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‘If the inconceivable becomes reality, it’s very hard to see how NATO could survive’: politicos say Trump’s global shakeup spells trouble for Canada

  • The world is watching U.S. President Donald Trump as he puts America on a collision course with democratically elected European governments and the European
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 12, 2026
Pictured top right and clockwise: U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Chinese President Xi Jinping, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, and French President Emmanuel Macron. Photographs courtesy of the Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok, Wikimedia Commons, Flickr, and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘If the inconceivable becomes reality, it’s very hard to see how NATO could survive’: politicos say Trump’s global shakeup spells trouble for Canada

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 12, 2026
  • The world is watching U.S. President Donald Trump as he puts America on a collision course with democratically elected European governments and the European

‘If the inconceivable becomes reality, it’s very hard to see how NATO could survive’: politicos say Trump’s global shakeup spells trouble for Canada

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 12, 2026
  • The world is watching U.S. President Donald Trump as he puts America on a collision course with democratically elected European governments and the European
Pictured top right and clockwise: U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Chinese President Xi Jinping, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, and French President Emmanuel Macron. Photographs courtesy of the Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok, Wikimedia Commons, Flickr, and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s future rests on what he tells delegates at leadership review convention next month, says senior party veteran Brodie

  • Ian Brodie says he believes Conservative Party members will likely support Pierre Poilievre’s continued leadership since it’s likely too soon to replace him. But
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 19, 2025
One of the questions Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will face at the party's convention in Calgary next month is 'how do you plan to win the next election?' former party organizer Ian Brodie told The Hill Times. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s future rests on what he tells delegates at leadership review convention next month, says senior party veteran Brodie

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 19, 2025
  • Ian Brodie says he believes Conservative Party members will likely support Pierre Poilievre’s continued leadership since it’s likely too soon to replace him. But

Poilievre’s future rests on what he tells delegates at leadership review convention next month, says senior party veteran Brodie

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 19, 2025
  • Ian Brodie says he believes Conservative Party members will likely support Pierre Poilievre’s continued leadership since it’s likely too soon to replace him. But
One of the questions Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will face at the party's convention in Calgary next month is 'how do you plan to win the next election?' former party organizer Ian Brodie told The Hill Times. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s like ‘the Monroe Doctrine on steroids’: Canadian politicos react to Trump’s new ‘very chilling’ national security strategy

  • The Canadian government has been relatively silent about the strategy, with ministers only weighing in when asked by reporters.
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 15, 2025
The office of Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, left, had no comment last week on the new U.S. national security strategy, but former federal Conservative minister Peter MacKay, former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Frank McKenna, and former federal Liberal minister Lloyd Axworthy all criticize the document. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and handout courtesy Frank McKenna

It’s like ‘the Monroe Doctrine on steroids’: Canadian politicos react to Trump’s new ‘very chilling’ national security strategy

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 15, 2025
  • The Canadian government has been relatively silent about the strategy, with ministers only weighing in when asked by reporters.

It’s like ‘the Monroe Doctrine on steroids’: Canadian politicos react to Trump’s new ‘very chilling’ national security strategy

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 15, 2025
  • The Canadian government has been relatively silent about the strategy, with ministers only weighing in when asked by reporters.
The office of Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, left, had no comment last week on the new U.S. national security strategy, but former federal Conservative minister Peter MacKay, former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Frank McKenna, and former federal Liberal minister Lloyd Axworthy all criticize the document. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and handout courtesy Frank McKenna

‘He’s a welcome dose of fresh air’: Kinew ranked most popular premier

  • New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt nabbed second-most-popular premier in the December Angus Reid poll, followed by Saskatchewan's Scott Moe. Quebec Premier François Legault was
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 10, 2025
Wab Kinew
Wab Kinew
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew tops the Angus Reid Institute's last poll of the year tracking premier approval ratings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘He’s a welcome dose of fresh air’: Kinew ranked most popular premier

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 10, 2025
  • New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt nabbed second-most-popular premier in the December Angus Reid poll, followed by Saskatchewan's Scott Moe. Quebec Premier François Legault was

‘He’s a welcome dose of fresh air’: Kinew ranked most popular premier

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | December 10, 2025
  • New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt nabbed second-most-popular premier in the December Angus Reid poll, followed by Saskatchewan's Scott Moe. Quebec Premier François Legault was
Wab Kinew
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew tops the Angus Reid Institute's last poll of the year tracking premier approval ratings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘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
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When the ‘best’ day became the ‘worst’: former Parliament Hill journalist and staffer Mike Scandiffio still missing

  • It began as a beautiful family weekend. On Oct. 1, former Hill Times deputy editor Mike Scandiffio was with his wife, Debora Brown, and
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 13, 2022
Michael Scandiffio, a former Hill Times news editor, CTV Hill reporter and a former federal public servant, has been missing since Oct. 2, 2022, near his family cottage in Otter Lake, Que. Image courtesy of Sûreté du Québec

When the ‘best’ day became the ‘worst’: former Parliament Hill journalist and staffer Mike Scandiffio still missing

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 13, 2022
  • It began as a beautiful family weekend. On Oct. 1, former Hill Times deputy editor Mike Scandiffio was with his wife, Debora Brown, and

When the ‘best’ day became the ‘worst’: former Parliament Hill journalist and staffer Mike Scandiffio still missing

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 13, 2022
  • It began as a beautiful family weekend. On Oct. 1, former Hill Times deputy editor Mike Scandiffio was with his wife, Debora Brown, and
Michael Scandiffio, a former Hill Times news editor, CTV Hill reporter and a former federal public servant, has been missing since Oct. 2, 2022, near his family cottage in Otter Lake, Que. Image courtesy of Sûreté du Québec

Bill C-30’s goal to help Canadians deal with rising living costs will increase inflation, warn critics

  • Bill C-30, which unanimously passed the House on Oct. 6, will amend the Income Tax Act in order to double the goods and services tax/harmonized sales
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 10, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Oct. 3, 2022, at the House Finance Committee on Parliament Hill. She said the government needs 'to find a balance' between providing support to vulnerable Canadians while maintaining fiscal responsibility. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-30’s goal to help Canadians deal with rising living costs will increase inflation, warn critics

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 10, 2022
  • Bill C-30, which unanimously passed the House on Oct. 6, will amend the Income Tax Act in order to double the goods and services tax/harmonized sales

Bill C-30’s goal to help Canadians deal with rising living costs will increase inflation, warn critics

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 10, 2022
  • Bill C-30, which unanimously passed the House on Oct. 6, will amend the Income Tax Act in order to double the goods and services tax/harmonized sales
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Oct. 3, 2022, at the House Finance Committee on Parliament Hill. She said the government needs 'to find a balance' between providing support to vulnerable Canadians while maintaining fiscal responsibility. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Infrastructure Bank CEO pushes back against calls for its abolishment

  • The federal government hopes Canadians will have more incentive to switch to electric cars thanks to a $500-million investment in the creation of zero-emission
Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 5, 2022
Infrastructure Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the Canada Infrastructure Bank isn’t going anywhere and that a House committee report calling for its abolishment ‘does not reflect the current state of the CIB nor its progress.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Infrastructure Bank CEO pushes back against calls for its abolishment

Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 5, 2022
  • The federal government hopes Canadians will have more incentive to switch to electric cars thanks to a $500-million investment in the creation of zero-emission

Canada Infrastructure Bank CEO pushes back against calls for its abolishment

Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 5, 2022
  • The federal government hopes Canadians will have more incentive to switch to electric cars thanks to a $500-million investment in the creation of zero-emission
Infrastructure Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the Canada Infrastructure Bank isn’t going anywhere and that a House committee report calling for its abolishment ‘does not reflect the current state of the CIB nor its progress.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I’m the interim leader of a federal political party and I’m still thinking about killing myself’: Amita Kuttner

  • Following the devastating swath Hurricane Fiona recently cut through Atlantic Canada, federal Green Party interim leader Amita Kuttner wrote on Twitter: “I know what
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 3, 2022
Green Party interim leader Amita Kuttner, pictured on Dec. 1, 2021, on the Hill, said he worries about people who are in a similar situation, but without the 'privileges and support network' that he has, and believes the federal government can step up and do more to help them. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I’m the interim leader of a federal political party and I’m still thinking about killing myself’: Amita Kuttner

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 3, 2022
  • Following the devastating swath Hurricane Fiona recently cut through Atlantic Canada, federal Green Party interim leader Amita Kuttner wrote on Twitter: “I know what

‘I’m the interim leader of a federal political party and I’m still thinking about killing myself’: Amita Kuttner

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | October 3, 2022
  • Following the devastating swath Hurricane Fiona recently cut through Atlantic Canada, federal Green Party interim leader Amita Kuttner wrote on Twitter: “I know what
Green Party interim leader Amita Kuttner, pictured on Dec. 1, 2021, on the Hill, said he worries about people who are in a similar situation, but without the 'privileges and support network' that he has, and believes the federal government can step up and do more to help them. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Iconic’ Bill Blaikie: ‘a giant of a man’ among the ‘most distinguished social democrats of our age,’ says Ed Broadbent

  • By his stature, both physically and reputation, Bill Blaikie was a larger-than-life figure on Parliament Hill. NDP MP Brian Masse (Windsor West, Ont.) got a glimpse
Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 29, 2022
NDP MPs Nathan Cullen, Olivia Chow, Bill Blaikie, and Paul Dewar, pictured at Maclean's magazine's party at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa on Nov. 21, 2007. Blaikie was voted the Best Parliamentarian of Year by his peers that year. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘Iconic’ Bill Blaikie: ‘a giant of a man’ among the ‘most distinguished social democrats of our age,’ says Ed Broadbent

Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 29, 2022
  • By his stature, both physically and reputation, Bill Blaikie was a larger-than-life figure on Parliament Hill. NDP MP Brian Masse (Windsor West, Ont.) got a glimpse

‘Iconic’ Bill Blaikie: ‘a giant of a man’ among the ‘most distinguished social democrats of our age,’ says Ed Broadbent

Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 29, 2022
  • By his stature, both physically and reputation, Bill Blaikie was a larger-than-life figure on Parliament Hill. NDP MP Brian Masse (Windsor West, Ont.) got a glimpse
NDP MPs Nathan Cullen, Olivia Chow, Bill Blaikie, and Paul Dewar, pictured at Maclean's magazine's party at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa on Nov. 21, 2007. Blaikie was voted the Best Parliamentarian of Year by his peers that year. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

LeBlanc to play bigger role in cabinet while government keeps an eye on Poilievre

  • When the House resumes on Tuesday, expect Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Dominic LeBlanc to a play a major role in the upcoming
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 19, 2022
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc and new Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are expected to spar during the 45-minute daily Question Period this fall. 'I think Dominic also has the personality that can take on Poilievre,' said Don Desserud. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

LeBlanc to play bigger role in cabinet while government keeps an eye on Poilievre

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 19, 2022
  • When the House resumes on Tuesday, expect Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Dominic LeBlanc to a play a major role in the upcoming

LeBlanc to play bigger role in cabinet while government keeps an eye on Poilievre

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 19, 2022
  • When the House resumes on Tuesday, expect Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Dominic LeBlanc to a play a major role in the upcoming
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc and new Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are expected to spar during the 45-minute daily Question Period this fall. 'I think Dominic also has the personality that can take on Poilievre,' said Don Desserud. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

House of Commons pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, Canada’s head of state, and ‘family member’ to Canadians

  • Wearing black ribbons and dressed in dark attire in remembrance and grief, Members of Parliament gathered on Thursday for an extraordinary session in the
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 16, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reminisced on his relationship with Queen Elizabeth II—for whom his father served as her fourth prime minister, and he as her 12th. He recounted her visit to Canada in 1982, when she joined his father, seated left, to proclaim and sign the Constitution Act and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Photograph by Robert Cooper, courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

House of Commons pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, Canada’s head of state, and ‘family member’ to Canadians

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 16, 2022
  • Wearing black ribbons and dressed in dark attire in remembrance and grief, Members of Parliament gathered on Thursday for an extraordinary session in the

House of Commons pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, Canada’s head of state, and ‘family member’ to Canadians

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 16, 2022
  • Wearing black ribbons and dressed in dark attire in remembrance and grief, Members of Parliament gathered on Thursday for an extraordinary session in the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reminisced on his relationship with Queen Elizabeth II—for whom his father served as her fourth prime minister, and he as her 12th. He recounted her visit to Canada in 1982, when she joined his father, seated left, to proclaim and sign the Constitution Act and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Photograph by Robert Cooper, courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Official Ottawa remembers the Queen, welcomes the King

  • As Canadians mourn the passing of a monarch, the federal government has implemented—for the first time in 70 years—the “transition of the Crown” to
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 12, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary Simon, seated centre, sign documents at a ceremony to proclaim the accession of King Charles III on Sept. 10, at Rideau Hall, while members of cabinet look on. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Official Ottawa remembers the Queen, welcomes the King

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 12, 2022
  • As Canadians mourn the passing of a monarch, the federal government has implemented—for the first time in 70 years—the “transition of the Crown” to

Official Ottawa remembers the Queen, welcomes the King

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 12, 2022
  • As Canadians mourn the passing of a monarch, the federal government has implemented—for the first time in 70 years—the “transition of the Crown” to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary Simon, seated centre, sign documents at a ceremony to proclaim the accession of King Charles III on Sept. 10, at Rideau Hall, while members of cabinet look on. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Out federal politicians welcome release of 2SLGBTQI+ action plan, but point out ‘glaring’ gaps

  • Canada’s first federal 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan is “a step for us, and a good sign in general,” but the Liberals must outline more details
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 2, 2022
On Aug. 28, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien unveiled the action plan and details of where the $100-million committed over five years would be allocated. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Out federal politicians welcome release of 2SLGBTQI+ action plan, but point out ‘glaring’ gaps

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 2, 2022
  • Canada’s first federal 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan is “a step for us, and a good sign in general,” but the Liberals must outline more details

Out federal politicians welcome release of 2SLGBTQI+ action plan, but point out ‘glaring’ gaps

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | September 2, 2022
  • Canada’s first federal 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan is “a step for us, and a good sign in general,” but the Liberals must outline more details
On Aug. 28, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien unveiled the action plan and details of where the $100-million committed over five years would be allocated. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Harper endorsement of Poilievre victory ‘mic drop’ or ‘strategic’ move for win, says former PM’s senior aide

  • Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s endorsement of Conservative leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre has one of Harper’s former senior aides scratching his head about the timing
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 29, 2022
Stephen Harper, pictured Sept. 10, 2015, campaigning in Saint John, N.B., in the federal election. 'I don’t think anybody was surprised by the subject of the endorsement, but they might have been surprised that it was made at all—at least publicly—and the timing,' said Jim Armour. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Harper endorsement of Poilievre victory ‘mic drop’ or ‘strategic’ move for win, says former PM’s senior aide

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 29, 2022
  • Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s endorsement of Conservative leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre has one of Harper’s former senior aides scratching his head about the timing

Harper endorsement of Poilievre victory ‘mic drop’ or ‘strategic’ move for win, says former PM’s senior aide

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 29, 2022
  • Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s endorsement of Conservative leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre has one of Harper’s former senior aides scratching his head about the timing
Stephen Harper, pictured Sept. 10, 2015, campaigning in Saint John, N.B., in the federal election. 'I don’t think anybody was surprised by the subject of the endorsement, but they might have been surprised that it was made at all—at least publicly—and the timing,' said Jim Armour. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Being referred to as an old piece of wood’ in Poilievre video ‘not all that complimentary’: Hugh Segal

  • “Look at these scars,” says Conservative MP and leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre, pointing to a wooden post in a cottage that appears in an
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 15, 2022
Conservative MP and leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre's 'Reclaim' video had more than 164,000 views on YouTube. It begins as a rugged paean for the wonders of wood, but it's really about the Ottawa MP’s ideas about the path he would like to put Canada on should he become prime minister. Screen capture courtesy of Pierre Poilievre's video

‘Being referred to as an old piece of wood’ in Poilievre video ‘not all that complimentary’: Hugh Segal

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 15, 2022
  • “Look at these scars,” says Conservative MP and leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre, pointing to a wooden post in a cottage that appears in an

‘Being referred to as an old piece of wood’ in Poilievre video ‘not all that complimentary’: Hugh Segal

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | July 15, 2022
  • “Look at these scars,” says Conservative MP and leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre, pointing to a wooden post in a cottage that appears in an
Conservative MP and leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre's 'Reclaim' video had more than 164,000 views on YouTube. It begins as a rugged paean for the wonders of wood, but it's really about the Ottawa MP’s ideas about the path he would like to put Canada on should he become prime minister. Screen capture courtesy of Pierre Poilievre's video

Parliament Hill braces for Canada Day protest as MPs face threats

  • This year’s official Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill will be lower-key than years past, including before the pandemic. As Centre Block undergoes a rehabilitation
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 24, 2022
Canada Day revellers, pictured on July 1, 2019, on Parliament Hill, which was the last in-person celebration of Canada's birthday on the Hill. Police are bracing for this year's festivities, which will happen at LeBreton Flats in Ottawa and at Place des Festivals Zibi in Gatineau, Que. The Ottawa Police Service has committed to implementing 'unprecedented and unique' security measures in response to any demonstrations against federal COVID restrictions in the national capital on Canada Day. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Parliament Hill braces for Canada Day protest as MPs face threats

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 24, 2022
  • This year’s official Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill will be lower-key than years past, including before the pandemic. As Centre Block undergoes a rehabilitation

Parliament Hill braces for Canada Day protest as MPs face threats

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | June 24, 2022
  • This year’s official Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill will be lower-key than years past, including before the pandemic. As Centre Block undergoes a rehabilitation
Canada Day revellers, pictured on July 1, 2019, on Parliament Hill, which was the last in-person celebration of Canada's birthday on the Hill. Police are bracing for this year's festivities, which will happen at LeBreton Flats in Ottawa and at Place des Festivals Zibi in Gatineau, Que. The Ottawa Police Service has committed to implementing 'unprecedented and unique' security measures in response to any demonstrations against federal COVID restrictions in the national capital on Canada Day. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Family is the guidepost for Charest campaign co-chair Tasha Kheiriddin

  • The current federal Conservative leadership campaign may well be remembered as a study of contrasts, not only between the candidates—Pierre Poilievre, who’s drawing crowds
Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 4, 2022
Tasha Kheiriddin—pictured here at a campaign event at film.ca cinema in Oakville, Ontario—has long been a friend and ally of Jean Charest. While she considered putting her own name in the mix for this Conservative leadership race, she realized her and Charest would be drawing from the same pool of support, and decided to throw her support behind Charest instead. Photograph courtesy of Andre Forget

Family is the guidepost for Charest campaign co-chair Tasha Kheiriddin

Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 4, 2022
  • The current federal Conservative leadership campaign may well be remembered as a study of contrasts, not only between the candidates—Pierre Poilievre, who’s drawing crowds

Family is the guidepost for Charest campaign co-chair Tasha Kheiriddin

Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 4, 2022
  • The current federal Conservative leadership campaign may well be remembered as a study of contrasts, not only between the candidates—Pierre Poilievre, who’s drawing crowds
Tasha Kheiriddin—pictured here at a campaign event at film.ca cinema in Oakville, Ontario—has long been a friend and ally of Jean Charest. While she considered putting her own name in the mix for this Conservative leadership race, she realized her and Charest would be drawing from the same pool of support, and decided to throw her support behind Charest instead. Photograph courtesy of Andre Forget

‘She is literally birthing the party’s future as Pierre Poilievre’s most essential adviser’: Poilievre’s campaign buoyed by top political player, Jenni Byrne

  • Political campaign organizers normally don’t attract much attention when they make public appearances on behalf of their candidates. But Jenni Byrne is a unique
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 25, 2022
Jenni Byrne, pictured with Michael Wilson, left, and Brayden Akers, on April 22, 2022. The three were on their way to Sault Ste. Marie to sell more party memberships. Byrne has been credited with Poilievre's front-runner status. She is a stalwart in the Conservative Party, having worked in iterations of the party dating back to its Reform Party days. A polarizing figure even in her own party, she has delivered majority governments to both Stephen Harper and Doug Ford. Now, she's betting on Pierre Poilievre. Photograph courtesy of Jenni Byrne's Twitter handle

‘She is literally birthing the party’s future as Pierre Poilievre’s most essential adviser’: Poilievre’s campaign buoyed by top political player, Jenni Byrne

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 25, 2022
  • Political campaign organizers normally don’t attract much attention when they make public appearances on behalf of their candidates. But Jenni Byrne is a unique

‘She is literally birthing the party’s future as Pierre Poilievre’s most essential adviser’: Poilievre’s campaign buoyed by top political player, Jenni Byrne

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 25, 2022
  • Political campaign organizers normally don’t attract much attention when they make public appearances on behalf of their candidates. But Jenni Byrne is a unique
Jenni Byrne, pictured with Michael Wilson, left, and Brayden Akers, on April 22, 2022. The three were on their way to Sault Ste. Marie to sell more party memberships. Byrne has been credited with Poilievre's front-runner status. She is a stalwart in the Conservative Party, having worked in iterations of the party dating back to its Reform Party days. A polarizing figure even in her own party, she has delivered majority governments to both Stephen Harper and Doug Ford. Now, she's betting on Pierre Poilievre. Photograph courtesy of Jenni Byrne's Twitter handle

After the Freedom Convoy, politicians are reimagining Wellington Street

  • OTTAWA—Politicians representing the downtown Ottawa area hardest hit by the three week-long trucker convoy protest in January and February are finding a silver lining
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 14, 2022
Wellington Street, pictured May 21, 2019, is one of the most important and illustrious streets in the country. For more than 100 years, prime ministers have had their visions for the street, but the recent Freedom Convoy occupation of the it has now forced the issue. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After the Freedom Convoy, politicians are reimagining Wellington Street

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 14, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Politicians representing the downtown Ottawa area hardest hit by the three week-long trucker convoy protest in January and February are finding a silver lining

After the Freedom Convoy, politicians are reimagining Wellington Street

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 14, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Politicians representing the downtown Ottawa area hardest hit by the three week-long trucker convoy protest in January and February are finding a silver lining
Wellington Street, pictured May 21, 2019, is one of the most important and illustrious streets in the country. For more than 100 years, prime ministers have had their visions for the street, but the recent Freedom Convoy occupation of the it has now forced the issue. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Russia-Ukraine ‘war-supply shock’ could erode Canada’s positive financial situation, warns former PBO

  • “Today, Canada has come roaring back,” federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland declared in the House of Commons on April 7, echoing a familiar promise
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 13, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on the Hill on budget day, April 7, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Russia-Ukraine ‘war-supply shock’ could erode Canada’s positive financial situation, warns former PBO

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 13, 2022
  • “Today, Canada has come roaring back,” federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland declared in the House of Commons on April 7, echoing a familiar promise

Russia-Ukraine ‘war-supply shock’ could erode Canada’s positive financial situation, warns former PBO

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 13, 2022
  • “Today, Canada has come roaring back,” federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland declared in the House of Commons on April 7, echoing a familiar promise
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on the Hill on budget day, April 7, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘What I do as a journalist is the way I defend my country,’ says Parliamentary Press Gallery’s sole Ukrainian reporter

  • Coverage of Canada’s response to Russia’s war against Ukraine has become a major file for many of the 303 permanent members of the Parliamentary
Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 11, 2022
Maksym Nalyvaiko is the Canadian correspondent for Ukrinform, Ukraine's state-run media outlet. He is the only Ukrainian journalist reporting to Ukraine from the Parliamentary Press Gallery, and, as far as he knows, the only one in all of Canada. The Hill Times Photograph by Sam Garcia

‘What I do as a journalist is the way I defend my country,’ says Parliamentary Press Gallery’s sole Ukrainian reporter

Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 11, 2022
  • Coverage of Canada’s response to Russia’s war against Ukraine has become a major file for many of the 303 permanent members of the Parliamentary

‘What I do as a journalist is the way I defend my country,’ says Parliamentary Press Gallery’s sole Ukrainian reporter

Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 11, 2022
  • Coverage of Canada’s response to Russia’s war against Ukraine has become a major file for many of the 303 permanent members of the Parliamentary
Maksym Nalyvaiko is the Canadian correspondent for Ukrinform, Ukraine's state-run media outlet. He is the only Ukrainian journalist reporting to Ukraine from the Parliamentary Press Gallery, and, as far as he knows, the only one in all of Canada. The Hill Times Photograph by Sam Garcia

Chrystia Freeland’s Kyiv calling: Russian invasion of Ukraine personal file for deputy PM

  • Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland invoked one of history’s great orators during a press conference inside the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Feb.
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 31, 2022
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has been given responsibility for some of the toughest files in the Trudeau government, but her role in Canada’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is arguably the most personal. The Hill Times photgraph by Andew Meade

Chrystia Freeland’s Kyiv calling: Russian invasion of Ukraine personal file for deputy PM

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 31, 2022
  • Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland invoked one of history’s great orators during a press conference inside the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Feb.

Chrystia Freeland’s Kyiv calling: Russian invasion of Ukraine personal file for deputy PM

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 31, 2022
  • Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland invoked one of history’s great orators during a press conference inside the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Feb.
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has been given responsibility for some of the toughest files in the Trudeau government, but her role in Canada’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is arguably the most personal. The Hill Times photgraph by Andew Meade

Emergencies Act’s use to quell trucker-convoy protests no threat to civil liberties, says law’s architect

  • When a special parliamentary committee and a yet-to-be-formed independent inquiry review the federal government’s first-ever use of the Emergencies Act, the former cabinet minister
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 18, 2022
Police face off against protesters on Feb. 18 as part of a massive law enforcement effort to clear protesters from Ottawa's downtown after 'Freedom Convoy' demonstrations occupied the area for three weeks. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Emergencies Act’s use to quell trucker-convoy protests no threat to civil liberties, says law’s architect

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 18, 2022
  • When a special parliamentary committee and a yet-to-be-formed independent inquiry review the federal government’s first-ever use of the Emergencies Act, the former cabinet minister

Emergencies Act’s use to quell trucker-convoy protests no threat to civil liberties, says law’s architect

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 18, 2022
  • When a special parliamentary committee and a yet-to-be-formed independent inquiry review the federal government’s first-ever use of the Emergencies Act, the former cabinet minister
Police face off against protesters on Feb. 18 as part of a massive law enforcement effort to clear protesters from Ottawa's downtown after 'Freedom Convoy' demonstrations occupied the area for three weeks. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Convoy support could help Poilievre’s leadership bid, but populist support can cut both ways

  • He was first off the mark to declare his candidacy for the federal Conservative Party and has been polling well among Tory supporters, but
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 10, 2022
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, pictured Feb. 14, 2022, in the Commons foyer before Question Period. Andrew Enns, the Winnipeg-based executive vice-president of Léger, said the Conservative leadership contest is driven by selling memberships, and Poilievre could attract new voters for the party—and supporters for his bid to lead the party—by targeting 'the low-hanging membership fruit associated with the Freedom Convoy.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Convoy support could help Poilievre’s leadership bid, but populist support can cut both ways

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 10, 2022
  • He was first off the mark to declare his candidacy for the federal Conservative Party and has been polling well among Tory supporters, but

Convoy support could help Poilievre’s leadership bid, but populist support can cut both ways

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 10, 2022
  • He was first off the mark to declare his candidacy for the federal Conservative Party and has been polling well among Tory supporters, but
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, pictured Feb. 14, 2022, in the Commons foyer before Question Period. Andrew Enns, the Winnipeg-based executive vice-president of Léger, said the Conservative leadership contest is driven by selling memberships, and Poilievre could attract new voters for the party—and supporters for his bid to lead the party—by targeting 'the low-hanging membership fruit associated with the Freedom Convoy.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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