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‘It’s like a war zone’: Secretary of State Belanger says Saskatchewan wildfires are leaving ‘traumatic and depressing’ losses in their wake

  • As wildfires continue to ravage Northern Saskatchewan and Western Canada, Belanger says his constituents are demonstrating ‘incredible resilience’ as they continue to fight flames
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 22, 2025
Wildfires in Manitoba, left, have prompted the province to declare a state of emergency, as have those in Saskatchewan, like in Denare Beach, bottom right, where Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger's home riding has faced 'devastation.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, courtesy of the Manitoba government, Buckley Belanger

‘It’s like a war zone’: Secretary of State Belanger says Saskatchewan wildfires are leaving ‘traumatic and depressing’ losses in their wake

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 22, 2025
  • As wildfires continue to ravage Northern Saskatchewan and Western Canada, Belanger says his constituents are demonstrating ‘incredible resilience’ as they continue to fight flames

‘It’s like a war zone’: Secretary of State Belanger says Saskatchewan wildfires are leaving ‘traumatic and depressing’ losses in their wake

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 22, 2025
  • As wildfires continue to ravage Northern Saskatchewan and Western Canada, Belanger says his constituents are demonstrating ‘incredible resilience’ as they continue to fight flames
Wildfires in Manitoba, left, have prompted the province to declare a state of emergency, as have those in Saskatchewan, like in Denare Beach, bottom right, where Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger's home riding has faced 'devastation.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, courtesy of the Manitoba government, Buckley Belanger

Rocky Mountain constraints: a look inside the G7 summit

  • Canada hosted the world in Kananaskis, Alta.—to a degree. G7 delegations were dispersed throughout the region hosting the summit, including in Banff, Canmore, and
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2025
The media centre for the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., was located on Tunnel Mountain at the Banff Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

Rocky Mountain constraints: a look inside the G7 summit

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2025
  • Canada hosted the world in Kananaskis, Alta.—to a degree. G7 delegations were dispersed throughout the region hosting the summit, including in Banff, Canmore, and

Rocky Mountain constraints: a look inside the G7 summit

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 21, 2025
  • Canada hosted the world in Kananaskis, Alta.—to a degree. G7 delegations were dispersed throughout the region hosting the summit, including in Banff, Canmore, and
The media centre for the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., was located on Tunnel Mountain at the Banff Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

‘Survivors are waiting for it’: Sen. Boyer reintroduces bill to criminalize forced, coerced sterilizations

  • Boyer says she hopes the Senate's previous study of her bill tackling forced and coerced sterilizations will speed up its passage in the Upper
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 20, 2025
Senators Éric Forest and Yvonne Boyer
Senators Éric Forest and Yvonne Boyer
ISG Senator Yvonne Boyer says she hopes the current iteration of Bill S-228 will move from the Chamber to the House ‘very soon,’ as she has been ’working on [it] for a number of years.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Survivors are waiting for it’: Sen. Boyer reintroduces bill to criminalize forced, coerced sterilizations

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 20, 2025
  • Boyer says she hopes the Senate's previous study of her bill tackling forced and coerced sterilizations will speed up its passage in the Upper

‘Survivors are waiting for it’: Sen. Boyer reintroduces bill to criminalize forced, coerced sterilizations

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 20, 2025
  • Boyer says she hopes the Senate's previous study of her bill tackling forced and coerced sterilizations will speed up its passage in the Upper
Senators Éric Forest and Yvonne Boyer
ISG Senator Yvonne Boyer says she hopes the current iteration of Bill S-228 will move from the Chamber to the House ‘very soon,’ as she has been ’working on [it] for a number of years.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC refers two new procurement fraud cases to RCMP; feds take GC Strategies, subcontractor to court over billing practices

  • The department says it is 'actively pursuing the recovery of illegitimate amounts billed to the government and referring cases to the RCMP for criminal
News | BY IREM KOCA | June 19, 2025
Government Transformation and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound's department has reached agreements with some firms to reimburse approximately $4-million, of which $3-million has already been repaid to the government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC refers two new procurement fraud cases to RCMP; feds take GC Strategies, subcontractor to court over billing practices

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 19, 2025
  • The department says it is 'actively pursuing the recovery of illegitimate amounts billed to the government and referring cases to the RCMP for criminal

PSPC refers two new procurement fraud cases to RCMP; feds take GC Strategies, subcontractor to court over billing practices

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 19, 2025
  • The department says it is 'actively pursuing the recovery of illegitimate amounts billed to the government and referring cases to the RCMP for criminal
Government Transformation and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound's department has reached agreements with some firms to reimburse approximately $4-million, of which $3-million has already been repaid to the government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

High-speed rail in Canada is not up for debate, or is it?

  • In far less time than it will take to build Alto, we will have electric aircraft capable of travelling between Toronto and Montreal in
Opinion | BY WILLIAM MORRISON | June 19, 2025
The Toronto-Quebec City corridor comprises 42 per cent of the national population and 43 per cent of the labour force. Political support for high-speed rail extends across both federal Liberal and Conservative parties as evidenced in their recent election platforms, writes William Morrison. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

High-speed rail in Canada is not up for debate, or is it?

Opinion | BY WILLIAM MORRISON | June 19, 2025
  • In far less time than it will take to build Alto, we will have electric aircraft capable of travelling between Toronto and Montreal in

High-speed rail in Canada is not up for debate, or is it?

Opinion | BY WILLIAM MORRISON | June 19, 2025
  • In far less time than it will take to build Alto, we will have electric aircraft capable of travelling between Toronto and Montreal in
The Toronto-Quebec City corridor comprises 42 per cent of the national population and 43 per cent of the labour force. Political support for high-speed rail extends across both federal Liberal and Conservative parties as evidenced in their recent election platforms, writes William Morrison. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Less siloed thinking will result in opportunities for a better Arctic

  • Issues of Arctic sovereignty, security, and economic development received significant attention during the federal election, but the window of opportunity for meaningful change in
Opinion | BY TOM HENHEFFER | June 19, 2025
Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Alty, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney are seen in West Block on June 6, 2025. With a new government and prime minister, there is a timely opportunity to advance a vision for a prosperous, secure, and sovereign Arctic, writes Tom Henheffer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Less siloed thinking will result in opportunities for a better Arctic

Opinion | BY TOM HENHEFFER | June 19, 2025
  • Issues of Arctic sovereignty, security, and economic development received significant attention during the federal election, but the window of opportunity for meaningful change in

Less siloed thinking will result in opportunities for a better Arctic

Opinion | BY TOM HENHEFFER | June 19, 2025
  • Issues of Arctic sovereignty, security, and economic development received significant attention during the federal election, but the window of opportunity for meaningful change in
Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Alty, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney are seen in West Block on June 6, 2025. With a new government and prime minister, there is a timely opportunity to advance a vision for a prosperous, secure, and sovereign Arctic, writes Tom Henheffer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hungary delights with anniversary concert

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 19, 2025
Pianist Balázs János was the star performer at a concert for the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Liszt Academy at the Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre on May 12. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Hungary delights with anniversary concert

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 19, 2025
  • The Hill Times

Hungary delights with anniversary concert

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 19, 2025
  • The Hill Times
Pianist Balázs János was the star performer at a concert for the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Liszt Academy at the Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre on May 12. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Senate passes Bloc’s supply management bill on division as ex-diplomat warns law will ‘handicap’ negotiators

  • Independent Senator Paula Simons says the bill does nothing for national unity: 'It does seem strange to allow a separatist party to set Canada’s
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 19, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet's supply management bill quickly passed through both the House and Senate. 'We won,' he declared on June 18 as the bill awaits royal assent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate passes Bloc’s supply management bill on division as ex-diplomat warns law will ‘handicap’ negotiators

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 19, 2025
  • Independent Senator Paula Simons says the bill does nothing for national unity: 'It does seem strange to allow a separatist party to set Canada’s

Senate passes Bloc’s supply management bill on division as ex-diplomat warns law will ‘handicap’ negotiators

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 19, 2025
  • Independent Senator Paula Simons says the bill does nothing for national unity: 'It does seem strange to allow a separatist party to set Canada’s
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet's supply management bill quickly passed through both the House and Senate. 'We won,' he declared on June 18 as the bill awaits royal assent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Netanyahu’s wars are movies on repeat

  • Donald Trump has long known that the Israeli prime minister was trying to sucker him into a joint war against Iran, and never fell
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 19, 2025
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on May 22, 2017. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs photograph by Haim Zach 

Netanyahu’s wars are movies on repeat

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 19, 2025
  • Donald Trump has long known that the Israeli prime minister was trying to sucker him into a joint war against Iran, and never fell

Netanyahu’s wars are movies on repeat

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 19, 2025
  • Donald Trump has long known that the Israeli prime minister was trying to sucker him into a joint war against Iran, and never fell
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on May 22, 2017. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs photograph by Haim Zach 

Bill removing internal trade barriers risks undermining policy innovation 

  • Does a mutual recognition framework for internal trade put downwards pressure on health, safety, occupational, and environmental standards?
Opinion | BY MARK WINFIELD | June 18, 2025
Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured, is the sponsor of Bill C-5. Simple mutual recognition of provincial standards potentially sets up a lowest common denominator framework for the affected standards, writes Mark Winfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill removing internal trade barriers risks undermining policy innovation 

Opinion | BY MARK WINFIELD | June 18, 2025
  • Does a mutual recognition framework for internal trade put downwards pressure on health, safety, occupational, and environmental standards?

Bill removing internal trade barriers risks undermining policy innovation 

Opinion | BY MARK WINFIELD | June 18, 2025
  • Does a mutual recognition framework for internal trade put downwards pressure on health, safety, occupational, and environmental standards?
Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured, is the sponsor of Bill C-5. Simple mutual recognition of provincial standards potentially sets up a lowest common denominator framework for the affected standards, writes Mark Winfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Delivering results: the case for an Indigenous Outcomes Fund

  • Outcomes finance is a model rooted in accountability and self-determination. Such a fund would support Indigenous-led processes in areas like health, education, and housing.
Opinion | BY JEFF CYR | June 18, 2025
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Including an Indigenous Outcomes Fund in the fall budget would show that this government is serious about results, reconciliation, and building a more equitable and prosperous Canada, writes Jeff Cyr. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Delivering results: the case for an Indigenous Outcomes Fund

Opinion | BY JEFF CYR | June 18, 2025
  • Outcomes finance is a model rooted in accountability and self-determination. Such a fund would support Indigenous-led processes in areas like health, education, and housing.

Delivering results: the case for an Indigenous Outcomes Fund

Opinion | BY JEFF CYR | June 18, 2025
  • Outcomes finance is a model rooted in accountability and self-determination. Such a fund would support Indigenous-led processes in areas like health, education, and housing.
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Including an Indigenous Outcomes Fund in the fall budget would show that this government is serious about results, reconciliation, and building a more equitable and prosperous Canada, writes Jeff Cyr. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada and Europe can offer a united front for digital sovereignty

  • VivaTech’s decision to spotlight Canada at this year’s forum is more than symbolic. It affirms the growing convergence in approaches to digital innovation.
Opinion | BY ESTELLE AZEMARD | June 18, 2025
Evan Solomon is Canada’s first AI and digital innovation minister, a post that signals a clear commitment to reinforcing national digital infrastructure, writes Estelle Azemard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada and Europe can offer a united front for digital sovereignty

Opinion | BY ESTELLE AZEMARD | June 18, 2025
  • VivaTech’s decision to spotlight Canada at this year’s forum is more than symbolic. It affirms the growing convergence in approaches to digital innovation.

Canada and Europe can offer a united front for digital sovereignty

Opinion | BY ESTELLE AZEMARD | June 18, 2025
  • VivaTech’s decision to spotlight Canada at this year’s forum is more than symbolic. It affirms the growing convergence in approaches to digital innovation.
Evan Solomon is Canada’s first AI and digital innovation minister, a post that signals a clear commitment to reinforcing national digital infrastructure, writes Estelle Azemard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why Canada’s engagement with China is strategic sovereignty, not submission

  • Far from capitulation to coercion, Canada’s pursuit of trade diversification reflects a clear-eyed strategy to mitigate existential risks posed by over-reliance on the U.S.
Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | June 18, 2025
There’s a misguided narrative of victimhood that’s being attached to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s willingness to engage with President Xi Jinping’s China, writes Wenran Jiang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Why Canada’s engagement with China is strategic sovereignty, not submission

Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | June 18, 2025
  • Far from capitulation to coercion, Canada’s pursuit of trade diversification reflects a clear-eyed strategy to mitigate existential risks posed by over-reliance on the U.S.

Why Canada’s engagement with China is strategic sovereignty, not submission

Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | June 18, 2025
  • Far from capitulation to coercion, Canada’s pursuit of trade diversification reflects a clear-eyed strategy to mitigate existential risks posed by over-reliance on the U.S.
There’s a misguided narrative of victimhood that’s being attached to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s willingness to engage with President Xi Jinping’s China, writes Wenran Jiang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Piggybacking changes to privacy laws ‘has nothing to do with affordability,’ say critics of Bill C-4

  • Just because the prime minister is in a hurry doesn't excuse rushing controversial Elections Act changes on the back of needed affordability measures, says
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne was in no hurry to explain how Bill C-4's proposed changes to the Elections Act and how political parties handle Canadians' private information will help make their lives more affordable. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Piggybacking changes to privacy laws ‘has nothing to do with affordability,’ say critics of Bill C-4

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
  • Just because the prime minister is in a hurry doesn't excuse rushing controversial Elections Act changes on the back of needed affordability measures, says

Piggybacking changes to privacy laws ‘has nothing to do with affordability,’ say critics of Bill C-4

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
  • Just because the prime minister is in a hurry doesn't excuse rushing controversial Elections Act changes on the back of needed affordability measures, says
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne was in no hurry to explain how Bill C-4's proposed changes to the Elections Act and how political parties handle Canadians' private information will help make their lives more affordable. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Electoral success a temporary substitute for Israel-Gaza consensus as caucus quiet on sanctions, say Liberal sources

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney can't keep everyone happy, but he will have more success than his predecessor by focusing on managing international relations rather
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is far less interested in 'keeping both sides happy,' and given his strong polling numbers and the hopes of potential caucus shuffles, it's no longer 'open season' to second guess his foreign policy decisions, say Liberal sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Electoral success a temporary substitute for Israel-Gaza consensus as caucus quiet on sanctions, say Liberal sources

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney can't keep everyone happy, but he will have more success than his predecessor by focusing on managing international relations rather

Electoral success a temporary substitute for Israel-Gaza consensus as caucus quiet on sanctions, say Liberal sources

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney can't keep everyone happy, but he will have more success than his predecessor by focusing on managing international relations rather
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is far less interested in 'keeping both sides happy,' and given his strong polling numbers and the hopes of potential caucus shuffles, it's no longer 'open season' to second guess his foreign policy decisions, say Liberal sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Loophole Liberals making an ignominious power grab

  • Bill C-5 is environmental racism, which this current government has no problem with committing since it can steamroll any study or assessment that proves
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 18, 2025
Dominic LeBlanc
Dominic LeBlanc
Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc tabled Bill C-5 on June 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Loophole Liberals making an ignominious power grab

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 18, 2025
  • Bill C-5 is environmental racism, which this current government has no problem with committing since it can steamroll any study or assessment that proves

Loophole Liberals making an ignominious power grab

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 18, 2025
  • Bill C-5 is environmental racism, which this current government has no problem with committing since it can steamroll any study or assessment that proves
Dominic LeBlanc
Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc tabled Bill C-5 on June 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives could use some outside perspective

  • A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 18, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre may be getting some instructive feedback from the people with whom he is speaking, but there is reportedly some cynicism about the outreach, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives could use some outside perspective

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 18, 2025
  • A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.

Conservatives could use some outside perspective

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 18, 2025
  • A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre may be getting some instructive feedback from the people with whom he is speaking, but there is reportedly some cynicism about the outreach, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Making the G7 Summit in Canada significant

  • Canada’s 2025 presidency of the G7 countries comes at a pivotal moment in history as the summit marks its 50th anniversary.  Global issues such
Opinion | June 18, 2025
Canada has the chance to influence how the world’s advanced economies push forward innovative financing towards education in low-income countries, writes Adeolu Adekola. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Making the G7 Summit in Canada significant

Opinion | June 18, 2025
  • Canada’s 2025 presidency of the G7 countries comes at a pivotal moment in history as the summit marks its 50th anniversary.  Global issues such

Making the G7 Summit in Canada significant

Opinion | June 18, 2025
  • Canada’s 2025 presidency of the G7 countries comes at a pivotal moment in history as the summit marks its 50th anniversary.  Global issues such
Canada has the chance to influence how the world’s advanced economies push forward innovative financing towards education in low-income countries, writes Adeolu Adekola. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Mégie marks National Sickle Cell Awareness Day with parliamentary breakfast on June 19

  • TUESDAY, JUNE 17—THURSDAY, JUNE 19 Workshop: ‘The Road to Sovereignty‘—Okimaw and Niipaawi Strategies host “The Road to Sovereignty,” a three-day, high-level gathering focused on building Indigenous
Senator Marie-Françoise Mégie, pictured right with Dimitri St-Julien in 2017, will co-host a parliamentary breakfast to mark National Sickle Cell Awareness Day on June 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Mégie marks National Sickle Cell Awareness Day with parliamentary breakfast on June 19

  • TUESDAY, JUNE 17—THURSDAY, JUNE 19 Workshop: ‘The Road to Sovereignty‘—Okimaw and Niipaawi Strategies host “The Road to Sovereignty,” a three-day, high-level gathering focused on building Indigenous

Senator Mégie marks National Sickle Cell Awareness Day with parliamentary breakfast on June 19

  • TUESDAY, JUNE 17—THURSDAY, JUNE 19 Workshop: ‘The Road to Sovereignty‘—Okimaw and Niipaawi Strategies host “The Road to Sovereignty,” a three-day, high-level gathering focused on building Indigenous
Senator Marie-Françoise Mégie, pictured right with Dimitri St-Julien in 2017, will co-host a parliamentary breakfast to mark National Sickle Cell Awareness Day on June 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Working with First Nations on an Indigenous fire stewardship protocol could go a long way

  • Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across
Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 18, 2025
Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across the country, writes Karen Restoule. DND photograph by Corporal Marc-André Leclerc

Working with First Nations on an Indigenous fire stewardship protocol could go a long way

Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 18, 2025
  • Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across

Working with First Nations on an Indigenous fire stewardship protocol could go a long way

Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 18, 2025
  • Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across
Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across the country, writes Karen Restoule. DND photograph by Corporal Marc-André Leclerc

Will Canada miss the boat on human rights?

  • Canada must treat the seizure of the Madleen as a blatant violation of international maritime norms that deserves real diplomatic consequences.
Opinion | BY NIMAO ALI | June 18, 2025
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Foreign Minister Anita Anand. Canada must join the growing global call for a permanent ceasefire and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, writes Nimao Ali. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Canada miss the boat on human rights?

Opinion | BY NIMAO ALI | June 18, 2025
  • Canada must treat the seizure of the Madleen as a blatant violation of international maritime norms that deserves real diplomatic consequences.

Will Canada miss the boat on human rights?

Opinion | BY NIMAO ALI | June 18, 2025
  • Canada must treat the seizure of the Madleen as a blatant violation of international maritime norms that deserves real diplomatic consequences.
Anita Anand
Foreign Minister Anita Anand. Canada must join the growing global call for a permanent ceasefire and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, writes Nimao Ali. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reconciliation is action, not just words

  • Closing the infrastructure gap requires more than land acknowledgements that don’t address truth, Treaties, or commitments.
Opinion | BY MICHELLE ROBINSON | June 18, 2025
Indigenous leadership regularly engages with businesses and governments with solutions to infrastructure needs, which are regularly disregarded, writes Michelle Robinson. Unsplash photograph by Tim Foster

Reconciliation is action, not just words

Opinion | BY MICHELLE ROBINSON | June 18, 2025
  • Closing the infrastructure gap requires more than land acknowledgements that don’t address truth, Treaties, or commitments.

Reconciliation is action, not just words

Opinion | BY MICHELLE ROBINSON | June 18, 2025
  • Closing the infrastructure gap requires more than land acknowledgements that don’t address truth, Treaties, or commitments.
Indigenous leadership regularly engages with businesses and governments with solutions to infrastructure needs, which are regularly disregarded, writes Michelle Robinson. Unsplash photograph by Tim Foster

Pierre Poilievre airs second ‘get to know the team’ interview

  • Plus, a personal tale of resettlement during the Vietnam War comes to Ottawa, Richard Madan signs off from the CBC, the Assembly of First
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 18, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, chats with new Alberta MP Billy Morin in a 48-minute video on X on June 14. Screenshot courtesy of X

Pierre Poilievre airs second ‘get to know the team’ interview

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, a personal tale of resettlement during the Vietnam War comes to Ottawa, Richard Madan signs off from the CBC, the Assembly of First

Pierre Poilievre airs second ‘get to know the team’ interview

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, a personal tale of resettlement during the Vietnam War comes to Ottawa, Richard Madan signs off from the CBC, the Assembly of First
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, chats with new Alberta MP Billy Morin in a 48-minute video on X on June 14. Screenshot courtesy of X

Project greenlight bill in focus

  • Plus, Anandasangaree gives notice of another security powers bill.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 18, 2025
Dominic Leblanc
Dominic Leblanc
Minister Dominic LeBlanc's bill on internal trade and major project approvals is being put under a microscope by the Senate and a House committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Project greenlight bill in focus

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, Anandasangaree gives notice of another security powers bill.

Project greenlight bill in focus

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, Anandasangaree gives notice of another security powers bill.
Dominic Leblanc
Minister Dominic LeBlanc's bill on internal trade and major project approvals is being put under a microscope by the Senate and a House committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative campaign director Jenni Byrne’s absence from first national council meeting following election loss raises some eyebrows

  • Jenni Byrne, the Conservative campaign director under fire within the party over its April 28 election loss, has been representing the leader at national
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 17, 2025
Conservative campaign director Jenni Byrne, pictured on the Hill on May 11, 2023, has been representing leader Pierre Poilievre at national council meetings since 2022, but did not attend the June 4 meeting. She told The Hill Times that her absence was due to a prior commitment, and confirmed she will attend the next one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative campaign director Jenni Byrne’s absence from first national council meeting following election loss raises some eyebrows

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 17, 2025
  • Jenni Byrne, the Conservative campaign director under fire within the party over its April 28 election loss, has been representing the leader at national

Conservative campaign director Jenni Byrne’s absence from first national council meeting following election loss raises some eyebrows

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 17, 2025
  • Jenni Byrne, the Conservative campaign director under fire within the party over its April 28 election loss, has been representing the leader at national
Conservative campaign director Jenni Byrne, pictured on the Hill on May 11, 2023, has been representing leader Pierre Poilievre at national council meetings since 2022, but did not attend the June 4 meeting. She told The Hill Times that her absence was due to a prior commitment, and confirmed she will attend the next one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Potential Canada-EU defence deal short on details as questions loom over feasibility of displacing U.S. links

  • 'Geography, cultural similarities, tight defence linkages—all of those things have gone hand in glove with the defence industrial links,' says procurement expert David Perry.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty recently took his first trip to Europe since taking over his new post. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Potential Canada-EU defence deal short on details as questions loom over feasibility of displacing U.S. links

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
  • 'Geography, cultural similarities, tight defence linkages—all of those things have gone hand in glove with the defence industrial links,' says procurement expert David Perry.

Potential Canada-EU defence deal short on details as questions loom over feasibility of displacing U.S. links

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
  • 'Geography, cultural similarities, tight defence linkages—all of those things have gone hand in glove with the defence industrial links,' says procurement expert David Perry.
Defence Minister David McGuinty recently took his first trip to Europe since taking over his new post. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney faces another confidence vote

  • Plus, day two of the G7 summit.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 17, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing another test in Ottawa today while he works for international consensus in Kananaskis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney faces another confidence vote

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 17, 2025
  • Plus, day two of the G7 summit.

Carney faces another confidence vote

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 17, 2025
  • Plus, day two of the G7 summit.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing another test in Ottawa today while he works for international consensus in Kananaskis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Politics This Morning: Virani defends bail bill to Senators

  • Plus, Francois-Philippe Champagne glides into an AI summit in Montreal.
Justice Minister Arif Virani was able to usher his bail reform bill through the Commons with little debate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Virani defends bail bill to Senators

  • Plus, Francois-Philippe Champagne glides into an AI summit in Montreal.

Politics This Morning: Virani defends bail bill to Senators

  • Plus, Francois-Philippe Champagne glides into an AI summit in Montreal.
Justice Minister Arif Virani was able to usher his bail reform bill through the Commons with little debate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lighting up Centre Block is a Nelson family tradition

  • ‘It’s a legacy project for me. I would want to do it no matter what,’ says Chris Nelson, co-owner of Etobicoke, Ont.’s Lighting Nelson
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 27, 2023
The Senate Chamber's massive chandeliers, each weighing 1.5 tonnes, are among the pieces that will be restored by the team at Lighting Nelson & Garrett. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lighting up Centre Block is a Nelson family tradition

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 27, 2023
  • ‘It’s a legacy project for me. I would want to do it no matter what,’ says Chris Nelson, co-owner of Etobicoke, Ont.’s Lighting Nelson

Lighting up Centre Block is a Nelson family tradition

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 27, 2023
  • ‘It’s a legacy project for me. I would want to do it no matter what,’ says Chris Nelson, co-owner of Etobicoke, Ont.’s Lighting Nelson
The Senate Chamber's massive chandeliers, each weighing 1.5 tonnes, are among the pieces that will be restored by the team at Lighting Nelson & Garrett. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It was the only option’: Rota resigns as House Speaker after Nazi incident has ‘soiled’ Commons Chamber, ‘heart of Canadian democracy’

  • The incident ‘touched a nerve’ with the Jewish community, said former Bloc Québécois MP Richard Marceau, who now works with the Centre for Israel
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2023
On Sept. 26, embattled House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota announced that he would step down from the role effective Sept. 27, after a guest he honoured in the Chamber of the House of Commons turned out to have fought for the Nazis in the Second World War. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It was the only option’: Rota resigns as House Speaker after Nazi incident has ‘soiled’ Commons Chamber, ‘heart of Canadian democracy’

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2023
  • The incident ‘touched a nerve’ with the Jewish community, said former Bloc Québécois MP Richard Marceau, who now works with the Centre for Israel

‘It was the only option’: Rota resigns as House Speaker after Nazi incident has ‘soiled’ Commons Chamber, ‘heart of Canadian democracy’

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2023
  • The incident ‘touched a nerve’ with the Jewish community, said former Bloc Québécois MP Richard Marceau, who now works with the Centre for Israel
On Sept. 26, embattled House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota announced that he would step down from the role effective Sept. 27, after a guest he honoured in the Chamber of the House of Commons turned out to have fought for the Nazis in the Second World War. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Rota in the spotlight

  • Plus, the PBO examines the costs of Canada’s military capabilities.
House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota is facing calls for him to resign from the NDP and Bloc Québécois. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Rota in the spotlight

  • Plus, the PBO examines the costs of Canada’s military capabilities.

Politics This Morning: Rota in the spotlight

  • Plus, the PBO examines the costs of Canada’s military capabilities.
House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota is facing calls for him to resign from the NDP and Bloc Québécois. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Documents reveal feds evaluating ethics of Canada’s booming international student sector

  • The federal government’s current international education strategy is set to expire next March, and Global Affairs Canada’s trade commissioner service is leading the work
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 25, 2023
Independent Senator Ratna Omidvar says Canada's international student program has become 'a victim of its own success,' and that 'the incentive to recruit, recruit, recruit' is overshadowing concerns about students' well-being. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Documents reveal feds evaluating ethics of Canada’s booming international student sector

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 25, 2023
  • The federal government’s current international education strategy is set to expire next March, and Global Affairs Canada’s trade commissioner service is leading the work

Documents reveal feds evaluating ethics of Canada’s booming international student sector

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 25, 2023
  • The federal government’s current international education strategy is set to expire next March, and Global Affairs Canada’s trade commissioner service is leading the work
Independent Senator Ratna Omidvar says Canada's international student program has become 'a victim of its own success,' and that 'the incentive to recruit, recruit, recruit' is overshadowing concerns about students' well-being. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Plenty of pints and pitches at the Carleton Young Liberals’ OLP all-candidates’ event

  • All five of the Ontario Liberal leadership hopefuls joined a pack of plucky young politicos to pitch their vision for the party's future.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 25, 2023
Dozens of Young Liberals, staffers, and Carleton University students gathered at 3 Brewers in Ottawa to hear the would-be OLP leaders make their case for why they should be the one to take the reins of the party. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Plenty of pints and pitches at the Carleton Young Liberals’ OLP all-candidates’ event

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 25, 2023
  • All five of the Ontario Liberal leadership hopefuls joined a pack of plucky young politicos to pitch their vision for the party's future.

Plenty of pints and pitches at the Carleton Young Liberals’ OLP all-candidates’ event

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 25, 2023
  • All five of the Ontario Liberal leadership hopefuls joined a pack of plucky young politicos to pitch their vision for the party's future.
Dozens of Young Liberals, staffers, and Carleton University students gathered at 3 Brewers in Ottawa to hear the would-be OLP leaders make their case for why they should be the one to take the reins of the party. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Standing with Ukraine requires sound training, not scrapyard leftovers

  • Surely, we have learned something from our failed effort in Afghanistan to build a competent security force on the cheap and the quick?
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 25, 2023
Vice-Admiral J.R. Auchterlonie, commander of Canadian Joint Operations Command, speaks to the Canadian Armed Forces members tasked with training recruits of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during Operation Unifier in the United Kingdom on May 18. DND photograph by Corporal Marco Tijam

Standing with Ukraine requires sound training, not scrapyard leftovers

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 25, 2023
  • Surely, we have learned something from our failed effort in Afghanistan to build a competent security force on the cheap and the quick?

Standing with Ukraine requires sound training, not scrapyard leftovers

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 25, 2023
  • Surely, we have learned something from our failed effort in Afghanistan to build a competent security force on the cheap and the quick?
Vice-Admiral J.R. Auchterlonie, commander of Canadian Joint Operations Command, speaks to the Canadian Armed Forces members tasked with training recruits of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during Operation Unifier in the United Kingdom on May 18. DND photograph by Corporal Marco Tijam

Ministers Marc Miller, Ya’ara Saks get their new teams in shape

  • So far, Hill Climbers has confirmed 16 staffers in Immigration Minister Marc Miller’s office, and seven on Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks’
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 25, 2023
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller's, left, office is run by chief of staff Mike Burton, while Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks', right, team is run by Sarah Welch. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ministers Marc Miller, Ya’ara Saks get their new teams in shape

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 25, 2023
  • So far, Hill Climbers has confirmed 16 staffers in Immigration Minister Marc Miller’s office, and seven on Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks’

Ministers Marc Miller, Ya’ara Saks get their new teams in shape

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 25, 2023
  • So far, Hill Climbers has confirmed 16 staffers in Immigration Minister Marc Miller’s office, and seven on Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks’
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller's, left, office is run by chief of staff Mike Burton, while Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks', right, team is run by Sarah Welch. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Highlighting champions of change key to unlocking the true potential of social finance

  • By empowering local initiatives and grassroots efforts, we tap into the collective wisdom and resources of communities, catalyzing change from the ground up.
Opinion | BY CHELSEY MACNEIL | September 25, 2023
Doing social finance differently recognizes that solutions to complex challenges often emerge from the very communities grappling with those issues, writes Chelsey MacNeil. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Highlighting champions of change key to unlocking the true potential of social finance

Opinion | BY CHELSEY MACNEIL | September 25, 2023
  • By empowering local initiatives and grassroots efforts, we tap into the collective wisdom and resources of communities, catalyzing change from the ground up.

Highlighting champions of change key to unlocking the true potential of social finance

Opinion | BY CHELSEY MACNEIL | September 25, 2023
  • By empowering local initiatives and grassroots efforts, we tap into the collective wisdom and resources of communities, catalyzing change from the ground up.
Doing social finance differently recognizes that solutions to complex challenges often emerge from the very communities grappling with those issues, writes Chelsey MacNeil. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Statistics Canada finds deficiencies in Canadians’ health, which governments must address now

  • The Canadian health-care system has been deteriorating over many years to the point of crisis. Holistic, proactive health policy actions are urgently required.
Opinion | BY DON DRUMMOND, DUNCAN SINCLAIR, DAVID JONES | September 25, 2023
Then-Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured in 2022. Fourteen per cent, or 4.7 million Canadians, do not have regular access to a primary heath caregiver. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Statistics Canada finds deficiencies in Canadians’ health, which governments must address now

Opinion | BY DON DRUMMOND, DUNCAN SINCLAIR, DAVID JONES | September 25, 2023
  • The Canadian health-care system has been deteriorating over many years to the point of crisis. Holistic, proactive health policy actions are urgently required.

Statistics Canada finds deficiencies in Canadians’ health, which governments must address now

Opinion | BY DON DRUMMOND, DUNCAN SINCLAIR, DAVID JONES | September 25, 2023
  • The Canadian health-care system has been deteriorating over many years to the point of crisis. Holistic, proactive health policy actions are urgently required.
Then-Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured in 2022. Fourteen per cent, or 4.7 million Canadians, do not have regular access to a primary heath caregiver. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Natural gas is neither a cleaner nor safer form of fuel energy

  • Not only does the extraction and use of natural gas affect the health of humans and animals, it also contributes to climate change, which
Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, GEOFF STRONG, HELEN HSU, SEHJAL BHARGAVA | September 25, 2023
Fracking involves the injection of huge amounts of water, sand, and often toxic chemicals under high pressure beneath oil/gas wells, shattering rocks, forcing natural gas or oil to the surface, and can cause low intensity earthquakes. The flowback to the surface is highly toxic and is sometimes allowed to flow into nearby rivers. Photograph courtesy of jwigley from Pixabay

Natural gas is neither a cleaner nor safer form of fuel energy

Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, GEOFF STRONG, HELEN HSU, SEHJAL BHARGAVA | September 25, 2023
  • Not only does the extraction and use of natural gas affect the health of humans and animals, it also contributes to climate change, which

Natural gas is neither a cleaner nor safer form of fuel energy

Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, GEOFF STRONG, HELEN HSU, SEHJAL BHARGAVA | September 25, 2023
  • Not only does the extraction and use of natural gas affect the health of humans and animals, it also contributes to climate change, which
Fracking involves the injection of huge amounts of water, sand, and often toxic chemicals under high pressure beneath oil/gas wells, shattering rocks, forcing natural gas or oil to the surface, and can cause low intensity earthquakes. The flowback to the surface is highly toxic and is sometimes allowed to flow into nearby rivers. Photograph courtesy of jwigley from Pixabay

‘Unforgivable error’: two parties call for House Speaker to resign for honouring man who fought with Nazi unit in Second World War

  • The NDP and Bloc Québécois have called for Anthony Rota to resign, while the Conservative Party has blamed the Prime Minister's office for the
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 25, 2023
House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota enters the House with the Speaker’s Parade on Sept. 25. Rota apologized for honouring a constituent who fought in a Nazi Waffen-SS unit during the Second World War. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Unforgivable error’: two parties call for House Speaker to resign for honouring man who fought with Nazi unit in Second World War

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 25, 2023
  • The NDP and Bloc Québécois have called for Anthony Rota to resign, while the Conservative Party has blamed the Prime Minister's office for the

‘Unforgivable error’: two parties call for House Speaker to resign for honouring man who fought with Nazi unit in Second World War

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 25, 2023
  • The NDP and Bloc Québécois have called for Anthony Rota to resign, while the Conservative Party has blamed the Prime Minister's office for the
House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota enters the House with the Speaker’s Parade on Sept. 25. Rota apologized for honouring a constituent who fought in a Nazi Waffen-SS unit during the Second World War. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Challenging times ahead for Trudeau, Poilievre, and Singh

  • The prime minister has the most obvious problems, but that doesn't mean the Tory and NDP leaders don't have their work cut out for
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 25, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh face different hurdles as Parliament returns, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Challenging times ahead for Trudeau, Poilievre, and Singh

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 25, 2023
  • The prime minister has the most obvious problems, but that doesn't mean the Tory and NDP leaders don't have their work cut out for

Challenging times ahead for Trudeau, Poilievre, and Singh

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 25, 2023
  • The prime minister has the most obvious problems, but that doesn't mean the Tory and NDP leaders don't have their work cut out for
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh face different hurdles as Parliament returns, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberal MPs were ‘very, very tough’ and gave ‘straight goods’ to Trudeau at caucus meeting in London, Ont.

  • The meeting between the wider caucus and the prime minister was scheduled to last 30 minutes, but went on for two hours, according to
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 25, 2023
The Liberal Parliamentary caucus, pictured on Jan. 27, met for their summer retreat in London, Ont., earlier this month. Some Liberal MPs told The Hill Times that they were 'very direct and frank' in their feedback to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal MPs were ‘very, very tough’ and gave ‘straight goods’ to Trudeau at caucus meeting in London, Ont.

News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 25, 2023
  • The meeting between the wider caucus and the prime minister was scheduled to last 30 minutes, but went on for two hours, according to

Liberal MPs were ‘very, very tough’ and gave ‘straight goods’ to Trudeau at caucus meeting in London, Ont.

News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 25, 2023
  • The meeting between the wider caucus and the prime minister was scheduled to last 30 minutes, but went on for two hours, according to
The Liberal Parliamentary caucus, pictured on Jan. 27, met for their summer retreat in London, Ont., earlier this month. Some Liberal MPs told The Hill Times that they were 'very direct and frank' in their feedback to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tories’ silence is golden on trans issues, but might not be sustainable

  • As his party’s numbers climb, Pierre Poilievre has to be careful to appeal to voters leery of social conservatism.
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 25, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s office may not be able to stop MPs from weighing in on last week's protests, pictured, when so many of them were elected thanks to support they received from social conservatives who don't like LGBTQ education in schools, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tories’ silence is golden on trans issues, but might not be sustainable

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 25, 2023
  • As his party’s numbers climb, Pierre Poilievre has to be careful to appeal to voters leery of social conservatism.

Tories’ silence is golden on trans issues, but might not be sustainable

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | September 25, 2023
  • As his party’s numbers climb, Pierre Poilievre has to be careful to appeal to voters leery of social conservatism.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s office may not be able to stop MPs from weighing in on last week's protests, pictured, when so many of them were elected thanks to support they received from social conservatives who don't like LGBTQ education in schools, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The G7 can no longer call the shots

  • BRICS+ represents a long overdue step toward a new world order where the developing world's interests have greater influence.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 25, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The United States, cheered on by Canada, is working to divide the world into competing blocs, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The G7 can no longer call the shots

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 25, 2023
  • BRICS+ represents a long overdue step toward a new world order where the developing world's interests have greater influence.

The G7 can no longer call the shots

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | September 25, 2023
  • BRICS+ represents a long overdue step toward a new world order where the developing world's interests have greater influence.
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The United States, cheered on by Canada, is working to divide the world into competing blocs, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Debate commences on government’s new affordability bill

  • Plus, the Canadian Forces’ former chief of military personnel begins a court martial for an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate.
Housing Minister Sean Fraser, left, speaks to reporters on Sept. 21 about the government's plan to cut the GST on new rental housing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Debate commences on government’s new affordability bill

  • Plus, the Canadian Forces’ former chief of military personnel begins a court martial for an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate.

Politics This Morning: Debate commences on government’s new affordability bill

  • Plus, the Canadian Forces’ former chief of military personnel begins a court martial for an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate.
Housing Minister Sean Fraser, left, speaks to reporters on Sept. 21 about the government's plan to cut the GST on new rental housing. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Busy first week sets the tone for fall sitting

  • If the start of this fall sitting is any indication of what the rest of the season holds, we’re all going to be extremely
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 25, 2023
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Sept. 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Busy first week sets the tone for fall sitting

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 25, 2023
  • If the start of this fall sitting is any indication of what the rest of the season holds, we’re all going to be extremely

Busy first week sets the tone for fall sitting

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 25, 2023
  • If the start of this fall sitting is any indication of what the rest of the season holds, we’re all going to be extremely
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Sept. 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need to know all the facts about Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s assassination

  • Those responsible must be brought to justice. So, too, must those in security agencies who undermine our intelligence services through leaks to media.
Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | September 25, 2023
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May writes that last week's events make it even more urgent that leakers in the intelligence services be found and sanctioned. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need to know all the facts about Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s assassination

Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | September 25, 2023
  • Those responsible must be brought to justice. So, too, must those in security agencies who undermine our intelligence services through leaks to media.

We need to know all the facts about Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s assassination

Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | September 25, 2023
  • Those responsible must be brought to justice. So, too, must those in security agencies who undermine our intelligence services through leaks to media.
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May writes that last week's events make it even more urgent that leakers in the intelligence services be found and sanctioned. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Zero-emission vehicle industry can drive return on battery investments

  • By promoting consistent strategies, policies and support to deepen the sector's roots, policymakers can assure positive and lasting returns on investments.
Opinion | BY MATTHEW FORTIER | September 25, 2023
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Battery manufacturing investments are embedded within a Canadian zero-emission vehicle industry that has been developing impressively in all supply chain segments, writes Matthew Fortier. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Zero-emission vehicle industry can drive return on battery investments

Opinion | BY MATTHEW FORTIER | September 25, 2023
  • By promoting consistent strategies, policies and support to deepen the sector's roots, policymakers can assure positive and lasting returns on investments.

Zero-emission vehicle industry can drive return on battery investments

Opinion | BY MATTHEW FORTIER | September 25, 2023
  • By promoting consistent strategies, policies and support to deepen the sector's roots, policymakers can assure positive and lasting returns on investments.
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Battery manufacturing investments are embedded within a Canadian zero-emission vehicle industry that has been developing impressively in all supply chain segments, writes Matthew Fortier. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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