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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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Many players behind truckers’ convoy protest, Hillier says 50 people ‘in various control rooms or war rooms in hotels around the city’

  • They say they seek freedom from government control over their lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and have been enormously disruptive in the capital
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 14, 2022
Tom Marazzo, centre, pictured at a news conference on Feb. 8, is one of the spokespeople for the so-called 'Freedom Convoy.' Screenshot from Twitter

Many players behind truckers’ convoy protest, Hillier says 50 people ‘in various control rooms or war rooms in hotels around the city’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 14, 2022
  • They say they seek freedom from government control over their lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and have been enormously disruptive in the capital

Many players behind truckers’ convoy protest, Hillier says 50 people ‘in various control rooms or war rooms in hotels around the city’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 14, 2022
  • They say they seek freedom from government control over their lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and have been enormously disruptive in the capital
Tom Marazzo, centre, pictured at a news conference on Feb. 8, is one of the spokespeople for the so-called 'Freedom Convoy.' Screenshot from Twitter

Trucker-protest paralysis reveals need for leadership in Ottawa, occupation of Canada’s capital shouldn’t be left to just Ottawa mayor and chief of police

  • As the end-of-January truckers’ protest near Parliament Hill transformed into the early-February occupation of Ottawa’s downtown core, residents and their representatives on the capital’s
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 7, 2022
A Freedom Convoy supporter, pictured on Feb. 5, 2022, waving a sign in the middle of Albert Street as the convoy’s occupation of downtown Ottawa enters the second week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has ruled out meeting with any of the organizers behind the massively disruptive demonstration initially crafted as a display of opposition to the cross-border vaccination requirement for long-haul truck drivers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trucker-protest paralysis reveals need for leadership in Ottawa, occupation of Canada’s capital shouldn’t be left to just Ottawa mayor and chief of police

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 7, 2022
  • As the end-of-January truckers’ protest near Parliament Hill transformed into the early-February occupation of Ottawa’s downtown core, residents and their representatives on the capital’s

Trucker-protest paralysis reveals need for leadership in Ottawa, occupation of Canada’s capital shouldn’t be left to just Ottawa mayor and chief of police

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 7, 2022
  • As the end-of-January truckers’ protest near Parliament Hill transformed into the early-February occupation of Ottawa’s downtown core, residents and their representatives on the capital’s
A Freedom Convoy supporter, pictured on Feb. 5, 2022, waving a sign in the middle of Albert Street as the convoy’s occupation of downtown Ottawa enters the second week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has ruled out meeting with any of the organizers behind the massively disruptive demonstration initially crafted as a display of opposition to the cross-border vaccination requirement for long-haul truck drivers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals and Conservatives can’t even agree on their divisions over release of Winnipeg lab documents

  • The logjam over the Conservatives’ continued refusal to participate in the Liberal government’s two proposed ways the Tories can access documents related to the
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 28, 2022
Government House Leader Mark Holland and Conservative House Leader Gerard Deltell. 'They’re asking for the ability to unilaterally, as opposition members, make the decision whether or not confidential documents could be leaked,' said Holland. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Liberals and Conservatives can’t even agree on their divisions over release of Winnipeg lab documents

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 28, 2022
  • The logjam over the Conservatives’ continued refusal to participate in the Liberal government’s two proposed ways the Tories can access documents related to the

Liberals and Conservatives can’t even agree on their divisions over release of Winnipeg lab documents

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 28, 2022
  • The logjam over the Conservatives’ continued refusal to participate in the Liberal government’s two proposed ways the Tories can access documents related to the
Government House Leader Mark Holland and Conservative House Leader Gerard Deltell. 'They’re asking for the ability to unilaterally, as opposition members, make the decision whether or not confidential documents could be leaked,' said Holland. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Reconciliation ‘has no end date,’ says GG Simon who hopes for a future of healing in Canada

  • For a country battered by numerous divisions of the present and multiple pains from the past, Mary Simon says she hopes for a future
Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 26, 2022
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, pictured on Nov. 23, 2021, inspects the honour guard at the Senate Building before delivering the Speech from the Throne. 'For me, we all practise reconciliation to some degree every day, because reconciliation is a way of life and really it is a continuous process and it has no end date. It’s like learning from each other’s experiences and also understanding one another, and being respectful of each other’s cultures and way of life so we can have a much happier and healthier life.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reconciliation ‘has no end date,’ says GG Simon who hopes for a future of healing in Canada

Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 26, 2022
  • For a country battered by numerous divisions of the present and multiple pains from the past, Mary Simon says she hopes for a future

Reconciliation ‘has no end date,’ says GG Simon who hopes for a future of healing in Canada

Feature | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 26, 2022
  • For a country battered by numerous divisions of the present and multiple pains from the past, Mary Simon says she hopes for a future
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, pictured on Nov. 23, 2021, inspects the honour guard at the Senate Building before delivering the Speech from the Throne. 'For me, we all practise reconciliation to some degree every day, because reconciliation is a way of life and really it is a continuous process and it has no end date. It’s like learning from each other’s experiences and also understanding one another, and being respectful of each other’s cultures and way of life so we can have a much happier and healthier life.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I can feel the level of anxiety in people’s voices’: Zoom fatigue, stressed-out constituents and threats, the lives of parliamentarians through the pandemic

  • Parliamentarians across Canada say they’ve experienced rising threats to their personal safety and increased difficulty connecting with their constituents during the pandemic. Liberal Member
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 24, 2022
Liberal MP Francis Drouin, pictured on June 1, 2020, on the Hill. 'I’ve had my fair share of calls and people yelling at me, believing I’m colluding with Bill Gates and George Soros,' said Drouin, referring to the conspiracy theory that the two billionaires are secretly behind a plot to insert a chip into the nose of those who undergo a COVID-19 test or into the arm of those who get vaccinated. 'I can feel the level of anxiety in people’s voices, and that’s what worries me.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I can feel the level of anxiety in people’s voices’: Zoom fatigue, stressed-out constituents and threats, the lives of parliamentarians through the pandemic

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 24, 2022
  • Parliamentarians across Canada say they’ve experienced rising threats to their personal safety and increased difficulty connecting with their constituents during the pandemic. Liberal Member

‘I can feel the level of anxiety in people’s voices’: Zoom fatigue, stressed-out constituents and threats, the lives of parliamentarians through the pandemic

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 24, 2022
  • Parliamentarians across Canada say they’ve experienced rising threats to their personal safety and increased difficulty connecting with their constituents during the pandemic. Liberal Member
Liberal MP Francis Drouin, pictured on June 1, 2020, on the Hill. 'I’ve had my fair share of calls and people yelling at me, believing I’m colluding with Bill Gates and George Soros,' said Drouin, referring to the conspiracy theory that the two billionaires are secretly behind a plot to insert a chip into the nose of those who undergo a COVID-19 test or into the arm of those who get vaccinated. 'I can feel the level of anxiety in people’s voices, and that’s what worries me.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mandatory vaccines ‘politically risky’ and ‘a last resort,’ say experts

  • Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said last week that he expected the provinces and territories to soon begin discussions about introducing mandatory vaccination policies
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 17, 2022
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured at a press conference on the Hill on Jan. 7, 2022, suggested that mandatory vaccines may be the only way out of the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mandatory vaccines ‘politically risky’ and ‘a last resort,’ say experts

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 17, 2022
  • Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said last week that he expected the provinces and territories to soon begin discussions about introducing mandatory vaccination policies

Mandatory vaccines ‘politically risky’ and ‘a last resort,’ say experts

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 17, 2022
  • Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said last week that he expected the provinces and territories to soon begin discussions about introducing mandatory vaccination policies
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured at a press conference on the Hill on Jan. 7, 2022, suggested that mandatory vaccines may be the only way out of the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives demand Liberals make NSICOP a parliamentary committee, release Winnipeg lab docs 

  • The circumstances surrounding the year-ago dismissal of Chinese scientists Xiangguo Qiu and her husband, Keding Cheng, from the Public Health Agency of Canada’s (PHAC’s)
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 10, 2022
Government House Leader Mark Holland, left, is the minister responsible for the NSICOP Secretariat. Conservative MP Michael Chong is his party's foreign affairs critic, and says the Tories won't participate in the NSICOP unless it is seriously reformed. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade

Conservatives demand Liberals make NSICOP a parliamentary committee, release Winnipeg lab docs 

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 10, 2022
  • The circumstances surrounding the year-ago dismissal of Chinese scientists Xiangguo Qiu and her husband, Keding Cheng, from the Public Health Agency of Canada’s (PHAC’s)

Conservatives demand Liberals make NSICOP a parliamentary committee, release Winnipeg lab docs 

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 10, 2022
  • The circumstances surrounding the year-ago dismissal of Chinese scientists Xiangguo Qiu and her husband, Keding Cheng, from the Public Health Agency of Canada’s (PHAC’s)
Government House Leader Mark Holland, left, is the minister responsible for the NSICOP Secretariat. Conservative MP Michael Chong is his party's foreign affairs critic, and says the Tories won't participate in the NSICOP unless it is seriously reformed. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade

Order of Canada recipients in 2022 say they ‘desire a better country,’ but former Senator Dyck says her time in Parliament was not easy

  • The 135 people whose names appear on the new year’s list of appointments to the Order of Canada have in common their desire for
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 4, 2022
Lillian Dyck, pictured on Sept. 19, 2017, outside the Senate Chamber, told The Hill Times that her experience in the Senate was not always a good one and doesn't miss it. Her experiences while in the Senate led Dyck to want to ensure that 'the culture of the workplace isn’t one of intimidation of women and minorities.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Order of Canada recipients in 2022 say they ‘desire a better country,’ but former Senator Dyck says her time in Parliament was not easy

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 4, 2022
  • The 135 people whose names appear on the new year’s list of appointments to the Order of Canada have in common their desire for

Order of Canada recipients in 2022 say they ‘desire a better country,’ but former Senator Dyck says her time in Parliament was not easy

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 4, 2022
  • The 135 people whose names appear on the new year’s list of appointments to the Order of Canada have in common their desire for
Lillian Dyck, pictured on Sept. 19, 2017, outside the Senate Chamber, told The Hill Times that her experience in the Senate was not always a good one and doesn't miss it. Her experiences while in the Senate led Dyck to want to ensure that 'the culture of the workplace isn’t one of intimidation of women and minorities.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PM asks Mendicino, LeBlanc in mandate letters to ‘bolster security of ministers and Parliamentarians,’ House says MPs’ security is multi-jurisdictional

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asked Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Dominic LeBlanc to work with Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino “to bolster
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 3, 2022
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured on Nov. 30, 2021, on the Hill. He's now responsible, along with Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, for boosting security for all Members of Parliament, including cabinet ministers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PM asks Mendicino, LeBlanc in mandate letters to ‘bolster security of ministers and Parliamentarians,’ House says MPs’ security is multi-jurisdictional

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 3, 2022
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asked Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Dominic LeBlanc to work with Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino “to bolster

PM asks Mendicino, LeBlanc in mandate letters to ‘bolster security of ministers and Parliamentarians,’ House says MPs’ security is multi-jurisdictional

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | January 3, 2022
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asked Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Dominic LeBlanc to work with Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino “to bolster
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured on Nov. 30, 2021, on the Hill. He's now responsible, along with Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, for boosting security for all Members of Parliament, including cabinet ministers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Small NAC soirée previews bigger GGPAA May gala

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

Small NAC soirée previews bigger GGPAA May gala

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

Small NAC soirée previews bigger GGPAA May gala

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

Internal Conservative disarray could set tone for new House of Commons

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

Internal Conservative disarray could set tone for new House of Commons

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

Internal Conservative disarray could set tone for new House of Commons

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

High hopes for VIA’s high-frequency rail network

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

High hopes for VIA’s high-frequency rail network

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

High hopes for VIA’s high-frequency rail network

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Canada’s media unite against online hate targeting journalists

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

Canada’s media unite against online hate targeting journalists

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

Canada’s media unite against online hate targeting journalists

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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