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Tariff export quotas could spare Canada pain from U.S. and serve as negotiating tactic with Trump, says Hampson

  • Fen Hampson says Canadian negotiators should consider redirecting talks towards tariff rate quota-based trade, but others say Donald Trump likely has little interest in
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 18, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney pictured in the Oval Office at the White House on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy Official White House photographer Daniel Torok

Tariff export quotas could spare Canada pain from U.S. and serve as negotiating tactic with Trump, says Hampson

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 18, 2025
  • Fen Hampson says Canadian negotiators should consider redirecting talks towards tariff rate quota-based trade, but others say Donald Trump likely has little interest in

Tariff export quotas could spare Canada pain from U.S. and serve as negotiating tactic with Trump, says Hampson

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 18, 2025
  • Fen Hampson says Canadian negotiators should consider redirecting talks towards tariff rate quota-based trade, but others say Donald Trump likely has little interest in
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney pictured in the Oval Office at the White House on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy Official White House photographer Daniel Torok

Carney’s budget expected to be ‘consequential,’ as Canada faces unprecedented challenges from a volatile Trump, say politicos

  • Perrin Beatty, former president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, says the government needs to give a clear indication to businesses what its plans
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 11, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in West Block on June 19, 2025.
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in West Block on June 19, 2025.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, with Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Innovation Minister Mélanie Joly, second left, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the Commons foyer in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s budget expected to be ‘consequential,’ as Canada faces unprecedented challenges from a volatile Trump, say politicos

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 11, 2025
  • Perrin Beatty, former president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, says the government needs to give a clear indication to businesses what its plans

Carney’s budget expected to be ‘consequential,’ as Canada faces unprecedented challenges from a volatile Trump, say politicos

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 11, 2025
  • Perrin Beatty, former president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, says the government needs to give a clear indication to businesses what its plans
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in West Block on June 19, 2025.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, with Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Innovation Minister Mélanie Joly, second left, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the Commons foyer in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump ‘a potential risk’ for Carney and his ‘full-throttle government,’ says Nanos, but he’s still preferred PM

  • While nearly half of Canadians view him as the choice for “preferred prime minister,” and the governing Liberal Party that he leads is 10
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 4, 2025
Pollster Nik Nanos said Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, 'running a full-throttle government that is much more business-like, very focused and results-oriented. I don’t think we’ve seen this level of pace of effort and speed. This is a high-intensity government that is extremely focused and wants results. The big question is, can he deliver?' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump ‘a potential risk’ for Carney and his ‘full-throttle government,’ says Nanos, but he’s still preferred PM

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 4, 2025
  • While nearly half of Canadians view him as the choice for “preferred prime minister,” and the governing Liberal Party that he leads is 10

Trump ‘a potential risk’ for Carney and his ‘full-throttle government,’ says Nanos, but he’s still preferred PM

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 4, 2025
  • While nearly half of Canadians view him as the choice for “preferred prime minister,” and the governing Liberal Party that he leads is 10
Pollster Nik Nanos said Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, 'running a full-throttle government that is much more business-like, very focused and results-oriented. I don’t think we’ve seen this level of pace of effort and speed. This is a high-intensity government that is extremely focused and wants results. The big question is, can he deliver?' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The art of the deal: Ambassador Kirsten Hillman a deft hand in navigating Canada’s relationship with Trump

  • The Canadian ambassador to the U.S. has performed ‘heroically’ as she works to deliver the country’s message to a White House set on upending
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 11, 2025
Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman, right, greets U.S. President Donald Trump, second left, as ministers Mélanie Joly, right, and David McGuinty look on during a May 6 visit to the White House. PMO photograph by Lars Hagberg

The art of the deal: Ambassador Kirsten Hillman a deft hand in navigating Canada’s relationship with Trump

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 11, 2025
  • The Canadian ambassador to the U.S. has performed ‘heroically’ as she works to deliver the country’s message to a White House set on upending

The art of the deal: Ambassador Kirsten Hillman a deft hand in navigating Canada’s relationship with Trump

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 11, 2025
  • The Canadian ambassador to the U.S. has performed ‘heroically’ as she works to deliver the country’s message to a White House set on upending
Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman, right, greets U.S. President Donald Trump, second left, as ministers Mélanie Joly, right, and David McGuinty look on during a May 6 visit to the White House. PMO photograph by Lars Hagberg

Carney trails predecessors in initial approval ratings, but Angus Reid says it’s a good start: ‘six months ago, very few Canadians even knew who he was’

  • Mark Carney's first approval rating (57 per cent) falls six points behind his predecessor Justin Trudeau's (63 per cent) and four points below Stephen
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 9, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters outside the Liberal party caucus meeting in the West Block on June 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney trails predecessors in initial approval ratings, but Angus Reid says it’s a good start: ‘six months ago, very few Canadians even knew who he was’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 9, 2025
  • Mark Carney's first approval rating (57 per cent) falls six points behind his predecessor Justin Trudeau's (63 per cent) and four points below Stephen

Carney trails predecessors in initial approval ratings, but Angus Reid says it’s a good start: ‘six months ago, very few Canadians even knew who he was’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 9, 2025
  • Mark Carney's first approval rating (57 per cent) falls six points behind his predecessor Justin Trudeau's (63 per cent) and four points below Stephen
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters outside the Liberal party caucus meeting in the West Block on June 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First Nations, Inuit, and Métis leaders lay out major asks for re-elected Liberal government

  • Assembly of First Nations, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, and Métis National Council leaders urge the new Liberal government to address clean drinking water, community policing,
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 26, 2025
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinakin
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinakin
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinakin, pictured in her office in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First Nations, Inuit, and Métis leaders lay out major asks for re-elected Liberal government

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 26, 2025
  • Assembly of First Nations, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, and Métis National Council leaders urge the new Liberal government to address clean drinking water, community policing,

First Nations, Inuit, and Métis leaders lay out major asks for re-elected Liberal government

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 26, 2025
  • Assembly of First Nations, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, and Métis National Council leaders urge the new Liberal government to address clean drinking water, community policing,
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinakin
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinakin, pictured in her office in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MacKinnon steps into key post in minority Parliament

  • Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon will be a key player in this Parliament. He's the guy in charge of getting Carney's legislative agenda through
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 19, 2025
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon has a challenging job in this Parliament. MacKinnon's job will be to keep the government's legislative agenda on track. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MacKinnon steps into key post in minority Parliament

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 19, 2025
  • Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon will be a key player in this Parliament. He's the guy in charge of getting Carney's legislative agenda through

MacKinnon steps into key post in minority Parliament

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 19, 2025
  • Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon will be a key player in this Parliament. He's the guy in charge of getting Carney's legislative agenda through
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon has a challenging job in this Parliament. MacKinnon's job will be to keep the government's legislative agenda on track. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says Prime Minister Mark Carney should make clear to U.S. President Donald Trump that he 'is wrong when he says there’s nothing he needs from Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says Prime Minister Mark Carney should make clear to U.S. President Donald Trump that he 'is wrong when he says there’s nothing he needs from Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaders’ Debates Commission’s future queried after Montreal scrum cancelled

  • The commission told The Hill Times that it 'is doing an assessment of its federal election experience for its final report and will not be commenting
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 28, 2025
Michel Cormier, executive director of the Leaders Debate Commission Secretariat announced that the leaders' post-debate scrums were cancelled on April 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaders’ Debates Commission’s future queried after Montreal scrum cancelled

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 28, 2025
  • The commission told The Hill Times that it 'is doing an assessment of its federal election experience for its final report and will not be commenting

Leaders’ Debates Commission’s future queried after Montreal scrum cancelled

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 28, 2025
  • The commission told The Hill Times that it 'is doing an assessment of its federal election experience for its final report and will not be commenting
Michel Cormier, executive director of the Leaders Debate Commission Secretariat announced that the leaders' post-debate scrums were cancelled on April 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Among riding races for political leaders, Carney ‘safe’ bet to win; Singh likely to ‘lose,’ says 338Canada’s Fournier  

  • Mark Carney is expected to win Nepean, Pierre Poilievre will likely win Carleton, but Jagmeet Singh is expected to lose his seat, Yves-François Blanchet's
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 21, 2025
Pictured top left and clockwise: Prime Minister Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Among riding races for political leaders, Carney ‘safe’ bet to win; Singh likely to ‘lose,’ says 338Canada’s Fournier  

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 21, 2025
  • Mark Carney is expected to win Nepean, Pierre Poilievre will likely win Carleton, but Jagmeet Singh is expected to lose his seat, Yves-François Blanchet's

Among riding races for political leaders, Carney ‘safe’ bet to win; Singh likely to ‘lose,’ says 338Canada’s Fournier  

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 21, 2025
  • Mark Carney is expected to win Nepean, Pierre Poilievre will likely win Carleton, but Jagmeet Singh is expected to lose his seat, Yves-François Blanchet's
Pictured top left and clockwise: Prime Minister Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney’s driving Grits’ momentum, but polls suggest Tories hold upper hand in ‘commitment gap’

  • Angus Reid's poll released last week found that 46 per cent of respondents planned to vote Liberal and 36 per cent planned to vote
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Angus Reid's poll on April 7 found that 46 per cent of respondents planned to vote Liberal compared to 36 per cent who would cast their ballots for the Conservatives, but other polls are showing the gap is tightening between the two parties. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney’s driving Grits’ momentum, but polls suggest Tories hold upper hand in ‘commitment gap’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 14, 2025
  • Angus Reid's poll released last week found that 46 per cent of respondents planned to vote Liberal and 36 per cent planned to vote

Carney’s driving Grits’ momentum, but polls suggest Tories hold upper hand in ‘commitment gap’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 14, 2025
  • Angus Reid's poll released last week found that 46 per cent of respondents planned to vote Liberal and 36 per cent planned to vote
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Angus Reid's poll on April 7 found that 46 per cent of respondents planned to vote Liberal compared to 36 per cent who would cast their ballots for the Conservatives, but other polls are showing the gap is tightening between the two parties. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trump-led U.S. an ‘unreliable partner’ for Canada, says expert group: ‘we’re dealing with an administration that doesn’t believe our country has a right to exist’

  • The Expert Group on Canada-U.S. Relations says the dramatic shift in U.S. behaviour requires a Canadian strategy based on three principles: diversifying Canada’s trade
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 7, 2025
As the Expert Group on Canada-U.S. Relations concluded in its report, 'the world was a dangerous place before Donald Trump’s election' as president, and 'has been made more perilous by his … replacement of the rule of law with the rule of power.' Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Trump-led U.S. an ‘unreliable partner’ for Canada, says expert group: ‘we’re dealing with an administration that doesn’t believe our country has a right to exist’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 7, 2025
  • The Expert Group on Canada-U.S. Relations says the dramatic shift in U.S. behaviour requires a Canadian strategy based on three principles: diversifying Canada’s trade

Trump-led U.S. an ‘unreliable partner’ for Canada, says expert group: ‘we’re dealing with an administration that doesn’t believe our country has a right to exist’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 7, 2025
  • The Expert Group on Canada-U.S. Relations says the dramatic shift in U.S. behaviour requires a Canadian strategy based on three principles: diversifying Canada’s trade
As the Expert Group on Canada-U.S. Relations concluded in its report, 'the world was a dangerous place before Donald Trump’s election' as president, and 'has been made more perilous by his … replacement of the rule of law with the rule of power.' Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Poilievre faces ‘balancing act’ between Conservative MAGA support and anti-Trump Canadian sentiment: ‘they’re definitely not going to do interviews talking about why they like Donald Trump’

  • A Conservative source told The Hill Times that 'at least 75 per cent' of Conservative MPs, most from Western Canada, 'support the Republicans in the U.S.'
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 24, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured holding a presser on the Hill on March 4, 2025. If the American vote was held between March 7 and 10, when the Leger survey was conducted, 33 per cent of Conservative supporters still chose the Republican president, despite his constant attacks against Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre faces ‘balancing act’ between Conservative MAGA support and anti-Trump Canadian sentiment: ‘they’re definitely not going to do interviews talking about why they like Donald Trump’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 24, 2025
  • A Conservative source told The Hill Times that 'at least 75 per cent' of Conservative MPs, most from Western Canada, 'support the Republicans in the U.S.'

Poilievre faces ‘balancing act’ between Conservative MAGA support and anti-Trump Canadian sentiment: ‘they’re definitely not going to do interviews talking about why they like Donald Trump’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 24, 2025
  • A Conservative source told The Hill Times that 'at least 75 per cent' of Conservative MPs, most from Western Canada, 'support the Republicans in the U.S.'
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured holding a presser on the Hill on March 4, 2025. If the American vote was held between March 7 and 10, when the Leger survey was conducted, 33 per cent of Conservative supporters still chose the Republican president, despite his constant attacks against Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Canadians are meeting the moment of the existential threat to our identity,’ says Furey as premiers head to Washington, D.C., this week

  • Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says Donald Trump’s '51st state' pitch for Canada as 'incredibly insulting' and an 'assault on our democratic institutions
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, left, and Quebec Premier François Legault talk before the First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Canadians are meeting the moment of the existential threat to our identity,’ says Furey as premiers head to Washington, D.C., this week

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
  • Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says Donald Trump’s '51st state' pitch for Canada as 'incredibly insulting' and an 'assault on our democratic institutions

‘Canadians are meeting the moment of the existential threat to our identity,’ says Furey as premiers head to Washington, D.C., this week

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 10, 2025
  • Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says Donald Trump’s '51st state' pitch for Canada as 'incredibly insulting' and an 'assault on our democratic institutions
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, left, and Quebec Premier François Legault talk before the First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Duelling polls put Conservatives in ‘super majority’ or minority government position in next election

  • Pollster Nik Nanos says the next election is 'the Conservatives' to lose,' with surveys speaking 'as much to the disarray within the Liberal Party
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 27, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's attempt to pitch the next election as hinging on the carbon tax may be at risk from the U.S. president's threats to Canada, according to Ekos Research Associates' Frank Graves. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Duelling polls put Conservatives in ‘super majority’ or minority government position in next election

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 27, 2025
  • Pollster Nik Nanos says the next election is 'the Conservatives' to lose,' with surveys speaking 'as much to the disarray within the Liberal Party

Duelling polls put Conservatives in ‘super majority’ or minority government position in next election

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 27, 2025
  • Pollster Nik Nanos says the next election is 'the Conservatives' to lose,' with surveys speaking 'as much to the disarray within the Liberal Party
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's attempt to pitch the next election as hinging on the carbon tax may be at risk from the U.S. president's threats to Canada, according to Ekos Research Associates' Frank Graves. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

May calls for full-blown public inquiry a decade after Hill shooting

  • It’s ‘a uniquely Canadian thing that something that significant would happen and there’d never be an inquiry,’ says Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, while
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 28, 2024
People try to save Cpl. Nathan Cirillo after he was shot and later died while on sentry duty at Ottawa's National War Memorial on Oct. 22, 2014. The gunman subsequently stormed Centre Block where he was shot and killed outside the Library of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Mark Burgess

May calls for full-blown public inquiry a decade after Hill shooting

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 28, 2024
  • It’s ‘a uniquely Canadian thing that something that significant would happen and there’d never be an inquiry,’ says Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, while

May calls for full-blown public inquiry a decade after Hill shooting

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 28, 2024
  • It’s ‘a uniquely Canadian thing that something that significant would happen and there’d never be an inquiry,’ says Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, while
People try to save Cpl. Nathan Cirillo after he was shot and later died while on sentry duty at Ottawa's National War Memorial on Oct. 22, 2014. The gunman subsequently stormed Centre Block where he was shot and killed outside the Library of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Mark Burgess

Prorogation? Resignation? Liberals vow to push through House impasse as speculation swirls on the Hill

  • Liberals are pouring cold water on speculation that Parliament will be prorogued. However, such a measure, combined with a prime ministerial resignation won't save
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 14, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
In an online survey conducted by Innovative Research Group last month, the only 'leader attribute' in which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau scored highest among his party leader counterparts was dishonesty. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prorogation? Resignation? Liberals vow to push through House impasse as speculation swirls on the Hill

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 14, 2024
  • Liberals are pouring cold water on speculation that Parliament will be prorogued. However, such a measure, combined with a prime ministerial resignation won't save

Prorogation? Resignation? Liberals vow to push through House impasse as speculation swirls on the Hill

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 14, 2024
  • Liberals are pouring cold water on speculation that Parliament will be prorogued. However, such a measure, combined with a prime ministerial resignation won't save
Justin Trudeau
In an online survey conducted by Innovative Research Group last month, the only 'leader attribute' in which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau scored highest among his party leader counterparts was dishonesty. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives’ path to victory propelled by women, young voters, and a deep desire for change, say pollsters

  • The Liberals don’t have the geographic or demographic base to build from right now, and they're losing in every province. Pierre Poilievre may not
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 30, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill on Sept. 17, 2024, has been able to position his party as 'different,' while the NDP has lost support due to its close alignment with the Liberals, says Darrell Bricker. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives’ path to victory propelled by women, young voters, and a deep desire for change, say pollsters

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 30, 2024
  • The Liberals don’t have the geographic or demographic base to build from right now, and they're losing in every province. Pierre Poilievre may not

Conservatives’ path to victory propelled by women, young voters, and a deep desire for change, say pollsters

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 30, 2024
  • The Liberals don’t have the geographic or demographic base to build from right now, and they're losing in every province. Pierre Poilievre may not
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on the Hill on Sept. 17, 2024, has been able to position his party as 'different,' while the NDP has lost support due to its close alignment with the Liberals, says Darrell Bricker. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Period of labour turmoil’ not over with end to rail shutdown, observers warn

  • Whichever party next forms government could 'designate big chunks of the transportation sector as essential,' says Carleton University Professor Ian Lee.
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 29, 2024
Steven MacKinnon
Steven MacKinnon
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon intervened in a rail shutdown late last month by ordering the resumption of activities and sending the parties to binding arbitration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Period of labour turmoil’ not over with end to rail shutdown, observers warn

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 29, 2024
  • Whichever party next forms government could 'designate big chunks of the transportation sector as essential,' says Carleton University Professor Ian Lee.

‘Period of labour turmoil’ not over with end to rail shutdown, observers warn

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 29, 2024
  • Whichever party next forms government could 'designate big chunks of the transportation sector as essential,' says Carleton University Professor Ian Lee.
Steven MacKinnon
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon intervened in a rail shutdown late last month by ordering the resumption of activities and sending the parties to binding arbitration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘He doesn’t play by the rules’: local Ontario media’s interactions with Poilievre gain national attention

  • 'Local reporters seem to be doing a fairly decent job of asking fairly tough questions,' says Carleton University journalism professor Randy Boswell after interviews
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 26, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's team appears to be 'really interested in getting these sorts of viral clips of Poilievre ‘owning’ reporters or owning people who oppose him,' says Sudbury.com editor Mark Gentili. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘He doesn’t play by the rules’: local Ontario media’s interactions with Poilievre gain national attention

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 26, 2024
  • 'Local reporters seem to be doing a fairly decent job of asking fairly tough questions,' says Carleton University journalism professor Randy Boswell after interviews

‘He doesn’t play by the rules’: local Ontario media’s interactions with Poilievre gain national attention

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | August 26, 2024
  • 'Local reporters seem to be doing a fairly decent job of asking fairly tough questions,' says Carleton University journalism professor Randy Boswell after interviews
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's team appears to be 'really interested in getting these sorts of viral clips of Poilievre ‘owning’ reporters or owning people who oppose him,' says Sudbury.com editor Mark Gentili. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Housefather’s advisory appointment on antisemitism draws debate

  • Liberal MP Anthony Housefather is facing both strong support and opposition to his appointment as special adviser on Jewish community relations and antisemitism.
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 17, 2024
Liberal MP Anthony Housefathe
Liberal MP Anthony Housefathe
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather was formally named the government's special adviser on Jewish community relations and antisemitism on July 5 after weeks of delay following questions raised about whether the three-term MP would remain in caucus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Housefather’s advisory appointment on antisemitism draws debate

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 17, 2024
  • Liberal MP Anthony Housefather is facing both strong support and opposition to his appointment as special adviser on Jewish community relations and antisemitism.

Housefather’s advisory appointment on antisemitism draws debate

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 17, 2024
  • Liberal MP Anthony Housefather is facing both strong support and opposition to his appointment as special adviser on Jewish community relations and antisemitism.
Liberal MP Anthony Housefathe
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather was formally named the government's special adviser on Jewish community relations and antisemitism on July 5 after weeks of delay following questions raised about whether the three-term MP would remain in caucus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau, Singh no-shows at Calgary Stampede where Poilievre rails against their ‘woke’ agenda

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau likely opted out to avoid ‘awkward’ questions in Calgary, home to one of the MPs pressing for a caucus meeting
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 11, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, participated in the Stampede's parade on horseback, riding along with his wife, Ana. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

Trudeau, Singh no-shows at Calgary Stampede where Poilievre rails against their ‘woke’ agenda

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 11, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau likely opted out to avoid ‘awkward’ questions in Calgary, home to one of the MPs pressing for a caucus meeting

Trudeau, Singh no-shows at Calgary Stampede where Poilievre rails against their ‘woke’ agenda

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 11, 2024
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau likely opted out to avoid ‘awkward’ questions in Calgary, home to one of the MPs pressing for a caucus meeting
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, participated in the Stampede's parade on horseback, riding along with his wife, Ana. Photograph courtesy of Instagram

‘No hope’ for Liberals winning next federal election with Trudeau as leader, say pollsters

  • Only in Quebec do the Liberals lead the Conservatives in support. But they trail the Tories across all age groups, particularly among the 30-to-44-year-old
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 10, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill. 'If you’re a Liberal, you’d be asking yourself, ‘Do we think we can avoid losing?’ and if you don’t think you can, the question is do you want Trudeau to take the hit or are you going to burn a new leader,' said pollster Greg Lyle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘No hope’ for Liberals winning next federal election with Trudeau as leader, say pollsters

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 10, 2024
  • Only in Quebec do the Liberals lead the Conservatives in support. But they trail the Tories across all age groups, particularly among the 30-to-44-year-old

‘No hope’ for Liberals winning next federal election with Trudeau as leader, say pollsters

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 10, 2024
  • Only in Quebec do the Liberals lead the Conservatives in support. But they trail the Tories across all age groups, particularly among the 30-to-44-year-old
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill. 'If you’re a Liberal, you’d be asking yourself, ‘Do we think we can avoid losing?’ and if you don’t think you can, the question is do you want Trudeau to take the hit or are you going to burn a new leader,' said pollster Greg Lyle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Commons Speaker needs more sway in raucous House, but there’s ‘not a lot of charm on either side of the House’ right now, say politicos

  • The Speaker should decide who speaks in the House, not party whips, says Elizabeth May, while Nik Nanos says the lack of charm on
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 22, 2023
House Speaker Anthony Rota. 'If the Conservative leader wants to have a particular tone and the Liberal leader wants to have a responding tone, I don’t think there’s much the Speaker can do,' said Nik Nanos, who called Poilievre 'Canada’s top clip-machine.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Commons Speaker needs more sway in raucous House, but there’s ‘not a lot of charm on either side of the House’ right now, say politicos

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 22, 2023
  • The Speaker should decide who speaks in the House, not party whips, says Elizabeth May, while Nik Nanos says the lack of charm on

Commons Speaker needs more sway in raucous House, but there’s ‘not a lot of charm on either side of the House’ right now, say politicos

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 22, 2023
  • The Speaker should decide who speaks in the House, not party whips, says Elizabeth May, while Nik Nanos says the lack of charm on
House Speaker Anthony Rota. 'If the Conservative leader wants to have a particular tone and the Liberal leader wants to have a responding tone, I don’t think there’s much the Speaker can do,' said Nik Nanos, who called Poilievre 'Canada’s top clip-machine.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Michael Chong story ‘good example’ of what Chinese Canadians fear, says Toronto MP Vuong

  • ‘National security issues and policies … usually get little notice on the campaign trail. Maybe it will be different next time. It should be,’
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 11, 2023
Conservative MP Michael Chong speaks with reporters outside the party’s caucus meeting on May 3 following the publication of allegations that he and members of his family were targeted by the Chinese government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Michael Chong story ‘good example’ of what Chinese Canadians fear, says Toronto MP Vuong

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 11, 2023
  • ‘National security issues and policies … usually get little notice on the campaign trail. Maybe it will be different next time. It should be,’

Michael Chong story ‘good example’ of what Chinese Canadians fear, says Toronto MP Vuong

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 11, 2023
  • ‘National security issues and policies … usually get little notice on the campaign trail. Maybe it will be different next time. It should be,’
Conservative MP Michael Chong speaks with reporters outside the party’s caucus meeting on May 3 following the publication of allegations that he and members of his family were targeted by the Chinese government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Power of the pen to be lauded by parliamentary crowd at annual black-tie event

  • The Politics and the Pen event has raised more than $5-million for the Writers' Trust since 2000, and last year raised $350,000 in one
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 8, 2023
Guests, pictured May 9, 2018, on the terrace of the Chateau Laurier Hotel at that year's Politics and the Pen gala fundraiser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Power of the pen to be lauded by parliamentary crowd at annual black-tie event

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 8, 2023
  • The Politics and the Pen event has raised more than $5-million for the Writers' Trust since 2000, and last year raised $350,000 in one

Power of the pen to be lauded by parliamentary crowd at annual black-tie event

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 8, 2023
  • The Politics and the Pen event has raised more than $5-million for the Writers' Trust since 2000, and last year raised $350,000 in one
Guests, pictured May 9, 2018, on the terrace of the Chateau Laurier Hotel at that year's Politics and the Pen gala fundraiser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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More ‘efficient, effective’ future pandemic spending needed to keep deficit under control: Page

  • The government will have to find less expensive ways to deal with disruptions caused by the fast-spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, if it wants to
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 20, 2021
Kevin Page
Kevin Page
Former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page said the government's projected deficits are high, but coming down 'dramatically.' The Hill Times photograph Jake Wright

More ‘efficient, effective’ future pandemic spending needed to keep deficit under control: Page

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 20, 2021
  • The government will have to find less expensive ways to deal with disruptions caused by the fast-spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, if it wants to

More ‘efficient, effective’ future pandemic spending needed to keep deficit under control: Page

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 20, 2021
  • The government will have to find less expensive ways to deal with disruptions caused by the fast-spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, if it wants to
Kevin Page
Former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page said the government's projected deficits are high, but coming down 'dramatically.' The Hill Times photograph Jake Wright

‘This is a once-in-a-history opportunity’: Indigenous delegation prepares to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican 

  • Too young to have attended an Indian residential school and less than three months into her job as president of the Métis National Council,
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 6, 2021
Phil Fontaine, then national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, pictured at Vatican City in April 2009. Fontaine said that during their forthcoming meeting with Pope Francis, members of the AFN delegation will highlight the work of the TRC and its 94 calls to action; the federal government’s 10 principles regarding its relationship with Indigenous peoples; unmarked graves; and access to residential school records. Photograph courtesy of Fred Cattroll

‘This is a once-in-a-history opportunity’: Indigenous delegation prepares to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican 

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 6, 2021
  • Too young to have attended an Indian residential school and less than three months into her job as president of the Métis National Council,

‘This is a once-in-a-history opportunity’: Indigenous delegation prepares to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican 

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 6, 2021
  • Too young to have attended an Indian residential school and less than three months into her job as president of the Métis National Council,
Phil Fontaine, then national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, pictured at Vatican City in April 2009. Fontaine said that during their forthcoming meeting with Pope Francis, members of the AFN delegation will highlight the work of the TRC and its 94 calls to action; the federal government’s 10 principles regarding its relationship with Indigenous peoples; unmarked graves; and access to residential school records. Photograph courtesy of Fred Cattroll

Small NAC soirée previews bigger GGPAA May gala

  • Arming oneself with a box of popcorn and a glass of white wine is not a bad way to spend a Friday evening watching
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 29, 2021
Susan Aglukark, Inuk singer-songwriter, past laureate, and GGPAA Foundation board member, left and Douglas Knight, chair and CEO of the GGPAA Foundation, pictured on Nov. 26, 2021, at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards reception at the NAC in Ottawa The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Small NAC soirée previews bigger GGPAA May gala

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 29, 2021
  • Arming oneself with a box of popcorn and a glass of white wine is not a bad way to spend a Friday evening watching

Small NAC soirée previews bigger GGPAA May gala

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 29, 2021
  • Arming oneself with a box of popcorn and a glass of white wine is not a bad way to spend a Friday evening watching
Susan Aglukark, Inuk singer-songwriter, past laureate, and GGPAA Foundation board member, left and Douglas Knight, chair and CEO of the GGPAA Foundation, pictured on Nov. 26, 2021, at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards reception at the NAC in Ottawa The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Internal Conservative disarray could set tone for new House of Commons

  • Internal caucus dynamics inside two of the opposition parties could guide the tone in the new House which is expected to be raucous and
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 18, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured April 29, 2020, in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Internal Conservative disarray could set tone for new House of Commons

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 18, 2021
  • Internal caucus dynamics inside two of the opposition parties could guide the tone in the new House which is expected to be raucous and

Internal Conservative disarray could set tone for new House of Commons

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 18, 2021
  • Internal caucus dynamics inside two of the opposition parties could guide the tone in the new House which is expected to be raucous and
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured April 29, 2020, in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New House set to return as Liberal government faces unfinished legislative business with potential NDP ally

  • With a pandemic still happening, a climate crisis that needs urgent addressing and an economy requiring a kick-start following a string of nationwide lockdowns,
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 17, 2021
With a pandemic still happening, a climate crisis that needs urgent addressing and an economy requiring a kick-start following a string of nationwide lockdowns, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Nov. 11, 2021, in Ottawa, and his third-term Liberal government will enter a new Parliament with enormous tasks to tackle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New House set to return as Liberal government faces unfinished legislative business with potential NDP ally

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 17, 2021
  • With a pandemic still happening, a climate crisis that needs urgent addressing and an economy requiring a kick-start following a string of nationwide lockdowns,

New House set to return as Liberal government faces unfinished legislative business with potential NDP ally

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 17, 2021
  • With a pandemic still happening, a climate crisis that needs urgent addressing and an economy requiring a kick-start following a string of nationwide lockdowns,
With a pandemic still happening, a climate crisis that needs urgent addressing and an economy requiring a kick-start following a string of nationwide lockdowns, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Nov. 11, 2021, in Ottawa, and his third-term Liberal government will enter a new Parliament with enormous tasks to tackle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Once dubbed ‘Green Jesus,’ Guilbeault’s activist past could help, or hurt, his environmental portfolio

  • In a serendipitous way, Steven Guilbeault’s June 9 birthday perhaps offered a clue as to the green direction his life would follow. Former federal
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 8, 2021
Steven Guilbeault, pictured on Oct. 26 arriving at Rideau Hall with his partner, Renée-Ann Blais, left, had a distinguished career as an environmental activist, and a brief and controversial tenure as federal Heritage minister before his appointment to lead Environment and Climate Change Canada on Oct. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Once dubbed ‘Green Jesus,’ Guilbeault’s activist past could help, or hurt, his environmental portfolio

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 8, 2021
  • In a serendipitous way, Steven Guilbeault’s June 9 birthday perhaps offered a clue as to the green direction his life would follow. Former federal

Once dubbed ‘Green Jesus,’ Guilbeault’s activist past could help, or hurt, his environmental portfolio

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 8, 2021
  • In a serendipitous way, Steven Guilbeault’s June 9 birthday perhaps offered a clue as to the green direction his life would follow. Former federal
Steven Guilbeault, pictured on Oct. 26 arriving at Rideau Hall with his partner, Renée-Ann Blais, left, had a distinguished career as an environmental activist, and a brief and controversial tenure as federal Heritage minister before his appointment to lead Environment and Climate Change Canada on Oct. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

High hopes for VIA’s high-frequency rail network

  • Rapid-rail service has been a major wish within senior federal Liberal ranks and transportation companies in Canada for decades. Bombardier and SNC-Lavalin proposed a
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 1, 2021
Transport Omar Alghabra, pictured on Oct. 27, 2021, leaving the Liberal cabinet meeting at 111 Sussex Drive in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

High hopes for VIA’s high-frequency rail network

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 1, 2021
  • Rapid-rail service has been a major wish within senior federal Liberal ranks and transportation companies in Canada for decades. Bombardier and SNC-Lavalin proposed a

High hopes for VIA’s high-frequency rail network

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 1, 2021
  • Rapid-rail service has been a major wish within senior federal Liberal ranks and transportation companies in Canada for decades. Bombardier and SNC-Lavalin proposed a
Transport Omar Alghabra, pictured on Oct. 27, 2021, leaving the Liberal cabinet meeting at 111 Sussex Drive in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s airports need more federal help before post-pandemic lift-off

  • The year 2020 promised to be a happy historic year for the Canadian Airports Council. On Jan. 2, the council, which represents more than
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 1, 2021
By the end of this year, Canadian airports are expected to report collective losses totalling $5.5-billion, with additional debt of $2.8-billion, says Joyce Carter, president and CEO of the Halifax International Airport Authority and chair of the Canadian Airports Council. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Canada’s airports need more federal help before post-pandemic lift-off

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 1, 2021
  • The year 2020 promised to be a happy historic year for the Canadian Airports Council. On Jan. 2, the council, which represents more than

Canada’s airports need more federal help before post-pandemic lift-off

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 1, 2021
  • The year 2020 promised to be a happy historic year for the Canadian Airports Council. On Jan. 2, the council, which represents more than
By the end of this year, Canadian airports are expected to report collective losses totalling $5.5-billion, with additional debt of $2.8-billion, says Joyce Carter, president and CEO of the Halifax International Airport Authority and chair of the Canadian Airports Council. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Data-protection bill needs to be on parliamentary agenda this session, says privacy-law expert

  • During the 2019 federal election campaign, the governing Liberals committed to implementing Canada’s newly launched Digital Charter and its 10 principles that include assuring
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 27, 2021
As the Liberals set up their agenda, now is the time for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to reintroduce—and Parliament to enact—legislation that would provide a digital update to a law passed more than two decades ago that governed how companies collect, use, and disclose personal information. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Data-protection bill needs to be on parliamentary agenda this session, says privacy-law expert

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 27, 2021
  • During the 2019 federal election campaign, the governing Liberals committed to implementing Canada’s newly launched Digital Charter and its 10 principles that include assuring

Data-protection bill needs to be on parliamentary agenda this session, says privacy-law expert

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 27, 2021
  • During the 2019 federal election campaign, the governing Liberals committed to implementing Canada’s newly launched Digital Charter and its 10 principles that include assuring
As the Liberals set up their agenda, now is the time for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to reintroduce—and Parliament to enact—legislation that would provide a digital update to a law passed more than two decades ago that governed how companies collect, use, and disclose personal information. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada’s media unite against online hate targeting journalists

  • Homophobic, racist slurs and profanity filled a disjointed email sent to Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) president Brent Jolly last week by someone using
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 11, 2021
Journalism professor and former Toronto Star Hill reporter Allan Thompson, left; Nadia Stewart, the executive director of the Canadian Association of Black Journalists; and Brent Jolly, the president of the Canadian Association of Journalists are calling for more action to stem the flow of hate mail sent to journalists. Photographs courtesy of Fangliang Xu, Nadia Stewart, and Jessica Patterson

Canada’s media unite against online hate targeting journalists

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 11, 2021
  • Homophobic, racist slurs and profanity filled a disjointed email sent to Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) president Brent Jolly last week by someone using

Canada’s media unite against online hate targeting journalists

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 11, 2021
  • Homophobic, racist slurs and profanity filled a disjointed email sent to Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) president Brent Jolly last week by someone using
Journalism professor and former Toronto Star Hill reporter Allan Thompson, left; Nadia Stewart, the executive director of the Canadian Association of Black Journalists; and Brent Jolly, the president of the Canadian Association of Journalists are calling for more action to stem the flow of hate mail sent to journalists. Photographs courtesy of Fangliang Xu, Nadia Stewart, and Jessica Patterson

CAJ calls on RCMP to investigate ‘vile’ hate-filled online attacks against journalists following Bernier’s tweets

  • People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier’s Twitter targeting of journalists last month, which unleashed a flurry of email attacks against the reporters singled
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 4, 2021
PPC Leader Maxime Bernier, pictured April 15, 2021, on the Hill. Mr. Bernier urged his followers on Twitter to email journalists who had asked his party critical questions about its positions and supporters: 'write to these idiots to tell them what you think of their disgusting smear jobs,' he tweeted. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CAJ calls on RCMP to investigate ‘vile’ hate-filled online attacks against journalists following Bernier’s tweets

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 4, 2021
  • People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier’s Twitter targeting of journalists last month, which unleashed a flurry of email attacks against the reporters singled

CAJ calls on RCMP to investigate ‘vile’ hate-filled online attacks against journalists following Bernier’s tweets

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 4, 2021
  • People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier’s Twitter targeting of journalists last month, which unleashed a flurry of email attacks against the reporters singled
PPC Leader Maxime Bernier, pictured April 15, 2021, on the Hill. Mr. Bernier urged his followers on Twitter to email journalists who had asked his party critical questions about its positions and supporters: 'write to these idiots to tell them what you think of their disgusting smear jobs,' he tweeted. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Live, from Facebook and YouTube: it’s pandemic 2.0 Politics and the Pen

  • For the second consecutive year, the pandemic has parlayed the party for the annual Politics and the Pen event into a literally more sober
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 22, 2021
Guests, pictured May 9, 2018, at the Politics and the Pen gala at the Château Laurier hotel in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Live, from Facebook and YouTube: it’s pandemic 2.0 Politics and the Pen

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 22, 2021
  • For the second consecutive year, the pandemic has parlayed the party for the annual Politics and the Pen event into a literally more sober

Live, from Facebook and YouTube: it’s pandemic 2.0 Politics and the Pen

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 22, 2021
  • For the second consecutive year, the pandemic has parlayed the party for the annual Politics and the Pen event into a literally more sober
Guests, pictured May 9, 2018, at the Politics and the Pen gala at the Château Laurier hotel in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Election#44 ‘most interesting, complex, unpredictable’ campaign in decades

  • More than halfway to the finish line of the 44th federal election, Canadian voters ponder their ballot choices. Their decision will be set against
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 13, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Sept. 9, 2021, arriving at the English-language leaders' debate in Gatineau, Que. 'What we have in 2021 is a government that thought it would steamroll the opposition parties with a double-digit lead and 170 seats in the bag; a victory lap on the pandemic; and economic confidence was on the uptick. All of those assumptions the Liberals had for calling an election have been knocked out from underneath them,' says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Election#44 ‘most interesting, complex, unpredictable’ campaign in decades

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 13, 2021
  • More than halfway to the finish line of the 44th federal election, Canadian voters ponder their ballot choices. Their decision will be set against

Election#44 ‘most interesting, complex, unpredictable’ campaign in decades

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 13, 2021
  • More than halfway to the finish line of the 44th federal election, Canadian voters ponder their ballot choices. Their decision will be set against
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Sept. 9, 2021, arriving at the English-language leaders' debate in Gatineau, Que. 'What we have in 2021 is a government that thought it would steamroll the opposition parties with a double-digit lead and 170 seats in the bag; a victory lap on the pandemic; and economic confidence was on the uptick. All of those assumptions the Liberals had for calling an election have been knocked out from underneath them,' says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Party leaders head into highly anticipated English-televised leaders’ debate tonight, Trudeau had ‘good night’ in French leaders’ debate, says Turnbull

  • With the Liberal Party he leads tied at 33 per cent with the Conservative Party in a Postmedia-Léger poll, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 9, 2021
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured on Sept. 8, 2021, at the French-language televised leaders' debate. Screen capture image photograph courtesy of CPAC

Party leaders head into highly anticipated English-televised leaders’ debate tonight, Trudeau had ‘good night’ in French leaders’ debate, says Turnbull

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 9, 2021
  • With the Liberal Party he leads tied at 33 per cent with the Conservative Party in a Postmedia-Léger poll, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had

Party leaders head into highly anticipated English-televised leaders’ debate tonight, Trudeau had ‘good night’ in French leaders’ debate, says Turnbull

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 9, 2021
  • With the Liberal Party he leads tied at 33 per cent with the Conservative Party in a Postmedia-Léger poll, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured on Sept. 8, 2021, at the French-language televised leaders' debate. Screen capture image photograph courtesy of CPAC

On a day of firsts and in a scaled-back installation ceremony, Mary Simon becomes Canada’s 30th and first Indigenous Governor General: ‘I’ve always viewed Canada as a metaphor for family’

  • SENATE CHAMBER—In a tightly scripted ceremony, laden with tradition but limited in attendance by the COVID-19 pandemic, Mary Jeannie May Simon—a consequential Inuit leader
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 27, 2021
Mary Simon with her spouse Whit Fraser, left, and Usher of the Black Rod Greg Peters, pictured July 26, 2021, arriving at the Senate Building for her installation as Canada's 30th governor general of Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

On a day of firsts and in a scaled-back installation ceremony, Mary Simon becomes Canada’s 30th and first Indigenous Governor General: ‘I’ve always viewed Canada as a metaphor for family’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 27, 2021
  • SENATE CHAMBER—In a tightly scripted ceremony, laden with tradition but limited in attendance by the COVID-19 pandemic, Mary Jeannie May Simon—a consequential Inuit leader

On a day of firsts and in a scaled-back installation ceremony, Mary Simon becomes Canada’s 30th and first Indigenous Governor General: ‘I’ve always viewed Canada as a metaphor for family’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 27, 2021
  • SENATE CHAMBER—In a tightly scripted ceremony, laden with tradition but limited in attendance by the COVID-19 pandemic, Mary Jeannie May Simon—a consequential Inuit leader
Mary Simon with her spouse Whit Fraser, left, and Usher of the Black Rod Greg Peters, pictured July 26, 2021, arriving at the Senate Building for her installation as Canada's 30th governor general of Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

McKenna set to dive into new, post-politics pool to combat climate change

  • The day after she announced her intention to not seek re-election, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna went for a morning swim at Ottawa’s
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 14, 2021
Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna cycled along Rideau Canal Western Pathway to meet reporters on June 28, where she announced she would not be running for re-election in Ottawa-Centre, Ont. Ms. McKenna was first elected in 2015, after which she soon became environment minister, a post she held until 2019 when she switched to the infrastructure file. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

McKenna set to dive into new, post-politics pool to combat climate change

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 14, 2021
  • The day after she announced her intention to not seek re-election, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna went for a morning swim at Ottawa’s

McKenna set to dive into new, post-politics pool to combat climate change

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 14, 2021
  • The day after she announced her intention to not seek re-election, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna went for a morning swim at Ottawa’s
Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna cycled along Rideau Canal Western Pathway to meet reporters on June 28, where she announced she would not be running for re-election in Ottawa-Centre, Ont. Ms. McKenna was first elected in 2015, after which she soon became environment minister, a post she held until 2019 when she switched to the infrastructure file. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Road to recovery and lessons from the pandemic

  • As Canada slowly slides toward some form of normalcy during the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, deep assessments will commence on how the federal government has
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 12, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Nov. 9, 2020, walking to the Sir John A. Macdonald Building for a press conference on the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Road to recovery and lessons from the pandemic

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 12, 2021
  • As Canada slowly slides toward some form of normalcy during the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, deep assessments will commence on how the federal government has

Road to recovery and lessons from the pandemic

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 12, 2021
  • As Canada slowly slides toward some form of normalcy during the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, deep assessments will commence on how the federal government has
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Nov. 9, 2020, walking to the Sir John A. Macdonald Building for a press conference on the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Inuit leader Simon makes history, becomes Canada’s first Indigenous governor general, promises to promote ‘healing and wellness across Canadian society’

  • At a consequential time in Canada’s relationship with its Indigenous peoples, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday morning that Inuit leader and former
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 6, 2021
Canada’s first Indigenous governor general, Mary Simon, answered questions during the July 6 announcement at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Inuit leader Simon makes history, becomes Canada’s first Indigenous governor general, promises to promote ‘healing and wellness across Canadian society’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 6, 2021
  • At a consequential time in Canada’s relationship with its Indigenous peoples, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday morning that Inuit leader and former

Inuit leader Simon makes history, becomes Canada’s first Indigenous governor general, promises to promote ‘healing and wellness across Canadian society’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 6, 2021
  • At a consequential time in Canada’s relationship with its Indigenous peoples, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday morning that Inuit leader and former
Canada’s first Indigenous governor general, Mary Simon, answered questions during the July 6 announcement at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘They haven’t got a competitor who’s even remotely close’: Liberals on track to win majority in expected September election, but still a few wild cards

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on track to win a third mandate and form his second Liberal majority government if he triggers a federal
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 5, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 30, 2021, speaking to people who live at Hope Living Residence in Kanata. The prime minister toured the supportive housing facility which is undergoing a renovation.  The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘They haven’t got a competitor who’s even remotely close’: Liberals on track to win majority in expected September election, but still a few wild cards

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 5, 2021
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on track to win a third mandate and form his second Liberal majority government if he triggers a federal

‘They haven’t got a competitor who’s even remotely close’: Liberals on track to win majority in expected September election, but still a few wild cards

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 5, 2021
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on track to win a third mandate and form his second Liberal majority government if he triggers a federal
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 30, 2021, speaking to people who live at Hope Living Residence in Kanata. The prime minister toured the supportive housing facility which is undergoing a renovation.  The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Liberals challenge ‘their own Speaker’ in Federal Court over information on fired scientists, ‘trying to cover up something bad,’ say Chong, Davies

  • By filing an application in the Federal Court to prevent the disclosure of Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) documents as ordered by the
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 28, 2021
House Speaker Anthony Rota, pictured June 21, 2021, is defending the autonomy of Canada's legislature against a legal challenge launched by the government. Screen capture image courtesy of ParlVu

Liberals challenge ‘their own Speaker’ in Federal Court over information on fired scientists, ‘trying to cover up something bad,’ say Chong, Davies

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 28, 2021
  • By filing an application in the Federal Court to prevent the disclosure of Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) documents as ordered by the

Liberals challenge ‘their own Speaker’ in Federal Court over information on fired scientists, ‘trying to cover up something bad,’ say Chong, Davies

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 28, 2021
  • By filing an application in the Federal Court to prevent the disclosure of Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) documents as ordered by the
House Speaker Anthony Rota, pictured June 21, 2021, is defending the autonomy of Canada's legislature against a legal challenge launched by the government. Screen capture image courtesy of ParlVu

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