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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.

Bill C-4, the Trojan horse threat to every Canadian’s privacy

  • A section in the proposed legislation says that no provincial or territorial privacy law can ever apply to a federal party. It’s a shocking
Opinion | BY BILL HEARN | June 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals snuck wording into Bill C-4 that would immunize federal political parties from independent oversight on how they collect, use, and keep Canadians' personal information, writes Bill Hearn. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-4, the Trojan horse threat to every Canadian’s privacy

Opinion | BY BILL HEARN | June 16, 2025
  • A section in the proposed legislation says that no provincial or territorial privacy law can ever apply to a federal party. It’s a shocking

Bill C-4, the Trojan horse threat to every Canadian’s privacy

Opinion | BY BILL HEARN | June 16, 2025
  • A section in the proposed legislation says that no provincial or territorial privacy law can ever apply to a federal party. It’s a shocking
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals snuck wording into Bill C-4 that would immunize federal political parties from independent oversight on how they collect, use, and keep Canadians' personal information, writes Bill Hearn. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Agriculture Minister MacDonald settles his senior staff team

  • Plus, Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand has hired Kyle Allen to oversee communications.
Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald has made some key headway in setting up his cabinet office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Agriculture Minister MacDonald settles his senior staff team

  • Plus, Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand has hired Kyle Allen to oversee communications.

New Agriculture Minister MacDonald settles his senior staff team

  • Plus, Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand has hired Kyle Allen to oversee communications.
Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald has made some key headway in setting up his cabinet office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s CAF spending spree

  • Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 16, 2025
A bigger paycheque may cause some existing soldiers to stick around, but simply wearing a uniform does not provide relief for the burnt-out personnel who are trades qualified, and in high demand for operations, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician

Carney’s CAF spending spree

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 16, 2025
  • Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.

Carney’s CAF spending spree

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 16, 2025
  • Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.
A bigger paycheque may cause some existing soldiers to stick around, but simply wearing a uniform does not provide relief for the burnt-out personnel who are trades qualified, and in high demand for operations, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician

Netanyahu’s wars

  • The Israeli PM has broken his lifelong rule, and attacked Iran without America’s full support because he cannot bear to miss the chance to
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 16, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that Iran is on the brink of getting nuclear weapons half a dozen times in the past 20 years, writes Gwynne Dyer. UN photograph by Loey Felipe

Netanyahu’s wars

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 16, 2025
  • The Israeli PM has broken his lifelong rule, and attacked Iran without America’s full support because he cannot bear to miss the chance to

Netanyahu’s wars

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 16, 2025
  • The Israeli PM has broken his lifelong rule, and attacked Iran without America’s full support because he cannot bear to miss the chance to
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that Iran is on the brink of getting nuclear weapons half a dozen times in the past 20 years, writes Gwynne Dyer. UN photograph by Loey Felipe

What we choose to build

  • For Canada to compete in a more precarious world, we need to stop treating our post-secondary institutions as credential vending machines.
Opinion | BY VALERIE WALKER, MATT MCKEAN | June 16, 2025
If we continue to underutilize our higher-education systems, we’ll leave talent on the table, ideas in the lab, opportunity on the margins, and trust in institutions, further eroded, write Val Walker and Matt McKean. Unsplash photograph by Mikael Kristenson

What we choose to build

Opinion | BY VALERIE WALKER, MATT MCKEAN | June 16, 2025
  • For Canada to compete in a more precarious world, we need to stop treating our post-secondary institutions as credential vending machines.

What we choose to build

Opinion | BY VALERIE WALKER, MATT MCKEAN | June 16, 2025
  • For Canada to compete in a more precarious world, we need to stop treating our post-secondary institutions as credential vending machines.
If we continue to underutilize our higher-education systems, we’ll leave talent on the table, ideas in the lab, opportunity on the margins, and trust in institutions, further eroded, write Val Walker and Matt McKean. Unsplash photograph by Mikael Kristenson

Canada’s hinge moment: a time to lead for Ukraine and the world

  • We're the only country that can replace Russian exports, the only country with the political will to seize Russian assets, and the only country
Opinion | BY MICHAEL CHOLOD, GEOFFREY GOODELL | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak to reporters on May 17 in Rome. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Canada’s hinge moment: a time to lead for Ukraine and the world

Opinion | BY MICHAEL CHOLOD, GEOFFREY GOODELL | June 16, 2025
  • We're the only country that can replace Russian exports, the only country with the political will to seize Russian assets, and the only country

Canada’s hinge moment: a time to lead for Ukraine and the world

Opinion | BY MICHAEL CHOLOD, GEOFFREY GOODELL | June 16, 2025
  • We're the only country that can replace Russian exports, the only country with the political will to seize Russian assets, and the only country
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak to reporters on May 17 in Rome. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Bill to fast-track major projects could boost GDP, but raises environmental concerns

  • The One Canadian Economy Act seeks to to remove interprovincial trade barriers, ease labour mobility and streamline the federal regulatory processes for major projects.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference concerning Bill C-5, One Canadian Economy Act, in West Block on June 6, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill to fast-track major projects could boost GDP, but raises environmental concerns

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 16, 2025
  • The One Canadian Economy Act seeks to to remove interprovincial trade barriers, ease labour mobility and streamline the federal regulatory processes for major projects.

Bill to fast-track major projects could boost GDP, but raises environmental concerns

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 16, 2025
  • The One Canadian Economy Act seeks to to remove interprovincial trade barriers, ease labour mobility and streamline the federal regulatory processes for major projects.
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference concerning Bill C-5, One Canadian Economy Act, in West Block on June 6, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Governments and Indigenous communities have historic opportunity to fast track projects

  • Governments and proponents must grasp this reality: Indigenous groups, while enthusiastic about development, need fair access and meaningful participation.
Opinion | BY JOHN DESJARLAIS | June 16, 2025
Demonstrators supporting the Wetʼsuwetʼen nation in British Columbia against the building of the Coastal Gasoline pipeline through their traditional territory protest in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 24, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Governments and Indigenous communities have historic opportunity to fast track projects

Opinion | BY JOHN DESJARLAIS | June 16, 2025
  • Governments and proponents must grasp this reality: Indigenous groups, while enthusiastic about development, need fair access and meaningful participation.

Governments and Indigenous communities have historic opportunity to fast track projects

Opinion | BY JOHN DESJARLAIS | June 16, 2025
  • Governments and proponents must grasp this reality: Indigenous groups, while enthusiastic about development, need fair access and meaningful participation.
Demonstrators supporting the Wetʼsuwetʼen nation in British Columbia against the building of the Coastal Gasoline pipeline through their traditional territory protest in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 24, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should be a mining superpower, too

  • Being a mining superpower isn’t just about mining the most. It’s also about having the ability to supply the material needs of our allies
Opinion | BY HEATHER EXNER-PIROT | June 16, 2025
Amongst NATO’s list of defence-critical raw materials, Canada is well positioned to fill almost all of them, in particular aluminum, cobalt, germanium, gallium, tungsten, titanium, graphite, platinum, and some rare earths, writes Heather Exner-Pirot, director of energy, natural resources and environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Photograph courtesy of Deyler Rivera Segura, Pexels.com

Canada should be a mining superpower, too

Opinion | BY HEATHER EXNER-PIROT | June 16, 2025
  • Being a mining superpower isn’t just about mining the most. It’s also about having the ability to supply the material needs of our allies

Canada should be a mining superpower, too

Opinion | BY HEATHER EXNER-PIROT | June 16, 2025
  • Being a mining superpower isn’t just about mining the most. It’s also about having the ability to supply the material needs of our allies
Amongst NATO’s list of defence-critical raw materials, Canada is well positioned to fill almost all of them, in particular aluminum, cobalt, germanium, gallium, tungsten, titanium, graphite, platinum, and some rare earths, writes Heather Exner-Pirot, director of energy, natural resources and environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Photograph courtesy of Deyler Rivera Segura, Pexels.com

Carney has energy to burn, that’s a problem

  • The federal government’s legislation encouraging the building of pipelines comes as wildfires in parts of British Columbia and Manitoba force residents to flee their
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa, Ont. on May 20, 2025, to head to a cabinet forum at Meech Lake, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa, Ont. on May 20, 2025, to head to a cabinet forum at Meech Lake, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s his recent talk of 'decarbonized oil' deals a near-fatal blow to climate hopes for his new government. No one who is serious about fighting climate change would parrot this ludicrous talking point, drawn directly from the oil and gas sector’s well-funded marketing department, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney has energy to burn, that’s a problem

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 16, 2025
  • The federal government’s legislation encouraging the building of pipelines comes as wildfires in parts of British Columbia and Manitoba force residents to flee their

Carney has energy to burn, that’s a problem

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 16, 2025
  • The federal government’s legislation encouraging the building of pipelines comes as wildfires in parts of British Columbia and Manitoba force residents to flee their
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa, Ont. on May 20, 2025, to head to a cabinet forum at Meech Lake, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s his recent talk of 'decarbonized oil' deals a near-fatal blow to climate hopes for his new government. No one who is serious about fighting climate change would parrot this ludicrous talking point, drawn directly from the oil and gas sector’s well-funded marketing department, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ramped-up military spending is good news, but will face challenges

  • Two per cent gets us back on track if we lived in 2014. That alone may be a hard sell, eventually, for the prime
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | June 16, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty will be in charge of more than $9-billion in additional funding for the Canadian Armed Forces this fiscal year. A June 9 announcement said that funding would go towards better pay for Canada’s soldiers, new aircraft, and repairs for existing infrastructure among other purposes. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Ramped-up military spending is good news, but will face challenges

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | June 16, 2025
  • Two per cent gets us back on track if we lived in 2014. That alone may be a hard sell, eventually, for the prime

Ramped-up military spending is good news, but will face challenges

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | June 16, 2025
  • Two per cent gets us back on track if we lived in 2014. That alone may be a hard sell, eventually, for the prime
Defence Minister David McGuinty will be in charge of more than $9-billion in additional funding for the Canadian Armed Forces this fiscal year. A June 9 announcement said that funding would go towards better pay for Canada’s soldiers, new aircraft, and repairs for existing infrastructure among other purposes. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

In L’actualité, Chantal Hébert has four politicians to watch this summer, including an anonymous ‘first Liberal to resign from caucus’

  • Also, Michael Sabia will take over from John Hannaford as Privy Council clerk next month, Prince Edward is coming to Ottawa for Canada Day,
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 16, 2025
Political commentator Chantal Hébert, left, wrote recently in l’Actualité that she’ll be keeping an eye on Prime Minister Mark Carney, second left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, second right, and former Alberta premier Jason Kenney this summer. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Andrew Meade, and Sam Garcia

In L’actualité, Chantal Hébert has four politicians to watch this summer, including an anonymous ‘first Liberal to resign from caucus’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 16, 2025
  • Also, Michael Sabia will take over from John Hannaford as Privy Council clerk next month, Prince Edward is coming to Ottawa for Canada Day,

In L’actualité, Chantal Hébert has four politicians to watch this summer, including an anonymous ‘first Liberal to resign from caucus’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 16, 2025
  • Also, Michael Sabia will take over from John Hannaford as Privy Council clerk next month, Prince Edward is coming to Ottawa for Canada Day,
Political commentator Chantal Hébert, left, wrote recently in l’Actualité that she’ll be keeping an eye on Prime Minister Mark Carney, second left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, second right, and former Alberta premier Jason Kenney this summer. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Andrew Meade, and Sam Garcia

Achieving a pragmatic working relationship with China must be a foreign policy priority for Canada

  • There is much to gain from a stable and inclusive world that is not undone by competing muscle-flexing superpowers.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 16, 2025
China's President Xi Jinping, pictured, was not invited to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Alberta, but Canada is making it quite clear that China has an important and positive role to play if our country is going to be economically less dependent on the United States, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Achieving a pragmatic working relationship with China must be a foreign policy priority for Canada

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 16, 2025
  • There is much to gain from a stable and inclusive world that is not undone by competing muscle-flexing superpowers.

Achieving a pragmatic working relationship with China must be a foreign policy priority for Canada

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 16, 2025
  • There is much to gain from a stable and inclusive world that is not undone by competing muscle-flexing superpowers.
China's President Xi Jinping, pictured, was not invited to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Alberta, but Canada is making it quite clear that China has an important and positive role to play if our country is going to be economically less dependent on the United States, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

While the world fiddles, Canada is burning

  • The world needs to be seized of the emergency at hand. With thousands of hectares of our own country burning, we need to reignite
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 16, 2025
An aerial view of wildfires burning in Flin Flon, Man. The wildfires have so far burned 3.49 million hectares of land, two people have died in Lac du Bonnet, Man., and 32,000 people have been evacuated in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. More than 428 structures have been destroyed. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

While the world fiddles, Canada is burning

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 16, 2025
  • The world needs to be seized of the emergency at hand. With thousands of hectares of our own country burning, we need to reignite

While the world fiddles, Canada is burning

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 16, 2025
  • The world needs to be seized of the emergency at hand. With thousands of hectares of our own country burning, we need to reignite
An aerial view of wildfires burning in Flin Flon, Man. The wildfires have so far burned 3.49 million hectares of land, two people have died in Lac du Bonnet, Man., and 32,000 people have been evacuated in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. More than 428 structures have been destroyed. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

Carney’s ideological advantage

  • Mark Carney might only be a rookie politician, but it looks like he knows how to play the game. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s ideological advantage

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 16, 2025
  • Mark Carney might only be a rookie politician, but it looks like he knows how to play the game. 

Carney’s ideological advantage

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 16, 2025
  • Mark Carney might only be a rookie politician, but it looks like he knows how to play the game. 
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney comes to the Rockies to try to move mountains at the G7 summit

  • The multilateral session of what is being described as one of the most consequential G7 summits will kick off June 16 and 17.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 15, 2025
The G7 Leaders' Summit is back in the heart of Canada's Rocky Mountains for the first time in 23 years. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

Carney comes to the Rockies to try to move mountains at the G7 summit

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 15, 2025
  • The multilateral session of what is being described as one of the most consequential G7 summits will kick off June 16 and 17.

Carney comes to the Rockies to try to move mountains at the G7 summit

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 15, 2025
  • The multilateral session of what is being described as one of the most consequential G7 summits will kick off June 16 and 17.
The G7 Leaders' Summit is back in the heart of Canada's Rocky Mountains for the first time in 23 years. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

Being an energy superpower in 2025 means going clean

  • Investing in clean technologies and supply chains is now an economic imperative globally. Of Canada’s 10 largest non-U.S. trade partners, all have net-zero commitments
Opinion | BY RACHEL DORAN, MARK ZACHARIAS | June 15, 2025
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson promised 'We will make Canada a true conventional and clean energy superpower,' in a speech to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce on May 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Being an energy superpower in 2025 means going clean

Opinion | BY RACHEL DORAN, MARK ZACHARIAS | June 15, 2025
  • Investing in clean technologies and supply chains is now an economic imperative globally. Of Canada’s 10 largest non-U.S. trade partners, all have net-zero commitments

Being an energy superpower in 2025 means going clean

Opinion | BY RACHEL DORAN, MARK ZACHARIAS | June 15, 2025
  • Investing in clean technologies and supply chains is now an economic imperative globally. Of Canada’s 10 largest non-U.S. trade partners, all have net-zero commitments
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson promised 'We will make Canada a true conventional and clean energy superpower,' in a speech to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce on May 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The generational imperative for Canada to embrace its resource advantage

  • Liberals cannot afford to simply tolerate Canada’s resource economy. They must champion it.
Opinion | BY MARGARETA DOVGAL | June 15, 2025
To deliver on affordability, decarbonization, housing, and long-term national security, the federal government must frame the responsible development of our minerals and metals, oil and gas, and forest products as central to the public good, writes Margareta Dovgal, managing director of Resource Works Society. Photograph courtesy of energepic.com, Pexels.com

The generational imperative for Canada to embrace its resource advantage

Opinion | BY MARGARETA DOVGAL | June 15, 2025
  • Liberals cannot afford to simply tolerate Canada’s resource economy. They must champion it.

The generational imperative for Canada to embrace its resource advantage

Opinion | BY MARGARETA DOVGAL | June 15, 2025
  • Liberals cannot afford to simply tolerate Canada’s resource economy. They must champion it.
To deliver on affordability, decarbonization, housing, and long-term national security, the federal government must frame the responsible development of our minerals and metals, oil and gas, and forest products as central to the public good, writes Margareta Dovgal, managing director of Resource Works Society. Photograph courtesy of energepic.com, Pexels.com

S-2 sponsor Sen. Audette says First Nations status fixes don’t ‘go far enough,’ but it’s ‘one step’ to tackle ‘racist’ Indian Act

  • One of the first government-sponsored bills in the Senate, Bill S-2 seeks to amend the Indian Act—a move that advocates say is welcome, but
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 14, 2025
Michèle Audette
Michèle Audette
PSG Senator Michèle Audette, Bill S-2's sponsor in the Red Chamber, said that witnessing her mother's struggle after losing status informed her advocacy to change the 'racist, discriminatory' Indian Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

S-2 sponsor Sen. Audette says First Nations status fixes don’t ‘go far enough,’ but it’s ‘one step’ to tackle ‘racist’ Indian Act

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 14, 2025
  • One of the first government-sponsored bills in the Senate, Bill S-2 seeks to amend the Indian Act—a move that advocates say is welcome, but

S-2 sponsor Sen. Audette says First Nations status fixes don’t ‘go far enough,’ but it’s ‘one step’ to tackle ‘racist’ Indian Act

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 14, 2025
  • One of the first government-sponsored bills in the Senate, Bill S-2 seeks to amend the Indian Act—a move that advocates say is welcome, but
Michèle Audette
PSG Senator Michèle Audette, Bill S-2's sponsor in the Red Chamber, said that witnessing her mother's struggle after losing status informed her advocacy to change the 'racist, discriminatory' Indian Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kìwekì Point a beautiful new public space, panorama views

  • High up on a cliff overlooking the mighty Ottawa River, Kìwekì Point is a newly developed public space with beautiful panoramic views of Parliament
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 13, 2025
Kiweki Point
Kiweki Point
Redeveloped by the National Capital Commission, Kiweki Point offers panoramic views of Parliament Hill and Ottawa-Gatineau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kìwekì Point a beautiful new public space, panorama views

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 13, 2025
  • High up on a cliff overlooking the mighty Ottawa River, Kìwekì Point is a newly developed public space with beautiful panoramic views of Parliament

Kìwekì Point a beautiful new public space, panorama views

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 13, 2025
  • High up on a cliff overlooking the mighty Ottawa River, Kìwekì Point is a newly developed public space with beautiful panoramic views of Parliament
Kiweki Point
Redeveloped by the National Capital Commission, Kiweki Point offers panoramic views of Parliament Hill and Ottawa-Gatineau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s Privy Council Clerk Sabia a ‘relentlessly focused’ changemaker

  • Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia’s appointment drew praise from Tories, and came just days after he said Canada suffers from an ‘ambition deficit.’
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 13, 2025
Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia is the new Privy Council clerk and secretary to the cabinet, effective July 7. In this 2022 photo, he testifies at the Rouleau Inquiry into the Freedom Convoy protests that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for weeks. Sabia was deputy finance minister when he testified before the commission The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s Privy Council Clerk Sabia a ‘relentlessly focused’ changemaker

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 13, 2025
  • Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia’s appointment drew praise from Tories, and came just days after he said Canada suffers from an ‘ambition deficit.’

Carney’s Privy Council Clerk Sabia a ‘relentlessly focused’ changemaker

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 13, 2025
  • Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia’s appointment drew praise from Tories, and came just days after he said Canada suffers from an ‘ambition deficit.’
Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia is the new Privy Council clerk and secretary to the cabinet, effective July 7. In this 2022 photo, he testifies at the Rouleau Inquiry into the Freedom Convoy protests that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for weeks. Sabia was deputy finance minister when he testified before the commission The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to ban destructive practice of bottom trawling

  • It’s a practice responsible for the bulk of the damage that we've have done to the oceans. More than half the fish caught in
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 12, 2025
We cannot rebuild healthy oceans unless that bottom trawling stopped in the safe zones where fish populations should be able to recover, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of David Dodge/Green Energy Futures/Creative Commons

Time to ban destructive practice of bottom trawling

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 12, 2025
  • It’s a practice responsible for the bulk of the damage that we've have done to the oceans. More than half the fish caught in

Time to ban destructive practice of bottom trawling

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 12, 2025
  • It’s a practice responsible for the bulk of the damage that we've have done to the oceans. More than half the fish caught in
We cannot rebuild healthy oceans unless that bottom trawling stopped in the safe zones where fish populations should be able to recover, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of David Dodge/Green Energy Futures/Creative Commons

Hill media flock to Carney’s first Rideau Cottage garden party

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted his debut garden party for Hill media on June 11 and more than 100 journalists, Liberals, and their staff
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2025
CPAC's Michael Serapio, right, chats with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the annual Media Garden Party on June 11 outside Rideau Cottage. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Hill media flock to Carney’s first Rideau Cottage garden party

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted his debut garden party for Hill media on June 11 and more than 100 journalists, Liberals, and their staff

Hill media flock to Carney’s first Rideau Cottage garden party

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted his debut garden party for Hill media on June 11 and more than 100 journalists, Liberals, and their staff
CPAC's Michael Serapio, right, chats with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the annual Media Garden Party on June 11 outside Rideau Cottage. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Diversified trade and strong pollution laws work together

  • If Canada wants the strongest economy in the G7, we’ll need to meet a higher environmental standard.
Opinion | BY CASSIE BARKER | June 12, 2025
Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin. Taking away hard-fought pollution rules will create additional barriers to new markets for our exports, writes Cassie Barker. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Diversified trade and strong pollution laws work together

Opinion | BY CASSIE BARKER | June 12, 2025
  • If Canada wants the strongest economy in the G7, we’ll need to meet a higher environmental standard.

Diversified trade and strong pollution laws work together

Opinion | BY CASSIE BARKER | June 12, 2025
  • If Canada wants the strongest economy in the G7, we’ll need to meet a higher environmental standard.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin. Taking away hard-fought pollution rules will create additional barriers to new markets for our exports, writes Cassie Barker. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Seven ways Carney’s agenda can advance gender equality

  • The bottom line? Investing in women is good policy and good politics.
Opinion | BY SUZANNE ZACCOUR | June 11, 2025
Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State Small Business and Tourism Rechie Valdez arrives for the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Mead
Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State Small Business and Tourism Rechie Valdez arrives for the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Mead
Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez, pictured, can demonstrate that her government is serious about its commitment to a robust gender equity analysis by working with feminist civil society experts to apply and evaluate the government’s actions, writes Suzanne Zacour. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Seven ways Carney’s agenda can advance gender equality

Opinion | BY SUZANNE ZACCOUR | June 11, 2025
  • The bottom line? Investing in women is good policy and good politics.

Seven ways Carney’s agenda can advance gender equality

Opinion | BY SUZANNE ZACCOUR | June 11, 2025
  • The bottom line? Investing in women is good policy and good politics.
Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State Small Business and Tourism Rechie Valdez arrives for the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Mead
Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez, pictured, can demonstrate that her government is serious about its commitment to a robust gender equity analysis by working with feminist civil society experts to apply and evaluate the government’s actions, writes Suzanne Zacour. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Oceans must take centre stage in nation-building projects

  • We are a maritime nation, and it is vital that oceans feature prominently in our nation-building in ways that benefit the entire country.
Opinion | BY DEREK ARMITAGE, TREVOR SWERDFAGER | June 11, 2025
Joanne Thompson
Joanne Thompson
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson should demonstrate global leadership in France this week at the United Nations Ocean Conference, write Derek Armitage and Trevor Swerdfager. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Oceans must take centre stage in nation-building projects

Opinion | BY DEREK ARMITAGE, TREVOR SWERDFAGER | June 11, 2025
  • We are a maritime nation, and it is vital that oceans feature prominently in our nation-building in ways that benefit the entire country.

Oceans must take centre stage in nation-building projects

Opinion | BY DEREK ARMITAGE, TREVOR SWERDFAGER | June 11, 2025
  • We are a maritime nation, and it is vital that oceans feature prominently in our nation-building in ways that benefit the entire country.
Joanne Thompson
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson should demonstrate global leadership in France this week at the United Nations Ocean Conference, write Derek Armitage and Trevor Swerdfager. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nation building isn’t just about speed—it’s about vision

  • Bill C-5 is walking backwards into the future if it aims to support an outdated and expensive fossil fuel industry while moving in the
Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | June 11, 2025
Being a renewable energy super-power can be the wind that flies our flag, write environmental leaders. Unsplash photograph by Jason Hafso

Nation building isn’t just about speed—it’s about vision

Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | June 11, 2025
  • Bill C-5 is walking backwards into the future if it aims to support an outdated and expensive fossil fuel industry while moving in the

Nation building isn’t just about speed—it’s about vision

Opinion | BY SANDRA SCHWARTZ | June 11, 2025
  • Bill C-5 is walking backwards into the future if it aims to support an outdated and expensive fossil fuel industry while moving in the
Being a renewable energy super-power can be the wind that flies our flag, write environmental leaders. Unsplash photograph by Jason Hafso
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Freeland’s Washington pitch shows the foreign affairs file remains on her mind

  • Nearly three years after she left the Pearson Building as Canada’s top diplomat, Chrystia Freeland travelled to Washington, D.C., to offer a new vision
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 26, 2022
In a speech at the Brookings Institution earlier this month, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland trumpeted a new vision of the world with greater engagement between allies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland’s Washington pitch shows the foreign affairs file remains on her mind

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 26, 2022
  • Nearly three years after she left the Pearson Building as Canada’s top diplomat, Chrystia Freeland travelled to Washington, D.C., to offer a new vision

Freeland’s Washington pitch shows the foreign affairs file remains on her mind

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 26, 2022
  • Nearly three years after she left the Pearson Building as Canada’s top diplomat, Chrystia Freeland travelled to Washington, D.C., to offer a new vision
In a speech at the Brookings Institution earlier this month, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland trumpeted a new vision of the world with greater engagement between allies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Thoughts for food: Ag Committee, Competition Bureau prepare dual studies into ‘greedflation,’ grocery sector

  • With the federal competition watchdog announcing it will study how the government can combat rising grocery prices, the New Democrats are already celebrating having
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 26, 2022
NDP MP Alistair MacGregor says he doesn't 'doubt for a second' that the Competition Bureau's announcement was a result of the unanimous vote in favour of his motion on Oct. 17, calling on the government to recognize 'corporate greed' as a significant driver of inflation.  The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster 

Thoughts for food: Ag Committee, Competition Bureau prepare dual studies into ‘greedflation,’ grocery sector

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 26, 2022
  • With the federal competition watchdog announcing it will study how the government can combat rising grocery prices, the New Democrats are already celebrating having

Thoughts for food: Ag Committee, Competition Bureau prepare dual studies into ‘greedflation,’ grocery sector

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 26, 2022
  • With the federal competition watchdog announcing it will study how the government can combat rising grocery prices, the New Democrats are already celebrating having
NDP MP Alistair MacGregor says he doesn't 'doubt for a second' that the Competition Bureau's announcement was a result of the unanimous vote in favour of his motion on Oct. 17, calling on the government to recognize 'corporate greed' as a significant driver of inflation.  The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster 

Premier Ford shouldn’t be shirking the spotlight

  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford has no reason to deviate from a working strategy. Throughout this past spring’s provincial election campaign, Ford and the majority
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 26, 2022
Doug Ford
Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's reluctance to appear before the Public Order Emergency Commission is part of a troubling pattern. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Premier Ford shouldn’t be shirking the spotlight

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 26, 2022
  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford has no reason to deviate from a working strategy. Throughout this past spring’s provincial election campaign, Ford and the majority

Premier Ford shouldn’t be shirking the spotlight

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 26, 2022
  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford has no reason to deviate from a working strategy. Throughout this past spring’s provincial election campaign, Ford and the majority
Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's reluctance to appear before the Public Order Emergency Commission is part of a troubling pattern. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa, Parliament Hill get new municipal leaders

  • Plus, former senator Don Oliver has established a new literary award, current Senator Donna Daskso wants to talk about leaders' debates, and the PM
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 26, 2022
Mark Sutcliffe, left, and Ariel Troster will represent the city of Ottawa and Parliament Hill as mayor and Somerset ward councillor, respectively, after winning their races for city hall on Oct. 24. Photographs courtesy of Ulle Baum and LinkedIn

Ottawa, Parliament Hill get new municipal leaders

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 26, 2022
  • Plus, former senator Don Oliver has established a new literary award, current Senator Donna Daskso wants to talk about leaders' debates, and the PM

Ottawa, Parliament Hill get new municipal leaders

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 26, 2022
  • Plus, former senator Don Oliver has established a new literary award, current Senator Donna Daskso wants to talk about leaders' debates, and the PM
Mark Sutcliffe, left, and Ariel Troster will represent the city of Ottawa and Parliament Hill as mayor and Somerset ward councillor, respectively, after winning their races for city hall on Oct. 24. Photographs courtesy of Ulle Baum and LinkedIn

Proportional representation is the little engine that couldn’t

  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—It is a predictable result of any Canadian election. The instant the polls close and the results are known, every pundit within howling
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 26, 2022
Quebec Premier François Legault, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have both made unfulfilled promises on electoral reform, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Proportional representation is the little engine that couldn’t

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 26, 2022
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—It is a predictable result of any Canadian election. The instant the polls close and the results are known, every pundit within howling

Proportional representation is the little engine that couldn’t

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | October 26, 2022
  • KAMOURASKA, QUE.—It is a predictable result of any Canadian election. The instant the polls close and the results are known, every pundit within howling
Quebec Premier François Legault, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have both made unfulfilled promises on electoral reform, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

How can the federal government increase the cybersecurity of small and medium-sized businesses?

  • Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) constitute the lungs through which the Canadian economy breathes, employing almost 85 per cent of the labour force and
Opinion | BY BENOîT DUPONT, FIONA WESTIN, AND FYSCILLIA REAM | October 26, 2022
While some business owners underestimate the importance of cybersecurity, many others want to improve the situation of their organization but are constrained in their ability to make decisions because it is difficult for them to know whom to trust. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

How can the federal government increase the cybersecurity of small and medium-sized businesses?

Opinion | BY BENOîT DUPONT, FIONA WESTIN, AND FYSCILLIA REAM | October 26, 2022
  • Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) constitute the lungs through which the Canadian economy breathes, employing almost 85 per cent of the labour force and

How can the federal government increase the cybersecurity of small and medium-sized businesses?

Opinion | BY BENOîT DUPONT, FIONA WESTIN, AND FYSCILLIA REAM | October 26, 2022
  • Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) constitute the lungs through which the Canadian economy breathes, employing almost 85 per cent of the labour force and
While some business owners underestimate the importance of cybersecurity, many others want to improve the situation of their organization but are constrained in their ability to make decisions because it is difficult for them to know whom to trust. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Crickets in QP on emergency commission for now, but likely to change once ministers take stand: strategists

  • Despite nearly two weeks of witness testimony, discussion of the public inquiry into the Liberal government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act to clear out
News | BY STUART BENSON | October 26, 2022
Kim Ayotte, City of Ottawa general manager of emergency and protective services, right, testifies at the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa on Oct. 18,. Justice Paul Rouleau, left, chairs the commission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Crickets in QP on emergency commission for now, but likely to change once ministers take stand: strategists

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 26, 2022
  • Despite nearly two weeks of witness testimony, discussion of the public inquiry into the Liberal government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act to clear out

Crickets in QP on emergency commission for now, but likely to change once ministers take stand: strategists

News | BY STUART BENSON | October 26, 2022
  • Despite nearly two weeks of witness testimony, discussion of the public inquiry into the Liberal government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act to clear out
Kim Ayotte, City of Ottawa general manager of emergency and protective services, right, testifies at the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa on Oct. 18,. Justice Paul Rouleau, left, chairs the commission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Irish ambassador hosts Halloween book club on Oct. 31

  • WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26 Manitoba Municipal Elections—Voters in Manitoba will go to the polls to elect leaders in the province’s municipalities on Wednesday, Oct. 26.
News | October 26, 2022
Irish Ambassador to Canada Eamonn McKee hosts a Halloween edition of the Embassy of Ireland's Book Club on Monday, Oct. 31 as his official residence. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Irish ambassador hosts Halloween book club on Oct. 31

News | October 26, 2022
  • WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26 Manitoba Municipal Elections—Voters in Manitoba will go to the polls to elect leaders in the province’s municipalities on Wednesday, Oct. 26.

Irish ambassador hosts Halloween book club on Oct. 31

News | October 26, 2022
  • WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26 Manitoba Municipal Elections—Voters in Manitoba will go to the polls to elect leaders in the province’s municipalities on Wednesday, Oct. 26.
Irish Ambassador to Canada Eamonn McKee hosts a Halloween edition of the Embassy of Ireland's Book Club on Monday, Oct. 31 as his official residence. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Committee report on vaccine equity calls for immediate review of Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime

  • The federal government should move quickly to consult Canadians on the rules surrounding when generic drug makers can manufacture and send patented medicines to
FeatureBY IAN CAMPBELL | October 26, 2022
Liberal MP Ali Ehsassi, left, Conservative MP Garnett Genuis, and NDP MP Heather McPherson, members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, tabled reports and opinions on Oct. 25 related the committee's study on vaccine equity and intellectual property. Photograph courtesy of Ali Ehsassi, The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, and Hill Times file photograph

Committee report on vaccine equity calls for immediate review of Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime

FeatureBY IAN CAMPBELL | October 26, 2022
  • The federal government should move quickly to consult Canadians on the rules surrounding when generic drug makers can manufacture and send patented medicines to

Committee report on vaccine equity calls for immediate review of Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime

FeatureBY IAN CAMPBELL | October 26, 2022
  • The federal government should move quickly to consult Canadians on the rules surrounding when generic drug makers can manufacture and send patented medicines to
Liberal MP Ali Ehsassi, left, Conservative MP Garnett Genuis, and NDP MP Heather McPherson, members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, tabled reports and opinions on Oct. 25 related the committee's study on vaccine equity and intellectual property. Photograph courtesy of Ali Ehsassi, The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, and Hill Times file photograph

Protecting Canadians through the protection of the infrastructure they rely on

  • Threats to Canadians from malicious cyberactivity are greater than ever. State and non-state actors with nefarious intentions are seeking to take advantage of our
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP PAM DAMOFF | October 26, 2022
The proposed Bill C-26 emphasizes the government’s commitment to increasing Canada’s cybersecurity posture and can also serve as a model for provinces, territories, and municipalities to help secure critical infrastructure outside federal jurisdiction, writes Pam Damoff. Unsplash photograph by Matthew Henry

Protecting Canadians through the protection of the infrastructure they rely on

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP PAM DAMOFF | October 26, 2022
  • Threats to Canadians from malicious cyberactivity are greater than ever. State and non-state actors with nefarious intentions are seeking to take advantage of our

Protecting Canadians through the protection of the infrastructure they rely on

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP PAM DAMOFF | October 26, 2022
  • Threats to Canadians from malicious cyberactivity are greater than ever. State and non-state actors with nefarious intentions are seeking to take advantage of our
The proposed Bill C-26 emphasizes the government’s commitment to increasing Canada’s cybersecurity posture and can also serve as a model for provinces, territories, and municipalities to help secure critical infrastructure outside federal jurisdiction, writes Pam Damoff. Unsplash photograph by Matthew Henry

Here’s how Canada can prepare for Russia-backed cyberattacks

  • It’s easy to focus on technological vulnerabilities, but, all too often, human beings are the weakest link in an organization's cybersecurity defences.
Opinion | BY BYRON HOLLAND | October 26, 2022
While Russian hackers use new tactics to wreak havoc abroad, here in Canada, old vulnerabilities lie dormant in some of our most important networks, writes Byron Holland. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Here’s how Canada can prepare for Russia-backed cyberattacks

Opinion | BY BYRON HOLLAND | October 26, 2022
  • It’s easy to focus on technological vulnerabilities, but, all too often, human beings are the weakest link in an organization's cybersecurity defences.

Here’s how Canada can prepare for Russia-backed cyberattacks

Opinion | BY BYRON HOLLAND | October 26, 2022
  • It’s easy to focus on technological vulnerabilities, but, all too often, human beings are the weakest link in an organization's cybersecurity defences.
While Russian hackers use new tactics to wreak havoc abroad, here in Canada, old vulnerabilities lie dormant in some of our most important networks, writes Byron Holland. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

An ominous signal to Putin from the Republicans’ Russia apologists

  • OTTAWA—Of all the horrific developments in the Russian invasion of Ukraine—a seemingly endless list—one of the most appalling is the unwillingness of Republicans in
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 26, 2022
Some experts believe former U.S. president Donald Trump, left, opened the door for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s expanded war against Ukraine by weakening by weakening U.S. democracy and turning Ukraine’s future into a divisive political issue, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

An ominous signal to Putin from the Republicans’ Russia apologists

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 26, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Of all the horrific developments in the Russian invasion of Ukraine—a seemingly endless list—one of the most appalling is the unwillingness of Republicans in

An ominous signal to Putin from the Republicans’ Russia apologists

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 26, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Of all the horrific developments in the Russian invasion of Ukraine—a seemingly endless list—one of the most appalling is the unwillingness of Republicans in
Some experts believe former U.S. president Donald Trump, left, opened the door for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s expanded war against Ukraine by weakening by weakening U.S. democracy and turning Ukraine’s future into a divisive political issue, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Lone Haitian-born MP backs a Canadian-supported foreign intervention to meet Port-au-Prince appeal

  • Following a Haitian government call for a multinational force to quell a combination of worsening crises, the sole Haitian-born member of the House of
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 26, 2022
Liberal MP Emmanuel Dubourg, right, says he has been in contact with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, regarding the situation in Haiti. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Lone Haitian-born MP backs a Canadian-supported foreign intervention to meet Port-au-Prince appeal

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 26, 2022
  • Following a Haitian government call for a multinational force to quell a combination of worsening crises, the sole Haitian-born member of the House of

Lone Haitian-born MP backs a Canadian-supported foreign intervention to meet Port-au-Prince appeal

News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 26, 2022
  • Following a Haitian government call for a multinational force to quell a combination of worsening crises, the sole Haitian-born member of the House of
Liberal MP Emmanuel Dubourg, right, says he has been in contact with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, regarding the situation in Haiti. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Wilkinson talks nuclear power in Washington

  • Good Wednesday morning, If people drive the news, as most journalists will tell you they do, then numbers often give them something to talk
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 26, 2022
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is attending a conference in Washington put on by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Wilkinson talks nuclear power in Washington

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 26, 2022
  • Good Wednesday morning, If people drive the news, as most journalists will tell you they do, then numbers often give them something to talk

Politics This Morning: Wilkinson talks nuclear power in Washington

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 26, 2022
  • Good Wednesday morning, If people drive the news, as most journalists will tell you they do, then numbers often give them something to talk
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is attending a conference in Washington put on by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Credit card fees an excuse to jack up prices: B.C. letter writer

  • Some businesses are now trying to use charge card fees, which have been in place for 50 years, as a reason to jack up
Opinion | October 26, 2022

Credit card fees an excuse to jack up prices: B.C. letter writer

Opinion | October 26, 2022
  • Some businesses are now trying to use charge card fees, which have been in place for 50 years, as a reason to jack up

Credit card fees an excuse to jack up prices: B.C. letter writer

Opinion | October 26, 2022
  • Some businesses are now trying to use charge card fees, which have been in place for 50 years, as a reason to jack up

‘No consensus’: some Senators urge return of hybrid option in Red Chamber

  • Senate group leaders say there’s “no consensus” on restoring hybrid proceedings in the Red Chamber, in part citing the constraint on work that came
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 25, 2022
Non-affiliated Senator Mary Jane McCallum, left, and ISG Senator Colin Deacon want to see hybrid proceedings return as an option in the Red Chamber. The Senate's previous hybrid agreement expired on June 30, and group leaders say there's been 'no consensus' on renewal. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and screenshot courtesy of SenVu

‘No consensus’: some Senators urge return of hybrid option in Red Chamber

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 25, 2022
  • Senate group leaders say there’s “no consensus” on restoring hybrid proceedings in the Red Chamber, in part citing the constraint on work that came

‘No consensus’: some Senators urge return of hybrid option in Red Chamber

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 25, 2022
  • Senate group leaders say there’s “no consensus” on restoring hybrid proceedings in the Red Chamber, in part citing the constraint on work that came
Non-affiliated Senator Mary Jane McCallum, left, and ISG Senator Colin Deacon want to see hybrid proceedings return as an option in the Red Chamber. The Senate's previous hybrid agreement expired on June 30, and group leaders say there's been 'no consensus' on renewal. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and screenshot courtesy of SenVu

Politics This Morning: Eyre talks the future of the CAF

  • Good Tuesday morning, The precarious state of Canada’s military has been making more headlines than usual of late, neatly setting the stage for the
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 25, 2022
Canada's top general, Chief of Defence Staff Wayne Eyre, will discuss the future of the Armed Forces at a conference in Ottawa this afternoon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Eyre talks the future of the CAF

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 25, 2022
  • Good Tuesday morning, The precarious state of Canada’s military has been making more headlines than usual of late, neatly setting the stage for the

Politics This Morning: Eyre talks the future of the CAF

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 25, 2022
  • Good Tuesday morning, The precarious state of Canada’s military has been making more headlines than usual of late, neatly setting the stage for the
Canada's top general, Chief of Defence Staff Wayne Eyre, will discuss the future of the Armed Forces at a conference in Ottawa this afternoon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa’s interim police chief spars with OPP lawyer at emergency commission over intelligence reports

  • The Ottawa Police Service spent another day in the crosshairs of the Public Order Emergency Commission for how it planned, or failed to plan,
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | October 24, 2022
Ottawa Police Service Interim Chief Steve Bell appears as a witness before the Public Order Emergency Commission at Library and Archives Canada on Oct. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa’s interim police chief spars with OPP lawyer at emergency commission over intelligence reports

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | October 24, 2022
  • The Ottawa Police Service spent another day in the crosshairs of the Public Order Emergency Commission for how it planned, or failed to plan,

Ottawa’s interim police chief spars with OPP lawyer at emergency commission over intelligence reports

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | October 24, 2022
  • The Ottawa Police Service spent another day in the crosshairs of the Public Order Emergency Commission for how it planned, or failed to plan,
Ottawa Police Service Interim Chief Steve Bell appears as a witness before the Public Order Emergency Commission at Library and Archives Canada on Oct. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Military leadership not making the strongest case for more munitions

  • For decades, the fearmongering NATO pundits all warned us of Russia’s incredible martial power, but we now realize that the Russian military capability was
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 24, 2022
Chief of the defence staff General Wayne Eyre’s argument is that the current Russia versus Ukraine conflict provides the catalyst for boosting military equipment production, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Military leadership not making the strongest case for more munitions

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 24, 2022
  • For decades, the fearmongering NATO pundits all warned us of Russia’s incredible martial power, but we now realize that the Russian military capability was

Military leadership not making the strongest case for more munitions

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 24, 2022
  • For decades, the fearmongering NATO pundits all warned us of Russia’s incredible martial power, but we now realize that the Russian military capability was
Chief of the defence staff General Wayne Eyre’s argument is that the current Russia versus Ukraine conflict provides the catalyst for boosting military equipment production, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Seniors Minister Kamal Khera names a new chief of staff

  • Seniors Minister Kamal Khera has a new chief of staff, Lindsay Hunter, following Jude Welch’s departure from the role at the end of September.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 24, 2022
Seniors Minister Kamal Khera, at a March 22 health care announcement at the University of Ottawa, has a new chief of staff. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Seniors Minister Kamal Khera names a new chief of staff

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 24, 2022
  • Seniors Minister Kamal Khera has a new chief of staff, Lindsay Hunter, following Jude Welch’s departure from the role at the end of September.

Seniors Minister Kamal Khera names a new chief of staff

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 24, 2022
  • Seniors Minister Kamal Khera has a new chief of staff, Lindsay Hunter, following Jude Welch’s departure from the role at the end of September.
Seniors Minister Kamal Khera, at a March 22 health care announcement at the University of Ottawa, has a new chief of staff. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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