had been played by the Israeli prime minister, but it won’t last because he cannot bear the idea that he was outsmarted, writes Gwynne Dyer. Official White House photograph courtesy of Daniel Torok

A new Arctic archipelagic defence concept will project Canada’s power in the North

  • Developing this concept would signal to both allies and adversaries that Canada no longer views its North as peripheral.
Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty should consider developing a comprehensive Arctic archipelagic defence concept that would shift attention towards Canada’s land domain, writes Andrew Erskine. Ottawa has already invested heavily in its air and maritime capabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A new Arctic archipelagic defence concept will project Canada’s power in the North

Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
  • Developing this concept would signal to both allies and adversaries that Canada no longer views its North as peripheral.

A new Arctic archipelagic defence concept will project Canada’s power in the North

Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
  • Developing this concept would signal to both allies and adversaries that Canada no longer views its North as peripheral.
Defence Minister David McGuinty should consider developing a comprehensive Arctic archipelagic defence concept that would shift attention towards Canada’s land domain, writes Andrew Erskine. Ottawa has already invested heavily in its air and maritime capabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

More cash and new alliances show Ottawa is serious about defence, say observers

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney put his $9-billion defence spending pledge before Parliament 'about as fast as he conceivably could have,' says defence procurement expert
News | BY IREM KOCA | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the defence and security agreement between Canada-EU will 'help deliver on capability targets more quickly and economically.' The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

More cash and new alliances show Ottawa is serious about defence, say observers

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 25, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney put his $9-billion defence spending pledge before Parliament 'about as fast as he conceivably could have,' says defence procurement expert

More cash and new alliances show Ottawa is serious about defence, say observers

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 25, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney put his $9-billion defence spending pledge before Parliament 'about as fast as he conceivably could have,' says defence procurement expert
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the defence and security agreement between Canada-EU will 'help deliver on capability targets more quickly and economically.' The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Israel marks national day

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 25, 2025
Israeli Ambassador Iddo Moed delivers a toast at his country’s national day reception at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on May 21. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Israel marks national day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 25, 2025
  • The Hill Times

Israel marks national day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 25, 2025
  • The Hill Times
Israeli Ambassador Iddo Moed delivers a toast at his country’s national day reception at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on May 21. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

  • Mark Carney’s pledge to meet NATO’s new spending target risks defining Canada’s future by bombs and budgets rather than by peacebuilding and principle.
Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney could have resisted NATO’s increasingly militarized path. Instead, his increased spending pledge entrenches Canada deeper within the orbit of U.S. defence interests, writes Erika Simpson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 25, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s pledge to meet NATO’s new spending target risks defining Canada’s future by bombs and budgets rather than by peacebuilding and principle.

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 25, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s pledge to meet NATO’s new spending target risks defining Canada’s future by bombs and budgets rather than by peacebuilding and principle.
Prime Minister Mark Carney could have resisted NATO’s increasingly militarized path. Instead, his increased spending pledge entrenches Canada deeper within the orbit of U.S. defence interests, writes Erika Simpson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada ‘kind of in the dark’ on Middle East conflict, says former Liberal MP McKay

  • Amid the roiling conflict in the Middle East, Canada’s influence is largely limited to de-escalation and aiding Canadians in the region.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 25, 2025
If Canada had an embassy in Iran, there would be formal channels of communication, said former Liberal MP John McKay. Global Affairs Canada said as of June 24, 600 Canadians, permanent residents, and family members have left Israel, Iran, and the West Bank. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada ‘kind of in the dark’ on Middle East conflict, says former Liberal MP McKay

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 25, 2025
  • Amid the roiling conflict in the Middle East, Canada’s influence is largely limited to de-escalation and aiding Canadians in the region.

Canada ‘kind of in the dark’ on Middle East conflict, says former Liberal MP McKay

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 25, 2025
  • Amid the roiling conflict in the Middle East, Canada’s influence is largely limited to de-escalation and aiding Canadians in the region.
If Canada had an embassy in Iran, there would be formal channels of communication, said former Liberal MP John McKay. Global Affairs Canada said as of June 24, 600 Canadians, permanent residents, and family members have left Israel, Iran, and the West Bank. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts

  • The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
Former Liberal MP Han Dong has settled his lawsuit with Global News over two years after he left the party's caucus and vowed to defend himself from 'absolutely untrue' allegations he advised a Chinese diplomat to delay the release of Micheal Spavor and Michael Kovrig. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
  • The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to

Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
  • The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to
Former Liberal MP Han Dong has settled his lawsuit with Global News over two years after he left the party's caucus and vowed to defend himself from 'absolutely untrue' allegations he advised a Chinese diplomat to delay the release of Micheal Spavor and Michael Kovrig. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced Bill C-202 in the early days of the new Parliament after a previous version died on the Order Paper in the last one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced Bill C-202 in the early days of the new Parliament after a previous version died on the Order Paper in the last one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘One of the most inventive minds’: ex-minister John McCallum has died

  • Also, the NCC updates its long-term vision for the Parliamentary Precinct, praises for Conservative Senator Judith Seidman ahead of her retirement, and lawyer Jacques
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 25, 2025
Then-immigration minister John McCallum in 2015. McCallum died on June 21 in Mississauga, Ont., at the age of 75. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘One of the most inventive minds’: ex-minister John McCallum has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 25, 2025
  • Also, the NCC updates its long-term vision for the Parliamentary Precinct, praises for Conservative Senator Judith Seidman ahead of her retirement, and lawyer Jacques

‘One of the most inventive minds’: ex-minister John McCallum has died

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 25, 2025
  • Also, the NCC updates its long-term vision for the Parliamentary Precinct, praises for Conservative Senator Judith Seidman ahead of her retirement, and lawyer Jacques
Then-immigration minister John McCallum in 2015. McCallum died on June 21 in Mississauga, Ont., at the age of 75. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The Senate reconvenes

  • Plus, Carney heads into day two of the NATO summit.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 25, 2025
Senators will return to action today, with the summer adjournment looming and a final vote on Bill C-5 coming. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Senate reconvenes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 25, 2025
  • Plus, Carney heads into day two of the NATO summit.

The Senate reconvenes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 25, 2025
  • Plus, Carney heads into day two of the NATO summit.
Senators will return to action today, with the summer adjournment looming and a final vote on Bill C-5 coming. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

  • All of this political theatre, and they didn’t even destroy the uranium they pretended to seek. What a waste of time, money, and military
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump. America is involved in yet another conflict in the Middle East due to a commander-in-chief who proclaimed himself the 'anti-war president,' writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
  • All of this political theatre, and they didn’t even destroy the uranium they pretended to seek. What a waste of time, money, and military

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
  • All of this political theatre, and they didn’t even destroy the uranium they pretended to seek. What a waste of time, money, and military
U.S. President Donald Trump. America is involved in yet another conflict in the Middle East due to a commander-in-chief who proclaimed himself the 'anti-war president,' writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Carney blows the roof off inertia-bound Ottawa, but there’s no guarantee of success

  • Canada’s highly decentralized federation requires time, energy, and good fortune to reach consensus.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
It remains to be seen whether Prime Minister Mark Carney's government can make all this work in a timeframe that complies with his refreshing, unconventional campaign to rapidly bring the country together to start building a stronger, more independent economy, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney blows the roof off inertia-bound Ottawa, but there’s no guarantee of success

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 25, 2025
  • Canada’s highly decentralized federation requires time, energy, and good fortune to reach consensus.

Carney blows the roof off inertia-bound Ottawa, but there’s no guarantee of success

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 25, 2025
  • Canada’s highly decentralized federation requires time, energy, and good fortune to reach consensus.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
It remains to be seen whether Prime Minister Mark Carney's government can make all this work in a timeframe that complies with his refreshing, unconventional campaign to rapidly bring the country together to start building a stronger, more independent economy, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Speaking for a forgotten people

  • The rule of international law in Palestine today—or on the 49th parallel tomorrow.
Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | June 25, 2025
A European Union humanitarian aid worker in Gaza in February 2025. There is a compelling reason for Canada to be a relentless champion of international law today as it is applied and thwarted in rulings on the illegal occupation of Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem, and the International Court of Justice rulings, writes Jim Creskey. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid

Speaking for a forgotten people

Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | June 25, 2025
  • The rule of international law in Palestine today—or on the 49th parallel tomorrow.

Speaking for a forgotten people

Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | June 25, 2025
  • The rule of international law in Palestine today—or on the 49th parallel tomorrow.
A European Union humanitarian aid worker in Gaza in February 2025. There is a compelling reason for Canada to be a relentless champion of international law today as it is applied and thwarted in rulings on the illegal occupation of Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem, and the International Court of Justice rulings, writes Jim Creskey. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid

Members’ statements from June 20

  • Fifty years ago, on June 20, 1975, the legendary Gilles Vigneault performed his song, Gens du pays, for the very first time on Mount
Opinion | June 25, 2025

Members’ statements from June 20

Opinion | June 25, 2025
  • Fifty years ago, on June 20, 1975, the legendary Gilles Vigneault performed his song, Gens du pays, for the very first time on Mount

Members’ statements from June 20

Opinion | June 25, 2025
  • Fifty years ago, on June 20, 1975, the legendary Gilles Vigneault performed his song, Gens du pays, for the very first time on Mount

Carney talks turkey at NATO

  • Plus, new inflation data, and what public servants think of their jobs.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will attend a NATO summit focused on defence spending today in the Netherlands. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney talks turkey at NATO

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 24, 2025
  • Plus, new inflation data, and what public servants think of their jobs.

Carney talks turkey at NATO

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 24, 2025
  • Plus, new inflation data, and what public servants think of their jobs.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will attend a NATO summit focused on defence spending today in the Netherlands. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

  • The public service is being retooled piece by piece to meet the demands of delivery. The changes may outlast the agenda that sparked them.
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | June 23, 2025
Last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney shuffled his senior ranks—a first wave of appointments seen as an early step in retooling the leadership to drive his top priorities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | June 23, 2025
  • The public service is being retooled piece by piece to meet the demands of delivery. The changes may outlast the agenda that sparked them.

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | June 23, 2025
  • The public service is being retooled piece by piece to meet the demands of delivery. The changes may outlast the agenda that sparked them.
Last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney shuffled his senior ranks—a first wave of appointments seen as an early step in retooling the leadership to drive his top priorities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC using an AI bot named ‘Ava’ to help clear Phoenix pay system backlog

  • With about 450,00 outstanding cases tied to the faulty pay system, an artificial intelligence virtual agent is tasked with clearing 160,000 over the next
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 23, 2025
Alex Benay,
Alex Benay,
Alex Benay, associate deputy minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada, says an AI virtual agent, or 'Ava,' has been trained by compensation advisers for the past year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC using an AI bot named ‘Ava’ to help clear Phoenix pay system backlog

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 23, 2025
  • With about 450,00 outstanding cases tied to the faulty pay system, an artificial intelligence virtual agent is tasked with clearing 160,000 over the next

PSPC using an AI bot named ‘Ava’ to help clear Phoenix pay system backlog

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 23, 2025
  • With about 450,00 outstanding cases tied to the faulty pay system, an artificial intelligence virtual agent is tasked with clearing 160,000 over the next
Alex Benay,
Alex Benay, associate deputy minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada, says an AI virtual agent, or 'Ava,' has been trained by compensation advisers for the past year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to walk the walk

  • A clear way to demonstrate to Canadians that he is not simply posturing would be for PM Mark Carney to cancel the remaining F-35 order.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 23, 2025
There's an ongoing review of Canada’s acquisition of 88 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Donald R. Allen

Time to walk the walk

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 23, 2025
  • A clear way to demonstrate to Canadians that he is not simply posturing would be for PM Mark Carney to cancel the remaining F-35 order.

Time to walk the walk

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 23, 2025
  • A clear way to demonstrate to Canadians that he is not simply posturing would be for PM Mark Carney to cancel the remaining F-35 order.
There's an ongoing review of Canada’s acquisition of 88 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Donald R. Allen

Ministers LeBlanc, Hodgson, Thompson make key staffing hires

  • For one, Samir Kassam is deputy chief of staff and director of policy to Natural Resources and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 23, 2025
Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, and Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson have further fleshed out their respective ministerial teams. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ministers LeBlanc, Hodgson, Thompson make key staffing hires

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 23, 2025
  • For one, Samir Kassam is deputy chief of staff and director of policy to Natural Resources and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson.

Ministers LeBlanc, Hodgson, Thompson make key staffing hires

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 23, 2025
  • For one, Samir Kassam is deputy chief of staff and director of policy to Natural Resources and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson.
Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, and Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson have further fleshed out their respective ministerial teams. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Too many rules’: AG urges feds to streamline procurement, reduce outsourcing

  • Auditor General Karen Hogan says 'worrying observations' around procurement processes need to be addressed.
News | BY IREM KOCA | June 23, 2025
Karen Hogan
Karen Hogan
Auditor General Karen Hogan’s June 10 report showed federal organizations 'frequently did not demonstrate value for money' in professional services contracts awarded to GC Strategies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Too many rules’: AG urges feds to streamline procurement, reduce outsourcing

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 23, 2025
  • Auditor General Karen Hogan says 'worrying observations' around procurement processes need to be addressed.

‘Too many rules’: AG urges feds to streamline procurement, reduce outsourcing

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 23, 2025
  • Auditor General Karen Hogan says 'worrying observations' around procurement processes need to be addressed.
Karen Hogan
Auditor General Karen Hogan’s June 10 report showed federal organizations 'frequently did not demonstrate value for money' in professional services contracts awarded to GC Strategies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Empowering MPs means strengthening Canadian democracy

  • What Canada needs is a re-engagement and recalibration of the role of the MP, rooted not so much in a drastic change in formal
Opinion | BY SAM ROUTLEY | March 13, 2023
Conservative MP Michael Cooper, pictured on the Hill in a scrum. 'What Canada needs is a re-engagement and recalibration of the role of the MP, rooted not so much in a drastic change in formal powers as much as it is a respect for the powers that they already have,' writes Sam Routley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Empowering MPs means strengthening Canadian democracy

Opinion | BY SAM ROUTLEY | March 13, 2023
  • What Canada needs is a re-engagement and recalibration of the role of the MP, rooted not so much in a drastic change in formal

Empowering MPs means strengthening Canadian democracy

Opinion | BY SAM ROUTLEY | March 13, 2023
  • What Canada needs is a re-engagement and recalibration of the role of the MP, rooted not so much in a drastic change in formal
Conservative MP Michael Cooper, pictured on the Hill in a scrum. 'What Canada needs is a re-engagement and recalibration of the role of the MP, rooted not so much in a drastic change in formal powers as much as it is a respect for the powers that they already have,' writes Sam Routley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Competition Act reform: modernization cannot ignore sustainability

  • The single most important challenge facing all levels of society—including business—over the next 30 years is the transformation to a sustainable, net-zero economy in
Opinion | BY LEAH TEMPER, MATT HULSE, TANYA JEMEC, AND ANDRéANNE BRAZEAU | March 13, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on March 8, 2023, in a Hill scrum. Canadian legislation fails to provide sufficient incentives nor guidance for companies to operate in a sustainable manner. It rewards polluters and jeopardizes genuinely sustainable businesses, including small businesses, write the authors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Competition Act reform: modernization cannot ignore sustainability

Opinion | BY LEAH TEMPER, MATT HULSE, TANYA JEMEC, AND ANDRéANNE BRAZEAU | March 13, 2023
  • The single most important challenge facing all levels of society—including business—over the next 30 years is the transformation to a sustainable, net-zero economy in

Competition Act reform: modernization cannot ignore sustainability

Opinion | BY LEAH TEMPER, MATT HULSE, TANYA JEMEC, AND ANDRéANNE BRAZEAU | March 13, 2023
  • The single most important challenge facing all levels of society—including business—over the next 30 years is the transformation to a sustainable, net-zero economy in
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on March 8, 2023, in a Hill scrum. Canadian legislation fails to provide sufficient incentives nor guidance for companies to operate in a sustainable manner. It rewards polluters and jeopardizes genuinely sustainable businesses, including small businesses, write the authors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pope Francis focuses his remaining energies on Ukraine battlefield

  • Seldom in the modern history of the Catholic Church has a pope been plunged into both external and internal crises at the same time.
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | March 13, 2023
On March 13, Pope Francis will observe the 10th anniversary of his election to the papacy. In that decade, he has reached outward to a fractured world and inward to a fractured church. Seldom in the modern history of the Catholic Church has a pope been plunged into both external and internal crises at the same time. Photograph courtesy Flickr/Commons Wikimedia

Pope Francis focuses his remaining energies on Ukraine battlefield

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | March 13, 2023
  • Seldom in the modern history of the Catholic Church has a pope been plunged into both external and internal crises at the same time.

Pope Francis focuses his remaining energies on Ukraine battlefield

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | March 13, 2023
  • Seldom in the modern history of the Catholic Church has a pope been plunged into both external and internal crises at the same time.
On March 13, Pope Francis will observe the 10th anniversary of his election to the papacy. In that decade, he has reached outward to a fractured world and inward to a fractured church. Seldom in the modern history of the Catholic Church has a pope been plunged into both external and internal crises at the same time. Photograph courtesy Flickr/Commons Wikimedia

Poilievre might not have solutions to Canada’s opioid epidemic, but Senator Dalphond does

  • To be clear: amending Sec. 40 (3) of the CPCA will not end Canada’s opioid epidemic. Far from it. But Bill S-256 is a
Opinion | BY GEORGE MONASTIRIAKOS | March 13, 2023
PSG Senator Pierre Dalphond (Quebec), left, and Conservative Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu (Quebec), pictured April 4, 2019, at the Senate's Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre might not have solutions to Canada’s opioid epidemic, but Senator Dalphond does

Opinion | BY GEORGE MONASTIRIAKOS | March 13, 2023
  • To be clear: amending Sec. 40 (3) of the CPCA will not end Canada’s opioid epidemic. Far from it. But Bill S-256 is a

Poilievre might not have solutions to Canada’s opioid epidemic, but Senator Dalphond does

Opinion | BY GEORGE MONASTIRIAKOS | March 13, 2023
  • To be clear: amending Sec. 40 (3) of the CPCA will not end Canada’s opioid epidemic. Far from it. But Bill S-256 is a
PSG Senator Pierre Dalphond (Quebec), left, and Conservative Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu (Quebec), pictured April 4, 2019, at the Senate's Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Mary Ng leads women’s trade mission to the UK

  • Plus, Ginette Petitpas Taylor flies the flag in Boston for Atlantic Canada’s fish and seafood sector.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 13, 2023
Mary Ng
Mary Ng
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, seen here on March 10, is leading a delegation to Canada's third-largest trading partner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Mary Ng leads women’s trade mission to the UK

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 13, 2023
  • Plus, Ginette Petitpas Taylor flies the flag in Boston for Atlantic Canada’s fish and seafood sector.

Politics This Morning: Mary Ng leads women’s trade mission to the UK

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 13, 2023
  • Plus, Ginette Petitpas Taylor flies the flag in Boston for Atlantic Canada’s fish and seafood sector.
Mary Ng
International Trade Minister Mary Ng, seen here on March 10, is leading a delegation to Canada's third-largest trading partner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t dumb down the China election meddling issue, stick to the facts

  • In response to the explosive reporting by The Globe and Mail and Global News on China’s attempted interference in the 2019 and 2021 federal
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 13, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Don’t dumb down the China election meddling issue, stick to the facts

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 13, 2023
  • In response to the explosive reporting by The Globe and Mail and Global News on China’s attempted interference in the 2019 and 2021 federal

Don’t dumb down the China election meddling issue, stick to the facts

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 13, 2023
  • In response to the explosive reporting by The Globe and Mail and Global News on China’s attempted interference in the 2019 and 2021 federal
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

A shared solution to marketing to kids sounds great, if only it would work: Stop Marketing to Kids Coalition

  • Re: “Responsible advertising of food and beverage products to children: a shared goal, a shared solution,” The Hill Times, March 6, 2023). Ron Lund,
Opinion | March 13, 2023
Manuel Arango, left, director of policy and advocacy at Heart & Stroke, and Tom Warshawski, chair of the Childhood Obesity Foundation. The government needs to follow through on its promise and implement comprehensive restrictions on marketing to kids if it wants to protect the health of children, they argue in their letter. Handout photographs

A shared solution to marketing to kids sounds great, if only it would work: Stop Marketing to Kids Coalition

Opinion | March 13, 2023
  • Re: “Responsible advertising of food and beverage products to children: a shared goal, a shared solution,” The Hill Times, March 6, 2023). Ron Lund,

A shared solution to marketing to kids sounds great, if only it would work: Stop Marketing to Kids Coalition

Opinion | March 13, 2023
  • Re: “Responsible advertising of food and beverage products to children: a shared goal, a shared solution,” The Hill Times, March 6, 2023). Ron Lund,
Manuel Arango, left, director of policy and advocacy at Heart & Stroke, and Tom Warshawski, chair of the Childhood Obesity Foundation. The government needs to follow through on its promise and implement comprehensive restrictions on marketing to kids if it wants to protect the health of children, they argue in their letter. Handout photographs

Energy transition relief as ineffectual as feds’ ‘puny’ carbon tax, writes Henderson

  • Re: The renewable energy policy briefing (The Hill Times, March 6): Canada should initiate industrial policies, including building renewable capacity to help rapidly innovate
Opinion | March 13, 2023

Energy transition relief as ineffectual as feds’ ‘puny’ carbon tax, writes Henderson

Opinion | March 13, 2023
  • Re: The renewable energy policy briefing (The Hill Times, March 6): Canada should initiate industrial policies, including building renewable capacity to help rapidly innovate

Energy transition relief as ineffectual as feds’ ‘puny’ carbon tax, writes Henderson

Opinion | March 13, 2023
  • Re: The renewable energy policy briefing (The Hill Times, March 6): Canada should initiate industrial policies, including building renewable capacity to help rapidly innovate

Sajjan to co-host International Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants on March 16

  • MONDAY, MARCH 13 House Not Sitting—The House is not sitting this week. It will return on Monday, March 20, and will sit for two
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan will co-host the International Conference Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants and their Host Countries and Communities on March 16. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Sajjan to co-host International Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants on March 16

  • MONDAY, MARCH 13 House Not Sitting—The House is not sitting this week. It will return on Monday, March 20, and will sit for two

Sajjan to co-host International Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants on March 16

  • MONDAY, MARCH 13 House Not Sitting—The House is not sitting this week. It will return on Monday, March 20, and will sit for two
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan will co-host the International Conference Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants and their Host Countries and Communities on March 16. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Pause in interest rate hikes offers no ‘breather’ to Liberals politically, says pollster

  • The Conservative and NDP finance critics say the ‘relentless interest hikes’ and rising mortgage rates are creating ‘hardship’ for Canadians, and urge the government
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 11, 2023
On March 8, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem announced the central bank would hold its trend setting interest rate at 4.5 per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pause in interest rate hikes offers no ‘breather’ to Liberals politically, says pollster

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 11, 2023
  • The Conservative and NDP finance critics say the ‘relentless interest hikes’ and rising mortgage rates are creating ‘hardship’ for Canadians, and urge the government

Pause in interest rate hikes offers no ‘breather’ to Liberals politically, says pollster

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 11, 2023
  • The Conservative and NDP finance critics say the ‘relentless interest hikes’ and rising mortgage rates are creating ‘hardship’ for Canadians, and urge the government
On March 8, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem announced the central bank would hold its trend setting interest rate at 4.5 per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

At Broadbent’s Progress Summit, a desire for more populism on the political left emerges

  • The political right is tapping into voters' anger, and the political left should not shy away from harnessing it, too, a Bernie Sanders adviser,
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 10, 2023
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh might want to think about leaning into a more populist style of politics, say progressives, and that could mean losing the three-piece suits. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

At Broadbent’s Progress Summit, a desire for more populism on the political left emerges

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 10, 2023
  • The political right is tapping into voters' anger, and the political left should not shy away from harnessing it, too, a Bernie Sanders adviser,

At Broadbent’s Progress Summit, a desire for more populism on the political left emerges

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 10, 2023
  • The political right is tapping into voters' anger, and the political left should not shy away from harnessing it, too, a Bernie Sanders adviser,
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh might want to think about leaning into a more populist style of politics, say progressives, and that could mean losing the three-piece suits. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Alberta’s chief firearms officer to appear before House committee

  • Plus, a second House committee launches its own study of foreign interference in Canada's democratic institutions, hearing first from Chinese-Canadians who have previously warned
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 10, 2023
Marco Mendicino
Marco Mendicino
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, seen here speaking with reporters on Feb. 16, announced in early February that the government was withdrawing two amendments that would have greatly expanded the scope of its proposed firearms legislation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Alberta’s chief firearms officer to appear before House committee

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 10, 2023
  • Plus, a second House committee launches its own study of foreign interference in Canada's democratic institutions, hearing first from Chinese-Canadians who have previously warned

Politics This Morning: Alberta’s chief firearms officer to appear before House committee

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 10, 2023
  • Plus, a second House committee launches its own study of foreign interference in Canada's democratic institutions, hearing first from Chinese-Canadians who have previously warned
Marco Mendicino
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, seen here speaking with reporters on Feb. 16, announced in early February that the government was withdrawing two amendments that would have greatly expanded the scope of its proposed firearms legislation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Remote, Indigenous communities leading the way to net zero and Canada’s renewable energy transition

  • The government has created a hub to bridge multiple federal departments' operations and funding initiatives. It's a welcome shift, when historically, funding for these
Opinion | BY CURRAN CRAWFORD, TAMARA KRAWCHENKO | March 9, 2023
Last month, Natural Resources Canada, led by Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Indigenous Services Canada, and Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada announced an Indigenous council to guide clean energy projects. This is an important step toward supporting these communities, write Curran Crawford and Tamara Krawchenko. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Remote, Indigenous communities leading the way to net zero and Canada’s renewable energy transition

Opinion | BY CURRAN CRAWFORD, TAMARA KRAWCHENKO | March 9, 2023
  • The government has created a hub to bridge multiple federal departments' operations and funding initiatives. It's a welcome shift, when historically, funding for these

Remote, Indigenous communities leading the way to net zero and Canada’s renewable energy transition

Opinion | BY CURRAN CRAWFORD, TAMARA KRAWCHENKO | March 9, 2023
  • The government has created a hub to bridge multiple federal departments' operations and funding initiatives. It's a welcome shift, when historically, funding for these
Last month, Natural Resources Canada, led by Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Indigenous Services Canada, and Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada announced an Indigenous council to guide clean energy projects. This is an important step toward supporting these communities, write Curran Crawford and Tamara Krawchenko. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has a toxic tailings problem

  • It’s time for oil companies to be held accountable for cleaning up their toxic waste. 
Opinion | BY ALIENOR ROUGEOT | March 9, 2023
Canada's federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. More than two years ago, the federal government declared that tailings seepage must be 'urgently' addressed, yet it has failed to enforce the Fisheries Act, writes Aliénor Rougeot. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has a toxic tailings problem

Opinion | BY ALIENOR ROUGEOT | March 9, 2023
  • It’s time for oil companies to be held accountable for cleaning up their toxic waste. 

Canada has a toxic tailings problem

Opinion | BY ALIENOR ROUGEOT | March 9, 2023
  • It’s time for oil companies to be held accountable for cleaning up their toxic waste. 
Canada's federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. More than two years ago, the federal government declared that tailings seepage must be 'urgently' addressed, yet it has failed to enforce the Fisheries Act, writes Aliénor Rougeot. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

End of an era: NDP’s favourite bartender Julie McCarthy leaves Brixton’s, friends host surprise farewell shindig above Mulligans Golf Bar

  • Politicos, NDP MPs and staffers say farewell to legendary Brixton’s Pub bartender and manager Julie McCarthy
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | March 9, 2023
Ottawa City Councillor Theresa Kavanagh, left; and Shirlee Engle, right, public affairs counsellor Compass Rose; pose for a photo with NDP's official bartender Julie McCarthy's at her surprise going away party on March 7, at Mozaik Street Foodery above Mulligans Golf Bar. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

End of an era: NDP’s favourite bartender Julie McCarthy leaves Brixton’s, friends host surprise farewell shindig above Mulligans Golf Bar

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | March 9, 2023
  • Politicos, NDP MPs and staffers say farewell to legendary Brixton’s Pub bartender and manager Julie McCarthy

End of an era: NDP’s favourite bartender Julie McCarthy leaves Brixton’s, friends host surprise farewell shindig above Mulligans Golf Bar

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | March 9, 2023
  • Politicos, NDP MPs and staffers say farewell to legendary Brixton’s Pub bartender and manager Julie McCarthy
Ottawa City Councillor Theresa Kavanagh, left; and Shirlee Engle, right, public affairs counsellor Compass Rose; pose for a photo with NDP's official bartender Julie McCarthy's at her surprise going away party on March 7, at Mozaik Street Foodery above Mulligans Golf Bar. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

A look back at Canada in the world of the 1950s

  • In 1951, together with troops from the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and India, Canadians participated in the Korean War as part of the UN force.
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | March 9, 2023
Louis St. Laurent, left, and William Lyon Mackenzie King. St. Laurent led Canada from 1948-1957, while King was prime minister from 1926-30 and 1935-1948. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

A look back at Canada in the world of the 1950s

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | March 9, 2023
  • In 1951, together with troops from the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and India, Canadians participated in the Korean War as part of the UN force.

A look back at Canada in the world of the 1950s

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | March 9, 2023
  • In 1951, together with troops from the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and India, Canadians participated in the Korean War as part of the UN force.
Louis St. Laurent, left, and William Lyon Mackenzie King. St. Laurent led Canada from 1948-1957, while King was prime minister from 1926-30 and 1935-1948. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Agriculture Minister Bibeau finds new press aide, NDP Leader Singh announces new comms head

  • Plus, Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien has a new executive assistant, and there are staff changes to report on Housing Minister Ahmed
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 9, 2023
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announces the launch of consultations related to development of a sustainable agriculture strategy in Ottawa on Dec. 12, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Agriculture Minister Bibeau finds new press aide, NDP Leader Singh announces new comms head

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 9, 2023
  • Plus, Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien has a new executive assistant, and there are staff changes to report on Housing Minister Ahmed

Agriculture Minister Bibeau finds new press aide, NDP Leader Singh announces new comms head

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 9, 2023
  • Plus, Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien has a new executive assistant, and there are staff changes to report on Housing Minister Ahmed
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announces the launch of consultations related to development of a sustainable agriculture strategy in Ottawa on Dec. 12, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 9, 2023
Comedian Mary Walsh, playing the character Marg Delahunty, Princess Warrior, for This Hour has 22 Minutes, questions Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outside the House of Commons before Question Period on March 9, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 9, 2023

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 9, 2023
Comedian Mary Walsh, playing the character Marg Delahunty, Princess Warrior, for This Hour has 22 Minutes, questions Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outside the House of Commons before Question Period on March 9, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dawson says goodbye to the Senate

  • Quebec senator Dennis Dawson had once been in the Liberal caucus with both Justin Trudeau and his father Pierre. I'm going to miss his
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | March 9, 2023
Quebec Senator Dennis Dawson retired from the Senate on Feb. 9, after 45 years in national public affairs. He was first elected as an MP in 1977 at the age 27, and was appointed to the Upper Chamber by prime minister Paul Martin in 2005. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dawson says goodbye to the Senate

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | March 9, 2023
  • Quebec senator Dennis Dawson had once been in the Liberal caucus with both Justin Trudeau and his father Pierre. I'm going to miss his

Dawson says goodbye to the Senate

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | March 9, 2023
  • Quebec senator Dennis Dawson had once been in the Liberal caucus with both Justin Trudeau and his father Pierre. I'm going to miss his
Quebec Senator Dennis Dawson retired from the Senate on Feb. 9, after 45 years in national public affairs. He was first elected as an MP in 1977 at the age 27, and was appointed to the Upper Chamber by prime minister Paul Martin in 2005. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs say rising food prices are impacting their own bottom lines as they grill grocery CEOs

  • One MP said he uses an app to price match groceries between stores, while others say they are growing as much of their own
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 9, 2023
Empire Companies CEO Michael Medline, left, shares a few words with Loblaw Companies CEO Galen Weston ahead of the House Agriculture Committee meeting on March 8, when they defended rising profits amidst an inflation crisis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs say rising food prices are impacting their own bottom lines as they grill grocery CEOs

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 9, 2023
  • One MP said he uses an app to price match groceries between stores, while others say they are growing as much of their own

MPs say rising food prices are impacting their own bottom lines as they grill grocery CEOs

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 9, 2023
  • One MP said he uses an app to price match groceries between stores, while others say they are growing as much of their own
Empire Companies CEO Michael Medline, left, shares a few words with Loblaw Companies CEO Galen Weston ahead of the House Agriculture Committee meeting on March 8, when they defended rising profits amidst an inflation crisis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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