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Pancake flops and a looming by-election: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, pictured with Conservative MP Dalwinder Gill, said that, if elected in a Aug. 18 byelection, he would fight for Alberta, adding that ‘the era of Ottawa telling Alberta to shut up and pay up must come to an end once and for all.’ Photograph courtesy of X

Pancake flops and a looming by-election: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator

Pancake flops and a looming by-election: MPs dress the part at Stampede for ‘lobbying highlight of BBQ season’

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 8, 2025
  • As Mark Carney struggled at the griddle, Pierre Poilievre was busy pitching himself as an Albertan returned ‘home’ at the festival where Alberta Senator
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, pictured with Conservative MP Dalwinder Gill, said that, if elected in a Aug. 18 byelection, he would fight for Alberta, adding that ‘the era of Ottawa telling Alberta to shut up and pay up must come to an end once and for all.’ Photograph courtesy of X

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency
Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
The upcoming fall sitting of Parliament will be a test of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s seriousness about democratic integrity, writes Henry Chan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency

Carney’s record on foreign interference is uninspiring, so far

Opinion | BY HENRY CHAN | July 8, 2025
  • The new government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to rebuilding confidence in our democratic system by appointing a commissioner for the Foreign Influence Transparency
Mark Carney
The upcoming fall sitting of Parliament will be a test of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s seriousness about democratic integrity, writes Henry Chan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We can no longer sustain Band-Aid solutions’: watchdog calls for urgent changes to federal procurement

  • The system is 'marked by silos of responsibility and accountability,' and needs a convening figure, says Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic in a new report.
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 8, 2025
Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic tells reporters that there needs to be a major overhaul of Canada's $37-billion procurement system to fix persistent issues on July 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We can no longer sustain Band-Aid solutions’: watchdog calls for urgent changes to federal procurement

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 8, 2025
  • The system is 'marked by silos of responsibility and accountability,' and needs a convening figure, says Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic in a new report.

‘We can no longer sustain Band-Aid solutions’: watchdog calls for urgent changes to federal procurement

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 8, 2025
  • The system is 'marked by silos of responsibility and accountability,' and needs a convening figure, says Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic in a new report.
Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic tells reporters that there needs to be a major overhaul of Canada's $37-billion procurement system to fix persistent issues on July 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
Senior leadership may be accurate in assessing a seven-year window to recover the military. However, in what universe can that be considered a plan, asks Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Brendan Gamache

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to
Senior leadership may be accurate in assessing a seven-year window to recover the military. However, in what universe can that be considered a plan, asks Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Brendan Gamache

Parliamentarians celebrate Fourth of July at Lornado amid trade war, annexation threats

  • A smaller crowd than usual gathered at Lornado to celebrate Independence Day, as sliders, corn dogs, and California wine was served to members of
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2025
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps present the colours at the Fourth of July celebration. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Parliamentarians celebrate Fourth of July at Lornado amid trade war, annexation threats

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2025
  • A smaller crowd than usual gathered at Lornado to celebrate Independence Day, as sliders, corn dogs, and California wine was served to members of

Parliamentarians celebrate Fourth of July at Lornado amid trade war, annexation threats

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 7, 2025
  • A smaller crowd than usual gathered at Lornado to celebrate Independence Day, as sliders, corn dogs, and California wine was served to members of
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps present the colours at the Fourth of July celebration. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Long live the Dalai Lama

  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
The Dalai Lama, pictured in April 2012 during a visit to Ottawa, turned 90 on July 6. China views his death as a golden opportunity to ‘nationalize’ Tibetan Buddhism by giving the state the power to choose his successor, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Long live the Dalai Lama

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are

Long live the Dalai Lama

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are
The Dalai Lama, pictured in April 2012 during a visit to Ottawa, turned 90 on July 6. China views his death as a golden opportunity to ‘nationalize’ Tibetan Buddhism by giving the state the power to choose his successor, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

  • Plus, Ford and Smith sell their ‘pipe’line dream.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 7, 2025
Chrystia Freelan
Chrystia Freelan
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland has criticized a decision by BC Ferries to buy vessels made in China. A Commons committee is meeting on that topic today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 7, 2025
  • Plus, Ford and Smith sell their ‘pipe’line dream.

Chinese boats get feds in hot water

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 7, 2025
  • Plus, Ford and Smith sell their ‘pipe’line dream.
Chrystia Freelan
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland has criticized a decision by BC Ferries to buy vessels made in China. A Commons committee is meeting on that topic today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal major projects office ‘should not take the place of proper consultation with First Nations,’ says AFN national chief

  • Bill C-5 will create a major projects office with an advisory council of Indigenous representatives, but leaders from those groups are still waiting for
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty said in an Intergovernmental Affairs press release on June 26 that the One Canadian Economy Act 'marks a historic milestone in creating a stronger, more inclusive Canada—one where Indigenous partnership is not only valued, but is fundamental to every step of development.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal major projects office ‘should not take the place of proper consultation with First Nations,’ says AFN national chief

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
  • Bill C-5 will create a major projects office with an advisory council of Indigenous representatives, but leaders from those groups are still waiting for

Federal major projects office ‘should not take the place of proper consultation with First Nations,’ says AFN national chief

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
  • Bill C-5 will create a major projects office with an advisory council of Indigenous representatives, but leaders from those groups are still waiting for
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty said in an Intergovernmental Affairs press release on June 26 that the One Canadian Economy Act 'marks a historic milestone in creating a stronger, more inclusive Canada—one where Indigenous partnership is not only valued, but is fundamental to every step of development.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

An invitation to parliamentarians: let’s build an all-party men’s mental health caucus

  • The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with
Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU, ROB WHITLEY, JUSTIN TROTTIER | July 7, 2025
Non-affiliated Senator Patrick Brazeau is an advocate for mental health for men and boys. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An invitation to parliamentarians: let’s build an all-party men’s mental health caucus

Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU, ROB WHITLEY, JUSTIN TROTTIER | July 7, 2025
  • The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with

An invitation to parliamentarians: let’s build an all-party men’s mental health caucus

Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU, ROB WHITLEY, JUSTIN TROTTIER | July 7, 2025
  • The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with
Non-affiliated Senator Patrick Brazeau is an advocate for mental health for men and boys. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

  • Just because a 'new American left' might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 7, 2025
NDP interim leader Don Davies, left, and Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani, who won New York City's mayoral primary race last week, may have dramatically changed the dynamics of left-wing politics in the U.S., writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 7, 2025
  • Just because a 'new American left' might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.

Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | July 7, 2025
  • Just because a 'new American left' might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.
NDP interim leader Don Davies, left, and Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani, who won New York City's mayoral primary race last week, may have dramatically changed the dynamics of left-wing politics in the U.S., writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
Just 60 more votes in three ridings—out of the 19.5 million cast in the last election—could have delivered a majority for Mark Carney's Liberals, says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
Just 60 more votes in three ridings—out of the 19.5 million cast in the last election—could have delivered a majority for Mark Carney's Liberals, says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chants of ‘shame’ erupt at Conservative AGM in GTA after organizer ‘unfairly’ disqualifies a slate of 30 candidates

  • Multiple Conservative EDA members in Mississauga-Erin Mills, Ont., want the party’s national council to annul the results of the June 25 AGM after they
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
Between 80 and 90 Conservative riding association members for Mississauga–Erin Mills, Ont., attended the June 25 annual general meeting. Many party members chanted 'shame, shame, shame' after a GTA regional organizer disqualified a slate of 30 candidates from running for the riding's board of directors. Photograph supplied by a Conservative Party member

Chants of ‘shame’ erupt at Conservative AGM in GTA after organizer ‘unfairly’ disqualifies a slate of 30 candidates

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • Multiple Conservative EDA members in Mississauga-Erin Mills, Ont., want the party’s national council to annul the results of the June 25 AGM after they

Chants of ‘shame’ erupt at Conservative AGM in GTA after organizer ‘unfairly’ disqualifies a slate of 30 candidates

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • Multiple Conservative EDA members in Mississauga-Erin Mills, Ont., want the party’s national council to annul the results of the June 25 AGM after they
Between 80 and 90 Conservative riding association members for Mississauga–Erin Mills, Ont., attended the June 25 annual general meeting. Many party members chanted 'shame, shame, shame' after a GTA regional organizer disqualified a slate of 30 candidates from running for the riding's board of directors. Photograph supplied by a Conservative Party member

Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far

  • Carney is obviously talking to Trump behind the scenes, but he better start showing Canadians that he has some backbone, too. As difficult as
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 7, 2025
  • Carney is obviously talking to Trump behind the scenes, but he better start showing Canadians that he has some backbone, too. As difficult as

Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 7, 2025
  • Carney is obviously talking to Trump behind the scenes, but he better start showing Canadians that he has some backbone, too. As difficult as
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a record of being outspoken on climate change, but since being elected, he has been quiet on the subject, which is cause for concern among some environment groups and leaders, but not others. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’

‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a record of being outspoken on climate change, but since being elected, he has been quiet on the subject, which is cause for concern among some environment groups and leaders, but not others. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds tighten grip on consultant contracts with new procurement rules, $20M cap on time-based work

  • New procurement rules include a $20-million limit on time- and task-based contracts, stricter oversight, and mandatory value-for-money reviews.
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 4, 2025
Joel Lightbound
Joel Lightbound
Government Transformation, and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound previously said the rules, 'the roles, and the responsibilities of everyone in the procurement process across departments need to be very clear.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds tighten grip on consultant contracts with new procurement rules, $20M cap on time-based work

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 4, 2025
  • New procurement rules include a $20-million limit on time- and task-based contracts, stricter oversight, and mandatory value-for-money reviews.

Feds tighten grip on consultant contracts with new procurement rules, $20M cap on time-based work

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 4, 2025
  • New procurement rules include a $20-million limit on time- and task-based contracts, stricter oversight, and mandatory value-for-money reviews.
Joel Lightbound
Government Transformation, and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound previously said the rules, 'the roles, and the responsibilities of everyone in the procurement process across departments need to be very clear.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

  • Plus, Environment and Climate Change Canada’s planned expenses slashed in the next two years.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 4, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will appear at the Laurier Club Stampede reception in Calgary on July 5. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 4, 2025
  • Plus, Environment and Climate Change Canada’s planned expenses slashed in the next two years.

Leaders Stampede to Calgary

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 4, 2025
  • Plus, Environment and Climate Change Canada’s planned expenses slashed in the next two years.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will appear at the Laurier Club Stampede reception in Calgary on July 5. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Spy agency threat assessment singles out China for ‘aggressive cyber program’

  • CSE says China targets Canadian law-makers, media, pro-democracy activists, and diaspora communities—and reported that Canadian members on the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China were subjected
News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
Caroline Xavier
Caroline Xavier
Communications Security Establishment chief Caroline Xavier. CSE's annual report says the Chinese government's cyber threat apparatus has targeted Canadian parliamentarians and government officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Spy agency threat assessment singles out China for ‘aggressive cyber program’

News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • CSE says China targets Canadian law-makers, media, pro-democracy activists, and diaspora communities—and reported that Canadian members on the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China were subjected

Spy agency threat assessment singles out China for ‘aggressive cyber program’

News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • CSE says China targets Canadian law-makers, media, pro-democracy activists, and diaspora communities—and reported that Canadian members on the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China were subjected
Caroline Xavier
Communications Security Establishment chief Caroline Xavier. CSE's annual report says the Chinese government's cyber threat apparatus has targeted Canadian parliamentarians and government officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s economic future runs on brain power

  • The brain economy is emerging, whether we shape it or not. Canada has the tools, the talent, and the momentum. What we need now
Opinion | BY JENNIE Z. YOUNG, JULIAN KARAGUESIAN | July 3, 2025
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. Building a brain economy will require co-ordination across departments, write Jennie Z. Young and Julian Karaguesian. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s economic future runs on brain power

Opinion | BY JENNIE Z. YOUNG, JULIAN KARAGUESIAN | July 3, 2025
  • The brain economy is emerging, whether we shape it or not. Canada has the tools, the talent, and the momentum. What we need now

Canada’s economic future runs on brain power

Opinion | BY JENNIE Z. YOUNG, JULIAN KARAGUESIAN | July 3, 2025
  • The brain economy is emerging, whether we shape it or not. Canada has the tools, the talent, and the momentum. What we need now
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. Building a brain economy will require co-ordination across departments, write Jennie Z. Young and Julian Karaguesian. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House and Senate steering committee members named

  • All but four parliamentary committees have chosen their chairs. Of the 26 House committees, Liberal MPs are chairing 21 and Conservatives are heading four.
List | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
Former Liberal cabinet ministers Marc Miller, clockwise from top left, Karina Gould, and Ahmed Hussen are all chairing House committees, as is Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu. Red Chamber chairs include Pierre Dalphond (PSG), Rob Black (CSG), Michael MacDonald (CPC), and Hassan Yussuff (ISG). The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Jake Wright

House and Senate steering committee members named

List | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
  • All but four parliamentary committees have chosen their chairs. Of the 26 House committees, Liberal MPs are chairing 21 and Conservatives are heading four.

House and Senate steering committee members named

List | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
  • All but four parliamentary committees have chosen their chairs. Of the 26 House committees, Liberal MPs are chairing 21 and Conservatives are heading four.
Former Liberal cabinet ministers Marc Miller, clockwise from top left, Karina Gould, and Ahmed Hussen are all chairing House committees, as is Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu. Red Chamber chairs include Pierre Dalphond (PSG), Rob Black (CSG), Michael MacDonald (CPC), and Hassan Yussuff (ISG). The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and Jake Wright

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, signed the introduction to the Privy Council Office's recently-published plan, which incoming Privy Council Clerk Michael Sabia will be expected to execute. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, signed the introduction to the Privy Council Office's recently-published plan, which incoming Privy Council Clerk Michael Sabia will be expected to execute. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

  • By shifting project approvals from 'whether' to 'how,' streamlining interprovincial trade, and accelerating infrastructure, the One Canadian Economy Act is a positive step. Now, that
Opinion | BY STéPHANE PAQUET, JACQUIE GRIFFITHS | July 2, 2025
Canada-U.S. Relations Minister Dominic LeBlance, pictured, is the sponsor of the One Canadian Economy Act. As G7 nations race to secure global capital, Canada risks falling behind, unless we act now. We must act with equal urgency and ambition if we want to be competitive, write Stéphane Paquet and Jacquie Griffiths. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

Opinion | BY STéPHANE PAQUET, JACQUIE GRIFFITHS | July 2, 2025
  • By shifting project approvals from 'whether' to 'how,' streamlining interprovincial trade, and accelerating infrastructure, the One Canadian Economy Act is a positive step. Now, that

Certainly in chaos: Canada’s path to unshakable leadership

Opinion | BY STéPHANE PAQUET, JACQUIE GRIFFITHS | July 2, 2025
  • By shifting project approvals from 'whether' to 'how,' streamlining interprovincial trade, and accelerating infrastructure, the One Canadian Economy Act is a positive step. Now, that
Canada-U.S. Relations Minister Dominic LeBlance, pictured, is the sponsor of the One Canadian Economy Act. As G7 nations race to secure global capital, Canada risks falling behind, unless we act now. We must act with equal urgency and ambition if we want to be competitive, write Stéphane Paquet and Jacquie Griffiths. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Queer Senators now outnumber MPs on Pride Caucus, as group looks to include allies

  • Having a historic six openly queer Senators 'comfortable' with their identities and 'not shy to say that they're out' is a step forward for
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 3, 2025
The Senators who sit on the Canadian Pride Caucus are Duncan Wilson, top left, Kristopher Wells, Kim Pate, René Cormier, bottom left, Marnie McBean, and Martine Hébert. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of the Senate of Canada

Queer Senators now outnumber MPs on Pride Caucus, as group looks to include allies

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 3, 2025
  • Having a historic six openly queer Senators 'comfortable' with their identities and 'not shy to say that they're out' is a step forward for

Queer Senators now outnumber MPs on Pride Caucus, as group looks to include allies

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 3, 2025
  • Having a historic six openly queer Senators 'comfortable' with their identities and 'not shy to say that they're out' is a step forward for
The Senators who sit on the Canadian Pride Caucus are Duncan Wilson, top left, Kristopher Wells, Kim Pate, René Cormier, bottom left, Marnie McBean, and Martine Hébert. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of the Senate of Canada

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think
Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. Achieving Canada’s ambitious goals for AI will take more than simply building on the world-leading advances in AI technology that this country helped produce, writes Gillian Hadfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think
AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. Achieving Canada’s ambitious goals for AI will take more than simply building on the world-leading advances in AI technology that this country helped produce, writes Gillian Hadfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal fish science analyses continue to muddy the waters in salmon farm fight

  • Competing analyses are providing new ammunition in the debate over the link between sea lice, B.C.’s coastal salmon farms, and the feds' upcoming 2029
News | BY STUART BENSON | July 2, 2025
Last June, the federal government announced that existing open-net salmon farms in British Columbia would have five years to transition to land-based, closed-containment systems, with the farms banned outright in the Discovery Islands and the Broughton Archipelago since 2023 due to concerns over their connection to sea lice infestations. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Federal fish science analyses continue to muddy the waters in salmon farm fight

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 2, 2025
  • Competing analyses are providing new ammunition in the debate over the link between sea lice, B.C.’s coastal salmon farms, and the feds' upcoming 2029

Federal fish science analyses continue to muddy the waters in salmon farm fight

News | BY STUART BENSON | July 2, 2025
  • Competing analyses are providing new ammunition in the debate over the link between sea lice, B.C.’s coastal salmon farms, and the feds' upcoming 2029
Last June, the federal government announced that existing open-net salmon farms in British Columbia would have five years to transition to land-based, closed-containment systems, with the farms banned outright in the Discovery Islands and the Broughton Archipelago since 2023 due to concerns over their connection to sea lice infestations. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

New DND plan gives extra seven years to meet army and navy readiness targets, lowers air force aims

  • Canada is injecting billions of dollars into its military establishment, but questions remain over whether the added funds will see it meet more 'realistic'
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 2, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty is being given a large injection of funds to right the ship in his department. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New DND plan gives extra seven years to meet army and navy readiness targets, lowers air force aims

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 2, 2025
  • Canada is injecting billions of dollars into its military establishment, but questions remain over whether the added funds will see it meet more 'realistic'

New DND plan gives extra seven years to meet army and navy readiness targets, lowers air force aims

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025 | UPDATED July 2, 2025
  • Canada is injecting billions of dollars into its military establishment, but questions remain over whether the added funds will see it meet more 'realistic'
Defence Minister David McGuinty is being given a large injection of funds to right the ship in his department. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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South Africa’s sad demise

  • With its ICJ case against Israel, South Africa is making a mockery of the rule of law, one of the foundational principles of our
Opinion | BY ADAM DODEK | February 5, 2024
Nelson Mandela, left, with then-prime minister Brian Mulroney in 1990. Canada has long had a special relationship with South Africa, and it should use that moral and political legitimacy to speak with clarity against South Africa’s perverse recourse to international law, writes Adam Dodek. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

South Africa’s sad demise

Opinion | BY ADAM DODEK | February 5, 2024
  • With its ICJ case against Israel, South Africa is making a mockery of the rule of law, one of the foundational principles of our

South Africa’s sad demise

Opinion | BY ADAM DODEK | February 5, 2024
  • With its ICJ case against Israel, South Africa is making a mockery of the rule of law, one of the foundational principles of our
Nelson Mandela, left, with then-prime minister Brian Mulroney in 1990. Canada has long had a special relationship with South Africa, and it should use that moral and political legitimacy to speak with clarity against South Africa’s perverse recourse to international law, writes Adam Dodek. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

B.C. Liberal MP Aldag in talks with provincial NDP to run in the fall election

  • MP John Aldag denies he’s considering a provincial run for the B.C. NDP because of the unpopularity of the Trudeau Liberals federally.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 5, 2024
B.C. Liberal MP John Aldag is in 'very preliminary' conversations with provincial New Democrats to run in the fall general election. Photograph courtesy of JohnAldagMP.ca

B.C. Liberal MP Aldag in talks with provincial NDP to run in the fall election

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 5, 2024
  • MP John Aldag denies he’s considering a provincial run for the B.C. NDP because of the unpopularity of the Trudeau Liberals federally.

B.C. Liberal MP Aldag in talks with provincial NDP to run in the fall election

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 5, 2024
  • MP John Aldag denies he’s considering a provincial run for the B.C. NDP because of the unpopularity of the Trudeau Liberals federally.
B.C. Liberal MP John Aldag is in 'very preliminary' conversations with provincial New Democrats to run in the fall general election. Photograph courtesy of JohnAldagMP.ca

‘Authenticity’ must be Trudeau’s word of the year

  • Our public space has become a house of mirrors, where nothing is what it seems. People want to know who and what they are actually
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 5, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was at his most authentic during the pandemic, and he can reclaim that in the fight against climate change, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Authenticity’ must be Trudeau’s word of the year

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 5, 2024
  • Our public space has become a house of mirrors, where nothing is what it seems. People want to know who and what they are actually

‘Authenticity’ must be Trudeau’s word of the year

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 5, 2024
  • Our public space has become a house of mirrors, where nothing is what it seems. People want to know who and what they are actually
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was at his most authentic during the pandemic, and he can reclaim that in the fight against climate change, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Almost a year after deadline, less than half of incumbent Liberal MPs have been nominated for the next election

  • Down in the polls and way behind the Conservatives in fundraising, the federal Liberal Party has given MPs until next month to fulfil the
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 5, 2024
Nearly a year after the nomination criteria deadline passed, only 69 of 156 Liberal MPs have been nominated so far, according to Liberal Party. Of the 69 nominated Liberal MPs, 40 are from Ontario; 12 from Quebec; seven from B.C., two from Manitoba; three from Nova Scotia; two each from New Brunswick and Newfoundland; and one is from Alberta. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Almost a year after deadline, less than half of incumbent Liberal MPs have been nominated for the next election

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 5, 2024
  • Down in the polls and way behind the Conservatives in fundraising, the federal Liberal Party has given MPs until next month to fulfil the

Almost a year after deadline, less than half of incumbent Liberal MPs have been nominated for the next election

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 5, 2024
  • Down in the polls and way behind the Conservatives in fundraising, the federal Liberal Party has given MPs until next month to fulfil the
Nearly a year after the nomination criteria deadline passed, only 69 of 156 Liberal MPs have been nominated so far, according to Liberal Party. Of the 69 nominated Liberal MPs, 40 are from Ontario; 12 from Quebec; seven from B.C., two from Manitoba; three from Nova Scotia; two each from New Brunswick and Newfoundland; and one is from Alberta. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New rule: incumbent Conservative MPs whose ridings changed 25 per cent or more will have to go through nomination contests

  • A dozen current Conservative MPs have failed to meet the nomination conditions set by the party in 2022, according to a senior Conservative.
News | BY ABBAS RANA, STUART BENSON | February 5, 2024
The Conservative caucus, pictured in November 2023. Any incumbent Conservative MP whose riding has changed by 25 per cent or more will have to go through the nomination contest, say Conservative sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New rule: incumbent Conservative MPs whose ridings changed 25 per cent or more will have to go through nomination contests

News | BY ABBAS RANA, STUART BENSON | February 5, 2024
  • A dozen current Conservative MPs have failed to meet the nomination conditions set by the party in 2022, according to a senior Conservative.

New rule: incumbent Conservative MPs whose ridings changed 25 per cent or more will have to go through nomination contests

News | BY ABBAS RANA, STUART BENSON | February 5, 2024
  • A dozen current Conservative MPs have failed to meet the nomination conditions set by the party in 2022, according to a senior Conservative.
The Conservative caucus, pictured in November 2023. Any incumbent Conservative MP whose riding has changed by 25 per cent or more will have to go through the nomination contest, say Conservative sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs’ sponsored travel back in spotlight as House Ethics Committee, NDP MP Green call for complete ban

  • NDP MP Matthew Green said an outright ban on accepting sponsored travel would help parliamentarians ‘move beyond the political ambulance-chasing’ over the practice, amid
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 5, 2024
The House Ethics Committee unanimously passed NDP MP Matthew Green's, pictured, motion to recommend that two other committees ban MPs from accepting sponsored travel last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs’ sponsored travel back in spotlight as House Ethics Committee, NDP MP Green call for complete ban

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 5, 2024
  • NDP MP Matthew Green said an outright ban on accepting sponsored travel would help parliamentarians ‘move beyond the political ambulance-chasing’ over the practice, amid

MPs’ sponsored travel back in spotlight as House Ethics Committee, NDP MP Green call for complete ban

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 5, 2024
  • NDP MP Matthew Green said an outright ban on accepting sponsored travel would help parliamentarians ‘move beyond the political ambulance-chasing’ over the practice, amid
The House Ethics Committee unanimously passed NDP MP Matthew Green's, pictured, motion to recommend that two other committees ban MPs from accepting sponsored travel last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The daily struggles to survive as Indigenous

  • Fifty years ago, an alarm was raised about the proportion of Indigenous Peoples in prisons, 23 per cent at the time. Systemic changes were
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 5, 2024
A person holds up a feather at the ceremony marking the conclusion of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on June 3, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The daily struggles to survive as Indigenous

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 5, 2024
  • Fifty years ago, an alarm was raised about the proportion of Indigenous Peoples in prisons, 23 per cent at the time. Systemic changes were

The daily struggles to survive as Indigenous

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 5, 2024
  • Fifty years ago, an alarm was raised about the proportion of Indigenous Peoples in prisons, 23 per cent at the time. Systemic changes were
A person holds up a feather at the ceremony marking the conclusion of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on June 3, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Basic housing should be a human right for all Canadians

  • Social housing should be national in scope, and part of a major income reform. Immigration and refugee support should be regionally based, and there should
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 5, 2024
Immigration Minister Marc Miller made a $362-million refugee housing announcement last week which opened the door for provincial governments and critics to claim that the amount in question is simply too little to deal with the problem, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Basic housing should be a human right for all Canadians

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 5, 2024
  • Social housing should be national in scope, and part of a major income reform. Immigration and refugee support should be regionally based, and there should

Basic housing should be a human right for all Canadians

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 5, 2024
  • Social housing should be national in scope, and part of a major income reform. Immigration and refugee support should be regionally based, and there should
Immigration Minister Marc Miller made a $362-million refugee housing announcement last week which opened the door for provincial governments and critics to claim that the amount in question is simply too little to deal with the problem, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Keeping Canada-U.K. trade issues in perspective

  • Two-way trade in goods and services between our two nations totals nearly $45-billion per year. It’s growing, and it’s 99 per cent tariff free.
Opinion | BY RALPH GOODALE | February 5, 2024
Canada's Trade Minister Mary Ng, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Keeping Canada-U.K. trade issues in perspective

Opinion | BY RALPH GOODALE | February 5, 2024
  • Two-way trade in goods and services between our two nations totals nearly $45-billion per year. It’s growing, and it’s 99 per cent tariff free.

Keeping Canada-U.K. trade issues in perspective

Opinion | BY RALPH GOODALE | February 5, 2024
  • Two-way trade in goods and services between our two nations totals nearly $45-billion per year. It’s growing, and it’s 99 per cent tariff free.
Canada's Trade Minister Mary Ng, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Trudeau still has time to get his act together, but it’s going to be tough

  • TORONTO—If an election were to be held today—assuming the polls are right—Pierre Poilievre would become our prime minister, heading what could even be a majority
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 5, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trudeau still has time to get his act together, but it’s going to be tough

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 5, 2024
  • TORONTO—If an election were to be held today—assuming the polls are right—Pierre Poilievre would become our prime minister, heading what could even be a majority

Trudeau still has time to get his act together, but it’s going to be tough

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 5, 2024
  • TORONTO—If an election were to be held today—assuming the polls are right—Pierre Poilievre would become our prime minister, heading what could even be a majority
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Unifor ‘in full campaign mode’ as MPs discuss controversial anti-scab legislation

  • Advocacy groups representing workers and businesses are ramping up outreach to MPs to discuss Bill C-58 as the House resumes.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 5, 2024
Minister of Labour and Seniors Seamus O’Regan, pictured on the Hill, introduced Bill C-58 on Nov. 9, 2023. If passed, the bill would make it illegal for employers in federally regulated industries to bring in replacement workers to continue operations during a legal strike or lockout. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unifor ‘in full campaign mode’ as MPs discuss controversial anti-scab legislation

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 5, 2024
  • Advocacy groups representing workers and businesses are ramping up outreach to MPs to discuss Bill C-58 as the House resumes.

Unifor ‘in full campaign mode’ as MPs discuss controversial anti-scab legislation

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 5, 2024
  • Advocacy groups representing workers and businesses are ramping up outreach to MPs to discuss Bill C-58 as the House resumes.
Minister of Labour and Seniors Seamus O’Regan, pictured on the Hill, introduced Bill C-58 on Nov. 9, 2023. If passed, the bill would make it illegal for employers in federally regulated industries to bring in replacement workers to continue operations during a legal strike or lockout. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau needs to match Poilievre’s energy

  • Maybe the Liberals do have a path to victory. It just won’t be a sunny way.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 5, 2024
Justin Trudeau, left, and Pierre Poilievre. The prime minister may want to tap into positive energy, presenting himself as the forward-looking and hopeful alternative to populism, if only because that reflects his own persona, but he will ultimately be forced to match Poilievre’s negative energy, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Neena Singhal

Trudeau needs to match Poilievre’s energy

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 5, 2024
  • Maybe the Liberals do have a path to victory. It just won’t be a sunny way.

Trudeau needs to match Poilievre’s energy

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 5, 2024
  • Maybe the Liberals do have a path to victory. It just won’t be a sunny way.
Justin Trudeau, left, and Pierre Poilievre. The prime minister may want to tap into positive energy, presenting himself as the forward-looking and hopeful alternative to populism, if only because that reflects his own persona, but he will ultimately be forced to match Poilievre’s negative energy, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Neena Singhal

National strategy needed to address fragmented innovation ecosystem, say researchers

  • 'There is a sense that we are not certain as to how we are going to invest, grow, and make our innovation ecosystem prosperous
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 5, 2024
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said that 'today's science is tomorrow's economy,' and that the Liberal government is 'committed to ensuring that our talented, world-class researchers have the right support for the crucial work they are doing,' in a departmental press release on March 20, 2023. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

National strategy needed to address fragmented innovation ecosystem, say researchers

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 5, 2024
  • 'There is a sense that we are not certain as to how we are going to invest, grow, and make our innovation ecosystem prosperous

National strategy needed to address fragmented innovation ecosystem, say researchers

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 5, 2024
  • 'There is a sense that we are not certain as to how we are going to invest, grow, and make our innovation ecosystem prosperous
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said that 'today's science is tomorrow's economy,' and that the Liberal government is 'committed to ensuring that our talented, world-class researchers have the right support for the crucial work they are doing,' in a departmental press release on March 20, 2023. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

A western Conservative’s advice to Pierre Poilievre

  • Voters also want to like the people they vote for, so have fun on the stump. Hold them to account using humour and make
Opinion | BY MONTE SOLBERG | February 5, 2024
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre at his party's caucus meeting on the Hill on Jan. 28, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A western Conservative’s advice to Pierre Poilievre

Opinion | BY MONTE SOLBERG | February 5, 2024
  • Voters also want to like the people they vote for, so have fun on the stump. Hold them to account using humour and make

A western Conservative’s advice to Pierre Poilievre

Opinion | BY MONTE SOLBERG | February 5, 2024
  • Voters also want to like the people they vote for, so have fun on the stump. Hold them to account using humour and make
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre at his party's caucus meeting on the Hill on Jan. 28, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reducing red tape to make Canada a better place for business

  • The necessary measures in Bill S-6, together with broader initiatives to modernize our regulatory system, are non-partisan issues that have the potential to deliver
Opinion | BY TREASURY BOARD PRESIDENT ANITA ANAND, ISG SENATOR YUEN PAU WOO, AND CSG SENATOR COLIN DEACON | February 5, 2024
Regulatory modernization is increasingly important for Canada to maintain its competitive edge, especially in this current challenging economic time, write Treasury Board President Anita Anand, ISG Senator Yuen Pau Woo, and CSG Senator Colin Deacon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reducing red tape to make Canada a better place for business

Opinion | BY TREASURY BOARD PRESIDENT ANITA ANAND, ISG SENATOR YUEN PAU WOO, AND CSG SENATOR COLIN DEACON | February 5, 2024
  • The necessary measures in Bill S-6, together with broader initiatives to modernize our regulatory system, are non-partisan issues that have the potential to deliver

Reducing red tape to make Canada a better place for business

Opinion | BY TREASURY BOARD PRESIDENT ANITA ANAND, ISG SENATOR YUEN PAU WOO, AND CSG SENATOR COLIN DEACON | February 5, 2024
  • The necessary measures in Bill S-6, together with broader initiatives to modernize our regulatory system, are non-partisan issues that have the potential to deliver
Regulatory modernization is increasingly important for Canada to maintain its competitive edge, especially in this current challenging economic time, write Treasury Board President Anita Anand, ISG Senator Yuen Pau Woo, and CSG Senator Colin Deacon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Immigration is our future

  • Immigrants are and must be part of the solution to complex issues facing Canada and our global community. From the health-care industry to the
Opinion | BY SHAMIRA MADHANY | February 5, 2024
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller makes an announcement about additional supports for asylum claimants in the Commons foyer on Jan. 31, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Immigration is our future

Opinion | BY SHAMIRA MADHANY | February 5, 2024
  • Immigrants are and must be part of the solution to complex issues facing Canada and our global community. From the health-care industry to the

Immigration is our future

Opinion | BY SHAMIRA MADHANY | February 5, 2024
  • Immigrants are and must be part of the solution to complex issues facing Canada and our global community. From the health-care industry to the
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller makes an announcement about additional supports for asylum claimants in the Commons foyer on Jan. 31, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hogue’s promise to search for truth on foreign interference is good news for democracy

  • Discussions over foreign interference have been dogged by partisan bickering and government obfuscation. At long last, an impartial series of public hearings will hopefully
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 5, 2024
Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue presides over the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hogue’s promise to search for truth on foreign interference is good news for democracy

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 5, 2024
  • Discussions over foreign interference have been dogged by partisan bickering and government obfuscation. At long last, an impartial series of public hearings will hopefully

Hogue’s promise to search for truth on foreign interference is good news for democracy

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 5, 2024
  • Discussions over foreign interference have been dogged by partisan bickering and government obfuscation. At long last, an impartial series of public hearings will hopefully
Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue presides over the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s innovation challenges

  • Canada’s innovation challenges will not be overcome by another government program or an infusion of more federal cash.
Opinion | BY KEN COATES | February 5, 2024
In then-prime minister Jean Chrétien’s last term, innovation was held as Canada’s great economic hope, writes Ken Coates. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Canada’s innovation challenges

Opinion | BY KEN COATES | February 5, 2024
  • Canada’s innovation challenges will not be overcome by another government program or an infusion of more federal cash.

Canada’s innovation challenges

Opinion | BY KEN COATES | February 5, 2024
  • Canada’s innovation challenges will not be overcome by another government program or an infusion of more federal cash.
In then-prime minister Jean Chrétien’s last term, innovation was held as Canada’s great economic hope, writes Ken Coates. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Intellectual property literacy and Canada’s path to prosperity

  • IP strategy, both as a matter of public policy and as an essential business strategy for SMEs, has a direct impact on our national
Opinion | BY KARIMA BAWA AND MYRA TAWFIK | February 5, 2024
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, centre, said that 'developing and retaining intellectual property is vitally important for the success of Canada’s innovation strategy,' in a departmental press release on April 26, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Intellectual property literacy and Canada’s path to prosperity

Opinion | BY KARIMA BAWA AND MYRA TAWFIK | February 5, 2024
  • IP strategy, both as a matter of public policy and as an essential business strategy for SMEs, has a direct impact on our national

Intellectual property literacy and Canada’s path to prosperity

Opinion | BY KARIMA BAWA AND MYRA TAWFIK | February 5, 2024
  • IP strategy, both as a matter of public policy and as an essential business strategy for SMEs, has a direct impact on our national
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, centre, said that 'developing and retaining intellectual property is vitally important for the success of Canada’s innovation strategy,' in a departmental press release on April 26, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian women researchers make their mark

  • International Day of Women and Girls in Science is a time to celebrate the talented researchers and entrepreneurs who are inspiring the next generation.
Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | February 5, 2024
As we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Feb. 11, here are a few stories of women who have added and who continue to add significantly to research and innovation through their personal work, writes Roseann O'Reilly Runte. Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Canadian women researchers make their mark

Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | February 5, 2024
  • International Day of Women and Girls in Science is a time to celebrate the talented researchers and entrepreneurs who are inspiring the next generation.

Canadian women researchers make their mark

Opinion | BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE | February 5, 2024
  • International Day of Women and Girls in Science is a time to celebrate the talented researchers and entrepreneurs who are inspiring the next generation.
As we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Feb. 11, here are a few stories of women who have added and who continue to add significantly to research and innovation through their personal work, writes Roseann O'Reilly Runte. Image courtesy of Pexels.com

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