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Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the
Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
At the federal level, Canada continues to punch below its weight when it comes to taking a more intentional approach to the African continent, writes Kumaran Nadesan. Unsplash photograph by James Wiseman

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the
At the federal level, Canada continues to punch below its weight when it comes to taking a more intentional approach to the African continent, writes Kumaran Nadesan. Unsplash photograph by James Wiseman

Why Canada needs today’s independent Senate

  • The Senate must not be a pale imitation of the House. Freeing it from political-party affiliations helps mitigate that risk.
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR STAN KUTCHER | May 13, 2025
Today’s Red Chamber is an essential guardrail against the takeover of our democracy by any one political party or ideological group, writes Sen. Stan Kutcher. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why Canada needs today’s independent Senate

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR STAN KUTCHER | May 13, 2025
  • The Senate must not be a pale imitation of the House. Freeing it from political-party affiliations helps mitigate that risk.

Why Canada needs today’s independent Senate

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR STAN KUTCHER | May 13, 2025
  • The Senate must not be a pale imitation of the House. Freeing it from political-party affiliations helps mitigate that risk.
Today’s Red Chamber is an essential guardrail against the takeover of our democracy by any one political party or ideological group, writes Sen. Stan Kutcher. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s clear leverage to lead on critical minerals

  • A fraction of the funding support provided to battery plants and car makers could unlock a short list of Canada’s most advanced critical minerals
Opinion | BY MARK SELBY | May 13, 2025
As we head into renewed trade discussions with the U.S., their need for critical minerals provides Canada the chance to align economic strategy with national security and climate objectives, writes Mark Selby. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Canada’s clear leverage to lead on critical minerals

Opinion | BY MARK SELBY | May 13, 2025
  • A fraction of the funding support provided to battery plants and car makers could unlock a short list of Canada’s most advanced critical minerals

Canada’s clear leverage to lead on critical minerals

Opinion | BY MARK SELBY | May 13, 2025
  • A fraction of the funding support provided to battery plants and car makers could unlock a short list of Canada’s most advanced critical minerals
As we head into renewed trade discussions with the U.S., their need for critical minerals provides Canada the chance to align economic strategy with national security and climate objectives, writes Mark Selby. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
Former MPs Maryam Monsef, left, Mike Morrice, Alistair MacGregor, and Nelly Shin speak about their experiences moving out of public office following their defeats this election for Morrice and MacGregor and in 2021 for Monsef and Shin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to
Former MPs Maryam Monsef, left, Mike Morrice, Alistair MacGregor, and Nelly Shin speak about their experiences moving out of public office following their defeats this election for Morrice and MacGregor and in 2021 for Monsef and Shin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to hit NATO's defence spending target of two per cent of GDP by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to hit NATO's defence spending target of two per cent of GDP by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Martial pride on parade

  • Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 12, 2025
The U.S. president is handing international viewers a direct comparison of his country’s military fitness, drill, and deportment against the super well-rehearsed Russian showboats, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Dmitriy Fomin

Martial pride on parade

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 12, 2025
  • Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.

Martial pride on parade

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 12, 2025
  • Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.
The U.S. president is handing international viewers a direct comparison of his country’s military fitness, drill, and deportment against the super well-rehearsed Russian showboats, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Dmitriy Fomin

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
Top 10 tightest races in Canada: From top left, Anthony Germain (Liberal), Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal), Tatiana Auguste (Liberal), Kathy Borrelli (Conservative), Don Davies (NDP), Kelly DeRidder (Conservative), Tim Louis (Liberal), Andréanne Larouche (Bloc), Gabriel Hardy (Conservative), and Lori Idlout (NDP). Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party, Conservative party, Bloc Québécois, and The Hill Time photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on
Top 10 tightest races in Canada: From top left, Anthony Germain (Liberal), Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal), Tatiana Auguste (Liberal), Kathy Borrelli (Conservative), Don Davies (NDP), Kelly DeRidder (Conservative), Tim Louis (Liberal), Andréanne Larouche (Bloc), Gabriel Hardy (Conservative), and Lori Idlout (NDP). Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party, Conservative party, Bloc Québécois, and The Hill Time photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

  • This isn’t about a sudden ideological turn. It’s about the pressures shaping how young Canadians engage with politics.
Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
The story of this election isn’t that young Canadians abandoned progressivism. It’s that they’re more open to political alternatives than they’ve been in years, writes Josh Marando. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
  • This isn’t about a sudden ideological turn. It’s about the pressures shaping how young Canadians engage with politics.

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
  • This isn’t about a sudden ideological turn. It’s about the pressures shaping how young Canadians engage with politics.
The story of this election isn’t that young Canadians abandoned progressivism. It’s that they’re more open to political alternatives than they’ve been in years, writes Josh Marando. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $261,500

  • All MPs and Senators got an automatic salary increase on April 1. As well, government and opposition MPs who hold additional roles, such as
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative leader in the House Andrew Scheer, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet all got a salary increase under the Parliament of Canada Act, effective April 1, 2025. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $261,500

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • All MPs and Senators got an automatic salary increase on April 1. As well, government and opposition MPs who hold additional roles, such as

MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $261,500

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • All MPs and Senators got an automatic salary increase on April 1. As well, government and opposition MPs who hold additional roles, such as
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative leader in the House Andrew Scheer, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet all got a salary increase under the Parliament of Canada Act, effective April 1, 2025. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged in March to address the housing crisis by unleashing 'the power of public/private co-operation at a scale not seen in generations.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged in March to address the housing crisis by unleashing 'the power of public/private co-operation at a scale not seen in generations.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

  • Also, ex-Liberal MP John McKay predicts the Carney honeymoon will last six months, CTV's Mercedes Stephenson is having a baby, and Marlo Glass joins
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 12, 2025
Mollie Anderson, left, and her uncle Rick Anderson at the Jaimie Anderson fundraiser at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, Que., in 2016. For this year's fundraiser, Mollie Anderson is organizing a political film festival in Ottawa with her father, Bruce. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 12, 2025
  • Also, ex-Liberal MP John McKay predicts the Carney honeymoon will last six months, CTV's Mercedes Stephenson is having a baby, and Marlo Glass joins

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 12, 2025
  • Also, ex-Liberal MP John McKay predicts the Carney honeymoon will last six months, CTV's Mercedes Stephenson is having a baby, and Marlo Glass joins
Mollie Anderson, left, and her uncle Rick Anderson at the Jaimie Anderson fundraiser at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, Que., in 2016. For this year's fundraiser, Mollie Anderson is organizing a political film festival in Ottawa with her father, Bruce. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Conservatives had a ‘somewhat frank’ talk about their fourth election loss to Liberals since 2015, some want a full post-mortem: ‘there should be accountability’

  • The Conservative Party began its post-election review last week and talked about what happened in the April 28 election, with the process expected to
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
Conservative MP Andrew Scheer was elected as the interim leader in the House at last week's Conservative Party caucus meeting on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conservatives had a ‘somewhat frank’ talk about their fourth election loss to Liberals since 2015, some want a full post-mortem: ‘there should be accountability’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • The Conservative Party began its post-election review last week and talked about what happened in the April 28 election, with the process expected to

Conservatives had a ‘somewhat frank’ talk about their fourth election loss to Liberals since 2015, some want a full post-mortem: ‘there should be accountability’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • The Conservative Party began its post-election review last week and talked about what happened in the April 28 election, with the process expected to
Conservative MP Andrew Scheer was elected as the interim leader in the House at last week's Conservative Party caucus meeting on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney pulls off mission impossible

  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico

Carney pulls off mission impossible

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals

Carney pulls off mission impossible

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signalled early that she would be following the Quebec separatist path of obfuscating the facts and promising what she cannot
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 12, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith continually claims to believe in Canada, but she moved recently to lower the bar for referenda and permit referendum funding by unions and corporations, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 12, 2025
  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signalled early that she would be following the Quebec separatist path of obfuscating the facts and promising what she cannot

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 12, 2025
  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signalled early that she would be following the Quebec separatist path of obfuscating the facts and promising what she cannot
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith continually claims to believe in Canada, but she moved recently to lower the bar for referenda and permit referendum funding by unions and corporations, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

  • If it’s in Doug Ford’s own self-interest to have you as a friend, then he’s your friend; but if it’s in his interest to
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 12, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are not buddies. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 12, 2025
  • If it’s in Doug Ford’s own self-interest to have you as a friend, then he’s your friend; but if it’s in his interest to

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 12, 2025
  • If it’s in Doug Ford’s own self-interest to have you as a friend, then he’s your friend; but if it’s in his interest to
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are not buddies. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
John Hannaford
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unemployment stats for April incoming

  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
Steven MacKinnon
Steven MacKinnon
Quebec MP Steven MacKinnon has been the employment and jobs minister since December 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unemployment stats for April incoming

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.

Unemployment stats for April incoming

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.
Steven MacKinnon
Quebec MP Steven MacKinnon has been the employment and jobs minister since December 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped
Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks Street to attend his first press conference after the 45th general election in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks Street to attend his first press conference after the 45th general election in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes
Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
Researchers with the NASA-funded ICESCAPE mission examine melt ponds in the Arctic Ocean in July 2011. As U.S.-based studies in the Arctic are curtailed, the nation risks losing its capacity to anticipate and respond to the myriad of urgent environmental, geopolitical, and societal challenges emerging in the North. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes
Researchers with the NASA-funded ICESCAPE mission examine melt ponds in the Arctic Ocean in July 2011. As U.S.-based studies in the Arctic are curtailed, the nation risks losing its capacity to anticipate and respond to the myriad of urgent environmental, geopolitical, and societal challenges emerging in the North. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a
Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 10, 2025. Smith has a 'wish list' for the prime minister. It's not so much a shopping list as a ransom note that, if not addressed, will spell the immediate demise of our country. Or so she claims, writes Stephen Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 10, 2025. Smith has a 'wish list' for the prime minister. It's not so much a shopping list as a ransom note that, if not addressed, will spell the immediate demise of our country. Or so she claims, writes Stephen Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's platform during the federal election campaign promised development of a trade and energy corridor, and building an east-west electricity grid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair
Prime Minister Mark Carney's platform during the federal election campaign promised development of a trade and energy corridor, and building an east-west electricity grid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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A strong government focus is key to supporting Canada’s evolving workforce needs

  • We must collectively ensure that workers and employers in all regions of Canada have the skills and resources to thrive in the economy of
Opinion | BY RON MCKERLIE | June 10, 2024
The federal government should continue supporting projects that are national in scope to ensure regional comparative advantages, strengths, and challenges are addressed, writes Ron McKerlie. Unsplash photograph by ThisIsEngineering

A strong government focus is key to supporting Canada’s evolving workforce needs

Opinion | BY RON MCKERLIE | June 10, 2024
  • We must collectively ensure that workers and employers in all regions of Canada have the skills and resources to thrive in the economy of

A strong government focus is key to supporting Canada’s evolving workforce needs

Opinion | BY RON MCKERLIE | June 10, 2024
  • We must collectively ensure that workers and employers in all regions of Canada have the skills and resources to thrive in the economy of
The federal government should continue supporting projects that are national in scope to ensure regional comparative advantages, strengths, and challenges are addressed, writes Ron McKerlie. Unsplash photograph by ThisIsEngineering

‘No hope’ for Liberals winning next federal election with Trudeau as leader, say pollsters

  • Only in Quebec do the Liberals lead the Conservatives in support. But they trail the Tories across all age groups, particularly among the 30-to-44-year-old
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 10, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill. 'If you’re a Liberal, you’d be asking yourself, ‘Do we think we can avoid losing?’ and if you don’t think you can, the question is do you want Trudeau to take the hit or are you going to burn a new leader,' said pollster Greg Lyle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘No hope’ for Liberals winning next federal election with Trudeau as leader, say pollsters

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 10, 2024
  • Only in Quebec do the Liberals lead the Conservatives in support. But they trail the Tories across all age groups, particularly among the 30-to-44-year-old

‘No hope’ for Liberals winning next federal election with Trudeau as leader, say pollsters

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 10, 2024
  • Only in Quebec do the Liberals lead the Conservatives in support. But they trail the Tories across all age groups, particularly among the 30-to-44-year-old
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill. 'If you’re a Liberal, you’d be asking yourself, ‘Do we think we can avoid losing?’ and if you don’t think you can, the question is do you want Trudeau to take the hit or are you going to burn a new leader,' said pollster Greg Lyle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What could have been for reconciliation

  • Ottawa will be known as the town that stalled reconciliation in Canada for a generation. 
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 10, 2024
A woman, pictured June 21, 2018, takes part in the National Indigenous Peoples' Day Ceremony in Hull at the Canadian Museum of History. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What could have been for reconciliation

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 10, 2024
  • Ottawa will be known as the town that stalled reconciliation in Canada for a generation. 

What could have been for reconciliation

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 10, 2024
  • Ottawa will be known as the town that stalled reconciliation in Canada for a generation. 
A woman, pictured June 21, 2018, takes part in the National Indigenous Peoples' Day Ceremony in Hull at the Canadian Museum of History. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Difficult to ascertain if there has been progress,’ says former MMIWG commissioner

  • June 3 marked the fifth anniversary of the release of the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 10, 2024
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Gary Anandasangaree told reporters on the Hill on June 3 that 'I fundamentally believe that this is a crisis that we can end,' in reference to the national crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people. The Hill TImes photograph by Jesse Cnockaert

‘Difficult to ascertain if there has been progress,’ says former MMIWG commissioner

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 10, 2024
  • June 3 marked the fifth anniversary of the release of the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and

‘Difficult to ascertain if there has been progress,’ says former MMIWG commissioner

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 10, 2024
  • June 3 marked the fifth anniversary of the release of the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Gary Anandasangaree told reporters on the Hill on June 3 that 'I fundamentally believe that this is a crisis that we can end,' in reference to the national crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people. The Hill TImes photograph by Jesse Cnockaert

NSICOP report more than a Pandora’s box of bad news for Canadian democracy

  • Let the cops deal with the crooks. But dish the facts to Canadians so that they can deal with the unscrupulous.  
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 10, 2024
Liberal MP David McGuinty heads the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, which released an explosive report last week, which released an explosive report last week alleging that some elected officials 'began wittingly assisting foreign state actors soon after their election.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NSICOP report more than a Pandora’s box of bad news for Canadian democracy

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 10, 2024
  • Let the cops deal with the crooks. But dish the facts to Canadians so that they can deal with the unscrupulous.  

NSICOP report more than a Pandora’s box of bad news for Canadian democracy

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 10, 2024
  • Let the cops deal with the crooks. But dish the facts to Canadians so that they can deal with the unscrupulous.  
Liberal MP David McGuinty heads the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, which released an explosive report last week, which released an explosive report last week alleging that some elected officials 'began wittingly assisting foreign state actors soon after their election.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal ethics commissioner to take another look at employment minister for possible ethics concerns

  • Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault responded to questions from the House Ethics Committee last week regarding his business affairs and connections to a lobbyist.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 10, 2024
Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault told the House Ethics Committee 'I have no relationship, no operational role with [Global Health Imports],' and that he does not know the identity of a 'Randy' in business-related text messages. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal ethics commissioner to take another look at employment minister for possible ethics concerns

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 10, 2024
  • Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault responded to questions from the House Ethics Committee last week regarding his business affairs and connections to a lobbyist.

Federal ethics commissioner to take another look at employment minister for possible ethics concerns

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 10, 2024
  • Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault responded to questions from the House Ethics Committee last week regarding his business affairs and connections to a lobbyist.
Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault told the House Ethics Committee 'I have no relationship, no operational role with [Global Health Imports],' and that he does not know the identity of a 'Randy' in business-related text messages. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Money talks and Mexicans were listening

  • The themes of the Morena party mirror many of those promoted by the federal Liberal government.
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 10, 2024
Claudia Sheinbaum made history last week as the first woman president of Mexico.  Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Money talks and Mexicans were listening

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 10, 2024
  • The themes of the Morena party mirror many of those promoted by the federal Liberal government.

Money talks and Mexicans were listening

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 10, 2024
  • The themes of the Morena party mirror many of those promoted by the federal Liberal government.
Claudia Sheinbaum made history last week as the first woman president of Mexico.  Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

MPs, experts say costs linked to frequency of wildfires, severity of weather events to increase without more climate action

  • According to senior climatologist David Phillips, 184,493 sq km of woodland went up in smoke across Canada in 2023—the equivalent of nearly one and
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 10, 2024
The Ottawa area, including Gatineau, Que., was engulfed in smoke last summer as wildfires raged across the country in a record-breaking year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs, experts say costs linked to frequency of wildfires, severity of weather events to increase without more climate action

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 10, 2024
  • According to senior climatologist David Phillips, 184,493 sq km of woodland went up in smoke across Canada in 2023—the equivalent of nearly one and

MPs, experts say costs linked to frequency of wildfires, severity of weather events to increase without more climate action

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 10, 2024
  • According to senior climatologist David Phillips, 184,493 sq km of woodland went up in smoke across Canada in 2023—the equivalent of nearly one and
The Ottawa area, including Gatineau, Que., was engulfed in smoke last summer as wildfires raged across the country in a record-breaking year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Election speech trials

  • For better or worse, gag laws are here to stay. All that’s left now is for the courts and politicians to haggle over the details.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 10, 2024
Three years ago, Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford took an already existing provincial election gag law, one that imposed strict limits on how much groups or individuals could spend on political advertising and made it even stricter, writes Gerry Nicholls.   The Hill Times photograph Andrew Meade

Election speech trials

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 10, 2024
  • For better or worse, gag laws are here to stay. All that’s left now is for the courts and politicians to haggle over the details.

Election speech trials

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 10, 2024
  • For better or worse, gag laws are here to stay. All that’s left now is for the courts and politicians to haggle over the details.
Three years ago, Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford took an already existing provincial election gag law, one that imposed strict limits on how much groups or individuals could spend on political advertising and made it even stricter, writes Gerry Nicholls.   The Hill Times photograph Andrew Meade

Canada can do better than just being a branch-plant economy

  • We need to be more innovative. But innovation takes place in companies, and if you don’t have them, you don’t have the innovation. That’s our
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 10, 2024
Federal Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured in a scrum on the Hill. 'The problem is that Canada is pursuing an alternative economic strategy—relying on foreign multinationals to locate here in return for massive taxpayer subsidies,' writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can do better than just being a branch-plant economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 10, 2024
  • We need to be more innovative. But innovation takes place in companies, and if you don’t have them, you don’t have the innovation. That’s our

Canada can do better than just being a branch-plant economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 10, 2024
  • We need to be more innovative. But innovation takes place in companies, and if you don’t have them, you don’t have the innovation. That’s our
Federal Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured in a scrum on the Hill. 'The problem is that Canada is pursuing an alternative economic strategy—relying on foreign multinationals to locate here in return for massive taxpayer subsidies,' writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We are at a crossroads for progress where we must accelerate or risk stalling

  • The urgency which the current issues require our ongoing initiative and collaboration cannot be under-stressed.
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JENICA ATWIN | June 10, 2024
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu visited Lytton First Nation to meet with community leaders to announce $1.3-million through the Housing Accelerator Fund, Budget 2024 housing investments, and highlight $119-million in community rebuilding efforts on April 24, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We are at a crossroads for progress where we must accelerate or risk stalling

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JENICA ATWIN | June 10, 2024
  • The urgency which the current issues require our ongoing initiative and collaboration cannot be under-stressed.

We are at a crossroads for progress where we must accelerate or risk stalling

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JENICA ATWIN | June 10, 2024
  • The urgency which the current issues require our ongoing initiative and collaboration cannot be under-stressed.
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu visited Lytton First Nation to meet with community leaders to announce $1.3-million through the Housing Accelerator Fund, Budget 2024 housing investments, and highlight $119-million in community rebuilding efforts on April 24, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals have failed Indigenous Peoples as infrastructure gap grows 

  • Governments of all levels must stop the patterns of colonialism that have persisted for 150 years, respect Indigenous Peoples’ abilities to make their own
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | June 10, 2024
The 2021 mandate letter to Minister of Indigenous Services Patty Hajdu included a pledge to eliminate the infrastructure gap by 2030, but the Liberals have failed to meet this pledge, according to NDP MP Lori Idlout. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals have failed Indigenous Peoples as infrastructure gap grows 

Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | June 10, 2024
  • Governments of all levels must stop the patterns of colonialism that have persisted for 150 years, respect Indigenous Peoples’ abilities to make their own

Liberals have failed Indigenous Peoples as infrastructure gap grows 

Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | June 10, 2024
  • Governments of all levels must stop the patterns of colonialism that have persisted for 150 years, respect Indigenous Peoples’ abilities to make their own
The 2021 mandate letter to Minister of Indigenous Services Patty Hajdu included a pledge to eliminate the infrastructure gap by 2030, but the Liberals have failed to meet this pledge, according to NDP MP Lori Idlout. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It is 2024 and where are we on reconciliation?

  • We need to stop denying racism. We need to see how colonial policies are still causing the issues, and how the solutions are available
Opinion | BY MICHELLE ROBINSON | June 10, 2024
Hilda Anderson-Pyrz, chair of the National Families and Survivors Circle Inc., along with Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Gary Anandasangaree and Manitoba's Minister of Families Nahanni Fontaine, pledged to work together to make Canada a safer place for all Indigenous Peoples, in a Crown-Indigenous Relations press release on Feb. 8, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It is 2024 and where are we on reconciliation?

Opinion | BY MICHELLE ROBINSON | June 10, 2024
  • We need to stop denying racism. We need to see how colonial policies are still causing the issues, and how the solutions are available

It is 2024 and where are we on reconciliation?

Opinion | BY MICHELLE ROBINSON | June 10, 2024
  • We need to stop denying racism. We need to see how colonial policies are still causing the issues, and how the solutions are available
Hilda Anderson-Pyrz, chair of the National Families and Survivors Circle Inc., along with Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Gary Anandasangaree and Manitoba's Minister of Families Nahanni Fontaine, pledged to work together to make Canada a safer place for all Indigenous Peoples, in a Crown-Indigenous Relations press release on Feb. 8, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Urgent action needed for Indigenous nations

  • Indigenous communities are disproportionately affected by lack of housing, issues related to on-reserve water, remote health care, and more.
Opinion | BY BLOC QUéBéCOIS MP SEBASTIEN LEMIRE | June 10, 2024
Highly relevant work is underway with Bill C-61 on First Nations drinking water and wastewater, and several communities are already asking for numerous amendments, writes Bloc Québécois MP Sebastien Lemire. Image by Rony Michaud from Pixabay

Urgent action needed for Indigenous nations

Opinion | BY BLOC QUéBéCOIS MP SEBASTIEN LEMIRE | June 10, 2024
  • Indigenous communities are disproportionately affected by lack of housing, issues related to on-reserve water, remote health care, and more.

Urgent action needed for Indigenous nations

Opinion | BY BLOC QUéBéCOIS MP SEBASTIEN LEMIRE | June 10, 2024
  • Indigenous communities are disproportionately affected by lack of housing, issues related to on-reserve water, remote health care, and more.
Highly relevant work is underway with Bill C-61 on First Nations drinking water and wastewater, and several communities are already asking for numerous amendments, writes Bloc Québécois MP Sebastien Lemire. Image by Rony Michaud from Pixabay

The Indian Act: a name that carries baggage

  • No matter how much the Indian Act is revised, it will forever be seen as the patronizing patchwork that it is.
Opinion | BY JESSICA VANDENBERGHE AND GEORGE LEE | June 10, 2024
Historic policies that harmed or continue to harm Indigenous people and their communities were originally justified by the Indian Act, write Jessica Vandenberghe and George Lee. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The Indian Act: a name that carries baggage

Opinion | BY JESSICA VANDENBERGHE AND GEORGE LEE | June 10, 2024
  • No matter how much the Indian Act is revised, it will forever be seen as the patronizing patchwork that it is.

The Indian Act: a name that carries baggage

Opinion | BY JESSICA VANDENBERGHE AND GEORGE LEE | June 10, 2024
  • No matter how much the Indian Act is revised, it will forever be seen as the patronizing patchwork that it is.
Historic policies that harmed or continue to harm Indigenous people and their communities were originally justified by the Indian Act, write Jessica Vandenberghe and George Lee. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Real change requires change in self

  • I’ve worked on many levels of government projects to engage Indigenous communities. Each time, I’ve been disappointed that bureaucratic and political systems perpetuate oppressive
Opinion | BY ANNE HARDING | June 10, 2024
Rather than asking for recommendations and ideas about what can change, we need to ask ourselves how we, as individual humans, can be changed through greater understanding of Indigenous ways, writes Anne Harding, owner of Forum Community Relations. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Real change requires change in self

Opinion | BY ANNE HARDING | June 10, 2024
  • I’ve worked on many levels of government projects to engage Indigenous communities. Each time, I’ve been disappointed that bureaucratic and political systems perpetuate oppressive

Real change requires change in self

Opinion | BY ANNE HARDING | June 10, 2024
  • I’ve worked on many levels of government projects to engage Indigenous communities. Each time, I’ve been disappointed that bureaucratic and political systems perpetuate oppressive
Rather than asking for recommendations and ideas about what can change, we need to ask ourselves how we, as individual humans, can be changed through greater understanding of Indigenous ways, writes Anne Harding, owner of Forum Community Relations. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Climate change adaptation through decolonizing stewardship

  • Those best situated to be the stewards of Canada's lands and waters are the Indigenous Peoples who have been doing this for 10,000 years
Opinion | BY KRISTIAN DUBRAWSKI | June 10, 2024
Firefighters from Australia flew in to help put out the forest fires in Alberta last summer. The unsung hero of climate change adaptation is stewardship of Canada's lands and waters, writes Kristian Dubrawski, assistant professor and Canada research chair in geography and in civil engineering at the University of Victoria. Photograph courtesy of New South Wales Rural Fire Service

Climate change adaptation through decolonizing stewardship

Opinion | BY KRISTIAN DUBRAWSKI | June 10, 2024
  • Those best situated to be the stewards of Canada's lands and waters are the Indigenous Peoples who have been doing this for 10,000 years

Climate change adaptation through decolonizing stewardship

Opinion | BY KRISTIAN DUBRAWSKI | June 10, 2024
  • Those best situated to be the stewards of Canada's lands and waters are the Indigenous Peoples who have been doing this for 10,000 years
Firefighters from Australia flew in to help put out the forest fires in Alberta last summer. The unsung hero of climate change adaptation is stewardship of Canada's lands and waters, writes Kristian Dubrawski, assistant professor and Canada research chair in geography and in civil engineering at the University of Victoria. Photograph courtesy of New South Wales Rural Fire Service

Freeland looks to wedge Tories on capital gains

  • Plus, the government's foreign interference bill is on the agenda at both a House and a Senate committee.
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
On June 9, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced she would table a ways and means motion in Parliament on June 10, beginning the legislative process to make changes to the capital gains tax that were first outlined in Budget 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland looks to wedge Tories on capital gains

  • Plus, the government's foreign interference bill is on the agenda at both a House and a Senate committee.

Freeland looks to wedge Tories on capital gains

  • Plus, the government's foreign interference bill is on the agenda at both a House and a Senate committee.
Chrystia Freeland
On June 9, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced she would table a ways and means motion in Parliament on June 10, beginning the legislative process to make changes to the capital gains tax that were first outlined in Budget 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

U.K. change election highlights pattern of struggling incumbents

  • After 14 years in power, many voters are discounting promises made by the U.K. Tories, instead asking ‘Why haven't you done it already?’ says
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 10, 2024
Despite trailing badly in the polls, Britain's Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called an election for July 4. Simon Dawson photograph courtesy of Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

U.K. change election highlights pattern of struggling incumbents

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 10, 2024
  • After 14 years in power, many voters are discounting promises made by the U.K. Tories, instead asking ‘Why haven't you done it already?’ says

U.K. change election highlights pattern of struggling incumbents

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 10, 2024
  • After 14 years in power, many voters are discounting promises made by the U.K. Tories, instead asking ‘Why haven't you done it already?’ says
Despite trailing badly in the polls, Britain's Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called an election for July 4. Simon Dawson photograph courtesy of Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

Nahlah Ayed has a new book out, The War We Won Apart

  • Plus, former Harper chief of staff Ian Brodie launches a newsletter, and former CTV journalist Daniele Hamamdjian is joining NBC News in London, U.K.,
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 10, 2024
Nahla Ayed, author of The War We Won Apart: The Untold Story of Two Elite Agents Who Became One of the Most Decorated Couples of WWII. Images and photographs courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada and Carleton University

Nahlah Ayed has a new book out, The War We Won Apart

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 10, 2024
  • Plus, former Harper chief of staff Ian Brodie launches a newsletter, and former CTV journalist Daniele Hamamdjian is joining NBC News in London, U.K.,

Nahlah Ayed has a new book out, The War We Won Apart

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 10, 2024
  • Plus, former Harper chief of staff Ian Brodie launches a newsletter, and former CTV journalist Daniele Hamamdjian is joining NBC News in London, U.K.,
Nahla Ayed, author of The War We Won Apart: The Untold Story of Two Elite Agents Who Became One of the Most Decorated Couples of WWII. Images and photographs courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada and Carleton University

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