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New Democrats regroup

  • Plus, the ‘sprint’ to prepare for the new Parliament is on.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 1, 2025
Heather McPherson and the other six remaining NDP MPs will meet today to plan for the return of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats regroup

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 1, 2025
  • Plus, the ‘sprint’ to prepare for the new Parliament is on.

New Democrats regroup

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 1, 2025
  • Plus, the ‘sprint’ to prepare for the new Parliament is on.
Heather McPherson and the other six remaining NDP MPs will meet today to plan for the return of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The election outcomes for Mark Carney’s first cabinet

  • All but four of Prime Minister Mark Carney's ministers won by margins greater than 20 points over their second-place contenders.
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
Some of the re-elected members of Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet, from bottom right: Dominic LeBlanc, Mélanie Joly, François-Philippe Champagne, David McGuinty, Anita Anand, Gary Anandasangaree, and Steven Guilbeault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

The election outcomes for Mark Carney’s first cabinet

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
  • All but four of Prime Minister Mark Carney's ministers won by margins greater than 20 points over their second-place contenders.

The election outcomes for Mark Carney’s first cabinet

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
  • All but four of Prime Minister Mark Carney's ministers won by margins greater than 20 points over their second-place contenders.
Some of the re-elected members of Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet, from bottom right: Dominic LeBlanc, Mélanie Joly, François-Philippe Champagne, David McGuinty, Anita Anand, Gary Anandasangaree, and Steven Guilbeault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

‘Never say never’: NDP MPs Kwan and McPherson won’t rule out leadership bids, but say that’s not the focus right now

  • With the fewest seats ever won, the NDP is destined for a leadership race—something some political players say presents an opportunity for the party
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | April 30, 2025
NDP MPs Jenny Kwan, left, and Heather McPherson will be returning to Parliament alongside five others in the shrunken New Democrat caucus. Kwan says the party will continue to fight for Canadians in Parliament 'no matter our number.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Never say never’: NDP MPs Kwan and McPherson won’t rule out leadership bids, but say that’s not the focus right now

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | April 30, 2025
  • With the fewest seats ever won, the NDP is destined for a leadership race—something some political players say presents an opportunity for the party

‘Never say never’: NDP MPs Kwan and McPherson won’t rule out leadership bids, but say that’s not the focus right now

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | April 30, 2025
  • With the fewest seats ever won, the NDP is destined for a leadership race—something some political players say presents an opportunity for the party
NDP MPs Jenny Kwan, left, and Heather McPherson will be returning to Parliament alongside five others in the shrunken New Democrat caucus. Kwan says the party will continue to fight for Canadians in Parliament 'no matter our number.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney facing calls for action, change as Liberals dive into rare fourth term

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a rare fourth-straight mandate for the Liberals, but the tight results suggest challenges ahead as the new government stickhandles
News | BY IREM KOCA | April 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says after speaking with U.S. President Donald Trump, the leaders agreed to meet in person in the near future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney facing calls for action, change as Liberals dive into rare fourth term

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 30, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a rare fourth-straight mandate for the Liberals, but the tight results suggest challenges ahead as the new government stickhandles

Carney facing calls for action, change as Liberals dive into rare fourth term

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 30, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a rare fourth-straight mandate for the Liberals, but the tight results suggest challenges ahead as the new government stickhandles
Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says after speaking with U.S. President Donald Trump, the leaders agreed to meet in person in the near future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An Indo-Pakistan nuclear war would hit the whole world

  • India has also worked to keep the level of violence down, even though the basic relationship is one of mutual hatred with religious overtones.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 30, 2025
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The relationship between the two nations is fundamentally unstable because Pakistan has only one-sixth of India’s population and one-10th of its wealth, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

An Indo-Pakistan nuclear war would hit the whole world

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 30, 2025
  • India has also worked to keep the level of violence down, even though the basic relationship is one of mutual hatred with religious overtones.

An Indo-Pakistan nuclear war would hit the whole world

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 30, 2025
  • India has also worked to keep the level of violence down, even though the basic relationship is one of mutual hatred with religious overtones.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The relationship between the two nations is fundamentally unstable because Pakistan has only one-sixth of India’s population and one-10th of its wealth, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

What now?

  • Plus, the government is once again running out of cash.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
With the election behind them, Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre face a series of new challenges. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

What now?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
  • Plus, the government is once again running out of cash.

What now?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
  • Plus, the government is once again running out of cash.
With the election behind them, Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre face a series of new challenges. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will all have some things to take away from this campaign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will all have some things to take away from this campaign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can’t seem to get through a day in the Oval Office without reverting to his accusations about those freeloaders in Canada, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can’t seem to get through a day in the Oval Office without reverting to his accusations about those freeloaders in Canada, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Trump, tariffs, and the economy ‘crushed’ other election issues that can’t be ignored by the government, say politicos

  • The environment, climate change, public transit, Indigenous reconciliation, and Big Tech took a back seat during the campaign, but governing will mandate their attention,
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump's views on Canada crushed any attempt by Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, or Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to steer the election away from anything not focused on Canada-U.S. relations. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Wikimedia Commons, and Pixabay, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Trump, tariffs, and the economy ‘crushed’ other election issues that can’t be ignored by the government, say politicos

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
  • The environment, climate change, public transit, Indigenous reconciliation, and Big Tech took a back seat during the campaign, but governing will mandate their attention,

Trump, tariffs, and the economy ‘crushed’ other election issues that can’t be ignored by the government, say politicos

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
  • The environment, climate change, public transit, Indigenous reconciliation, and Big Tech took a back seat during the campaign, but governing will mandate their attention,
U.S. President Donald Trump's views on Canada crushed any attempt by Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, or Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to steer the election away from anything not focused on Canada-U.S. relations. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Wikimedia Commons, and Pixabay, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Economic Club talks Canada vs. Trump on May 1

  • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 CANIC 2025—The Canadian Military Intelligence Association hosts CANIC 2025, the Canadian Intelligence Conference. Participants include Nathalie Drouin, national security and intelligence
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
United States President Donald Trump's approach to Canada is the focus of an Economic Club of Canada event taking place in Toronto on May 1. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Economic Club talks Canada vs. Trump on May 1

  • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 CANIC 2025—The Canadian Military Intelligence Association hosts CANIC 2025, the Canadian Intelligence Conference. Participants include Nathalie Drouin, national security and intelligence

Economic Club talks Canada vs. Trump on May 1

  • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 CANIC 2025—The Canadian Military Intelligence Association hosts CANIC 2025, the Canadian Intelligence Conference. Participants include Nathalie Drouin, national security and intelligence
Donald Trump
United States President Donald Trump's approach to Canada is the focus of an Economic Club of Canada event taking place in Toronto on May 1. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.
Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
The need to build trust in AI and ensure the technology is used for good are key factors in increasing business adoption. Clear rules for data privacy and security would help, writes Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.
The need to build trust in AI and ensure the technology is used for good are key factors in increasing business adoption. Clear rules for data privacy and security would help, writes Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Canada must not join the deregulation race to the bottom

  • Long-term forestry-based employment can only be sustained if forests are managed to ensure their continued ecological integrity.
Opinion | BY RACHEL PLOTKIN, JULEE BOAN, MICHAEL POLANYI | April 30, 2025
Trees
Trees
Canada must recognize that forest degradation is occurring and move to redress it, write Rachel Plotkin, Julee Boan, and Michael Polanyi. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Felix Mittermeier

Canada must not join the deregulation race to the bottom

Opinion | BY RACHEL PLOTKIN, JULEE BOAN, MICHAEL POLANYI | April 30, 2025
  • Long-term forestry-based employment can only be sustained if forests are managed to ensure their continued ecological integrity.

Canada must not join the deregulation race to the bottom

Opinion | BY RACHEL PLOTKIN, JULEE BOAN, MICHAEL POLANYI | April 30, 2025
  • Long-term forestry-based employment can only be sustained if forests are managed to ensure their continued ecological integrity.
Trees
Canada must recognize that forest degradation is occurring and move to redress it, write Rachel Plotkin, Julee Boan, and Michael Polanyi. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Felix Mittermeier

It was an election campaign unlike any other

  • Heard on the Hill looks back on the highs and lows of this election campaign which took a sombre tone in its final days
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, top right, and Green co-Leader Elizabeth May did the Hip Flip with the irreverent journalist Nardwuar earlier this month Screenshots courtesy of YouTube

It was an election campaign unlike any other

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 30, 2025
  • Heard on the Hill looks back on the highs and lows of this election campaign which took a sombre tone in its final days

It was an election campaign unlike any other

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 30, 2025
  • Heard on the Hill looks back on the highs and lows of this election campaign which took a sombre tone in its final days
Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, top right, and Green co-Leader Elizabeth May did the Hip Flip with the irreverent journalist Nardwuar earlier this month Screenshots courtesy of YouTube

Pragmatist Carney knows how to beat the bully Trump

  • Mark Carney’s moment in leading world affairs has come. As a pragmatist, he knows how to beat the bully Trump. In facing outward, the
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | April 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, takes to the stage after winning the federal election early in the morning on April 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pragmatist Carney knows how to beat the bully Trump

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | April 29, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s moment in leading world affairs has come. As a pragmatist, he knows how to beat the bully Trump. In facing outward, the

Pragmatist Carney knows how to beat the bully Trump

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | April 29, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s moment in leading world affairs has come. As a pragmatist, he knows how to beat the bully Trump. In facing outward, the
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, takes to the stage after winning the federal election early in the morning on April 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Comeback complete

  • Plus, Riddhi Kachhela asked voters in Nepean and Carleton why they cast their ballot.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 29, 2025
Mark Carney has won his first election and his first mandate from voters to serve as prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Comeback complete

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 29, 2025
  • Plus, Riddhi Kachhela asked voters in Nepean and Carleton why they cast their ballot.

Comeback complete

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 29, 2025
  • Plus, Riddhi Kachhela asked voters in Nepean and Carleton why they cast their ballot.
Mark Carney has won his first election and his first mandate from voters to serve as prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Change takes time’: Poilievre praises ‘major’ Conservative breakthroughs in future-focused concession speech

  • Early results had the Conservatives achieving 41.7 per cent of the total vote, exceeding the 33.7 per cent of the popular vote reached by
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT AND STUART BENSON | April 29, 2025 | UPDATED April 29, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, shown here with his wife, Anaida, delivered a concession speech at the Rogers Centre in Ottawa early in April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Change takes time’: Poilievre praises ‘major’ Conservative breakthroughs in future-focused concession speech

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT AND STUART BENSON | April 29, 2025 | UPDATED April 29, 2025
  • Early results had the Conservatives achieving 41.7 per cent of the total vote, exceeding the 33.7 per cent of the popular vote reached by

‘Change takes time’: Poilievre praises ‘major’ Conservative breakthroughs in future-focused concession speech

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT AND STUART BENSON | April 29, 2025 | UPDATED April 29, 2025
  • Early results had the Conservatives achieving 41.7 per cent of the total vote, exceeding the 33.7 per cent of the popular vote reached by
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, shown here with his wife, Anaida, delivered a concession speech at the Rogers Centre in Ottawa early in April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney revives Liberal fortunes as party secures historic fourth consecutive election victory 

  • Malek-Michel Jamali, one of Carney’s speechwriters, who was at the TD Place Monday night watching the night unfold, said Canadians are feeling 'anxiety' as
News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA, ELEANOR WAND | April 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured after winning the election in the early hours of the morning on April 29, 2025, warned in his winning speech that the upcoming months may be challenging and will require sacrifices, but emphasized the importance of Canadian unity in the face of threats from the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney revives Liberal fortunes as party secures historic fourth consecutive election victory 

News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA, ELEANOR WAND | April 29, 2025
  • Malek-Michel Jamali, one of Carney’s speechwriters, who was at the TD Place Monday night watching the night unfold, said Canadians are feeling 'anxiety' as

Carney revives Liberal fortunes as party secures historic fourth consecutive election victory 

News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA, ELEANOR WAND | April 29, 2025
  • Malek-Michel Jamali, one of Carney’s speechwriters, who was at the TD Place Monday night watching the night unfold, said Canadians are feeling 'anxiety' as
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured after winning the election in the early hours of the morning on April 29, 2025, warned in his winning speech that the upcoming months may be challenging and will require sacrifices, but emphasized the importance of Canadian unity in the face of threats from the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How many questions did federal leaders take at their daily campaign press events?

  • Pierre Poilievre took an average of four questions a day, Mark Carney took nine, Jagmeet Singh took 12, and Yves-François Blanchet took 13.
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 28, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

How many questions did federal leaders take at their daily campaign press events?

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 28, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre took an average of four questions a day, Mark Carney took nine, Jagmeet Singh took 12, and Yves-François Blanchet took 13.

How many questions did federal leaders take at their daily campaign press events?

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 28, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre took an average of four questions a day, Mark Carney took nine, Jagmeet Singh took 12, and Yves-François Blanchet took 13.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

In one week, I voted in two elections, three ballot papers, but had zero democracy sausages in Canada

  • Voting traditions in both Canada and Australia fill one's heart with civic pride, but only one country also fills an elector's stomach.
Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
The sausage sandwich—or democracy sausage—has become a ubiquitous part of election day in Australia. The Hill Times photograph by Stephen Jeffery

In one week, I voted in two elections, three ballot papers, but had zero democracy sausages in Canada

Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Voting traditions in both Canada and Australia fill one's heart with civic pride, but only one country also fills an elector's stomach.

In one week, I voted in two elections, three ballot papers, but had zero democracy sausages in Canada

Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Voting traditions in both Canada and Australia fill one's heart with civic pride, but only one country also fills an elector's stomach.
The sausage sandwich—or democracy sausage—has become a ubiquitous part of election day in Australia. The Hill Times photograph by Stephen Jeffery

‘Historic’ election campaign a referendum on Trump tariffs and cost-of-living crisis, say political players

  • Pollster Greg Lyle says this election will likely be remembered as the greatest turnaround in Canadian political history.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 28, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Liberal Leader Mark Carney, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. If the Liberals were to win, it would signal that U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats are the top concern for most Canadians, says pollster David Coletto. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Historic’ election campaign a referendum on Trump tariffs and cost-of-living crisis, say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 28, 2025
  • Pollster Greg Lyle says this election will likely be remembered as the greatest turnaround in Canadian political history.

‘Historic’ election campaign a referendum on Trump tariffs and cost-of-living crisis, say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 28, 2025
  • Pollster Greg Lyle says this election will likely be remembered as the greatest turnaround in Canadian political history.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Liberal Leader Mark Carney, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. If the Liberals were to win, it would signal that U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats are the top concern for most Canadians, says pollster David Coletto. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Political players predict Carney to win, but questions linger about minority or majority outcome

  • Stephen Carter called the Liberal lead in the polls 'a comeback for the ages,' and Jaime Watt said if the Liberals don’t win, 'the
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 28, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, did such a good job last year of attacking the Liberal Party—now led by Mark Carney, centre—and the NDP led by Jagmeet Singh, right, that he’s laid the foundations for his own election difficulty, said pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Political players predict Carney to win, but questions linger about minority or majority outcome

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 28, 2025
  • Stephen Carter called the Liberal lead in the polls 'a comeback for the ages,' and Jaime Watt said if the Liberals don’t win, 'the

Political players predict Carney to win, but questions linger about minority or majority outcome

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | April 28, 2025
  • Stephen Carter called the Liberal lead in the polls 'a comeback for the ages,' and Jaime Watt said if the Liberals don’t win, 'the
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, did such a good job last year of attacking the Liberal Party—now led by Mark Carney, centre—and the NDP led by Jagmeet Singh, right, that he’s laid the foundations for his own election difficulty, said pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Leaders’ Debates Commission’s future queried after Montreal scrum cancelled

  • The commission told The Hill Times that it 'is doing an assessment of its federal election experience for its final report and will not be commenting
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 28, 2025
Michel Cormier, executive director of the Leaders Debate Commission Secretariat announced that the leaders' post-debate scrums were cancelled on April 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaders’ Debates Commission’s future queried after Montreal scrum cancelled

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 28, 2025
  • The commission told The Hill Times that it 'is doing an assessment of its federal election experience for its final report and will not be commenting

Leaders’ Debates Commission’s future queried after Montreal scrum cancelled

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | April 28, 2025
  • The commission told The Hill Times that it 'is doing an assessment of its federal election experience for its final report and will not be commenting
Michel Cormier, executive director of the Leaders Debate Commission Secretariat announced that the leaders' post-debate scrums were cancelled on April 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Gratitude for Pope Francis’ witness to the world

  • At a time when the world seems fractured and uncertain, there are voices that rise above the noise—voices calling us back to what is
Opinion | April 28, 2025
Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88. More than 60,000 people came to St. Peter's Basilica last week to view the late pontiff's body and to pay their final respects before the funeral mass on Saturday in St. Peter's Square. Pope Francis, who died of a stroke, was the head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Wikimedia

Gratitude for Pope Francis’ witness to the world

Opinion | April 28, 2025
  • At a time when the world seems fractured and uncertain, there are voices that rise above the noise—voices calling us back to what is

Gratitude for Pope Francis’ witness to the world

Opinion | April 28, 2025
  • At a time when the world seems fractured and uncertain, there are voices that rise above the noise—voices calling us back to what is
Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88. More than 60,000 people came to St. Peter's Basilica last week to view the late pontiff's body and to pay their final respects before the funeral mass on Saturday in St. Peter's Square. Pope Francis, who died of a stroke, was the head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Wikimedia

How to face defeat

  • People vote for parties because they believe in ideas, not because they want Parliament to work better, and fighting to the end is always
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 28, 2025
Green co-Leader Elizabeth May in a Hill scrum on Dec. 3, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How to face defeat

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 28, 2025
  • People vote for parties because they believe in ideas, not because they want Parliament to work better, and fighting to the end is always

How to face defeat

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | April 28, 2025
  • People vote for parties because they believe in ideas, not because they want Parliament to work better, and fighting to the end is always
Green co-Leader Elizabeth May in a Hill scrum on Dec. 3, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

  • Michael W. Higgins uses his understanding of the Jesuit order to provide insights on the traditions that guided Francis through his reform agenda.
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
Pope Francis
Pope Francis
The late Pope Francis. 'He humanized the papacy, jettisoned much of the silly and encrusted protocols and habits that made the Vatican a kingdom of princelings, and attached priority to the pastoral over the cerebral, people over concepts, in the exercise of his ministry as the Successor of Peter,' says author Michael W. Higgins. Photograph courtesy of Flicker/Catholic Church in England and Wales

Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Michael W. Higgins uses his understanding of the Jesuit order to provide insights on the traditions that guided Francis through his reform agenda.

Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Michael W. Higgins uses his understanding of the Jesuit order to provide insights on the traditions that guided Francis through his reform agenda.
Pope Francis
The late Pope Francis. 'He humanized the papacy, jettisoned much of the silly and encrusted protocols and habits that made the Vatican a kingdom of princelings, and attached priority to the pastoral over the cerebral, people over concepts, in the exercise of his ministry as the Successor of Peter,' says author Michael W. Higgins. Photograph courtesy of Flicker/Catholic Church in England and Wales

No matter what, it will be a ‘change’ election for the federal public service

  • All in all, both Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre promise fiscal restraint, but they have very expensive priorities and are planning to run deficits.
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | April 28, 2025
The 10-year relationship between the public service and the government of Justin Trudeau has come to an end and both Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, can legitimately claim to be 'change' candidates, writes Lori Turnbull. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

No matter what, it will be a ‘change’ election for the federal public service

Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | April 28, 2025
  • All in all, both Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre promise fiscal restraint, but they have very expensive priorities and are planning to run deficits.

No matter what, it will be a ‘change’ election for the federal public service

Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | April 28, 2025
  • All in all, both Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre promise fiscal restraint, but they have very expensive priorities and are planning to run deficits.
The 10-year relationship between the public service and the government of Justin Trudeau has come to an end and both Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, can legitimately claim to be 'change' candidates, writes Lori Turnbull. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
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Precinct expansion report expected this fall, but feds, city already in talks

  • MPs expected to deliver a report on the possibility of expanding the Parliamentary Precinct this fall are weighing the benefits of wading into the
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 15, 2022
Ottawa Police Service officers are pictured standing in front of the Vaux Wall that lines Parliament Hill, with PPS-installed protective fencing behind them, amid the 'Freedom Convoy' protest in Ottawa on Feb. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Precinct expansion report expected this fall, but feds, city already in talks

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 15, 2022
  • MPs expected to deliver a report on the possibility of expanding the Parliamentary Precinct this fall are weighing the benefits of wading into the

Precinct expansion report expected this fall, but feds, city already in talks

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 15, 2022
  • MPs expected to deliver a report on the possibility of expanding the Parliamentary Precinct this fall are weighing the benefits of wading into the
Ottawa Police Service officers are pictured standing in front of the Vaux Wall that lines Parliament Hill, with PPS-installed protective fencing behind them, amid the 'Freedom Convoy' protest in Ottawa on Feb. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health for all cannot be achieved without ensuring human rights, says B.C. letter writer

  • As Canada celebrates Pride Month this June, it gives us an opportunity to examine the devastating impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the
Opinion | June 15, 2022

Health for all cannot be achieved without ensuring human rights, says B.C. letter writer

Opinion | June 15, 2022
  • As Canada celebrates Pride Month this June, it gives us an opportunity to examine the devastating impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the

Health for all cannot be achieved without ensuring human rights, says B.C. letter writer

Opinion | June 15, 2022
  • As Canada celebrates Pride Month this June, it gives us an opportunity to examine the devastating impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the

Deputy PM Freeland takes the stage for Toronto keynote on June 16

  • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15 House Sitting—The House will sit June 13-June 23. It will break for the summer on June 23 and will return on
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland walks up to the West Block before Question Period on June 8. She will deliver a keynote address hosted by the Empire Club of Canada in Toronto on June 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Deputy PM Freeland takes the stage for Toronto keynote on June 16

  • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15 House Sitting—The House will sit June 13-June 23. It will break for the summer on June 23 and will return on

Deputy PM Freeland takes the stage for Toronto keynote on June 16

  • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15 House Sitting—The House will sit June 13-June 23. It will break for the summer on June 23 and will return on
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland walks up to the West Block before Question Period on June 8. She will deliver a keynote address hosted by the Empire Club of Canada in Toronto on June 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra announces on June 14, 2022, Canada's plan to lift vaccine mandates for domestic travellers, transportation workers, and federal employees. The government announced domestic and international travel vaccine mandates would end as of June 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra announces on June 14, 2022, Canada's plan to lift vaccine mandates for domestic travellers, transportation workers, and federal employees. The government announced domestic and international travel vaccine mandates would end as of June 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Portraits around Parliament

  • Former House Speaker Geoff Regan poses for a portrait in his office while speaking to The Hill Times on Nov. 28, 2018. The Hill

Portraits around Parliament

  • Former House Speaker Geoff Regan poses for a portrait in his office while speaking to The Hill Times on Nov. 28, 2018. The Hill

Portraits around Parliament

  • Former House Speaker Geoff Regan poses for a portrait in his office while speaking to The Hill Times on Nov. 28, 2018. The Hill

Politics This Morning: Damage control Tuesday 

  • Good Tuesday morning, Today is damage control day on Parliament Hill.  Deputy Prime Minister CHRYSTIA FREELAND and Emergency Preparedness Minister BILL BLAIR are your
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly is under a media microscope after a Global Affairs official stopped in to a social event held by the the Russian embassy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Damage control Tuesday 

  • Good Tuesday morning, Today is damage control day on Parliament Hill.  Deputy Prime Minister CHRYSTIA FREELAND and Emergency Preparedness Minister BILL BLAIR are your

Politics This Morning: Damage control Tuesday 

  • Good Tuesday morning, Today is damage control day on Parliament Hill.  Deputy Prime Minister CHRYSTIA FREELAND and Emergency Preparedness Minister BILL BLAIR are your
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly is under a media microscope after a Global Affairs official stopped in to a social event held by the the Russian embassy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Rights-based’ approach needed to modernize privacy laws, says next privacy commissioner Dufresne

  • Canada’s nominee to be the next federal privacy commissioner, Philippe Dufresne, says Canada needs to modernize its laws so that privacy is protected as
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 14, 2022
On June 13, Philippe Dufresne, pictured in 2018, appeared before the House Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics Committee after his nomination as Canada’s next privacy commissioner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Rights-based’ approach needed to modernize privacy laws, says next privacy commissioner Dufresne

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 14, 2022
  • Canada’s nominee to be the next federal privacy commissioner, Philippe Dufresne, says Canada needs to modernize its laws so that privacy is protected as

‘Rights-based’ approach needed to modernize privacy laws, says next privacy commissioner Dufresne

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | June 14, 2022
  • Canada’s nominee to be the next federal privacy commissioner, Philippe Dufresne, says Canada needs to modernize its laws so that privacy is protected as
On June 13, Philippe Dufresne, pictured in 2018, appeared before the House Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics Committee after his nomination as Canada’s next privacy commissioner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocates call for federal commissioner for children and youth, after UN report expresses serious concerns

  • Children’s advocates are renewing their call for Ottawa to establish a federal commissioner for children and youth, after a recent United Nations report reinforced
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 13, 2022
Families Minister Karina Gould, seen here responding to the auditor general’s May 2022 reports, is reviewing the UN committee's report and will 'continue to consider all options to advance the status of children,' according to a spokesperson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocates call for federal commissioner for children and youth, after UN report expresses serious concerns

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 13, 2022
  • Children’s advocates are renewing their call for Ottawa to establish a federal commissioner for children and youth, after a recent United Nations report reinforced

Advocates call for federal commissioner for children and youth, after UN report expresses serious concerns

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 13, 2022
  • Children’s advocates are renewing their call for Ottawa to establish a federal commissioner for children and youth, after a recent United Nations report reinforced
Families Minister Karina Gould, seen here responding to the auditor general’s May 2022 reports, is reviewing the UN committee's report and will 'continue to consider all options to advance the status of children,' according to a spokesperson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No matter what side you back, war is a crime

  • OTTAWA—The western media coverage of one of the most recent developments in the war in Ukraine once again serves to illustrate a total lack
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 13, 2022
In the West, we justifiably regard Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as an illegal aggression against a sovereign state, and the Russians cite the same international laws, which do not extend prisoner-of-war status to foreign mercenaries. Screenshot courtesy of CBS News

No matter what side you back, war is a crime

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 13, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The western media coverage of one of the most recent developments in the war in Ukraine once again serves to illustrate a total lack

No matter what side you back, war is a crime

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 13, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The western media coverage of one of the most recent developments in the war in Ukraine once again serves to illustrate a total lack
In the West, we justifiably regard Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as an illegal aggression against a sovereign state, and the Russians cite the same international laws, which do not extend prisoner-of-war status to foreign mercenaries. Screenshot courtesy of CBS News

The pink tide is rising in Latin America

  • LONDON, U.K.—”Corruption isn’t fought with slogans on TikTok,” complained veteran Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro. But social media can win elections, and a right-wing
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 13, 2022
Going into the first round of the presidential election last month, candidate Gustavo Petro, pictured, was well ahead of the establishment candidate, Federico Gutierrez—but the runner-up was actually Rodolfo Hernández, whose social media skills make him a real threat to Petro, writes Gwynne Dyer. Juan Manuel Herrera/Organization of American States photograph courtesy of Flickr

The pink tide is rising in Latin America

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 13, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—”Corruption isn’t fought with slogans on TikTok,” complained veteran Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro. But social media can win elections, and a right-wing

The pink tide is rising in Latin America

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 13, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—”Corruption isn’t fought with slogans on TikTok,” complained veteran Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro. But social media can win elections, and a right-wing
Going into the first round of the presidential election last month, candidate Gustavo Petro, pictured, was well ahead of the establishment candidate, Federico Gutierrez—but the runner-up was actually Rodolfo Hernández, whose social media skills make him a real threat to Petro, writes Gwynne Dyer. Juan Manuel Herrera/Organization of American States photograph courtesy of Flickr

Staff additions bring Emergency Preparedness Minister Blair’s team to 13

  • Queen’s Privy Council President and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair now has a total of 13 political staff on his roster, with his most
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 13, 2022
Queen's Privy Council President and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair, pictured at the Château Laurier on May 30 during an announcement of new gun-control legislation which includes a freeze on the buying, selling, and importing of handguns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Staff additions bring Emergency Preparedness Minister Blair’s team to 13

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 13, 2022
  • Queen’s Privy Council President and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair now has a total of 13 political staff on his roster, with his most

Staff additions bring Emergency Preparedness Minister Blair’s team to 13

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 13, 2022
  • Queen’s Privy Council President and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair now has a total of 13 political staff on his roster, with his most
Queen's Privy Council President and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair, pictured at the Château Laurier on May 30 during an announcement of new gun-control legislation which includes a freeze on the buying, selling, and importing of handguns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Globalization and finding a happy medium

  • TORONTO— The war in Ukraine clearly shows that globalization is alive, though not well. Rising threats of a world food crisis, along with soaring
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 13, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on June 6. In a world of secular stagnation, governments will find themselves unable to deliver on promises of healthcare and pensions and workers will see a shrinkage in living standards, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Globalization and finding a happy medium

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 13, 2022
  • TORONTO— The war in Ukraine clearly shows that globalization is alive, though not well. Rising threats of a world food crisis, along with soaring

Globalization and finding a happy medium

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 13, 2022
  • TORONTO— The war in Ukraine clearly shows that globalization is alive, though not well. Rising threats of a world food crisis, along with soaring
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on June 6. In a world of secular stagnation, governments will find themselves unable to deliver on promises of healthcare and pensions and workers will see a shrinkage in living standards, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lessons from Cobalt for Ontario’s Ring of Fire

  • The Westminster Parliament boasts more than a few noteworthy prime ministers who were writers worth reading. Prime ministers Winston Churchill and Benjamin Disraeli stand
FeatureBY JIM CRESKEY | June 13, 2022
Charlie Angus' eighth book, the very readable Cobalt: Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining Superpower, belongs in the category of Canadian history that isn't taught in school but should be, writes Jim Creskey. Image courtesy of House of Anansi Press and The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Lessons from Cobalt for Ontario’s Ring of Fire

FeatureBY JIM CRESKEY | June 13, 2022
  • The Westminster Parliament boasts more than a few noteworthy prime ministers who were writers worth reading. Prime ministers Winston Churchill and Benjamin Disraeli stand

Lessons from Cobalt for Ontario’s Ring of Fire

FeatureBY JIM CRESKEY | June 13, 2022
  • The Westminster Parliament boasts more than a few noteworthy prime ministers who were writers worth reading. Prime ministers Winston Churchill and Benjamin Disraeli stand
Charlie Angus' eighth book, the very readable Cobalt: Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining Superpower, belongs in the category of Canadian history that isn't taught in school but should be, writes Jim Creskey. Image courtesy of House of Anansi Press and The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada’s Arctic is warming faster than expected

  • CHURCHILL, MAN.—Hudson Bay, second in size only to the Bay of Bengal, brings the Arctic deep into Canada. I live in Churchill, a tiny
Opinion | BY DIANE BECKETT | June 13, 2022
In less than half a century the average annual temperature of the Arctic has warmed by more than 3 C, which is three times as fast as the rest of the planet, writes Diane Beckett. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Canada’s Arctic is warming faster than expected

Opinion | BY DIANE BECKETT | June 13, 2022
  • CHURCHILL, MAN.—Hudson Bay, second in size only to the Bay of Bengal, brings the Arctic deep into Canada. I live in Churchill, a tiny

Canada’s Arctic is warming faster than expected

Opinion | BY DIANE BECKETT | June 13, 2022
  • CHURCHILL, MAN.—Hudson Bay, second in size only to the Bay of Bengal, brings the Arctic deep into Canada. I live in Churchill, a tiny
In less than half a century the average annual temperature of the Arctic has warmed by more than 3 C, which is three times as fast as the rest of the planet, writes Diane Beckett. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

A comprehensive and accountable framework for climate success

  • As we near the one-year anniversary of the Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act receiving royal assent, it is an appropriate time to highlight our Liberal government’s
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP FRANCIS SCARPALEGGIA | June 13, 2022
On May 16, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault launched a public consultation to develop Canada’s first National Adaptation Strategy. The government’s discussion paper for this consultation highlights five key areas where efforts will need to be deployed to allow for effective adaptation, including disaster resilience, writes Francis Scarpaleggia. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A comprehensive and accountable framework for climate success

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP FRANCIS SCARPALEGGIA | June 13, 2022
  • As we near the one-year anniversary of the Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act receiving royal assent, it is an appropriate time to highlight our Liberal government’s

A comprehensive and accountable framework for climate success

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP FRANCIS SCARPALEGGIA | June 13, 2022
  • As we near the one-year anniversary of the Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act receiving royal assent, it is an appropriate time to highlight our Liberal government’s
On May 16, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault launched a public consultation to develop Canada’s first National Adaptation Strategy. The government’s discussion paper for this consultation highlights five key areas where efforts will need to be deployed to allow for effective adaptation, including disaster resilience, writes Francis Scarpaleggia. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada is ignoring opportunities to become a real global energy leader

  • Canada is a top-five energy producer and is considered a global energy leader. Our energy sector is a key driver that supports jobs, funds
Opinion | BY RYAN BULLOCK | June 13, 2022
To capture the full potential of bioenergy, Canada needs to collaborate with Indigenous governments, communities, and Indigenous businesses, writes Ryan Bullock. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Canada is ignoring opportunities to become a real global energy leader

Opinion | BY RYAN BULLOCK | June 13, 2022
  • Canada is a top-five energy producer and is considered a global energy leader. Our energy sector is a key driver that supports jobs, funds

Canada is ignoring opportunities to become a real global energy leader

Opinion | BY RYAN BULLOCK | June 13, 2022
  • Canada is a top-five energy producer and is considered a global energy leader. Our energy sector is a key driver that supports jobs, funds
To capture the full potential of bioenergy, Canada needs to collaborate with Indigenous governments, communities, and Indigenous businesses, writes Ryan Bullock. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Ford’s brand strength, low public appetite for change key to PC win in Ontario, say politicos

  • The strength of the ‘Ford brand’ that easily overmatched what the Ontario Liberals and NDP had on offer, combined with a low-key communications and
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 13, 2022
Ontario premier Doug Ford pictured during a press conference in Ottawa after a meeting of Canada’s Premiers on Sept. 18, 2020. Ford's PC party won a decisive majority victory on June 2, picking up seven seats from their previous majority win. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ford’s brand strength, low public appetite for change key to PC win in Ontario, say politicos

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 13, 2022
  • The strength of the ‘Ford brand’ that easily overmatched what the Ontario Liberals and NDP had on offer, combined with a low-key communications and

Ford’s brand strength, low public appetite for change key to PC win in Ontario, say politicos

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 13, 2022
  • The strength of the ‘Ford brand’ that easily overmatched what the Ontario Liberals and NDP had on offer, combined with a low-key communications and
Ontario premier Doug Ford pictured during a press conference in Ottawa after a meeting of Canada’s Premiers on Sept. 18, 2020. Ford's PC party won a decisive majority victory on June 2, picking up seven seats from their previous majority win. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘There’s a new billboard in Times Square’: Neil Macdonald posts pic for his late brother Norm’s new Netflix special

  • Neil Macdonald, a longtime former CBC National reporter who is married to CTV News’ parliamentary bureau chief Joyce Napier, posted on Facebook on June
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 13, 2022
'There's a big new billboard in Times Square,' Neil Macdonald, a former CBC National reporter on the Hill, posted on Facebook on June 2. His late brother, comedian Norm Macdonald of SNL fame, has a new Netflix special out, released on May 30. Photograph courtesy of Neil Macdonald's Facebook/LoriJo Hoekstra

‘There’s a new billboard in Times Square’: Neil Macdonald posts pic for his late brother Norm’s new Netflix special

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 13, 2022
  • Neil Macdonald, a longtime former CBC National reporter who is married to CTV News’ parliamentary bureau chief Joyce Napier, posted on Facebook on June

‘There’s a new billboard in Times Square’: Neil Macdonald posts pic for his late brother Norm’s new Netflix special

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 13, 2022
  • Neil Macdonald, a longtime former CBC National reporter who is married to CTV News’ parliamentary bureau chief Joyce Napier, posted on Facebook on June
'There's a big new billboard in Times Square,' Neil Macdonald, a former CBC National reporter on the Hill, posted on Facebook on June 2. His late brother, comedian Norm Macdonald of SNL fame, has a new Netflix special out, released on May 30. Photograph courtesy of Neil Macdonald's Facebook/LoriJo Hoekstra

Typically apolitical National Prayer Breakfast results in partisan quips about vaccine politics

  • One of the longest-running annual events on Parliament Hill–attended by the biggest names in Canadian politics sitting shoulder to shoulder–returned for the first time
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 13, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on May 31, 2022, at the National Prayer Breakfast alongside interim Conservative Party Leader Candice Bergen at the Delta hotel in Ottawa. The Hill Times' photography by Andrew Meade

Typically apolitical National Prayer Breakfast results in partisan quips about vaccine politics

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 13, 2022
  • One of the longest-running annual events on Parliament Hill–attended by the biggest names in Canadian politics sitting shoulder to shoulder–returned for the first time

Typically apolitical National Prayer Breakfast results in partisan quips about vaccine politics

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 13, 2022
  • One of the longest-running annual events on Parliament Hill–attended by the biggest names in Canadian politics sitting shoulder to shoulder–returned for the first time
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on May 31, 2022, at the National Prayer Breakfast alongside interim Conservative Party Leader Candice Bergen at the Delta hotel in Ottawa. The Hill Times' photography by Andrew Meade

Conservative leadership candidates expected to challenge eligibility of ‘thousands and thousands and thousands’ of rivals’ party memberships

  • Conservative Party president Rob Batherson denies claims that the party is six to eight weeks behind in processing memberships, and says the leadership election
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 13, 2022
The waiting game: The leadership campaigns of Pierre Poilievre, clockwise from top left, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Scott Aitchison, Patrick Brown, and Roman Baber are eagerly awaiting for the membership lists. Some are speculating that rival candidates will challenge memberships of thousands of each other's supporters. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and handouts

Conservative leadership candidates expected to challenge eligibility of ‘thousands and thousands and thousands’ of rivals’ party memberships

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 13, 2022
  • Conservative Party president Rob Batherson denies claims that the party is six to eight weeks behind in processing memberships, and says the leadership election

Conservative leadership candidates expected to challenge eligibility of ‘thousands and thousands and thousands’ of rivals’ party memberships

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 13, 2022
  • Conservative Party president Rob Batherson denies claims that the party is six to eight weeks behind in processing memberships, and says the leadership election
The waiting game: The leadership campaigns of Pierre Poilievre, clockwise from top left, Leslyn Lewis, Jean Charest, Scott Aitchison, Patrick Brown, and Roman Baber are eagerly awaiting for the membership lists. Some are speculating that rival candidates will challenge memberships of thousands of each other's supporters. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and handouts

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