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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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Canada can be an agriculture powerhouse if we meet the moment

  • While the country invests significantly in innovation, it lags in translating those inputs into tangible, high-quality outputs. 
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY ROBINSON | April 23, 2025
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Canada can capitalize on untapped agriculture and agri-food potential if we boost productivity, invest in infrastructure capacity, and address chronic labour disruptions, writes Senator Mary Robinson. Pexels photograph by Jannis Knorr

Canada can be an agriculture powerhouse if we meet the moment

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY ROBINSON | April 23, 2025
  • While the country invests significantly in innovation, it lags in translating those inputs into tangible, high-quality outputs. 

Canada can be an agriculture powerhouse if we meet the moment

Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY ROBINSON | April 23, 2025
  • While the country invests significantly in innovation, it lags in translating those inputs into tangible, high-quality outputs. 
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Canada can capitalize on untapped agriculture and agri-food potential if we boost productivity, invest in infrastructure capacity, and address chronic labour disruptions, writes Senator Mary Robinson. Pexels photograph by Jannis Knorr

Day 32: Poilievre in Nova Scotia

  • Plus, the Conservative leader made his case to the AFN.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 23, 2025
Pierre Poilievre, pictured campaigning with his wife, Anaida Poilievre. The Conservative Leader is heading to Sean Fraser's riding in Nova Scotia today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Day 32: Poilievre in Nova Scotia

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 23, 2025
  • Plus, the Conservative leader made his case to the AFN.

Day 32: Poilievre in Nova Scotia

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 23, 2025
  • Plus, the Conservative leader made his case to the AFN.
Pierre Poilievre, pictured campaigning with his wife, Anaida Poilievre. The Conservative Leader is heading to Sean Fraser's riding in Nova Scotia today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Read it on Reddit? Project looks to help Canadians navigate online political conversations

  • Early assessments of the popular subreddit r/Canada found a few 'power users' dominated the discourse, meaning 'a very small group of people have a
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 23, 2025
The Samara Centre is keeping an eye on online political discussions this election, both to help Canadians navigate potential risks, and to highlight the positives. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash, illustration by Joey Sabourin, and screenshots courtesy of Reddit, YouTube, and Bluesky

Read it on Reddit? Project looks to help Canadians navigate online political conversations

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 23, 2025
  • Early assessments of the popular subreddit r/Canada found a few 'power users' dominated the discourse, meaning 'a very small group of people have a

Read it on Reddit? Project looks to help Canadians navigate online political conversations

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 23, 2025
  • Early assessments of the popular subreddit r/Canada found a few 'power users' dominated the discourse, meaning 'a very small group of people have a
The Samara Centre is keeping an eye on online political discussions this election, both to help Canadians navigate potential risks, and to highlight the positives. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash, illustration by Joey Sabourin, and screenshots courtesy of Reddit, YouTube, and Bluesky

Tariffs take centre stage as Liberals look to hold Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi

  • Candidates are positioning themselves as the best placed to help future-proof the local economy, and represent residents amid the threats from across the southern
News | BY HUNTER CRESSWELL | April 23, 2025
Liberal Sophie Chatel, left, Conservative Brian Nolan, New Democrat Gilbert W. Whiteduck, and People’s Party candidate Todd Hoffman are among the candidates contesting the renamed riding of Pontiac–Kitigan Zibi, Que. Handout photographs

Tariffs take centre stage as Liberals look to hold Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi

News | BY HUNTER CRESSWELL | April 23, 2025
  • Candidates are positioning themselves as the best placed to help future-proof the local economy, and represent residents amid the threats from across the southern

Tariffs take centre stage as Liberals look to hold Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi

News | BY HUNTER CRESSWELL | April 23, 2025
  • Candidates are positioning themselves as the best placed to help future-proof the local economy, and represent residents amid the threats from across the southern
Liberal Sophie Chatel, left, Conservative Brian Nolan, New Democrat Gilbert W. Whiteduck, and People’s Party candidate Todd Hoffman are among the candidates contesting the renamed riding of Pontiac–Kitigan Zibi, Que. Handout photographs

‘I can’t go back and I can’t go forward’: Sudanese mothers struggle with delays to bring Canadian children home

  • Canadian officials have yet to create a pathway for Sudanese mothers to come to Canada with their children, who are citizens.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 22, 2025
Salma Mohammed, left, with her four-year-old son, Mohammed Mostafa, who is a Canadian citizen who has been unable to leave Sudan. Photograph courtesy of Salma Mohammed

‘I can’t go back and I can’t go forward’: Sudanese mothers struggle with delays to bring Canadian children home

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 22, 2025
  • Canadian officials have yet to create a pathway for Sudanese mothers to come to Canada with their children, who are citizens.

‘I can’t go back and I can’t go forward’: Sudanese mothers struggle with delays to bring Canadian children home

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 22, 2025
  • Canadian officials have yet to create a pathway for Sudanese mothers to come to Canada with their children, who are citizens.
Salma Mohammed, left, with her four-year-old son, Mohammed Mostafa, who is a Canadian citizen who has been unable to leave Sudan. Photograph courtesy of Salma Mohammed

Digging up a hidden election issue: development and control of critical minerals

  • At issue is whether a part of our sovereignty is about to be given up with a lopsided ‘agreement’ that gives the U.S. access
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | April 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, U.S. President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and U.S. Vice-President JD Vance. Critical minerals will remain high on Trump’s chaotic negotiating agenda after the April 28 election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, Flickr, Wikimedia Commons, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Digging up a hidden election issue: development and control of critical minerals

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | April 22, 2025
  • At issue is whether a part of our sovereignty is about to be given up with a lopsided ‘agreement’ that gives the U.S. access

Digging up a hidden election issue: development and control of critical minerals

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | April 22, 2025
  • At issue is whether a part of our sovereignty is about to be given up with a lopsided ‘agreement’ that gives the U.S. access
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, U.S. President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and U.S. Vice-President JD Vance. Critical minerals will remain high on Trump’s chaotic negotiating agenda after the April 28 election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, Flickr, Wikimedia Commons, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Day 31: Carney in Quebec, Poilievre sets out to take back Vaughan, and Singh campaigns with a former Alberta premier

  • Plus, the Conservatives will release their costed election platform today.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 22, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will appear at campaign rallies in the run up to the final voting day. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Day 31: Carney in Quebec, Poilievre sets out to take back Vaughan, and Singh campaigns with a former Alberta premier

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 22, 2025
  • Plus, the Conservatives will release their costed election platform today.

Day 31: Carney in Quebec, Poilievre sets out to take back Vaughan, and Singh campaigns with a former Alberta premier

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 22, 2025
  • Plus, the Conservatives will release their costed election platform today.
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will appear at campaign rallies in the run up to the final voting day. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Why health, environment, and justice must be centred in election platforms

  • We need parties to commit to preserving and expanding the health benefits and avoided health-care costs of current and proposed environmental regulations.
Opinion | BY TRIYA TESSA RAMBURN, KRISTINA SWAIN | April 21, 2025
Political parties must do more to protect the health of those facing the greatest burden of environmental harms, such as older adults, children, pregnant people, and people with disabilities, write Triya Tessa Ramburn and Kristina Swain. Unsplash photograph by Nikoline Arns

Why health, environment, and justice must be centred in election platforms

Opinion | BY TRIYA TESSA RAMBURN, KRISTINA SWAIN | April 21, 2025
  • We need parties to commit to preserving and expanding the health benefits and avoided health-care costs of current and proposed environmental regulations.

Why health, environment, and justice must be centred in election platforms

Opinion | BY TRIYA TESSA RAMBURN, KRISTINA SWAIN | April 21, 2025
  • We need parties to commit to preserving and expanding the health benefits and avoided health-care costs of current and proposed environmental regulations.
Political parties must do more to protect the health of those facing the greatest burden of environmental harms, such as older adults, children, pregnant people, and people with disabilities, write Triya Tessa Ramburn and Kristina Swain. Unsplash photograph by Nikoline Arns

Black and racialized Canadians could be a powerful force in this election if they harness the power of block voting

  • Communities voting around shared interests has helped shape American electoral outcomes for decades, but its potential has not been fully realized in Canada.
Opinion | BY AKOLISA UFODIKE, OLADAPO AKINSIPE | April 21, 2025
At a time when mis- and disinformation and voter apathy can undermine democracy, Black and racialized communities have an opportunity to assert their voice by showing up at the ballot box, write Akolisa Ufodike, and Oladapo Akinsipe. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Black and racialized Canadians could be a powerful force in this election if they harness the power of block voting

Opinion | BY AKOLISA UFODIKE, OLADAPO AKINSIPE | April 21, 2025
  • Communities voting around shared interests has helped shape American electoral outcomes for decades, but its potential has not been fully realized in Canada.

Black and racialized Canadians could be a powerful force in this election if they harness the power of block voting

Opinion | BY AKOLISA UFODIKE, OLADAPO AKINSIPE | April 21, 2025
  • Communities voting around shared interests has helped shape American electoral outcomes for decades, but its potential has not been fully realized in Canada.
At a time when mis- and disinformation and voter apathy can undermine democracy, Black and racialized communities have an opportunity to assert their voice by showing up at the ballot box, write Akolisa Ufodike, and Oladapo Akinsipe. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Recreation and parks: infrastructure Canada can’t afford to ignore

  • In uncertain economic times, a bold federal push to build and renew recreation infrastructure would fuel economic growth—just like Centennial-era investments did.
Opinion | BY MARTIN SAMPSON | April 21, 2025
Facilities in Kemptville and Arnprior. Across the country, aging pools, rinks, and community centres—most built during Canada’s centennial era—are falling apart, writes Martin Sampson. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Parks and Recreation Association

Recreation and parks: infrastructure Canada can’t afford to ignore

Opinion | BY MARTIN SAMPSON | April 21, 2025
  • In uncertain economic times, a bold federal push to build and renew recreation infrastructure would fuel economic growth—just like Centennial-era investments did.

Recreation and parks: infrastructure Canada can’t afford to ignore

Opinion | BY MARTIN SAMPSON | April 21, 2025
  • In uncertain economic times, a bold federal push to build and renew recreation infrastructure would fuel economic growth—just like Centennial-era investments did.
Facilities in Kemptville and Arnprior. Across the country, aging pools, rinks, and community centres—most built during Canada’s centennial era—are falling apart, writes Martin Sampson. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Parks and Recreation Association

The roadmap to protecting Canada’s economy with energy

  • The federal election provides a critical opportunity to translate shifting public attitudes into a coherent and forward-looking energy policy.
Opinion | BY DENNIS DARBY | April 21, 2025
The road to a pragmatic energy policy reset includes the politically challenging but necessary step of abandoning the proposed federal oil and gas emissions cap, writes Dennis Darby. Pexels photograph by Max Andrey

The roadmap to protecting Canada’s economy with energy

Opinion | BY DENNIS DARBY | April 21, 2025
  • The federal election provides a critical opportunity to translate shifting public attitudes into a coherent and forward-looking energy policy.

The roadmap to protecting Canada’s economy with energy

Opinion | BY DENNIS DARBY | April 21, 2025
  • The federal election provides a critical opportunity to translate shifting public attitudes into a coherent and forward-looking energy policy.
The road to a pragmatic energy policy reset includes the politically challenging but necessary step of abandoning the proposed federal oil and gas emissions cap, writes Dennis Darby. Pexels photograph by Max Andrey

Federal election brings new crop of defence promises to break

  • Both governing parties have a proven track record of neglecting Canada's national defence and veterans.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 21, 2025
Whichever way you cast your vote in the coming election, do not believe the promises made regarding defence investment, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Master Corporal Alana Morin

Federal election brings new crop of defence promises to break

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 21, 2025
  • Both governing parties have a proven track record of neglecting Canada's national defence and veterans.

Federal election brings new crop of defence promises to break

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 21, 2025
  • Both governing parties have a proven track record of neglecting Canada's national defence and veterans.
Whichever way you cast your vote in the coming election, do not believe the promises made regarding defence investment, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Master Corporal Alana Morin

Party tactics, online abuse could be behind fewer candidates running in 2025 compared to past elections

  • There are 1,959 candidates contesting the 343 ridings across the country this year, the fewest since 2015.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 21, 2025
More candidates appeared on ballots in the 2019 and 2021 elections compared to the 2025 poll, despite there having been fewer seats to contest. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Party tactics, online abuse could be behind fewer candidates running in 2025 compared to past elections

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 21, 2025
  • There are 1,959 candidates contesting the 343 ridings across the country this year, the fewest since 2015.

Party tactics, online abuse could be behind fewer candidates running in 2025 compared to past elections

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 21, 2025
  • There are 1,959 candidates contesting the 343 ridings across the country this year, the fewest since 2015.
More candidates appeared on ballots in the 2019 and 2021 elections compared to the 2025 poll, despite there having been fewer seats to contest. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carleton remains a stronghold for Poilievre, but with some uncertainty from changed boundaries, says strategist

  • A record 91 candidates running for the seat in Carleton is unlikely to change the outcome of the vote, with Poilievre likely to win,
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 21, 2025
The 2025 federal election is Pierre Poilievre's first time running for re-election while holding the leadership of the Conservative Party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carleton remains a stronghold for Poilievre, but with some uncertainty from changed boundaries, says strategist

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 21, 2025
  • A record 91 candidates running for the seat in Carleton is unlikely to change the outcome of the vote, with Poilievre likely to win,

Carleton remains a stronghold for Poilievre, but with some uncertainty from changed boundaries, says strategist

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 21, 2025
  • A record 91 candidates running for the seat in Carleton is unlikely to change the outcome of the vote, with Poilievre likely to win,
The 2025 federal election is Pierre Poilievre's first time running for re-election while holding the leadership of the Conservative Party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Angry’ Conservative base and ‘fearful’ Liberals expected to boost turnout this election, say political players

  • Voters are ‘genned up,' or highly motivated, and are poised to make their voices heard in next week’s election, says Darrell Bricker, CEO of
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 21, 2025
Elizabeth May, left, Jagmeet Singh, Mark Carney, Pierre Poilievre, Yves-François Blanchet, and Jonathan Pedneault. In what's shaping up to be one of the most consequential elections in Canadian history—with high stakes and every vote counting—voter turnout on April 28 is expected to be significantly higher, says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

‘Angry’ Conservative base and ‘fearful’ Liberals expected to boost turnout this election, say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 21, 2025
  • Voters are ‘genned up,' or highly motivated, and are poised to make their voices heard in next week’s election, says Darrell Bricker, CEO of

‘Angry’ Conservative base and ‘fearful’ Liberals expected to boost turnout this election, say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 21, 2025
  • Voters are ‘genned up,' or highly motivated, and are poised to make their voices heard in next week’s election, says Darrell Bricker, CEO of
Elizabeth May, left, Jagmeet Singh, Mark Carney, Pierre Poilievre, Yves-François Blanchet, and Jonathan Pedneault. In what's shaping up to be one of the most consequential elections in Canadian history—with high stakes and every vote counting—voter turnout on April 28 is expected to be significantly higher, says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

‘We’re behind’: some senior Conservatives call out central campaign for failing to focus more on Trump’s tariffs

  • According to seat projections by polling aggregator 338Canada.com, if an election were to happen now, the Liberals would win 193 seats, the Conservatives 121, the
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 21, 2025
Liberal Leader and Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party co-Leader Jonathan Pedneault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We’re behind’: some senior Conservatives call out central campaign for failing to focus more on Trump’s tariffs

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 21, 2025
  • According to seat projections by polling aggregator 338Canada.com, if an election were to happen now, the Liberals would win 193 seats, the Conservatives 121, the

‘We’re behind’: some senior Conservatives call out central campaign for failing to focus more on Trump’s tariffs

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 21, 2025
  • According to seat projections by polling aggregator 338Canada.com, if an election were to happen now, the Liberals would win 193 seats, the Conservatives 121, the
Liberal Leader and Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party co-Leader Jonathan Pedneault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Vote for ‘we’ instead of ‘me’ in this election

  • Canada’s sovereignty is explicitly being targeted by the failed state of America. We will need to continue to rip down inter-provincial trade barriers like our
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 21, 2025
This may be one of the first elections that Canadians are looking squarely at our own unity in the face of external pressures, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Vote for ‘we’ instead of ‘me’ in this election

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 21, 2025
  • Canada’s sovereignty is explicitly being targeted by the failed state of America. We will need to continue to rip down inter-provincial trade barriers like our

Vote for ‘we’ instead of ‘me’ in this election

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | April 21, 2025
  • Canada’s sovereignty is explicitly being targeted by the failed state of America. We will need to continue to rip down inter-provincial trade barriers like our
This may be one of the first elections that Canadians are looking squarely at our own unity in the face of external pressures, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Gaza exposes a crisis of conscience in federal election

  • This election offers Canadians a rare and vital opportunity to demand a foreign policy grounded in justice, human rights, and accountability.
Opinion | BY TAHA GHAYYUR | April 21, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney's response at a campaign rally to the conflict in Gaza was both dismissive and detached, writes Taha Ghayyur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Gaza exposes a crisis of conscience in federal election

Opinion | BY TAHA GHAYYUR | April 21, 2025
  • This election offers Canadians a rare and vital opportunity to demand a foreign policy grounded in justice, human rights, and accountability.

Gaza exposes a crisis of conscience in federal election

Opinion | BY TAHA GHAYYUR | April 21, 2025
  • This election offers Canadians a rare and vital opportunity to demand a foreign policy grounded in justice, human rights, and accountability.
Liberal Leader Mark Carney's response at a campaign rally to the conflict in Gaza was both dismissive and detached, writes Taha Ghayyur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cracks in conservative solidarity could spell trouble for Poilievre

  • With the Conservatives now trailing the Liberals in the polls, some outside the Poilievre team’s inner circle have smelt blood in the water and
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 21, 2025
Since Pierre Poilievre became Conservative leader, he has run a tight ship, with a close circle of advisers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cracks in conservative solidarity could spell trouble for Poilievre

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 21, 2025
  • With the Conservatives now trailing the Liberals in the polls, some outside the Poilievre team’s inner circle have smelt blood in the water and

Cracks in conservative solidarity could spell trouble for Poilievre

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 21, 2025
  • With the Conservatives now trailing the Liberals in the polls, some outside the Poilievre team’s inner circle have smelt blood in the water and
Since Pierre Poilievre became Conservative leader, he has run a tight ship, with a close circle of advisers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reconciliation starts local, says author of guide book for non-Indigenous allies

  • Rose LeMay says it's 'up to non-Indigenous people to change these systems so that Indigenous Peoples are not treated worse than others.'
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 21, 2025
Rose LeMay is the author of Ally Is a Verb. Book cover courtesy of Page Two and handout photograph

Reconciliation starts local, says author of guide book for non-Indigenous allies

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 21, 2025
  • Rose LeMay says it's 'up to non-Indigenous people to change these systems so that Indigenous Peoples are not treated worse than others.'

Reconciliation starts local, says author of guide book for non-Indigenous allies

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 21, 2025
  • Rose LeMay says it's 'up to non-Indigenous people to change these systems so that Indigenous Peoples are not treated worse than others.'
Rose LeMay is the author of Ally Is a Verb. Book cover courtesy of Page Two and handout photograph

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