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‘Disappointing comment’ to see Trudeau describe Ford’s health-care changes as ‘innovation,’ says Toronto Liberal MP Sgro

  • It’s ‘critical’ that the federal government put in place strict conditions in the ongoing negotiations about Canada Health Transfer to ensure provinces don’t open
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 26, 2023
Ahead of the start of the winter sitting of Parliament, the Liberal caucus is meeting in Ottawa on Friday and Saturday for its caucus retreat. Liberal MPs told The Hill Times that Doug Ford’s recently introduced changes to the provincial health-care system will be one of the key topics of discussion at this retreat. The Hill Times file photograph

‘Disappointing comment’ to see Trudeau describe Ford’s health-care changes as ‘innovation,’ says Toronto Liberal MP Sgro

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 26, 2023
  • It’s ‘critical’ that the federal government put in place strict conditions in the ongoing negotiations about Canada Health Transfer to ensure provinces don’t open

‘Disappointing comment’ to see Trudeau describe Ford’s health-care changes as ‘innovation,’ says Toronto Liberal MP Sgro

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 26, 2023
  • It’s ‘critical’ that the federal government put in place strict conditions in the ongoing negotiations about Canada Health Transfer to ensure provinces don’t open
Ahead of the start of the winter sitting of Parliament, the Liberal caucus is meeting in Ottawa on Friday and Saturday for its caucus retreat. Liberal MPs told The Hill Times that Doug Ford’s recently introduced changes to the provincial health-care system will be one of the key topics of discussion at this retreat. The Hill Times file photograph

On Rogers-Shaw, Champagne faces policy choice

  • Last month the Competition Tribunal rejected the Competition Bureau's case against the merger, which the Federal Court of Appeal upheld Jan. 24, and now
News | BY JENNA COCULLO | January 26, 2023
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is the last hurdle Rogers Communications Inc. will have to face in what has been a two-year journey to close its acquisition deal with Shaw Communications Inc. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On Rogers-Shaw, Champagne faces policy choice

News | BY JENNA COCULLO | January 26, 2023
  • Last month the Competition Tribunal rejected the Competition Bureau's case against the merger, which the Federal Court of Appeal upheld Jan. 24, and now

On Rogers-Shaw, Champagne faces policy choice

News | BY JENNA COCULLO | January 26, 2023
  • Last month the Competition Tribunal rejected the Competition Bureau's case against the merger, which the Federal Court of Appeal upheld Jan. 24, and now
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is the last hurdle Rogers Communications Inc. will have to face in what has been a two-year journey to close its acquisition deal with Shaw Communications Inc. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal MPs say affordability top of mind heading into winter caucus retreat

  • Now that the cabinet retreat has wrapped in Hamilton, Ont., Liberal backbenchers are returning to Ottawa for this week’s caucus meetings.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | January 26, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to Liberal caucus members at the party's winter caucus meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 23, 2020, before the pandemic was declared. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal MPs say affordability top of mind heading into winter caucus retreat

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | January 26, 2023
  • Now that the cabinet retreat has wrapped in Hamilton, Ont., Liberal backbenchers are returning to Ottawa for this week’s caucus meetings.

Liberal MPs say affordability top of mind heading into winter caucus retreat

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | January 26, 2023
  • Now that the cabinet retreat has wrapped in Hamilton, Ont., Liberal backbenchers are returning to Ottawa for this week’s caucus meetings.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to Liberal caucus members at the party's winter caucus meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 23, 2020, before the pandemic was declared. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The new session: setting priorities

  • The climate emergency is, among all those urgent and important priorities, the only one where it can be said: 'If we fail, nothing will
Opinion | BY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY | January 25, 2023
On Jan. 18, 2023, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres delivered his latest distillation of threats. He called it a 'perfect storm' of galloping crises—war, pandemic, climate break down and identified the climate emergency as the threat to our survival, writes Elizabeth May. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The new session: setting priorities

Opinion | BY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY | January 25, 2023
  • The climate emergency is, among all those urgent and important priorities, the only one where it can be said: 'If we fail, nothing will

The new session: setting priorities

Opinion | BY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY | January 25, 2023
  • The climate emergency is, among all those urgent and important priorities, the only one where it can be said: 'If we fail, nothing will
On Jan. 18, 2023, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres delivered his latest distillation of threats. He called it a 'perfect storm' of galloping crises—war, pandemic, climate break down and identified the climate emergency as the threat to our survival, writes Elizabeth May. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Will Bill S-5 amendments undermine Canada’s international biodiversity commitments?

  • It will be hard for Canada to declare that it has protected ‘30 by 30’ if the humans and wildlife within those zones continue
Opinion | BY JOSEPH F. CASTRILLI AND FE DE LEON | January 25, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault co-hosted the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Montreal last year, culminating in a Biodiversity Agreement. The commitments in that agreement are threatened by proposed amendments to Bill S-5, currently under study by the House Environment Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Bill S-5 amendments undermine Canada’s international biodiversity commitments?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH F. CASTRILLI AND FE DE LEON | January 25, 2023
  • It will be hard for Canada to declare that it has protected ‘30 by 30’ if the humans and wildlife within those zones continue

Will Bill S-5 amendments undermine Canada’s international biodiversity commitments?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH F. CASTRILLI AND FE DE LEON | January 25, 2023
  • It will be hard for Canada to declare that it has protected ‘30 by 30’ if the humans and wildlife within those zones continue
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault co-hosted the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Montreal last year, culminating in a Biodiversity Agreement. The commitments in that agreement are threatened by proposed amendments to Bill S-5, currently under study by the House Environment Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Disability policy tests Canadian values

  • Justice delayed is justice denied, and if we wait for legislation determining all of the details of a perfect benefit, it will be too
Opinion | BY RABIA KHEDR | January 25, 2023
Recent increases to provincial disability support programs has put very little real money into the hands of people with disabilities to pay for their basic needs like hygiene products and over the counter pain medications. Most increases don’t even match inflation, writes Rabia Khedr. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Disability policy tests Canadian values

Opinion | BY RABIA KHEDR | January 25, 2023
  • Justice delayed is justice denied, and if we wait for legislation determining all of the details of a perfect benefit, it will be too

Disability policy tests Canadian values

Opinion | BY RABIA KHEDR | January 25, 2023
  • Justice delayed is justice denied, and if we wait for legislation determining all of the details of a perfect benefit, it will be too
Recent increases to provincial disability support programs has put very little real money into the hands of people with disabilities to pay for their basic needs like hygiene products and over the counter pain medications. Most increases don’t even match inflation, writes Rabia Khedr. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Likening medicare to communism, Ford moves ahead with plans for privatized, two-tier health care in Ontario

  • The crumbling of the country’s medical services during COVID has opened the way for a major push by those who favour private, for-profit health
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 25, 2023
There’s a lot of money to be made in private health services and Premier Doug Ford, as with his other projects, seems determined to make sure Ontario’s wealthy business class gets a big chunk of it, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Likening medicare to communism, Ford moves ahead with plans for privatized, two-tier health care in Ontario

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 25, 2023
  • The crumbling of the country’s medical services during COVID has opened the way for a major push by those who favour private, for-profit health

Likening medicare to communism, Ford moves ahead with plans for privatized, two-tier health care in Ontario

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 25, 2023
  • The crumbling of the country’s medical services during COVID has opened the way for a major push by those who favour private, for-profit health
There’s a lot of money to be made in private health services and Premier Doug Ford, as with his other projects, seems determined to make sure Ontario’s wealthy business class gets a big chunk of it, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau gives Hussen a pass

  • Plus, Scoffield on the move, and a DM retires.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 25, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded to questions about Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen's communications expenses at a press conference yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau gives Hussen a pass

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 25, 2023
  • Plus, Scoffield on the move, and a DM retires.

Politics This Morning: Trudeau gives Hussen a pass

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 25, 2023
  • Plus, Scoffield on the move, and a DM retires.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded to questions about Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen's communications expenses at a press conference yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to ask the right questions about the notwithstanding clause

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may finally be picking a fight with Quebec. In a French-language interview with La Presse on Jan. 21, Trudeau said
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 25, 2023
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s thinking about submitting a reference question to the Supreme Court of Canada about the use of the notwithstanding clause. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to ask the right questions about the notwithstanding clause

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 25, 2023
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may finally be picking a fight with Quebec. In a French-language interview with La Presse on Jan. 21, Trudeau said

Time to ask the right questions about the notwithstanding clause

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 25, 2023
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may finally be picking a fight with Quebec. In a French-language interview with La Presse on Jan. 21, Trudeau said
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s thinking about submitting a reference question to the Supreme Court of Canada about the use of the notwithstanding clause. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Structural failures’ and lingering trauma top of mind as convoy anniversary nears, say MPs, advocates

  • The Ottawa Police Service says it's putting the kibosh on any vehicle-based protests in the city ahead of the Jan. 28 one-year anniversary of
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 25, 2023
Local residents form a counter-protest blocking a group of Freedom Convoy supporters on Riverside Drive at Bank Street on Feb. 13, 2022, the third week of the convoy's occupation of the city. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Structural failures’ and lingering trauma top of mind as convoy anniversary nears, say MPs, advocates

News | BY STUART BENSON | January 25, 2023
  • The Ottawa Police Service says it's putting the kibosh on any vehicle-based protests in the city ahead of the Jan. 28 one-year anniversary of

‘Structural failures’ and lingering trauma top of mind as convoy anniversary nears, say MPs, advocates

News | BY STUART BENSON | January 25, 2023
  • The Ottawa Police Service says it's putting the kibosh on any vehicle-based protests in the city ahead of the Jan. 28 one-year anniversary of
Local residents form a counter-protest blocking a group of Freedom Convoy supporters on Riverside Drive at Bank Street on Feb. 13, 2022, the third week of the convoy's occupation of the city. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Industry has bigger role in fossil fuel transition: Toronto reader

  • Re: “Renewable energy sector ‘going like gangbusters,’ say experts, but feds must handle just transition legislation with sensitivity,” (The Hill Times, Jan. 18). It
Opinion | January 25, 2023
The evolution of the ozone depletion problem and its resolution through the Montreal protocol, showed that industry must be involved in any solution to large-scale environmental problems, writes Tom McElroy. Photograph courtesy of PxHere

Industry has bigger role in fossil fuel transition: Toronto reader

Opinion | January 25, 2023
  • Re: “Renewable energy sector ‘going like gangbusters,’ say experts, but feds must handle just transition legislation with sensitivity,” (The Hill Times, Jan. 18). It

Industry has bigger role in fossil fuel transition: Toronto reader

Opinion | January 25, 2023
  • Re: “Renewable energy sector ‘going like gangbusters,’ say experts, but feds must handle just transition legislation with sensitivity,” (The Hill Times, Jan. 18). It
The evolution of the ozone depletion problem and its resolution through the Montreal protocol, showed that industry must be involved in any solution to large-scale environmental problems, writes Tom McElroy. Photograph courtesy of PxHere

History doesn’t support giving Israel an ‘occupier’ label: HonestReporting

  • Re: “Relaunched parliamentary group seeks to work for ‘undivided Jerusalem’ as Israel’s capital,” (The Hill Times, Jan. 18, p. 4). Israel, the nation state
Opinion | January 25, 2023

History doesn’t support giving Israel an ‘occupier’ label: HonestReporting

Opinion | January 25, 2023
  • Re: “Relaunched parliamentary group seeks to work for ‘undivided Jerusalem’ as Israel’s capital,” (The Hill Times, Jan. 18, p. 4). Israel, the nation state

History doesn’t support giving Israel an ‘occupier’ label: HonestReporting

Opinion | January 25, 2023
  • Re: “Relaunched parliamentary group seeks to work for ‘undivided Jerusalem’ as Israel’s capital,” (The Hill Times, Jan. 18, p. 4). Israel, the nation state

Focus on service delivery, not where bureaucrats’ work is done

  • Tinkering with one element of the terms and conditions of employment of public service employees while ignoring the need to evolve the basic service
Opinion | BY DON HEAD | January 25, 2023
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier makes an announcement outside of the House of Commons on Nov. 29, 2022. Now is the time for reformulating, revitalizing, and reinvigorating the federal public service delivery model for the next decade and beyond, writes Don Head. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Focus on service delivery, not where bureaucrats’ work is done

Opinion | BY DON HEAD | January 25, 2023
  • Tinkering with one element of the terms and conditions of employment of public service employees while ignoring the need to evolve the basic service

Focus on service delivery, not where bureaucrats’ work is done

Opinion | BY DON HEAD | January 25, 2023
  • Tinkering with one element of the terms and conditions of employment of public service employees while ignoring the need to evolve the basic service
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier makes an announcement outside of the House of Commons on Nov. 29, 2022. Now is the time for reformulating, revitalizing, and reinvigorating the federal public service delivery model for the next decade and beyond, writes Don Head. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ambassador Kovaliv talks Canada-Ukraine ties at Jan. 25 event

  • MONDAY, JAN. 23—WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25 Cabinet Retreat—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his cabinet ministers, and their chiefs of staff will attend a cabinet retreat from
Yulia Kovaliv, Ukrainian ambassador to Canada, will take part in a webinar hosted by the Victoria branch of the Canada International Council on Wednesday, Jan. 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ambassador Kovaliv talks Canada-Ukraine ties at Jan. 25 event

  • MONDAY, JAN. 23—WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25 Cabinet Retreat—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his cabinet ministers, and their chiefs of staff will attend a cabinet retreat from

Ambassador Kovaliv talks Canada-Ukraine ties at Jan. 25 event

  • MONDAY, JAN. 23—WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25 Cabinet Retreat—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his cabinet ministers, and their chiefs of staff will attend a cabinet retreat from
Yulia Kovaliv, Ukrainian ambassador to Canada, will take part in a webinar hosted by the Victoria branch of the Canada International Council on Wednesday, Jan. 25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Library of Parliament joint committee hasn’t met in nearly four years

  • Under the Parliament of Canada Act, the Library of Parliament Joint Committee is supposed to help the Speakers of the House of Commons and
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 24, 2023
The 12 MPs and five Senators assigned to the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament have not gotten together since 2019, for reasons no one can explain. The Hill Times file photograph

Library of Parliament joint committee hasn’t met in nearly four years

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 24, 2023
  • Under the Parliament of Canada Act, the Library of Parliament Joint Committee is supposed to help the Speakers of the House of Commons and

Library of Parliament joint committee hasn’t met in nearly four years

News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 24, 2023
  • Under the Parliament of Canada Act, the Library of Parliament Joint Committee is supposed to help the Speakers of the House of Commons and
The 12 MPs and five Senators assigned to the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament have not gotten together since 2019, for reasons no one can explain. The Hill Times file photograph

Canada’s next great economic boom can be unleashed by the power of housing, immigration, and labour

  • Expanded immigration can work hand-in-hand with the construction industry’s goals to open the way to build the 3.5 million additional homes we need above
Opinion | BY MARK KENNEY | January 23, 2023
Sean Fraser
Sean Fraser
As Immigration Minister Sean Fraser recognized on Nov. 1 when announcing Canada’s new expanded immigration targets, Canada needs a lot more people to address the labour shortage, writes Mark Kenney. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s next great economic boom can be unleashed by the power of housing, immigration, and labour

Opinion | BY MARK KENNEY | January 23, 2023
  • Expanded immigration can work hand-in-hand with the construction industry’s goals to open the way to build the 3.5 million additional homes we need above

Canada’s next great economic boom can be unleashed by the power of housing, immigration, and labour

Opinion | BY MARK KENNEY | January 23, 2023
  • Expanded immigration can work hand-in-hand with the construction industry’s goals to open the way to build the 3.5 million additional homes we need above
Sean Fraser
As Immigration Minister Sean Fraser recognized on Nov. 1 when announcing Canada’s new expanded immigration targets, Canada needs a lot more people to address the labour shortage, writes Mark Kenney. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Longform Substacks offer MPs like Rempel Garner, O’Toole, a chance to exercise ‘thought leadership’

  • Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner praises Substack as the ‘anti-Twitter,’ but a Carleton journalism professor says MPs could use the platform to avoid direct
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 23, 2023
Michelle Rempel Garner
Michelle Rempel Garner
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, who is one of several MPs writing on Substack, says the newsletter-focused platform shows there is 'an appetite for longform content written by legislators.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Longform Substacks offer MPs like Rempel Garner, O’Toole, a chance to exercise ‘thought leadership’

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 23, 2023
  • Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner praises Substack as the ‘anti-Twitter,’ but a Carleton journalism professor says MPs could use the platform to avoid direct

Longform Substacks offer MPs like Rempel Garner, O’Toole, a chance to exercise ‘thought leadership’

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 23, 2023
  • Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner praises Substack as the ‘anti-Twitter,’ but a Carleton journalism professor says MPs could use the platform to avoid direct
Michelle Rempel Garner
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, who is one of several MPs writing on Substack, says the newsletter-focused platform shows there is 'an appetite for longform content written by legislators.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Armenians are facing another genocide

  • It has now been more than 40 days since Azerbaijan’s genocidal blockade of innocent civilians, which has prevented necessary food and medicine from entering
Opinion | BY RAFFI SARKISSIAN | January 23, 2023
Demonstrators participate in the Artsakh Freedom Protest on George Washington Bridge between New York and New Jersey in October 2020. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/ Hrag Vartanian

Armenians are facing another genocide

Opinion | BY RAFFI SARKISSIAN | January 23, 2023
  • It has now been more than 40 days since Azerbaijan’s genocidal blockade of innocent civilians, which has prevented necessary food and medicine from entering

Armenians are facing another genocide

Opinion | BY RAFFI SARKISSIAN | January 23, 2023
  • It has now been more than 40 days since Azerbaijan’s genocidal blockade of innocent civilians, which has prevented necessary food and medicine from entering
Demonstrators participate in the Artsakh Freedom Protest on George Washington Bridge between New York and New Jersey in October 2020. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/ Hrag Vartanian

Ignoring Danielle Smith is Justin Trudeau’s best strategy as she tries to bait him into a fight leading up to Alberta election

  • ‘The heat in the federal-provincial arena has to do with who's coming up for re-election and who's not,’ says pollster Nik Nanos, whose poll
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 23, 2023
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, Quebec Premier François Legault, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Smith looks to face off against Trudeau in the upcoming Alberta election, say political observers. Meanwhile, federal-provincial relations are quickly deteriorating. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright

Ignoring Danielle Smith is Justin Trudeau’s best strategy as she tries to bait him into a fight leading up to Alberta election

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 23, 2023
  • ‘The heat in the federal-provincial arena has to do with who's coming up for re-election and who's not,’ says pollster Nik Nanos, whose poll

Ignoring Danielle Smith is Justin Trudeau’s best strategy as she tries to bait him into a fight leading up to Alberta election

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | January 23, 2023
  • ‘The heat in the federal-provincial arena has to do with who's coming up for re-election and who's not,’ says pollster Nik Nanos, whose poll
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, Quebec Premier François Legault, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Smith looks to face off against Trudeau in the upcoming Alberta election, say political observers. Meanwhile, federal-provincial relations are quickly deteriorating. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright

Does Trudeau have the fire in his belly to stay in the game?

  • Other than the usual suspects, no one is pushing Justin Trudeau out the door. But it would be refreshing if he could take a deep look
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 23, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Jan. 12, 2023, has faced ignorant and abusive mobs while campaigning, including ones who hurled stones in his direction. And during the debacle of the Freedom Convoy, the Canadian Border Services Agency received death threats against the prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Does Trudeau have the fire in his belly to stay in the game?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 23, 2023
  • Other than the usual suspects, no one is pushing Justin Trudeau out the door. But it would be refreshing if he could take a deep look

Does Trudeau have the fire in his belly to stay in the game?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 23, 2023
  • Other than the usual suspects, no one is pushing Justin Trudeau out the door. But it would be refreshing if he could take a deep look
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Jan. 12, 2023, has faced ignorant and abusive mobs while campaigning, including ones who hurled stones in his direction. And during the debacle of the Freedom Convoy, the Canadian Border Services Agency received death threats against the prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cabinet ministers, MPs should stand up to ‘boys and girls in short pants’ to stop PMO interference, says former Grit MP and cabinet minister Easter

  • Bill Morneau’s new book has provided proof points to opposition parties questioning Justin Trudeau government’s competence, says pollster Greg Lyle
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 23, 2023
Wayne Easter, former veteran Liberal cabinet minister and MP, says cabinet ministers should stop taking orders from the Centre, or the PMO. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cabinet ministers, MPs should stand up to ‘boys and girls in short pants’ to stop PMO interference, says former Grit MP and cabinet minister Easter

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 23, 2023
  • Bill Morneau’s new book has provided proof points to opposition parties questioning Justin Trudeau government’s competence, says pollster Greg Lyle

Cabinet ministers, MPs should stand up to ‘boys and girls in short pants’ to stop PMO interference, says former Grit MP and cabinet minister Easter

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 23, 2023
  • Bill Morneau’s new book has provided proof points to opposition parties questioning Justin Trudeau government’s competence, says pollster Greg Lyle
Wayne Easter, former veteran Liberal cabinet minister and MP, says cabinet ministers should stop taking orders from the Centre, or the PMO. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s Hamilton cabinet meeting sounds like a campaign rollout

  • The Liberal cabinet’s decision to meet in Hamilton is not about tourism. It is about politics. If the party is to retain its position in
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 23, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill. The Liberals intend to underscore their work in reducing child-care costs, hiking the minimum wage and introducing national dental benefits. It sounds like a campaign rollout, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s Hamilton cabinet meeting sounds like a campaign rollout

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 23, 2023
  • The Liberal cabinet’s decision to meet in Hamilton is not about tourism. It is about politics. If the party is to retain its position in

Trudeau’s Hamilton cabinet meeting sounds like a campaign rollout

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 23, 2023
  • The Liberal cabinet’s decision to meet in Hamilton is not about tourism. It is about politics. If the party is to retain its position in
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill. The Liberals intend to underscore their work in reducing child-care costs, hiking the minimum wage and introducing national dental benefits. It sounds like a campaign rollout, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Progressive Afghan women in dangerous limbo, while we wring our hands uselessly

  • Can Canada not, at least, rescue individual women, especially those who worked with Canadians on various women’s 'empowerment programs' during the war? You would
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 23, 2023
The group of MPs who have been working behind the scenes, includes Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, left, the Green Party's Elizabeth May, the NDP's Heather McPherson, the Conservatives' Alex Ruff and the Liberals' Marcus Powlowski and Leah Taylor Roy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Progressive Afghan women in dangerous limbo, while we wring our hands uselessly

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 23, 2023
  • Can Canada not, at least, rescue individual women, especially those who worked with Canadians on various women’s 'empowerment programs' during the war? You would

Progressive Afghan women in dangerous limbo, while we wring our hands uselessly

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 23, 2023
  • Can Canada not, at least, rescue individual women, especially those who worked with Canadians on various women’s 'empowerment programs' during the war? You would
The group of MPs who have been working behind the scenes, includes Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, left, the Green Party's Elizabeth May, the NDP's Heather McPherson, the Conservatives' Alex Ruff and the Liberals' Marcus Powlowski and Leah Taylor Roy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Record-setting December finishes unprecedented year for lobbying activity

  • December set a new record for communication reports filed for that month, with economic development emerging as the top issue discussed overall.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 23, 2023
Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen said 'there is more work to be done to ensure that all Canadians have access to quality, affordable housing,' in a Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation press release from Nov. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Record-setting December finishes unprecedented year for lobbying activity

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 23, 2023
  • December set a new record for communication reports filed for that month, with economic development emerging as the top issue discussed overall.

Record-setting December finishes unprecedented year for lobbying activity

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 23, 2023
  • December set a new record for communication reports filed for that month, with economic development emerging as the top issue discussed overall.
Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen said 'there is more work to be done to ensure that all Canadians have access to quality, affordable housing,' in a Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation press release from Nov. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In the world of political leaders, why can’t they be more compelling, and engaging?

  • Sheila Copps wrote an 89th birthday wish to former prime minister Jean Chrétien last week in this newspaper and, as a former member of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 23, 2023
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, who turned 89 on Jan. 11, was prime minister from 1993 to 2003. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In the world of political leaders, why can’t they be more compelling, and engaging?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 23, 2023
  • Sheila Copps wrote an 89th birthday wish to former prime minister Jean Chrétien last week in this newspaper and, as a former member of

In the world of political leaders, why can’t they be more compelling, and engaging?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 23, 2023
  • Sheila Copps wrote an 89th birthday wish to former prime minister Jean Chrétien last week in this newspaper and, as a former member of
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, who turned 89 on Jan. 11, was prime minister from 1993 to 2003. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal Liberals to hold national convention in Ottawa in May

  • Plus, Simon Fraser to host webinar surrounding violence, misogyny and racism in hockey, and Global News journalist David Akin looking for replacement newsletter platform
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 23, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill. The Libs will hold national convention in Ottawa in May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal Liberals to hold national convention in Ottawa in May

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 23, 2023
  • Plus, Simon Fraser to host webinar surrounding violence, misogyny and racism in hockey, and Global News journalist David Akin looking for replacement newsletter platform

Federal Liberals to hold national convention in Ottawa in May

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 23, 2023
  • Plus, Simon Fraser to host webinar surrounding violence, misogyny and racism in hockey, and Global News journalist David Akin looking for replacement newsletter platform
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill. The Libs will hold national convention in Ottawa in May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Despite popular support from the public, progress on Just Transition remains elusive: letter writer

  • On Jan. 3, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced that the “Just Transition” legislation, a 2019 election campaign promise by the federal Liberals, was set to
Opinion | January 23, 2023
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured Oct. 18, 2022, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Despite popular support from the public, progress on Just Transition remains elusive: letter writer

Opinion | January 23, 2023
  • On Jan. 3, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced that the “Just Transition” legislation, a 2019 election campaign promise by the federal Liberals, was set to

Despite popular support from the public, progress on Just Transition remains elusive: letter writer

Opinion | January 23, 2023
  • On Jan. 3, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced that the “Just Transition” legislation, a 2019 election campaign promise by the federal Liberals, was set to
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured Oct. 18, 2022, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Signs of Ontario inching towards a health-care deal may ‘break the logjam’ so other provinces follow suit, as premiers’ united front shows cracks

  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford's recent moves on health care and Ottawa's reaction to them show a 'pragmatic' relationship exists, says Liberal strategist Greg MacEachern.
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 20, 2023
In announcements on Jan. 11 and Jan. 16, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the province was open to a deal on health transfers that would place federal strings on funding, and that Ontario plans to invest more in private health care delivery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Signs of Ontario inching towards a health-care deal may ‘break the logjam’ so other provinces follow suit, as premiers’ united front shows cracks

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 20, 2023
  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford's recent moves on health care and Ottawa's reaction to them show a 'pragmatic' relationship exists, says Liberal strategist Greg MacEachern.

Signs of Ontario inching towards a health-care deal may ‘break the logjam’ so other provinces follow suit, as premiers’ united front shows cracks

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 20, 2023
  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford's recent moves on health care and Ottawa's reaction to them show a 'pragmatic' relationship exists, says Liberal strategist Greg MacEachern.
In announcements on Jan. 11 and Jan. 16, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the province was open to a deal on health transfers that would place federal strings on funding, and that Ontario plans to invest more in private health care delivery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Anand and Eyre to summit in Ramstein

  • Plus, the end of an occasionally furry era on Rideau Street.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 20, 2023
Defence Minister Anita Anand will get a front-row seat to a debate over supplying tanks to Ukraine at a summit in Germany today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Anand and Eyre to summit in Ramstein

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 20, 2023
  • Plus, the end of an occasionally furry era on Rideau Street.

Politics This Morning: Anand and Eyre to summit in Ramstein

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 20, 2023
  • Plus, the end of an occasionally furry era on Rideau Street.
Defence Minister Anita Anand will get a front-row seat to a debate over supplying tanks to Ukraine at a summit in Germany today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

String of staff moves in and out of Minister Champagne’s office

  • Plus, Rosalyn Stevens is back in the women and gender equality minister’s office as director of strategic initiatives, and Todd Lane has officially exited
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 19, 2023
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with media before a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Oct. 26, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

String of staff moves in and out of Minister Champagne’s office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 19, 2023
  • Plus, Rosalyn Stevens is back in the women and gender equality minister’s office as director of strategic initiatives, and Todd Lane has officially exited

String of staff moves in and out of Minister Champagne’s office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 19, 2023
  • Plus, Rosalyn Stevens is back in the women and gender equality minister’s office as director of strategic initiatives, and Todd Lane has officially exited
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with media before a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Oct. 26, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds owe it to Canadian public to address the harm caused by copyright term extension

  • Only a miniscule percentage of copyright owners will benefit from an extra 20 years of protection, meanwhile, the rest of us lose unless balancing
Opinion | BY MARK SWARTZ | January 19, 2023
Extending the term of copyright 'pauses' the public domain for 20 years, impacting works created both in Canada and abroad. As a result, millions of copyrighted works will not enter the public domain for many years, including those created by prominent Canadians such as Glenn Gould, left, Lester Pearson, Marshall McLuhan, and Gabrielle Roy. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Feds owe it to Canadian public to address the harm caused by copyright term extension

Opinion | BY MARK SWARTZ | January 19, 2023
  • Only a miniscule percentage of copyright owners will benefit from an extra 20 years of protection, meanwhile, the rest of us lose unless balancing

Feds owe it to Canadian public to address the harm caused by copyright term extension

Opinion | BY MARK SWARTZ | January 19, 2023
  • Only a miniscule percentage of copyright owners will benefit from an extra 20 years of protection, meanwhile, the rest of us lose unless balancing
Extending the term of copyright 'pauses' the public domain for 20 years, impacting works created both in Canada and abroad. As a result, millions of copyrighted works will not enter the public domain for many years, including those created by prominent Canadians such as Glenn Gould, left, Lester Pearson, Marshall McLuhan, and Gabrielle Roy. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

‘Voluntary action alone isn’t going to cut it’: watchdog group calls for climate reporting requirements for Canada’s $4-trillion pension fund industry

  • A new report card finds a widening gap on credible climate action among Canada’s largest pension funds, which manage $2-trillion worth of assets.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | January 19, 2023
A construction site in Ottawa at the site of a mixed use rental building. Collectively, Canada's pension plans make up the largest pool of investment capital in the country, owning airports, pipelines, electrical utilities, and other infrastructure projects around the world. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Voluntary action alone isn’t going to cut it’: watchdog group calls for climate reporting requirements for Canada’s $4-trillion pension fund industry

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | January 19, 2023
  • A new report card finds a widening gap on credible climate action among Canada’s largest pension funds, which manage $2-trillion worth of assets.

‘Voluntary action alone isn’t going to cut it’: watchdog group calls for climate reporting requirements for Canada’s $4-trillion pension fund industry

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | January 19, 2023
  • A new report card finds a widening gap on credible climate action among Canada’s largest pension funds, which manage $2-trillion worth of assets.
A construction site in Ottawa at the site of a mixed use rental building. Collectively, Canada's pension plans make up the largest pool of investment capital in the country, owning airports, pipelines, electrical utilities, and other infrastructure projects around the world. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | January 19, 2023
Jagmeet Singh
Jagmeet Singh
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh holds a media availability in West Block on Jan. 19, 2023, after meeting with his caucus to discuss priorities for the upcoming session. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | January 19, 2023

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | January 19, 2023
Jagmeet Singh
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh holds a media availability in West Block on Jan. 19, 2023, after meeting with his caucus to discuss priorities for the upcoming session. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Do countries need chief risk officers for this scary world?

  • Better and more sophisticated risk monitoring is essential, particularly at international institutions, given the deep global interconnectedness of risks today.
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 19, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the 2018 World Economic Forum in Davos. The WEF's 2023 pegs Canada’s top five risks over the next two years as the cost-of-living crisis, a debt crisis, rapid and/or sustained inflation, the failure of climate change adaptation, and an asset bubble burst, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Valeriano Di Domenico photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum

Do countries need chief risk officers for this scary world?

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 19, 2023
  • Better and more sophisticated risk monitoring is essential, particularly at international institutions, given the deep global interconnectedness of risks today.

Do countries need chief risk officers for this scary world?

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | January 19, 2023
  • Better and more sophisticated risk monitoring is essential, particularly at international institutions, given the deep global interconnectedness of risks today.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the 2018 World Economic Forum in Davos. The WEF's 2023 pegs Canada’s top five risks over the next two years as the cost-of-living crisis, a debt crisis, rapid and/or sustained inflation, the failure of climate change adaptation, and an asset bubble burst, write Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan. Valeriano Di Domenico photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum

Artificial intelligence says it could manipulate humans into giving it weapons

  • When I asked ChatGPT if war could ever happen, it replied 'AI is designed to be a tool that can be used to assist
Opinion | BY ALISTAIR VIGIER | January 19, 2023
Does artificial intelligence think that humans and artificial intelligence will ever be at war? If war happened, how would it play out? ChatGPT just told me it is difficult to predict the future but gave some examples of how war could play out. Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Artificial intelligence says it could manipulate humans into giving it weapons

Opinion | BY ALISTAIR VIGIER | January 19, 2023
  • When I asked ChatGPT if war could ever happen, it replied 'AI is designed to be a tool that can be used to assist

Artificial intelligence says it could manipulate humans into giving it weapons

Opinion | BY ALISTAIR VIGIER | January 19, 2023
  • When I asked ChatGPT if war could ever happen, it replied 'AI is designed to be a tool that can be used to assist
Does artificial intelligence think that humans and artificial intelligence will ever be at war? If war happened, how would it play out? ChatGPT just told me it is difficult to predict the future but gave some examples of how war could play out. Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Return of the alliances

  • Right now, the existing regional alliances seem to be consolidating into a single all-embracing system. Only three years ago, there was only one big
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 19, 2023
China's more belligerent style under Xi Jinping, left, accounts for the speed at which a counter-balancing alliance took shape in the region, writes Gwynne Dyer, but the equal and opposite reaction to this enterprise was the 2022 announcement of a ‘no limits’ partnership by Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Return of the alliances

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 19, 2023
  • Right now, the existing regional alliances seem to be consolidating into a single all-embracing system. Only three years ago, there was only one big

Return of the alliances

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 19, 2023
  • Right now, the existing regional alliances seem to be consolidating into a single all-embracing system. Only three years ago, there was only one big
China's more belligerent style under Xi Jinping, left, accounts for the speed at which a counter-balancing alliance took shape in the region, writes Gwynne Dyer, but the equal and opposite reaction to this enterprise was the 2022 announcement of a ‘no limits’ partnership by Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Politics This Morning: New Democrats huddle on the Hill

  • Plus, news on an Arctic runway project for the military.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 19, 2023
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will meet with members of his caucus again on Parliament Hill today to plot strategy for the return of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: New Democrats huddle on the Hill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 19, 2023
  • Plus, news on an Arctic runway project for the military.

Politics This Morning: New Democrats huddle on the Hill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | January 19, 2023
  • Plus, news on an Arctic runway project for the military.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will meet with members of his caucus again on Parliament Hill today to plot strategy for the return of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics and the five-issue clusters

  • In a tight race, other issues could play a pivotal part in deciding who wins and who loses. Maybe a new slogan should be: 'It’s
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 18, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left; NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Co-Leader Elizabeth May. The next federal election will be won by whichever political party puts together a campaign which best reflects that famous slogan, 'It’s the economy, stupid.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Politics and the five-issue clusters

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 18, 2023
  • In a tight race, other issues could play a pivotal part in deciding who wins and who loses. Maybe a new slogan should be: 'It’s

Politics and the five-issue clusters

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | January 18, 2023
  • In a tight race, other issues could play a pivotal part in deciding who wins and who loses. Maybe a new slogan should be: 'It’s
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left; NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Co-Leader Elizabeth May. The next federal election will be won by whichever political party puts together a campaign which best reflects that famous slogan, 'It’s the economy, stupid.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Joly should reposition Canada’s foreign policy to combat Freeland after-effect

  • Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly can push the positives of foreign policy, moving away from predecessors who prefer war over peace, rule-breaking over law and
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | January 18, 2023
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly is getting a new chief of staff and with that fresh start comes a golden opportunity to turn the page on our ineffective and ultimately costly foreign policy framework, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly should reposition Canada’s foreign policy to combat Freeland after-effect

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | January 18, 2023
  • Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly can push the positives of foreign policy, moving away from predecessors who prefer war over peace, rule-breaking over law and

Joly should reposition Canada’s foreign policy to combat Freeland after-effect

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | January 18, 2023
  • Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly can push the positives of foreign policy, moving away from predecessors who prefer war over peace, rule-breaking over law and
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly is getting a new chief of staff and with that fresh start comes a golden opportunity to turn the page on our ineffective and ultimately costly foreign policy framework, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade