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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

Tories strip five Ontario ridings of bellwether status, while 29 seats remain

  • Just under one in 10 ridings have elected MPs from the governing party since at least 2011.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 1, 2025
Liberal MPs, top row from left, Karina Gould, Terry Duguid, and Chris Bittle continued their riding's historic bellwether status, while Conservatives, bottom from left, Connie Cody, Sandra Cobena, and Roman Baber flipped seats that have long stuck with the governing party. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and courtesy of the Conservative Party

Tories strip five Ontario ridings of bellwether status, while 29 seats remain

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 1, 2025
  • Just under one in 10 ridings have elected MPs from the governing party since at least 2011.

Tories strip five Ontario ridings of bellwether status, while 29 seats remain

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 1, 2025
  • Just under one in 10 ridings have elected MPs from the governing party since at least 2011.
Liberal MPs, top row from left, Karina Gould, Terry Duguid, and Chris Bittle continued their riding's historic bellwether status, while Conservatives, bottom from left, Connie Cody, Sandra Cobena, and Roman Baber flipped seats that have long stuck with the governing party. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and courtesy of the Conservative Party

Efforts underway to bury Pope Francis’ legacy as a climate radical

  • The late pope's commitment was relentless, weaving environmental justice into the heart of Catholic thought.
Opinion | BY NATHANIEL MONG’ARE | May 1, 2025
Barely days after the death of Pope Francis, his legacy is already being whitewashed. Don’t let the coming Conclave bury his work, writes  Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Efforts underway to bury Pope Francis’ legacy as a climate radical

Opinion | BY NATHANIEL MONG’ARE | May 1, 2025
  • The late pope's commitment was relentless, weaving environmental justice into the heart of Catholic thought.

Efforts underway to bury Pope Francis’ legacy as a climate radical

Opinion | BY NATHANIEL MONG’ARE | May 1, 2025
  • The late pope's commitment was relentless, weaving environmental justice into the heart of Catholic thought.
Barely days after the death of Pope Francis, his legacy is already being whitewashed. Don’t let the coming Conclave bury his work, writes  Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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

New Democrats regroup

  • Plus, the ‘sprint’ to prepare for the new Parliament is on.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 1, 2025
Heather McPherson and the other six remaining NDP MPs will meet today to plan for the return of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats regroup

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 1, 2025
  • Plus, the ‘sprint’ to prepare for the new Parliament is on.

New Democrats regroup

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 1, 2025
  • Plus, the ‘sprint’ to prepare for the new Parliament is on.
Heather McPherson and the other six remaining NDP MPs will meet today to plan for the return of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The election outcomes for Mark Carney’s first cabinet

  • All but four of Prime Minister Mark Carney's ministers won by margins greater than 20 points over their second-place contenders.
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
Some of the re-elected members of Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet, from bottom right: Dominic LeBlanc, Mélanie Joly, François-Philippe Champagne, David McGuinty, Anita Anand, Gary Anandasangaree, and Steven Guilbeault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

The election outcomes for Mark Carney’s first cabinet

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
  • All but four of Prime Minister Mark Carney's ministers won by margins greater than 20 points over their second-place contenders.

The election outcomes for Mark Carney’s first cabinet

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
  • All but four of Prime Minister Mark Carney's ministers won by margins greater than 20 points over their second-place contenders.
Some of the re-elected members of Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet, from bottom right: Dominic LeBlanc, Mélanie Joly, François-Philippe Champagne, David McGuinty, Anita Anand, Gary Anandasangaree, and Steven Guilbeault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

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

Carney facing calls for action, change as Liberals dive into rare fourth term

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a rare fourth-straight mandate for the Liberals, but the tight results suggest challenges ahead as the new government stickhandles
News | BY IREM KOCA | April 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says after speaking with U.S. President Donald Trump, the leaders agreed to meet in person in the near future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney facing calls for action, change as Liberals dive into rare fourth term

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 30, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a rare fourth-straight mandate for the Liberals, but the tight results suggest challenges ahead as the new government stickhandles

Carney facing calls for action, change as Liberals dive into rare fourth term

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 30, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a rare fourth-straight mandate for the Liberals, but the tight results suggest challenges ahead as the new government stickhandles
Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says after speaking with U.S. President Donald Trump, the leaders agreed to meet in person in the near future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An Indo-Pakistan nuclear war would hit the whole world

  • India has also worked to keep the level of violence down, even though the basic relationship is one of mutual hatred with religious overtones.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 30, 2025
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The relationship between the two nations is fundamentally unstable because Pakistan has only one-sixth of India’s population and one-10th of its wealth, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

An Indo-Pakistan nuclear war would hit the whole world

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 30, 2025
  • India has also worked to keep the level of violence down, even though the basic relationship is one of mutual hatred with religious overtones.

An Indo-Pakistan nuclear war would hit the whole world

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 30, 2025
  • India has also worked to keep the level of violence down, even though the basic relationship is one of mutual hatred with religious overtones.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The relationship between the two nations is fundamentally unstable because Pakistan has only one-sixth of India’s population and one-10th of its wealth, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

‘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

Here’s hoping MPs return with a sense of respect for Parliament

  • Rookies and returning incumbents would both be well served by understanding the rules and intended functioning of our federal legislature. 
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 30, 2025
The House of Commons Chamber is pictured on Sept. 12, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s hoping MPs return with a sense of respect for Parliament

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 30, 2025
  • Rookies and returning incumbents would both be well served by understanding the rules and intended functioning of our federal legislature. 

Here’s hoping MPs return with a sense of respect for Parliament

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 30, 2025
  • Rookies and returning incumbents would both be well served by understanding the rules and intended functioning of our federal legislature. 
The House of Commons Chamber is pictured on Sept. 12, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Blanchet’s Bloc doesn’t add value to Parliament

  • In this moment of great strain on Canada, hardline separatists like the Bloc Québécois leader and his caucus now hold the balance of power.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 30, 2025
Yves-Francois Blanchet
Yves-Francois Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet’s recent comments calling Canada an ‘artificial country’ were unwelcome at a time of the country’s existential crisis, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Blanchet’s Bloc doesn’t add value to Parliament

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 30, 2025
  • In this moment of great strain on Canada, hardline separatists like the Bloc Québécois leader and his caucus now hold the balance of power.

Blanchet’s Bloc doesn’t add value to Parliament

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 30, 2025
  • In this moment of great strain on Canada, hardline separatists like the Bloc Québécois leader and his caucus now hold the balance of power.
Yves-Francois Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet’s recent comments calling Canada an ‘artificial country’ were unwelcome at a time of the country’s existential crisis, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

It was an election campaign unlike any other

  • Heard on the Hill looks back on the highs and lows of this election campaign which took a sombre tone in its final days
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, top right, and Green co-Leader Elizabeth May did the Hip Flip with the irreverent journalist Nardwuar earlier this month Screenshots courtesy of YouTube

It was an election campaign unlike any other

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 30, 2025
  • Heard on the Hill looks back on the highs and lows of this election campaign which took a sombre tone in its final days

It was an election campaign unlike any other

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 30, 2025
  • Heard on the Hill looks back on the highs and lows of this election campaign which took a sombre tone in its final days
Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, top right, and Green co-Leader Elizabeth May did the Hip Flip with the irreverent journalist Nardwuar earlier this month Screenshots courtesy of YouTube

What now?

  • Plus, the government is once again running out of cash.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
With the election behind them, Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre face a series of new challenges. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

What now?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
  • Plus, the government is once again running out of cash.

What now?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
  • Plus, the government is once again running out of cash.
With the election behind them, Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre face a series of new challenges. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

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

Canada must not join the deregulation race to the bottom

  • Long-term forestry-based employment can only be sustained if forests are managed to ensure their continued ecological integrity.
Opinion | BY RACHEL PLOTKIN, JULEE BOAN, MICHAEL POLANYI | April 30, 2025
Trees
Trees
Canada must recognize that forest degradation is occurring and move to redress it, write Rachel Plotkin, Julee Boan, and Michael Polanyi. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Felix Mittermeier

Canada must not join the deregulation race to the bottom

Opinion | BY RACHEL PLOTKIN, JULEE BOAN, MICHAEL POLANYI | April 30, 2025
  • Long-term forestry-based employment can only be sustained if forests are managed to ensure their continued ecological integrity.

Canada must not join the deregulation race to the bottom

Opinion | BY RACHEL PLOTKIN, JULEE BOAN, MICHAEL POLANYI | April 30, 2025
  • Long-term forestry-based employment can only be sustained if forests are managed to ensure their continued ecological integrity.
Trees
Canada must recognize that forest degradation is occurring and move to redress it, write Rachel Plotkin, Julee Boan, and Michael Polanyi. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Felix Mittermeier

Let’s support a Canada that cares beyond our borders: letter writer

  • Since the federal election was called on March 23, like many Canadians, I’ve been asking myself: who am I voting for, and what do
Opinion | April 30, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Let’s support a Canada that cares beyond our borders: letter writer

Opinion | April 30, 2025
  • Since the federal election was called on March 23, like many Canadians, I’ve been asking myself: who am I voting for, and what do

Let’s support a Canada that cares beyond our borders: letter writer

Opinion | April 30, 2025
  • Since the federal election was called on March 23, like many Canadians, I’ve been asking myself: who am I voting for, and what do
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Carney, Poilievre address supporters in late-night election speeches

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney grins before he takes to the stage to give his victory speech at the Liberals' election night event at Ottawa's TD Place Arena on April 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney, Poilievre address supporters in late-night election speeches

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 29, 2025

Carney, Poilievre address supporters in late-night election speeches

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney grins before he takes to the stage to give his victory speech at the Liberals' election night event at Ottawa's TD Place Arena on April 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Comeback complete

  • Plus, Riddhi Kachhela asked voters in Nepean and Carleton why they cast their ballot.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 29, 2025
Mark Carney has won his first election and his first mandate from voters to serve as prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Comeback complete

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 29, 2025
  • Plus, Riddhi Kachhela asked voters in Nepean and Carleton why they cast their ballot.

Comeback complete

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 29, 2025
  • Plus, Riddhi Kachhela asked voters in Nepean and Carleton why they cast their ballot.
Mark Carney has won his first election and his first mandate from voters to serve as prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Change takes time’: Poilievre praises ‘major’ Conservative breakthroughs in future-focused concession speech

  • Early results had the Conservatives achieving 41.7 per cent of the total vote, exceeding the 33.7 per cent of the popular vote reached by
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STUART BENSON | April 29, 2025 | UPDATED May 1, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, shown here with his wife, Anaida, delivered a concession speech at the Rogers Centre in Ottawa early in April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Change takes time’: Poilievre praises ‘major’ Conservative breakthroughs in future-focused concession speech

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STUART BENSON | April 29, 2025 | UPDATED May 1, 2025
  • Early results had the Conservatives achieving 41.7 per cent of the total vote, exceeding the 33.7 per cent of the popular vote reached by

‘Change takes time’: Poilievre praises ‘major’ Conservative breakthroughs in future-focused concession speech

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STUART BENSON | April 29, 2025 | UPDATED May 1, 2025
  • Early results had the Conservatives achieving 41.7 per cent of the total vote, exceeding the 33.7 per cent of the popular vote reached by
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, shown here with his wife, Anaida, delivered a concession speech at the Rogers Centre in Ottawa early in April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada’s sub-standard submarines

  • Can the Royal Canadian Navy really lose a capability that it doesn't actually possess?
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 28, 2025
HMCS Windsor takes part in Exercise Cutlass Fury on Sept. 18, 2016. It is the only one of Canada's four Victoria-class submarines that has been to sea since 2021, notes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of DND/Cpl. Chris Ringius

Canada’s sub-standard submarines

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 28, 2025
  • Can the Royal Canadian Navy really lose a capability that it doesn't actually possess?

Canada’s sub-standard submarines

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 28, 2025
  • Can the Royal Canadian Navy really lose a capability that it doesn't actually possess?
HMCS Windsor takes part in Exercise Cutlass Fury on Sept. 18, 2016. It is the only one of Canada's four Victoria-class submarines that has been to sea since 2021, notes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of DND/Cpl. Chris Ringius

How many questions did federal leaders take at their daily campaign press events?

  • Pierre Poilievre took an average of four questions a day, Mark Carney took nine, Jagmeet Singh took 12, and Yves-François Blanchet took 13.
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 28, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

How many questions did federal leaders take at their daily campaign press events?

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 28, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre took an average of four questions a day, Mark Carney took nine, Jagmeet Singh took 12, and Yves-François Blanchet took 13.

How many questions did federal leaders take at their daily campaign press events?

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 28, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre took an average of four questions a day, Mark Carney took nine, Jagmeet Singh took 12, and Yves-François Blanchet took 13.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

In one week, I voted in two elections, three ballot papers, but had zero democracy sausages in Canada

  • Voting traditions in both Canada and Australia fill one's heart with civic pride, but only one country also fills an elector's stomach.
Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
The sausage sandwich—or democracy sausage—has become a ubiquitous part of election day in Australia. The Hill Times photograph by Stephen Jeffery

In one week, I voted in two elections, three ballot papers, but had zero democracy sausages in Canada

Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Voting traditions in both Canada and Australia fill one's heart with civic pride, but only one country also fills an elector's stomach.

In one week, I voted in two elections, three ballot papers, but had zero democracy sausages in Canada

Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Voting traditions in both Canada and Australia fill one's heart with civic pride, but only one country also fills an elector's stomach.
The sausage sandwich—or democracy sausage—has become a ubiquitous part of election day in Australia. The Hill Times photograph by Stephen Jeffery

Voting is only the beginning of the democratic conversation

  • Scrutiny, vigilance, and accountability are also important for all other days of the electoral cycle.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 28, 2025
Elections Canada said last week that approximately 7.3 million people cast their ballots during the four days of advance polling, a 25 per cent increase from 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Voting is only the beginning of the democratic conversation

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 28, 2025
  • Scrutiny, vigilance, and accountability are also important for all other days of the electoral cycle.

Voting is only the beginning of the democratic conversation

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 28, 2025
  • Scrutiny, vigilance, and accountability are also important for all other days of the electoral cycle.
Elections Canada said last week that approximately 7.3 million people cast their ballots during the four days of advance polling, a 25 per cent increase from 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tackling Trump or offering change: competing priorities to determine this election

  • Polling last week showed the Conservatives led among those who saw a change in direction as the key election issue, but Abacus Data’s David
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are seeking votes from an electorate interested in a change in direction and standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump, according to polls published last week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Tackling Trump or offering change: competing priorities to determine this election

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Polling last week showed the Conservatives led among those who saw a change in direction as the key election issue, but Abacus Data’s David

Tackling Trump or offering change: competing priorities to determine this election

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Polling last week showed the Conservatives led among those who saw a change in direction as the key election issue, but Abacus Data’s David
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are seeking votes from an electorate interested in a change in direction and standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump, according to polls published last week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

  • Michael W. Higgins uses his understanding of the Jesuit order to provide insights on the traditions that guided Francis through his reform agenda.
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
Pope Francis
Pope Francis
The late Pope Francis. 'He humanized the papacy, jettisoned much of the silly and encrusted protocols and habits that made the Vatican a kingdom of princelings, and attached priority to the pastoral over the cerebral, people over concepts, in the exercise of his ministry as the Successor of Peter,' says author Michael W. Higgins. Photograph courtesy of Flicker/Catholic Church in England and Wales

Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Michael W. Higgins uses his understanding of the Jesuit order to provide insights on the traditions that guided Francis through his reform agenda.

Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Michael W. Higgins uses his understanding of the Jesuit order to provide insights on the traditions that guided Francis through his reform agenda.
Pope Francis
The late Pope Francis. 'He humanized the papacy, jettisoned much of the silly and encrusted protocols and habits that made the Vatican a kingdom of princelings, and attached priority to the pastoral over the cerebral, people over concepts, in the exercise of his ministry as the Successor of Peter,' says author Michael W. Higgins. Photograph courtesy of Flicker/Catholic Church in England and Wales
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Hybrid House should survive the pandemic

  • For nearly two years, the Canadian House of Commons has used a hybrid model, meaning Parliamentarians can attend in-person or via video-teleconferencing for House
Opinion | BY ELIZABETH GOODYEAR-GRANT | June 22, 2022
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, pictured June 20, 2022, arriving at the West Block before Question Period. The hybrid House of Commons is worth preserving—but only if its post-pandemic future is carefully designed and implemented, writes Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, a professor of political studies and director of the Canadian Opinion Research Archive at Queen’s University. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hybrid House should survive the pandemic

Opinion | BY ELIZABETH GOODYEAR-GRANT | June 22, 2022
  • For nearly two years, the Canadian House of Commons has used a hybrid model, meaning Parliamentarians can attend in-person or via video-teleconferencing for House

Hybrid House should survive the pandemic

Opinion | BY ELIZABETH GOODYEAR-GRANT | June 22, 2022
  • For nearly two years, the Canadian House of Commons has used a hybrid model, meaning Parliamentarians can attend in-person or via video-teleconferencing for House
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, pictured June 20, 2022, arriving at the West Block before Question Period. The hybrid House of Commons is worth preserving—but only if its post-pandemic future is carefully designed and implemented, writes Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, a professor of political studies and director of the Canadian Opinion Research Archive at Queen’s University. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Israel: it’s all about Bibi

  • LONDON, U.K.—There was a rare moment of grace in Israeli politics on June 20, as Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 22, 2022
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
The eight-party coalition had one unifying principle: to stop ‘Bibi’ (Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister for most of the past 25 years) from coming back to power yet again. It could only work by concentrating on social issues (where there was some agreement) while preserving the status quo on ‘security,' settler violence and Palestinian rights, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Israel: it’s all about Bibi

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 22, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—There was a rare moment of grace in Israeli politics on June 20, as Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid

Israel: it’s all about Bibi

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 22, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—There was a rare moment of grace in Israeli politics on June 20, as Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid
Benjamin Netanyahu
The eight-party coalition had one unifying principle: to stop ‘Bibi’ (Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister for most of the past 25 years) from coming back to power yet again. It could only work by concentrating on social issues (where there was some agreement) while preserving the status quo on ‘security,' settler violence and Palestinian rights, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Burying our heads, and carbon dioxide, in the sand

  • Budget 2022 adds detail to the investment tax credit for carbon capture, utilization, and storage proposed in the previous budget. Credit rates are set
Opinion | BY KATHRYN KAVANAGH | June 22, 2022
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured in November 2020. Budget 2022 sets credit rates at 60 per cent for investment in equipment to capture carbon dioxide via direct air capture, 50 per cent for capture by other methods, and only 37.5 per cent for investment in the transportation, storage, and use of CO2.

Burying our heads, and carbon dioxide, in the sand

Opinion | BY KATHRYN KAVANAGH | June 22, 2022
  • Budget 2022 adds detail to the investment tax credit for carbon capture, utilization, and storage proposed in the previous budget. Credit rates are set

Burying our heads, and carbon dioxide, in the sand

Opinion | BY KATHRYN KAVANAGH | June 22, 2022
  • Budget 2022 adds detail to the investment tax credit for carbon capture, utilization, and storage proposed in the previous budget. Credit rates are set
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault, pictured in November 2020. Budget 2022 sets credit rates at 60 per cent for investment in equipment to capture carbon dioxide via direct air capture, 50 per cent for capture by other methods, and only 37.5 per cent for investment in the transportation, storage, and use of CO2.

Global road safety crisis an issue for Canadians

  • Canada’s road safety statistics over the last two decades provide a stellar example that with targeted investments, road traffic deaths and injuries can be
Opinion | BY NNEKA HENRY | June 22, 2022
Each year in Canada, about 2,000 people are killed and 165,000 are injured while using the road transportation system, adding to the dismal 1.3 million deaths and more than 50 million injuries globally, writes Nneka Henry. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Global road safety crisis an issue for Canadians

Opinion | BY NNEKA HENRY | June 22, 2022
  • Canada’s road safety statistics over the last two decades provide a stellar example that with targeted investments, road traffic deaths and injuries can be

Global road safety crisis an issue for Canadians

Opinion | BY NNEKA HENRY | June 22, 2022
  • Canada’s road safety statistics over the last two decades provide a stellar example that with targeted investments, road traffic deaths and injuries can be
Each year in Canada, about 2,000 people are killed and 165,000 are injured while using the road transportation system, adding to the dismal 1.3 million deaths and more than 50 million injuries globally, writes Nneka Henry. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Photo of the Day

Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Karina Gould announces $12.5-million for 225 regulated and/or licensed early learning and child care centres across Canada at a June 22 event at Centre d’appui et de prevention in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day

Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Karina Gould announces $12.5-million for 225 regulated and/or licensed early learning and child care centres across Canada at a June 22 event at Centre d’appui et de prevention in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Indigenous women face alarming treatment under criminal law, a notorious instrument of colonialism

  • Canada has a colonial past. It has a colonial present. Without decisive federal action, it will have a colonial future. Reports recently released by
Opinion | BY MARY EBERTS | June 22, 2022
It is essential that Canada immediately launch an in-depth national inquiry into the racist and misogynistic culture of the RCMP, overseen by Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, with a view to ridding the force of practices and policies which perpetuate its colonial mindset, writes Mary Eberts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Indigenous women face alarming treatment under criminal law, a notorious instrument of colonialism

Opinion | BY MARY EBERTS | June 22, 2022
  • Canada has a colonial past. It has a colonial present. Without decisive federal action, it will have a colonial future. Reports recently released by

Indigenous women face alarming treatment under criminal law, a notorious instrument of colonialism

Opinion | BY MARY EBERTS | June 22, 2022
  • Canada has a colonial past. It has a colonial present. Without decisive federal action, it will have a colonial future. Reports recently released by
It is essential that Canada immediately launch an in-depth national inquiry into the racist and misogynistic culture of the RCMP, overseen by Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, with a view to ridding the force of practices and policies which perpetuate its colonial mindset, writes Mary Eberts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Diplomatic Circles: India celebrates diamond anniversary

  • Indian High Commissioner AjayBisaria, left, marked his country’s75th independence day at the ShawCentre on June 14. He was joined byevent organizer Krishan Gupta andForeign

Diplomatic Circles: India celebrates diamond anniversary

  • Indian High Commissioner AjayBisaria, left, marked his country’s75th independence day at the ShawCentre on June 14. He was joined byevent organizer Krishan Gupta andForeign

Diplomatic Circles: India celebrates diamond anniversary

  • Indian High Commissioner AjayBisaria, left, marked his country’s75th independence day at the ShawCentre on June 14. He was joined byevent organizer Krishan Gupta andForeign

Diplomatic Circles: Portugal marks national day

  • Portuguese Ambassador António Leão Rochagreets acting Pakistan high commissionerShahbaz Mansoor Malik at the official residenceduring an event celebrating Portugal’s nationalday on June 10. The

Diplomatic Circles: Portugal marks national day

  • Portuguese Ambassador António Leão Rochagreets acting Pakistan high commissionerShahbaz Mansoor Malik at the official residenceduring an event celebrating Portugal’s nationalday on June 10. The

Diplomatic Circles: Portugal marks national day

  • Portuguese Ambassador António Leão Rochagreets acting Pakistan high commissionerShahbaz Mansoor Malik at the official residenceduring an event celebrating Portugal’s nationalday on June 10. The

Conservative party leadership: who supports who

  • Pierre Poilievre MP Adam Chambers (Simcoe North, Ont.) MP Andrew Scheer (Regina-Qu’Appelle, Sask.) MP Anna Roberts (King-Vaughan, Ont.) MP Blake Richards (Banff-Airdrie, Alta.) MP
List | June 22, 2022
Conservative leadership candidates Pierre Poilievre, clockwise from top left, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Scott Aitchison, Patrick Brown, and Roman Baber. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and handouts

Conservative party leadership: who supports who

List | June 22, 2022
  • Pierre Poilievre MP Adam Chambers (Simcoe North, Ont.) MP Andrew Scheer (Regina-Qu’Appelle, Sask.) MP Anna Roberts (King-Vaughan, Ont.) MP Blake Richards (Banff-Airdrie, Alta.) MP

Conservative party leadership: who supports who

List | June 22, 2022
  • Pierre Poilievre MP Adam Chambers (Simcoe North, Ont.) MP Andrew Scheer (Regina-Qu’Appelle, Sask.) MP Anna Roberts (King-Vaughan, Ont.) MP Blake Richards (Banff-Airdrie, Alta.) MP
Conservative leadership candidates Pierre Poilievre, clockwise from top left, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Scott Aitchison, Patrick Brown, and Roman Baber. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and handouts

Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover and lessons for the law

  • Elon Musk has many talents, but it becomes increasingly clear that law is not one of them. Law is not rocket science, but while
Opinion | BY MARTIN PETRIN | June 22, 2022
‘The law according to Elon Musk’ is not an appropriate model for the way forward for securities markets or online platforms, writes Martin Petrin. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Daniel Oberhaus

Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover and lessons for the law

Opinion | BY MARTIN PETRIN | June 22, 2022
  • Elon Musk has many talents, but it becomes increasingly clear that law is not one of them. Law is not rocket science, but while

Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover and lessons for the law

Opinion | BY MARTIN PETRIN | June 22, 2022
  • Elon Musk has many talents, but it becomes increasingly clear that law is not one of them. Law is not rocket science, but while
‘The law according to Elon Musk’ is not an appropriate model for the way forward for securities markets or online platforms, writes Martin Petrin. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Daniel Oberhaus

Quebec is shrinking because of its narrow parochialism

  • VICTORIA, B.C.—In the summer of 1975, my cousin David, a school principal in Montreal, packed up his family and all his belongings and drove
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 22, 2022
Quebec has to throw off its parochial mindset and welcome newcomers, otherwise it will continue to shrink and lose any influence, nationally or internationally, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/simplethrill

Quebec is shrinking because of its narrow parochialism

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 22, 2022
  • VICTORIA, B.C.—In the summer of 1975, my cousin David, a school principal in Montreal, packed up his family and all his belongings and drove

Quebec is shrinking because of its narrow parochialism

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 22, 2022
  • VICTORIA, B.C.—In the summer of 1975, my cousin David, a school principal in Montreal, packed up his family and all his belongings and drove
Quebec has to throw off its parochial mindset and welcome newcomers, otherwise it will continue to shrink and lose any influence, nationally or internationally, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/simplethrill

‘Unfair’ to blame lone GAC official as ‘process failure’ led to Russian embassy visit, say analysts, former diplomats

  • With Canada’s prime minister and top diplomat denouncing a Global Affairs official’s participation in a national day event at the Russian Embassy, foreign affairs
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 22, 2022
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's condemnation of the decision for a Global Affairs official to attend a June 10 national day event at the Russian Embassy could have a 'chilling effect' on the relationship between the foreign service and politicians. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Unfair’ to blame lone GAC official as ‘process failure’ led to Russian embassy visit, say analysts, former diplomats

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 22, 2022
  • With Canada’s prime minister and top diplomat denouncing a Global Affairs official’s participation in a national day event at the Russian Embassy, foreign affairs

‘Unfair’ to blame lone GAC official as ‘process failure’ led to Russian embassy visit, say analysts, former diplomats

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 22, 2022
  • With Canada’s prime minister and top diplomat denouncing a Global Affairs official’s participation in a national day event at the Russian Embassy, foreign affairs
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's condemnation of the decision for a Global Affairs official to attend a June 10 national day event at the Russian Embassy could have a 'chilling effect' on the relationship between the foreign service and politicians. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Liberals on collision course to entrench anti-Blackness

  • OTTAWA—Do the Liberals choose their cabinet through varying degrees of anti-Blackness, or is that just a bonus they throw in? Given that the Toronto
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 22, 2022
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, left, and Innovation Minster François-Philippe Champagne head departments pumping out work with discriminatory implications that could reverberate throughout every part of society for generations, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Liberals on collision course to entrench anti-Blackness

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 22, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Do the Liberals choose their cabinet through varying degrees of anti-Blackness, or is that just a bonus they throw in? Given that the Toronto

Liberals on collision course to entrench anti-Blackness

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 22, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Do the Liberals choose their cabinet through varying degrees of anti-Blackness, or is that just a bonus they throw in? Given that the Toronto
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, left, and Innovation Minster François-Philippe Champagne head departments pumping out work with discriminatory implications that could reverberate throughout every part of society for generations, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Ontario has recognized our nuclear advantage, says stakeholder group

  • Re: “We don’t want hundreds of modular reactors across Canada,” (The Hill Times, June 13, p. 23). Ontario’s Nuclear Advantage would like to point
Opinion | June 22, 2022

Ontario has recognized our nuclear advantage, says stakeholder group

Opinion | June 22, 2022
  • Re: “We don’t want hundreds of modular reactors across Canada,” (The Hill Times, June 13, p. 23). Ontario’s Nuclear Advantage would like to point

Ontario has recognized our nuclear advantage, says stakeholder group

Opinion | June 22, 2022
  • Re: “We don’t want hundreds of modular reactors across Canada,” (The Hill Times, June 13, p. 23). Ontario’s Nuclear Advantage would like to point

Do the Liberals need to make a few trades to curb pattern of own goals?

  • OTTAWA—Maybe it is a bit of seasonal affective disorder or plain fatigue, but it seems the Justin Trudeau government is in a lag. From
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 22, 2022
From late responses to things like inflation support packages or the relaxing of travel mandates, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government seems adrift, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Do the Liberals need to make a few trades to curb pattern of own goals?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 22, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Maybe it is a bit of seasonal affective disorder or plain fatigue, but it seems the Justin Trudeau government is in a lag. From

Do the Liberals need to make a few trades to curb pattern of own goals?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 22, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Maybe it is a bit of seasonal affective disorder or plain fatigue, but it seems the Justin Trudeau government is in a lag. From
From late responses to things like inflation support packages or the relaxing of travel mandates, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government seems adrift, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Funding isn’t flowing: ending dry spell for freshwater action

  • The climate emergency is a water emergency. In Canada, we experience climactic change directly through changes to our water—its quality, its quantity, and its
Opinion | BY ALEXIS KANU, CAROLYN DUBOIS, AND EMMA WATTIE | June 22, 2022
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault’s mandate letter from the prime minister instructed him to ‘implement a strengthened Freshwater Action Plan, including a historic investment to provide funding to protect and restore large lakes and river systems.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Funding isn’t flowing: ending dry spell for freshwater action

Opinion | BY ALEXIS KANU, CAROLYN DUBOIS, AND EMMA WATTIE | June 22, 2022
  • The climate emergency is a water emergency. In Canada, we experience climactic change directly through changes to our water—its quality, its quantity, and its

Funding isn’t flowing: ending dry spell for freshwater action

Opinion | BY ALEXIS KANU, CAROLYN DUBOIS, AND EMMA WATTIE | June 22, 2022
  • The climate emergency is a water emergency. In Canada, we experience climactic change directly through changes to our water—its quality, its quantity, and its
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault’s mandate letter from the prime minister instructed him to ‘implement a strengthened Freshwater Action Plan, including a historic investment to provide funding to protect and restore large lakes and river systems.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Riding rejig proposes tightening representation around Alberta’s growing cities

  • Three more electoral map proposals are out as part of Canada’s ongoing redistribution process, including for Alberta, where the addition of three new seats
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 22, 2022
Five new seats will be added to the House of Commons as a result of the current redistribution process—assuming Bill C-14, which would stop Quebec from losing a seat is passed as anticipated—bringing the Chamber to 343 seats total. Three of those new seats are in Alberta, where a proposed new map was released on June 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Riding rejig proposes tightening representation around Alberta’s growing cities

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 22, 2022
  • Three more electoral map proposals are out as part of Canada’s ongoing redistribution process, including for Alberta, where the addition of three new seats

Riding rejig proposes tightening representation around Alberta’s growing cities

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 22, 2022
  • Three more electoral map proposals are out as part of Canada’s ongoing redistribution process, including for Alberta, where the addition of three new seats
Five new seats will be added to the House of Commons as a result of the current redistribution process—assuming Bill C-14, which would stop Quebec from losing a seat is passed as anticipated—bringing the Chamber to 343 seats total. Three of those new seats are in Alberta, where a proposed new map was released on June 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On, then off, then on once again: Conservative leadership contenders set to debate in Calgary

  • Mark your calendars, it’s now official. The Western Standard is set to host a debate between (most) of the candidates vying for the Conservative
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 22, 2022
Former Quebec premier Jean Charest pictured during the Conservative Party's first leadership contest debate, held at the Canada Strong and Free Network’s conference in Ottawa on May 5, 2022. Leadership contenders will take the stage once again on July 8 in Calgary, in a debate hosted by the Western Standard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On, then off, then on once again: Conservative leadership contenders set to debate in Calgary

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 22, 2022
  • Mark your calendars, it’s now official. The Western Standard is set to host a debate between (most) of the candidates vying for the Conservative

On, then off, then on once again: Conservative leadership contenders set to debate in Calgary

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 22, 2022
  • Mark your calendars, it’s now official. The Western Standard is set to host a debate between (most) of the candidates vying for the Conservative
Former Quebec premier Jean Charest pictured during the Conservative Party's first leadership contest debate, held at the Canada Strong and Free Network’s conference in Ottawa on May 5, 2022. Leadership contenders will take the stage once again on July 8 in Calgary, in a debate hosted by the Western Standard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All rise: MPs back to ridings as summer, BBQ season heats up

  • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 222 House Sitting—The House will sit June 20-June 23. It will break for the summer on June 23 and will return on
Liberal MP Greg Fergus rides an Escape Tours scooter after an announcement for Ottawa Bluesfest and tourism in Ottawa at the Canadian War Museum on June 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All rise: MPs back to ridings as summer, BBQ season heats up

  • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 222 House Sitting—The House will sit June 20-June 23. It will break for the summer on June 23 and will return on

All rise: MPs back to ridings as summer, BBQ season heats up

  • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 222 House Sitting—The House will sit June 20-June 23. It will break for the summer on June 23 and will return on
Liberal MP Greg Fergus rides an Escape Tours scooter after an announcement for Ottawa Bluesfest and tourism in Ottawa at the Canadian War Museum on June 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau starts roadtrip in Kigali

  • Good Wednesday morning, Parliamentarians are wrapping up their legislative work this week, but Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU has already taken his leave.  Trudeau is
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured greeting school children touring Parliament Hill earlier this month. Trudeau is in Kigali, Rwanda today for a meeting of Commonwealth nations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau starts roadtrip in Kigali

  • Good Wednesday morning, Parliamentarians are wrapping up their legislative work this week, but Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU has already taken his leave.  Trudeau is

Politics This Morning: Trudeau starts roadtrip in Kigali

  • Good Wednesday morning, Parliamentarians are wrapping up their legislative work this week, but Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU has already taken his leave.  Trudeau is
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured greeting school children touring Parliament Hill earlier this month. Trudeau is in Kigali, Rwanda today for a meeting of Commonwealth nations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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