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Employment and Social Development Canada forecasts thousands of job losses ahead of Carney’s spending review

  • ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has called for a spending review of all departments, with a goal of cutting spending by 15 per cent by 2028-29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Employment and Social Development Canada forecasts thousands of job losses ahead of Carney’s spending review

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
  • ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding

Employment and Social Development Canada forecasts thousands of job losses ahead of Carney’s spending review

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
  • ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has called for a spending review of all departments, with a goal of cutting spending by 15 per cent by 2028-29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly talks business with the EU 

  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will meet her counterpart from the European Commission in Ottawa today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly talks business with the EU 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.

Joly talks business with the EU 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will meet her counterpart from the European Commission in Ottawa today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

First woman named to lead the RCAF

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FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet speaks after assuming command of the Royal Canadian Air Force at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum on July 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First woman named to lead the RCAF

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
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First woman named to lead the RCAF

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
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Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet speaks after assuming command of the Royal Canadian Air Force at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum on July 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds should appoint ‘eminent person’ to head Leaders’ Debates Commission, says Green Leader May

  • The independent body has been without a commissioner for two years and is on its final year of approved funding.
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS | July 10, 2025
Liberal and Conservative Party supporters gather outside the federal leaders' debate venue in Montreal on April 17. Green Leader Elizabeth May says she's 'very concerned' about the future of the Leaders’ Debates Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds should appoint ‘eminent person’ to head Leaders’ Debates Commission, says Green Leader May

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS | July 10, 2025
  • The independent body has been without a commissioner for two years and is on its final year of approved funding.

Feds should appoint ‘eminent person’ to head Leaders’ Debates Commission, says Green Leader May

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS | July 10, 2025
  • The independent body has been without a commissioner for two years and is on its final year of approved funding.
Liberal and Conservative Party supporters gather outside the federal leaders' debate venue in Montreal on April 17. Green Leader Elizabeth May says she's 'very concerned' about the future of the Leaders’ Debates Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

  • Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney shouldn’t lean too heavily on his corporate background, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Applying Bay Street’s quarterly logic of returns on capital investment to a 158-year-old civil service is a slow grind to institutional death. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
  • Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and

Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
  • Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney shouldn’t lean too heavily on his corporate background, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Applying Bay Street’s quarterly logic of returns on capital investment to a 158-year-old civil service is a slow grind to institutional death. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

  • During the break, the Liberals should try to sway opposition MPs to their benches, which would be a challenge to Pierre Poilievre’s leadership; and
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies have some work to do this summer to pull their parties ahead, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
  • During the break, the Liberals should try to sway opposition MPs to their benches, which would be a challenge to Pierre Poilievre’s leadership; and

Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | July 10, 2025
  • During the break, the Liberals should try to sway opposition MPs to their benches, which would be a challenge to Pierre Poilievre’s leadership; and
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and interim NDP Leader Don Davies have some work to do this summer to pull their parties ahead, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Feds’ spending review to-do list: rethink regs, Crown corps, and costly consultants

  • Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
On July 9 Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali launched a ‘red tape review’ of regulations across federal departments and agencies. It’s one of several ways the government can make operations more efficient as the Liberals launch a broad spending review, writes Ram Mathilakath. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ spending review to-do list: rethink regs, Crown corps, and costly consultants

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
  • Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,

Feds’ spending review to-do list: rethink regs, Crown corps, and costly consultants

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
  • Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
On July 9 Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali launched a ‘red tape review’ of regulations across federal departments and agencies. It’s one of several ways the government can make operations more efficient as the Liberals launch a broad spending review, writes Ram Mathilakath. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.
Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
A new Clean Energy Canada polls suggests 85 per cent of Canadians want stronger federal climate action. But Prime Minister Mark Carney's government appears to be moving in the opposite direction, write Richard van der Jagt, Maria Medeleanu, and Geoff Strong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.
Mark Carney
A new Clean Energy Canada polls suggests 85 per cent of Canadians want stronger federal climate action. But Prime Minister Mark Carney's government appears to be moving in the opposite direction, write Richard van der Jagt, Maria Medeleanu, and Geoff Strong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' and builds on leaders' commitments.
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney have agreed on further collaboration across a range of sectors. No 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' and builds on leaders' commitments.

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' and builds on leaders' commitments.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney have agreed on further collaboration across a range of sectors. No 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson

‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's 'elbows up' approach to U.S. President Donald Trump has evolved into public fawning and a major trade concession with seemingly
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on an 'elbows up' response to U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's 'elbows up' approach to U.S. President Donald Trump has evolved into public fawning and a major trade concession with seemingly

‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's 'elbows up' approach to U.S. President Donald Trump has evolved into public fawning and a major trade concession with seemingly
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on an 'elbows up' response to U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Based on his recent podcast appearances, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon comes across as a diehard who has no clue about Canada or its people, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Based on his recent podcast appearances, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon comes across as a diehard who has no clue about Canada or its people, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The world could use more like Musgrave

  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
Sharon Musgrave
Sharon Musgrave
Recently retired senior CBC producer Sharon Musgrave is an unforgettable force, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The world could use more like Musgrave

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.

The world could use more like Musgrave

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
Sharon Musgrave
Recently retired senior CBC producer Sharon Musgrave is an unforgettable force, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Assembly of First Nations hosts virtual forum to discuss the One Canadian Economy Act on July 10

  • WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 Panel: ‘Reforming Access to Information’—As part of its CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025, the University of Ottawa’s Canadian Internet Policy and
First Nations chiefs, proxies, council members, regional chiefs, and technicians are invited to a virtual dialogue on the federal government’s amended Bill C-5: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act on Thursday, July 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Assembly of First Nations hosts virtual forum to discuss the One Canadian Economy Act on July 10

  • WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 Panel: ‘Reforming Access to Information’—As part of its CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025, the University of Ottawa’s Canadian Internet Policy and

Assembly of First Nations hosts virtual forum to discuss the One Canadian Economy Act on July 10

  • WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 Panel: ‘Reforming Access to Information’—As part of its CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025, the University of Ottawa’s Canadian Internet Policy and
First Nations chiefs, proxies, council members, regional chiefs, and technicians are invited to a virtual dialogue on the federal government’s amended Bill C-5: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act on Thursday, July 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
Kent Vachon, left, is heading up Canada's new full embassy in Laos, which opened in March. His was one of 24 heads-of-mission appointments announced on July 3, including Anderson Blanc to Mozambique, Alison Grant to Austria, and Tarik Khan to Pakistan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, screenshots courtesy of X and the Government of Canada

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien
Kent Vachon, left, is heading up Canada's new full embassy in Laos, which opened in March. His was one of 24 heads-of-mission appointments announced on July 3, including Anderson Blanc to Mozambique, Alison Grant to Austria, and Tarik Khan to Pakistan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, screenshots courtesy of X and the Government of Canada

Hodgson to P.E.I. to talk resource strategy

  • Plus, the NDP launches a ‘renewal process’.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 9, 2025
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is meeting with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Charlottetown this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hodgson to P.E.I. to talk resource strategy

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, the NDP launches a ‘renewal process’.

Hodgson to P.E.I. to talk resource strategy

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, the NDP launches a ‘renewal process’.
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is meeting with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Charlottetown this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should step up to fill gap in foreign aid, says reader

  • With the collapse of the postwar global order, Canada scrambles to redefine itself on the world stage. Mostly this is about trade and military
Opinion | July 9, 2025
Image courtesy of Pexels

Canada should step up to fill gap in foreign aid, says reader

Opinion | July 9, 2025
  • With the collapse of the postwar global order, Canada scrambles to redefine itself on the world stage. Mostly this is about trade and military

Canada should step up to fill gap in foreign aid, says reader

Opinion | July 9, 2025
  • With the collapse of the postwar global order, Canada scrambles to redefine itself on the world stage. Mostly this is about trade and military
Image courtesy of Pexels

Pancake flops and a looming byelection: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, pictured with Conservative MP Dalwinder Gill, said that, if elected in a Aug. 18 byelection, he would fight for Alberta, adding that ‘the era of Ottawa telling Alberta to shut up and pay up must come to an end once and for all.’ Photograph courtesy of X

Pancake flops and a looming byelection: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator

Pancake flops and a looming byelection: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, pictured with Conservative MP Dalwinder Gill, said that, if elected in a Aug. 18 byelection, he would fight for Alberta, adding that ‘the era of Ottawa telling Alberta to shut up and pay up must come to an end once and for all.’ Photograph courtesy of X

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency
Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
The upcoming fall sitting of Parliament will be a test of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s seriousness about democratic integrity, writes Henry Chan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency
Mark Carney
The upcoming fall sitting of Parliament will be a test of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s seriousness about democratic integrity, writes Henry Chan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s who so far in Canada-U.S. Trade Minister LeBlanc’s shop

  • The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 7, 2025
Canada-U.S Trade, One Canadian Economy, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister and Privy Council President Dominic LeBlanc, centre, has 15 staffers confirmed in his office so far. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s who so far in Canada-U.S. Trade Minister LeBlanc’s shop

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 7, 2025
  • The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic

Who’s who so far in Canada-U.S. Trade Minister LeBlanc’s shop

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 7, 2025
  • The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic
Canada-U.S Trade, One Canadian Economy, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister and Privy Council President Dominic LeBlanc, centre, has 15 staffers confirmed in his office so far. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
Senior leadership may be accurate in assessing a seven-year window to recover the military. However, in what universe can that be considered a plan, asks Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Brendan Gamache

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to
Senior leadership may be accurate in assessing a seven-year window to recover the military. However, in what universe can that be considered a plan, asks Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Brendan Gamache

U.S. envoy Hoekstra opens his Ottawa home for July 4 festivities

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 7, 2025
The Fourth of July celebrations were held at the ambassador's official residence. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

U.S. envoy Hoekstra opens his Ottawa home for July 4 festivities

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 7, 2025
  • The Hill Times

U.S. envoy Hoekstra opens his Ottawa home for July 4 festivities

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 7, 2025
  • The Hill Times
The Fourth of July celebrations were held at the ambassador's official residence. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Long live the Dalai Lama

  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
The Dalai Lama, pictured in April 2012 during a visit to Ottawa, turned 90 on July 6. China views his death as a golden opportunity to ‘nationalize’ Tibetan Buddhism by giving the state the power to choose his successor, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Long live the Dalai Lama

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are

Long live the Dalai Lama

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are
The Dalai Lama, pictured in April 2012 during a visit to Ottawa, turned 90 on July 6. China views his death as a golden opportunity to ‘nationalize’ Tibetan Buddhism by giving the state the power to choose his successor, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

  • Plus, Ford and Smith sell their ‘pipe’line dream.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 7, 2025
Chrystia Freelan
Chrystia Freelan
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland has criticized a decision by BC Ferries to buy vessels made in China. A Commons committee is meeting on that topic today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 7, 2025
  • Plus, Ford and Smith sell their ‘pipe’line dream.

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 7, 2025
  • Plus, Ford and Smith sell their ‘pipe’line dream.
Chrystia Freelan
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland has criticized a decision by BC Ferries to buy vessels made in China. A Commons committee is meeting on that topic today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

An invitation to parliamentarians: let’s build an all-party men’s mental health caucus

  • The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with
Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU, ROB WHITLEY, JUSTIN TROTTIER | July 7, 2025
Patrick Brazeau
Patrick Brazeau
Non-affiliated Senator Patrick Brazeau is an advocate for mental health for men and boys. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An invitation to parliamentarians: let’s build an all-party men’s mental health caucus

Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU, ROB WHITLEY, JUSTIN TROTTIER | July 7, 2025
  • The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with

An invitation to parliamentarians: let’s build an all-party men’s mental health caucus

Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU, ROB WHITLEY, JUSTIN TROTTIER | July 7, 2025
  • The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with
Patrick Brazeau
Non-affiliated Senator Patrick Brazeau is an advocate for mental health for men and boys. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Looking to the next milestone in Métis reconciliation

  • The autumn season is one rich with stories of Métis fighting for our rights. Our stories are how we have remained connected as communities
Opinion | BY MARGARET FROH | September 28, 2022
The story of our Métis ancestors fighting for our rights in Mica Bay ties directly to the story of Steve Powley, pictured, and his son harvesting their moose and having their right to do so recognized by the Supreme Court in September 2003, writes Margaret Froh. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/ Métis Nation of Ontario

Looking to the next milestone in Métis reconciliation

Opinion | BY MARGARET FROH | September 28, 2022
  • The autumn season is one rich with stories of Métis fighting for our rights. Our stories are how we have remained connected as communities

Looking to the next milestone in Métis reconciliation

Opinion | BY MARGARET FROH | September 28, 2022
  • The autumn season is one rich with stories of Métis fighting for our rights. Our stories are how we have remained connected as communities
The story of our Métis ancestors fighting for our rights in Mica Bay ties directly to the story of Steve Powley, pictured, and his son harvesting their moose and having their right to do so recognized by the Supreme Court in September 2003, writes Margaret Froh. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/ Métis Nation of Ontario

Injustices are still a part of Indigenous Peoples’ experience

  • Indigenous Peoples had thrived in Canada on these lands, waters, and ice for thousands of years. They have had their own laws, governance and
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | September 28, 2022
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, and NDP MP Lori Idlout speak to reporters in West Block on June 16. The NDP has been urging the government to address some of the colonial laws and policies, but there is a long way to go to stop the ongoing harm, Idlout writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Injustices are still a part of Indigenous Peoples’ experience

Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | September 28, 2022
  • Indigenous Peoples had thrived in Canada on these lands, waters, and ice for thousands of years. They have had their own laws, governance and

Injustices are still a part of Indigenous Peoples’ experience

Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | September 28, 2022
  • Indigenous Peoples had thrived in Canada on these lands, waters, and ice for thousands of years. They have had their own laws, governance and
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, and NDP MP Lori Idlout speak to reporters in West Block on June 16. The NDP has been urging the government to address some of the colonial laws and policies, but there is a long way to go to stop the ongoing harm, Idlout writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Indigenous incarceration trends and failed promises: why more prison reform is not a good justice strategy

  • The high rate of Indigenous incarceration in Canadian prisons is becoming a more and more commonly discussed and known trend. The most recent studies
Opinion | BY VICKI CHARTRAND | September 28, 2022
Through a trajectory of reserves, residential schools, child and social welfare, foster care and adoptions, detentions and youth centres, the prison is part of a long line of ongoing colonial interventions for Indigenous people, writes Vicki Chartrand. Unsplash photograph by Hédi Benyounes

Indigenous incarceration trends and failed promises: why more prison reform is not a good justice strategy

Opinion | BY VICKI CHARTRAND | September 28, 2022
  • The high rate of Indigenous incarceration in Canadian prisons is becoming a more and more commonly discussed and known trend. The most recent studies

Indigenous incarceration trends and failed promises: why more prison reform is not a good justice strategy

Opinion | BY VICKI CHARTRAND | September 28, 2022
  • The high rate of Indigenous incarceration in Canadian prisons is becoming a more and more commonly discussed and known trend. The most recent studies
Through a trajectory of reserves, residential schools, child and social welfare, foster care and adoptions, detentions and youth centres, the prison is part of a long line of ongoing colonial interventions for Indigenous people, writes Vicki Chartrand. Unsplash photograph by Hédi Benyounes

Federal government working at cross-purposes in realizing UNDRIP

  • The conclusion we are left to draw is the feds are not fully committed to entrusting key services to Indigenous institutions, to working as
Opinion | BY SHANNIN METATAWABIN | September 28, 2022
Shannin Metatawabin is the CEO of the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association, which has developed a National Indigenous Economic Strategy that contains more than 100 Calls to Economic Prosperity. Photograph courtesy of the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association

Federal government working at cross-purposes in realizing UNDRIP

Opinion | BY SHANNIN METATAWABIN | September 28, 2022
  • The conclusion we are left to draw is the feds are not fully committed to entrusting key services to Indigenous institutions, to working as

Federal government working at cross-purposes in realizing UNDRIP

Opinion | BY SHANNIN METATAWABIN | September 28, 2022
  • The conclusion we are left to draw is the feds are not fully committed to entrusting key services to Indigenous institutions, to working as
Shannin Metatawabin is the CEO of the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association, which has developed a National Indigenous Economic Strategy that contains more than 100 Calls to Economic Prosperity. Photograph courtesy of the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association

King Charles has opportunity to renounce Discovery Doctrine, says national chief, MPs

  • Indigenous leaders and MPs are looking upon the recent transition in the monarchy in the United Kingdom as an opportunity to move forward on
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 28, 2022
Since he assumed the throne after the Sept. 8 death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III should fulfill the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Call to Action 45 and repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery, say Indigenous leaders and MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

King Charles has opportunity to renounce Discovery Doctrine, says national chief, MPs

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 28, 2022
  • Indigenous leaders and MPs are looking upon the recent transition in the monarchy in the United Kingdom as an opportunity to move forward on

King Charles has opportunity to renounce Discovery Doctrine, says national chief, MPs

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | September 28, 2022
  • Indigenous leaders and MPs are looking upon the recent transition in the monarchy in the United Kingdom as an opportunity to move forward on
Since he assumed the throne after the Sept. 8 death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III should fulfill the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Call to Action 45 and repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery, say Indigenous leaders and MPs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cuba expects Canada’s continued support against American embargo, says new envoy

  • Cuba’s newest ambassador in Ottawa says he is counting on Canada’s support in the expected United Nations vote to call for the end of
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | September 28, 2022
Cuban Ambassador Héctor Igarza Cabrera has previously served as Havana's top diplomat in France, Congo, and Liberia. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cuba expects Canada’s continued support against American embargo, says new envoy

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | September 28, 2022
  • Cuba’s newest ambassador in Ottawa says he is counting on Canada’s support in the expected United Nations vote to call for the end of

Cuba expects Canada’s continued support against American embargo, says new envoy

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | September 28, 2022
  • Cuba’s newest ambassador in Ottawa says he is counting on Canada’s support in the expected United Nations vote to call for the end of
Cuban Ambassador Héctor Igarza Cabrera has previously served as Havana's top diplomat in France, Congo, and Liberia. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre reports sexual assault threats made against wife to RCMP

  • New Conservative Leader and long-time MP Pierre Poilievre said he became aware of “disgusting comments” made over the weekend by Jeremy MacKenzie and another
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 28, 2022
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida Poilievre, pictured on stage at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on Sept. 10, 2022, after the long-time Conservative MP won the party leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre reports sexual assault threats made against wife to RCMP

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 28, 2022
  • New Conservative Leader and long-time MP Pierre Poilievre said he became aware of “disgusting comments” made over the weekend by Jeremy MacKenzie and another

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre reports sexual assault threats made against wife to RCMP

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 28, 2022
  • New Conservative Leader and long-time MP Pierre Poilievre said he became aware of “disgusting comments” made over the weekend by Jeremy MacKenzie and another
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida Poilievre, pictured on stage at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on Sept. 10, 2022, after the long-time Conservative MP won the party leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t look to QP for the Tory leader’s biggest waves

  • OTTAWA—While much of the focus over the last week was on the highly anticipated first Question Period encounter between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 28, 2022
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has made some smart moves in his early weeks, including bringing in a respected chief of staff, breaking bread with Brian Mulroney, and meeting with caucus members, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t look to QP for the Tory leader’s biggest waves

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 28, 2022
  • OTTAWA—While much of the focus over the last week was on the highly anticipated first Question Period encounter between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and

Don’t look to QP for the Tory leader’s biggest waves

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | September 28, 2022
  • OTTAWA—While much of the focus over the last week was on the highly anticipated first Question Period encounter between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has made some smart moves in his early weeks, including bringing in a respected chief of staff, breaking bread with Brian Mulroney, and meeting with caucus members, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The train is not what it used to be

  • THE CANADIAN, NORTHERN ONTARIO—When I was three years old in Montreal, my father would take my brother and me to the CP rail station
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 28, 2022
Travelling east aboard Via Rail’s Canadian from Vancouver is a slow journey on a relic from another age, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

The train is not what it used to be

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 28, 2022
  • THE CANADIAN, NORTHERN ONTARIO—When I was three years old in Montreal, my father would take my brother and me to the CP rail station

The train is not what it used to be

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 28, 2022
  • THE CANADIAN, NORTHERN ONTARIO—When I was three years old in Montreal, my father would take my brother and me to the CP rail station
Travelling east aboard Via Rail’s Canadian from Vancouver is a slow journey on a relic from another age, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

The rebuilding of a stronger, more equitable foundation is taking place in Canada

  • As part of the government and a member of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs, I have been asked to reflect on
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JENICA ATWIN | September 28, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signs a reconciliation stone at a National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at Mādahòkì Farm in Ottawa on June 21. We cannot trivialize the magnitude and complexity of intergenerational issues, but we are making headway on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls to action, writes Jenica Atwin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The rebuilding of a stronger, more equitable foundation is taking place in Canada

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JENICA ATWIN | September 28, 2022
  • As part of the government and a member of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs, I have been asked to reflect on

The rebuilding of a stronger, more equitable foundation is taking place in Canada

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP JENICA ATWIN | September 28, 2022
  • As part of the government and a member of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs, I have been asked to reflect on
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signs a reconciliation stone at a National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at Mādahòkì Farm in Ottawa on June 21. We cannot trivialize the magnitude and complexity of intergenerational issues, but we are making headway on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls to action, writes Jenica Atwin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Call to Action meant to break intergenerational impacts of residential schools still unanswered

  • I know from personal experience what it is to feel isolated in an urban environment—to have no resources or support that made me feel
Opinion | BY GABRIELLE FAYANT | September 28, 2022
Carolyn Bennett
Carolyn Bennett
Then-Indigenous and northern affairs minister Carolyn Bennett was presented with the grassroots, Indigenous, and youth-led plan for implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's call to action No. 66 in 2018, writes Gabrielle Fayant. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Call to Action meant to break intergenerational impacts of residential schools still unanswered

Opinion | BY GABRIELLE FAYANT | September 28, 2022
  • I know from personal experience what it is to feel isolated in an urban environment—to have no resources or support that made me feel

Call to Action meant to break intergenerational impacts of residential schools still unanswered

Opinion | BY GABRIELLE FAYANT | September 28, 2022
  • I know from personal experience what it is to feel isolated in an urban environment—to have no resources or support that made me feel
Carolyn Bennett
Then-Indigenous and northern affairs minister Carolyn Bennett was presented with the grassroots, Indigenous, and youth-led plan for implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's call to action No. 66 in 2018, writes Gabrielle Fayant. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Time is past urgent’: legislation needed to help Canadian aid groups work in Afghanistan, says Sen. Omidvar

  • An Independent Senator is calling on the government to bring forward legislation to allow Canadian aid organizations to work in Afghanistan without running afoul
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 28, 2022
Independent Senator Ratna Omidvar says it would be 'much better' for the government to introduce a bill to amend its anti-terrorism laws instead of a Senate or private member's bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Time is past urgent’: legislation needed to help Canadian aid groups work in Afghanistan, says Sen. Omidvar

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 28, 2022
  • An Independent Senator is calling on the government to bring forward legislation to allow Canadian aid organizations to work in Afghanistan without running afoul

‘Time is past urgent’: legislation needed to help Canadian aid groups work in Afghanistan, says Sen. Omidvar

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 28, 2022
  • An Independent Senator is calling on the government to bring forward legislation to allow Canadian aid organizations to work in Afghanistan without running afoul
Independent Senator Ratna Omidvar says it would be 'much better' for the government to introduce a bill to amend its anti-terrorism laws instead of a Senate or private member's bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No reconciliation without justice for MMIWG

  • The prime minister has called it a genocide. The National Inquiry’s Final Report into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) offered a
Opinion | BY NDP MP LEAH GAZAN | September 28, 2022
If implemented, the 231 Calls for Justice from the National Inquiry’s Final Report would have a transformative impact on the lives of Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people, writes Leah Gazan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No reconciliation without justice for MMIWG

Opinion | BY NDP MP LEAH GAZAN | September 28, 2022
  • The prime minister has called it a genocide. The National Inquiry’s Final Report into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) offered a

No reconciliation without justice for MMIWG

Opinion | BY NDP MP LEAH GAZAN | September 28, 2022
  • The prime minister has called it a genocide. The National Inquiry’s Final Report into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) offered a
If implemented, the 231 Calls for Justice from the National Inquiry’s Final Report would have a transformative impact on the lives of Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people, writes Leah Gazan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s executive director pick hints new data system a ‘primary focus’ for Conservatives

  • Pierre Poilievre’s choice of a new Conservative Party executive director indicates that improving the use of data modelling will be a “primary focus” of
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 27, 2022
While the federal Tories were ahead of the pack when it came to voter ID and management in the early Harper years, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre takes over a party that has fallen behind the Liberals in this area. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s executive director pick hints new data system a ‘primary focus’ for Conservatives

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 27, 2022
  • Pierre Poilievre’s choice of a new Conservative Party executive director indicates that improving the use of data modelling will be a “primary focus” of

Poilievre’s executive director pick hints new data system a ‘primary focus’ for Conservatives

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 27, 2022
  • Pierre Poilievre’s choice of a new Conservative Party executive director indicates that improving the use of data modelling will be a “primary focus” of
While the federal Tories were ahead of the pack when it came to voter ID and management in the early Harper years, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre takes over a party that has fallen behind the Liberals in this area. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: An autumn adventure in Ottawa

  • Correction: A previous version of this newsletter included an unfortunate error which described new Senator Gigi Osler as ‘radicalized’ rather than ‘racialized’. PTM deeply regrets
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 27, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured addressing a crowd at the Laurier Club’s garden party in the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa on June 13. The Liberal Party is using a chance to win a some-expenses-paid trip to Ottawa—and maybe even the War Museum—in order to solicit personal data and donations from Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: An autumn adventure in Ottawa

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 27, 2022
  • Correction: A previous version of this newsletter included an unfortunate error which described new Senator Gigi Osler as ‘radicalized’ rather than ‘racialized’. PTM deeply regrets

Politics This Morning: An autumn adventure in Ottawa

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 27, 2022
  • Correction: A previous version of this newsletter included an unfortunate error which described new Senator Gigi Osler as ‘radicalized’ rather than ‘racialized’. PTM deeply regrets
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured addressing a crowd at the Laurier Club’s garden party in the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa on June 13. The Liberal Party is using a chance to win a some-expenses-paid trip to Ottawa—and maybe even the War Museum—in order to solicit personal data and donations from Canadians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau picks strong envoy to China after two missteps

  • OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s appointment of career diplomat Jennifer May as the ambassador to China indicates one of two things. It reveals
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | September 27, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s marching orders to his new ambassador to China are very direct. He wants her to advance 'Canadian priorities in the Canada-China relationship, including supporting the long-standing people-to-people, economic, and business ties between our two countries,' writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau picks strong envoy to China after two missteps

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | September 27, 2022
  • OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s appointment of career diplomat Jennifer May as the ambassador to China indicates one of two things. It reveals

Trudeau picks strong envoy to China after two missteps

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | September 27, 2022
  • OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s appointment of career diplomat Jennifer May as the ambassador to China indicates one of two things. It reveals
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s marching orders to his new ambassador to China are very direct. He wants her to advance 'Canadian priorities in the Canada-China relationship, including supporting the long-standing people-to-people, economic, and business ties between our two countries,' writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The West should prepare for the worst from Putin

  • The Russian president is not up against significant pressure from his key allies to temper his deluded attempt to destroy Ukraine in the name
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 26, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin seems ready to push his self-appointed war with the West into even more dangerous realms, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The West should prepare for the worst from Putin

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 26, 2022
  • The Russian president is not up against significant pressure from his key allies to temper his deluded attempt to destroy Ukraine in the name

The West should prepare for the worst from Putin

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 26, 2022
  • The Russian president is not up against significant pressure from his key allies to temper his deluded attempt to destroy Ukraine in the name
Russian President Vladimir Putin seems ready to push his self-appointed war with the West into even more dangerous realms, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Kathy Kettler becomes first-ever Inuk chief of staff to a federal minister

  • Kathy Kettler has become the first-ever Inuk chief of staff on Parliament Hill, after recently being tapped to take charge of Northern Affairs Minister
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 26, 2022
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal speaks with media outside the West Block on June 13. Vandal has a new chief of staff in his office, and should soon have a new director of policy as well. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kathy Kettler becomes first-ever Inuk chief of staff to a federal minister

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 26, 2022
  • Kathy Kettler has become the first-ever Inuk chief of staff on Parliament Hill, after recently being tapped to take charge of Northern Affairs Minister

Kathy Kettler becomes first-ever Inuk chief of staff to a federal minister

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 26, 2022
  • Kathy Kettler has become the first-ever Inuk chief of staff on Parliament Hill, after recently being tapped to take charge of Northern Affairs Minister
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal speaks with media outside the West Block on June 13. Vandal has a new chief of staff in his office, and should soon have a new director of policy as well. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tallying up Putin’s Ukrainian miscalculation

  • OTTAWA—There is now absolutely no denying that Russian President Vladimir Putin made a major miscalculation when he invaded Ukraine. Following a series of successful
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 26, 2022
If current parameters remain unchanged, the advantage enjoyed by Ukraine and its President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in terms of weaponry and tactical competence, will only increase over time, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Tallying up Putin’s Ukrainian miscalculation

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 26, 2022
  • OTTAWA—There is now absolutely no denying that Russian President Vladimir Putin made a major miscalculation when he invaded Ukraine. Following a series of successful

Tallying up Putin’s Ukrainian miscalculation

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 26, 2022
  • OTTAWA—There is now absolutely no denying that Russian President Vladimir Putin made a major miscalculation when he invaded Ukraine. Following a series of successful
If current parameters remain unchanged, the advantage enjoyed by Ukraine and its President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in terms of weaponry and tactical competence, will only increase over time, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks to a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Sept. 26, 2022, to provide an update on the government’s response to Hurricane Fiona and outline aid and resources to be sent to the Atlantic provinces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks to a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Sept. 26, 2022, to provide an update on the government’s response to Hurricane Fiona and outline aid and resources to be sent to the Atlantic provinces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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