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‘No apologies for that one’: recently retired Senator Marc Gold talks nine years in the Chamber

  • Appointed as a Senator in November 2016, Gold has been the government’s representative in the Upper Chamber since 2020. He officially retired on June
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 1, 2025
Now-retired Quebec senator Marc Gold has no regrets about taking the 'plunge' and applying to sit in the Senate in 2016, and says he leaves proud and feeling good about what he leaves behind. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘No apologies for that one’: recently retired Senator Marc Gold talks nine years in the Chamber

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 1, 2025
  • Appointed as a Senator in November 2016, Gold has been the government’s representative in the Upper Chamber since 2020. He officially retired on June

‘No apologies for that one’: recently retired Senator Marc Gold talks nine years in the Chamber

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 1, 2025
  • Appointed as a Senator in November 2016, Gold has been the government’s representative in the Upper Chamber since 2020. He officially retired on June
Now-retired Quebec senator Marc Gold has no regrets about taking the 'plunge' and applying to sit in the Senate in 2016, and says he leaves proud and feeling good about what he leaves behind. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | New five-per-cent NATO target ‘achievable’ if Canada is ‘smart about it,’ says David Perry

  • Canada has pledged to meet the new NATO target of spending five per cent of GDP on defence.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 30, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
On June 9, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada would spend and extra $9-billion on defence this fiscal year, to finally reach the military alliance's then-two per cent of GDP spending target. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | New five-per-cent NATO target ‘achievable’ if Canada is ‘smart about it,’ says David Perry

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 30, 2025
  • Canada has pledged to meet the new NATO target of spending five per cent of GDP on defence.

Q&A | New five-per-cent NATO target ‘achievable’ if Canada is ‘smart about it,’ says David Perry

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 30, 2025
  • Canada has pledged to meet the new NATO target of spending five per cent of GDP on defence.
Mark Carney
On June 9, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada would spend and extra $9-billion on defence this fiscal year, to finally reach the military alliance's then-two per cent of GDP spending target. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What to do about youth unemployment?

  • The scale of the problem requires more innovative policy solutions.
Opinion | BY ABDUL ABBASI, MATTHEW GERRITS, HANNAH HUNTER | June 30, 2025
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
The federal government recently injected 6,000 new opportunities into the Canada Summer Jobs program overseen by Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What to do about youth unemployment?

Opinion | BY ABDUL ABBASI, MATTHEW GERRITS, HANNAH HUNTER | June 30, 2025
  • The scale of the problem requires more innovative policy solutions.

What to do about youth unemployment?

Opinion | BY ABDUL ABBASI, MATTHEW GERRITS, HANNAH HUNTER | June 30, 2025
  • The scale of the problem requires more innovative policy solutions.
Patty Hajdu
The federal government recently injected 6,000 new opportunities into the Canada Summer Jobs program overseen by Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bangkok protests, Iran airstrikes, and stupid old men

  • With a leaked call sparking protests in Thailand, Cambodia’s Hun Sen is taking an unnecessary risk for a doubtful outcome. But the uncomfortable truth
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 30, 2025
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, left, is facing calls for her resignation after a leaked phone call with Cambodia’s Hun Sen. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Bangkok protests, Iran airstrikes, and stupid old men

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 30, 2025
  • With a leaked call sparking protests in Thailand, Cambodia’s Hun Sen is taking an unnecessary risk for a doubtful outcome. But the uncomfortable truth

Bangkok protests, Iran airstrikes, and stupid old men

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 30, 2025
  • With a leaked call sparking protests in Thailand, Cambodia’s Hun Sen is taking an unnecessary risk for a doubtful outcome. But the uncomfortable truth
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, left, is facing calls for her resignation after a leaked phone call with Cambodia’s Hun Sen. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada should maintain its $1.2-billion support to Global Fund: Winnipeg reader

  • O Canada, I feel lucky to call you home. A place where kindness is a virtue and not a weakness. A country that stands
Opinion | June 30, 2025
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Canada should maintain its $1.2-billion support to Global Fund: Winnipeg reader

Opinion | June 30, 2025
  • O Canada, I feel lucky to call you home. A place where kindness is a virtue and not a weakness. A country that stands

Canada should maintain its $1.2-billion support to Global Fund: Winnipeg reader

Opinion | June 30, 2025
  • O Canada, I feel lucky to call you home. A place where kindness is a virtue and not a weakness. A country that stands
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Carney to trigger the Alberta byelection

  • Plus, the prime minister welcomes the FIFA World Cup trophy to Canada.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce the date of the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection in Alberta today, as per the National Post. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney to trigger the Alberta byelection

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 30, 2025
  • Plus, the prime minister welcomes the FIFA World Cup trophy to Canada.

Carney to trigger the Alberta byelection

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 30, 2025
  • Plus, the prime minister welcomes the FIFA World Cup trophy to Canada.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce the date of the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection in Alberta today, as per the National Post. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney ‘buries Caesar’ by admitting his own mistakes

  • I’m willing to bet Mark Carney’s numbers continue to be solid, and I bet the Canadians paying attention actually give him credit for admitting
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
In a press conference on June 20, 2025, in the West Block, Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, said his government would organize full-day summits with Indigenous rights holders, leadership and experts, that will take place this summer, to discuss Bill C-5. Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, left, also spoke at the press conference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney ‘buries Caesar’ by admitting his own mistakes

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 30, 2025
  • I’m willing to bet Mark Carney’s numbers continue to be solid, and I bet the Canadians paying attention actually give him credit for admitting

Carney ‘buries Caesar’ by admitting his own mistakes

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 30, 2025
  • I’m willing to bet Mark Carney’s numbers continue to be solid, and I bet the Canadians paying attention actually give him credit for admitting
Prime Minister Mark Carney
In a press conference on June 20, 2025, in the West Block, Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, said his government would organize full-day summits with Indigenous rights holders, leadership and experts, that will take place this summer, to discuss Bill C-5. Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, left, also spoke at the press conference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘If you live here, this concerns you’: Elbows Up! book of essays out this fall

  • Plus: condolences for former Conservative MP Guy Lauzon who died on June 22, former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna has a memoir coming out this
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 30, 2025
CBC Radio host Elamin Abdelmahmoud, top left, is the editor of a forthcoming book, Elbows Up!, featuring essays by novelist Ann-Marie MacDonald, academic Niigaan Sinclair, author Margaret Atwood, former CBC correspondent Peter Mansbridge, bottom left, filmmaker Atom Egoyan, former broadcaster Carol Off, and ex-Liberal minister Ken Dryden. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright and Stuart Benson, and courtesy of McClelland and Stewart

‘If you live here, this concerns you’: Elbows Up! book of essays out this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 30, 2025
  • Plus: condolences for former Conservative MP Guy Lauzon who died on June 22, former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna has a memoir coming out this

‘If you live here, this concerns you’: Elbows Up! book of essays out this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 30, 2025
  • Plus: condolences for former Conservative MP Guy Lauzon who died on June 22, former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna has a memoir coming out this
CBC Radio host Elamin Abdelmahmoud, top left, is the editor of a forthcoming book, Elbows Up!, featuring essays by novelist Ann-Marie MacDonald, academic Niigaan Sinclair, author Margaret Atwood, former CBC correspondent Peter Mansbridge, bottom left, filmmaker Atom Egoyan, former broadcaster Carol Off, and ex-Liberal minister Ken Dryden. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright and Stuart Benson, and courtesy of McClelland and Stewart

Frustrated with party’s nominations process, former Alberta Conservative national councillor mulls comeback: ‘the worst I saw was in Calgary Skyview’

  • The national council has reduced itself to a mere ‘housekeeping’ role and has allowed itself to be ‘bullied’ by senior party and campaign officials.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 30, 2025
Pierre Poilievre will have his leadership reviewed at the Conservative Party's biennial policy convention in Calgary, Alta., between Jan. 29-31, 2026. The party will also elect new 20 national councillors at the event. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Frustrated with party’s nominations process, former Alberta Conservative national councillor mulls comeback: ‘the worst I saw was in Calgary Skyview’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 30, 2025
  • The national council has reduced itself to a mere ‘housekeeping’ role and has allowed itself to be ‘bullied’ by senior party and campaign officials.

Frustrated with party’s nominations process, former Alberta Conservative national councillor mulls comeback: ‘the worst I saw was in Calgary Skyview’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 30, 2025
  • The national council has reduced itself to a mere ‘housekeeping’ role and has allowed itself to be ‘bullied’ by senior party and campaign officials.
Pierre Poilievre will have his leadership reviewed at the Conservative Party's biennial policy convention in Calgary, Alta., between Jan. 29-31, 2026. The party will also elect new 20 national councillors at the event. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian cultural diversity is what makes our country great

  • In this tense global environment, people around the world look to Canada as a country where people have learned to celebrate their differences, not
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 30, 2025
People at the Canada Day celebration in Ottawa on July 1, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canadian cultural diversity is what makes our country great

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 30, 2025
  • In this tense global environment, people around the world look to Canada as a country where people have learned to celebrate their differences, not

Canadian cultural diversity is what makes our country great

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 30, 2025
  • In this tense global environment, people around the world look to Canada as a country where people have learned to celebrate their differences, not
People at the Canada Day celebration in Ottawa on July 1, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Happy travels, Canada, and Happy Canada Day

  • There is a heightened sense of Canadian pride this year and millions of Canadians are showing Americans what they think of Trump's global trade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 30, 2025
A Canadian Forces parachuter demonstrates a fly past the Peace Tower during Canada Day activities at Parliament Hill on July 1, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Happy travels, Canada, and Happy Canada Day

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 30, 2025
  • There is a heightened sense of Canadian pride this year and millions of Canadians are showing Americans what they think of Trump's global trade

Happy travels, Canada, and Happy Canada Day

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 30, 2025
  • There is a heightened sense of Canadian pride this year and millions of Canadians are showing Americans what they think of Trump's global trade
A Canadian Forces parachuter demonstrates a fly past the Peace Tower during Canada Day activities at Parliament Hill on July 1, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The real Mark Carney is about to emerge

  • The new prime minister needs to come clean with the Canadian public. It is the existential threat of climate change, nuclear weapons, pandemics and
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the West Block on June 5, 2025. Carney has extricated himself from the clutches of the avaricious U.S. president, by promising to spend five per cent of Canada's GDP on defence, but he now faces the biggest test of his professional career: his credibility, writes Doug Roche. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The real Mark Carney is about to emerge

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | June 30, 2025
  • The new prime minister needs to come clean with the Canadian public. It is the existential threat of climate change, nuclear weapons, pandemics and

The real Mark Carney is about to emerge

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | June 30, 2025
  • The new prime minister needs to come clean with the Canadian public. It is the existential threat of climate change, nuclear weapons, pandemics and
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the West Block on June 5, 2025. Carney has extricated himself from the clutches of the avaricious U.S. president, by promising to spend five per cent of Canada's GDP on defence, but he now faces the biggest test of his professional career: his credibility, writes Doug Roche. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Iran’s uranium enrichment: myths, realities, and what Canada should understand

  • Canadians deserve an informed debate about the potential proliferation dangers of these new reactor designs, especially as the intention is to export them around
Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON, GORDON EDWARDS | June 29, 2025
Atomic bomb mushroom clouds pictured over Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, left, and over Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. 9, 1945. Images courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Iran’s uranium enrichment: myths, realities, and what Canada should understand

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON, GORDON EDWARDS | June 29, 2025
  • Canadians deserve an informed debate about the potential proliferation dangers of these new reactor designs, especially as the intention is to export them around

Iran’s uranium enrichment: myths, realities, and what Canada should understand

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON, GORDON EDWARDS | June 29, 2025
  • Canadians deserve an informed debate about the potential proliferation dangers of these new reactor designs, especially as the intention is to export them around
Atomic bomb mushroom clouds pictured over Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, left, and over Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. 9, 1945. Images courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Canadians like what they hear so far on affordability and U.S. trade war, but Carney will have to deliver results soon, say pollsters

  • The coming six months will be critical for Prime Minister Mark Carney, and for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to regain lost political ground, says
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, has had a strong start during the post-election honeymoon period, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party need to do some soul-searching about how they can take themselves to the next level. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians like what they hear so far on affordability and U.S. trade war, but Carney will have to deliver results soon, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 29, 2025
  • The coming six months will be critical for Prime Minister Mark Carney, and for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to regain lost political ground, says

Canadians like what they hear so far on affordability and U.S. trade war, but Carney will have to deliver results soon, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 29, 2025
  • The coming six months will be critical for Prime Minister Mark Carney, and for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to regain lost political ground, says
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, has had a strong start during the post-election honeymoon period, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party need to do some soul-searching about how they can take themselves to the next level. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘They’re never going to silence me’: Red Chamber marks Pride month with historic number of openly queer Senators 

  • The Upper Chamber has six openly 2SLGBTQIA+ Senators for the first time ever, but they warn that progress is 'fragile' and that Canadians must
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 28, 2025
Duncan Wilson and Kristopher Wells
Duncan Wilson and Kristopher Wells
PSG Senator Kristopher Wells, right, with PSG Senator Duncan Wilson. The 'status quo does not change on its own' says Wells, warning there is still work to do to address 2SLGBTQIA+ equality in Canada. Photograph courtesy of Senator Kristopher Wells

‘They’re never going to silence me’: Red Chamber marks Pride month with historic number of openly queer Senators 

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 28, 2025
  • The Upper Chamber has six openly 2SLGBTQIA+ Senators for the first time ever, but they warn that progress is 'fragile' and that Canadians must

‘They’re never going to silence me’: Red Chamber marks Pride month with historic number of openly queer Senators 

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 28, 2025
  • The Upper Chamber has six openly 2SLGBTQIA+ Senators for the first time ever, but they warn that progress is 'fragile' and that Canadians must
Duncan Wilson and Kristopher Wells
PSG Senator Kristopher Wells, right, with PSG Senator Duncan Wilson. The 'status quo does not change on its own' says Wells, warning there is still work to do to address 2SLGBTQIA+ equality in Canada. Photograph courtesy of Senator Kristopher Wells

Canada’s government and banks are stuck on oil—and this is a problem

  • Economic success will only succeed if we become an innovation nation, not a petrostate. We have great talent in Canada and many ambitious entrepreneurs
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The challenge for the Carney government is to get Canada's banks and other financial institutions to think beyond pipelines to new sources of economic growth that are based on ideas, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s government and banks are stuck on oil—and this is a problem

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 27, 2025
  • Economic success will only succeed if we become an innovation nation, not a petrostate. We have great talent in Canada and many ambitious entrepreneurs

Canada’s government and banks are stuck on oil—and this is a problem

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 27, 2025
  • Economic success will only succeed if we become an innovation nation, not a petrostate. We have great talent in Canada and many ambitious entrepreneurs
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The challenge for the Carney government is to get Canada's banks and other financial institutions to think beyond pipelines to new sources of economic growth that are based on ideas, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What comes next on Canada-EU defence pact?

  • Plus, the Red Chamber greenlights the feds’ contentious Bill C-5.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured with President of the EU Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen, and President of the European Council Antonio Costa, at the recent Canada-EU Summit in Brussels. Image courtesy of the PMO/X

What comes next on Canada-EU defence pact?

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 27, 2025
  • Plus, the Red Chamber greenlights the feds’ contentious Bill C-5.

What comes next on Canada-EU defence pact?

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 27, 2025
  • Plus, the Red Chamber greenlights the feds’ contentious Bill C-5.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured with President of the EU Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen, and President of the European Council Antonio Costa, at the recent Canada-EU Summit in Brussels. Image courtesy of the PMO/X

Senate passes Carney’s controversial nation-building bill, citing ‘trust’ in the government

  • Mi'kmaw Senator Paul Prosper says Bill C-5 is a 'betrayal' of reconciliation, saying it shouldn't pass without proper consultation with Indigenous leaders. 'We do
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's One Canadian Economy Act, which the government has touted as a necessary solution to kickstart Canada's economy, has passed the Senate after only two days of debate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate passes Carney’s controversial nation-building bill, citing ‘trust’ in the government

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
  • Mi'kmaw Senator Paul Prosper says Bill C-5 is a 'betrayal' of reconciliation, saying it shouldn't pass without proper consultation with Indigenous leaders. 'We do

Senate passes Carney’s controversial nation-building bill, citing ‘trust’ in the government

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 26, 2025
  • Mi'kmaw Senator Paul Prosper says Bill C-5 is a 'betrayal' of reconciliation, saying it shouldn't pass without proper consultation with Indigenous leaders. 'We do
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's One Canadian Economy Act, which the government has touted as a necessary solution to kickstart Canada's economy, has passed the Senate after only two days of debate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Large shuffle to public service expected once Sabia takes PCO reins

  • Former federal public servant David McLaughlin says Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent civil service appointments are only the beginning of a larger shuffle of
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 26, 2025
Incoming Privy Council Office Clerk Michael Sabia, pictured during his Nov. 17, 2022, testimony before the Public Emergency Order Commission, is expected to shake up the ranks of the civil service after he takes over his new role on July 7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Large shuffle to public service expected once Sabia takes PCO reins

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 26, 2025
  • Former federal public servant David McLaughlin says Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent civil service appointments are only the beginning of a larger shuffle of

Large shuffle to public service expected once Sabia takes PCO reins

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 26, 2025
  • Former federal public servant David McLaughlin says Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent civil service appointments are only the beginning of a larger shuffle of
Incoming Privy Council Office Clerk Michael Sabia, pictured during his Nov. 17, 2022, testimony before the Public Emergency Order Commission, is expected to shake up the ranks of the civil service after he takes over his new role on July 7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada-India reset and diaspora concerns during G7 summit

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to invite India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the recent G7 summit was widely hailed by leading political commentators
Opinion | BY RAJESH C. SHUKLA | June 26, 2025 | UPDATED June 27, 2025
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Prime Minister Carney. Carney has made it clear that the two countries will tackle together the issues of 'transnational repression and terrorism,' emphasizing the 'law-enforcement to law-enforcement co-operation,' writes Rajesh C. Shukla. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada-India reset and diaspora concerns during G7 summit

Opinion | BY RAJESH C. SHUKLA | June 26, 2025 | UPDATED June 27, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to invite India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the recent G7 summit was widely hailed by leading political commentators

Canada-India reset and diaspora concerns during G7 summit

Opinion | BY RAJESH C. SHUKLA | June 26, 2025 | UPDATED June 27, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to invite India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the recent G7 summit was widely hailed by leading political commentators
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Prime Minister Carney. Carney has made it clear that the two countries will tackle together the issues of 'transnational repression and terrorism,' emphasizing the 'law-enforcement to law-enforcement co-operation,' writes Rajesh C. Shukla. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

We need sustainable and evidence-based approaches to preventing mass casualty attacks in Canada

  • Canada has to continue to respond to the issue of terrorism together with the broader issue of targeted violence if our primary goal is
Opinion | BY MICHAEL KING, JOHN MCCOY | June 26, 2025
In these complex times, where targeted violence and threats against the public are so multi-various in nature, we must continually adapt to the dynamic threat landscape via a co-ordinated, multi-agency response, write John McCoy and Michael King. Image courtesy of Jimmy Chan/Pexels

We need sustainable and evidence-based approaches to preventing mass casualty attacks in Canada

Opinion | BY MICHAEL KING, JOHN MCCOY | June 26, 2025
  • Canada has to continue to respond to the issue of terrorism together with the broader issue of targeted violence if our primary goal is

We need sustainable and evidence-based approaches to preventing mass casualty attacks in Canada

Opinion | BY MICHAEL KING, JOHN MCCOY | June 26, 2025
  • Canada has to continue to respond to the issue of terrorism together with the broader issue of targeted violence if our primary goal is
In these complex times, where targeted violence and threats against the public are so multi-various in nature, we must continually adapt to the dynamic threat landscape via a co-ordinated, multi-agency response, write John McCoy and Michael King. Image courtesy of Jimmy Chan/Pexels

As the U.S. follows Israel into Iran, where is Canada’s voice?

  • Canada needs bold diplomacy, not cautious complicity, as the Middle East tilts toward a wider war.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 25, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
On the Middle East, Prime Minister Mark Carney is no ideologue, nor does he appear interested in his predecessor’s optics-heavy style. Carney seems more calibrated, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As the U.S. follows Israel into Iran, where is Canada’s voice?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 25, 2025
  • Canada needs bold diplomacy, not cautious complicity, as the Middle East tilts toward a wider war.

As the U.S. follows Israel into Iran, where is Canada’s voice?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | June 25, 2025
  • Canada needs bold diplomacy, not cautious complicity, as the Middle East tilts toward a wider war.
Mark Carney
On the Middle East, Prime Minister Mark Carney is no ideologue, nor does he appear interested in his predecessor’s optics-heavy style. Carney seems more calibrated, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

More cash and new alliances show Ottawa is serious about defence, say observers

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney put his $9-billion defence spending pledge before Parliament 'about as fast as he conceivably could have,' says defence procurement expert
News | BY IREM KOCA | June 25, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the defence and security agreement between Canada-EU will 'help deliver on capability targets more quickly and economically.' The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

More cash and new alliances show Ottawa is serious about defence, say observers

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 25, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney put his $9-billion defence spending pledge before Parliament 'about as fast as he conceivably could have,' says defence procurement expert

More cash and new alliances show Ottawa is serious about defence, say observers

News | BY IREM KOCA | June 25, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney put his $9-billion defence spending pledge before Parliament 'about as fast as he conceivably could have,' says defence procurement expert
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the defence and security agreement between Canada-EU will 'help deliver on capability targets more quickly and economically.' The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Beating the heat at Birkett Castle with the Royal Conservatory and Tamás Török

  • Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar hosted an intimate reception and recital performance at her official residence on June 20 in support of the Budapest Symphony
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
Pianist Tamás Török performs at an intimate fundraising dinner and recital at Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar's official residence on June 20. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

Beating the heat at Birkett Castle with the Royal Conservatory and Tamás Török

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
  • Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar hosted an intimate reception and recital performance at her official residence on June 20 in support of the Budapest Symphony

Beating the heat at Birkett Castle with the Royal Conservatory and Tamás Török

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 25, 2025
  • Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar hosted an intimate reception and recital performance at her official residence on June 20 in support of the Budapest Symphony
Pianist Tamás Török performs at an intimate fundraising dinner and recital at Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar's official residence on June 20. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

Canada’s water is a strategic asset, so let’s treat it like one

  • Water is foundational to our economy, our food and energy systems, and our national security. We must meet the moment with fresh solutions to
Opinion | BY SOULA CHRONOPOULOS | June 25, 2025
To secure Canada's national water and economic security, we need coherent federal-provincial partnership and barrier-free markets, writes Soula Chronopoulos. Unsplash photograph by Yoann Boyer

Canada’s water is a strategic asset, so let’s treat it like one

Opinion | BY SOULA CHRONOPOULOS | June 25, 2025
  • Water is foundational to our economy, our food and energy systems, and our national security. We must meet the moment with fresh solutions to

Canada’s water is a strategic asset, so let’s treat it like one

Opinion | BY SOULA CHRONOPOULOS | June 25, 2025
  • Water is foundational to our economy, our food and energy systems, and our national security. We must meet the moment with fresh solutions to
To secure Canada's national water and economic security, we need coherent federal-provincial partnership and barrier-free markets, writes Soula Chronopoulos. Unsplash photograph by Yoann Boyer

Canada ‘kind of in the dark’ on Middle East conflict, says former Liberal MP McKay

  • Amid the roiling conflict in the Middle East, Canada’s influence is largely limited to de-escalation and aiding Canadians in the region.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 25, 2025
If Canada had an embassy in Iran, there would be formal channels of communication, said former Liberal MP John McKay. Global Affairs Canada said as of June 24, 600 Canadians, permanent residents, and family members have left Israel, Iran, and the West Bank. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada ‘kind of in the dark’ on Middle East conflict, says former Liberal MP McKay

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 25, 2025
  • Amid the roiling conflict in the Middle East, Canada’s influence is largely limited to de-escalation and aiding Canadians in the region.

Canada ‘kind of in the dark’ on Middle East conflict, says former Liberal MP McKay

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 25, 2025
  • Amid the roiling conflict in the Middle East, Canada’s influence is largely limited to de-escalation and aiding Canadians in the region.
If Canada had an embassy in Iran, there would be formal channels of communication, said former Liberal MP John McKay. Global Affairs Canada said as of June 24, 600 Canadians, permanent residents, and family members have left Israel, Iran, and the West Bank. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Taiwan will continue to defend democracy, says envoy

  • Re: “Chinese ambassador warns Canada against crossing ‘red line’ on Taiwan, urges to ‘draw the lessons’ from the past,” (The Hill Times, Aug. 10,
Opinion | August 17, 2022

Taiwan will continue to defend democracy, says envoy

Opinion | August 17, 2022
  • Re: “Chinese ambassador warns Canada against crossing ‘red line’ on Taiwan, urges to ‘draw the lessons’ from the past,” (The Hill Times, Aug. 10,

Taiwan will continue to defend democracy, says envoy

Opinion | August 17, 2022
  • Re: “Chinese ambassador warns Canada against crossing ‘red line’ on Taiwan, urges to ‘draw the lessons’ from the past,” (The Hill Times, Aug. 10,

Co-ordinated hate campaign thrives under complicity of silent majority

  • OTTAWA—Women in news media are in peril, mainly due to white men. Lisa LaFlamme’s unceremonious departure from CTV News on Monday, as described by
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | August 17, 2022
When a group of far-right white men develop a list of female journalists and female journalists of colour to target, that’s fascism, writes Erica Ifill. Unsplash photograph by Sergey Zolkin

Co-ordinated hate campaign thrives under complicity of silent majority

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | August 17, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Women in news media are in peril, mainly due to white men. Lisa LaFlamme’s unceremonious departure from CTV News on Monday, as described by

Co-ordinated hate campaign thrives under complicity of silent majority

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | August 17, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Women in news media are in peril, mainly due to white men. Lisa LaFlamme’s unceremonious departure from CTV News on Monday, as described by
When a group of far-right white men develop a list of female journalists and female journalists of colour to target, that’s fascism, writes Erica Ifill. Unsplash photograph by Sergey Zolkin

‘We’re prepared to step in’: church occupants readying ‘private security force,’ deny convoy links as community groups push back

  • The area MP is keeping an eye on things as the controversial new occupants of St. Brigid’s church in Ottawa’s Lowertown neighbourhood say their
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 17, 2022
The United People of Canada's 'private security force' is fully compliant with the law, according to the organization's director William Komer, who said that the security guards would have the 'right to arrest' those suspected of trespassing at St. Brigid's Church, which they're in the process of buying. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We’re prepared to step in’: church occupants readying ‘private security force,’ deny convoy links as community groups push back

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 17, 2022
  • The area MP is keeping an eye on things as the controversial new occupants of St. Brigid’s church in Ottawa’s Lowertown neighbourhood say their

‘We’re prepared to step in’: church occupants readying ‘private security force,’ deny convoy links as community groups push back

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 17, 2022
  • The area MP is keeping an eye on things as the controversial new occupants of St. Brigid’s church in Ottawa’s Lowertown neighbourhood say their
The United People of Canada's 'private security force' is fully compliant with the law, according to the organization's director William Komer, who said that the security guards would have the 'right to arrest' those suspected of trespassing at St. Brigid's Church, which they're in the process of buying. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ford helps undermine Ontario’s public health system, then eyes more privatization

  • OTTAWA—Swallowing a bee while discussing the possible privatization of Ontario health care, Doug Ford reflexively thought he might have to undergo emergency treatment. “I’ll
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 17, 2022
Doug Ford
Doug Ford
By refusing to lift the effective wage freeze Ontario Premier Doug Ford imposed on nurses, he is hastening the decline in the health-care system and without doubt setting the stage for further privatization in the province, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/CityNews

Ford helps undermine Ontario’s public health system, then eyes more privatization

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 17, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Swallowing a bee while discussing the possible privatization of Ontario health care, Doug Ford reflexively thought he might have to undergo emergency treatment. “I’ll

Ford helps undermine Ontario’s public health system, then eyes more privatization

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | August 17, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Swallowing a bee while discussing the possible privatization of Ontario health care, Doug Ford reflexively thought he might have to undergo emergency treatment. “I’ll
Doug Ford
By refusing to lift the effective wage freeze Ontario Premier Doug Ford imposed on nurses, he is hastening the decline in the health-care system and without doubt setting the stage for further privatization in the province, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/CityNews

Samara delves into detoxing democracy with Aug. 18 panel

  • WEDNESDAY, AUG. 17 House Not Sitting—The House is not sitting right now. The House will return on Sept. 19, sitting until Oct. 7. It
Panellists for a Samara Centre for Democracy webinar will dig into how we can mitigate online toxicity to create safer spaces for democratic participation on Aug. 18. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Samara delves into detoxing democracy with Aug. 18 panel

  • WEDNESDAY, AUG. 17 House Not Sitting—The House is not sitting right now. The House will return on Sept. 19, sitting until Oct. 7. It

Samara delves into detoxing democracy with Aug. 18 panel

  • WEDNESDAY, AUG. 17 House Not Sitting—The House is not sitting right now. The House will return on Sept. 19, sitting until Oct. 7. It
Panellists for a Samara Centre for Democracy webinar will dig into how we can mitigate online toxicity to create safer spaces for democratic participation on Aug. 18. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Journalists, politicos react to LaFlamme’s shock ouster at CTV

  • Following a “business decision” by Bell Media owners, Lisa LaFlamme is out as chief anchor and senior editor of CTV National News. In a
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 17, 2022
Lisa LaFlamme addressed her departure from CTV News in a video posted to Twitter Aug. 15. Screenshot courtesy of Twitter

Journalists, politicos react to LaFlamme’s shock ouster at CTV

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 17, 2022
  • Following a “business decision” by Bell Media owners, Lisa LaFlamme is out as chief anchor and senior editor of CTV National News. In a

Journalists, politicos react to LaFlamme’s shock ouster at CTV

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 17, 2022
  • Following a “business decision” by Bell Media owners, Lisa LaFlamme is out as chief anchor and senior editor of CTV National News. In a
Lisa LaFlamme addressed her departure from CTV News in a video posted to Twitter Aug. 15. Screenshot courtesy of Twitter

India looks to quickly wrap draft of interim trade deal with Canada, as both sides discuss additional early pact

  • To overcome hurdles that prevented Canada and India from reaching a free trade deal, the two sides are discussing rolling out a series of
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 17, 2022
International Trade Minister Mary Ng is expected to speak with Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal next week ahead of the fourth round of trade negotiations, which are scheduled for next month in India. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

India looks to quickly wrap draft of interim trade deal with Canada, as both sides discuss additional early pact

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 17, 2022
  • To overcome hurdles that prevented Canada and India from reaching a free trade deal, the two sides are discussing rolling out a series of

India looks to quickly wrap draft of interim trade deal with Canada, as both sides discuss additional early pact

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 17, 2022
  • To overcome hurdles that prevented Canada and India from reaching a free trade deal, the two sides are discussing rolling out a series of
International Trade Minister Mary Ng is expected to speak with Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal next week ahead of the fourth round of trade negotiations, which are scheduled for next month in India. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Co-ordinated, vitriolic online attacks against female journalists prompt police reports, calls for action from media organizations

  • An uptick in hateful, racist, and sexist vitriol directed at female journalists in recent weeks has prompted a trio of news organizations to co-sign
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 17, 2022
The Hill Times columnist Erica Ifill, left, Global News reporter Rachel Gilmore, and Toronto Star podcast co-host and producer Saba Eitizaz were named in ugly messages that have been reported to law enforcement. Global News editor-in-chief Sonia Verma says 'this type of abuse is of increasing concern.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photographs courtesy of Twitter

Co-ordinated, vitriolic online attacks against female journalists prompt police reports, calls for action from media organizations

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 17, 2022
  • An uptick in hateful, racist, and sexist vitriol directed at female journalists in recent weeks has prompted a trio of news organizations to co-sign

Co-ordinated, vitriolic online attacks against female journalists prompt police reports, calls for action from media organizations

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 17, 2022
  • An uptick in hateful, racist, and sexist vitriol directed at female journalists in recent weeks has prompted a trio of news organizations to co-sign
The Hill Times columnist Erica Ifill, left, Global News reporter Rachel Gilmore, and Toronto Star podcast co-host and producer Saba Eitizaz were named in ugly messages that have been reported to law enforcement. Global News editor-in-chief Sonia Verma says 'this type of abuse is of increasing concern.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photographs courtesy of Twitter

Open minds, not dated rhetoric, needed to fix ailing health-care system

  • OTTAWA—Go to any media outlet web page, paper, podcast, radio station, or TV station across Canada and you’ll find an identical story about a
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 17, 2022
Both Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his Health Minister Sylvia Jones have said all options need to be on the table when it comes to addressing the broken health-care system, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Open minds, not dated rhetoric, needed to fix ailing health-care system

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 17, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Go to any media outlet web page, paper, podcast, radio station, or TV station across Canada and you’ll find an identical story about a

Open minds, not dated rhetoric, needed to fix ailing health-care system

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | August 17, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Go to any media outlet web page, paper, podcast, radio station, or TV station across Canada and you’ll find an identical story about a
Both Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his Health Minister Sylvia Jones have said all options need to be on the table when it comes to addressing the broken health-care system, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A year later, the job in Afghanistan is far from complete

  • This week marked the one-year anniversary of the Taliban taking the Afghan capital of Kabul, bringing to a terrifying end the years of progress
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 17, 2022
During an Aug. 15 press conference, NDP immigration critic Jenny Kwan, pictured in Ottawa in 2018, said the Canadian government would have blood on its hands if it didn’t move to quickly help Afghans who once helped Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A year later, the job in Afghanistan is far from complete

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 17, 2022
  • This week marked the one-year anniversary of the Taliban taking the Afghan capital of Kabul, bringing to a terrifying end the years of progress

A year later, the job in Afghanistan is far from complete

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 17, 2022
  • This week marked the one-year anniversary of the Taliban taking the Afghan capital of Kabul, bringing to a terrifying end the years of progress
During an Aug. 15 press conference, NDP immigration critic Jenny Kwan, pictured in Ottawa in 2018, said the Canadian government would have blood on its hands if it didn’t move to quickly help Afghans who once helped Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

RCMP Act must be ‘carefully examined’ to protect police independence from political interference, says senior civilian Mountie

  • A former director of communications for the RCMP says Parliamentarians should re-examine the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act to ensure there’s appropriate protection from
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 16, 2022
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki appeared before the House Public Safety Committee on July 25, where she denied that the government had applied any inappropriate pressure on the RCMP to release information about the type of firearms used by the gunman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

RCMP Act must be ‘carefully examined’ to protect police independence from political interference, says senior civilian Mountie

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 16, 2022
  • A former director of communications for the RCMP says Parliamentarians should re-examine the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act to ensure there’s appropriate protection from

RCMP Act must be ‘carefully examined’ to protect police independence from political interference, says senior civilian Mountie

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 16, 2022
  • A former director of communications for the RCMP says Parliamentarians should re-examine the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act to ensure there’s appropriate protection from
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki appeared before the House Public Safety Committee on July 25, where she denied that the government had applied any inappropriate pressure on the RCMP to release information about the type of firearms used by the gunman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Key Nova Scotia RCMP members to testify in hearings on political interference

  • Good Tuesday morning, The House Public Safety Committee will meet at 11 a.m. today to hear from the deputy minister of justice and from
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, right, and Deputy Commissioner Brian Brennan appeared before the House Public Safety Committee on July 25 to discuss allegations of political interference in the RCMP investigation of the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Key Nova Scotia RCMP members to testify in hearings on political interference

  • Good Tuesday morning, The House Public Safety Committee will meet at 11 a.m. today to hear from the deputy minister of justice and from

Politics This Morning: Key Nova Scotia RCMP members to testify in hearings on political interference

  • Good Tuesday morning, The House Public Safety Committee will meet at 11 a.m. today to hear from the deputy minister of justice and from
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, right, and Deputy Commissioner Brian Brennan appeared before the House Public Safety Committee on July 25 to discuss allegations of political interference in the RCMP investigation of the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Loss of eastern seat, division of municipalities under fire in proposed Quebec riding redraw

  • The first draft of Quebec’s new federal electoral map is out, and it’s raising the eyebrows of federal and local politicians who are concerned
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 16, 2022
The Bloc Québécois—including MPs Rhéal Fortin, left, and Kristina Michaud, centre—has criticized the Quebec redistribution commission's proposal to merge four ridings in the Gaspé peninsula, including National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier's riding, into three and instead carve out a new riding north of Montreal. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Loss of eastern seat, division of municipalities under fire in proposed Quebec riding redraw

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 16, 2022
  • The first draft of Quebec’s new federal electoral map is out, and it’s raising the eyebrows of federal and local politicians who are concerned

Loss of eastern seat, division of municipalities under fire in proposed Quebec riding redraw

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 16, 2022
  • The first draft of Quebec’s new federal electoral map is out, and it’s raising the eyebrows of federal and local politicians who are concerned
The Bloc Québécois—including MPs Rhéal Fortin, left, and Kristina Michaud, centre—has criticized the Quebec redistribution commission's proposal to merge four ridings in the Gaspé peninsula, including National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier's riding, into three and instead carve out a new riding north of Montreal. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Is NATO a danger to world peace?

  • Explanations for the war in Ukraine break down into two broad categories. Most western analysts favour the argument that the war is “Putin’s war,”
Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | August 15, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Ottawa on April 4, 2018. If NATO continues down the road of asserting military power in the Pacific, Canada should consider how its interests are served by getting involved in such conflicts, writes Shaun Narine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is NATO a danger to world peace?

Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | August 15, 2022
  • Explanations for the war in Ukraine break down into two broad categories. Most western analysts favour the argument that the war is “Putin’s war,”

Is NATO a danger to world peace?

Opinion | BY SHAUN NARINE | August 15, 2022
  • Explanations for the war in Ukraine break down into two broad categories. Most western analysts favour the argument that the war is “Putin’s war,”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Ottawa on April 4, 2018. If NATO continues down the road of asserting military power in the Pacific, Canada should consider how its interests are served by getting involved in such conflicts, writes Shaun Narine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ministers Marci Ien, Diane Lebouthillier see policy adviser moves

  • Women and Gender Equality and Youth Minister Marci Ien has seen a couple of staff exits of late, and another is soon to come,
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 15, 2022
Women and Gender Equality and Youth Minister Marci Ien, left, has seen a number of staff moves since Hill Climbers' last update, with a policy adviser soon to depart, and National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier recently added to her policy team. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ministers Marci Ien, Diane Lebouthillier see policy adviser moves

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 15, 2022
  • Women and Gender Equality and Youth Minister Marci Ien has seen a couple of staff exits of late, and another is soon to come,

Ministers Marci Ien, Diane Lebouthillier see policy adviser moves

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 15, 2022
  • Women and Gender Equality and Youth Minister Marci Ien has seen a couple of staff exits of late, and another is soon to come,
Women and Gender Equality and Youth Minister Marci Ien, left, has seen a number of staff moves since Hill Climbers' last update, with a policy adviser soon to depart, and National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier recently added to her policy team. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ukraine happy for Russia to take the blame on destroyed warplanes

  • LONDON, U.K.—“This obviously does not happen because of a thrown butt,” said British Defence Minister Ben Wallace. But the Russian Ministry of Defence insisted
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 15, 2022
The NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group conducts an exercise in the Camp Ādaži training area in Latvia as part of Operation Reassurance, on Sept. 1, 2019. Taking responsibility for these strikes deep in Russian-controlled territory is not in Ukraine’s interest, so it’s happy for Russia to take the blame, writes Gwynne Dyer. DND photograph by Corporal Djalma Vuong-De Ramos

Ukraine happy for Russia to take the blame on destroyed warplanes

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 15, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—“This obviously does not happen because of a thrown butt,” said British Defence Minister Ben Wallace. But the Russian Ministry of Defence insisted

Ukraine happy for Russia to take the blame on destroyed warplanes

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 15, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—“This obviously does not happen because of a thrown butt,” said British Defence Minister Ben Wallace. But the Russian Ministry of Defence insisted
The NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group conducts an exercise in the Camp Ādaži training area in Latvia as part of Operation Reassurance, on Sept. 1, 2019. Taking responsibility for these strikes deep in Russian-controlled territory is not in Ukraine’s interest, so it’s happy for Russia to take the blame, writes Gwynne Dyer. DND photograph by Corporal Djalma Vuong-De Ramos

Michael Serapio weighs in on joining CPAC, and covering Canadian politics

  • On July 27, the Cable Public Affairs Channel announced that Michael Serapio would soon replace the retiring Peter Van Dusen as the network’s English
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 15, 2022
Pedestrians walk past the gates to Parliament Hill on July 13, 2022. Michael Serapio will become the latest addition to the roster of news anchors covering federal politics when he goes on air for CPAC in September. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Michael Serapio weighs in on joining CPAC, and covering Canadian politics

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 15, 2022
  • On July 27, the Cable Public Affairs Channel announced that Michael Serapio would soon replace the retiring Peter Van Dusen as the network’s English

Michael Serapio weighs in on joining CPAC, and covering Canadian politics

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 15, 2022
  • On July 27, the Cable Public Affairs Channel announced that Michael Serapio would soon replace the retiring Peter Van Dusen as the network’s English
Pedestrians walk past the gates to Parliament Hill on July 13, 2022. Michael Serapio will become the latest addition to the roster of news anchors covering federal politics when he goes on air for CPAC in September. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The perils of falling into the ‘Russia said, Ukraine said’ trap

  • OTTAWA—The Canadian public is being warned repeatedly to be wary of Russian disinformation with regards to the war in Ukraine. This is solid advice
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 15, 2022
Aug. 11 media reports showed a series of explosions at a Russian airbase in the Crimea, which Ukrainian officials initially gleefully claimed responsibility for, while the Russian defence ministry claimed it was caused by faulty ammunition storage and that no planes were damaged. Screenshot courtesy of CNN

The perils of falling into the ‘Russia said, Ukraine said’ trap

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 15, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The Canadian public is being warned repeatedly to be wary of Russian disinformation with regards to the war in Ukraine. This is solid advice

The perils of falling into the ‘Russia said, Ukraine said’ trap

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 15, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The Canadian public is being warned repeatedly to be wary of Russian disinformation with regards to the war in Ukraine. This is solid advice
Aug. 11 media reports showed a series of explosions at a Russian airbase in the Crimea, which Ukrainian officials initially gleefully claimed responsibility for, while the Russian defence ministry claimed it was caused by faulty ammunition storage and that no planes were damaged. Screenshot courtesy of CNN

More immigrants running for political office means paving the way for active citizenship

  • Kristyn Wong-Tam made history when they became the first Asian-Canadian, queer, and non-binary person elected to Ontario’s legislature, significantly expanding the vision of what
Opinion | BY SEHER SHAFIQ | August 15, 2022
Seeing a visibly powerful immigrant woman or non-binary person in an elected, decision-making role in the political arena empowers others to do the same, writes Seher Shafiq. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

More immigrants running for political office means paving the way for active citizenship

Opinion | BY SEHER SHAFIQ | August 15, 2022
  • Kristyn Wong-Tam made history when they became the first Asian-Canadian, queer, and non-binary person elected to Ontario’s legislature, significantly expanding the vision of what

More immigrants running for political office means paving the way for active citizenship

Opinion | BY SEHER SHAFIQ | August 15, 2022
  • Kristyn Wong-Tam made history when they became the first Asian-Canadian, queer, and non-binary person elected to Ontario’s legislature, significantly expanding the vision of what
Seeing a visibly powerful immigrant woman or non-binary person in an elected, decision-making role in the political arena empowers others to do the same, writes Seher Shafiq. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is health care burning in Canada?

  • OTTAWA—Is health care burning in Canada? Professionals leaving in droves think so, and so do provincial premiers seeking a major cash infusion from the
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 15, 2022
Doug Ford, pictured, has promised to review all options in tackling health-care problems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is health care burning in Canada?

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 15, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Is health care burning in Canada? Professionals leaving in droves think so, and so do provincial premiers seeking a major cash infusion from the

Is health care burning in Canada?

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | August 15, 2022
  • OTTAWA—Is health care burning in Canada? Professionals leaving in droves think so, and so do provincial premiers seeking a major cash infusion from the
Doug Ford, pictured, has promised to review all options in tackling health-care problems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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