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The high price of a handshake: Carney’s G7 Modi invite 

  • If Canada cannot draw a line at political assassination on its own soil, where will we draw one?
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 9, 2025
Canada's invite to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 is historic in the way political duplicities often are: low-key, deliberate, and draped in the language of pragmatic necessity, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The high price of a handshake: Carney’s G7 Modi invite 

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 9, 2025
  • If Canada cannot draw a line at political assassination on its own soil, where will we draw one?

The high price of a handshake: Carney’s G7 Modi invite 

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 9, 2025
  • If Canada cannot draw a line at political assassination on its own soil, where will we draw one?
Canada's invite to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 is historic in the way political duplicities often are: low-key, deliberate, and draped in the language of pragmatic necessity, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Senator Dasko pitches elections law reforms to address enduring issue of candidate diversity

  • Experts offered mixed reviews of Bill S-213, describing it as a ‘baby step’ forward, or as a watered-down attempt to address an already well-known
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 9, 2025
Ontario ISG Senator Donna Dasko tabled Bill S-213 with proposed reforms to the Canada Elections Act on May 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Dasko pitches elections law reforms to address enduring issue of candidate diversity

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 9, 2025
  • Experts offered mixed reviews of Bill S-213, describing it as a ‘baby step’ forward, or as a watered-down attempt to address an already well-known

Senator Dasko pitches elections law reforms to address enduring issue of candidate diversity

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 9, 2025
  • Experts offered mixed reviews of Bill S-213, describing it as a ‘baby step’ forward, or as a watered-down attempt to address an already well-known
Ontario ISG Senator Donna Dasko tabled Bill S-213 with proposed reforms to the Canada Elections Act on May 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives support extra money for military, says Poilievre

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 9, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, holds a press conference in West Block on June 9, with his defence critic James Bezan, left, and foreign affairs critic Michael Chong, right. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives support extra money for military, says Poilievre

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 9, 2025
  • The Hill Times

Conservatives support extra money for military, says Poilievre

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 9, 2025
  • The Hill Times
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, centre, holds a press conference in West Block on June 9, with his defence critic James Bezan, left, and foreign affairs critic Michael Chong, right. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How soon should we expect this ‘immediate’ military overhaul?

  • The defence minister said the feds will take ‘immediate and decisive action to rebuild Canada's defence capacity’—but announced nothing further.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 9, 2025
David McGuinty
David McGuinty
In Europe, Defence Minister David McGuinty backed away from the word ‘immediate,’ noting the federal government will have more to say ‘very soon’ about its plans, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How soon should we expect this ‘immediate’ military overhaul?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 9, 2025
  • The defence minister said the feds will take ‘immediate and decisive action to rebuild Canada's defence capacity’—but announced nothing further.

How soon should we expect this ‘immediate’ military overhaul?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 9, 2025
  • The defence minister said the feds will take ‘immediate and decisive action to rebuild Canada's defence capacity’—but announced nothing further.
David McGuinty
In Europe, Defence Minister David McGuinty backed away from the word ‘immediate,’ noting the federal government will have more to say ‘very soon’ about its plans, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What does Trump 2.0 mean for Canada-China relations?

  • Since the U.S. can no longer unite western democracies, Canada should not view China in all negative terms.
Opinion | BY LYNETTE H. ONG | June 9, 2025
The June 5 exchange between Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Chinese Premier Li Qiang is the highest level official exchange between the two countries in recent years, writes Lynette H. Ong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and screenshot courtesy of YouTube/China News Service

What does Trump 2.0 mean for Canada-China relations?

Opinion | BY LYNETTE H. ONG | June 9, 2025
  • Since the U.S. can no longer unite western democracies, Canada should not view China in all negative terms.

What does Trump 2.0 mean for Canada-China relations?

Opinion | BY LYNETTE H. ONG | June 9, 2025
  • Since the U.S. can no longer unite western democracies, Canada should not view China in all negative terms.
The June 5 exchange between Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Chinese Premier Li Qiang is the highest level official exchange between the two countries in recent years, writes Lynette H. Ong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and screenshot courtesy of YouTube/China News Service

PMO staffers no longer allowed inside national Liberal caucus meetings, say Liberal MPs: ‘that’s how it should be’

  • Former prime minister Justin Trudeau allowed PMO staffers in the room, but that is no longer the case under Mark Carney, whom MPs say
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 9, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured addressing the national Liberal caucus on May 25. With no staffers in the mix, MPs 'get to speak to the leader, and that's how it should be,' says longtime Liberal MP Hedy Fry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PMO staffers no longer allowed inside national Liberal caucus meetings, say Liberal MPs: ‘that’s how it should be’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 9, 2025
  • Former prime minister Justin Trudeau allowed PMO staffers in the room, but that is no longer the case under Mark Carney, whom MPs say

PMO staffers no longer allowed inside national Liberal caucus meetings, say Liberal MPs: ‘that’s how it should be’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 9, 2025
  • Former prime minister Justin Trudeau allowed PMO staffers in the room, but that is no longer the case under Mark Carney, whom MPs say
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured addressing the national Liberal caucus on May 25. With no staffers in the mix, MPs 'get to speak to the leader, and that's how it should be,' says longtime Liberal MP Hedy Fry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Unusual time’ for lobbying in first quarter of 2025, with economic concerns topping communications

  • Ron Bedard, president and CEO of ArcelorMittal Dofasco, the top company that lobbied the government in the first quarter, says the U.S. tariffs represent
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada 'must respond with purpose and force and take every step to protect Canadian workers and businesses against the unjust tariffs imposed by the United States, including on automobiles,' on April 3 in a press release from the Prime Minister's Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Unusual time’ for lobbying in first quarter of 2025, with economic concerns topping communications

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 9, 2025
  • Ron Bedard, president and CEO of ArcelorMittal Dofasco, the top company that lobbied the government in the first quarter, says the U.S. tariffs represent

‘Unusual time’ for lobbying in first quarter of 2025, with economic concerns topping communications

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 9, 2025
  • Ron Bedard, president and CEO of ArcelorMittal Dofasco, the top company that lobbied the government in the first quarter, says the U.S. tariffs represent
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada 'must respond with purpose and force and take every step to protect Canadian workers and businesses against the unjust tariffs imposed by the United States, including on automobiles,' on April 3 in a press release from the Prime Minister's Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

More trade, not less protection for workers

  • Lower trade barriers cannot mean lower standards. If we harmonize, aim high or don’t bother.
Opinion | BY LANA PAYNE | June 9, 2025
Federal Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu said, 'To build one Canadian economy, we need to make it easier for workers in every province and territory to find good jobs,' in a May 28 Employment and Social Development Canada press release. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

More trade, not less protection for workers

Opinion | BY LANA PAYNE | June 9, 2025
  • Lower trade barriers cannot mean lower standards. If we harmonize, aim high or don’t bother.

More trade, not less protection for workers

Opinion | BY LANA PAYNE | June 9, 2025
  • Lower trade barriers cannot mean lower standards. If we harmonize, aim high or don’t bother.
Federal Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu said, 'To build one Canadian economy, we need to make it easier for workers in every province and territory to find good jobs,' in a May 28 Employment and Social Development Canada press release. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Despite the hype, transforming the Canadian economy requires more than modest reform

  • If Canada is serious about boosting long-term growth, we need to go further, pairing the targeted regulatory cleanup now underway with big-lift reforms and
Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER COTTON | June 9, 2025
Building east-west electricity interties is one of the priorities for driving real economic growth, writes Dr. Christopher Cotton, Professor of Economics at Queen’s University. Photograph courtesy of Pok Rie, Pexels.com

Despite the hype, transforming the Canadian economy requires more than modest reform

Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER COTTON | June 9, 2025
  • If Canada is serious about boosting long-term growth, we need to go further, pairing the targeted regulatory cleanup now underway with big-lift reforms and

Despite the hype, transforming the Canadian economy requires more than modest reform

Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER COTTON | June 9, 2025
  • If Canada is serious about boosting long-term growth, we need to go further, pairing the targeted regulatory cleanup now underway with big-lift reforms and
Building east-west electricity interties is one of the priorities for driving real economic growth, writes Dr. Christopher Cotton, Professor of Economics at Queen’s University. Photograph courtesy of Pok Rie, Pexels.com

A modern economy requires more than shared borders

  • A modern economy needs shared standards, interoperable infrastructure, and a workforce free to move where it is most needed.
Opinion | BY MOSHE LANDER | June 9, 2025
Only through deeper cooperation and integration can Canada fully achieve its economic potential, writes Moshe Lander, a senior lecturer in economics at Concordia University. Photograph courtesy of Koi Roylers, Pixabay.com

A modern economy requires more than shared borders

Opinion | BY MOSHE LANDER | June 9, 2025
  • A modern economy needs shared standards, interoperable infrastructure, and a workforce free to move where it is most needed.

A modern economy requires more than shared borders

Opinion | BY MOSHE LANDER | June 9, 2025
  • A modern economy needs shared standards, interoperable infrastructure, and a workforce free to move where it is most needed.
Only through deeper cooperation and integration can Canada fully achieve its economic potential, writes Moshe Lander, a senior lecturer in economics at Concordia University. Photograph courtesy of Koi Roylers, Pixabay.com

From Haiti to the PMO to cabinet: Canada’s new Health Minister Michel reflects on her front-row seat in politics

  • Before becoming involved in Canadian politics, Marjorie Michel was the daughter of a Haitian prime minister. Politics is 'not really a privilege, it's like
FeatureBY TESSIE SANCI | June 9, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel sits for an interview with The Hill Times in West Block on May 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From Haiti to the PMO to cabinet: Canada’s new Health Minister Michel reflects on her front-row seat in politics

FeatureBY TESSIE SANCI | June 9, 2025
  • Before becoming involved in Canadian politics, Marjorie Michel was the daughter of a Haitian prime minister. Politics is 'not really a privilege, it's like

From Haiti to the PMO to cabinet: Canada’s new Health Minister Michel reflects on her front-row seat in politics

FeatureBY TESSIE SANCI | June 9, 2025
  • Before becoming involved in Canadian politics, Marjorie Michel was the daughter of a Haitian prime minister. Politics is 'not really a privilege, it's like
Health Minister Marjorie Michel sits for an interview with The Hill Times in West Block on May 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This just in: longtime CBC producer Sharon Musgrave to retire end of June

  • Plus: Senator David Richards joins the Conservative caucus a few months before his retirement, a new Liberal MP has to get his riding office
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 9, 2025
CBC News producer Sharon Musgrave, right, with her husband Tim Alp, at the Hope Live event in Ottawa in 2009. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

This just in: longtime CBC producer Sharon Musgrave to retire end of June

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 9, 2025
  • Plus: Senator David Richards joins the Conservative caucus a few months before his retirement, a new Liberal MP has to get his riding office

This just in: longtime CBC producer Sharon Musgrave to retire end of June

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 9, 2025
  • Plus: Senator David Richards joins the Conservative caucus a few months before his retirement, a new Liberal MP has to get his riding office
CBC News producer Sharon Musgrave, right, with her husband Tim Alp, at the Hope Live event in Ottawa in 2009. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Conservatives need to do some serious soul-searching

  • Is Pierre Poilievre the right person to lead the Conservatives out of the wilderness they've inhabited since former prime minister Stephen Harper’s defeat in
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 9, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on March 21, 2025, making an announcement at LiUNA local 527 training centre in Nepean, Ont., to support training 350,000 new trades workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives need to do some serious soul-searching

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 9, 2025
  • Is Pierre Poilievre the right person to lead the Conservatives out of the wilderness they've inhabited since former prime minister Stephen Harper’s defeat in

Conservatives need to do some serious soul-searching

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 9, 2025
  • Is Pierre Poilievre the right person to lead the Conservatives out of the wilderness they've inhabited since former prime minister Stephen Harper’s defeat in
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured on March 21, 2025, making an announcement at LiUNA local 527 training centre in Nepean, Ont., to support training 350,000 new trades workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaks from pipelines lost money: Calgary reader

  • Re: “Urgent: ambitious methane emissions reduction needed,” (The Hill Times, June 2, by Independent Senator Rosa Galvez and Ari Pottens). Senator Galvez is right:
Opinion | June 9, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Leaks from pipelines lost money: Calgary reader

Opinion | June 9, 2025
  • Re: “Urgent: ambitious methane emissions reduction needed,” (The Hill Times, June 2, by Independent Senator Rosa Galvez and Ari Pottens). Senator Galvez is right:

Leaks from pipelines lost money: Calgary reader

Opinion | June 9, 2025
  • Re: “Urgent: ambitious methane emissions reduction needed,” (The Hill Times, June 2, by Independent Senator Rosa Galvez and Ari Pottens). Senator Galvez is right:
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Carney must be rigorous and not succumb to extortion on viability of new nation-building projects

  • There is much we can do to advance nation building, but the choices must be transparent and Canadians must feel that the projects chosen
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured May 25, 2025, addressing the Liberal caucus on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney must be rigorous and not succumb to extortion on viability of new nation-building projects

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 9, 2025
  • There is much we can do to advance nation building, but the choices must be transparent and Canadians must feel that the projects chosen

Carney must be rigorous and not succumb to extortion on viability of new nation-building projects

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 9, 2025
  • There is much we can do to advance nation building, but the choices must be transparent and Canadians must feel that the projects chosen
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured May 25, 2025, addressing the Liberal caucus on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must lead the Global Fund at the G7 presidency

  • If you had the opportunity to save millions of lives, would you take it? Over the past two decades, the Global Fund, a leading
Opinion | June 9, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
Photograph courtesy of Pexels.com

Canada must lead the Global Fund at the G7 presidency

Opinion | June 9, 2025
  • If you had the opportunity to save millions of lives, would you take it? Over the past two decades, the Global Fund, a leading

Canada must lead the Global Fund at the G7 presidency

Opinion | June 9, 2025
  • If you had the opportunity to save millions of lives, would you take it? Over the past two decades, the Global Fund, a leading
typewriter
Photograph courtesy of Pexels.com

The ever-changing relationship of leaders and media

  • Like Justin Trudeau after his initial election victory in 2015, Mark Carney was quite accessible to the media in his earliest days as prime
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | June 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal party caucus meeting in West Block on May 25, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The ever-changing relationship of leaders and media

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | June 9, 2025
  • Like Justin Trudeau after his initial election victory in 2015, Mark Carney was quite accessible to the media in his earliest days as prime

The ever-changing relationship of leaders and media

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | June 9, 2025
  • Like Justin Trudeau after his initial election victory in 2015, Mark Carney was quite accessible to the media in his earliest days as prime
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal party caucus meeting in West Block on May 25, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly to deliver speech at Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal on June 11

  • MONDAY, JUNE 9 House Sitting—The House goes into late-night sittings from June 9-June 20, and is scheduled to break for the summer on June
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will deliver remarks in French at a breakfast event hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal. Wednesday, June 11, 2025 from 8:30 a.m. ET at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, 900 René-Lévesque Blvd. W., Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by

Joly to deliver speech at Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal on June 11

  • MONDAY, JUNE 9 House Sitting—The House goes into late-night sittings from June 9-June 20, and is scheduled to break for the summer on June

Joly to deliver speech at Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal on June 11

  • MONDAY, JUNE 9 House Sitting—The House goes into late-night sittings from June 9-June 20, and is scheduled to break for the summer on June
Mélanie Joly
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will deliver remarks in French at a breakfast event hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal. Wednesday, June 11, 2025 from 8:30 a.m. ET at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, 900 René-Lévesque Blvd. W., Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by

Return of P&P Cabinet Committee signals Carney’s ‘government by cabinet’ with an ‘inner circle,’ say strategists

  • Mark Carney’s Priorities, Planning, and Strategy Cabinet Committee—which seats 11 of the prime minister’s top ministers—suggests an ‘empowering’ approach to cabinet management, say politicos.
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 6, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, and cabinet ministers Steven MacKinnon, Dominic LeBlanc, Shafqat Ali, Mélanie Joly, François-Philippe Champagne, Tim Hodgson, bottom left, Anita Anand, David McGuinty, Sean Fraser, Steven Guilbeault, and Gregor Robertson make up Carney's 12-member Priorities, Planning and Strategy Cabinet Committee. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Return of P&P Cabinet Committee signals Carney’s ‘government by cabinet’ with an ‘inner circle,’ say strategists

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 6, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s Priorities, Planning, and Strategy Cabinet Committee—which seats 11 of the prime minister’s top ministers—suggests an ‘empowering’ approach to cabinet management, say politicos.

Return of P&P Cabinet Committee signals Carney’s ‘government by cabinet’ with an ‘inner circle,’ say strategists

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 6, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s Priorities, Planning, and Strategy Cabinet Committee—which seats 11 of the prime minister’s top ministers—suggests an ‘empowering’ approach to cabinet management, say politicos.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, and cabinet ministers Steven MacKinnon, Dominic LeBlanc, Shafqat Ali, Mélanie Joly, François-Philippe Champagne, Tim Hodgson, bottom left, Anita Anand, David McGuinty, Sean Fraser, Steven Guilbeault, and Gregor Robertson make up Carney's 12-member Priorities, Planning and Strategy Cabinet Committee. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Powering a just transition: why Canada’s clean energy workforce needs a recharge

  • Canada can’t decarbonize without people. And we can’t build the workforce we need with the systems that created exclusion. Ontario’s Small Modular Reactor project
Opinion | BY STACEY NORONHA, MISHA GOFORTH | June 6, 2025
Since 2012, employment in renewables has quintupled with wind and solar now generating more than seven per cent of Canada’s electricity. Yet the sector faces a 13 per cent job vacancy rate, high turnover, and a workforce that doesn’t reflect the diversity of the country, write Stacey Noronha and Misha Goforth. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Powering a just transition: why Canada’s clean energy workforce needs a recharge

Opinion | BY STACEY NORONHA, MISHA GOFORTH | June 6, 2025
  • Canada can’t decarbonize without people. And we can’t build the workforce we need with the systems that created exclusion. Ontario’s Small Modular Reactor project

Powering a just transition: why Canada’s clean energy workforce needs a recharge

Opinion | BY STACEY NORONHA, MISHA GOFORTH | June 6, 2025
  • Canada can’t decarbonize without people. And we can’t build the workforce we need with the systems that created exclusion. Ontario’s Small Modular Reactor project
Since 2012, employment in renewables has quintupled with wind and solar now generating more than seven per cent of Canada’s electricity. Yet the sector faces a 13 per cent job vacancy rate, high turnover, and a workforce that doesn’t reflect the diversity of the country, write Stacey Noronha and Misha Goforth. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

All eyes on unemployment numbers

  • Plus, checking in on the happenings in the Senate this week.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 6, 2025
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
Minister Patty Hajdu is in charge of the jobs portfolio in the new cabinet. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All eyes on unemployment numbers

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 6, 2025
  • Plus, checking in on the happenings in the Senate this week.

All eyes on unemployment numbers

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 6, 2025
  • Plus, checking in on the happenings in the Senate this week.
Patty Hajdu
Minister Patty Hajdu is in charge of the jobs portfolio in the new cabinet. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s G7 moment: rewrite the script or play along?

  • Mounting contradictions have dulled the G7’s edge. Canada can lead it toward revitalization—or be complicit in its decline.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
As the G7’s 2025 president, Canada, under Prime Minister Mark Carney, can uphold the status quo or help redefine its resolve, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s G7 moment: rewrite the script or play along?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 5, 2025
  • Mounting contradictions have dulled the G7’s edge. Canada can lead it toward revitalization—or be complicit in its decline.

Canada’s G7 moment: rewrite the script or play along?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 5, 2025
  • Mounting contradictions have dulled the G7’s edge. Canada can lead it toward revitalization—or be complicit in its decline.
Mark Carney
As the G7’s 2025 president, Canada, under Prime Minister Mark Carney, can uphold the status quo or help redefine its resolve, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From reactive to proactive: Canada’s hidden health-care crisis and why physical activity should be central to policy

  • As policymakers grapple with immediate crises, they must recognize that our long-term national strength depends on the health and vitality of our citizens. The
Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | June 5, 2025
Sue Holloway, left, ISG Senator Marty Deacon, and now Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden at the fifth annual Ski Day on the Hill on Feb. 7, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Christopher Guly

From reactive to proactive: Canada’s hidden health-care crisis and why physical activity should be central to policy

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | June 5, 2025
  • As policymakers grapple with immediate crises, they must recognize that our long-term national strength depends on the health and vitality of our citizens. The

From reactive to proactive: Canada’s hidden health-care crisis and why physical activity should be central to policy

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | June 5, 2025
  • As policymakers grapple with immediate crises, they must recognize that our long-term national strength depends on the health and vitality of our citizens. The
Sue Holloway, left, ISG Senator Marty Deacon, and now Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden at the fifth annual Ski Day on the Hill on Feb. 7, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Christopher Guly

Where does Israel imagine starving Palestinians can go?

  • The number of people who starve to death will now rise steeply because Israel has only opened four feeding centres where there used to
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 5, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
As Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently pointed out to his colleagues, the problem with starving people is that the country’s allies cannot tolerate ‘images of mass famine,’ writes Gwynne Dyer. UN photograph courtesy of Loey Felipe

Where does Israel imagine starving Palestinians can go?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 5, 2025
  • The number of people who starve to death will now rise steeply because Israel has only opened four feeding centres where there used to

Where does Israel imagine starving Palestinians can go?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 5, 2025
  • The number of people who starve to death will now rise steeply because Israel has only opened four feeding centres where there used to
Benjamin Netanyahu
As Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently pointed out to his colleagues, the problem with starving people is that the country’s allies cannot tolerate ‘images of mass famine,’ writes Gwynne Dyer. UN photograph courtesy of Loey Felipe

MPs dive into the government’s spending plan

  • Plus, politicos pay tribute to Marc Garneau.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 5, 2025
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali tabled the main estimates for the coming year last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs dive into the government’s spending plan

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 5, 2025
  • Plus, politicos pay tribute to Marc Garneau.

MPs dive into the government’s spending plan

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 5, 2025
  • Plus, politicos pay tribute to Marc Garneau.
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali tabled the main estimates for the coming year last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Autopsy on the NDP election flop: don’t blame strategic voting

  • The NDP will never win an election while voters perceive the party as anti-business or anti-profit. But New Democrats won’t have to worry about
Opinion | BY MARC ZWELLING | June 4, 2025
Jagmeet Singh
Jagmeet Singh
Then-New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, left, with his wife Gurkian Kaur Sidhu, arriving for the English-language federal leaders' televised debate at the Maison de Radio-Canada in Montreal on April 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Autopsy on the NDP election flop: don’t blame strategic voting

Opinion | BY MARC ZWELLING | June 4, 2025
  • The NDP will never win an election while voters perceive the party as anti-business or anti-profit. But New Democrats won’t have to worry about

Autopsy on the NDP election flop: don’t blame strategic voting

Opinion | BY MARC ZWELLING | June 4, 2025
  • The NDP will never win an election while voters perceive the party as anti-business or anti-profit. But New Democrats won’t have to worry about
Jagmeet Singh
Then-New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, left, with his wife Gurkian Kaur Sidhu, arriving for the English-language federal leaders' televised debate at the Maison de Radio-Canada in Montreal on April 17, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The diversity of candidates and MPs stalled for some groups in this election

  • Visible minorities were elected in numbers that reflect immigration and citizenship trends, but this was less so for women and Indigenous Peoples.
Opinion | BY JEROME BLACK, ANDREW GRIFFITH | June 4, 2025
Newly elected MPs attend an orientation session put on by House of Commons staff on May 21. Between 2021 and 2025, participation of visible-minority candidates rose to 20.1 per cent from 18.2 per cent among all candidates from the six largest parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The diversity of candidates and MPs stalled for some groups in this election

Opinion | BY JEROME BLACK, ANDREW GRIFFITH | June 4, 2025
  • Visible minorities were elected in numbers that reflect immigration and citizenship trends, but this was less so for women and Indigenous Peoples.

The diversity of candidates and MPs stalled for some groups in this election

Opinion | BY JEROME BLACK, ANDREW GRIFFITH | June 4, 2025
  • Visible minorities were elected in numbers that reflect immigration and citizenship trends, but this was less so for women and Indigenous Peoples.
Newly elected MPs attend an orientation session put on by House of Commons staff on May 21. Between 2021 and 2025, participation of visible-minority candidates rose to 20.1 per cent from 18.2 per cent among all candidates from the six largest parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Hybrid work in the federal public service is here to stay, there’s no going back to 2019

  • A new way of thinking is seriously required, one that demands a much bigger conversation about the future of downtown Ottawa. You may recall
Opinion | BY MICHAEL KACZOROWSKI | January 2, 2023
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, pictured last month on the Hill, has mandated federal public servants to return to work by the end of March two to three days a week. Former public servant Michael Kaczorowski writes that hybrid work is here to stay. 'There is no going back to 2019.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hybrid work in the federal public service is here to stay, there’s no going back to 2019

Opinion | BY MICHAEL KACZOROWSKI | January 2, 2023
  • A new way of thinking is seriously required, one that demands a much bigger conversation about the future of downtown Ottawa. You may recall

Hybrid work in the federal public service is here to stay, there’s no going back to 2019

Opinion | BY MICHAEL KACZOROWSKI | January 2, 2023
  • A new way of thinking is seriously required, one that demands a much bigger conversation about the future of downtown Ottawa. You may recall
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, pictured last month on the Hill, has mandated federal public servants to return to work by the end of March two to three days a week. Former public servant Michael Kaczorowski writes that hybrid work is here to stay. 'There is no going back to 2019.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s population advantage offset by weak productivity

  • The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Canada's bank regulator, is signalling it’s concerned a prolonged downturn is a distinct possibility, which is
Opinion | BY THEO ARGITIS | January 2, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured, acknowledged her government will need some sort of response to U.S. President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, which tops the list of major corporate worries in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s population advantage offset by weak productivity

Opinion | BY THEO ARGITIS | January 2, 2023
  • The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Canada's bank regulator, is signalling it’s concerned a prolonged downturn is a distinct possibility, which is

Canada’s population advantage offset by weak productivity

Opinion | BY THEO ARGITIS | January 2, 2023
  • The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Canada's bank regulator, is signalling it’s concerned a prolonged downturn is a distinct possibility, which is
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured, acknowledged her government will need some sort of response to U.S. President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, which tops the list of major corporate worries in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ukraine war reveals Russia’s military as a spent force

  • Despite the bravado and brave words about mobilizing hundreds of thousands more troops, Putin’s generals know they have lost the war.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 30, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently told a gathering of military brass that Russia would do whatever it takes to meet the objectives of the so-called special military operation in Ukraine, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Ukraine war reveals Russia’s military as a spent force

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 30, 2022
  • Despite the bravado and brave words about mobilizing hundreds of thousands more troops, Putin’s generals know they have lost the war.

Ukraine war reveals Russia’s military as a spent force

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | December 30, 2022
  • Despite the bravado and brave words about mobilizing hundreds of thousands more troops, Putin’s generals know they have lost the war.
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently told a gathering of military brass that Russia would do whatever it takes to meet the objectives of the so-called special military operation in Ukraine, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Reliving the year that was: The Hill Times’ top 10 most-read in 2022

  • The Conservative leadership race, its eventual winner Pierre Poilievre, and the Ottawa occupation by the so-called 'Freedom Convoy' dominated the interest of Hill Times
News | BY HILL TIMES STAFF | December 30, 2022
New Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Liberal politicking, and the so-called Freedom Convoy's Ottawa takeover drove readers to the pages of The Hill Times this past year. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, photograph courtesy of Flickr

Reliving the year that was: The Hill Times’ top 10 most-read in 2022

News | BY HILL TIMES STAFF | December 30, 2022
  • The Conservative leadership race, its eventual winner Pierre Poilievre, and the Ottawa occupation by the so-called 'Freedom Convoy' dominated the interest of Hill Times

Reliving the year that was: The Hill Times’ top 10 most-read in 2022

News | BY HILL TIMES STAFF | December 30, 2022
  • The Conservative leadership race, its eventual winner Pierre Poilievre, and the Ottawa occupation by the so-called 'Freedom Convoy' dominated the interest of Hill Times
New Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Liberal politicking, and the so-called Freedom Convoy's Ottawa takeover drove readers to the pages of The Hill Times this past year. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, photograph courtesy of Flickr

Top photos of 2022

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 29, 2022
Freedom Convoy supporters embrace on Wellington Street on Feb. 17, 2022, as the convoy’s occupation of downtown Ottawa enters the third week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Top photos of 2022

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 29, 2022

Top photos of 2022

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 29, 2022
Freedom Convoy supporters embrace on Wellington Street on Feb. 17, 2022, as the convoy’s occupation of downtown Ottawa enters the third week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public Services Minister Jaczek boosts her new team

  • Two regional advisers have joined PSPC Minister Helena Jaczek’s office, with Justine Vincent covering the West and North and Dominic Morin covering Quebec.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 29, 2022
Public Services and Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek has some new faces in her office since Hill Climbers' last check in. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public Services Minister Jaczek boosts her new team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 29, 2022
  • Two regional advisers have joined PSPC Minister Helena Jaczek’s office, with Justine Vincent covering the West and North and Dominic Morin covering Quebec.

Public Services Minister Jaczek boosts her new team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 29, 2022
  • Two regional advisers have joined PSPC Minister Helena Jaczek’s office, with Justine Vincent covering the West and North and Dominic Morin covering Quebec.
Public Services and Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek has some new faces in her office since Hill Climbers' last check in. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada driving forward with its zero-emission vehicle ambitions

  • The question on everyone’s mind after the Dec. 21 announcement of regulations for the wholesale adoption of light duty ZEVs by 2035 is obvious:
Opinion | BY SUZANNE GOLDBERG | December 29, 2022
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault announced proposed regulations that set zero-emission vehicle sales targets for manufacturers and importers of new passenger cars, SUVs, and pickup trucks on Dec. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and Pexels photograph by Rathaphon Nanthapreecha

Canada driving forward with its zero-emission vehicle ambitions

Opinion | BY SUZANNE GOLDBERG | December 29, 2022
  • The question on everyone’s mind after the Dec. 21 announcement of regulations for the wholesale adoption of light duty ZEVs by 2035 is obvious:

Canada driving forward with its zero-emission vehicle ambitions

Opinion | BY SUZANNE GOLDBERG | December 29, 2022
  • The question on everyone’s mind after the Dec. 21 announcement of regulations for the wholesale adoption of light duty ZEVs by 2035 is obvious:
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault announced proposed regulations that set zero-emission vehicle sales targets for manufacturers and importers of new passenger cars, SUVs, and pickup trucks on Dec. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and Pexels photograph by Rathaphon Nanthapreecha

Trade focus to split in 2023 between Indo-Pacific, U.S., as feds look to make progress on new pacts

  • Trade negotiations with India, Indonesia, and ASEAN will serve as a 'cornerstone' of Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy, says global policy expert Kristen Hopewell.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 29, 2022
International Trade Minister Mary Ng is likely have a busy year in 2023 as the federal government tries to advance trade talks in the Indo-Pacific. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade focus to split in 2023 between Indo-Pacific, U.S., as feds look to make progress on new pacts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 29, 2022
  • Trade negotiations with India, Indonesia, and ASEAN will serve as a 'cornerstone' of Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy, says global policy expert Kristen Hopewell.

Trade focus to split in 2023 between Indo-Pacific, U.S., as feds look to make progress on new pacts

News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 29, 2022
  • Trade negotiations with India, Indonesia, and ASEAN will serve as a 'cornerstone' of Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy, says global policy expert Kristen Hopewell.
International Trade Minister Mary Ng is likely have a busy year in 2023 as the federal government tries to advance trade talks in the Indo-Pacific. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals get a failing grade on foreign policy in 2022

  • Exuding a high moral posture or trafficking in fears and phobias might have short-term appeal, but it does not constitute good policy-making—or for that
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | December 29, 2022
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was supposed to shine in 2022 as dean of the G7. That didn’t happen, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals get a failing grade on foreign policy in 2022

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | December 29, 2022
  • Exuding a high moral posture or trafficking in fears and phobias might have short-term appeal, but it does not constitute good policy-making—or for that

Liberals get a failing grade on foreign policy in 2022

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | December 29, 2022
  • Exuding a high moral posture or trafficking in fears and phobias might have short-term appeal, but it does not constitute good policy-making—or for that
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was supposed to shine in 2022 as dean of the G7. That didn’t happen, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

High stakes for everyone: tests of Liberal-NDP deal and geopolitics to define 2023

  • For a country heading into 2023 already facing deep affordability and productivity issues, an epochal transition to a greener economy and relentless global competition
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | December 29, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Leader Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

High stakes for everyone: tests of Liberal-NDP deal and geopolitics to define 2023

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | December 29, 2022
  • For a country heading into 2023 already facing deep affordability and productivity issues, an epochal transition to a greener economy and relentless global competition

High stakes for everyone: tests of Liberal-NDP deal and geopolitics to define 2023

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | December 29, 2022
  • For a country heading into 2023 already facing deep affordability and productivity issues, an epochal transition to a greener economy and relentless global competition
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Leader Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Third quarter of 2022, in photos: Poilievre picked leader, Queen Elizabeth dies, and a cabinet shuffle

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 28, 2022
As seen from behind construction fencing are the Peace Tower, Centre Block and the pit that's been excavated during the 10-year revitalization project on Parliament Hill, on July 12, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Third quarter of 2022, in photos: Poilievre picked leader, Queen Elizabeth dies, and a cabinet shuffle

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 28, 2022

Third quarter of 2022, in photos: Poilievre picked leader, Queen Elizabeth dies, and a cabinet shuffle

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 28, 2022
As seen from behind construction fencing are the Peace Tower, Centre Block and the pit that's been excavated during the 10-year revitalization project on Parliament Hill, on July 12, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Indo-Pacific strategy illustrates Canadian weakness

  • The strategy presented a disturbingly skewed version of reality that demonstrates how far Canada is willing to go as a loyal extension of U.S.
Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | December 28, 2022
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly hold a joint press conference in Ottawa on Oct. 27, 2022. The Indo-Pacific strategy is a wasted opportunity and a testament to Canadian weakness and subservience to an American agenda, writes Shaun Narine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Indo-Pacific strategy illustrates Canadian weakness

Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | December 28, 2022
  • The strategy presented a disturbingly skewed version of reality that demonstrates how far Canada is willing to go as a loyal extension of U.S.

The Indo-Pacific strategy illustrates Canadian weakness

Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | December 28, 2022
  • The strategy presented a disturbingly skewed version of reality that demonstrates how far Canada is willing to go as a loyal extension of U.S.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly hold a joint press conference in Ottawa on Oct. 27, 2022. The Indo-Pacific strategy is a wasted opportunity and a testament to Canadian weakness and subservience to an American agenda, writes Shaun Narine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Innovation Minister Champagne top lobbied cabinet minister in 2022 with auto manufacturers among biggest lobbyists, so far

  • Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne appeared in the most communication reports for 2022 so far, followed by Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 28, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the Liberal government is 'cementing Canada’s leadership in the EV supply chain' in a Dec. 5 press release announcing the opening of a General Motors Canada electric-vehicle manufacturing plant in Ontario. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Innovation Minister Champagne top lobbied cabinet minister in 2022 with auto manufacturers among biggest lobbyists, so far

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 28, 2022
  • Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne appeared in the most communication reports for 2022 so far, followed by Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson.

Innovation Minister Champagne top lobbied cabinet minister in 2022 with auto manufacturers among biggest lobbyists, so far

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 28, 2022
  • Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne appeared in the most communication reports for 2022 so far, followed by Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the Liberal government is 'cementing Canada’s leadership in the EV supply chain' in a Dec. 5 press release announcing the opening of a General Motors Canada electric-vehicle manufacturing plant in Ontario. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Speed was of the essence’ in rollout of COVID-19 benefit programs following AG’s report of overpayments, say experts, as feds set sights on recouping billions

  • In her recent bombshell report, the AG found $4.6-billion in COVID benefit overpayments to ineligible recipients, and another $27.4-billion that should be investigated further.
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 28, 2022
Auditor General Karen Hogan speaks to reporters following the tabling of reports in the House of Commons on Dec. 6, 2022, auditing the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic programs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Speed was of the essence’ in rollout of COVID-19 benefit programs following AG’s report of overpayments, say experts, as feds set sights on recouping billions

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 28, 2022
  • In her recent bombshell report, the AG found $4.6-billion in COVID benefit overpayments to ineligible recipients, and another $27.4-billion that should be investigated further.

‘Speed was of the essence’ in rollout of COVID-19 benefit programs following AG’s report of overpayments, say experts, as feds set sights on recouping billions

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 28, 2022
  • In her recent bombshell report, the AG found $4.6-billion in COVID benefit overpayments to ineligible recipients, and another $27.4-billion that should be investigated further.
Auditor General Karen Hogan speaks to reporters following the tabling of reports in the House of Commons on Dec. 6, 2022, auditing the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic programs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We urgently need robust action to end gender-based violence in British Columbia

  • The province’s action plan must be much more than recycled commitments, write Lisa Rupert, Amy FitzGerald, and Raji Mangat.
Opinion | BY LISA RUPERT, AMY FITZGERALD, AND RAJI MANGAT | December 28, 2022
British Columbia Premier David Eby, pictured in Vancouver on Nov. 20, 2022. In the premier’s priorities for the new cabinet, there is a glaring omission around commitments to end gender-based violence. It is an afterthought at best, and entirely absent from many ministerial mandate letters, write the authors. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

We urgently need robust action to end gender-based violence in British Columbia

Opinion | BY LISA RUPERT, AMY FITZGERALD, AND RAJI MANGAT | December 28, 2022
  • The province’s action plan must be much more than recycled commitments, write Lisa Rupert, Amy FitzGerald, and Raji Mangat.

We urgently need robust action to end gender-based violence in British Columbia

Opinion | BY LISA RUPERT, AMY FITZGERALD, AND RAJI MANGAT | December 28, 2022
  • The province’s action plan must be much more than recycled commitments, write Lisa Rupert, Amy FitzGerald, and Raji Mangat.
British Columbia Premier David Eby, pictured in Vancouver on Nov. 20, 2022. In the premier’s priorities for the new cabinet, there is a glaring omission around commitments to end gender-based violence. It is an afterthought at best, and entirely absent from many ministerial mandate letters, write the authors. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Second quarter of 2022, in photos: Princess Margriet visits, Ontario votes, and Prince Charles tours

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 27, 2022
The Government of Canada’s Challenger jet sits on the tarmac at the Ottawa International Airport on May 17, 2022, after Charles, then-Prince of Wales, and Camilla, then-Duchess of Cornwall, arrive in the National Capital Region stop of their Canadian tour. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Second quarter of 2022, in photos: Princess Margriet visits, Ontario votes, and Prince Charles tours

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 27, 2022

Second quarter of 2022, in photos: Princess Margriet visits, Ontario votes, and Prince Charles tours

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | December 27, 2022
The Government of Canada’s Challenger jet sits on the tarmac at the Ottawa International Airport on May 17, 2022, after Charles, then-Prince of Wales, and Camilla, then-Duchess of Cornwall, arrive in the National Capital Region stop of their Canadian tour. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Canada recommits to ending violence against women and girls, Ottawa should stand up for Bilkis Bano

  • It's inconceivable that Canada is silent while a woman is raped every 17 minutes in India. Canada can't just choose certain women and ignore
Opinion | BY MONIA MAZIGH AND TAHA GHAYYUR | December 27, 2022
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly made a public statement recently in support of persecuted women in Iran and Ukraine. To be sure, Ottawa is correct in doing so, but why does it ignore violence against women in countries that we consider to be strong economic and trade partners? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Canada recommits to ending violence against women and girls, Ottawa should stand up for Bilkis Bano

Opinion | BY MONIA MAZIGH AND TAHA GHAYYUR | December 27, 2022
  • It's inconceivable that Canada is silent while a woman is raped every 17 minutes in India. Canada can't just choose certain women and ignore

As Canada recommits to ending violence against women and girls, Ottawa should stand up for Bilkis Bano

Opinion | BY MONIA MAZIGH AND TAHA GHAYYUR | December 27, 2022
  • It's inconceivable that Canada is silent while a woman is raped every 17 minutes in India. Canada can't just choose certain women and ignore
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly made a public statement recently in support of persecuted women in Iran and Ukraine. To be sure, Ottawa is correct in doing so, but why does it ignore violence against women in countries that we consider to be strong economic and trade partners? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time to enable a globally competitive Canadian semiconductor ecosystem

  • A well-co-ordinated semiconductor ecosystem in Canada will help existing companies expand, new companies to be incubated, and thousands of Canadians be trained to work
Opinion | BY GORDON HARLING | December 27, 2022
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters before a Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on Oct. 26, 2022. Canada needs a comprehensive Canadian semiconductor ecosystem to develop our world-class talent, writes Gordon Harling. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time to enable a globally competitive Canadian semiconductor ecosystem

Opinion | BY GORDON HARLING | December 27, 2022
  • A well-co-ordinated semiconductor ecosystem in Canada will help existing companies expand, new companies to be incubated, and thousands of Canadians be trained to work

It’s time to enable a globally competitive Canadian semiconductor ecosystem

Opinion | BY GORDON HARLING | December 27, 2022
  • A well-co-ordinated semiconductor ecosystem in Canada will help existing companies expand, new companies to be incubated, and thousands of Canadians be trained to work
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters before a Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on Oct. 26, 2022. Canada needs a comprehensive Canadian semiconductor ecosystem to develop our world-class talent, writes Gordon Harling. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian officials ignored their obligation to support activist detained in 2017 over mining dispute in Peru: report

  • A report from the Justice & Corporate Accountability Project uses access-to-information records to piece together how embassy and trade commission officials responded when Jennifer
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 27, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, seen here on Nov. 28, launched the Voices at Risk guidelines in 2016, when she was Canada's minister for international trade. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian officials ignored their obligation to support activist detained in 2017 over mining dispute in Peru: report

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 27, 2022
  • A report from the Justice & Corporate Accountability Project uses access-to-information records to piece together how embassy and trade commission officials responded when Jennifer

Canadian officials ignored their obligation to support activist detained in 2017 over mining dispute in Peru: report

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 27, 2022
  • A report from the Justice & Corporate Accountability Project uses access-to-information records to piece together how embassy and trade commission officials responded when Jennifer
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, seen here on Nov. 28, launched the Voices at Risk guidelines in 2016, when she was Canada's minister for international trade. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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