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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.

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump on May 6, for the first time in the Oval Office. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump on May 6, for the first time in the Oval Office. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
Newly elected Liberal MPs Chi Nguyen, left; Leslie Church, centre; and Marianne Dandurand sit down for a House of Commons orientation session in the Wellington Building on May 5. All three are former Liberal staffers. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.
Newly elected Liberal MPs Chi Nguyen, left; Leslie Church, centre; and Marianne Dandurand sit down for a House of Commons orientation session in the Wellington Building on May 5. All three are former Liberal staffers. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
Don Davies
Don Davies
Vancouver NDP MP Don Davies was selected as his party's interim leader on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of
Don Davies
Vancouver NDP MP Don Davies was selected as his party's interim leader on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,
Opinion | May 7, 2025

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of
Opinion | May 7, 2025
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière was named the minister responsible for veterans affairs during the March 14 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière was named the minister responsible for veterans affairs during the March 14 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The election was a win for nature, but now comes the real work

  • This next stage must be about implementation, removing politics, and ignoring misinformation, and that requires a new approach to how government functions.
Opinion | BY MEGAN LESLIE | May 7, 2025
Terry Duguid
Terry Duguid
Terry Duguid was named environment and climate change minister before the election. Protecting nature can’t just be the job of one department, writes Megan Leslie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The election was a win for nature, but now comes the real work

Opinion | BY MEGAN LESLIE | May 7, 2025
  • This next stage must be about implementation, removing politics, and ignoring misinformation, and that requires a new approach to how government functions.

The election was a win for nature, but now comes the real work

Opinion | BY MEGAN LESLIE | May 7, 2025
  • This next stage must be about implementation, removing politics, and ignoring misinformation, and that requires a new approach to how government functions.
Terry Duguid
Terry Duguid was named environment and climate change minister before the election. Protecting nature can’t just be the job of one department, writes Megan Leslie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management

  • By harvesting responsibly and regenerating diligently, we ensure that future generations will inherit a greener planet.
Opinion | BY KATE LINDSAY, ÉTIENNE BéLANGER, DARREN SLEEP | May 7, 2025
Canada must continue to invest in research, innovation, and Indigenous-led forestry solutions to maintain our great forest heritage, write Kate Lindsay, Étienne Bélanger, and Darren Sleep. Unsplash photograph by Markus Spiske

Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management

Opinion | BY KATE LINDSAY, ÉTIENNE BéLANGER, DARREN SLEEP | May 7, 2025
  • By harvesting responsibly and regenerating diligently, we ensure that future generations will inherit a greener planet.

Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management

Opinion | BY KATE LINDSAY, ÉTIENNE BéLANGER, DARREN SLEEP | May 7, 2025
  • By harvesting responsibly and regenerating diligently, we ensure that future generations will inherit a greener planet.
Canada must continue to invest in research, innovation, and Indigenous-led forestry solutions to maintain our great forest heritage, write Kate Lindsay, Étienne Bélanger, and Darren Sleep. Unsplash photograph by Markus Spiske

Minister Joly, Ambassador Miraillet to discuss Canada-France relations in Ottawa on May 8

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Webinar: ‘Western Alienation, Quebec Sovereignty, and the Future of Canadian Unity’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar: “Western Alienation,
Michel Miraillet
Michel Miraillet
French Ambassador to Canada Michel Miraillet will host Canada's foreign minister to discuss 80 years of relations between the two countries at the French Embassy on May 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister Joly, Ambassador Miraillet to discuss Canada-France relations in Ottawa on May 8

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Webinar: ‘Western Alienation, Quebec Sovereignty, and the Future of Canadian Unity’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar: “Western Alienation,

Minister Joly, Ambassador Miraillet to discuss Canada-France relations in Ottawa on May 8

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Webinar: ‘Western Alienation, Quebec Sovereignty, and the Future of Canadian Unity’—The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar: “Western Alienation,
Michel Miraillet
French Ambassador to Canada Michel Miraillet will host Canada's foreign minister to discuss 80 years of relations between the two countries at the French Embassy on May 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reindustrializing Canada: where the real critical mineral opportunity lies

  • A long-term reindustrialization strategy will provide clarity of focus, and allow Canada to leverage our well-developed mining and manufacturing sectors.
Opinion | BY MARILYN SPINK | May 7, 2025
We must not squander this multi-generational opportunity by treating critical minerals as just another commodity boom, writes Marilyn Spink. Unsplash photograph by Tobias Kleeb

Reindustrializing Canada: where the real critical mineral opportunity lies

Opinion | BY MARILYN SPINK | May 7, 2025
  • A long-term reindustrialization strategy will provide clarity of focus, and allow Canada to leverage our well-developed mining and manufacturing sectors.

Reindustrializing Canada: where the real critical mineral opportunity lies

Opinion | BY MARILYN SPINK | May 7, 2025
  • A long-term reindustrialization strategy will provide clarity of focus, and allow Canada to leverage our well-developed mining and manufacturing sectors.
We must not squander this multi-generational opportunity by treating critical minerals as just another commodity boom, writes Marilyn Spink. Unsplash photograph by Tobias Kleeb

As the climate changes, so does my world

  • Inuit are very seasonal people, and with climate change and the Arctic warming at an alarming rate, we are facing many environmental challenges.
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR NANCY KARETAK-LINDELL | May 7, 2025
There are now so many polar bears around Arviat, Nunavut, writes ISG Senator Nancy Karetak-Lindell, that residents can no longer enjoy the safety she did as a child. DND photograph by Caporal David Veldman

As the climate changes, so does my world

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR NANCY KARETAK-LINDELL | May 7, 2025
  • Inuit are very seasonal people, and with climate change and the Arctic warming at an alarming rate, we are facing many environmental challenges.

As the climate changes, so does my world

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR NANCY KARETAK-LINDELL | May 7, 2025
  • Inuit are very seasonal people, and with climate change and the Arctic warming at an alarming rate, we are facing many environmental challenges.
There are now so many polar bears around Arviat, Nunavut, writes ISG Senator Nancy Karetak-Lindell, that residents can no longer enjoy the safety she did as a child. DND photograph by Caporal David Veldman

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

  • Moving firmly on industrial carbon pricing can actually increase certainty for business, break down an interprovincial trade barrier, and support export diversification.
Opinion | BY DALE BEUGIN | May 7, 2025
Linking carbon markets only works if provincial systems are harmonized around critical design elements, and federal efforts to help harmonize provincial systems can create the conditions for linkage, writes Dale Beugin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

Opinion | BY DALE BEUGIN | May 7, 2025
  • Moving firmly on industrial carbon pricing can actually increase certainty for business, break down an interprovincial trade barrier, and support export diversification.

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

Opinion | BY DALE BEUGIN | May 7, 2025
  • Moving firmly on industrial carbon pricing can actually increase certainty for business, break down an interprovincial trade barrier, and support export diversification.
Linking carbon markets only works if provincial systems are harmonized around critical design elements, and federal efforts to help harmonize provincial systems can create the conditions for linkage, writes Dale Beugin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Don Plett gets special event to say goodbye

  • Plus: Hill Times alumni Tim Naumetz has died, ex-Liberal MP Pam Damoff is the Pearson Centre's new CEO, and PM Carney's cat gets kudos
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 7, 2025
After 15 years in the Red Chamber, Conservative Senator Don Plett will be retiring on May 14. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

Senator Don Plett gets special event to say goodbye

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 7, 2025
  • Plus: Hill Times alumni Tim Naumetz has died, ex-Liberal MP Pam Damoff is the Pearson Centre's new CEO, and PM Carney's cat gets kudos

Senator Don Plett gets special event to say goodbye

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 7, 2025
  • Plus: Hill Times alumni Tim Naumetz has died, ex-Liberal MP Pam Damoff is the Pearson Centre's new CEO, and PM Carney's cat gets kudos
After 15 years in the Red Chamber, Conservative Senator Don Plett will be retiring on May 14. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

‘I love Canada’: making sense of Trump/Carney meeting

  • Plus, Andrew Scheer to fill in for Poilievre in the House.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 7, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump was full of praise for Prime Minister Mark Carney in Washington yesterday. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

‘I love Canada’: making sense of Trump/Carney meeting

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 7, 2025
  • Plus, Andrew Scheer to fill in for Poilievre in the House.

‘I love Canada’: making sense of Trump/Carney meeting

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 7, 2025
  • Plus, Andrew Scheer to fill in for Poilievre in the House.
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump was full of praise for Prime Minister Mark Carney in Washington yesterday. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

  • The 143-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
At the first caucus meeting since the election on May 6, Conservatives elected longtime MP Andrew Scheer to lead their party in Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
  • The 143-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
  • The 143-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.
At the first caucus meeting since the election on May 6, Conservatives elected longtime MP Andrew Scheer to lead their party in Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Impunity in Gaza: Israel and the Great Eviction

  • Seventy per cent of Gaza is already effectively out of bounds for Palestinians, and barring some surprise about-turn, the Great Eviction is getting underway.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 6, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at The White House on April 7. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Impunity in Gaza: Israel and the Great Eviction

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 6, 2025
  • Seventy per cent of Gaza is already effectively out of bounds for Palestinians, and barring some surprise about-turn, the Great Eviction is getting underway.

Impunity in Gaza: Israel and the Great Eviction

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 6, 2025
  • Seventy per cent of Gaza is already effectively out of bounds for Palestinians, and barring some surprise about-turn, the Great Eviction is getting underway.
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at The White House on April 7. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Carney faces Trump

  • Plus, the Conservative caucus assembles on the Hill to chart a way forward.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 6, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, and three of his cabinet ministers are in Washington, D.C., to talk trade and tariffs with the U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney faces Trump

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 6, 2025
  • Plus, the Conservative caucus assembles on the Hill to chart a way forward.

Carney faces Trump

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 6, 2025
  • Plus, the Conservative caucus assembles on the Hill to chart a way forward.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, and three of his cabinet ministers are in Washington, D.C., to talk trade and tariffs with the U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Immigration Minister Rachel Bendayan, and Conservative MPs Blaine Calkins, Shannon Stubbs, and Chris Warkentin were among those with the best results for their respective parties in the country. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Stuart Benson, courtesy of Rachel Bendayan and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 5, 2025
  • One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.
Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith, left, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Immigration Minister Rachel Bendayan, and Conservative MPs Blaine Calkins, Shannon Stubbs, and Chris Warkentin were among those with the best results for their respective parties in the country. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Stuart Benson, courtesy of Rachel Bendayan and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Can the Canadian Forces avoid getting goosed by wild geese?

  • Perhaps our military planners could avoid a repeat of this year's Canada goose dilemma by having service dogs on the Carling Campus grounds.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 5, 2025
Residents of our nation's capital are all-too aware of how threatening these geese can be during the spring mating season after they have laid their eggs, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Sunny

Can the Canadian Forces avoid getting goosed by wild geese?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 5, 2025
  • Perhaps our military planners could avoid a repeat of this year's Canada goose dilemma by having service dogs on the Carling Campus grounds.

Can the Canadian Forces avoid getting goosed by wild geese?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 5, 2025
  • Perhaps our military planners could avoid a repeat of this year's Canada goose dilemma by having service dogs on the Carling Campus grounds.
Residents of our nation's capital are all-too aware of how threatening these geese can be during the spring mating season after they have laid their eggs, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Sunny

Prioritizing privacy is good for Canada

  • We need modernized privacy laws that advance the public interest, and foster a strong Canadian economy.
Opinion | BY PHILIPPE DUFRESNE | May 5, 2025
Privacy is a fundamental right that reinforces the freedoms and trust that underpin our democracy and that unite us as Canadians, writes Philippe Dufresne. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Prioritizing privacy is good for Canada

Opinion | BY PHILIPPE DUFRESNE | May 5, 2025
  • We need modernized privacy laws that advance the public interest, and foster a strong Canadian economy.

Prioritizing privacy is good for Canada

Opinion | BY PHILIPPE DUFRESNE | May 5, 2025
  • We need modernized privacy laws that advance the public interest, and foster a strong Canadian economy.
Privacy is a fundamental right that reinforces the freedoms and trust that underpin our democracy and that unite us as Canadians, writes Philippe Dufresne. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Women’s safety is economic policy—what our next government must do now

  • We need a dedicated minister of women and gender equality, and sustained investments to strengthen Canada’s non-profit and social infrastructure.
Opinion | BY ANURADHA DUGAL, ALINE NIZIGAMA | May 5, 2025
In every crisis we’ve faced, violence against women has risen. We should be ready. But we’re not, write Anuradha Dugal, and Aline Nizigama. Unsplash photograph by Joice Kelly

Women’s safety is economic policy—what our next government must do now

Opinion | BY ANURADHA DUGAL, ALINE NIZIGAMA | May 5, 2025
  • We need a dedicated minister of women and gender equality, and sustained investments to strengthen Canada’s non-profit and social infrastructure.

Women’s safety is economic policy—what our next government must do now

Opinion | BY ANURADHA DUGAL, ALINE NIZIGAMA | May 5, 2025
  • We need a dedicated minister of women and gender equality, and sustained investments to strengthen Canada’s non-profit and social infrastructure.
In every crisis we’ve faced, violence against women has risen. We should be ready. But we’re not, write Anuradha Dugal, and Aline Nizigama. Unsplash photograph by Joice Kelly

Carney sets out on mission to Washington

  • Plus, Alberta premier talks about the province’s path forward under a fourth Liberal term.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Washington, D.C. today and will meet the U.S. President Donald Trump tomorrow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney sets out on mission to Washington

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 5, 2025
  • Plus, Alberta premier talks about the province’s path forward under a fourth Liberal term.

Carney sets out on mission to Washington

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 5, 2025
  • Plus, Alberta premier talks about the province’s path forward under a fourth Liberal term.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Washington, D.C. today and will meet the U.S. President Donald Trump tomorrow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The election is over, now the real hard work begins

  • The road ahead will be challenging, and it will demand a different approach to that seen during the last Parliament.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney faces challenges on multiple fronts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The election is over, now the real hard work begins

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 5, 2025
  • The road ahead will be challenging, and it will demand a different approach to that seen during the last Parliament.

The election is over, now the real hard work begins

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 5, 2025
  • The road ahead will be challenging, and it will demand a different approach to that seen during the last Parliament.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney faces challenges on multiple fronts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Protecting country against Trump requires a ‘robust public service,’ say unions after Liberal election win

  • Grits in Ottawa and Gatineau ridings boosted their margins, but fears of ‘DOGE-lite’ remain over party platform.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
The Liberals under Prime Minister Mark Carney have promised reviews of government spending and efficiency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Protecting country against Trump requires a ‘robust public service,’ say unions after Liberal election win

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 5, 2025
  • Grits in Ottawa and Gatineau ridings boosted their margins, but fears of ‘DOGE-lite’ remain over party platform.

Protecting country against Trump requires a ‘robust public service,’ say unions after Liberal election win

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 5, 2025
  • Grits in Ottawa and Gatineau ridings boosted their margins, but fears of ‘DOGE-lite’ remain over party platform.
Mark Carney
The Liberals under Prime Minister Mark Carney have promised reviews of government spending and efficiency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Continued dawdling on vaccine waiver position leaves NDP and advocates ‘extremely frustrated’

  • Nineteen months after India and South Africa put forward an intellectual property waiver on COVID-19 vaccines, Canada’s continued delay to signal an opinion on
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 4, 2022
NDP MP Heather McPherson says the access to medicine system is 'flawed' and needs to be fixed to address future variants and future pandemics. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Continued dawdling on vaccine waiver position leaves NDP and advocates ‘extremely frustrated’

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 4, 2022
  • Nineteen months after India and South Africa put forward an intellectual property waiver on COVID-19 vaccines, Canada’s continued delay to signal an opinion on

Continued dawdling on vaccine waiver position leaves NDP and advocates ‘extremely frustrated’

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 4, 2022
  • Nineteen months after India and South Africa put forward an intellectual property waiver on COVID-19 vaccines, Canada’s continued delay to signal an opinion on
NDP MP Heather McPherson says the access to medicine system is 'flawed' and needs to be fixed to address future variants and future pandemics. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Make-or-break May for Conservative contenders

  • OTTAWA—The Conservative leadership race has gotten real. Wannabe candidates have now fallen out of the competition and six “verified” candidates remain. Just to be
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 4, 2022
Mistakes or missteps this month could be paralyzing to top candidates like Pierre Poilievre, left, Patrick Brown, Jean Charest, and Leslyn Lewis. Similarly for Roman Baber and Scott Aitchison, this is their time of opportunity, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, file photographs, and photographs courtesy of Twitter and Wikimedia Commons

Make-or-break May for Conservative contenders

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 4, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The Conservative leadership race has gotten real. Wannabe candidates have now fallen out of the competition and six “verified” candidates remain. Just to be

Make-or-break May for Conservative contenders

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 4, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The Conservative leadership race has gotten real. Wannabe candidates have now fallen out of the competition and six “verified” candidates remain. Just to be
Mistakes or missteps this month could be paralyzing to top candidates like Pierre Poilievre, left, Patrick Brown, Jean Charest, and Leslyn Lewis. Similarly for Roman Baber and Scott Aitchison, this is their time of opportunity, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, file photographs, and photographs courtesy of Twitter and Wikimedia Commons

Information warfare amid Russian invasion of Ukraine forces feds to sort fact from fiction

  • With Russia disseminating disinformation about its invasion of Ukraine, the Canadian government is left trying to combat mistruths while ascertaining how the invasion is
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 4, 2022
Russian Ambassador Oleg Stepanov says Canada and the rest of the West are in the wrong for always accepting Ukraine's version of events and rejecting all Russian explanations. The Canadian government says it's working with many global partners to counter and correct disinformation. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Information warfare amid Russian invasion of Ukraine forces feds to sort fact from fiction

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 4, 2022
  • With Russia disseminating disinformation about its invasion of Ukraine, the Canadian government is left trying to combat mistruths while ascertaining how the invasion is

Information warfare amid Russian invasion of Ukraine forces feds to sort fact from fiction

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 4, 2022
  • With Russia disseminating disinformation about its invasion of Ukraine, the Canadian government is left trying to combat mistruths while ascertaining how the invasion is
Russian Ambassador Oleg Stepanov says Canada and the rest of the West are in the wrong for always accepting Ukraine's version of events and rejecting all Russian explanations. The Canadian government says it's working with many global partners to counter and correct disinformation. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

No one should fear heading to work, writes Chelsea reader

  • I have worked in the mining industry and have personally worked in areas where coworkers were killed on the job. Most workers are willing
Opinion | May 4, 2022

No one should fear heading to work, writes Chelsea reader

Opinion | May 4, 2022
  • I have worked in the mining industry and have personally worked in areas where coworkers were killed on the job. Most workers are willing

No one should fear heading to work, writes Chelsea reader

Opinion | May 4, 2022
  • I have worked in the mining industry and have personally worked in areas where coworkers were killed on the job. Most workers are willing

Let’s make sure we get Canada’s critical minerals strategy right

  • Given the context of this year’s federal budget—surging energy prices, post-COVID economic stabilization, and a war in Europe—the Government of Canada was understandably more
Opinion | BY ROHAN HAZELTON | May 4, 2022
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2022 budget committed $1.5-billion in investment over seven years for infrastructure and supply chain projects to help realize critical mineral mining projects in Canada, writes Rohan Hazelton. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Let’s make sure we get Canada’s critical minerals strategy right

Opinion | BY ROHAN HAZELTON | May 4, 2022
  • Given the context of this year’s federal budget—surging energy prices, post-COVID economic stabilization, and a war in Europe—the Government of Canada was understandably more

Let’s make sure we get Canada’s critical minerals strategy right

Opinion | BY ROHAN HAZELTON | May 4, 2022
  • Given the context of this year’s federal budget—surging energy prices, post-COVID economic stabilization, and a war in Europe—the Government of Canada was understandably more
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2022 budget committed $1.5-billion in investment over seven years for infrastructure and supply chain projects to help realize critical mineral mining projects in Canada, writes Rohan Hazelton. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Political bodies, our choice

  • OTTAWA—Under his eye, indeed. Across the border, Republicans and conservatives alike are remaking the United States in the image of the Republic of Gilead.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 4, 2022
The potential overturn of Roe v. Wade is a white-supremacist attack on women’s health, body autonomy, agency, and rights to a full suite of health-care options, writes Erica Ifill. Unsplash photograph by Manny Becerra

Political bodies, our choice

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 4, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Under his eye, indeed. Across the border, Republicans and conservatives alike are remaking the United States in the image of the Republic of Gilead.

Political bodies, our choice

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | May 4, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Under his eye, indeed. Across the border, Republicans and conservatives alike are remaking the United States in the image of the Republic of Gilead.
The potential overturn of Roe v. Wade is a white-supremacist attack on women’s health, body autonomy, agency, and rights to a full suite of health-care options, writes Erica Ifill. Unsplash photograph by Manny Becerra

Conservatives converge on Shaw Centre for Canada Strong and Free conference from May 5-7

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 House Sitting—The House is sitting every weekday until Friday, May 20. It will break from May 23-27, and will sit May
Interim Conservative Leader Candice Bergen will take part in the 14th Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference, which runs May 5-7 at the Shaw Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives converge on Shaw Centre for Canada Strong and Free conference from May 5-7

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 House Sitting—The House is sitting every weekday until Friday, May 20. It will break from May 23-27, and will sit May

Conservatives converge on Shaw Centre for Canada Strong and Free conference from May 5-7

  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 House Sitting—The House is sitting every weekday until Friday, May 20. It will break from May 23-27, and will sit May
Interim Conservative Leader Candice Bergen will take part in the 14th Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference, which runs May 5-7 at the Shaw Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Funding for fossil fuels could derail Canada’s new plan to reduce emissions

  • Canadian climate news has been a bit of a rollercoaster. Just over a month ago, the federal government released the 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan,
Opinion | BY LAURA CAMERON AND PHILIP GASS | May 4, 2022
The government aims to use its recent climate plan, unveiled last month by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, and budget as the basis to tackle climate change over the next few critical years. However, subsidies to the fossil fuel industry and new production projects threaten to undermine progress towards climate goals, write Laura Cameron and Philip Gass. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Funding for fossil fuels could derail Canada’s new plan to reduce emissions

Opinion | BY LAURA CAMERON AND PHILIP GASS | May 4, 2022
  • Canadian climate news has been a bit of a rollercoaster. Just over a month ago, the federal government released the 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan,

Funding for fossil fuels could derail Canada’s new plan to reduce emissions

Opinion | BY LAURA CAMERON AND PHILIP GASS | May 4, 2022
  • Canadian climate news has been a bit of a rollercoaster. Just over a month ago, the federal government released the 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan,
The government aims to use its recent climate plan, unveiled last month by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, and budget as the basis to tackle climate change over the next few critical years. However, subsidies to the fossil fuel industry and new production projects threaten to undermine progress towards climate goals, write Laura Cameron and Philip Gass. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds have solid case for F-35 contract—but haven’t made it: Nossal

  • Re: “Decision to sole-source F-35s was linchpin for chaos that followed: Alan Williams,” (The Hill Times, April 27, p. 8). Alan Williams, who always
Opinion | May 4, 2022

Feds have solid case for F-35 contract—but haven’t made it: Nossal

Opinion | May 4, 2022
  • Re: “Decision to sole-source F-35s was linchpin for chaos that followed: Alan Williams,” (The Hill Times, April 27, p. 8). Alan Williams, who always

Feds have solid case for F-35 contract—but haven’t made it: Nossal

Opinion | May 4, 2022
  • Re: “Decision to sole-source F-35s was linchpin for chaos that followed: Alan Williams,” (The Hill Times, April 27, p. 8). Alan Williams, who always

Photo of the Day

Journalist Fatima Syed addresses the room after receiving the 2022 Press Freedom Award at the World Press Freedom Canada luncheon held at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on May 3. She and Tai Huynh, editor of The Local, received the award for work they did bringing to light the effects of COVID-19 on the Peel region and its high population of immigrants and frontline workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day

Journalist Fatima Syed addresses the room after receiving the 2022 Press Freedom Award at the World Press Freedom Canada luncheon held at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on May 3. She and Tai Huynh, editor of The Local, received the award for work they did bringing to light the effects of COVID-19 on the Peel region and its high population of immigrants and frontline workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Online startup wins press freedom award for coverage of COVID’s impact on ‘neglected’ Peel Region

  • The Local freelance reporter Fatima Syed and editor Tai Huynh have been named joint winners of the 2022 Press Freedom Award for their coverage
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 3, 2022
Journalist Fatima Syed, addressing the room after receiving the 2022 Press Freedom Award alongside editor and publisher Tai Huynh, said 'the absence of journalism is also an issue of press freedom.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Online startup wins press freedom award for coverage of COVID’s impact on ‘neglected’ Peel Region

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 3, 2022
  • The Local freelance reporter Fatima Syed and editor Tai Huynh have been named joint winners of the 2022 Press Freedom Award for their coverage

Online startup wins press freedom award for coverage of COVID’s impact on ‘neglected’ Peel Region

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | May 3, 2022
  • The Local freelance reporter Fatima Syed and editor Tai Huynh have been named joint winners of the 2022 Press Freedom Award for their coverage
Journalist Fatima Syed, addressing the room after receiving the 2022 Press Freedom Award alongside editor and publisher Tai Huynh, said 'the absence of journalism is also an issue of press freedom.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Industry stakeholders, experts applaud feds’ critical minerals spending, as geopolitics loom large in supply chains

  • The federal government’s recent $3.8-billion budget proposal to develop Canada’s increasingly important critical minerals sector has been met with support from industry experts. But
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 3, 2022
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, left, and Conservative MP and natural resources critic Greg McLean. Wilkinson recently said that given Canada's 'significant deposits of every mineral needed to manufacture [electric vehicle] batteries,' the country is in a position to be an 'integral player in the transition.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Industry stakeholders, experts applaud feds’ critical minerals spending, as geopolitics loom large in supply chains

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 3, 2022
  • The federal government’s recent $3.8-billion budget proposal to develop Canada’s increasingly important critical minerals sector has been met with support from industry experts. But

Industry stakeholders, experts applaud feds’ critical minerals spending, as geopolitics loom large in supply chains

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 3, 2022
  • The federal government’s recent $3.8-billion budget proposal to develop Canada’s increasingly important critical minerals sector has been met with support from industry experts. But
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, left, and Conservative MP and natural resources critic Greg McLean. Wilkinson recently said that given Canada's 'significant deposits of every mineral needed to manufacture [electric vehicle] batteries,' the country is in a position to be an 'integral player in the transition.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Pablopalooza swings into full gear

  • Good Tuesday morning, The business of government and Parliament grinds on today. Committees will meet, MPs will debate, ministers will defend. This morning, we’re
No, Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez won't be reprising his musical performance from Canada Day 2019 (pictured) during this week's cultural summit in Ottawa. He will be convening some of the power-players in the industry to talk about recharging a sector hit hard by the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Pablopalooza swings into full gear

  • Good Tuesday morning, The business of government and Parliament grinds on today. Committees will meet, MPs will debate, ministers will defend. This morning, we’re

Politics This Morning: Pablopalooza swings into full gear

  • Good Tuesday morning, The business of government and Parliament grinds on today. Committees will meet, MPs will debate, ministers will defend. This morning, we’re
No, Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez won't be reprising his musical performance from Canada Day 2019 (pictured) during this week's cultural summit in Ottawa. He will be convening some of the power-players in the industry to talk about recharging a sector hit hard by the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The storm breaks: Wellington Street after Rolling Thunder

  • Sidewalk chalk drawings on May 2 mark Metcalfe Street next to the Prime Minister’s Office, left over from the weekend’s Rolling Thunder rally that

The storm breaks: Wellington Street after Rolling Thunder

  • Sidewalk chalk drawings on May 2 mark Metcalfe Street next to the Prime Minister’s Office, left over from the weekend’s Rolling Thunder rally that

The storm breaks: Wellington Street after Rolling Thunder

  • Sidewalk chalk drawings on May 2 mark Metcalfe Street next to the Prime Minister’s Office, left over from the weekend’s Rolling Thunder rally that

Ottawa-bound bikers form ‘Rolling Thunder’ rally

  • The Rolling Thunder biker rally kicked off on April 29, 2022, as protesters gathered in downtown Ottawa.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia The

Ottawa-bound bikers form ‘Rolling Thunder’ rally

  • The Rolling Thunder biker rally kicked off on April 29, 2022, as protesters gathered in downtown Ottawa.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia The

Ottawa-bound bikers form ‘Rolling Thunder’ rally

  • The Rolling Thunder biker rally kicked off on April 29, 2022, as protesters gathered in downtown Ottawa.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia The

‘If the will is there’: Canada must address ‘root problems’ in climate plan, says environment watchdog

  • The government’s plan to create a net-zero economy has some sizable flaws, according to Canada’s environment commissioner. Unrealistic assumptions about hydrogen power; a carbon
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 2, 2022
Jerry DeMarco, Canada's commissioner of the environment and sustainable development, released five audits on April 26 examining various federal efforts on the environment that his office found are falling short. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘If the will is there’: Canada must address ‘root problems’ in climate plan, says environment watchdog

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 2, 2022
  • The government’s plan to create a net-zero economy has some sizable flaws, according to Canada’s environment commissioner. Unrealistic assumptions about hydrogen power; a carbon

‘If the will is there’: Canada must address ‘root problems’ in climate plan, says environment watchdog

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 2, 2022
  • The government’s plan to create a net-zero economy has some sizable flaws, according to Canada’s environment commissioner. Unrealistic assumptions about hydrogen power; a carbon
Jerry DeMarco, Canada's commissioner of the environment and sustainable development, released five audits on April 26 examining various federal efforts on the environment that his office found are falling short. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

China and COVID: the cost of infallibility

  • LONDON, U.K.—Even the Pope claims to be infallible only on matters of faith and doctrine. On the chance of rain or the speed of
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 2, 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping has made victory over COVID his signature achievement, so there can't be any doubt, especially when he is planning to make his dictator-for-life status official, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

China and COVID: the cost of infallibility

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 2, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—Even the Pope claims to be infallible only on matters of faith and doctrine. On the chance of rain or the speed of

China and COVID: the cost of infallibility

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 2, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—Even the Pope claims to be infallible only on matters of faith and doctrine. On the chance of rain or the speed of
Chinese President Xi Jinping has made victory over COVID his signature achievement, so there can't be any doubt, especially when he is planning to make his dictator-for-life status official, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Terror caught on tape has power to turn the tide

  • OTTAWA—Last week, the press office of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Ottawa distributed a collection of video links to Canadian media outlets.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 2, 2022
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is pictured during a 2009 UN Disarmament Conference. It’s likely the rationale behind the Russian Foreign Ministry’s decision to circulate videos of alleged Ukrainian war crimes was to undermine the current overwhelming popularity of the Ukrainian defenders among the Canadian public, writes Scott Taylor. UN photograph by Jean-Marc Ferre

Terror caught on tape has power to turn the tide

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 2, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Last week, the press office of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Ottawa distributed a collection of video links to Canadian media outlets.

Terror caught on tape has power to turn the tide

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 2, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Last week, the press office of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Ottawa distributed a collection of video links to Canadian media outlets.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is pictured during a 2009 UN Disarmament Conference. It’s likely the rationale behind the Russian Foreign Ministry’s decision to circulate videos of alleged Ukrainian war crimes was to undermine the current overwhelming popularity of the Ukrainian defenders among the Canadian public, writes Scott Taylor. UN photograph by Jean-Marc Ferre

Climate-resilient practices, nature-based solutions are vital to Canada’s next Agricultural Policy Framework

  • The world is hungry for more food, and no one is more capable than Canadian farmers to satisfy this growing appetite. But with global
Opinion | BY PAUL THOROUGHGOOD AND CAROLYN CALLAGHAN | May 2, 2022
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, arriving in the House of Commons on May 13, 2020, meets with her provincial counterparts this week. Harnessing the economic and ecological power of Canada’s agricultural sector to build a greener and more resilient future demands a re-imagination of current policies, write Paul Thoroughgood and Carolyn Callaghan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Climate-resilient practices, nature-based solutions are vital to Canada’s next Agricultural Policy Framework

Opinion | BY PAUL THOROUGHGOOD AND CAROLYN CALLAGHAN | May 2, 2022
  • The world is hungry for more food, and no one is more capable than Canadian farmers to satisfy this growing appetite. But with global

Climate-resilient practices, nature-based solutions are vital to Canada’s next Agricultural Policy Framework

Opinion | BY PAUL THOROUGHGOOD AND CAROLYN CALLAGHAN | May 2, 2022
  • The world is hungry for more food, and no one is more capable than Canadian farmers to satisfy this growing appetite. But with global
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, arriving in the House of Commons on May 13, 2020, meets with her provincial counterparts this week. Harnessing the economic and ecological power of Canada’s agricultural sector to build a greener and more resilient future demands a re-imagination of current policies, write Paul Thoroughgood and Carolyn Callaghan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Transport Minister Alghabra’s office reaches 19 staff

  • There are five new staff to report, and one departure, in Transport Minister Omar Alghabra’s office since Hill Climbers’ last dive into the team
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 2, 2022
Recent additions to Transport Minister Omar Alghabra's team include Ontario regional affairs adviser Ayesha Khan and issues manager Nadine Ramadan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Transport Minister Alghabra’s office reaches 19 staff

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 2, 2022
  • There are five new staff to report, and one departure, in Transport Minister Omar Alghabra’s office since Hill Climbers’ last dive into the team

Transport Minister Alghabra’s office reaches 19 staff

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 2, 2022
  • There are five new staff to report, and one departure, in Transport Minister Omar Alghabra’s office since Hill Climbers’ last dive into the team
Recent additions to Transport Minister Omar Alghabra's team include Ontario regional affairs adviser Ayesha Khan and issues manager Nadine Ramadan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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