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‘Quiet buzz’ on Bay Street about Carney’s ‘nation-building’ major projects, says Tobin

  • The potential impact of these projects is up for debate as many are located in individual provinces or territories, and were previously approved by
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has thus far announced two tranches of what his government is calling ‘nation-building’ projects. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Quiet buzz’ on Bay Street about Carney’s ‘nation-building’ major projects, says Tobin

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 24, 2025
  • The potential impact of these projects is up for debate as many are located in individual provinces or territories, and were previously approved by

‘Quiet buzz’ on Bay Street about Carney’s ‘nation-building’ major projects, says Tobin

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 24, 2025
  • The potential impact of these projects is up for debate as many are located in individual provinces or territories, and were previously approved by
Prime Minister Mark Carney has thus far announced two tranches of what his government is calling ‘nation-building’ projects. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

High anxiety: Ekos poll finds Canadians most concerned about ‘growing political and ideological polarization’

  • And Abacus Data pollster David Coletto says he's also finding high anxiety among Canadians. ‘There’s not a lot of optimism out there.'
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 10, 2025
A woman walks past the Bank of Canada Building on Wellington Street in Ottawa on Oct. 29, 2025. 'Polarization and disinformation and the things which are fuelling it are extraordinarily bad and unhealthy for the country, and we really need a strategy to deal with it and which we’re not coming up with,' says Ekos pollster Frank Graves. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

High anxiety: Ekos poll finds Canadians most concerned about ‘growing political and ideological polarization’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 10, 2025
  • And Abacus Data pollster David Coletto says he's also finding high anxiety among Canadians. ‘There’s not a lot of optimism out there.'

High anxiety: Ekos poll finds Canadians most concerned about ‘growing political and ideological polarization’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 10, 2025
  • And Abacus Data pollster David Coletto says he's also finding high anxiety among Canadians. ‘There’s not a lot of optimism out there.'
A woman walks past the Bank of Canada Building on Wellington Street in Ottawa on Oct. 29, 2025. 'Polarization and disinformation and the things which are fuelling it are extraordinarily bad and unhealthy for the country, and we really need a strategy to deal with it and which we’re not coming up with,' says Ekos pollster Frank Graves. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Current and former MPs call for united front to fight back against Trump’s continuing threat to the country, but say House is too polarized

  • As U.S. President Donald Trump upends decades of progress in the world, it also creates an opportunity for Canada to show global leadership, says
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 3, 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, needs to start acting more like a prime minister and less like a chief executive officer to protect Canada from crises generated by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Current and former MPs call for united front to fight back against Trump’s continuing threat to the country, but say House is too polarized

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 3, 2025
  • As U.S. President Donald Trump upends decades of progress in the world, it also creates an opportunity for Canada to show global leadership, says

Current and former MPs call for united front to fight back against Trump’s continuing threat to the country, but say House is too polarized

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 3, 2025
  • As U.S. President Donald Trump upends decades of progress in the world, it also creates an opportunity for Canada to show global leadership, says
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, needs to start acting more like a prime minister and less like a chief executive officer to protect Canada from crises generated by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Bill aimed at protecting telecom infrastructure against cyberattacks strikes at privacy rights, say civil society groups

  • In beefing up cybersecurity, Bill C-8 ‘does not authorize warrantless access to Canadians’ personal data,’ says Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree.
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 29, 2025
Gary Anandasangaree
Gary Anandasangaree
There are ‘significant constitutional deficiencies that need to be rectified’ in Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree’s Bill C-8, says researcher Kate Robertson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill aimed at protecting telecom infrastructure against cyberattacks strikes at privacy rights, say civil society groups

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 29, 2025
  • In beefing up cybersecurity, Bill C-8 ‘does not authorize warrantless access to Canadians’ personal data,’ says Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree.

Bill aimed at protecting telecom infrastructure against cyberattacks strikes at privacy rights, say civil society groups

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 29, 2025
  • In beefing up cybersecurity, Bill C-8 ‘does not authorize warrantless access to Canadians’ personal data,’ says Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree.
Gary Anandasangaree
There are ‘significant constitutional deficiencies that need to be rectified’ in Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree’s Bill C-8, says researcher Kate Robertson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump terminates trade talks with Canada, U.S. tariffs creating turmoil in Canadian economy, say analysts

  • Guy Gellatly, chief economic adviser at Statistics Canada, said it’s 'too early' to determine whether Canada is approaching a recession, but it's had a
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 26, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will release the federal budget on Tuesday, Nov. 4, in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump terminates trade talks with Canada, U.S. tariffs creating turmoil in Canadian economy, say analysts

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 26, 2025
  • Guy Gellatly, chief economic adviser at Statistics Canada, said it’s 'too early' to determine whether Canada is approaching a recession, but it's had a

Trump terminates trade talks with Canada, U.S. tariffs creating turmoil in Canadian economy, say analysts

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 26, 2025
  • Guy Gellatly, chief economic adviser at Statistics Canada, said it’s 'too early' to determine whether Canada is approaching a recession, but it's had a
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will release the federal budget on Tuesday, Nov. 4, in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals’ lead shrinks as Canadian mood plummets to historic lows

  • When Donald Trump says something about Canada, it favours the Liberals, and when he's not focused on Canada, it favours the Conservatives, says pollster
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Liberals’ lead shrinks as Canadian mood plummets to historic lows

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 5, 2025
  • When Donald Trump says something about Canada, it favours the Liberals, and when he's not focused on Canada, it favours the Conservatives, says pollster

Liberals’ lead shrinks as Canadian mood plummets to historic lows

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 5, 2025
  • When Donald Trump says something about Canada, it favours the Liberals, and when he's not focused on Canada, it favours the Conservatives, says pollster
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Trump’s silencing of critics a warning for Canada, say prominent Canadians

  • Perrin Beatty and David Suzuki say they are worried the chilling effect on free speech in the United States will cross the border into
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 29, 2025
Perrin Beatty, left, David Suzuki, U.S. late-night talk show hosts Jimmy Kimmel, and Stephen Colbert. Kimmel's late-night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, was temporarily cancelled by ABC and Stephen Colbert's show, The Late Show, will be cancelled in 2026 by CBS. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, handout, and courtesy of Commons Wikimedia, X

Trump’s silencing of critics a warning for Canada, say prominent Canadians

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 29, 2025
  • Perrin Beatty and David Suzuki say they are worried the chilling effect on free speech in the United States will cross the border into

Trump’s silencing of critics a warning for Canada, say prominent Canadians

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 29, 2025
  • Perrin Beatty and David Suzuki say they are worried the chilling effect on free speech in the United States will cross the border into
Perrin Beatty, left, David Suzuki, U.S. late-night talk show hosts Jimmy Kimmel, and Stephen Colbert. Kimmel's late-night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, was temporarily cancelled by ABC and Stephen Colbert's show, The Late Show, will be cancelled in 2026 by CBS. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, handout, and courtesy of Commons Wikimedia, X

Gilmore says she received a ‘tsunami’ of hate following social media post about Charlie Kirk’s murder

  • NDP MP Heather McPherson calls out former Conservative leader Andrew Scheer for allegedly fuelling rage.
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 22, 2025
Rachel Gilmore
Rachel Gilmore
Rachel Gilmore, pictured on Dec. 1, 2022, taking part in a panel discussion hosted by Carleton University's school of journalism about online hate targeted at women journalists. Today, Gilmore describes herself as 'your least favourite person’s least favourite journalist.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Gilmore says she received a ‘tsunami’ of hate following social media post about Charlie Kirk’s murder

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 22, 2025
  • NDP MP Heather McPherson calls out former Conservative leader Andrew Scheer for allegedly fuelling rage.

Gilmore says she received a ‘tsunami’ of hate following social media post about Charlie Kirk’s murder

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 22, 2025
  • NDP MP Heather McPherson calls out former Conservative leader Andrew Scheer for allegedly fuelling rage.
Rachel Gilmore
Rachel Gilmore, pictured on Dec. 1, 2022, taking part in a panel discussion hosted by Carleton University's school of journalism about online hate targeted at women journalists. Today, Gilmore describes herself as 'your least favourite person’s least favourite journalist.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Managing the Trump-tariff file a major challenge for Carney government, polls show

  • Thirty-five per cent of respondents were dissatisfied that the Carney government dropped all tariffs on goods from the CUSMA as of Sept. 1. And,
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 14, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney will be facing off in the House this week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Managing the Trump-tariff file a major challenge for Carney government, polls show

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 14, 2025
  • Thirty-five per cent of respondents were dissatisfied that the Carney government dropped all tariffs on goods from the CUSMA as of Sept. 1. And,

Managing the Trump-tariff file a major challenge for Carney government, polls show

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 14, 2025
  • Thirty-five per cent of respondents were dissatisfied that the Carney government dropped all tariffs on goods from the CUSMA as of Sept. 1. And,
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney will be facing off in the House this week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

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
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‘Unflappable’ Goodale considered one of Trudeau’s best cabinet ministers

  • Handling politically sensitive and emotionally charged issues requires a steady hand and Ralph Goodale appears to be that guy in the Trudeau cabinet. The
Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 31, 2017
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, pictured in a scrum on the Hill. Mr. Goodale figures as prominently in Justin Trudeau’s cabinet as Marc Lalonde did in Pierre Trudeau’s, or Don Mazankowski did in Brian Mulroney’s, said L. Ian MacDonald, editor of Policy magazine, who described Mr. Goodale as 'unflappable' and one of Mr. Trudeau’s best ministers. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘Unflappable’ Goodale considered one of Trudeau’s best cabinet ministers

Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 31, 2017
  • Handling politically sensitive and emotionally charged issues requires a steady hand and Ralph Goodale appears to be that guy in the Trudeau cabinet. The

‘Unflappable’ Goodale considered one of Trudeau’s best cabinet ministers

Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 31, 2017
  • Handling politically sensitive and emotionally charged issues requires a steady hand and Ralph Goodale appears to be that guy in the Trudeau cabinet. The
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, pictured in a scrum on the Hill. Mr. Goodale figures as prominently in Justin Trudeau’s cabinet as Marc Lalonde did in Pierre Trudeau’s, or Don Mazankowski did in Brian Mulroney’s, said L. Ian MacDonald, editor of Policy magazine, who described Mr. Goodale as 'unflappable' and one of Mr. Trudeau’s best ministers. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Conservatives eye 2019 election win under Scheer leadership, Raitt says they’re already in ‘100 per cent’ campaign mode

  • Now that he has his senior official opposition team in place for the House, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s next and more formidable task will
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 31, 2017
Andrew Scheer, pictured May 27, 2017, in Toronto, after winning the Conservative Party's leadership. 'It’s going to take any new leader a year or more to teach Canadians their name, their face, and who they are,' said Chad Rogers. 'Andrew Scheer is at the bottom of a long uphill walk, so he is going to have to run to every opportunity to get to Canadians through any form of media or through direct travel to introduce himself.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Conservatives eye 2019 election win under Scheer leadership, Raitt says they’re already in ‘100 per cent’ campaign mode

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 31, 2017
  • Now that he has his senior official opposition team in place for the House, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s next and more formidable task will

Conservatives eye 2019 election win under Scheer leadership, Raitt says they’re already in ‘100 per cent’ campaign mode

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 31, 2017
  • Now that he has his senior official opposition team in place for the House, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s next and more formidable task will
Andrew Scheer, pictured May 27, 2017, in Toronto, after winning the Conservative Party's leadership. 'It’s going to take any new leader a year or more to teach Canadians their name, their face, and who they are,' said Chad Rogers. 'Andrew Scheer is at the bottom of a long uphill walk, so he is going to have to run to every opportunity to get to Canadians through any form of media or through direct travel to introduce himself.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The untold stories of the Parliament Hill flags

  • Andrej Litvinjenko is a bright and ambitious lawyer-in-training who will be articling with a major global law firm in Ottawa later this summer. He’s
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 28, 2017
Bruce Schollie holds his Parliament Hill flag from Centre Block, which he waited 11 years to receive. P&I photograph by Bruce Schollie

The untold stories of the Parliament Hill flags

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 28, 2017
  • Andrej Litvinjenko is a bright and ambitious lawyer-in-training who will be articling with a major global law firm in Ottawa later this summer. He’s

The untold stories of the Parliament Hill flags

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 28, 2017
  • Andrej Litvinjenko is a bright and ambitious lawyer-in-training who will be articling with a major global law firm in Ottawa later this summer. He’s
Bruce Schollie holds his Parliament Hill flag from Centre Block, which he waited 11 years to receive. P&I photograph by Bruce Schollie

Innovation really grabs GG Johnston: ‘Yeah it does, doing things better, that’s what innovation is’

  • OTTAWA—During his installation speech on Oct. 1, 2010, Governor General David Johnston, a Harvard, Cambridge, and Queen’s graduate, said he would make promoting innovation
Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 26, 2017
David Johnston
David Johnston
Gov. Gen. David Johnston, pictured June 13 at Rideau Hall, said while doing research for the book he was surprised by the number of Canadian inventions. He and co-author Tom Jenkins had to stop at 297 innovations. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Innovation really grabs GG Johnston: ‘Yeah it does, doing things better, that’s what innovation is’

Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 26, 2017
  • OTTAWA—During his installation speech on Oct. 1, 2010, Governor General David Johnston, a Harvard, Cambridge, and Queen’s graduate, said he would make promoting innovation

Innovation really grabs GG Johnston: ‘Yeah it does, doing things better, that’s what innovation is’

Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 26, 2017
  • OTTAWA—During his installation speech on Oct. 1, 2010, Governor General David Johnston, a Harvard, Cambridge, and Queen’s graduate, said he would make promoting innovation
David Johnston
Gov. Gen. David Johnston, pictured June 13 at Rideau Hall, said while doing research for the book he was surprised by the number of Canadian inventions. He and co-author Tom Jenkins had to stop at 297 innovations. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Charlotte Gray dishes up a literary birthday gift for Canada’s 150th

  • OTTAWA—For Charlotte Gray, Canada was shaped by ideas from individuals that led to an ongoing national conversation about what it means to be Canadian.
Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 26, 2017
Charlotte Gray, at her family cottage on Newboro Lake in Rideau Lakes, Ont. 'Generally, Canadians are outliers on any global scale. We are not turning against immigrants. We are relatively optimistic and happy. We trust government, compared to residents of most other OECD countries.' Photograph courtesy by Mark Raynes Roberts

Charlotte Gray dishes up a literary birthday gift for Canada’s 150th

Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 26, 2017
  • OTTAWA—For Charlotte Gray, Canada was shaped by ideas from individuals that led to an ongoing national conversation about what it means to be Canadian.

Charlotte Gray dishes up a literary birthday gift for Canada’s 150th

Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 26, 2017
  • OTTAWA—For Charlotte Gray, Canada was shaped by ideas from individuals that led to an ongoing national conversation about what it means to be Canadian.
Charlotte Gray, at her family cottage on Newboro Lake in Rideau Lakes, Ont. 'Generally, Canadians are outliers on any global scale. We are not turning against immigrants. We are relatively optimistic and happy. We trust government, compared to residents of most other OECD countries.' Photograph courtesy by Mark Raynes Roberts

Meet the three MPs who want to turn Parliament ‘inside out’

  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Conservative Member of Parliament Michael Chong has been independent-minded for most of the 13 years he has spent in the House. Nine months
Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 19, 2017
Liberal MP Scott Simms, Conservative MP Michael Chong, and NDP MP Kennedy Stewart, pictured last week on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Meet the three MPs who want to turn Parliament ‘inside out’

Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 19, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Conservative Member of Parliament Michael Chong has been independent-minded for most of the 13 years he has spent in the House. Nine months

Meet the three MPs who want to turn Parliament ‘inside out’

Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 19, 2017
  • PARLIAMENT HILL—Conservative Member of Parliament Michael Chong has been independent-minded for most of the 13 years he has spent in the House. Nine months
Liberal MP Scott Simms, Conservative MP Michael Chong, and NDP MP Kennedy Stewart, pictured last week on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Budget bill will increase service fees with less accountability, say critics

  • As the Liberal Member of Parliament for the federal Ontario riding of Etobicoke North from 1996 to 2008, Roy Cullen had the relatively rare
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 7, 2017
Former Liberal MP Roy Cullen sponsored a private member's bill that became the federal User Fees Act in 2004, which the current Liberal government is proposing to replace as part of its budget legislation. Photograph courtesy of Roy Cullen

Budget bill will increase service fees with less accountability, say critics

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 7, 2017
  • As the Liberal Member of Parliament for the federal Ontario riding of Etobicoke North from 1996 to 2008, Roy Cullen had the relatively rare

Budget bill will increase service fees with less accountability, say critics

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 7, 2017
  • As the Liberal Member of Parliament for the federal Ontario riding of Etobicoke North from 1996 to 2008, Roy Cullen had the relatively rare
Former Liberal MP Roy Cullen sponsored a private member's bill that became the federal User Fees Act in 2004, which the current Liberal government is proposing to replace as part of its budget legislation. Photograph courtesy of Roy Cullen

B.C. Green-NDP alliance poses threat to federal Liberals on West Coast, warn opposition MPs

  • While the newly formed alliance between British Columbia’s NDP and Green Party has made Christy Clark’s days as premier likely numbered, Liberal opponents warn
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 5, 2017
Christy Clark's days as B.C. premier appear numbered, but her fate could be a signal of the difficulty Justin Trudeau will have winning seats there in the next federal election, say opponents. Ms. Clark is pictured here with B.C. MP Pam Goldsmith-Jones, Joyce Murray, Sukh Dhaliwal, and Hedy Fry. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

B.C. Green-NDP alliance poses threat to federal Liberals on West Coast, warn opposition MPs

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 5, 2017
  • While the newly formed alliance between British Columbia’s NDP and Green Party has made Christy Clark’s days as premier likely numbered, Liberal opponents warn

B.C. Green-NDP alliance poses threat to federal Liberals on West Coast, warn opposition MPs

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 5, 2017
  • While the newly formed alliance between British Columbia’s NDP and Green Party has made Christy Clark’s days as premier likely numbered, Liberal opponents warn
Christy Clark's days as B.C. premier appear numbered, but her fate could be a signal of the difficulty Justin Trudeau will have winning seats there in the next federal election, say opponents. Ms. Clark is pictured here with B.C. MP Pam Goldsmith-Jones, Joyce Murray, Sukh Dhaliwal, and Hedy Fry. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

CTV’s Solomon is back, and he’s one busy guy

  • OTTAWA—Multitasking has become a nerve-racking reality for many journalists who must deliver the news, on deadline, across different platforms. Yet, Evan Solomon appears to
Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 29, 2017
Evan Solomon pictured at last year's Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala fundraiser to clean up the Ottawa River, which he will host again this year, on May 31. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

CTV’s Solomon is back, and he’s one busy guy

Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 29, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Multitasking has become a nerve-racking reality for many journalists who must deliver the news, on deadline, across different platforms. Yet, Evan Solomon appears to

CTV’s Solomon is back, and he’s one busy guy

Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 29, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Multitasking has become a nerve-racking reality for many journalists who must deliver the news, on deadline, across different platforms. Yet, Evan Solomon appears to
Evan Solomon pictured at last year's Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala fundraiser to clean up the Ottawa River, which he will host again this year, on May 31. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Liberal MPs push for pharmacare, while Health minister says drug costs must first be controlled

  • Liberal MP John Oliver hopes that one of the goals behind his decision to enter politics—establishing a national pharmacare program—will become reality before the
Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 8, 2017
Health Minister Jane Philpott says Canada needs to get the cost of prescription drugs under control before its considers implementing a national pharmacare system. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Liberal MPs push for pharmacare, while Health minister says drug costs must first be controlled

Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 8, 2017
  • Liberal MP John Oliver hopes that one of the goals behind his decision to enter politics—establishing a national pharmacare program—will become reality before the

Liberal MPs push for pharmacare, while Health minister says drug costs must first be controlled

Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 8, 2017
  • Liberal MP John Oliver hopes that one of the goals behind his decision to enter politics—establishing a national pharmacare program—will become reality before the
Health Minister Jane Philpott says Canada needs to get the cost of prescription drugs under control before its considers implementing a national pharmacare system. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Liberals’ low fundraising numbers should ‘set off alarm bells,’ say some political players

  • The Conservative Party’s commanding lead in fundraising in the first quarter of this year should set off alarm bells in the Liberal Party, say some
News | BY ABBAS RANA, CHRISTOPHER GULY, LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 8, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured at a national caucus meeting. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Liberals’ low fundraising numbers should ‘set off alarm bells,’ say some political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA, CHRISTOPHER GULY, LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 8, 2017
  • The Conservative Party’s commanding lead in fundraising in the first quarter of this year should set off alarm bells in the Liberal Party, say some

Liberals’ low fundraising numbers should ‘set off alarm bells,’ say some political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA, CHRISTOPHER GULY, LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 8, 2017
  • The Conservative Party’s commanding lead in fundraising in the first quarter of this year should set off alarm bells in the Liberal Party, say some
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured at a national caucus meeting. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

MPs alarmed by Radio-Canada/CBC report on cellphone spying around the Hill

  • The revelation that someone may be using a device to track and spy on cellphones around Parliament Hill, and the subsequent RCMP and CSIS
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 12, 2017
Conservative MP Tony Clement, pictured here in the House in 2015, told reporters last week he believed he was being spied on by foreign agents. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs alarmed by Radio-Canada/CBC report on cellphone spying around the Hill

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 12, 2017
  • The revelation that someone may be using a device to track and spy on cellphones around Parliament Hill, and the subsequent RCMP and CSIS

MPs alarmed by Radio-Canada/CBC report on cellphone spying around the Hill

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 12, 2017
  • The revelation that someone may be using a device to track and spy on cellphones around Parliament Hill, and the subsequent RCMP and CSIS
Conservative MP Tony Clement, pictured here in the House in 2015, told reporters last week he believed he was being spied on by foreign agents. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Manitoba premier calls for action from Trudeau on asylum seekers from U.S.

  • Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in New York City where he addressed the audience of and took in a Broadway performance of
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 20, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump speak at in Washington, D.C., in February. Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister wants Trudeau to talk to Trump about issues driving asylum seekers into Manitoba from the U.S. Photograph courtesy of Justin Trudeau's Twitter

Manitoba premier calls for action from Trudeau on asylum seekers from U.S.

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 20, 2017
  • Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in New York City where he addressed the audience of and took in a Broadway performance of

Manitoba premier calls for action from Trudeau on asylum seekers from U.S.

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 20, 2017
  • Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in New York City where he addressed the audience of and took in a Broadway performance of
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump speak at in Washington, D.C., in February. Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister wants Trudeau to talk to Trump about issues driving asylum seekers into Manitoba from the U.S. Photograph courtesy of Justin Trudeau's Twitter

‘Bay Street guy’ Morneau defender of the middle class, despite privileged background

  • With this Liberal government’s second federal budget expected any week now, Finance Minister Bill Morneau will again become one of the main faces of
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 6, 2017
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, right, is one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's main point people on creating prosperity for the middle class. He reportedly earned more than $1-million in 2014 and had about $32-million worth of stock in the company he was running before getting elected. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘Bay Street guy’ Morneau defender of the middle class, despite privileged background

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 6, 2017
  • With this Liberal government’s second federal budget expected any week now, Finance Minister Bill Morneau will again become one of the main faces of

‘Bay Street guy’ Morneau defender of the middle class, despite privileged background

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 6, 2017
  • With this Liberal government’s second federal budget expected any week now, Finance Minister Bill Morneau will again become one of the main faces of
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, right, is one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's main point people on creating prosperity for the middle class. He reportedly earned more than $1-million in 2014 and had about $32-million worth of stock in the company he was running before getting elected. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

The Top 100: Beverley McLachlin, the Supreme Court’s consensus-builder

  • To obtain perspective on Beverley McLachlin’s extraordinary judicial career, one can first measure it by quantity. From March 30, 1989, when she was named to the
Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 8, 2017
P&I photograph by Jake Wright

The Top 100: Beverley McLachlin, the Supreme Court’s consensus-builder

Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 8, 2017
  • To obtain perspective on Beverley McLachlin’s extraordinary judicial career, one can first measure it by quantity. From March 30, 1989, when she was named to the

The Top 100: Beverley McLachlin, the Supreme Court’s consensus-builder

Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 8, 2017
  • To obtain perspective on Beverley McLachlin’s extraordinary judicial career, one can first measure it by quantity. From March 30, 1989, when she was named to the
P&I photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau must match words with action in Trump era, say critics, rights groups

  • Justin Trudeau’s invitation on Twitter to “those fleeing persecution, terror & war” attracted global attention as a subtle response to President Donald Trump’s order
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 1, 2017
Protesters gathered outside of the U.S. embassy in Ottawa Monday to denounce the immigration and refugee ban announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Trudeau must match words with action in Trump era, say critics, rights groups

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 1, 2017
  • Justin Trudeau’s invitation on Twitter to “those fleeing persecution, terror & war” attracted global attention as a subtle response to President Donald Trump’s order

Trudeau must match words with action in Trump era, say critics, rights groups

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 1, 2017
  • Justin Trudeau’s invitation on Twitter to “those fleeing persecution, terror & war” attracted global attention as a subtle response to President Donald Trump’s order
Protesters gathered outside of the U.S. embassy in Ottawa Monday to denounce the immigration and refugee ban announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Visa denial to Serbs has created ‘negative picture of Canada’ says Serbian foreign minister

  • By backing Canada’s bid to secure a temporary seat on the United Nations Security Council, and finalizing a bilateral travel agreement to establish a
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 23, 2016
Ivica Dačić, Serbia's foreign minister, met with Canada's foreign and immigration ministers in Ottawa last week to try to strengthen ties between the two countries. The Hill Times photograph by Christopher Guly

Visa denial to Serbs has created ‘negative picture of Canada’ says Serbian foreign minister

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 23, 2016
  • By backing Canada’s bid to secure a temporary seat on the United Nations Security Council, and finalizing a bilateral travel agreement to establish a

Visa denial to Serbs has created ‘negative picture of Canada’ says Serbian foreign minister

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 23, 2016
  • By backing Canada’s bid to secure a temporary seat on the United Nations Security Council, and finalizing a bilateral travel agreement to establish a
Ivica Dačić, Serbia's foreign minister, met with Canada's foreign and immigration ministers in Ottawa last week to try to strengthen ties between the two countries. The Hill Times photograph by Christopher Guly

Trudeau prepares to deal with ‘wild card’ Trump

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should approach Donald Trump as “the bully in the playground” and ensure his Liberal government “plays it smooth” and avoids
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 14, 2016
'Donald Trump’s immigration and social policies are not something Canada nor I support under any circumstances because they go against the basic human rights of individuals,' says Conservative leadership contender and MP, Deepak Obhrai. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Trudeau prepares to deal with ‘wild card’ Trump

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 14, 2016
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should approach Donald Trump as “the bully in the playground” and ensure his Liberal government “plays it smooth” and avoids

Trudeau prepares to deal with ‘wild card’ Trump

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | November 14, 2016
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should approach Donald Trump as “the bully in the playground” and ensure his Liberal government “plays it smooth” and avoids
'Donald Trump’s immigration and social policies are not something Canada nor I support under any circumstances because they go against the basic human rights of individuals,' says Conservative leadership contender and MP, Deepak Obhrai. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

End of honeymoon with labour could force Trudeau to step up game as PM: academic

  • At least one academic and former journalist says the wrath being directed at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau right now by Canada’s biggest public-service union
Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 24, 2016
PSAC president Robyn Benson is disappointed in the Liberal government in numerous ways, including for the Phoenix pay system, and what she categorizes as inadequate offers on pay and sick-leave. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

End of honeymoon with labour could force Trudeau to step up game as PM: academic

Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 24, 2016
  • At least one academic and former journalist says the wrath being directed at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau right now by Canada’s biggest public-service union

End of honeymoon with labour could force Trudeau to step up game as PM: academic

Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 24, 2016
  • At least one academic and former journalist says the wrath being directed at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau right now by Canada’s biggest public-service union
PSAC president Robyn Benson is disappointed in the Liberal government in numerous ways, including for the Phoenix pay system, and what she categorizes as inadequate offers on pay and sick-leave. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former Postmedia reporter De Souza files complaint against National Post

  • Parliament Hill journalist Mike De Souza spent about eight years writing on energy issues for the Postmedia Network Inc. newspaper chain. But after the National Post,
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 17, 2016
National Observer journalist Mike De Souza has filed a complaint against the National Post, a publication where much of his work done over eight years at Postmedia was published. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Former Postmedia reporter De Souza files complaint against National Post

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 17, 2016
  • Parliament Hill journalist Mike De Souza spent about eight years writing on energy issues for the Postmedia Network Inc. newspaper chain. But after the National Post,

Former Postmedia reporter De Souza files complaint against National Post

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 17, 2016
  • Parliament Hill journalist Mike De Souza spent about eight years writing on energy issues for the Postmedia Network Inc. newspaper chain. But after the National Post,
National Observer journalist Mike De Souza has filed a complaint against the National Post, a publication where much of his work done over eight years at Postmedia was published. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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