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From Balls Creek ‘boom girl’ to the Decision Desk: CBC ‘legend’ Sharon Musgrave says farewell 

  • Five generations of the CBC family, politicos, and senators packed the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26 to raise a toast to Musgrave’s three decades
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 27, 2025
CBC News: Politics legend Don Newman, right, reunites with the former Cape Breton-ese voice in his head, Sharon Musgrave, at the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26, to celebrate her retirement after more than three decades with the public broadcaster. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

From Balls Creek ‘boom girl’ to the Decision Desk: CBC ‘legend’ Sharon Musgrave says farewell 

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 27, 2025
  • Five generations of the CBC family, politicos, and senators packed the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26 to raise a toast to Musgrave’s three decades

From Balls Creek ‘boom girl’ to the Decision Desk: CBC ‘legend’ Sharon Musgrave says farewell 

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 27, 2025
  • Five generations of the CBC family, politicos, and senators packed the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26 to raise a toast to Musgrave’s three decades
CBC News: Politics legend Don Newman, right, reunites with the former Cape Breton-ese voice in his head, Sharon Musgrave, at the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26, to celebrate her retirement after more than three decades with the public broadcaster. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

NATO summit ‘not a disaster’ on the Trump front, but a ‘piece of theatre’ otherwise

  • All members of the military alliance but Spain agreed to a new five-per-cent of GDP spending target at the June 25 and 26 summit
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 27, 2025
Leaders from NATO countries, including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, bottom left, assembled for the summit in The Hague on June 24 and 25.  Photograph courtesy of the PMO/X

NATO summit ‘not a disaster’ on the Trump front, but a ‘piece of theatre’ otherwise

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 27, 2025
  • All members of the military alliance but Spain agreed to a new five-per-cent of GDP spending target at the June 25 and 26 summit

NATO summit ‘not a disaster’ on the Trump front, but a ‘piece of theatre’ otherwise

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 27, 2025
  • All members of the military alliance but Spain agreed to a new five-per-cent of GDP spending target at the June 25 and 26 summit
Leaders from NATO countries, including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, bottom left, assembled for the summit in The Hague on June 24 and 25.  Photograph courtesy of the PMO/X

Carney could ‘weed out bad apples’ with his high expectations for federal public service

  • Top public servants might straighten up and self-correct if they know the prime minister isn’t afraid of swift discipline, say former bureaucrats, who welcome
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is reportedly willing to discipline top bureaucrats who aren’t meeting his standards and delivering on his 'nation-building' agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney could ‘weed out bad apples’ with his high expectations for federal public service

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 27, 2025
  • Top public servants might straighten up and self-correct if they know the prime minister isn’t afraid of swift discipline, say former bureaucrats, who welcome

Carney could ‘weed out bad apples’ with his high expectations for federal public service

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 27, 2025
  • Top public servants might straighten up and self-correct if they know the prime minister isn’t afraid of swift discipline, say former bureaucrats, who welcome
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is reportedly willing to discipline top bureaucrats who aren’t meeting his standards and delivering on his 'nation-building' agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Flawed in principle and practice: why Canada must say no to Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’

  • At a time of rising costs of living, climate stress, and overstretched public services, diverting tens of billions to a flawed and provocative weapons
Opinion | BY CESAR JARAMILLO | June 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The 'Golden Dome' proposal is not merely expensive; it is strategically unsound and technically unreliable, writes Cesar Jaramillo. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

Flawed in principle and practice: why Canada must say no to Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’

Opinion | BY CESAR JARAMILLO | June 26, 2025
  • At a time of rising costs of living, climate stress, and overstretched public services, diverting tens of billions to a flawed and provocative weapons

Flawed in principle and practice: why Canada must say no to Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’

Opinion | BY CESAR JARAMILLO | June 26, 2025
  • At a time of rising costs of living, climate stress, and overstretched public services, diverting tens of billions to a flawed and provocative weapons
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The 'Golden Dome' proposal is not merely expensive; it is strategically unsound and technically unreliable, writes Cesar Jaramillo. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

Q&A | MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Andrew Coyne who proposes a path away from that anti-democratic system

  • In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and the
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. In his new book, Andrew Coyne says he tries to show that centralized power is ‘worse here than in other countries.’

Q&A | MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Andrew Coyne who proposes a path away from that anti-democratic system

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
  • In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and the

Q&A | MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Andrew Coyne who proposes a path away from that anti-democratic system

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 26, 2025
  • In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and the
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. In his new book, Andrew Coyne says he tries to show that centralized power is ‘worse here than in other countries.’

Saskatchewan Senator pushes for a national emergency response agency to fight wildfires

  • Under Canada’s current system, provincial and territorial governments have jurisdiction over emergency responses, but as out-of-control wildfires continue to burn, some are pushing again
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
Wildfire in Nopiming
Wildfire in Nopiming
Wildfires burning across the country, including in Manitoba, pictured, have experts and governments looking to solutions to improve future wildfire responses. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

Saskatchewan Senator pushes for a national emergency response agency to fight wildfires

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
  • Under Canada’s current system, provincial and territorial governments have jurisdiction over emergency responses, but as out-of-control wildfires continue to burn, some are pushing again

Saskatchewan Senator pushes for a national emergency response agency to fight wildfires

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
  • Under Canada’s current system, provincial and territorial governments have jurisdiction over emergency responses, but as out-of-control wildfires continue to burn, some are pushing again
Wildfire in Nopiming
Wildfires burning across the country, including in Manitoba, pictured, have experts and governments looking to solutions to improve future wildfire responses. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

Much ado about nothing in Iran

  • You can trust the Iranian regime, nasty though it is, not to let itself be drawn into truly dangerous confrontations with the United States.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2025
It took U.S. President Donald Trump a long time to realize that he had been played by the Israeli prime minister, but it won’t last because he cannot bear the idea that he was outsmarted, writes Gwynne Dyer. Official White House photograph courtesy of Daniel Torok

Much ado about nothing in Iran

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2025
  • You can trust the Iranian regime, nasty though it is, not to let itself be drawn into truly dangerous confrontations with the United States.

Much ado about nothing in Iran

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2025
  • You can trust the Iranian regime, nasty though it is, not to let itself be drawn into truly dangerous confrontations with the United States.
It took U.S. President Donald Trump a long time to realize that he had been played by the Israeli prime minister, but it won’t last because he cannot bear the idea that he was outsmarted, writes Gwynne Dyer. Official White House photograph courtesy of Daniel Torok

A new Arctic archipelagic defence concept will project Canada’s power in the North

  • Developing this concept would signal to both allies and adversaries that Canada no longer views its North as peripheral.
Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty should consider developing a comprehensive Arctic archipelagic defence concept that would shift attention towards Canada’s land domain, writes Andrew Erskine. Ottawa has already invested heavily in its air and maritime capabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A new Arctic archipelagic defence concept will project Canada’s power in the North

Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
  • Developing this concept would signal to both allies and adversaries that Canada no longer views its North as peripheral.

A new Arctic archipelagic defence concept will project Canada’s power in the North

Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
  • Developing this concept would signal to both allies and adversaries that Canada no longer views its North as peripheral.
Defence Minister David McGuinty should consider developing a comprehensive Arctic archipelagic defence concept that would shift attention towards Canada’s land domain, writes Andrew Erskine. Ottawa has already invested heavily in its air and maritime capabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate begins final stage of C-5 debate

  • Plus, court hearings on the Terrebonne election results expected this fall.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 26, 2025
Senators will have one more chance to weigh in on the government's major projects fast-track bill when third reading debate begins today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate begins final stage of C-5 debate

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 26, 2025
  • Plus, court hearings on the Terrebonne election results expected this fall.

Senate begins final stage of C-5 debate

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 26, 2025
  • Plus, court hearings on the Terrebonne election results expected this fall.
Senators will have one more chance to weigh in on the government's major projects fast-track bill when third reading debate begins today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Israel marks national day

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 25, 2025
Israeli Ambassador Iddo Moed delivers a toast at his country’s national day reception at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on May 21. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Israel marks national day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 25, 2025
  • The Hill Times

Israel marks national day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | June 25, 2025
  • The Hill Times
Israeli Ambassador Iddo Moed delivers a toast at his country’s national day reception at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on May 21. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

  • Mark Carney’s pledge to meet NATO’s new spending target risks defining Canada’s future by bombs and budgets rather than by peacebuilding and principle.
Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney could have resisted NATO’s increasingly militarized path. Instead, his increased spending pledge entrenches Canada deeper within the orbit of U.S. defence interests, writes Erika Simpson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 25, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s pledge to meet NATO’s new spending target risks defining Canada’s future by bombs and budgets rather than by peacebuilding and principle.

NATO’s dangerous new trajectory of expensive targets

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 25, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s pledge to meet NATO’s new spending target risks defining Canada’s future by bombs and budgets rather than by peacebuilding and principle.
Prime Minister Mark Carney could have resisted NATO’s increasingly militarized path. Instead, his increased spending pledge entrenches Canada deeper within the orbit of U.S. defence interests, writes Erika Simpson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

F-35 audit a costly reminder to make bureaucrats accountable

  • The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | June 25, 2025
Karen Hogan
Karen Hogan
One of Auditor General Karen Hogan’s latest reports found that the F-35 procurement jumped $8.7-billion over the budget outlined two years before. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

F-35 audit a costly reminder to make bureaucrats accountable

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | June 25, 2025
  • The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who

F-35 audit a costly reminder to make bureaucrats accountable

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | June 25, 2025
  • The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who
Karen Hogan
One of Auditor General Karen Hogan’s latest reports found that the F-35 procurement jumped $8.7-billion over the budget outlined two years before. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts

  • The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
Former Liberal MP Han Dong has settled his lawsuit with Global News over two years after he left the party's caucus and vowed to defend himself from 'absolutely untrue' allegations he advised a Chinese diplomat to delay the release of Micheal Spavor and Michael Kovrig. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
  • The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to

Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
  • The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to
Former Liberal MP Han Dong has settled his lawsuit with Global News over two years after he left the party's caucus and vowed to defend himself from 'absolutely untrue' allegations he advised a Chinese diplomat to delay the release of Micheal Spavor and Michael Kovrig. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced Bill C-202 in the early days of the new Parliament after a previous version died on the Order Paper in the last one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.

‘They were emphatic in their foolishness’: Senate defers to House on Bloc supply management bill despite concerns

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 25, 2025
  • Barring supply management concessions in trade talks is widely politically popular, but has been subject to vocal criticism in trade circles.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet introduced Bill C-202 in the early days of the new Parliament after a previous version died on the Order Paper in the last one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

National Indigenous History month event featuring author Phyllis Webstad happening at Library and Archives Canada on June 26

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister to Visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, the
Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad will facilitate a dialogue around the Indian Residential School system, education, awareness, and healing at Library and Archives Canada on June 26. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

National Indigenous History month event featuring author Phyllis Webstad happening at Library and Archives Canada on June 26

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister to Visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, the

National Indigenous History month event featuring author Phyllis Webstad happening at Library and Archives Canada on June 26

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister to Visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, the
Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad will facilitate a dialogue around the Indian Residential School system, education, awareness, and healing at Library and Archives Canada on June 26. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The Senate reconvenes

  • Plus, Carney heads into day two of the NATO summit.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 25, 2025
Senators will return to action today, with the summer adjournment looming and a final vote on Bill C-5 coming. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Senate reconvenes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 25, 2025
  • Plus, Carney heads into day two of the NATO summit.

The Senate reconvenes

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 25, 2025
  • Plus, Carney heads into day two of the NATO summit.
Senators will return to action today, with the summer adjournment looming and a final vote on Bill C-5 coming. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

  • All of this political theatre, and they didn’t even destroy the uranium they pretended to seek. What a waste of time, money, and military
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump. America is involved in yet another conflict in the Middle East due to a commander-in-chief who proclaimed himself the 'anti-war president,' writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
  • All of this political theatre, and they didn’t even destroy the uranium they pretended to seek. What a waste of time, money, and military

Strikes on Iran a Middle East déjà vu

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 25, 2025
  • All of this political theatre, and they didn’t even destroy the uranium they pretended to seek. What a waste of time, money, and military
U.S. President Donald Trump. America is involved in yet another conflict in the Middle East due to a commander-in-chief who proclaimed himself the 'anti-war president,' writes Erica Ifill. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Let’s all be ambassadors this summer

  • Simple little gestures, showing friendship and respect, might be the most 'Canadian' way of approaching domestic tourism this summer.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 25, 2025
A tour guide speaks with tourists at the National War Memorial in Ottawa in July 2024. Canadians have decided collectively to avoid travelling to the United States, and for Canada’s domestic tourism industry, it's shaping up to be the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s all be ambassadors this summer

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 25, 2025
  • Simple little gestures, showing friendship and respect, might be the most 'Canadian' way of approaching domestic tourism this summer.

Let’s all be ambassadors this summer

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 25, 2025
  • Simple little gestures, showing friendship and respect, might be the most 'Canadian' way of approaching domestic tourism this summer.
A tour guide speaks with tourists at the National War Memorial in Ottawa in July 2024. Canadians have decided collectively to avoid travelling to the United States, and for Canada’s domestic tourism industry, it's shaping up to be the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Speaking for a forgotten people

  • The rule of international law in Palestine today—or on the 49th parallel tomorrow.
Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | June 25, 2025
A European Union humanitarian aid worker in Gaza in February 2025. There is a compelling reason for Canada to be a relentless champion of international law today as it is applied and thwarted in rulings on the illegal occupation of Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem, and the International Court of Justice rulings, writes Jim Creskey. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid

Speaking for a forgotten people

Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | June 25, 2025
  • The rule of international law in Palestine today—or on the 49th parallel tomorrow.

Speaking for a forgotten people

Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | June 25, 2025
  • The rule of international law in Palestine today—or on the 49th parallel tomorrow.
A European Union humanitarian aid worker in Gaza in February 2025. There is a compelling reason for Canada to be a relentless champion of international law today as it is applied and thwarted in rulings on the illegal occupation of Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem, and the International Court of Justice rulings, writes Jim Creskey. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid

Members’ statements from June 20

  • Fifty years ago, on June 20, 1975, the legendary Gilles Vigneault performed his song, Gens du pays, for the very first time on Mount
Opinion | June 25, 2025

Members’ statements from June 20

Opinion | June 25, 2025
  • Fifty years ago, on June 20, 1975, the legendary Gilles Vigneault performed his song, Gens du pays, for the very first time on Mount

Members’ statements from June 20

Opinion | June 25, 2025
  • Fifty years ago, on June 20, 1975, the legendary Gilles Vigneault performed his song, Gens du pays, for the very first time on Mount

Senate Conservative ranks could continue to grow, says caucus leader Housakos

  • Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos pointed to the recent change in prime minister and a desire to join a party-affiliated national caucus as reasons
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 25, 2025
The Senate Conservative caucus, now led by Quebec Senator Leo Housakos, recently added three new Senators to its ranks—its first new members since 2013. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate Conservative ranks could continue to grow, says caucus leader Housakos

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 25, 2025
  • Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos pointed to the recent change in prime minister and a desire to join a party-affiliated national caucus as reasons

Senate Conservative ranks could continue to grow, says caucus leader Housakos

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 25, 2025
  • Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos pointed to the recent change in prime minister and a desire to join a party-affiliated national caucus as reasons
The Senate Conservative caucus, now led by Quebec Senator Leo Housakos, recently added three new Senators to its ranks—its first new members since 2013. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

  • The public service is being retooled piece by piece to meet the demands of delivery. The changes may outlast the agenda that sparked them.
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | June 23, 2025
Last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney shuffled his senior ranks—a first wave of appointments seen as an early step in retooling the leadership to drive his top priorities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | June 23, 2025
  • The public service is being retooled piece by piece to meet the demands of delivery. The changes may outlast the agenda that sparked them.

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | June 23, 2025
  • The public service is being retooled piece by piece to meet the demands of delivery. The changes may outlast the agenda that sparked them.
Last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney shuffled his senior ranks—a first wave of appointments seen as an early step in retooling the leadership to drive his top priorities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC using an AI bot named ‘Ava’ to help clear Phoenix pay system backlog

  • With about 450,00 outstanding cases tied to the faulty pay system, an artificial intelligence virtual agent is tasked with clearing 160,000 over the next
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 23, 2025
Alex Benay,
Alex Benay,
Alex Benay, associate deputy minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada, says an AI virtual agent, or 'Ava,' has been trained by compensation advisers for the past year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC using an AI bot named ‘Ava’ to help clear Phoenix pay system backlog

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 23, 2025
  • With about 450,00 outstanding cases tied to the faulty pay system, an artificial intelligence virtual agent is tasked with clearing 160,000 over the next

PSPC using an AI bot named ‘Ava’ to help clear Phoenix pay system backlog

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 23, 2025
  • With about 450,00 outstanding cases tied to the faulty pay system, an artificial intelligence virtual agent is tasked with clearing 160,000 over the next
Alex Benay,
Alex Benay, associate deputy minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada, says an AI virtual agent, or 'Ava,' has been trained by compensation advisers for the past year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The next forever war

  • If there really were a large stock of highly enriched uranium stored where the U.S. bombed Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites, they had a week
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 23, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Why did Iran start enriching uranium past the 3.5 per cent limit that it accepted in the 2015 deal? Because U.S. President Donald Trump tore up that deal in 2018 and re-imposed sanctions, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

The next forever war

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 23, 2025
  • If there really were a large stock of highly enriched uranium stored where the U.S. bombed Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites, they had a week

The next forever war

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 23, 2025
  • If there really were a large stock of highly enriched uranium stored where the U.S. bombed Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites, they had a week
Donald Trump
Why did Iran start enriching uranium past the 3.5 per cent limit that it accepted in the 2015 deal? Because U.S. President Donald Trump tore up that deal in 2018 and re-imposed sanctions, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Ministers LeBlanc, Hodgson, Thompson make key staffing hires

  • For one, Samir Kassam is deputy chief of staff and director of policy to Natural Resources and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 23, 2025
Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, and Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson have further fleshed out their respective ministerial teams. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ministers LeBlanc, Hodgson, Thompson make key staffing hires

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 23, 2025
  • For one, Samir Kassam is deputy chief of staff and director of policy to Natural Resources and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson.

Ministers LeBlanc, Hodgson, Thompson make key staffing hires

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 23, 2025
  • For one, Samir Kassam is deputy chief of staff and director of policy to Natural Resources and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson.
Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, and Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson have further fleshed out their respective ministerial teams. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Too many rules’: AG urges feds to streamline procurement, reduce outsourcing

  • Auditor General Karen Hogan says 'worrying observations' around procurement processes need to be addressed.
News | BY IREM KOCA | June 23, 2025
Karen Hogan
Karen Hogan
Auditor General Karen Hogan’s June 10 report showed federal organizations 'frequently did not demonstrate value for money' in professional services contracts awarded to GC Strategies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Too many rules’: AG urges feds to streamline procurement, reduce outsourcing

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 23, 2025
  • Auditor General Karen Hogan says 'worrying observations' around procurement processes need to be addressed.

‘Too many rules’: AG urges feds to streamline procurement, reduce outsourcing

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 23, 2025
  • Auditor General Karen Hogan says 'worrying observations' around procurement processes need to be addressed.
Karen Hogan
Auditor General Karen Hogan’s June 10 report showed federal organizations 'frequently did not demonstrate value for money' in professional services contracts awarded to GC Strategies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Very, very unhappy’ with his party’s handling of nominations, former Conservative Senate leader Plett not ruling out running for national council

  • The Conservative Party’s national council has internally established an ad hoc committee to review party nomination rules for the next election cycle, say Conservative
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 23, 2025
Former Conservative Senate leader and past party president Don Plett, pictured on the Hill on May 7, 2025, is not ruling out a potential run for national council at the January biennial policy convention in Calgary. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Very, very unhappy’ with his party’s handling of nominations, former Conservative Senate leader Plett not ruling out running for national council

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 23, 2025
  • The Conservative Party’s national council has internally established an ad hoc committee to review party nomination rules for the next election cycle, say Conservative

‘Very, very unhappy’ with his party’s handling of nominations, former Conservative Senate leader Plett not ruling out running for national council

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 23, 2025
  • The Conservative Party’s national council has internally established an ad hoc committee to review party nomination rules for the next election cycle, say Conservative
Former Conservative Senate leader and past party president Don Plett, pictured on the Hill on May 7, 2025, is not ruling out a potential run for national council at the January biennial policy convention in Calgary. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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Senators face lobby pressure to amend Online Streaming Act and bring in ‘more guardrails’ amid user-content, discoverability concerns

  • Senators say they’re facing sustained lobbying pressure to change the Liberals’ controversial online streaming legislation, and at recent meetings some of the organizations have
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 23, 2022
The Senate Transport and Communications Committee, including Leo Housakos, left, Donna Dasko, and Dennis Dawson are receiving hundreds of letters as they study Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Senators face lobby pressure to amend Online Streaming Act and bring in ‘more guardrails’ amid user-content, discoverability concerns

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 23, 2022
  • Senators say they’re facing sustained lobbying pressure to change the Liberals’ controversial online streaming legislation, and at recent meetings some of the organizations have

Senators face lobby pressure to amend Online Streaming Act and bring in ‘more guardrails’ amid user-content, discoverability concerns

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 23, 2022
  • Senators say they’re facing sustained lobbying pressure to change the Liberals’ controversial online streaming legislation, and at recent meetings some of the organizations have
The Senate Transport and Communications Committee, including Leo Housakos, left, Donna Dasko, and Dennis Dawson are receiving hundreds of letters as they study Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured before Question Period on Sept. 22 and the first showdown with Pierre Poilievre. Trudeau parried the Conservative leader’s attacks on cost-of-living issues by pointing to statements Poilievre made during his leadership campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured before Question Period on Sept. 22 and the first showdown with Pierre Poilievre. Trudeau parried the Conservative leader’s attacks on cost-of-living issues by pointing to statements Poilievre made during his leadership campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: I like your Seoul, baby

  • Good Friday morning, A visit from Korean President YOON SUK YEOL will keep things lively in Ottawa today.  He’ll be received at the Ottawa
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 23, 2022
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, is arriving in Ottawa for a day-long bilateral visit, complete with a meeting and press conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Yoon is pictured here with Qatar's deputy prime minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. Photograph courtesy of Yoon Suk Yeol, Twitter

Politics This Morning: I like your Seoul, baby

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 23, 2022
  • Good Friday morning, A visit from Korean President YOON SUK YEOL will keep things lively in Ottawa today.  He’ll be received at the Ottawa

Politics This Morning: I like your Seoul, baby

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 23, 2022
  • Good Friday morning, A visit from Korean President YOON SUK YEOL will keep things lively in Ottawa today.  He’ll be received at the Ottawa
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, is arriving in Ottawa for a day-long bilateral visit, complete with a meeting and press conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Yoon is pictured here with Qatar's deputy prime minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. Photograph courtesy of Yoon Suk Yeol, Twitter

Poilievre takes ‘clear line of attack’ on economy as Trudeau paints Conservative leader as ‘reckless’ in first QP showdown

  • Strategists say Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre launched a targeted attack against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the economy as the two leaders squared off
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL AND KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 23, 2022
Newly elected opposition leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau squared off in Question Period for the first time on Sept. 22, following Poilievre's Sept. 10 victory in the Conservative Party leadership race. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Poilievre takes ‘clear line of attack’ on economy as Trudeau paints Conservative leader as ‘reckless’ in first QP showdown

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL AND KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 23, 2022
  • Strategists say Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre launched a targeted attack against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the economy as the two leaders squared off

Poilievre takes ‘clear line of attack’ on economy as Trudeau paints Conservative leader as ‘reckless’ in first QP showdown

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL AND KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 23, 2022
  • Strategists say Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre launched a targeted attack against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the economy as the two leaders squared off
Newly elected opposition leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau squared off in Question Period for the first time on Sept. 22, following Poilievre's Sept. 10 victory in the Conservative Party leadership race. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

What’s wrong with the Greens?

  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Sometimes political organizations need to focus less on ideological fervor and more on the practicalities of politics. A case in point is the
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 22, 2022
Former Green Party leader Elizabeth May, pictured Oct. 3, 2020, is running to be leader again. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What’s wrong with the Greens?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 22, 2022
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Sometimes political organizations need to focus less on ideological fervor and more on the practicalities of politics. A case in point is the

What’s wrong with the Greens?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | September 22, 2022
  • OAKVILLE, ONT.—Sometimes political organizations need to focus less on ideological fervor and more on the practicalities of politics. A case in point is the
Former Green Party leader Elizabeth May, pictured Oct. 3, 2020, is running to be leader again. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sports Minister St-Onge scores a new communications director

  • Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge, who’s also responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, has a new director running
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 22, 2022
Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge, pictured during her appearance before the House Heritage Committee alongside Michel Ruest, a senior director of Sport Canada, on July 26 to answer questions about Hockey Canada's handling of sexual misconduct allegations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sports Minister St-Onge scores a new communications director

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 22, 2022
  • Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge, who’s also responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, has a new director running

Sports Minister St-Onge scores a new communications director

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 22, 2022
  • Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge, who’s also responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, has a new director running
Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge, pictured during her appearance before the House Heritage Committee alongside Michel Ruest, a senior director of Sport Canada, on July 26 to answer questions about Hockey Canada's handling of sexual misconduct allegations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to give more support to UN’s new Agenda for Peace

  • EDMONTON—If good speeches at the UN—which fill the air this week at the United Nations General Assembly’s annual debate—could save the world, we’d all
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | September 22, 2022
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is currently preparing a paper, 'A New Agenda for Peace,' which will be published next year as part of the run-up to the UN Summit for the Future in 2024. Give the man credit for at least trying to build an agenda that prevents future wars, writes Doug Roche. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Canada needs to give more support to UN’s new Agenda for Peace

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | September 22, 2022
  • EDMONTON—If good speeches at the UN—which fill the air this week at the United Nations General Assembly’s annual debate—could save the world, we’d all

Canada needs to give more support to UN’s new Agenda for Peace

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | September 22, 2022
  • EDMONTON—If good speeches at the UN—which fill the air this week at the United Nations General Assembly’s annual debate—could save the world, we’d all
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is currently preparing a paper, 'A New Agenda for Peace,' which will be published next year as part of the run-up to the UN Summit for the Future in 2024. Give the man credit for at least trying to build an agenda that prevents future wars, writes Doug Roche. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Continuing Canada’s constitutional monarchy in the cause of dignity

  • OTTAWA—Queen Elizabeth received a substantial part of her private education from Henry Martin, the vice-provost of Eton College. In the televised series The Crown,
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | September 22, 2022
King Charles III, pictured in Ottawa on May 18, 2022, has solemnly proclaimed he will follow this dignified role that his mother perfected and if he does, he deserves the support of citizens who have him as their sovereign head of state, writes Errol Mendes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Continuing Canada’s constitutional monarchy in the cause of dignity

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | September 22, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Queen Elizabeth received a substantial part of her private education from Henry Martin, the vice-provost of Eton College. In the televised series The Crown,

Continuing Canada’s constitutional monarchy in the cause of dignity

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | September 22, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Queen Elizabeth received a substantial part of her private education from Henry Martin, the vice-provost of Eton College. In the televised series The Crown,
King Charles III, pictured in Ottawa on May 18, 2022, has solemnly proclaimed he will follow this dignified role that his mother perfected and if he does, he deserves the support of citizens who have him as their sovereign head of state, writes Errol Mendes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Finger-pointing Poilievre is still with us

  • OTTAWA—Once Pierre Poilievre accusingly pointed the finger in my direction, just like he has for others. The circumstances were as follows: he sat on
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | September 22, 2022
New Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who won with 70 per cent of the votes on Sept. 10 in Ottawa, is pictured recently on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Finger-pointing Poilievre is still with us

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | September 22, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Once Pierre Poilievre accusingly pointed the finger in my direction, just like he has for others. The circumstances were as follows: he sat on

Finger-pointing Poilievre is still with us

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | September 22, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Once Pierre Poilievre accusingly pointed the finger in my direction, just like he has for others. The circumstances were as follows: he sat on
New Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who won with 70 per cent of the votes on Sept. 10 in Ottawa, is pictured recently on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Planetary defence

  • LONDON, U.K.—On Sept. 26, about eleven million kilometres from Earth, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will make the first attempt to
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 22, 2022
Illustration of the DART spacecraft approaching the Dimorphos and Didymos asteroids. The biggest asteroid to hit the planet, Chicxulub on Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula 66 million years ago, was 10 kilometres in diameter. It caused the last great extinction: the world-wide firestorms and the five- or 10-year ‘asteroid winter’ that followed (due to the ash blocking out the sun) killed off all the non-avian dinosaurs and let the mammals take over, writes Gwynne Dyer. Image credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben

Planetary defence

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 22, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—On Sept. 26, about eleven million kilometres from Earth, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will make the first attempt to

Planetary defence

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 22, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—On Sept. 26, about eleven million kilometres from Earth, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will make the first attempt to
Illustration of the DART spacecraft approaching the Dimorphos and Didymos asteroids. The biggest asteroid to hit the planet, Chicxulub on Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula 66 million years ago, was 10 kilometres in diameter. It caused the last great extinction: the world-wide firestorms and the five- or 10-year ‘asteroid winter’ that followed (due to the ash blocking out the sun) killed off all the non-avian dinosaurs and let the mammals take over, writes Gwynne Dyer. Image credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben

Diplomats gather at Turkey, ASEAN, and Afghanistan events

  • Turkey marks victory:Turkish Ambassador Kerim Uras delivers remarksat a Victory Day reception on Aug. 30, at his officialresidence.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Diplomats gather at Turkey, ASEAN, and Afghanistan events

  • Turkey marks victory:Turkish Ambassador Kerim Uras delivers remarksat a Victory Day reception on Aug. 30, at his officialresidence.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Diplomats gather at Turkey, ASEAN, and Afghanistan events

  • Turkey marks victory:Turkish Ambassador Kerim Uras delivers remarksat a Victory Day reception on Aug. 30, at his officialresidence.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Committees get busy

  • Good Thursday morning, Today will bring news about the cannabis law, Hurricane Fiona, and the government’s plan to tax banks. We’ll start by checking
NDP MP Matthew Green is one of three co-chairs of the joint committee of Parliamentarians studying the government's invocation of the Emergencies Act in February, along with Senator Gwen Boniface and Bloc Québécois MP Rhéal Fortin. The committee will hold a televised planning meeting at 6:30 this evening. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Committees get busy

  • Good Thursday morning, Today will bring news about the cannabis law, Hurricane Fiona, and the government’s plan to tax banks. We’ll start by checking

Politics This Morning: Committees get busy

  • Good Thursday morning, Today will bring news about the cannabis law, Hurricane Fiona, and the government’s plan to tax banks. We’ll start by checking
NDP MP Matthew Green is one of three co-chairs of the joint committee of Parliamentarians studying the government's invocation of the Emergencies Act in February, along with Senator Gwen Boniface and Bloc Québécois MP Rhéal Fortin. The committee will hold a televised planning meeting at 6:30 this evening. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Qualtrough leads off fall sitting with landmark poverty reduction bill for ‘largest minority’

  • Opposition MPs say Canada must address the horrific poverty rates among people with disabilities, but contend the government’s fairly thin “framework” bill leaves much
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 21, 2022
Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough, seen here in June 2022, says the Canada Disability Benefit comes out of the same values that led to the Guaranteed Income Supplement for seniors in 1967. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Qualtrough leads off fall sitting with landmark poverty reduction bill for ‘largest minority’

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 21, 2022
  • Opposition MPs say Canada must address the horrific poverty rates among people with disabilities, but contend the government’s fairly thin “framework” bill leaves much

Qualtrough leads off fall sitting with landmark poverty reduction bill for ‘largest minority’

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 21, 2022
  • Opposition MPs say Canada must address the horrific poverty rates among people with disabilities, but contend the government’s fairly thin “framework” bill leaves much
Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough, seen here in June 2022, says the Canada Disability Benefit comes out of the same values that led to the Guaranteed Income Supplement for seniors in 1967. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau-Poilievre match up will be a clash of personalities over policy substance

  • OTTAWA—Pierre Poilievre has pivoted. He has shelved the crazy conspiracy theories which helped him win leadership of the Conservative Party for the more mundane
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | September 21, 2022
New Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. From these two, don't expect any meaningful debates to overhaul the way we do policy and run our institutions in Canada, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trudeau-Poilievre match up will be a clash of personalities over policy substance

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | September 21, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Pierre Poilievre has pivoted. He has shelved the crazy conspiracy theories which helped him win leadership of the Conservative Party for the more mundane

Trudeau-Poilievre match up will be a clash of personalities over policy substance

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | September 21, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Pierre Poilievre has pivoted. He has shelved the crazy conspiracy theories which helped him win leadership of the Conservative Party for the more mundane
New Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. From these two, don't expect any meaningful debates to overhaul the way we do policy and run our institutions in Canada, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Privacy bill achieves Canada’s priorities

  • If passed, the CPPA would achieve Canada’s privacy law priorities. It would strengthen privacy protections for consumers and ensure Canadian organizations could leverage data
Opinion | BY SARA CLODMAN | September 21, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne introduced Bill C-27, or the Digital Charter Implementation Act, in the House on June 16, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Privacy bill achieves Canada’s priorities

Opinion | BY SARA CLODMAN | September 21, 2022
  • If passed, the CPPA would achieve Canada’s privacy law priorities. It would strengthen privacy protections for consumers and ensure Canadian organizations could leverage data

Privacy bill achieves Canada’s priorities

Opinion | BY SARA CLODMAN | September 21, 2022
  • If passed, the CPPA would achieve Canada’s privacy law priorities. It would strengthen privacy protections for consumers and ensure Canadian organizations could leverage data
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne introduced Bill C-27, or the Digital Charter Implementation Act, in the House on June 16, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rethinking monarchs and democracy

  • For the United Kingdom and those of us in Canada, who are constitutionally connected to the marriage of monarchs and democracy, it is a
Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | September 21, 2022
For the United Kingdom and King Charles III, pictured during a visit to Ottawa in 2017, the issue is how united the kingdom is in the aftermath of the decision to leave the European Union The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Rethinking monarchs and democracy

Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | September 21, 2022
  • For the United Kingdom and those of us in Canada, who are constitutionally connected to the marriage of monarchs and democracy, it is a

Rethinking monarchs and democracy

Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | September 21, 2022
  • For the United Kingdom and those of us in Canada, who are constitutionally connected to the marriage of monarchs and democracy, it is a
For the United Kingdom and King Charles III, pictured during a visit to Ottawa in 2017, the issue is how united the kingdom is in the aftermath of the decision to leave the European Union The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The hard right nears power in Italy

  • LONDON, U.K.—There’s an election in Italy on Sept. 25, almost exactly 100 years after Benito Mussolini’s “blackshirts” marched on Rome and brought the first
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 21, 2022
Giorgia Meloni, the hard-right populist politician who is likely to win the Italian election, leads the Brothers of Italy, which has some 'nostalgic' neo-fascists in its ranks, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The hard right nears power in Italy

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 21, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—There’s an election in Italy on Sept. 25, almost exactly 100 years after Benito Mussolini’s “blackshirts” marched on Rome and brought the first

The hard right nears power in Italy

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 21, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—There’s an election in Italy on Sept. 25, almost exactly 100 years after Benito Mussolini’s “blackshirts” marched on Rome and brought the first
Giorgia Meloni, the hard-right populist politician who is likely to win the Italian election, leads the Brothers of Italy, which has some 'nostalgic' neo-fascists in its ranks, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

With little focus on foreign policy, Poilievre has ‘blank slate’ to craft platform, say experts

  • With little foreign policy vision offered by the new Conservative leader during his leadership campaign, experts say Pierre Poilievre now has a “blank slate”
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 21, 2022
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre had little to say about foreign policy during his seven-month party leadership campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With little focus on foreign policy, Poilievre has ‘blank slate’ to craft platform, say experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 21, 2022
  • With little foreign policy vision offered by the new Conservative leader during his leadership campaign, experts say Pierre Poilievre now has a “blank slate”

With little focus on foreign policy, Poilievre has ‘blank slate’ to craft platform, say experts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 21, 2022
  • With little foreign policy vision offered by the new Conservative leader during his leadership campaign, experts say Pierre Poilievre now has a “blank slate”
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre had little to say about foreign policy during his seven-month party leadership campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Holland tees up the fall in Parliament

  • Good Wednesday morning, Parliament is back in swing, we have a new opposition leader, and there are new bills in the House. There’s a
Government House Leader Mark Holland will try to shepherd a packed legislative agenda through the House of Commons this fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Holland tees up the fall in Parliament

  • Good Wednesday morning, Parliament is back in swing, we have a new opposition leader, and there are new bills in the House. There’s a

Politics This Morning: Holland tees up the fall in Parliament

  • Good Wednesday morning, Parliament is back in swing, we have a new opposition leader, and there are new bills in the House. There’s a
Government House Leader Mark Holland will try to shepherd a packed legislative agenda through the House of Commons this fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cheese remains sticking point in U.K. trade talks as Brits want to maintain access  

  • Despite a Canadian proclamation that cheese won’t be a subject of negotiations during free trade discussions with the United Kingdom, the U.K. is maintaining
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 21, 2022
International Trade Minister Mary Ng has frequently proclaimed that trade talks with the U.K. will not yield increased access to Canada's supply-managed dairy sector. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cheese remains sticking point in U.K. trade talks as Brits want to maintain access  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 21, 2022
  • Despite a Canadian proclamation that cheese won’t be a subject of negotiations during free trade discussions with the United Kingdom, the U.K. is maintaining

Cheese remains sticking point in U.K. trade talks as Brits want to maintain access  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 21, 2022
  • Despite a Canadian proclamation that cheese won’t be a subject of negotiations during free trade discussions with the United Kingdom, the U.K. is maintaining
International Trade Minister Mary Ng has frequently proclaimed that trade talks with the U.K. will not yield increased access to Canada's supply-managed dairy sector. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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