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Bijan Ahmadi is the co-founder and executive director of the Institute for Peace & Diplomacy. Follow him @AhmadiBijanFA; and Pouyan Kimiayjan is a research associated at the Institute for Peace & Diplomacy. Follow him @k_pouyan

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

Poilievre’s safe Alberta seat: a symbol of retreat or renewal?

  • OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s bid to re-enter the House of Commons through an Alberta byelection—after losing his longtime Ontario seat in Carleton—is about more
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 8, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's defeat in Carleton, Ont., reflects a deeper dissonance between his polarizing persona and what a growing share of the electorate expects from national leadership, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s safe Alberta seat: a symbol of retreat or renewal?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 8, 2025
  • OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s bid to re-enter the House of Commons through an Alberta byelection—after losing his longtime Ontario seat in Carleton—is about more

Poilievre’s safe Alberta seat: a symbol of retreat or renewal?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 8, 2025
  • OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s bid to re-enter the House of Commons through an Alberta byelection—after losing his longtime Ontario seat in Carleton—is about more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's defeat in Carleton, Ont., reflects a deeper dissonance between his polarizing persona and what a growing share of the electorate expects from national leadership, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. 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

Liberals boost vote share in Saskatchewan, B.C.’s Lower Mainland, while Conservatives muscle in on GTA, southwestern Ontario

  • More than half of the re-elected Liberal incumbents increased their margins of victory, mostly at the expense of the New Democrats.
News | BY MARLO GLASS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 8, 2025
Liberal MPs Julie Dabrusin, top left, Yasir Naqvi, Julie Dzerowicz, Taleeb Noormohamed, Darren Fisher, Joanne Thompson, bottom left, and Rachel Bendayan, Conservative MP Anna Roberts, and Liberal MPs Steven Guilbeault and Patrick Weiler recorded the highest winning margin increases on April 28. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and photograph courtesy of House of Commons

Liberals boost vote share in Saskatchewan, B.C.’s Lower Mainland, while Conservatives muscle in on GTA, southwestern Ontario

News | BY MARLO GLASS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 8, 2025
  • More than half of the re-elected Liberal incumbents increased their margins of victory, mostly at the expense of the New Democrats.

Liberals boost vote share in Saskatchewan, B.C.’s Lower Mainland, while Conservatives muscle in on GTA, southwestern Ontario

News | BY MARLO GLASS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 8, 2025
  • More than half of the re-elected Liberal incumbents increased their margins of victory, mostly at the expense of the New Democrats.
Liberal MPs Julie Dabrusin, top left, Yasir Naqvi, Julie Dzerowicz, Taleeb Noormohamed, Darren Fisher, Joanne Thompson, bottom left, and Rachel Bendayan, Conservative MP Anna Roberts, and Liberal MPs Steven Guilbeault and Patrick Weiler recorded the highest winning margin increases on April 28. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and photograph courtesy of House of Commons

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

Time to make more pharmacare deals after election stalled momentum 

  • Before the campaign, Ottawa secured agreements with only four jurisdictions: Manitoba, British Columbia, Yukon, and Prince Edward Island. 
Opinion | BY MONIKA DUTT, DANYAAL RAZA | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
In his first post-election press conference, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to ‘protect the programs that save families thousands of dollars per year, including pharmacare.’

Time to make more pharmacare deals after election stalled momentum 

Opinion | BY MONIKA DUTT, DANYAAL RAZA | May 7, 2025
  • Before the campaign, Ottawa secured agreements with only four jurisdictions: Manitoba, British Columbia, Yukon, and Prince Edward Island. 

Time to make more pharmacare deals after election stalled momentum 

Opinion | BY MONIKA DUTT, DANYAAL RAZA | May 7, 2025
  • Before the campaign, Ottawa secured agreements with only four jurisdictions: Manitoba, British Columbia, Yukon, and Prince Edward Island. 
Mark Carney
In his first post-election press conference, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to ‘protect the programs that save families thousands of dollars per year, including pharmacare.’

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

Questions loom over funding and timeliness for Carney’s new foreign policy vision

  • Foreign policy observers say the prime minister's plans for Canada's place in the world will likely require new funds for the cash-strapped Global Affairs
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged a new foreign policy and a boost to Canada's diplomatic presence abroad in the Liberal campaign platform. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Questions loom over funding and timeliness for Carney’s new foreign policy vision

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • Foreign policy observers say the prime minister's plans for Canada's place in the world will likely require new funds for the cash-strapped Global Affairs

Questions loom over funding and timeliness for Carney’s new foreign policy vision

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • Foreign policy observers say the prime minister's plans for Canada's place in the world will likely require new funds for the cash-strapped Global Affairs
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged a new foreign policy and a boost to Canada's diplomatic presence abroad in the Liberal campaign platform. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

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

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

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

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

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

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party should avoid rushing back into predictable oppositional politics with the same cast of characters, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go

Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 7, 2025
  • The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party should avoid rushing back into predictable oppositional politics with the same cast of characters, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reading the election tea leaves

  • While PM Mark Carney may govern as if he has a majority, the Liberals will still rely on parties whose interests are contrary to
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 7, 2025
Reading the tea leaves of an election is complicated, for the real analysis will begin when the results shake down since several judicial recounts may change the final outcome, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Toa Heftiba

Reading the election tea leaves

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 7, 2025
  • While PM Mark Carney may govern as if he has a majority, the Liberals will still rely on parties whose interests are contrary to

Reading the election tea leaves

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 7, 2025
  • While PM Mark Carney may govern as if he has a majority, the Liberals will still rely on parties whose interests are contrary to
Reading the tea leaves of an election is complicated, for the real analysis will begin when the results shake down since several judicial recounts may change the final outcome, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by Toa Heftiba

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Arctic is heating up—and not just its temperature. Are we ready for an Arctic science surge in Canada?

  • There is an opportunity right now to establish a national Arctic science strategy that responds to both current and future conditions, and enables wise
Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
Canada attracts some of the strongest Arctic scientists from around the world, and has science infrastructure and assets including the Amundsen science icebreaker, writes Jackie Dawson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Tatiana Pichugina

The Arctic is heating up—and not just its temperature. Are we ready for an Arctic science surge in Canada?

Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
  • There is an opportunity right now to establish a national Arctic science strategy that responds to both current and future conditions, and enables wise

The Arctic is heating up—and not just its temperature. Are we ready for an Arctic science surge in Canada?

Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
  • There is an opportunity right now to establish a national Arctic science strategy that responds to both current and future conditions, and enables wise
Canada attracts some of the strongest Arctic scientists from around the world, and has science infrastructure and assets including the Amundsen science icebreaker, writes Jackie Dawson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Tatiana Pichugina

Engineers of the future need to be trained in disaster adaptation, mitigation, and recovery

  • Whether it’s climate change, natural disasters, global pandemics, energy-grid failures, or mass migration, Canada must become more disaster-proofed and disaster-prepared.
Opinion | BY JAMES OLSON | May 7, 2025
It’s imperative we change how we educate engineers to prepare them to serve Canada for today’s many increasingly complex challenges, writes James Olson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Ted McGrath

Engineers of the future need to be trained in disaster adaptation, mitigation, and recovery

Opinion | BY JAMES OLSON | May 7, 2025
  • Whether it’s climate change, natural disasters, global pandemics, energy-grid failures, or mass migration, Canada must become more disaster-proofed and disaster-prepared.

Engineers of the future need to be trained in disaster adaptation, mitigation, and recovery

Opinion | BY JAMES OLSON | May 7, 2025
  • Whether it’s climate change, natural disasters, global pandemics, energy-grid failures, or mass migration, Canada must become more disaster-proofed and disaster-prepared.
It’s imperative we change how we educate engineers to prepare them to serve Canada for today’s many increasingly complex challenges, writes James Olson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Ted McGrath

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

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

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

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

Canada should act decisively to modernize industrial carbon pricing

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

Canada needs net-zero industrial policy to address tariffs—not a short-term resource export boom

  • Net-zero industrial policy involves proactive government planning to identify Canada’s competitive advantage in value chains of the future.
Opinion | BY DANIEL ROSENBLOOM, STEVEN BERNSTEIN | May 7, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
The threats facing us now due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs necessitate a forward-looking rather than rearward-looking perspective, write Daniel Rosenbloom and Steven Bernstein. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore

Canada needs net-zero industrial policy to address tariffs—not a short-term resource export boom

Opinion | BY DANIEL ROSENBLOOM, STEVEN BERNSTEIN | May 7, 2025
  • Net-zero industrial policy involves proactive government planning to identify Canada’s competitive advantage in value chains of the future.

Canada needs net-zero industrial policy to address tariffs—not a short-term resource export boom

Opinion | BY DANIEL ROSENBLOOM, STEVEN BERNSTEIN | May 7, 2025
  • Net-zero industrial policy involves proactive government planning to identify Canada’s competitive advantage in value chains of the future.
Donald Trump
The threats facing us now due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs necessitate a forward-looking rather than rearward-looking perspective, write Daniel Rosenbloom and Steven Bernstein. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore

Fighting for air: keeping health and justice at the forefront of Canadian environmental policy

  • The air we breathe is a shared resource, and in many ways each breath we take connects us to people across Canada.
Opinion | BY JULIA SAWATZKY | May 7, 2025
Asthma patients’ needs underscore the urgency for addressing air emissions underreporting and actualizing the federal government’s previous promises to support rigorous investigation of environmental health risks in impacted communities, writes Julia Sawatzky. Unsplash photograph by CNordic Nordic

Fighting for air: keeping health and justice at the forefront of Canadian environmental policy

Opinion | BY JULIA SAWATZKY | May 7, 2025
  • The air we breathe is a shared resource, and in many ways each breath we take connects us to people across Canada.

Fighting for air: keeping health and justice at the forefront of Canadian environmental policy

Opinion | BY JULIA SAWATZKY | May 7, 2025
  • The air we breathe is a shared resource, and in many ways each breath we take connects us to people across Canada.
Asthma patients’ needs underscore the urgency for addressing air emissions underreporting and actualizing the federal government’s previous promises to support rigorous investigation of environmental health risks in impacted communities, writes Julia Sawatzky. Unsplash photograph by CNordic Nordic

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

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

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

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

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

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

Conservative MP d’Entremont officially launches campaign for House Speaker, unclear if Fergus will run again for top job

  • Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont pitches himself as a steady hand in this minority Parliament: 'experienced, and impartial leadership is more important than ever.'
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2025
Three-term Nova Scotia Conservative MP Chris d’Entremont, left, pictured with then-Green MP Mike Morrice, who was defeated in the federal election, has officially launched his bid for Speaker of the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Conservative MP d’Entremont officially launches campaign for House Speaker, unclear if Fergus will run again for top job

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2025
  • Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont pitches himself as a steady hand in this minority Parliament: 'experienced, and impartial leadership is more important than ever.'

Conservative MP d’Entremont officially launches campaign for House Speaker, unclear if Fergus will run again for top job

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 6, 2025
  • Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont pitches himself as a steady hand in this minority Parliament: 'experienced, and impartial leadership is more important than ever.'
Three-term Nova Scotia Conservative MP Chris d’Entremont, left, pictured with then-Green MP Mike Morrice, who was defeated in the federal election, has officially launched his bid for Speaker of the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Carney just signalled the end of market liberalism—and the start of sovereign reconstruction

  • We are now entering an era that breaks from decades of integration with American markets, and demands a new kind of economic independence.
Opinion | BY DEREK J. PATTERSON | May 6, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will have to oversee a full-spectrum shift in how Canada approaches development, and a clear break from the thinking that has shaped Ottawa for decades, writes Derek J. Patterson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney just signalled the end of market liberalism—and the start of sovereign reconstruction

Opinion | BY DEREK J. PATTERSON | May 6, 2025
  • We are now entering an era that breaks from decades of integration with American markets, and demands a new kind of economic independence.

Carney just signalled the end of market liberalism—and the start of sovereign reconstruction

Opinion | BY DEREK J. PATTERSON | May 6, 2025
  • We are now entering an era that breaks from decades of integration with American markets, and demands a new kind of economic independence.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will have to oversee a full-spectrum shift in how Canada approaches development, and a clear break from the thinking that has shaped Ottawa for decades, writes Derek J. Patterson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

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

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

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

Grits and Tories dominated the 109 safest seats this election

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

Low expectations, high stakes as Carney heads to White House for first meeting with Trump

  • The meeting between the two leaders should be about 'getting a serious commitment to negotiate, not to berate or bludgeon us into an agreement,
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 5, 2025
Mark Carney
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Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet the U.S. president at the White House on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Low expectations, high stakes as Carney heads to White House for first meeting with Trump

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 5, 2025
  • The meeting between the two leaders should be about 'getting a serious commitment to negotiate, not to berate or bludgeon us into an agreement,

Low expectations, high stakes as Carney heads to White House for first meeting with Trump

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 5, 2025
  • The meeting between the two leaders should be about 'getting a serious commitment to negotiate, not to berate or bludgeon us into an agreement,
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet the U.S. president at the White House on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s small businesses and consumers need open finance to navigate economic uncertainty

  • Small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and need access to modern financial tools that allow them to quickly assess costs, secure
Opinion | BY ANDREW MOOR, JASON ROSEN, KARIM NANJI, STEVE BOMS | May 5, 2025
As economic conditions continue to evolve, small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and financially resilient, write Andrew Moor, Jason Rosen, Karim Nanji, and Steve Boms. Pexels photograph by Lukas

Canada’s small businesses and consumers need open finance to navigate economic uncertainty

Opinion | BY ANDREW MOOR, JASON ROSEN, KARIM NANJI, STEVE BOMS | May 5, 2025
  • Small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and need access to modern financial tools that allow them to quickly assess costs, secure

Canada’s small businesses and consumers need open finance to navigate economic uncertainty

Opinion | BY ANDREW MOOR, JASON ROSEN, KARIM NANJI, STEVE BOMS | May 5, 2025
  • Small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and need access to modern financial tools that allow them to quickly assess costs, secure
As economic conditions continue to evolve, small businesses are under increasing pressure to remain competitive and financially resilient, write Andrew Moor, Jason Rosen, Karim Nanji, and Steve Boms. Pexels photograph by Lukas
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‘Good luck and good meetings’: Cabinet retreat gets underway in Charlottetown

  • The affordability and housing crises are set to be in focus for the PM and ministers at the retreat, with one eye on the
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 21, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters outside Rideau Hall after shuffling his 38-member cabinet on July 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Good luck and good meetings’: Cabinet retreat gets underway in Charlottetown

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 21, 2023
  • The affordability and housing crises are set to be in focus for the PM and ministers at the retreat, with one eye on the

‘Good luck and good meetings’: Cabinet retreat gets underway in Charlottetown

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 21, 2023
  • The affordability and housing crises are set to be in focus for the PM and ministers at the retreat, with one eye on the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters outside Rideau Hall after shuffling his 38-member cabinet on July 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rethinking the support to fight the takeover in Niger

  • It is hard to argue that this change necessarily threatens the security of Niger or the region when France is one of the main
Opinion | BY SARAH MORITZ | August 21, 2023
There is significant support for Nigerien coup leader General Abdourahmane Tchiani, who wants to address Niger’s security issues, divorced of French interference, writes Sarah Moritz. Screenshot courtesy of Al Jazeera

Rethinking the support to fight the takeover in Niger

Opinion | BY SARAH MORITZ | August 21, 2023
  • It is hard to argue that this change necessarily threatens the security of Niger or the region when France is one of the main

Rethinking the support to fight the takeover in Niger

Opinion | BY SARAH MORITZ | August 21, 2023
  • It is hard to argue that this change necessarily threatens the security of Niger or the region when France is one of the main
There is significant support for Nigerien coup leader General Abdourahmane Tchiani, who wants to address Niger’s security issues, divorced of French interference, writes Sarah Moritz. Screenshot courtesy of Al Jazeera

PMO down an issues and parl affairs director, adviser 

  • Plus, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has made some changes to his staff lineup, including promoting a new director for net-zero energy.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 21, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters outside Rideau Hall after shuffling his cabinet on July 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PMO down an issues and parl affairs director, adviser 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 21, 2023
  • Plus, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has made some changes to his staff lineup, including promoting a new director for net-zero energy.

PMO down an issues and parl affairs director, adviser 

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 21, 2023
  • Plus, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has made some changes to his staff lineup, including promoting a new director for net-zero energy.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters outside Rideau Hall after shuffling his cabinet on July 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian troops vital to Ukraine effort, but aren’t superhuman

  • The CAF produces the best soldiers in the world, but actual combat experience cannot be substituted with live-fire ranges and scripted tactical exercises.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 21, 2023
Soldiers with the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, mentor Ukrainian recruits during a trench clearance on Operation Unifier, on Feb. 2 in the United Kingdom. Since the spring of 2015, Canada’s Operation Unifier has trained more than 30,000 Ukrainian soldiers, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Eric Greico

Canadian troops vital to Ukraine effort, but aren’t superhuman

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 21, 2023
  • The CAF produces the best soldiers in the world, but actual combat experience cannot be substituted with live-fire ranges and scripted tactical exercises.

Canadian troops vital to Ukraine effort, but aren’t superhuman

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 21, 2023
  • The CAF produces the best soldiers in the world, but actual combat experience cannot be substituted with live-fire ranges and scripted tactical exercises.
Soldiers with the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, mentor Ukrainian recruits during a trench clearance on Operation Unifier, on Feb. 2 in the United Kingdom. Since the spring of 2015, Canada’s Operation Unifier has trained more than 30,000 Ukrainian soldiers, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Eric Greico

Making carbon capture and storage work for the net-zero economy

  • Carbon capture and storage has the potential to accelerate or hinder the emergence of a thriving net-zero economy, and instead of debating whether it
Opinion | BY BRUNO ARCAND | August 21, 2023
Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson pictured in June, 2023. The federal government's approach to carbon capture storage does warrant criticism, but the portrait of the technology as a climate villain is unwarranted, writes Bruno Arcand. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Making carbon capture and storage work for the net-zero economy

Opinion | BY BRUNO ARCAND | August 21, 2023
  • Carbon capture and storage has the potential to accelerate or hinder the emergence of a thriving net-zero economy, and instead of debating whether it

Making carbon capture and storage work for the net-zero economy

Opinion | BY BRUNO ARCAND | August 21, 2023
  • Carbon capture and storage has the potential to accelerate or hinder the emergence of a thriving net-zero economy, and instead of debating whether it
Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson pictured in June, 2023. The federal government's approach to carbon capture storage does warrant criticism, but the portrait of the technology as a climate villain is unwarranted, writes Bruno Arcand. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | August 21, 2023
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre hosts a press conference outside West Block on Aug. 21, 2023, while the Liberal cabinet meets in PEI. Poilievre called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to stop having meetings about housing and to start building. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | August 21, 2023

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | August 21, 2023
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre hosts a press conference outside West Block on Aug. 21, 2023, while the Liberal cabinet meets in PEI. Poilievre called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to stop having meetings about housing and to start building. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tories face a Jekyll-and-Hyde image problem

  • Pierre Poilievre’s makeover is the latest instalment of two-faced conservatism—red meat for the base, porridge for the general population—until they win.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 21, 2023
The Conservative Party is hoping that money and marketing can make leader Pierre Poilievre electable in a way in which his record does not, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tories face a Jekyll-and-Hyde image problem

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 21, 2023
  • Pierre Poilievre’s makeover is the latest instalment of two-faced conservatism—red meat for the base, porridge for the general population—until they win.

Tories face a Jekyll-and-Hyde image problem

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | August 21, 2023
  • Pierre Poilievre’s makeover is the latest instalment of two-faced conservatism—red meat for the base, porridge for the general population—until they win.
The Conservative Party is hoping that money and marketing can make leader Pierre Poilievre electable in a way in which his record does not, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The conundrum at the heart of renaming Dundas Street

  • Judging actions from almost three centuries ago through today’s lens opens the door to major misrepresentations and mistakes.
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 21, 2023
Art Eggleton is one of three former Toronto mayors who signed a letter asking Toronto City Council to reconsider a decision to rename Dundas Street. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The conundrum at the heart of renaming Dundas Street

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 21, 2023
  • Judging actions from almost three centuries ago through today’s lens opens the door to major misrepresentations and mistakes.

The conundrum at the heart of renaming Dundas Street

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 21, 2023
  • Judging actions from almost three centuries ago through today’s lens opens the door to major misrepresentations and mistakes.
Art Eggleton is one of three former Toronto mayors who signed a letter asking Toronto City Council to reconsider a decision to rename Dundas Street. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada cannot rely on a branch-plant strategy for the future

  • We have underinvested in intangible and tangible assets, been slow to recognize the implications of a digital world, and neglected the importance of building
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 21, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a 2020 announcement on the retooling of the Oakville, Ont. Ford assembly plant. The pursuit of electric vehicle assembly plants, battery plants and critical minerals is a prime example of the federal government’s branch plant mentality, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada cannot rely on a branch-plant strategy for the future

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 21, 2023
  • We have underinvested in intangible and tangible assets, been slow to recognize the implications of a digital world, and neglected the importance of building

Canada cannot rely on a branch-plant strategy for the future

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | August 21, 2023
  • We have underinvested in intangible and tangible assets, been slow to recognize the implications of a digital world, and neglected the importance of building
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a 2020 announcement on the retooling of the Oakville, Ont. Ford assembly plant. The pursuit of electric vehicle assembly plants, battery plants and critical minerals is a prime example of the federal government’s branch plant mentality, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘There’s a lot of alienation going on’: new minister Beech tasked with fixing ‘pain points’ in federal service delivery to public, say politicos

  • The creation of the citizens' services portfolio shows the government wants to do 'a much better job of serving the public,' says former Liberal
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 21, 2023
Minister of Citizens’ Services Terry Beech outside Rideau Hall. The creation of the new portfolio shows the government wants to do 'a much better job of serving the public,' says former Liberal staffer Sheamus Murphy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘There’s a lot of alienation going on’: new minister Beech tasked with fixing ‘pain points’ in federal service delivery to public, say politicos

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 21, 2023
  • The creation of the citizens' services portfolio shows the government wants to do 'a much better job of serving the public,' says former Liberal

‘There’s a lot of alienation going on’: new minister Beech tasked with fixing ‘pain points’ in federal service delivery to public, say politicos

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 21, 2023
  • The creation of the citizens' services portfolio shows the government wants to do 'a much better job of serving the public,' says former Liberal
Minister of Citizens’ Services Terry Beech outside Rideau Hall. The creation of the new portfolio shows the government wants to do 'a much better job of serving the public,' says former Liberal staffer Sheamus Murphy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Housing tops the agenda as cabinet retreat begins in Charlottetown

  • Plus, wildfire evacuations continue in British Columbia and the Northwest Territories.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, seen here on July 26 with his new cabinet, will lead a retreat this week in P.E.I. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Housing tops the agenda as cabinet retreat begins in Charlottetown

  • Plus, wildfire evacuations continue in British Columbia and the Northwest Territories.

Politics This Morning: Housing tops the agenda as cabinet retreat begins in Charlottetown

  • Plus, wildfire evacuations continue in British Columbia and the Northwest Territories.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, seen here on July 26 with his new cabinet, will lead a retreat this week in P.E.I. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Deluge underlines importance of final hearing for nuclear waste dump

  • It’s long past time that the government dealt with this environmental catastrophe in the making, a serious problem that will worsen the longer it's
Opinion | August 21, 2023
The Ottawa River flows past Gatineau, Que. The decision whether or not to license a near-surface disposal facility upstream of Ottawa-Gatineau is an major test of Canada’s commitment to the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, writes Lynn Jones. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Deluge underlines importance of final hearing for nuclear waste dump

Opinion | August 21, 2023
  • It’s long past time that the government dealt with this environmental catastrophe in the making, a serious problem that will worsen the longer it's

Deluge underlines importance of final hearing for nuclear waste dump

Opinion | August 21, 2023
  • It’s long past time that the government dealt with this environmental catastrophe in the making, a serious problem that will worsen the longer it's
The Ottawa River flows past Gatineau, Que. The decision whether or not to license a near-surface disposal facility upstream of Ottawa-Gatineau is an major test of Canada’s commitment to the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, writes Lynn Jones. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Plenty of challenges for ministers to consider in Prince Edward Island

  • The government will need more than just a cabinet shuffle and some sea air to freshen up.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 21, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will hold a retreat with his cabinet in Prince Edward Island this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Plenty of challenges for ministers to consider in Prince Edward Island

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 21, 2023
  • The government will need more than just a cabinet shuffle and some sea air to freshen up.

Plenty of challenges for ministers to consider in Prince Edward Island

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 21, 2023
  • The government will need more than just a cabinet shuffle and some sea air to freshen up.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will hold a retreat with his cabinet in Prince Edward Island this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need a champion and leadership to secure the Arctic

  • Canada’s global reputation on national security is that of a free-loader that does not carry its fair share of defence.
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | August 21, 2023
Pierre Leblanc has been promoting the development of Resolute Bay as a security hub in the Arctic for all the federal departments to deliver on their national responsibilities. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Forces

We need a champion and leadership to secure the Arctic

Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | August 21, 2023
  • Canada’s global reputation on national security is that of a free-loader that does not carry its fair share of defence.

We need a champion and leadership to secure the Arctic

Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | August 21, 2023
  • Canada’s global reputation on national security is that of a free-loader that does not carry its fair share of defence.
Pierre Leblanc has been promoting the development of Resolute Bay as a security hub in the Arctic for all the federal departments to deliver on their national responsibilities. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Forces

Challenging summer leaves Parliament with plenty to address

  • For months now, wildfires have devastated the country, while concerns around inflation and the rising cost of living remain a top priority for many.
Opinion | BY PROGRESSIVE SENATOR JANE CORDY | August 21, 2023
Former prime minister Joe Clark, centre, appears before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade on March 22, 2023. It's been said that the Senate’s best work comes from its committees, writes Senator Jane Cordy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Challenging summer leaves Parliament with plenty to address

Opinion | BY PROGRESSIVE SENATOR JANE CORDY | August 21, 2023
  • For months now, wildfires have devastated the country, while concerns around inflation and the rising cost of living remain a top priority for many.

Challenging summer leaves Parliament with plenty to address

Opinion | BY PROGRESSIVE SENATOR JANE CORDY | August 21, 2023
  • For months now, wildfires have devastated the country, while concerns around inflation and the rising cost of living remain a top priority for many.
Former prime minister Joe Clark, centre, appears before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade on March 22, 2023. It's been said that the Senate’s best work comes from its committees, writes Senator Jane Cordy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What the government doesn’t want to do this fall—but should

  • It’s hard to face the degradation of the 'civil' in civility, in civil society, in civilization, but parliamentarians have a duty to defend and
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARILOU MCPHEDRAN | August 21, 2023
Senator Marilou McPhedran's Bill S-201, which would lower than federal voting age from 18 to 16 years, remains before the Senate. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Can Pac Swire

What the government doesn’t want to do this fall—but should

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARILOU MCPHEDRAN | August 21, 2023
  • It’s hard to face the degradation of the 'civil' in civility, in civil society, in civilization, but parliamentarians have a duty to defend and

What the government doesn’t want to do this fall—but should

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARILOU MCPHEDRAN | August 21, 2023
  • It’s hard to face the degradation of the 'civil' in civility, in civil society, in civilization, but parliamentarians have a duty to defend and
Senator Marilou McPhedran's Bill S-201, which would lower than federal voting age from 18 to 16 years, remains before the Senate. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Can Pac Swire

Budget-related bills should focus on budget-related matters

  • For many years, and across multiple governments, budget implementation bills have contained a litany of legislative items unconnected to the budget, but which were
Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR SCOTT TANNAS | August 21, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland holds a copy of the 2023 budget document. This year's Budget Implementation Act was the latest example of a growing problem of omnibus budget bills that contain a wide range of matters unrelated to the actual budget, writes Senator Scott Tannas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget-related bills should focus on budget-related matters

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR SCOTT TANNAS | August 21, 2023
  • For many years, and across multiple governments, budget implementation bills have contained a litany of legislative items unconnected to the budget, but which were

Budget-related bills should focus on budget-related matters

Opinion | BY CSG SENATOR SCOTT TANNAS | August 21, 2023
  • For many years, and across multiple governments, budget implementation bills have contained a litany of legislative items unconnected to the budget, but which were
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland holds a copy of the 2023 budget document. This year's Budget Implementation Act was the latest example of a growing problem of omnibus budget bills that contain a wide range of matters unrelated to the actual budget, writes Senator Scott Tannas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fossil fuels make summer climate chaos worse: Ottawa reader

  • According to a recent poll by Nanos Research, most Canadians understand that climate change is driving the wildfires and floods impacting people across the
Opinion | August 21, 2023

Fossil fuels make summer climate chaos worse: Ottawa reader

Opinion | August 21, 2023
  • According to a recent poll by Nanos Research, most Canadians understand that climate change is driving the wildfires and floods impacting people across the

Fossil fuels make summer climate chaos worse: Ottawa reader

Opinion | August 21, 2023
  • According to a recent poll by Nanos Research, most Canadians understand that climate change is driving the wildfires and floods impacting people across the

Federal cabinet in Prince Edward Island for summer retreat from Aug. 21-23

  • MONDAY, AUG. 21—WEDNESDAY, AUG. 23 Summer Cabinet Retreat—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet are expected to attend a summer retreat from Monday, Aug. 21 to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with media at Rideau Hall after shuffling his cabinet on July 26. The cabinet will hold a retreat in Prince Edward Island from Aug. 21 and Aug. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal cabinet in Prince Edward Island for summer retreat from Aug. 21-23

  • MONDAY, AUG. 21—WEDNESDAY, AUG. 23 Summer Cabinet Retreat—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet are expected to attend a summer retreat from Monday, Aug. 21 to

Federal cabinet in Prince Edward Island for summer retreat from Aug. 21-23

  • MONDAY, AUG. 21—WEDNESDAY, AUG. 23 Summer Cabinet Retreat—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet are expected to attend a summer retreat from Monday, Aug. 21 to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with media at Rideau Hall after shuffling his cabinet on July 26. The cabinet will hold a retreat in Prince Edward Island from Aug. 21 and Aug. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Afghan people cannot be forgotten, two years after Taliban takeover: reader

  • Aug. 15 marked two years of Taliban control in Afghanistan. The country itself is still in economic crisis which has caused increased poverty among
Opinion | August 21, 2023

Afghan people cannot be forgotten, two years after Taliban takeover: reader

Opinion | August 21, 2023
  • Aug. 15 marked two years of Taliban control in Afghanistan. The country itself is still in economic crisis which has caused increased poverty among

Afghan people cannot be forgotten, two years after Taliban takeover: reader

Opinion | August 21, 2023
  • Aug. 15 marked two years of Taliban control in Afghanistan. The country itself is still in economic crisis which has caused increased poverty among

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