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Carney steps into the fray

  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, with Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Carney will find that it's one thing to deliver a speech, but delivering on promises is quite another, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney steps into the fray

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the

Carney steps into the fray

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, with Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Carney will find that it's one thing to deliver a speech, but delivering on promises is quite another, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and former senior Conservatives

  • The Conservative Party is scheduled to hold its convention in Ottawa next spring at the Rogers Centre, where the party membership will vote on
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 5, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured April 27, 2025, campaigning the night before election day in Edwards, Ont. The Conservative caucus will meet on Parliament Hill on May 6 for the first time since the April 28 election. At this meeting, the caucus will elect a new caucus chair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and former senior Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 5, 2025
  • The Conservative Party is scheduled to hold its convention in Ottawa next spring at the Rogers Centre, where the party membership will vote on

Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and former senior Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 5, 2025
  • The Conservative Party is scheduled to hold its convention in Ottawa next spring at the Rogers Centre, where the party membership will vote on
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured April 27, 2025, campaigning the night before election day in Edwards, Ont. The Conservative caucus will meet on Parliament Hill on May 6 for the first time since the April 28 election. At this meeting, the caucus will elect a new caucus chair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney should make reconciliation a mandatory item in every federal line department and agency, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this
Prime Minister Mark Carney should make reconciliation a mandatory item in every federal line department and agency, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First there were six, now five former MPs re-elected on April 28

  • Plus: Liberal MP Noormohamed becomes a father during the election campaign, Ottawa-born ex-CFL star now leads Manitoba's PCs, Joe Biden says he's defect to
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 5, 2025
Neither rookies, nor incumbents, these six former MPs are returning to Ottawa: Liberal MPs Doug Eyolfson, top left, Linda Lapointe, centre left, and Stephen Fuhr; and Conservative MPs Kerry Diotte, top right, and Costas Menegakis and Parm Gill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Cynthia Münster

First there were six, now five former MPs re-elected on April 28

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 5, 2025
  • Plus: Liberal MP Noormohamed becomes a father during the election campaign, Ottawa-born ex-CFL star now leads Manitoba's PCs, Joe Biden says he's defect to

First there were six, now five former MPs re-elected on April 28

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 5, 2025
  • Plus: Liberal MP Noormohamed becomes a father during the election campaign, Ottawa-born ex-CFL star now leads Manitoba's PCs, Joe Biden says he's defect to
Neither rookies, nor incumbents, these six former MPs are returning to Ottawa: Liberal MPs Doug Eyolfson, top left, Linda Lapointe, centre left, and Stephen Fuhr; and Conservative MPs Kerry Diotte, top right, and Costas Menegakis and Parm Gill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Cynthia Münster

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says Prime Minister Mark Carney should make clear to U.S. President Donald Trump that he 'is wrong when he says there’s nothing he needs from Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says Prime Minister Mark Carney should make clear to U.S. President Donald Trump that he 'is wrong when he says there’s nothing he needs from Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

  • The following is an excerpt from Constraining the Court: Judicial Power in Policy Implementation in the Charter Era, one of five books shortlisted for
FeatureBY JAMES B. KELLY | May 5, 2025
James B. Kelly: 'This book should be read by any prime minister or premier that contemplates using Section 33 of the Charter of Rights, in a pre-emptive fashion.' Book cover and author's photo courtesy of UBC Press

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

FeatureBY JAMES B. KELLY | May 5, 2025
  • The following is an excerpt from Constraining the Court: Judicial Power in Policy Implementation in the Charter Era, one of five books shortlisted for

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

FeatureBY JAMES B. KELLY | May 5, 2025
  • The following is an excerpt from Constraining the Court: Judicial Power in Policy Implementation in the Charter Era, one of five books shortlisted for
James B. Kelly: 'This book should be read by any prime minister or premier that contemplates using Section 33 of the Charter of Rights, in a pre-emptive fashion.' Book cover and author's photo courtesy of UBC Press

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida arrive at the federal leaders' debate in Montréal, Que., on April 17, 2025. How our new political era unfolds largely depends on Poilievre's strategy, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida arrive at the federal leaders' debate in Montréal, Que., on April 17, 2025. How our new political era unfolds largely depends on Poilievre's strategy, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Last Monday was a both great night for the Tories, and a disaster

  • Both of those things are true in equal measure. It’s not spin to point that out—frankly, it’s spin not to. The election result is
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 5, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at a rally at Olde Stanley’s Maple Lane Farm in Edwards, Ont., on April 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Last Monday was a both great night for the Tories, and a disaster

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 5, 2025
  • Both of those things are true in equal measure. It’s not spin to point that out—frankly, it’s spin not to. The election result is

Last Monday was a both great night for the Tories, and a disaster

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 5, 2025
  • Both of those things are true in equal measure. It’s not spin to point that out—frankly, it’s spin not to. The election result is
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at a rally at Olde Stanley’s Maple Lane Farm in Edwards, Ont., on April 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

  • Like many across Canada, we have been actively monitoring the upheaval in crucial economic relationships between Canada and the United States and globally. People
Opinion | May 5, 2025
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

Opinion | May 5, 2025
  • Like many across Canada, we have been actively monitoring the upheaval in crucial economic relationships between Canada and the United States and globally. People

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

Opinion | May 5, 2025
  • Like many across Canada, we have been actively monitoring the upheaval in crucial economic relationships between Canada and the United States and globally. People
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Time for NDP ‘soul searching’ and ‘reconnecting’ with workers, say labour leaders after electoral collapse

  • ‘Historically, when the NDP is weak, the Liberals tend to try to appeal to the more conservative side of their base,’ says Teamsters’ Mariam
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 2, 2025
The NDP caucus is less than one-third of their number last Parliament, with only seven MPs returning: Gord Johns, clockwise top left, Heather McPherson, Lori Idlout, Jenny Kwan, Leah Gazan, Don Davies, and Alexandre Boulerice. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Time for NDP ‘soul searching’ and ‘reconnecting’ with workers, say labour leaders after electoral collapse

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 2, 2025
  • ‘Historically, when the NDP is weak, the Liberals tend to try to appeal to the more conservative side of their base,’ says Teamsters’ Mariam

Time for NDP ‘soul searching’ and ‘reconnecting’ with workers, say labour leaders after electoral collapse

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 2, 2025
  • ‘Historically, when the NDP is weak, the Liberals tend to try to appeal to the more conservative side of their base,’ says Teamsters’ Mariam
The NDP caucus is less than one-third of their number last Parliament, with only seven MPs returning: Gord Johns, clockwise top left, Heather McPherson, Lori Idlout, Jenny Kwan, Leah Gazan, Don Davies, and Alexandre Boulerice. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
Veteran journalist Kevin Newman, left, The Hill Times' Leslie Dickson, and Pendulum Group's Heather Bakken at World Press Freedom Canada's awards luncheon on May 1 at the National Arts Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts

Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts
Veteran journalist Kevin Newman, left, The Hill Times' Leslie Dickson, and Pendulum Group's Heather Bakken at World Press Freedom Canada's awards luncheon on May 1 at the National Arts Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Carney holds his first post-election presser

  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will speak to reporters at his first press conference since winning the election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney holds his first post-election presser

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.

Carney holds his first post-election presser

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will speak to reporters at his first press conference since winning the election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

  • Rookie Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy says he decided to run against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'because someone needed to.' He also had the help
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
Newly elected Liberal MP for Carleton Bruce Fanjoy says he doesn't consider himself 'special,' but said his win was partly the product of listening to constituents, and said the election in Carleton was a 'referendum' on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who was defeated after 21 years in the riding. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
  • Rookie Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy says he decided to run against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'because someone needed to.' He also had the help

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
  • Rookie Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy says he decided to run against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'because someone needed to.' He also had the help
Newly elected Liberal MP for Carleton Bruce Fanjoy says he doesn't consider himself 'special,' but said his win was partly the product of listening to constituents, and said the election in Carleton was a 'referendum' on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who was defeated after 21 years in the riding. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to supporters at the TD Centre in Ottawa on April 29, 2025, after winning the election. If his cabinet can’t deliver, nothing else will, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to supporters at the TD Centre in Ottawa on April 29, 2025, after winning the election. If his cabinet can’t deliver, nothing else will, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro could go to jail for more than 40 years if he is found guilty of plotting to reverse his electoral defeat in 2022 by a military coup, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro could go to jail for more than 40 years if he is found guilty of plotting to reverse his electoral defeat in 2022 by a military coup, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

  • We can no longer ignore the direct link between how we vote and our ability to address the climate crisis. Canada urgently needs electoral
Opinion | BY SUZANNE APELIAN, EMERSON HOWITT | April 30, 2025
Pedestrians cross O'Connor Street in downtown Ottawa. Canada faces an existential threat from the climate crisis, yet our electoral system continues to undermine effective climate action, argue Suzanne Apelian and Emerson Howitt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

Opinion | BY SUZANNE APELIAN, EMERSON HOWITT | April 30, 2025
  • We can no longer ignore the direct link between how we vote and our ability to address the climate crisis. Canada urgently needs electoral

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

Opinion | BY SUZANNE APELIAN, EMERSON HOWITT | April 30, 2025
  • We can no longer ignore the direct link between how we vote and our ability to address the climate crisis. Canada urgently needs electoral
Pedestrians cross O'Connor Street in downtown Ottawa. Canada faces an existential threat from the climate crisis, yet our electoral system continues to undermine effective climate action, argue Suzanne Apelian and Emerson Howitt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It
Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
As the late Pope Francis said regarding debt cancellation in this Jubilee year, 'more than a question of generosity, this is a matter of justice,' write Dean Dettloff and Beth Lorimer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Catholic Church in England and Wales

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It
As the late Pope Francis said regarding debt cancellation in this Jubilee year, 'more than a question of generosity, this is a matter of justice,' write Dean Dettloff and Beth Lorimer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Catholic Church in England and Wales

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future
Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
If we want to protect elections, we have to protect identity, writes Ryan Sydor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future
If we want to protect elections, we have to protect identity, writes Ryan Sydor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives spent campaign ‘fending off attacks on all sides’ as Liberals, third parties dominated Meta election ads, says expert

  • The five main parties spent more than $5.5-million on Facebook and Instagram ads in the first 30 days of the election campaign, with the
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Green co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier are projected to spend nearly $8-million collectively on Meta ads alone this election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Conservatives spent campaign ‘fending off attacks on all sides’ as Liberals, third parties dominated Meta election ads, says expert

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
  • The five main parties spent more than $5.5-million on Facebook and Instagram ads in the first 30 days of the election campaign, with the

Conservatives spent campaign ‘fending off attacks on all sides’ as Liberals, third parties dominated Meta election ads, says expert

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
  • The five main parties spent more than $5.5-million on Facebook and Instagram ads in the first 30 days of the election campaign, with the
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Green co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier are projected to spend nearly $8-million collectively on Meta ads alone this election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
The Privy Council Office issues guidance for ministers and the public service on what they can and cannot do during an election period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.
The Privy Council Office issues guidance for ministers and the public service on what they can and cannot do during an election period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will all have some things to take away from this campaign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will all have some things to take away from this campaign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can’t seem to get through a day in the Oval Office without reverting to his accusations about those freeloaders in Canada, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can’t seem to get through a day in the Oval Office without reverting to his accusations about those freeloaders in Canada, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in
Opinion | April 30, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16, 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

Opinion | April 30, 2025
  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

Opinion | April 30, 2025
  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16, 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.
Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
The need to build trust in AI and ensure the technology is used for good are key factors in increasing business adoption. Clear rules for data privacy and security would help, writes Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.
The need to build trust in AI and ensure the technology is used for good are key factors in increasing business adoption. Clear rules for data privacy and security would help, writes Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Feds must step up to protect Canada’s natural health product industry

  • Instead of supporting these businesses, Health Canada is making it harder for them to survive, and is proposing a punitive and discriminatory cost recovery program.
Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | April 30, 2025
The natural health products industry is an integral part of Canadians' proactive health care, made up of companies from coast to coast to coast, writes CHFA's Aaron Skelton. Image courtesy of Freepik

Feds must step up to protect Canada’s natural health product industry

Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | April 30, 2025
  • Instead of supporting these businesses, Health Canada is making it harder for them to survive, and is proposing a punitive and discriminatory cost recovery program.

Feds must step up to protect Canada’s natural health product industry

Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | April 30, 2025
  • Instead of supporting these businesses, Health Canada is making it harder for them to survive, and is proposing a punitive and discriminatory cost recovery program.
The natural health products industry is an integral part of Canadians' proactive health care, made up of companies from coast to coast to coast, writes CHFA's Aaron Skelton. Image courtesy of Freepik

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
Conservative and Liberal supporters in Montreal ahead of the April 17 English-language leaders' debate. It is a major disservice to voters if party platforms are released mere days before ballots are cast, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that
Conservative and Liberal supporters in Montreal ahead of the April 17 English-language leaders' debate. It is a major disservice to voters if party platforms are released mere days before ballots are cast, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Third press secretary added to the Prime Minister’s Office

  • Plus, Public Services and Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek recently bade farewell to her director of parliamentary affairs, Kelsey MacDonald.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 27, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with media about the Public Order Emergency Commission's final report in the West Block on Feb. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Third press secretary added to the Prime Minister’s Office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 27, 2023
  • Plus, Public Services and Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek recently bade farewell to her director of parliamentary affairs, Kelsey MacDonald.

Third press secretary added to the Prime Minister’s Office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 27, 2023
  • Plus, Public Services and Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek recently bade farewell to her director of parliamentary affairs, Kelsey MacDonald.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with media about the Public Order Emergency Commission's final report in the West Block on Feb. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

What ChatGPT means for the new future of national security

  • If we fail to recognize systems like ChatGPT as the warning shots that they are, we can look forward to a future in which
Opinion | BY JEREMIE HARRIS | February 27, 2023
With ChatGPT, AI has truly crossed the Rubicon and the risks that AI watchers have warned about for years are materializing, writes Jérémie Harris. Unsplash photograph by Andrea De Santis

What ChatGPT means for the new future of national security

Opinion | BY JEREMIE HARRIS | February 27, 2023
  • If we fail to recognize systems like ChatGPT as the warning shots that they are, we can look forward to a future in which

What ChatGPT means for the new future of national security

Opinion | BY JEREMIE HARRIS | February 27, 2023
  • If we fail to recognize systems like ChatGPT as the warning shots that they are, we can look forward to a future in which
With ChatGPT, AI has truly crossed the Rubicon and the risks that AI watchers have warned about for years are materializing, writes Jérémie Harris. Unsplash photograph by Andrea De Santis

Like past conflicts, the full extent of war in Ukraine won’t be known for years

  • For those who want Putin held accountable for his actions in Ukraine, the same calls for justice are equally applicable to western leaders.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 27, 2023
Canadian elements of the enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Latvia conduct a wet-gap crossing with assistance from Spanish engineers as part of Operation Reassurance, on Feb. 9, 2023, at the Camp Adazi Training Area in Latvia. Spanish Army photograph by Staff Sergeant Christian Milano

Like past conflicts, the full extent of war in Ukraine won’t be known for years

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 27, 2023
  • For those who want Putin held accountable for his actions in Ukraine, the same calls for justice are equally applicable to western leaders.

Like past conflicts, the full extent of war in Ukraine won’t be known for years

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 27, 2023
  • For those who want Putin held accountable for his actions in Ukraine, the same calls for justice are equally applicable to western leaders.
Canadian elements of the enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Latvia conduct a wet-gap crossing with assistance from Spanish engineers as part of Operation Reassurance, on Feb. 9, 2023, at the Camp Adazi Training Area in Latvia. Spanish Army photograph by Staff Sergeant Christian Milano

Return-to-office mandate a step backwards for all Canadians

  • The offices aren’t ready, lacking equipment and offering a shortage of workstations.
Opinion | BY ALEX SILAS | February 27, 2023
Members of Public Service Alliance of Canada locals hold a demonstration outside the Prime Minister’s Office on Feb. 24, 2023. At a fundamental level, the return-to-office mandate is a violation of our right to collectively bargain and a decision that will endanger the services we all depend on, writes Alex Silas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Return-to-office mandate a step backwards for all Canadians

Opinion | BY ALEX SILAS | February 27, 2023
  • The offices aren’t ready, lacking equipment and offering a shortage of workstations.

Return-to-office mandate a step backwards for all Canadians

Opinion | BY ALEX SILAS | February 27, 2023
  • The offices aren’t ready, lacking equipment and offering a shortage of workstations.
Members of Public Service Alliance of Canada locals hold a demonstration outside the Prime Minister’s Office on Feb. 24, 2023. At a fundamental level, the return-to-office mandate is a violation of our right to collectively bargain and a decision that will endanger the services we all depend on, writes Alex Silas. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Making lethal molecules

  • Nobody wants to restrict new drug research, but let's think about how to control access to certain machine-learning models, public databases, and chemical synthesis
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 27, 2023
The Spiez lab is one of five in the world certified by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to identify developments in chemistry, biology, and enabling technologies that have implications for the Chemical and Biological Weapons Conventions, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Making lethal molecules

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 27, 2023
  • Nobody wants to restrict new drug research, but let's think about how to control access to certain machine-learning models, public databases, and chemical synthesis

Making lethal molecules

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 27, 2023
  • Nobody wants to restrict new drug research, but let's think about how to control access to certain machine-learning models, public databases, and chemical synthesis
The Spiez lab is one of five in the world certified by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to identify developments in chemistry, biology, and enabling technologies that have implications for the Chemical and Biological Weapons Conventions, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

CBC’s The Fifth Estate, former Power & Politics host Vassy Kapelos, and convoy protest coverage nominated for Canadian Screen Awards

  • Plus, John MacDonell, chief of staff to former ministers Peter MacKay and Erin O’Toole, dies at 56; Village Media launches The Trillium; and the
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 27, 2023
This just in: Investigative reporter with the CBC's weekly investigative program The Fifth Estate Harvey Cashore, left, and former CBC Power and Politics host Vassy Kapelos have both been nominated for Canadian Screen Awards. Photographs courtesy of Twitter, CTV News

CBC’s The Fifth Estate, former Power & Politics host Vassy Kapelos, and convoy protest coverage nominated for Canadian Screen Awards

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 27, 2023
  • Plus, John MacDonell, chief of staff to former ministers Peter MacKay and Erin O’Toole, dies at 56; Village Media launches The Trillium; and the

CBC’s The Fifth Estate, former Power & Politics host Vassy Kapelos, and convoy protest coverage nominated for Canadian Screen Awards

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 27, 2023
  • Plus, John MacDonell, chief of staff to former ministers Peter MacKay and Erin O’Toole, dies at 56; Village Media launches The Trillium; and the
This just in: Investigative reporter with the CBC's weekly investigative program The Fifth Estate Harvey Cashore, left, and former CBC Power and Politics host Vassy Kapelos have both been nominated for Canadian Screen Awards. Photographs courtesy of Twitter, CTV News

The 10 closest ridings that deprived Trudeau a majority in 2021 still either unwinnable, or toss-ups, say pollsters

  • If the Liberals had won 7,144 more votes in the 10 closest ridings in 2021, they would have won a majority government, according to
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 27, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently on the Hill. The deadline for the Liberal caucus to meet nomination conditions to be acclaimed as party candidates in the next election is March 1. As of Feb. 23, only nine MPs had been officially met these conditions by the Liberal Party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The 10 closest ridings that deprived Trudeau a majority in 2021 still either unwinnable, or toss-ups, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 27, 2023
  • If the Liberals had won 7,144 more votes in the 10 closest ridings in 2021, they would have won a majority government, according to

The 10 closest ridings that deprived Trudeau a majority in 2021 still either unwinnable, or toss-ups, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 27, 2023
  • If the Liberals had won 7,144 more votes in the 10 closest ridings in 2021, they would have won a majority government, according to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently on the Hill. The deadline for the Liberal caucus to meet nomination conditions to be acclaimed as party candidates in the next election is March 1. As of Feb. 23, only nine MPs had been officially met these conditions by the Liberal Party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liar choir at Fox News has been outed, court documents suggest

  • All three news personalities promoted conspiracy theories, despite not believing them. Even their boss Rupert Murdoch knew that his TV cash-cow was broadcasting Donald Trump’s lies
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 27, 2023
According to court filings, the Big Three at America’s most watched cable 'news' channel all knowingly lied about the 2020 election being stolen. That’s Laura Ingraham, left, Sean Hannity, and Tucker Carlson, the Fox News hosts with the largest prime-time audiences.   Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Liar choir at Fox News has been outed, court documents suggest

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 27, 2023
  • All three news personalities promoted conspiracy theories, despite not believing them. Even their boss Rupert Murdoch knew that his TV cash-cow was broadcasting Donald Trump’s lies

Liar choir at Fox News has been outed, court documents suggest

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 27, 2023
  • All three news personalities promoted conspiracy theories, despite not believing them. Even their boss Rupert Murdoch knew that his TV cash-cow was broadcasting Donald Trump’s lies
According to court filings, the Big Three at America’s most watched cable 'news' channel all knowingly lied about the 2020 election being stolen. That’s Laura Ingraham, left, Sean Hannity, and Tucker Carlson, the Fox News hosts with the largest prime-time audiences.   Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Even after failing to win a majority twice, Trudeau best-placed to go up against Poilievre in next election, but he’s also going to need luck, say politicos

  • To win their fourth mandate in a row, the Liberals need everything to go right for them and go wrong for the Conservatives and
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 27, 2023
Justin Trudeau, left, is a ‘once-in-a-generation phenomenon’ and is best placed to go up against Pierre Poilievre and Jagmeet Singh in the next election, says Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Even after failing to win a majority twice, Trudeau best-placed to go up against Poilievre in next election, but he’s also going to need luck, say politicos

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 27, 2023
  • To win their fourth mandate in a row, the Liberals need everything to go right for them and go wrong for the Conservatives and

Even after failing to win a majority twice, Trudeau best-placed to go up against Poilievre in next election, but he’s also going to need luck, say politicos

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 27, 2023
  • To win their fourth mandate in a row, the Liberals need everything to go right for them and go wrong for the Conservatives and
Justin Trudeau, left, is a ‘once-in-a-generation phenomenon’ and is best placed to go up against Pierre Poilievre and Jagmeet Singh in the next election, says Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Time to pay the piper

  • Google leadership told a parliamentary committee that the government’s attempt to monetize internet news content for local support would not work. They said the
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 27, 2023
Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez, left, on stage with CTV’s Vassy Kapelos at the Canadian Media Producers Association Prime Time conference in Ottawa on Feb. 2, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to pay the piper

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 27, 2023
  • Google leadership told a parliamentary committee that the government’s attempt to monetize internet news content for local support would not work. They said the

Time to pay the piper

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 27, 2023
  • Google leadership told a parliamentary committee that the government’s attempt to monetize internet news content for local support would not work. They said the
Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez, left, on stage with CTV’s Vassy Kapelos at the Canadian Media Producers Association Prime Time conference in Ottawa on Feb. 2, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Clearer amendments needed for progress on Liberal bill to ban assault weapons, says gun control group

  • The House Public Safety Committee met on Feb. 14 and Feb. 17 to discuss the effects of withdrawn amendments to Bill C-21.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 27, 2023
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said the government will pursue a ban on firearms "designed for the battlefield that have no place in our communities,” following the withdrawal of amendments G4 and G46 to Bill C-21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Clearer amendments needed for progress on Liberal bill to ban assault weapons, says gun control group

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 27, 2023
  • The House Public Safety Committee met on Feb. 14 and Feb. 17 to discuss the effects of withdrawn amendments to Bill C-21.

Clearer amendments needed for progress on Liberal bill to ban assault weapons, says gun control group

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 27, 2023
  • The House Public Safety Committee met on Feb. 14 and Feb. 17 to discuss the effects of withdrawn amendments to Bill C-21.
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said the government will pursue a ban on firearms "designed for the battlefield that have no place in our communities,” following the withdrawal of amendments G4 and G46 to Bill C-21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Innovation Corporation’s been a long time coming, but there’s ample room for skepticism

  • The CIC may bring some small economic improvement. But we need a much better picture of what the future needs than Ottawa is currently offering, or
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 27, 2023
Do we really know much more about what the Canada Innovation Corporation is expected to do than when it was first promised in Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2022 federal budget now that we have been presented with a 'blueprint' for the new agency? Not really. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Innovation Corporation’s been a long time coming, but there’s ample room for skepticism

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 27, 2023
  • The CIC may bring some small economic improvement. But we need a much better picture of what the future needs than Ottawa is currently offering, or

Canada Innovation Corporation’s been a long time coming, but there’s ample room for skepticism

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 27, 2023
  • The CIC may bring some small economic improvement. But we need a much better picture of what the future needs than Ottawa is currently offering, or
Do we really know much more about what the Canada Innovation Corporation is expected to do than when it was first promised in Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2022 federal budget now that we have been presented with a 'blueprint' for the new agency? Not really. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After Rouleau’s report, Emergencies Act Committee members say pressure’s on to ‘get this right,’ or ‘we will see this again’

  • MPs from three parties on the Declaration of Emergency Committee agree on one thing, at least: they don't want to see a repeat of
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 27, 2023
Justice Paul Rouleau, right, tabled his report from the Public Order Emergency Commission on Feb. 17, just over one year after the federal government enacted the Emergencies Act to resolve the weeks-long and increasingly hostile convoy protests in Ottawa and some border communities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After Rouleau’s report, Emergencies Act Committee members say pressure’s on to ‘get this right,’ or ‘we will see this again’

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 27, 2023
  • MPs from three parties on the Declaration of Emergency Committee agree on one thing, at least: they don't want to see a repeat of

After Rouleau’s report, Emergencies Act Committee members say pressure’s on to ‘get this right,’ or ‘we will see this again’

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 27, 2023
  • MPs from three parties on the Declaration of Emergency Committee agree on one thing, at least: they don't want to see a repeat of
Justice Paul Rouleau, right, tabled his report from the Public Order Emergency Commission on Feb. 17, just over one year after the federal government enacted the Emergencies Act to resolve the weeks-long and increasingly hostile convoy protests in Ottawa and some border communities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Failures of federalism abound

  • We need a strong federal government with provincial co-operation to protect Canadians and to build community resilience. Pierre Trudeau lamented that the feds must not
Opinion | BY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY | February 27, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Jan. 31, 2023, talking to reporters after a cabinet meeting in the West Block on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Failures of federalism abound

Opinion | BY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY | February 27, 2023
  • We need a strong federal government with provincial co-operation to protect Canadians and to build community resilience. Pierre Trudeau lamented that the feds must not

Failures of federalism abound

Opinion | BY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY | February 27, 2023
  • We need a strong federal government with provincial co-operation to protect Canadians and to build community resilience. Pierre Trudeau lamented that the feds must not
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Jan. 31, 2023, talking to reporters after a cabinet meeting in the West Block on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The cupboard is not bare: Canada can send Ukraine surplus LAVs

  • It is time Canada stepped up and commissioned some of its surplus inventory of LAVs to provide a cohesive land combat team of MBTs
Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | February 27, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently in a Hill scrum. Canada could offer to refurbish and up-armour vehicles that have officially been deemed surplus to the Canadian Army’s current requirements. These could be refurbished faster, armoured to a higher standard and cost less than any new IFVs, writes David Pratt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The cupboard is not bare: Canada can send Ukraine surplus LAVs

Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | February 27, 2023
  • It is time Canada stepped up and commissioned some of its surplus inventory of LAVs to provide a cohesive land combat team of MBTs

The cupboard is not bare: Canada can send Ukraine surplus LAVs

Opinion | BY DAVID PRATT | February 27, 2023
  • It is time Canada stepped up and commissioned some of its surplus inventory of LAVs to provide a cohesive land combat team of MBTs
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently in a Hill scrum. Canada could offer to refurbish and up-armour vehicles that have officially been deemed surplus to the Canadian Army’s current requirements. These could be refurbished faster, armoured to a higher standard and cost less than any new IFVs, writes David Pratt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Critics push back against proposed changes to cooling-off period for lobbyists, say they will restrict freedom of assembly

  • A proposed change to the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct would reduce the length of time lobbyists are banned from engaging specific designated public office
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 27, 2023
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger told the House Ethics Committee on Feb. 3 that a proposed update to the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct covering political work was 'carefully crafted to achieve its objective of restricting lobbying if a sense of obligation could reasonably be seen to exist and to provide the greatest clarity for lobbyists.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Critics push back against proposed changes to cooling-off period for lobbyists, say they will restrict freedom of assembly

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 27, 2023
  • A proposed change to the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct would reduce the length of time lobbyists are banned from engaging specific designated public office

Critics push back against proposed changes to cooling-off period for lobbyists, say they will restrict freedom of assembly

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 27, 2023
  • A proposed change to the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct would reduce the length of time lobbyists are banned from engaging specific designated public office
Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger told the House Ethics Committee on Feb. 3 that a proposed update to the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct covering political work was 'carefully crafted to achieve its objective of restricting lobbying if a sense of obligation could reasonably be seen to exist and to provide the greatest clarity for lobbyists.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freedom Convoy left downtown Ottawa scarred, but it’s time to heal

  • As much of a nightmare as this month-long siege was for those of us who lived through it, calling any of its participants 'fringe'
Opinion | BY JENN JEFFERYS | February 27, 2023
A Freedom Convoy supporter drinks a beer near the Senate Building on Feb. 17, 2022. Calling anyone 'fringe' was and still is a false characterization. They may not be the statistical majority, but Freedom Convoy supporters and sympathizers make up an enormous segment of the population, writes Jenn Jefferys. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freedom Convoy left downtown Ottawa scarred, but it’s time to heal

Opinion | BY JENN JEFFERYS | February 27, 2023
  • As much of a nightmare as this month-long siege was for those of us who lived through it, calling any of its participants 'fringe'

Freedom Convoy left downtown Ottawa scarred, but it’s time to heal

Opinion | BY JENN JEFFERYS | February 27, 2023
  • As much of a nightmare as this month-long siege was for those of us who lived through it, calling any of its participants 'fringe'
A Freedom Convoy supporter drinks a beer near the Senate Building on Feb. 17, 2022. Calling anyone 'fringe' was and still is a false characterization. They may not be the statistical majority, but Freedom Convoy supporters and sympathizers make up an enormous segment of the population, writes Jenn Jefferys. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Conservatives renew call for senior Liberals to testify in foreign interference study

  • Plus, the government moves ahead with plans to expropriate land to build a rail bypass around the town of Lac-Mégantic, Que., despite local opposition.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 27, 2023
Conservative MP Michael Cooper attends the Procedure and House Affairs Committee meeting in West Block on Feb. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Conservatives renew call for senior Liberals to testify in foreign interference study

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 27, 2023
  • Plus, the government moves ahead with plans to expropriate land to build a rail bypass around the town of Lac-Mégantic, Que., despite local opposition.

Politics This Morning: Conservatives renew call for senior Liberals to testify in foreign interference study

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 27, 2023
  • Plus, the government moves ahead with plans to expropriate land to build a rail bypass around the town of Lac-Mégantic, Que., despite local opposition.
Conservative MP Michael Cooper attends the Procedure and House Affairs Committee meeting in West Block on Feb. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PM’s regrets welcome, but would have been better a year ago

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau publicly expressed regret on Feb. 17 for denouncing all Freedom Convoy protesters last year as a “fringe minority” who held
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 27, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, pictured with Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, left, and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, centre, on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, after Commissioner Paul Rouleau released his report on the Emergencies Act. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

PM’s regrets welcome, but would have been better a year ago

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 27, 2023
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau publicly expressed regret on Feb. 17 for denouncing all Freedom Convoy protesters last year as a “fringe minority” who held

PM’s regrets welcome, but would have been better a year ago

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 27, 2023
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau publicly expressed regret on Feb. 17 for denouncing all Freedom Convoy protesters last year as a “fringe minority” who held
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, pictured with Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, left, and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, centre, on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, after Commissioner Paul Rouleau released his report on the Emergencies Act. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Thirsty neighbours: Canada does have strategies, policies, and water-sharing laws in place, writes Pentland

  • Re: “Should we let the H20 flow,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 21). Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan contend that “Canada needs a coherent well-thought-out
Opinion | February 27, 2023
Brian Mulroney, pictured Dec. 8, 2016, in Ottawa. Ralph Pentland writes that the 1987 Mulroney bill was not withdrawn in the face of public backlash as the authors suggest, but died on the Order Paper with the calling of the 'free trade' election of 1988. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Thirsty neighbours: Canada does have strategies, policies, and water-sharing laws in place, writes Pentland

Opinion | February 27, 2023
  • Re: “Should we let the H20 flow,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 21). Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan contend that “Canada needs a coherent well-thought-out

Thirsty neighbours: Canada does have strategies, policies, and water-sharing laws in place, writes Pentland

Opinion | February 27, 2023
  • Re: “Should we let the H20 flow,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 21). Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan contend that “Canada needs a coherent well-thought-out
Brian Mulroney, pictured Dec. 8, 2016, in Ottawa. Ralph Pentland writes that the 1987 Mulroney bill was not withdrawn in the face of public backlash as the authors suggest, but died on the Order Paper with the calling of the 'free trade' election of 1988. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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