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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,' building 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,' building 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,' building 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

Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

  • Wildfires require unprecedented co-ordination across jurisdictions and countries. Yet our communication infrastructure remains siloed, fragmented, and vulnerable to the conditions these disasters create.
Opinion | BY KEVIN FERNANDES | July 9, 2025
As thousands of people evacuate due to raging wildfires, our communications infrastructure is breaking down exactly when emergency responders and evacuees need it, writes Kevin Fernandes. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

Opinion | BY KEVIN FERNANDES | July 9, 2025
  • Wildfires require unprecedented co-ordination across jurisdictions and countries. Yet our communication infrastructure remains siloed, fragmented, and vulnerable to the conditions these disasters create.

Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

Opinion | BY KEVIN FERNANDES | July 9, 2025
  • Wildfires require unprecedented co-ordination across jurisdictions and countries. Yet our communication infrastructure remains siloed, fragmented, and vulnerable to the conditions these disasters create.
As thousands of people evacuate due to raging wildfires, our communications infrastructure is breaking down exactly when emergency responders and evacuees need it, writes Kevin Fernandes. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

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

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. The reordering of Canadian export options is taking place in a world of increasing anti-globalization, splintering trade frameworks, and deteriorating supply chains, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. The reordering of Canadian export options is taking place in a world of increasing anti-globalization, splintering trade frameworks, and deteriorating supply chains, writes Les Whittington. 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

Winning the legislation lottery: MPs eye causes that hit close to home for fall bills

  • ‘I’m very excited about it,’ says Liberal MP Ahmed Hussen, who’s among the first set of MPs to get a crack at proposing legislation
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2025
Conservative MP Ziad Aboultaif is among the first 30 MPs who will get a chance to bring forward private members' business. He says he plans to table a bill tackling organ and tissue donation—a subject close to his heart. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Winning the legislation lottery: MPs eye causes that hit close to home for fall bills

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2025
  • ‘I’m very excited about it,’ says Liberal MP Ahmed Hussen, who’s among the first set of MPs to get a crack at proposing legislation

Winning the legislation lottery: MPs eye causes that hit close to home for fall bills

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2025
  • ‘I’m very excited about it,’ says Liberal MP Ahmed Hussen, who’s among the first set of MPs to get a crack at proposing legislation
Conservative MP Ziad Aboultaif is among the first 30 MPs who will get a chance to bring forward private members' business. He says he plans to table a bill tackling organ and tissue donation—a subject close to his heart. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Pancake flops and a looming by-election: 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 by-election: 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 by-election: 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

‘We can no longer sustain Band-Aid solutions’: watchdog calls for urgent changes to federal procurement

  • The system is 'marked by silos of responsibility and accountability,' and needs a convening figure, says Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic in a new report.
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 8, 2025
Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic tells reporters that there needs to be a major overhaul of Canada's $37-billion procurement system to fix persistent issues on July 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We can no longer sustain Band-Aid solutions’: watchdog calls for urgent changes to federal procurement

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 8, 2025
  • The system is 'marked by silos of responsibility and accountability,' and needs a convening figure, says Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic in a new report.

‘We can no longer sustain Band-Aid solutions’: watchdog calls for urgent changes to federal procurement

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 8, 2025
  • The system is 'marked by silos of responsibility and accountability,' and needs a convening figure, says Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic in a new report.
Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic tells reporters that there needs to be a major overhaul of Canada's $37-billion procurement system to fix persistent issues on July 8. 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

Parliamentarians celebrate Fourth of July at Lornado amid trade war, annexation threats

  • A smaller crowd than usual gathered at Lornado to celebrate Independence Day, as sliders, corn dogs, and California wine was served to members of
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2025
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps present the colours at the Fourth of July celebration. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Parliamentarians celebrate Fourth of July at Lornado amid trade war, annexation threats

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2025
  • A smaller crowd than usual gathered at Lornado to celebrate Independence Day, as sliders, corn dogs, and California wine was served to members of

Parliamentarians celebrate Fourth of July at Lornado amid trade war, annexation threats

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2025
  • A smaller crowd than usual gathered at Lornado to celebrate Independence Day, as sliders, corn dogs, and California wine was served to members of
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps present the colours at the Fourth of July celebration. 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

Federal major projects office ‘should not take the place of proper consultation with First Nations,’ says AFN national chief

  • Bill C-5 will create a major projects office with an advisory council of Indigenous representatives, but leaders from those groups are still waiting for
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty said in an Intergovernmental Affairs press release on June 26 that the One Canadian Economy Act 'marks a historic milestone in creating a stronger, more inclusive Canada—one where Indigenous partnership is not only valued, but is fundamental to every step of development.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal major projects office ‘should not take the place of proper consultation with First Nations,’ says AFN national chief

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
  • Bill C-5 will create a major projects office with an advisory council of Indigenous representatives, but leaders from those groups are still waiting for

Federal major projects office ‘should not take the place of proper consultation with First Nations,’ says AFN national chief

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
  • Bill C-5 will create a major projects office with an advisory council of Indigenous representatives, but leaders from those groups are still waiting for
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty said in an Intergovernmental Affairs press release on June 26 that the One Canadian Economy Act 'marks a historic milestone in creating a stronger, more inclusive Canada—one where Indigenous partnership is not only valued, but is fundamental to every step of development.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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
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
Non-affiliated Senator Patrick Brazeau is an advocate for mental health for men and boys. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

  • Just because a 'new American left' might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 7, 2025
NDP interim leader Don Davies, left, and Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani, who won New York City's mayoral primary race last week, may have dramatically changed the dynamics of left-wing politics in the U.S., writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 7, 2025
  • Just because a 'new American left' might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 7, 2025
  • Just because a 'new American left' might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.
NDP interim leader Don Davies, left, and Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani, who won New York City's mayoral primary race last week, may have dramatically changed the dynamics of left-wing politics in the U.S., writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
Just 60 more votes in three ridings—out of the 19.5 million cast in the last election—could have delivered a majority for Mark Carney's Liberals, says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
Just 60 more votes in three ridings—out of the 19.5 million cast in the last election—could have delivered a majority for Mark Carney's Liberals, says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chants of ‘shame’ erupt at Conservative AGM in GTA after organizer ‘unfairly’ disqualifies a slate of 30 candidates

  • Multiple Conservative EDA members in Mississauga-Erin Mills, Ont., want the party’s national council to annul the results of the June 25 AGM after they
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
Between 80 and 90 Conservative riding association members for Mississauga–Erin Mills, Ont., attended the June 25 annual general meeting. Many party members chanted 'shame, shame, shame' after a GTA regional organizer disqualified a slate of 30 candidates from running for the riding's board of directors. Photograph supplied by a Conservative Party member

Chants of ‘shame’ erupt at Conservative AGM in GTA after organizer ‘unfairly’ disqualifies a slate of 30 candidates

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • Multiple Conservative EDA members in Mississauga-Erin Mills, Ont., want the party’s national council to annul the results of the June 25 AGM after they

Chants of ‘shame’ erupt at Conservative AGM in GTA after organizer ‘unfairly’ disqualifies a slate of 30 candidates

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • Multiple Conservative EDA members in Mississauga-Erin Mills, Ont., want the party’s national council to annul the results of the June 25 AGM after they
Between 80 and 90 Conservative riding association members for Mississauga–Erin Mills, Ont., attended the June 25 annual general meeting. Many party members chanted 'shame, shame, shame' after a GTA regional organizer disqualified a slate of 30 candidates from running for the riding's board of directors. Photograph supplied by a Conservative Party member

Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far

  • Carney is obviously talking to Trump behind the scenes, but he better start showing Canadians that he has some backbone, too. As difficult as
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 7, 2025
  • Carney is obviously talking to Trump behind the scenes, but he better start showing Canadians that he has some backbone, too. As difficult as

Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 7, 2025
  • Carney is obviously talking to Trump behind the scenes, but he better start showing Canadians that he has some backbone, too. As difficult as
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a record of being outspoken on climate change, but since being elected, he has been quiet on the subject, which is cause for concern among some environment groups and leaders, but not others. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’

‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a record of being outspoken on climate change, but since being elected, he has been quiet on the subject, which is cause for concern among some environment groups and leaders, but not others. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds tighten grip on consultant contracts with new procurement rules, $20M cap on time-based work

  • New procurement rules include a $20-million limit on time- and task-based contracts, stricter oversight, and mandatory value-for-money reviews.
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 4, 2025
Joel Lightbound
Joel Lightbound
Government Transformation, and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound previously said the rules, 'the roles, and the responsibilities of everyone in the procurement process across departments need to be very clear.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds tighten grip on consultant contracts with new procurement rules, $20M cap on time-based work

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 4, 2025
  • New procurement rules include a $20-million limit on time- and task-based contracts, stricter oversight, and mandatory value-for-money reviews.

Feds tighten grip on consultant contracts with new procurement rules, $20M cap on time-based work

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 4, 2025
  • New procurement rules include a $20-million limit on time- and task-based contracts, stricter oversight, and mandatory value-for-money reviews.
Joel Lightbound
Government Transformation, and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound previously said the rules, 'the roles, and the responsibilities of everyone in the procurement process across departments need to be very clear.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

  • Plus, Environment and Climate Change Canada’s planned expenses slashed in the next two years.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 4, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will appear at the Laurier Club Stampede reception in Calgary on July 5. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 4, 2025
  • Plus, Environment and Climate Change Canada’s planned expenses slashed in the next two years.

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 4, 2025
  • Plus, Environment and Climate Change Canada’s planned expenses slashed in the next two years.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will appear at the Laurier Club Stampede reception in Calgary on July 5. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
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Once a wild and important night, Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner now a much more scripted evening, not as impactful

  • The press gallery dinner was once one of the most important nights in political Ottawa. Not anymore, say some veteran Hill reporters. But there
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 1, 2024
p. 18, main cutline: The Press Gallery Dinner, pictured June 19, 2023, at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. ’There is no doubt that in some ways [the event] has diminished in the last maybe decade or so,’ says Parliamentary Press Gallery president Mia Rabson. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Once a wild and important night, Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner now a much more scripted evening, not as impactful

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 1, 2024
  • The press gallery dinner was once one of the most important nights in political Ottawa. Not anymore, say some veteran Hill reporters. But there

Once a wild and important night, Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner now a much more scripted evening, not as impactful

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 1, 2024
  • The press gallery dinner was once one of the most important nights in political Ottawa. Not anymore, say some veteran Hill reporters. But there
p. 18, main cutline: The Press Gallery Dinner, pictured June 19, 2023, at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. ’There is no doubt that in some ways [the event] has diminished in the last maybe decade or so,’ says Parliamentary Press Gallery president Mia Rabson. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Count ‘em: eight staff additions, five promotions, and three departures in PM Trudeau’s office

  • Recent changes include Alex Fernandes’ addition as a media advance. Yuval Daniel has already replaced him as press secretary to Mental Health and Addictions
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 1, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves a Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on March 20 followed by PMO press secretary Mohammad Hussain. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Count ‘em: eight staff additions, five promotions, and three departures in PM Trudeau’s office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 1, 2024
  • Recent changes include Alex Fernandes’ addition as a media advance. Yuval Daniel has already replaced him as press secretary to Mental Health and Addictions

Count ‘em: eight staff additions, five promotions, and three departures in PM Trudeau’s office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 1, 2024
  • Recent changes include Alex Fernandes’ addition as a media advance. Yuval Daniel has already replaced him as press secretary to Mental Health and Addictions
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves a Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on March 20 followed by PMO press secretary Mohammad Hussain. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mulroney did a lot for Canada: Ottawa reader

  • Our country is still mourning after losing former prime minister Brian Mulroney who died on Feb. 29 at the age of 84 in a
Opinion | April 1, 2024
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Mulroney did a lot for Canada: Ottawa reader

Opinion | April 1, 2024
  • Our country is still mourning after losing former prime minister Brian Mulroney who died on Feb. 29 at the age of 84 in a

Mulroney did a lot for Canada: Ottawa reader

Opinion | April 1, 2024
  • Our country is still mourning after losing former prime minister Brian Mulroney who died on Feb. 29 at the age of 84 in a
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Riley’s wishful thinking: British Columbia reader

  • Re: “There are signs of resistance to the right-wing juggernaut, if you look hard enough,” (The Hill Times, March 25, by Susan Riley). Wishful
Opinion | April 1, 2024
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Riley’s wishful thinking: British Columbia reader

Opinion | April 1, 2024
  • Re: “There are signs of resistance to the right-wing juggernaut, if you look hard enough,” (The Hill Times, March 25, by Susan Riley). Wishful

Riley’s wishful thinking: British Columbia reader

Opinion | April 1, 2024
  • Re: “There are signs of resistance to the right-wing juggernaut, if you look hard enough,” (The Hill Times, March 25, by Susan Riley). Wishful
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Media coverage of Gaza-Israel war is not balanced: reader

  • Re: “Canadians must uphold our collective moral responsibility: Fatima Haidar,” (The Hill Times, March 20, letter to the editor, p. 8). We are being
Opinion | April 1, 2024

Media coverage of Gaza-Israel war is not balanced: reader

Opinion | April 1, 2024
  • Re: “Canadians must uphold our collective moral responsibility: Fatima Haidar,” (The Hill Times, March 20, letter to the editor, p. 8). We are being

Media coverage of Gaza-Israel war is not balanced: reader

Opinion | April 1, 2024
  • Re: “Canadians must uphold our collective moral responsibility: Fatima Haidar,” (The Hill Times, March 20, letter to the editor, p. 8). We are being

NDP MP Idlout to talk about Indigenous resurgence and reconciliation at uOttawa on April 2

  • MONDAY, APRIL 1 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. It is currently on a
NDP MP Lori Idiot will take part in a panel discussion on 'The Path Forward: Indigenous Resurgence and Reconciliation,' hosted by the University of Ottawa, on Tuesday, April 2 at 6 p.m. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP MP Idlout to talk about Indigenous resurgence and reconciliation at uOttawa on April 2

  • MONDAY, APRIL 1 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. It is currently on a

NDP MP Idlout to talk about Indigenous resurgence and reconciliation at uOttawa on April 2

  • MONDAY, APRIL 1 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. It is currently on a
NDP MP Lori Idiot will take part in a panel discussion on 'The Path Forward: Indigenous Resurgence and Reconciliation,' hosted by the University of Ottawa, on Tuesday, April 2 at 6 p.m. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Thibedeau leaving CBC News

  • Plus, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau releases a new book, and NDP MP Charlie Angus starts a new writing project.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 1, 2024
CTV's Vassy Kapelos, left, former NDP MP Matthew Dubé, and CBC's Hannah Thibedeau, pictured Oct. 17, 2022, at a Hill reception. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Thibedeau leaving CBC News

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 1, 2024
  • Plus, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau releases a new book, and NDP MP Charlie Angus starts a new writing project.

Thibedeau leaving CBC News

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 1, 2024
  • Plus, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau releases a new book, and NDP MP Charlie Angus starts a new writing project.
CTV's Vassy Kapelos, left, former NDP MP Matthew Dubé, and CBC's Hannah Thibedeau, pictured Oct. 17, 2022, at a Hill reception. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Politics This Morning: Taking stock

  • Plus, finding Trudeau's troll-iest possible election date.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is aiming to stretch his budget PR as far as possible this spring. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Taking stock

  • Plus, finding Trudeau's troll-iest possible election date.

Politics This Morning: Taking stock

  • Plus, finding Trudeau's troll-iest possible election date.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is aiming to stretch his budget PR as far as possible this spring. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As spring flooding season approaches, Canadians need the government to act on the National Flood Insurance Program 

  • The upcoming federal budget presents an opportunity for the government to partner with the insurance industry and invest in a low-cost national flood insurance
Opinion | BY CELYESTE POWER, PETER BRAID | March 28, 2024
Military personnel stack sandbags at Constance Bay on Apr. 30, 2019, when Canadian Forces units were deployed to flood zones along the Ottawa River Valley in response to record high water levels. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As spring flooding season approaches, Canadians need the government to act on the National Flood Insurance Program 

Opinion | BY CELYESTE POWER, PETER BRAID | March 28, 2024
  • The upcoming federal budget presents an opportunity for the government to partner with the insurance industry and invest in a low-cost national flood insurance

As spring flooding season approaches, Canadians need the government to act on the National Flood Insurance Program 

Opinion | BY CELYESTE POWER, PETER BRAID | March 28, 2024
  • The upcoming federal budget presents an opportunity for the government to partner with the insurance industry and invest in a low-cost national flood insurance
Military personnel stack sandbags at Constance Bay on Apr. 30, 2019, when Canadian Forces units were deployed to flood zones along the Ottawa River Valley in response to record high water levels. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What’s behind Pierre Poilievre’s ‘common-sense crusade’?

  • Interestingly, common sense has a long political etymology.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | March 28, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has hinged his campaign on 'common sense,' but he should be careful not to affix his political cause on that notion alone—Canadians will eventually catch on, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What’s behind Pierre Poilievre’s ‘common-sense crusade’?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | March 28, 2024
  • Interestingly, common sense has a long political etymology.

What’s behind Pierre Poilievre’s ‘common-sense crusade’?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | March 28, 2024
  • Interestingly, common sense has a long political etymology.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has hinged his campaign on 'common sense,' but he should be careful not to affix his political cause on that notion alone—Canadians will eventually catch on, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wild species’ survival should shape National Biodiversity Strategy

  • Despite ongoing conservation efforts across the country, biodiversity continues to decline, and the number of species at risk of extinction continues to grow.
Opinion | BY DAN KRAUS, JAMES PAGé, RACHEL PLOTKIN, LIAT PODOLSKY | March 28, 2024
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. In Montreal in 2022, Canada committed to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030. The federal government is developing a National Biodiversity Strategy, due later this year, to outline how this commitment can be achieved. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wild species’ survival should shape National Biodiversity Strategy

Opinion | BY DAN KRAUS, JAMES PAGé, RACHEL PLOTKIN, LIAT PODOLSKY | March 28, 2024
  • Despite ongoing conservation efforts across the country, biodiversity continues to decline, and the number of species at risk of extinction continues to grow.

Wild species’ survival should shape National Biodiversity Strategy

Opinion | BY DAN KRAUS, JAMES PAGé, RACHEL PLOTKIN, LIAT PODOLSKY | March 28, 2024
  • Despite ongoing conservation efforts across the country, biodiversity continues to decline, and the number of species at risk of extinction continues to grow.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. In Montreal in 2022, Canada committed to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030. The federal government is developing a National Biodiversity Strategy, due later this year, to outline how this commitment can be achieved. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government’s newly proposed privacy policies won’t change how federal political parties use voter data: experts

  • The federal parties are preparing to go to court to avoid being subject to B.C.’s more stringent privacy laws. Sara Bannerman, an expert on
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 28, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
Dominic Leblanc
On March 20, Democratic Institutions Minister Dominic LeBlanc introduced Bill C-65, an Act to amend the Canada Elections Act, which includes a section regarding privacy policies for federal political parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government’s newly proposed privacy policies won’t change how federal political parties use voter data: experts

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 28, 2024
  • The federal parties are preparing to go to court to avoid being subject to B.C.’s more stringent privacy laws. Sara Bannerman, an expert on

Government’s newly proposed privacy policies won’t change how federal political parties use voter data: experts

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 28, 2024
  • The federal parties are preparing to go to court to avoid being subject to B.C.’s more stringent privacy laws. Sara Bannerman, an expert on
Dominic Leblanc
On March 20, Democratic Institutions Minister Dominic LeBlanc introduced Bill C-65, an Act to amend the Canada Elections Act, which includes a section regarding privacy policies for federal political parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need more natural infrastructure, and fast

  • While natural infrastructure alone could not have prevented the Red River spill, a well-funded hybrid system of grey and natural infrastructure will help mitigate
Opinion | BY RICHARD GROSSHANS | March 28, 2024
Natural infrastructure, such as water retention wetlands, can provide specific infrastructure benefits, with the potential for many other social, economic, and environmental benefits. Floating treatment wetlands, for example, can help sop up excess phosphorus in urban retention ponds, writes Richard Grosshans. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

We need more natural infrastructure, and fast

Opinion | BY RICHARD GROSSHANS | March 28, 2024
  • While natural infrastructure alone could not have prevented the Red River spill, a well-funded hybrid system of grey and natural infrastructure will help mitigate

We need more natural infrastructure, and fast

Opinion | BY RICHARD GROSSHANS | March 28, 2024
  • While natural infrastructure alone could not have prevented the Red River spill, a well-funded hybrid system of grey and natural infrastructure will help mitigate
Natural infrastructure, such as water retention wetlands, can provide specific infrastructure benefits, with the potential for many other social, economic, and environmental benefits. Floating treatment wetlands, for example, can help sop up excess phosphorus in urban retention ponds, writes Richard Grosshans. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Politics This Morning: March Madness leads to April Foolishness

  • Plus, expect pre-budget announcements on child care and affordability today.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe testifies at the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee on March 27 by teleconference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: March Madness leads to April Foolishness

  • Plus, expect pre-budget announcements on child care and affordability today.

Politics This Morning: March Madness leads to April Foolishness

  • Plus, expect pre-budget announcements on child care and affordability today.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe testifies at the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee on March 27 by teleconference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former Treasury Board president Scott Brison’s estimates reforms were ‘top-down,’ and MPs need ‘bottom-up’ approach for better spending scrutiny: ex-PBO Kevin Page

  • MPs are supposed to scrutinize more than $400-billion in government spending this year, but often they don't have a clue what they're doing.
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 27, 2024
Former Treasury Board president Scott Brison, who served in the role from 2015-2018, attempted to reform Canada's budget and estimates process during his time in office. Ultimately, the reform package did not live beyond its two-year trial phase. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former Treasury Board president Scott Brison’s estimates reforms were ‘top-down,’ and MPs need ‘bottom-up’ approach for better spending scrutiny: ex-PBO Kevin Page

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 27, 2024
  • MPs are supposed to scrutinize more than $400-billion in government spending this year, but often they don't have a clue what they're doing.

Former Treasury Board president Scott Brison’s estimates reforms were ‘top-down,’ and MPs need ‘bottom-up’ approach for better spending scrutiny: ex-PBO Kevin Page

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 27, 2024
  • MPs are supposed to scrutinize more than $400-billion in government spending this year, but often they don't have a clue what they're doing.
Former Treasury Board president Scott Brison, who served in the role from 2015-2018, attempted to reform Canada's budget and estimates process during his time in office. Ultimately, the reform package did not live beyond its two-year trial phase. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From crisis to solution: a national acquisition fund can help ease housing crisis

  • The Canadian Housing and Renewal Association, B.C.'s Rental Protection Fund, and the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada propose a national acquisition fund to move
Opinion | BY RAY SULLIVAN, JILL ATKEY, TIM ROSS, AND JOHN GORDON | March 27, 2024
Housing Minister Sean Fraser, pictured on the Hill on Feb. 27, 2024. If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Fraser truly want to help more people across Canada afford their homes, the upcoming federal budget must commit to a national acquisition fund, write the authors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From crisis to solution: a national acquisition fund can help ease housing crisis

Opinion | BY RAY SULLIVAN, JILL ATKEY, TIM ROSS, AND JOHN GORDON | March 27, 2024
  • The Canadian Housing and Renewal Association, B.C.'s Rental Protection Fund, and the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada propose a national acquisition fund to move

From crisis to solution: a national acquisition fund can help ease housing crisis

Opinion | BY RAY SULLIVAN, JILL ATKEY, TIM ROSS, AND JOHN GORDON | March 27, 2024
  • The Canadian Housing and Renewal Association, B.C.'s Rental Protection Fund, and the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada propose a national acquisition fund to move
Housing Minister Sean Fraser, pictured on the Hill on Feb. 27, 2024. If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Fraser truly want to help more people across Canada afford their homes, the upcoming federal budget must commit to a national acquisition fund, write the authors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pharmacare really matters, and this is not it

  • It's great to know Canada will help those families dealing with the additional costs of managing diabetes, and that the cost burdens of preventative
Opinion | BY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY | March 27, 2024
Health Minister Mark Holland, pictured Feb. 29, 2024, holding press conference at the Centretown Community Health Centre in Ottawa to talk about the government’s introduction of the Pharmacare Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pharmacare really matters, and this is not it

Opinion | BY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY | March 27, 2024
  • It's great to know Canada will help those families dealing with the additional costs of managing diabetes, and that the cost burdens of preventative

Pharmacare really matters, and this is not it

Opinion | BY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY | March 27, 2024
  • It's great to know Canada will help those families dealing with the additional costs of managing diabetes, and that the cost burdens of preventative
Health Minister Mark Holland, pictured Feb. 29, 2024, holding press conference at the Centretown Community Health Centre in Ottawa to talk about the government’s introduction of the Pharmacare Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The world’s energy transition is failing, and we’re just all standing by watching

  • In our lifetimes, we will come to know that we failed to effectively mitigate. We will be losing everything we care about, know and
Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | March 27, 2024
The oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The world’s energy transition is failing, and we’re just all standing by watching

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | March 27, 2024
  • In our lifetimes, we will come to know that we failed to effectively mitigate. We will be losing everything we care about, know and

The world’s energy transition is failing, and we’re just all standing by watching

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | March 27, 2024
  • In our lifetimes, we will come to know that we failed to effectively mitigate. We will be losing everything we care about, know and
The oilsands in Fort McMurray, Alta. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

A gigantic rise in global temperatures spells uncertainty for scientists

  • Changes in average global temperature from one year to another tend to be quite small. This one is gigantic.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 27, 2024
The worrisome part of the current warming is not just that it has given us the hottest year on record. It’s the scale of the rise in temperature this year, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of sippakorn/Pixabay

A gigantic rise in global temperatures spells uncertainty for scientists

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 27, 2024
  • Changes in average global temperature from one year to another tend to be quite small. This one is gigantic.

A gigantic rise in global temperatures spells uncertainty for scientists

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 27, 2024
  • Changes in average global temperature from one year to another tend to be quite small. This one is gigantic.
The worrisome part of the current warming is not just that it has given us the hottest year on record. It’s the scale of the rise in temperature this year, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of sippakorn/Pixabay

The importance of career-oriented education for Canada’s youth

  • As governments actively seek better ways to address skilled labour and trade education across the provinces, educational leaders are ready to prepare students with
Opinion | BY HEATHER LAPPER | March 27, 2024
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce. Ontario’s new budget proposal includes building a new career portal and help to boost access to career colleges by freezing tuition, writes Heather Lapper. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The importance of career-oriented education for Canada’s youth

Opinion | BY HEATHER LAPPER | March 27, 2024
  • As governments actively seek better ways to address skilled labour and trade education across the provinces, educational leaders are ready to prepare students with

The importance of career-oriented education for Canada’s youth

Opinion | BY HEATHER LAPPER | March 27, 2024
  • As governments actively seek better ways to address skilled labour and trade education across the provinces, educational leaders are ready to prepare students with
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce. Ontario’s new budget proposal includes building a new career portal and help to boost access to career colleges by freezing tuition, writes Heather Lapper. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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