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Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the
Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
At the federal level, Canada continues to punch below its weight when it comes to taking a more intentional approach to the African continent, writes Kumaran Nadesan. Unsplash photograph by James Wiseman

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the
At the federal level, Canada continues to punch below its weight when it comes to taking a more intentional approach to the African continent, writes Kumaran Nadesan. Unsplash photograph by James Wiseman

Why Canada needs today’s independent Senate

  • The Senate must not be a pale imitation of the House. Freeing it from political-party affiliations helps mitigate that risk.
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR STAN KUTCHER | May 13, 2025
Today’s Red Chamber is an essential guardrail against the takeover of our democracy by any one political party or ideological group, writes Sen. Stan Kutcher. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why Canada needs today’s independent Senate

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR STAN KUTCHER | May 13, 2025
  • The Senate must not be a pale imitation of the House. Freeing it from political-party affiliations helps mitigate that risk.

Why Canada needs today’s independent Senate

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR STAN KUTCHER | May 13, 2025
  • The Senate must not be a pale imitation of the House. Freeing it from political-party affiliations helps mitigate that risk.
Today’s Red Chamber is an essential guardrail against the takeover of our democracy by any one political party or ideological group, writes Sen. Stan Kutcher. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s clear leverage to lead on critical minerals

  • A fraction of the funding support provided to battery plants and car makers could unlock a short list of Canada’s most advanced critical minerals
Opinion | BY MARK SELBY | May 13, 2025
As we head into renewed trade discussions with the U.S., their need for critical minerals provides Canada the chance to align economic strategy with national security and climate objectives, writes Mark Selby. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Canada’s clear leverage to lead on critical minerals

Opinion | BY MARK SELBY | May 13, 2025
  • A fraction of the funding support provided to battery plants and car makers could unlock a short list of Canada’s most advanced critical minerals

Canada’s clear leverage to lead on critical minerals

Opinion | BY MARK SELBY | May 13, 2025
  • A fraction of the funding support provided to battery plants and car makers could unlock a short list of Canada’s most advanced critical minerals
As we head into renewed trade discussions with the U.S., their need for critical minerals provides Canada the chance to align economic strategy with national security and climate objectives, writes Mark Selby. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
Former MPs Maryam Monsef, left, Mike Morrice, Alistair MacGregor, and Nelly Shin speak about their experiences moving out of public office following their defeats this election for Morrice and MacGregor and in 2021 for Monsef and Shin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to
Former MPs Maryam Monsef, left, Mike Morrice, Alistair MacGregor, and Nelly Shin speak about their experiences moving out of public office following their defeats this election for Morrice and MacGregor and in 2021 for Monsef and Shin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to hit NATO's defence spending target of two per cent of GDP by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to hit NATO's defence spending target of two per cent of GDP by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Martial pride on parade

  • Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 12, 2025
The U.S. president is handing international viewers a direct comparison of his country’s military fitness, drill, and deportment against the super well-rehearsed Russian showboats, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Dmitriy Fomin

Martial pride on parade

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 12, 2025
  • Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.

Martial pride on parade

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 12, 2025
  • Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.
The U.S. president is handing international viewers a direct comparison of his country’s military fitness, drill, and deportment against the super well-rehearsed Russian showboats, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Dmitriy Fomin

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
Top 10 tightest races in Canada: From top left, Anthony Germain (Liberal), Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal), Tatiana Auguste (Liberal), Kathy Borrelli (Conservative), Don Davies (NDP), Kelly DeRidder (Conservative), Tim Louis (Liberal), Andréanne Larouche (Bloc), Gabriel Hardy (Conservative), and Lori Idlout (NDP). Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party, Conservative party, Bloc Québécois, and The Hill Time photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on
Top 10 tightest races in Canada: From top left, Anthony Germain (Liberal), Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal), Tatiana Auguste (Liberal), Kathy Borrelli (Conservative), Don Davies (NDP), Kelly DeRidder (Conservative), Tim Louis (Liberal), Andréanne Larouche (Bloc), Gabriel Hardy (Conservative), and Lori Idlout (NDP). Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party, Conservative party, Bloc Québécois, and The Hill Time photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

  • This isn’t about a sudden ideological turn. It’s about the pressures shaping how young Canadians engage with politics.
Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
The story of this election isn’t that young Canadians abandoned progressivism. It’s that they’re more open to political alternatives than they’ve been in years, writes Josh Marando. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
  • This isn’t about a sudden ideological turn. It’s about the pressures shaping how young Canadians engage with politics.

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
  • This isn’t about a sudden ideological turn. It’s about the pressures shaping how young Canadians engage with politics.
The story of this election isn’t that young Canadians abandoned progressivism. It’s that they’re more open to political alternatives than they’ve been in years, writes Josh Marando. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $261,500

  • All MPs and Senators got an automatic salary increase on April 1. As well, government and opposition MPs who hold additional roles, such as
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative leader in the House Andrew Scheer, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet all got a salary increase under the Parliament of Canada Act, effective April 1, 2025. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $261,500

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • All MPs and Senators got an automatic salary increase on April 1. As well, government and opposition MPs who hold additional roles, such as

MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $261,500

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • All MPs and Senators got an automatic salary increase on April 1. As well, government and opposition MPs who hold additional roles, such as
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative leader in the House Andrew Scheer, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet all got a salary increase under the Parliament of Canada Act, effective April 1, 2025. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged in March to address the housing crisis by unleashing 'the power of public/private co-operation at a scale not seen in generations.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged in March to address the housing crisis by unleashing 'the power of public/private co-operation at a scale not seen in generations.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

  • Also, ex-Liberal MP John McKay predicts the Carney honeymoon will last six months, CTV's Mercedes Stephenson is having a baby, and Marlo Glass joins
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 12, 2025
Mollie Anderson, left, and her uncle Rick Anderson at the Jaimie Anderson fundraiser at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, Que., in 2016. For this year's fundraiser, Mollie Anderson is organizing a political film festival in Ottawa with her father, Bruce. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 12, 2025
  • Also, ex-Liberal MP John McKay predicts the Carney honeymoon will last six months, CTV's Mercedes Stephenson is having a baby, and Marlo Glass joins

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 12, 2025
  • Also, ex-Liberal MP John McKay predicts the Carney honeymoon will last six months, CTV's Mercedes Stephenson is having a baby, and Marlo Glass joins
Mollie Anderson, left, and her uncle Rick Anderson at the Jaimie Anderson fundraiser at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, Que., in 2016. For this year's fundraiser, Mollie Anderson is organizing a political film festival in Ottawa with her father, Bruce. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Conservatives had a ‘somewhat frank’ talk about their fourth election loss to Liberals since 2015, some want a full post-mortem: ‘there should be accountability’

  • The Conservative Party began its post-election review last week and talked about what happened in the April 28 election, with the process expected to
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
Conservative MP Andrew Scheer was elected as the interim leader in the House at last week's Conservative Party caucus meeting on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conservatives had a ‘somewhat frank’ talk about their fourth election loss to Liberals since 2015, some want a full post-mortem: ‘there should be accountability’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • The Conservative Party began its post-election review last week and talked about what happened in the April 28 election, with the process expected to

Conservatives had a ‘somewhat frank’ talk about their fourth election loss to Liberals since 2015, some want a full post-mortem: ‘there should be accountability’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • The Conservative Party began its post-election review last week and talked about what happened in the April 28 election, with the process expected to
Conservative MP Andrew Scheer was elected as the interim leader in the House at last week's Conservative Party caucus meeting on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney pulls off mission impossible

  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico

Carney pulls off mission impossible

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals

Carney pulls off mission impossible

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signalled early that she would be following the Quebec separatist path of obfuscating the facts and promising what she cannot
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 12, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith continually claims to believe in Canada, but she moved recently to lower the bar for referenda and permit referendum funding by unions and corporations, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 12, 2025
  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signalled early that she would be following the Quebec separatist path of obfuscating the facts and promising what she cannot

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 12, 2025
  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signalled early that she would be following the Quebec separatist path of obfuscating the facts and promising what she cannot
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith continually claims to believe in Canada, but she moved recently to lower the bar for referenda and permit referendum funding by unions and corporations, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

  • If it’s in Doug Ford’s own self-interest to have you as a friend, then he’s your friend; but if it’s in his interest to
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 12, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are not buddies. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 12, 2025
  • If it’s in Doug Ford’s own self-interest to have you as a friend, then he’s your friend; but if it’s in his interest to

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 12, 2025
  • If it’s in Doug Ford’s own self-interest to have you as a friend, then he’s your friend; but if it’s in his interest to
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are not buddies. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
John Hannaford
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unemployment stats for April incoming

  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
Steven MacKinnon
Steven MacKinnon
Quebec MP Steven MacKinnon has been the employment and jobs minister since December 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unemployment stats for April incoming

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.

Unemployment stats for April incoming

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.
Steven MacKinnon
Quebec MP Steven MacKinnon has been the employment and jobs minister since December 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped
Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks Street to attend his first press conference after the 45th general election in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks Street to attend his first press conference after the 45th general election in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes
Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
Researchers with the NASA-funded ICESCAPE mission examine melt ponds in the Arctic Ocean in July 2011. As U.S.-based studies in the Arctic are curtailed, the nation risks losing its capacity to anticipate and respond to the myriad of urgent environmental, geopolitical, and societal challenges emerging in the North. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes
Researchers with the NASA-funded ICESCAPE mission examine melt ponds in the Arctic Ocean in July 2011. As U.S.-based studies in the Arctic are curtailed, the nation risks losing its capacity to anticipate and respond to the myriad of urgent environmental, geopolitical, and societal challenges emerging in the North. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to move the legislative review role for the Access to Information Act into the hands of a new parliamentary committee, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to move the legislative review role for the Access to Information Act into the hands of a new parliamentary committee, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I
Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
Former Conservative MP John Weston, pictured on the Hill in 2014, represented West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C., from 2008 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I
Former Conservative MP John Weston, pictured on the Hill in 2014, represented West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C., from 2008 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a
Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 10, 2025. Smith has a 'wish list' for the prime minister. It's not so much a shopping list as a ransom note that, if not addressed, will spell the immediate demise of our country. Or so she claims, writes Stephen Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 10, 2025. Smith has a 'wish list' for the prime minister. It's not so much a shopping list as a ransom note that, if not addressed, will spell the immediate demise of our country. Or so she claims, writes Stephen Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's platform during the federal election campaign promised development of a trade and energy corridor, and building an east-west electricity grid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair
Prime Minister Mark Carney's platform during the federal election campaign promised development of a trade and energy corridor, and building an east-west electricity grid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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The COVID meltdown finally catches up with Trudeau

  • Reversing the situation will take more political finesse and timely accomplishments than the Liberal government lately seems capable of.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 20, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s down-in-the-polls Liberals have belatedly began stepping up their response to problems, but there won’t likely to be quick resolutions, as the post-COVID crises are an intensification of decades-old economic fault lines, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The COVID meltdown finally catches up with Trudeau

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 20, 2023
  • Reversing the situation will take more political finesse and timely accomplishments than the Liberal government lately seems capable of.

The COVID meltdown finally catches up with Trudeau

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | September 20, 2023
  • Reversing the situation will take more political finesse and timely accomplishments than the Liberal government lately seems capable of.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s down-in-the-polls Liberals have belatedly began stepping up their response to problems, but there won’t likely to be quick resolutions, as the post-COVID crises are an intensification of decades-old economic fault lines, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds should be wary of baseless accusations of modern worker laziness

  • If women are forced to choose between caring for their families and travelling to a fluorescent-lit cubicle to kiss the proverbial boot, proponents of
Opinion | BY JULIE SAVARD-SHAW | September 20, 2023
A recent Prosperity Project study found 77 per cent of women have considered stepping down due to concerns about childcare, stress in the workplace, and a lack of support from employers, writes Julie Savard-Shaw. Unsplash photograph by Israel Andrade

Feds should be wary of baseless accusations of modern worker laziness

Opinion | BY JULIE SAVARD-SHAW | September 20, 2023
  • If women are forced to choose between caring for their families and travelling to a fluorescent-lit cubicle to kiss the proverbial boot, proponents of

Feds should be wary of baseless accusations of modern worker laziness

Opinion | BY JULIE SAVARD-SHAW | September 20, 2023
  • If women are forced to choose between caring for their families and travelling to a fluorescent-lit cubicle to kiss the proverbial boot, proponents of
A recent Prosperity Project study found 77 per cent of women have considered stepping down due to concerns about childcare, stress in the workplace, and a lack of support from employers, writes Julie Savard-Shaw. Unsplash photograph by Israel Andrade

The public pays for self-serving and promotional government activity behind closed doors

  • Once ferreted out, and very late, government access-to-information releases are rarely not self-serving. Many a bureaucrat can tell you dozens of stories about such plans,
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | September 20, 2023
Pedestrians cross Elgin and Sparks streets on Aug. 9, 2023. Taxpayers are on the hook for attempts by bureaucrats to massage their public images or keep embarrassing government data from seeing the light of day, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The public pays for self-serving and promotional government activity behind closed doors

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | September 20, 2023
  • Once ferreted out, and very late, government access-to-information releases are rarely not self-serving. Many a bureaucrat can tell you dozens of stories about such plans,

The public pays for self-serving and promotional government activity behind closed doors

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | September 20, 2023
  • Once ferreted out, and very late, government access-to-information releases are rarely not self-serving. Many a bureaucrat can tell you dozens of stories about such plans,
Pedestrians cross Elgin and Sparks streets on Aug. 9, 2023. Taxpayers are on the hook for attempts by bureaucrats to massage their public images or keep embarrassing government data from seeing the light of day, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former PM Clark to receive democracy award on Sept. 26

  • WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20 House Resumes Sitting—The House resumed sitting on Monday, Sept. 18. It will sit for three weeks (Sept. 18-Oct. 6), and will
Former prime minister Joe Clark will be the guest of honour at the 'Do It For Democracy' fundraiser on Sept. 26, hosted by the Parliamentary Centre in partnership with the British High Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former PM Clark to receive democracy award on Sept. 26

  • WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20 House Resumes Sitting—The House resumed sitting on Monday, Sept. 18. It will sit for three weeks (Sept. 18-Oct. 6), and will

Former PM Clark to receive democracy award on Sept. 26

  • WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20 House Resumes Sitting—The House resumed sitting on Monday, Sept. 18. It will sit for three weeks (Sept. 18-Oct. 6), and will
Former prime minister Joe Clark will be the guest of honour at the 'Do It For Democracy' fundraiser on Sept. 26, hosted by the Parliamentary Centre in partnership with the British High Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Including uncomfortable conversations in our global relations: idealistic, or prudent?

  • Countries like Canada can no longer ignore the ongoing destructive effect neocolonialism and imperialism have on conflicts in the Global South.
Opinion | BY SARAH MORITZ | September 20, 2023
We cannot accurately frame something like regional stability concerns without looking to ourselves—as neocolonial or imperial powers—and how we have contributed to the problems in the countries and regions we speak about, writes Sarah Moritz. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Including uncomfortable conversations in our global relations: idealistic, or prudent?

Opinion | BY SARAH MORITZ | September 20, 2023
  • Countries like Canada can no longer ignore the ongoing destructive effect neocolonialism and imperialism have on conflicts in the Global South.

Including uncomfortable conversations in our global relations: idealistic, or prudent?

Opinion | BY SARAH MORITZ | September 20, 2023
  • Countries like Canada can no longer ignore the ongoing destructive effect neocolonialism and imperialism have on conflicts in the Global South.
We cannot accurately frame something like regional stability concerns without looking to ourselves—as neocolonial or imperial powers—and how we have contributed to the problems in the countries and regions we speak about, writes Sarah Moritz. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Kovrig and Joly take the stage in New York

  • Plus, Senators pitch solutions on the international student file.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly will co-host a talk on 'arbitrary detention' in geopolitics in New York today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Kovrig and Joly take the stage in New York

  • Plus, Senators pitch solutions on the international student file.

Politics This Morning: Kovrig and Joly take the stage in New York

  • Plus, Senators pitch solutions on the international student file.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly will co-host a talk on 'arbitrary detention' in geopolitics in New York today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs call for House study after UN report slams Canada’s efforts to combat contemporary slavery, forced labour

  • ‘Canada has a labour shortage … but we simply cannot be a nation that exploits other human beings in labour conditions that are such
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 20, 2023
NDP MP Heather McPherson, left, Liberal MP John McKay, and Conservative MP Arnold Viersen all voiced support for having a House committee look into the findings released Sept. 6 by the UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

MPs call for House study after UN report slams Canada’s efforts to combat contemporary slavery, forced labour

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 20, 2023
  • ‘Canada has a labour shortage … but we simply cannot be a nation that exploits other human beings in labour conditions that are such

MPs call for House study after UN report slams Canada’s efforts to combat contemporary slavery, forced labour

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 20, 2023
  • ‘Canada has a labour shortage … but we simply cannot be a nation that exploits other human beings in labour conditions that are such
NDP MP Heather McPherson, left, Liberal MP John McKay, and Conservative MP Arnold Viersen all voiced support for having a House committee look into the findings released Sept. 6 by the UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

As Britain eyes Canada’s critical minerals, U.K. minister for the Americas seeks to build relationships with Indigenous Peoples in Canada

  • To move forward on the trade of critical minerals between Canada and the U.K. in a 'constructive way,' Minister David Rutley says he is
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | September 19, 2023
The U.K. Minister for the Americas and the Caribbean David Rutley was in Ottawa on Sept. 18 to send off this year's Chevening scholars, a U.K. government program which is now trying to recruit its first Indigenous scholar, and he also met with Métis National Council president Cassidy Caron. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Britain eyes Canada’s critical minerals, U.K. minister for the Americas seeks to build relationships with Indigenous Peoples in Canada

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | September 19, 2023
  • To move forward on the trade of critical minerals between Canada and the U.K. in a 'constructive way,' Minister David Rutley says he is

As Britain eyes Canada’s critical minerals, U.K. minister for the Americas seeks to build relationships with Indigenous Peoples in Canada

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | September 19, 2023
  • To move forward on the trade of critical minerals between Canada and the U.K. in a 'constructive way,' Minister David Rutley says he is
The U.K. Minister for the Americas and the Caribbean David Rutley was in Ottawa on Sept. 18 to send off this year's Chevening scholars, a U.K. government program which is now trying to recruit its first Indigenous scholar, and he also met with Métis National Council president Cassidy Caron. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Passing Métis government recognition bill a firm step towards reconciliation

  • The passage of Bill C-53 will be the reconciliation the Supreme Court told Canada to undertake with the Métis on Sept. 19, 2003.
Opinion | BY MARGARET FROH | September 19, 2023
In his new portfolio, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree will have to continue shepherding Bill C-53 through Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Passing Métis government recognition bill a firm step towards reconciliation

Opinion | BY MARGARET FROH | September 19, 2023
  • The passage of Bill C-53 will be the reconciliation the Supreme Court told Canada to undertake with the Métis on Sept. 19, 2003.

Passing Métis government recognition bill a firm step towards reconciliation

Opinion | BY MARGARET FROH | September 19, 2023
  • The passage of Bill C-53 will be the reconciliation the Supreme Court told Canada to undertake with the Métis on Sept. 19, 2003.
In his new portfolio, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree will have to continue shepherding Bill C-53 through Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Big Apple bound

  • Plus, Senators will grill public servants over missing residential school docs.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is leading a delegation in New York today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Big Apple bound

  • Plus, Senators will grill public servants over missing residential school docs.

Politics This Morning: Big Apple bound

  • Plus, Senators will grill public servants over missing residential school docs.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is leading a delegation in New York today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trans Mountain critics say regulatory filings confirm earlier fears about billions in unrecovered costs

  • The government-owned firm has laid out how much it wants to charge customers to send oil from Edmonton to Burnaby, but it’s getting pushback
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 18, 2023
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is 'an important investment in the Canadian economy' that will generate 'significant operating revenues' and create good middle-class jobs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trans Mountain critics say regulatory filings confirm earlier fears about billions in unrecovered costs

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 18, 2023
  • The government-owned firm has laid out how much it wants to charge customers to send oil from Edmonton to Burnaby, but it’s getting pushback

Trans Mountain critics say regulatory filings confirm earlier fears about billions in unrecovered costs

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 18, 2023
  • The government-owned firm has laid out how much it wants to charge customers to send oil from Edmonton to Burnaby, but it’s getting pushback
Chrystia Freeland
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is 'an important investment in the Canadian economy' that will generate 'significant operating revenues' and create good middle-class jobs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why New Brunswick’s Indigenous leaders support nuclear energy development

  • Nuclear’s focus on the future and on building something to benefit future generations aligns with traditional First Nation values and wisdom.
Opinion | BY TERRY RICHARDSON | September 18, 2023
What do you do when the sun doesn’t shine, the wind doesn’t blow, and the water doesn’t flow? We still need a sound baseline power source and nuclear is the best complement to renewables that we have, writes Chief Terry Richardson. Unsplash photograph by Nick Martin

Why New Brunswick’s Indigenous leaders support nuclear energy development

Opinion | BY TERRY RICHARDSON | September 18, 2023
  • Nuclear’s focus on the future and on building something to benefit future generations aligns with traditional First Nation values and wisdom.

Why New Brunswick’s Indigenous leaders support nuclear energy development

Opinion | BY TERRY RICHARDSON | September 18, 2023
  • Nuclear’s focus on the future and on building something to benefit future generations aligns with traditional First Nation values and wisdom.
What do you do when the sun doesn’t shine, the wind doesn’t blow, and the water doesn’t flow? We still need a sound baseline power source and nuclear is the best complement to renewables that we have, writes Chief Terry Richardson. Unsplash photograph by Nick Martin

PM’s plane saga begs the question: why is the Air Force in the airline business?

  • In 1991, the government of the day decided the RCAF should not be a quasi-airline. So why are we still buying it passenger planes?
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 18, 2023
Instead of replacing the aging Polaris fleet, surely it would be cheaper and a better use of resources for the various government departments to simply charter the passenger flights on an ‘as-required’ basis, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PM’s plane saga begs the question: why is the Air Force in the airline business?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 18, 2023
  • In 1991, the government of the day decided the RCAF should not be a quasi-airline. So why are we still buying it passenger planes?

PM’s plane saga begs the question: why is the Air Force in the airline business?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 18, 2023
  • In 1991, the government of the day decided the RCAF should not be a quasi-airline. So why are we still buying it passenger planes?
Instead of replacing the aging Polaris fleet, surely it would be cheaper and a better use of resources for the various government departments to simply charter the passenger flights on an ‘as-required’ basis, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Guyana’s oil boom has an expiry date

  • The South American country's fledgling offshore oil industry is on track to overtake Norway's within a decade, but what will the world look like
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 18, 2023
Guyana President Irfaan Ali and his successors must use the next 10 or 15 years of high oil income to transform the country in a sustainable way, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the United States Department of State/Wikimedia Commons

Guyana’s oil boom has an expiry date

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 18, 2023
  • The South American country's fledgling offshore oil industry is on track to overtake Norway's within a decade, but what will the world look like

Guyana’s oil boom has an expiry date

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 18, 2023
  • The South American country's fledgling offshore oil industry is on track to overtake Norway's within a decade, but what will the world look like
Guyana President Irfaan Ali and his successors must use the next 10 or 15 years of high oil income to transform the country in a sustainable way, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the United States Department of State/Wikimedia Commons

Illicit cigarette export boom is undermining Canada’s borders

  • By doing nothing to combat the rise of cheap, illegal cigarettes, governments are handing criminals a highly profitable, low-risk business opportunity.
Opinion | BY LAURA DAWSON | September 18, 2023
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc is responsible for the Canada Border Services Agency. We should give illegal cigarette trafficking the attention it deserves, writes Laura Dawson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Illicit cigarette export boom is undermining Canada’s borders

Opinion | BY LAURA DAWSON | September 18, 2023
  • By doing nothing to combat the rise of cheap, illegal cigarettes, governments are handing criminals a highly profitable, low-risk business opportunity.

Illicit cigarette export boom is undermining Canada’s borders

Opinion | BY LAURA DAWSON | September 18, 2023
  • By doing nothing to combat the rise of cheap, illegal cigarettes, governments are handing criminals a highly profitable, low-risk business opportunity.
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc is responsible for the Canada Border Services Agency. We should give illegal cigarette trafficking the attention it deserves, writes Laura Dawson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Diversity Minister Khera names new, first-time chief of staff

  • Plus, among the list of post-shuffle staff departures is now-former cabinet chief of staff Zita Astravas, who recently joined Wellington Advocacy.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 18, 2023
Diversity, Inclusion, and Persons with Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera speaks with media outside Rideau Hall after the cabinet shuffle on July 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Diversity Minister Khera names new, first-time chief of staff

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 18, 2023
  • Plus, among the list of post-shuffle staff departures is now-former cabinet chief of staff Zita Astravas, who recently joined Wellington Advocacy.

Diversity Minister Khera names new, first-time chief of staff

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 18, 2023
  • Plus, among the list of post-shuffle staff departures is now-former cabinet chief of staff Zita Astravas, who recently joined Wellington Advocacy.
Diversity, Inclusion, and Persons with Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera speaks with media outside Rideau Hall after the cabinet shuffle on July 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I feel like a physician giving bad news’: Trudeau needs to ‘up his game’ or risk losing to surging Poilievre, say pollsters

  • With the Liberals in trouble and caucus getting nervous and openly criticizing their leadership, it's up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his party
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 18, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Liberals MPs are now openly criticizing the PMO's lack of direction. 'It's a really good proof-point for how much trouble the prime minister's in because two years ago, you couldn't have imagined that going on,' says Greg Lyle. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

‘I feel like a physician giving bad news’: Trudeau needs to ‘up his game’ or risk losing to surging Poilievre, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 18, 2023
  • With the Liberals in trouble and caucus getting nervous and openly criticizing their leadership, it's up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his party

‘I feel like a physician giving bad news’: Trudeau needs to ‘up his game’ or risk losing to surging Poilievre, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 18, 2023
  • With the Liberals in trouble and caucus getting nervous and openly criticizing their leadership, it's up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his party
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Liberals MPs are now openly criticizing the PMO's lack of direction. 'It's a really good proof-point for how much trouble the prime minister's in because two years ago, you couldn't have imagined that going on,' says Greg Lyle. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

In Pierre Poilievre’s world, we’d all be living in ‘Leave it to Beaver’

  • Only once Poilievre eventually decides what he stands for will Canadians be able to decide if he's prime ministerial material. For now, the country
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 18, 2023
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre at the party's policy convention in Québec City on Sept. 8, 2023. His party has learned nothing from the pandemic, nothing from its support of the disastrous Freedom Convoy, and nothing from the sick excesses of Trumpian politics it seems so hell-bent to emulate, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In Pierre Poilievre’s world, we’d all be living in ‘Leave it to Beaver’

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 18, 2023
  • Only once Poilievre eventually decides what he stands for will Canadians be able to decide if he's prime ministerial material. For now, the country

In Pierre Poilievre’s world, we’d all be living in ‘Leave it to Beaver’

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 18, 2023
  • Only once Poilievre eventually decides what he stands for will Canadians be able to decide if he's prime ministerial material. For now, the country
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre at the party's policy convention in Québec City on Sept. 8, 2023. His party has learned nothing from the pandemic, nothing from its support of the disastrous Freedom Convoy, and nothing from the sick excesses of Trumpian politics it seems so hell-bent to emulate, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘End of the mandate is an hourglass’: PCO Clerk Hannaford under extra pressure, say observers

  • From regional tensions to a housing crisis, to a fiscal situation that's 'not as healthy as it once was,' political and policy expert Donald
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 18, 2023
PCO Clerk John Hannaford, pictured, has served in multiple senior roles within the public service. 'The end of the mandate is an hourglass—sands running through, time running out—they’re already limited in how much more they can get done,' says former PCO clerk Michael Wernick. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘End of the mandate is an hourglass’: PCO Clerk Hannaford under extra pressure, say observers

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 18, 2023
  • From regional tensions to a housing crisis, to a fiscal situation that's 'not as healthy as it once was,' political and policy expert Donald

‘End of the mandate is an hourglass’: PCO Clerk Hannaford under extra pressure, say observers

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 18, 2023
  • From regional tensions to a housing crisis, to a fiscal situation that's 'not as healthy as it once was,' political and policy expert Donald
PCO Clerk John Hannaford, pictured, has served in multiple senior roles within the public service. 'The end of the mandate is an hourglass—sands running through, time running out—they’re already limited in how much more they can get done,' says former PCO clerk Michael Wernick. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

That time Poilievre stomped on factual history

  • The 1950s were good for white, heterosexual, married couples. Yes, we need to remember Canada’s contributions to world peace, but only those who lack
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 18, 2023
Anaida Poilievre, left, and her busband Pierre Poilievre at the Conservative policy convention in Québec City on Sept. 8, 2023. So much has been written about Pierre Poilievre’s closing speech at the convention, yet not nearly enough has been written about it, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

That time Poilievre stomped on factual history

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 18, 2023
  • The 1950s were good for white, heterosexual, married couples. Yes, we need to remember Canada’s contributions to world peace, but only those who lack

That time Poilievre stomped on factual history

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | September 18, 2023
  • The 1950s were good for white, heterosexual, married couples. Yes, we need to remember Canada’s contributions to world peace, but only those who lack
Anaida Poilievre, left, and her busband Pierre Poilievre at the Conservative policy convention in Québec City on Sept. 8, 2023. So much has been written about Pierre Poilievre’s closing speech at the convention, yet not nearly enough has been written about it, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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