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Dr. Caitlin Fowler is a senior research associate at Evidence for Democracy. Caitlin has previously written for University Affairs and The National Observer about the state of transparency in government policy announcements and the need for more science policy training opportunities. Dr. Vanessa Sung is the interim executive director at Evidence for Democracy.

Carney unveils his post-election cabinet

  • Plus, the PM has approved another $33-billion to keep the government running.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 13, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet will be sworn in at Rideau Hall today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney unveils his post-election cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 13, 2025
  • Plus, the PM has approved another $33-billion to keep the government running.

Carney unveils his post-election cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 13, 2025
  • Plus, the PM has approved another $33-billion to keep the government running.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet will be sworn in at Rideau Hall today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
Former MPs Maryam Monsef, left, Mike Morrice, Alistair MacGregor, and Nelly Shin, speak about their experiences moving out of public office, following their defeats this election for Morrice and MacGregor and in 2021 for Monsef and Shin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to
Former MPs Maryam Monsef, left, Mike Morrice, Alistair MacGregor, and Nelly Shin, speak about their experiences moving out of public office, following their defeats this election for Morrice and MacGregor and in 2021 for Monsef and Shin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to hit NATO's defence spending target of two per cent of GDP by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to hit NATO's defence spending target of two per cent of GDP by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A time for action: supporting Indigenous access to naturopathic medicine

  • Naturopathic care offers a proven approach to addressing health-care crises disproportionately affecting Indigenous people.
Opinion | BY GEMMA BEIERBACK, JENNY GARDIPY | May 12, 2025
Naturopathic doctors are a key part of a holistic, modern health-care system, providing evidence-based care that intentionally holds space for traditional knowledge, write Gemma Beierback, and Jenny Gardipy. Unsplash photograph by Content Pixie

A time for action: supporting Indigenous access to naturopathic medicine

Opinion | BY GEMMA BEIERBACK, JENNY GARDIPY | May 12, 2025
  • Naturopathic care offers a proven approach to addressing health-care crises disproportionately affecting Indigenous people.

A time for action: supporting Indigenous access to naturopathic medicine

Opinion | BY GEMMA BEIERBACK, JENNY GARDIPY | May 12, 2025
  • Naturopathic care offers a proven approach to addressing health-care crises disproportionately affecting Indigenous people.
Naturopathic doctors are a key part of a holistic, modern health-care system, providing evidence-based care that intentionally holds space for traditional knowledge, write Gemma Beierback, and Jenny Gardipy. Unsplash photograph by Content Pixie

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
Top 10 tightest races in Canada: From top left, Anthony Germain (Liberal), Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal), Tatiana Auguste (Liberal), Kathy Borrelli (Conservative), Don Davies (NDP), Kelly DeRidder (Conservative), Tim Louis (Liberal), Andréanne Larouche (Bloc), Gabriel Hardy (Conservative), and Lori Idlout (NDP). Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party, Conservative party, Bloc Québécois, and The Hill Time photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on
Top 10 tightest races in Canada: From top left, Anthony Germain (Liberal), Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal), Tatiana Auguste (Liberal), Kathy Borrelli (Conservative), Don Davies (NDP), Kelly DeRidder (Conservative), Tim Louis (Liberal), Andréanne Larouche (Bloc), Gabriel Hardy (Conservative), and Lori Idlout (NDP). Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party, Conservative party, Bloc Québécois, and The Hill Time photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

  • This isn’t about a sudden ideological turn. It’s about the pressures shaping how young Canadians engage with politics.
Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
The story of this election isn’t that young Canadians abandoned progressivism. It’s that they’re more open to political alternatives than they’ve been in years, writes Josh Marando. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
  • This isn’t about a sudden ideological turn. It’s about the pressures shaping how young Canadians engage with politics.

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
  • This isn’t about a sudden ideological turn. It’s about the pressures shaping how young Canadians engage with politics.
The story of this election isn’t that young Canadians abandoned progressivism. It’s that they’re more open to political alternatives than they’ve been in years, writes Josh Marando. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney plays the straight man in Trump’s reality TV fiasco

  • Better for the prime minister to glance at the camera every now and then than to join Trump and his associates in the mud.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 12, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Carney plays the straight man in Trump’s reality TV fiasco

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 12, 2025
  • Better for the prime minister to glance at the camera every now and then than to join Trump and his associates in the mud.

Carney plays the straight man in Trump’s reality TV fiasco

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 12, 2025
  • Better for the prime minister to glance at the camera every now and then than to join Trump and his associates in the mud.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged in March to address the housing crisis by unleashing 'the power of public/private co-operation at a scale not seen in generations.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged in March to address the housing crisis by unleashing 'the power of public/private co-operation at a scale not seen in generations.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

  • Also, ex-Liberal MP John McKay predicts the Carney honeymoon will last six months, CTV's Mercedes Stephenson is having a baby, and Marlo Glass joins
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 12, 2025
Mollie Anderson, left, and her uncle Rick Anderson at the Jaimie Anderson fundraiser at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, Que., in 2016. For this year's fundraiser, Mollie Anderson is organizing a political film festival in Ottawa with her father, Bruce. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 12, 2025
  • Also, ex-Liberal MP John McKay predicts the Carney honeymoon will last six months, CTV's Mercedes Stephenson is having a baby, and Marlo Glass joins

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 12, 2025
  • Also, ex-Liberal MP John McKay predicts the Carney honeymoon will last six months, CTV's Mercedes Stephenson is having a baby, and Marlo Glass joins
Mollie Anderson, left, and her uncle Rick Anderson at the Jaimie Anderson fundraiser at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, Que., in 2016. For this year's fundraiser, Mollie Anderson is organizing a political film festival in Ottawa with her father, Bruce. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

CADSI paying Pompeo to headline CANSEC in Ottawa, hopes he can shed light on defence and security ‘from the American side’

  • CADSI's Nicholas Todd told The Hill Times that Mike Pompeo is expected to provide his personal insights into what defence and security in Canada's
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 12, 2025
Mike Pompeo, pictured when he was U.S. Secretary of State in Ottawa for a bilateral meeting on Aug. 22, 2019, will be back in town to headline CANSEC on May 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CADSI paying Pompeo to headline CANSEC in Ottawa, hopes he can shed light on defence and security ‘from the American side’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 12, 2025
  • CADSI's Nicholas Todd told The Hill Times that Mike Pompeo is expected to provide his personal insights into what defence and security in Canada's

CADSI paying Pompeo to headline CANSEC in Ottawa, hopes he can shed light on defence and security ‘from the American side’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 12, 2025
  • CADSI's Nicholas Todd told The Hill Times that Mike Pompeo is expected to provide his personal insights into what defence and security in Canada's
Mike Pompeo, pictured when he was U.S. Secretary of State in Ottawa for a bilateral meeting on Aug. 22, 2019, will be back in town to headline CANSEC on May 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney pulls off mission impossible

  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico

Carney pulls off mission impossible

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals

Carney pulls off mission impossible

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signalled early that she would be following the Quebec separatist path of obfuscating the facts and promising what she cannot
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 12, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith continually claims to believe in Canada, but she moved recently to lower the bar for referenda and permit referendum funding by unions and corporations, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 12, 2025
  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signalled early that she would be following the Quebec separatist path of obfuscating the facts and promising what she cannot

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 12, 2025
  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signalled early that she would be following the Quebec separatist path of obfuscating the facts and promising what she cannot
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith continually claims to believe in Canada, but she moved recently to lower the bar for referenda and permit referendum funding by unions and corporations, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
Bloc Québécois MP-elect Alexis Deschênes, left, Liberal MP-elect, Emma Harrison, and Liberal MP-elect Rebecca Chartrand unseated high-profile incumbents in their respective ridings. Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party and Bloc Québécois

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.
Bloc Québécois MP-elect Alexis Deschênes, left, Liberal MP-elect, Emma Harrison, and Liberal MP-elect Rebecca Chartrand unseated high-profile incumbents in their respective ridings. Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party and Bloc Québécois

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
John Hannaford
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  
Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada's current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in the country, writes Dr. Mili Roy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada's current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in the country, writes Dr. Mili Roy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped
Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks Street to attend his first press conference after the 45th general election in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks Street to attend his first press conference after the 45th general election in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to move the legislative review role for the Access to Information Act into the hands of a new parliamentary committee, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to move the legislative review role for the Access to Information Act into the hands of a new parliamentary committee, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I
Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
Former Conservative MP John Weston, pictured on the Hill in 2014, represented West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C., from 2008 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I
Former Conservative MP John Weston, pictured on the Hill in 2014, represented West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C., from 2008 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
Newly elected Liberal MPs Chi Nguyen, left; Leslie Church, centre; and Marianne Dandurand sit down for a House of Commons orientation session in the Wellington Building on May 5. All three are former Liberal staffers. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.
Newly elected Liberal MPs Chi Nguyen, left; Leslie Church, centre; and Marianne Dandurand sit down for a House of Commons orientation session in the Wellington Building on May 5. All three are former Liberal staffers. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
Don Davies
Don Davies
Vancouver NDP MP Don Davies was selected as his party's interim leader on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of
Don Davies
Vancouver NDP MP Don Davies was selected as his party's interim leader on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,
Opinion | May 7, 2025

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of
Opinion | May 7, 2025
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière was named the minister responsible for veterans affairs during the March 14 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of

Veterans Affairs needs stable leadership

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of
Élisabeth Brière
Élisabeth Brière was named the minister responsible for veterans affairs during the March 14 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Canada must increase surveillance assets in the Arctic

  • True maritime domain awareness in the Arctic requires multiple overlapping systems that authorities can cross-reference to assess vessels operating in our internal waters.
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | December 14, 2022
A Canadian Forces member surveys a North Warning System RADAR tower in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut during Operation NANOOK on Aug.16, 2019. Canadian Armed Forces photograph by Aviator Melissa Gloude

Canada must increase surveillance assets in the Arctic

Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | December 14, 2022
  • True maritime domain awareness in the Arctic requires multiple overlapping systems that authorities can cross-reference to assess vessels operating in our internal waters.

Canada must increase surveillance assets in the Arctic

Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | December 14, 2022
  • True maritime domain awareness in the Arctic requires multiple overlapping systems that authorities can cross-reference to assess vessels operating in our internal waters.
A Canadian Forces member surveys a North Warning System RADAR tower in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut during Operation NANOOK on Aug.16, 2019. Canadian Armed Forces photograph by Aviator Melissa Gloude

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 14, 2022
Charles Sousa
Charles Sousa
Newly elected Liberal MP Charles Sousa speaks with reporters outside the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on Dec. 14, 2022. Sousa took Mississauga-Lakeshore, Ont., in the byelection, with 51 per cent of the vote compared to the Conservative candidate's 37.3 per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 14, 2022

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 14, 2022
Charles Sousa
Newly elected Liberal MP Charles Sousa speaks with reporters outside the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on Dec. 14, 2022. Sousa took Mississauga-Lakeshore, Ont., in the byelection, with 51 per cent of the vote compared to the Conservative candidate's 37.3 per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocates at biodiversity conference push back against plan to expedite approvals for critical minerals mines

  • The federal government’s new critical minerals strategy reflects the urgency borne of geopolitical concerns and the demands of electric vehicle production.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 14, 2022
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, seen here on Oct. 18, made an announcement about critical minerals at the COP15 biodiversity conference on Dec. 12. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocates at biodiversity conference push back against plan to expedite approvals for critical minerals mines

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 14, 2022
  • The federal government’s new critical minerals strategy reflects the urgency borne of geopolitical concerns and the demands of electric vehicle production.

Advocates at biodiversity conference push back against plan to expedite approvals for critical minerals mines

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 14, 2022
  • The federal government’s new critical minerals strategy reflects the urgency borne of geopolitical concerns and the demands of electric vehicle production.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, seen here on Oct. 18, made an announcement about critical minerals at the COP15 biodiversity conference on Dec. 12. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

Open banking can redefine how Canada, financial institutions, and fintechs work together

  • Innovation begets innovation, and a secure, trustworthy system will prompt established and new entrants to offer leading-edge products and experiences.
Opinion | BY GEOFF RUSH | December 14, 2022
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland arrives for the House Finance Committee meeting on Nov. 28. Open banking in Canada is no longer speculative. It is coming, and the key players can shape its success, writes Geoff Rush. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Open banking can redefine how Canada, financial institutions, and fintechs work together

Opinion | BY GEOFF RUSH | December 14, 2022
  • Innovation begets innovation, and a secure, trustworthy system will prompt established and new entrants to offer leading-edge products and experiences.

Open banking can redefine how Canada, financial institutions, and fintechs work together

Opinion | BY GEOFF RUSH | December 14, 2022
  • Innovation begets innovation, and a secure, trustworthy system will prompt established and new entrants to offer leading-edge products and experiences.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland arrives for the House Finance Committee meeting on Nov. 28. Open banking in Canada is no longer speculative. It is coming, and the key players can shape its success, writes Geoff Rush. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals enjoy boost from ‘nervous New Democrats,’ while Poilievre may need to ‘recalibrate’ media strategy after Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection, say strategists

  • Less-partisan voters who ‘turn on the radio’ to ‘hear some quick news’ may be better reached through traditional platforms like CBC or CTV, says
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 14, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, saw his Liberals take a comfortable byelection victory in Mississauga-Lakeshore, Ont., over the Conservatives, led by Pierre Poilievre, on Dec 12. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberals enjoy boost from ‘nervous New Democrats,’ while Poilievre may need to ‘recalibrate’ media strategy after Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection, say strategists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 14, 2022
  • Less-partisan voters who ‘turn on the radio’ to ‘hear some quick news’ may be better reached through traditional platforms like CBC or CTV, says

Liberals enjoy boost from ‘nervous New Democrats,’ while Poilievre may need to ‘recalibrate’ media strategy after Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection, say strategists

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | December 14, 2022
  • Less-partisan voters who ‘turn on the radio’ to ‘hear some quick news’ may be better reached through traditional platforms like CBC or CTV, says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, saw his Liberals take a comfortable byelection victory in Mississauga-Lakeshore, Ont., over the Conservatives, led by Pierre Poilievre, on Dec 12. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Over-regulating rail is over-simplification: ways to improve Canada’s supply chain

  • The rail industry does not need more regulation. There is no need to fix what is not broken, and there is a significant risk
Opinion | BY MARC BRAZEAU | December 14, 2022
The railway industry is complex. It performs at its best in an environment that enables private investment, not regulation that stifles it, writes Marc Brazeau. Flickr photograph courtesy of Chris Toe Pher

Over-regulating rail is over-simplification: ways to improve Canada’s supply chain

Opinion | BY MARC BRAZEAU | December 14, 2022
  • The rail industry does not need more regulation. There is no need to fix what is not broken, and there is a significant risk

Over-regulating rail is over-simplification: ways to improve Canada’s supply chain

Opinion | BY MARC BRAZEAU | December 14, 2022
  • The rail industry does not need more regulation. There is no need to fix what is not broken, and there is a significant risk
The railway industry is complex. It performs at its best in an environment that enables private investment, not regulation that stifles it, writes Marc Brazeau. Flickr photograph courtesy of Chris Toe Pher

Ignoring Canada’s peatlands is a catastrophe in the making

  • Canada has one-quarter of the world’s peatlands within its borders, storing more carbon than the Amazon Rainforest.
Opinion | BY LORNA HARRIS | December 14, 2022
These carbon-rich ecosystems are one of our greatest allies in the fight against climate change, writes Lorna Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Ignoring Canada’s peatlands is a catastrophe in the making

Opinion | BY LORNA HARRIS | December 14, 2022
  • Canada has one-quarter of the world’s peatlands within its borders, storing more carbon than the Amazon Rainforest.

Ignoring Canada’s peatlands is a catastrophe in the making

Opinion | BY LORNA HARRIS | December 14, 2022
  • Canada has one-quarter of the world’s peatlands within its borders, storing more carbon than the Amazon Rainforest.
These carbon-rich ecosystems are one of our greatest allies in the fight against climate change, writes Lorna Harris. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

International oversight needed into ‘consistently inadequate’ police response to MMIWG, says MP Gazan

  • ‘This needs to be a wake-up call,’ and addressing missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls must include recognition of the rise in white
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 14, 2022
NDP MP Leah Gazan held a press conference in the West Block on Dec. 6 with family members of the victims of an alleged serial killer in Winnipeg. Indigenous women and girls ‘are a target, and that needs to be taken seriously,’ she says. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

International oversight needed into ‘consistently inadequate’ police response to MMIWG, says MP Gazan

News | BY STUART BENSON | December 14, 2022
  • ‘This needs to be a wake-up call,’ and addressing missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls must include recognition of the rise in white

International oversight needed into ‘consistently inadequate’ police response to MMIWG, says MP Gazan

News | BY STUART BENSON | December 14, 2022
  • ‘This needs to be a wake-up call,’ and addressing missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls must include recognition of the rise in white
NDP MP Leah Gazan held a press conference in the West Block on Dec. 6 with family members of the victims of an alleged serial killer in Winnipeg. Indigenous women and girls ‘are a target, and that needs to be taken seriously,’ she says. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Thank you, Jim Carr

  • Canada has lost a smart, reliable, and wise hand from Western Canada at the cabinet table at a crucial time in our history.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 14, 2022
The one thing I never heard in Ottawa about the late Liberal MP Jim Carr was a bad word, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Thank you, Jim Carr

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 14, 2022
  • Canada has lost a smart, reliable, and wise hand from Western Canada at the cabinet table at a crucial time in our history.

Thank you, Jim Carr

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 14, 2022
  • Canada has lost a smart, reliable, and wise hand from Western Canada at the cabinet table at a crucial time in our history.
The one thing I never heard in Ottawa about the late Liberal MP Jim Carr was a bad word, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politicos remember Jim Carr

  • Plus, leaders of the Black Class Action Secretariat addressed the United Nations Permanent Forum for People of African Descent in Switzerland.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 14, 2022
Jim Carr speaks with reporters on the way to his office in 2019. Carr died at home at the age of 71 surrounded by family on Dec. 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politicos remember Jim Carr

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 14, 2022
  • Plus, leaders of the Black Class Action Secretariat addressed the United Nations Permanent Forum for People of African Descent in Switzerland.

Politicos remember Jim Carr

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 14, 2022
  • Plus, leaders of the Black Class Action Secretariat addressed the United Nations Permanent Forum for People of African Descent in Switzerland.
Jim Carr speaks with reporters on the way to his office in 2019. Carr died at home at the age of 71 surrounded by family on Dec. 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Half of air and maritime defence fleets did not meet training and readiness requirements in 2021-22

  • In 2021-22, 43 per cent of the Canadian military's air fleet could meet its readiness and training requirements and 54 per cent of key
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 14, 2022
CF-18 fighter jets at Homestead Air Reserve Base in Florida on Feb. 1, 2017. The first delivery of Canada's new fighter jet is projected to be at least four years away. Department of National Defence photograph courtesy of Cpl. Jean-Roch Chabot

Half of air and maritime defence fleets did not meet training and readiness requirements in 2021-22

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 14, 2022
  • In 2021-22, 43 per cent of the Canadian military's air fleet could meet its readiness and training requirements and 54 per cent of key

Half of air and maritime defence fleets did not meet training and readiness requirements in 2021-22

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 14, 2022
  • In 2021-22, 43 per cent of the Canadian military's air fleet could meet its readiness and training requirements and 54 per cent of key
CF-18 fighter jets at Homestead Air Reserve Base in Florida on Feb. 1, 2017. The first delivery of Canada's new fighter jet is projected to be at least four years away. Department of National Defence photograph courtesy of Cpl. Jean-Roch Chabot

Is the federal government on autopilot?

  • There will be future case studies on how not to run a government based on the recent FUBARs in Ottawa that make the Phoenix
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 14, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears before the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa on Nov. 25. The overwhelming failures of the Government of Canada to manage its files has to be attributed to an excrementally poor capacity to manage or anticipate, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is the federal government on autopilot?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 14, 2022
  • There will be future case studies on how not to run a government based on the recent FUBARs in Ottawa that make the Phoenix

Is the federal government on autopilot?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 14, 2022
  • There will be future case studies on how not to run a government based on the recent FUBARs in Ottawa that make the Phoenix
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears before the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa on Nov. 25. The overwhelming failures of the Government of Canada to manage its files has to be attributed to an excrementally poor capacity to manage or anticipate, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Questions over legitimacy of Haitian government at centre of request to deploy foreign force

  • Haitian-born Liberal MP Emmanuel Dubourg says foreign military intervention in Haiti will only come as a last resort.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 14, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, has indicated that a new approach will be taken in Canada's response to the situation in Haiti, as Liberal MP Emmanuel Dubourg, left, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly have been in communication about the crisis. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Questions over legitimacy of Haitian government at centre of request to deploy foreign force

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 14, 2022
  • Haitian-born Liberal MP Emmanuel Dubourg says foreign military intervention in Haiti will only come as a last resort.

Questions over legitimacy of Haitian government at centre of request to deploy foreign force

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 14, 2022
  • Haitian-born Liberal MP Emmanuel Dubourg says foreign military intervention in Haiti will only come as a last resort.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, has indicated that a new approach will be taken in Canada's response to the situation in Haiti, as Liberal MP Emmanuel Dubourg, left, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly have been in communication about the crisis. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Motivation is there to support Ukraine for as long as necessary, says new Estonian envoy

  • 'We will do our part and I’m sure the other allies will do their part as well,' Estonian Ambassador Margus Rava says about Canada
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | December 14, 2022
Estonian Ambassador Margus Rava began his latest head of mission post in September. He previously was an ambassador to France and an envoy to Greece, Cyprus, and Albania. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Motivation is there to support Ukraine for as long as necessary, says new Estonian envoy

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | December 14, 2022
  • 'We will do our part and I’m sure the other allies will do their part as well,' Estonian Ambassador Margus Rava says about Canada

Motivation is there to support Ukraine for as long as necessary, says new Estonian envoy

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | December 14, 2022
  • 'We will do our part and I’m sure the other allies will do their part as well,' Estonian Ambassador Margus Rava says about Canada
Estonian Ambassador Margus Rava began his latest head of mission post in September. He previously was an ambassador to France and an envoy to Greece, Cyprus, and Albania. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Guilbeault, Suzuki see Indigenous leadership role in biodiversity protection at COP15

  • Environmentalist David Suzuki is proposing a ‘global guardians program’ supporting Indigenous people to combine traditional elder knowledge with youth conservation training.
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 14, 2022
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault, speaking at COP15 in Montreal on Dec. 12, has the backing of domestic advocates in his call for Indigenous leadership in biodiversity conservation, but he’s looking for more on the international front. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/UN Biodiversity

Guilbeault, Suzuki see Indigenous leadership role in biodiversity protection at COP15

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 14, 2022
  • Environmentalist David Suzuki is proposing a ‘global guardians program’ supporting Indigenous people to combine traditional elder knowledge with youth conservation training.

Guilbeault, Suzuki see Indigenous leadership role in biodiversity protection at COP15

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 14, 2022
  • Environmentalist David Suzuki is proposing a ‘global guardians program’ supporting Indigenous people to combine traditional elder knowledge with youth conservation training.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault, speaking at COP15 in Montreal on Dec. 12, has the backing of domestic advocates in his call for Indigenous leadership in biodiversity conservation, but he’s looking for more on the international front. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/UN Biodiversity

Trudeau should call premiers’ health-care bluff

  • The health-care situation in Canada has gone beyond dire. When the COVID-19 pandemic swept the nation, the plea was for people to stay home,
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 14, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Nov. 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau should call premiers’ health-care bluff

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 14, 2022
  • The health-care situation in Canada has gone beyond dire. When the COVID-19 pandemic swept the nation, the plea was for people to stay home,

Trudeau should call premiers’ health-care bluff

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 14, 2022
  • The health-care situation in Canada has gone beyond dire. When the COVID-19 pandemic swept the nation, the plea was for people to stay home,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Nov. 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On health, premiers cherish their jurisdiction, not their responsibilities

  • Having let the health system reach a state of near collapse where patients run the risk of dying in emergency rooms, the premiers are
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 14, 2022
The country’s 13 provincial and territorial premiers met virtually on Dec. 9. The first ministers' meetings are political theatre of the most highly charged variety, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

On health, premiers cherish their jurisdiction, not their responsibilities

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 14, 2022
  • Having let the health system reach a state of near collapse where patients run the risk of dying in emergency rooms, the premiers are

On health, premiers cherish their jurisdiction, not their responsibilities

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 14, 2022
  • Having let the health system reach a state of near collapse where patients run the risk of dying in emergency rooms, the premiers are
The country’s 13 provincial and territorial premiers met virtually on Dec. 9. The first ministers' meetings are political theatre of the most highly charged variety, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Paid training, not photo ops needed to fix health care, says letter writer

  • Ontario and Canada are in serious trouble with health care. Children are dying on the floors of hospital waiting rooms in Ontario, all for
Opinion | December 14, 2022

Paid training, not photo ops needed to fix health care, says letter writer

Opinion | December 14, 2022
  • Ontario and Canada are in serious trouble with health care. Children are dying on the floors of hospital waiting rooms in Ontario, all for

Paid training, not photo ops needed to fix health care, says letter writer

Opinion | December 14, 2022
  • Ontario and Canada are in serious trouble with health care. Children are dying on the floors of hospital waiting rooms in Ontario, all for

Taps are always open for private profit at public expense: Ottawa reader

  • I noticed this Toronto Sun editorial comment at the end of a Nov. 23 reader’s letter on workers’ wages: “With government, expanding constantly, and
Opinion | December 14, 2022
Now that so-called austerity measures and tax cuts have become normalized, governments feel comfortable in rejecting calls for social program spending, writes Morgan Duchesney. Unsplash photograph by Towfiqu Barbhuiya

Taps are always open for private profit at public expense: Ottawa reader

Opinion | December 14, 2022
  • I noticed this Toronto Sun editorial comment at the end of a Nov. 23 reader’s letter on workers’ wages: “With government, expanding constantly, and

Taps are always open for private profit at public expense: Ottawa reader

Opinion | December 14, 2022
  • I noticed this Toronto Sun editorial comment at the end of a Nov. 23 reader’s letter on workers’ wages: “With government, expanding constantly, and
Now that so-called austerity measures and tax cuts have become normalized, governments feel comfortable in rejecting calls for social program spending, writes Morgan Duchesney. Unsplash photograph by Towfiqu Barbhuiya

New military recruitment tools a good start, but no short-term fix

  • The updated dress code and new citizenship eligibility rules will better connect underrepresented factions, but there are no quick fixes in the offing.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 14, 2022
On Dec. 5, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced that Canadian permanent residents are eligible to enlist in the Armed Forces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New military recruitment tools a good start, but no short-term fix

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 14, 2022
  • The updated dress code and new citizenship eligibility rules will better connect underrepresented factions, but there are no quick fixes in the offing.

New military recruitment tools a good start, but no short-term fix

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 14, 2022
  • The updated dress code and new citizenship eligibility rules will better connect underrepresented factions, but there are no quick fixes in the offing.
On Dec. 5, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced that Canadian permanent residents are eligible to enlist in the Armed Forces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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