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Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.
Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
A new Clean Energy Canada polls suggests 85 per cent of Canadians want stronger federal climate action. But Prime Minister Mark Carney's government appears to be moving in the opposite direction, write Richard van der Jagt, Maria Medeleanu, and Geoff Strong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, MARIA MEDELEANU, GEOFF STRONG | July 9, 2025
  • The Liberal government needs to prioritize giving Canadians a longer and more prosperous life rather than aligning itself with the fossil fuel industry.
Mark Carney
A new Clean Energy Canada polls suggests 85 per cent of Canadians want stronger federal climate action. But Prime Minister Mark Carney's government appears to be moving in the opposite direction, write Richard van der Jagt, Maria Medeleanu, and Geoff Strong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' building on leaders' commitments.
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney have agreed on further collaboration across a range of sectors. No 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' building on leaders' commitments.

New U.K. trade strategy IDs Canada as ‘key partner’ to boost economy, procurement opportunities

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 9, 2025
  • The new plan defines strengthening ties with key partners like Canada as an 'obvious priority,' building on leaders' commitments.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney have agreed on further collaboration across a range of sectors. No 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson

Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

  • Wildfires require unprecedented co-ordination across jurisdictions and countries. Yet our communication infrastructure remains siloed, fragmented, and vulnerable to the conditions these disasters create.
Opinion | BY KEVIN FERNANDES | July 9, 2025
As thousands of people evacuate due to raging wildfires, our communications infrastructure is breaking down exactly when emergency responders and evacuees need it, writes Kevin Fernandes. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

Opinion | BY KEVIN FERNANDES | July 9, 2025
  • Wildfires require unprecedented co-ordination across jurisdictions and countries. Yet our communication infrastructure remains siloed, fragmented, and vulnerable to the conditions these disasters create.

Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

Opinion | BY KEVIN FERNANDES | July 9, 2025
  • Wildfires require unprecedented co-ordination across jurisdictions and countries. Yet our communication infrastructure remains siloed, fragmented, and vulnerable to the conditions these disasters create.
As thousands of people evacuate due to raging wildfires, our communications infrastructure is breaking down exactly when emergency responders and evacuees need it, writes Kevin Fernandes. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Based on his recent podcast appearances, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon comes across as a diehard who has no clue about Canada or its people, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?

Is Plamondon a wolf in expensive clothing?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 9, 2025
  • Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Based on his recent podcast appearances, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon comes across as a diehard who has no clue about Canada or its people, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The world could use more like Musgrave

  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
Sharon Musgrave
Sharon Musgrave
Recently retired senior CBC producer Sharon Musgrave is an unforgettable force, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The world could use more like Musgrave

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.

The world could use more like Musgrave

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | July 9, 2025
  • When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
Sharon Musgrave
Recently retired senior CBC producer Sharon Musgrave is an unforgettable force, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. The reordering of Canadian export options is taking place in a world of increasing anti-globalization, splintering trade frameworks, and deteriorating supply chains, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent

Canada today: an exporting country in a trade-compromised world

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 9, 2025
  • For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. The reordering of Canadian export options is taking place in a world of increasing anti-globalization, splintering trade frameworks, and deteriorating supply chains, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
Kent Vachon, left, is heading up Canada's new full embassy in Laos, which opened in March. His was one of 24 heads-of-mission appointments announced on July 3, including Anderson Blanc to Mozambique, Alison Grant to Austria, and Tarik Khan to Pakistan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, screenshots courtesy of X and the Government of Canada

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien

Full ambassadors to Laos and Cambodia among 24 diplomatic appointments

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, NDP leadership hopefuls start readying their campaigns, Travis Dhanraj exits CBC News, politicos converge on Calgary for the Stampede, former Tory MP Damien
Kent Vachon, left, is heading up Canada's new full embassy in Laos, which opened in March. His was one of 24 heads-of-mission appointments announced on July 3, including Anderson Blanc to Mozambique, Alison Grant to Austria, and Tarik Khan to Pakistan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, screenshots courtesy of X and the Government of Canada

Hodgson to P.E.I. to talk resource strategy

  • Plus, the NDP launches a ‘renewal process’.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 9, 2025
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is meeting with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Charlottetown this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hodgson to P.E.I. to talk resource strategy

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, the NDP launches a ‘renewal process’.

Hodgson to P.E.I. to talk resource strategy

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 9, 2025
  • Plus, the NDP launches a ‘renewal process’.
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is meeting with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Charlottetown this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Winning the legislation lottery: MPs eye causes that hit close to home for fall bills

  • ‘I’m very excited about it,’ says Liberal MP Ahmed Hussen, who’s among the first set of MPs to get a crack at proposing legislation
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2025
Conservative MP Ziad Aboultaif is among the first 30 MPs who will get a chance to bring forward private members' business. He says he plans to table a bill tackling organ and tissue donation—a subject close to his heart. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Winning the legislation lottery: MPs eye causes that hit close to home for fall bills

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2025
  • ‘I’m very excited about it,’ says Liberal MP Ahmed Hussen, who’s among the first set of MPs to get a crack at proposing legislation

Winning the legislation lottery: MPs eye causes that hit close to home for fall bills

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 9, 2025
  • ‘I’m very excited about it,’ says Liberal MP Ahmed Hussen, who’s among the first set of MPs to get a crack at proposing legislation
Conservative MP Ziad Aboultaif is among the first 30 MPs who will get a chance to bring forward private members' business. He says he plans to table a bill tackling organ and tissue donation—a subject close to his heart. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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
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Remembering the invasion that time forgot

  • Washington’s justifications for the Oct. 25, 1983, invasion of Grenada were a mix of gross exaggerations and outright lies.
Opinion | BY KIRK ATKINSON, LIISA L. NORTH | January 29, 2024
A U.S. military medic applies a Band-Aid to the leg of a Grenadian child during Operation Urgent Fury in 1983. Photograph courtesy of the U.S. National Archives

Remembering the invasion that time forgot

Opinion | BY KIRK ATKINSON, LIISA L. NORTH | January 29, 2024
  • Washington’s justifications for the Oct. 25, 1983, invasion of Grenada were a mix of gross exaggerations and outright lies.

Remembering the invasion that time forgot

Opinion | BY KIRK ATKINSON, LIISA L. NORTH | January 29, 2024
  • Washington’s justifications for the Oct. 25, 1983, invasion of Grenada were a mix of gross exaggerations and outright lies.
A U.S. military medic applies a Band-Aid to the leg of a Grenadian child during Operation Urgent Fury in 1983. Photograph courtesy of the U.S. National Archives

Hypocrisy and the ‘rules-based order’

  • The effort to build the international rule of law must continue because even hypocrisy is better than brazen rejoicing in lawlessness and evil.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 29, 2024
Where the Israelis are on thin ice is in the crime of 'public incitement to genocide,' for there are senior members of the current Israeli government who engage in that on an almost daily basis, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hypocrisy and the ‘rules-based order’

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 29, 2024
  • The effort to build the international rule of law must continue because even hypocrisy is better than brazen rejoicing in lawlessness and evil.

Hypocrisy and the ‘rules-based order’

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 29, 2024
  • The effort to build the international rule of law must continue because even hypocrisy is better than brazen rejoicing in lawlessness and evil.
Where the Israelis are on thin ice is in the crime of 'public incitement to genocide,' for there are senior members of the current Israeli government who engage in that on an almost daily basis, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau government should eliminate agents of corporate welfare

  • There’s no reason to believe the federal government can cause ‘economic growth’ through Canada’s seven regional development agencies.
Opinion | BY ALEX WHALEN | January 29, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland attends the Liberal winter caucus retreat on Jan. 25. To clean up Canada’s fiscal affairs this budget season, the elimination of Canada’s regional development agencies should be a no-brainer, writes Alex Whalen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau government should eliminate agents of corporate welfare

Opinion | BY ALEX WHALEN | January 29, 2024
  • There’s no reason to believe the federal government can cause ‘economic growth’ through Canada’s seven regional development agencies.

Trudeau government should eliminate agents of corporate welfare

Opinion | BY ALEX WHALEN | January 29, 2024
  • There’s no reason to believe the federal government can cause ‘economic growth’ through Canada’s seven regional development agencies.
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland attends the Liberal winter caucus retreat on Jan. 25. To clean up Canada’s fiscal affairs this budget season, the elimination of Canada’s regional development agencies should be a no-brainer, writes Alex Whalen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Immigration requirements for Gazans are onerous and unfair

  • Rather than challenge the double standards that exist within the immigration system, the government has given in to them.
Opinion | BY AIDAN SIMARDONE | January 29, 2024
Immigration Minister Marc Miller has defended the immigration requirements for Gazans coming to Canada on the basis of the potential threat of terrorism. What Miller fails to note is that racial prejudice clouds the fear of terrorism, writes Aidan Simardone. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Immigration requirements for Gazans are onerous and unfair

Opinion | BY AIDAN SIMARDONE | January 29, 2024
  • Rather than challenge the double standards that exist within the immigration system, the government has given in to them.

Immigration requirements for Gazans are onerous and unfair

Opinion | BY AIDAN SIMARDONE | January 29, 2024
  • Rather than challenge the double standards that exist within the immigration system, the government has given in to them.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller has defended the immigration requirements for Gazans coming to Canada on the basis of the potential threat of terrorism. What Miller fails to note is that racial prejudice clouds the fear of terrorism, writes Aidan Simardone. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who stands on guard for me?

  • There is either a deafening silence or confused messaging coming from too many of our leaders who refuse to genuinely console the Jewish people.
Opinion | BY JACQUES J.M. SHORE | January 29, 2024
Demonstrators attend the Rally for the Jewish People on Dec. 4, 2023, on Parliament Hill. After the Oct. 7 terror attacks in Israel, too many people are ignorantly indifferent to the murderous aggression against Jews from so many hidden corners of the world, writes Jacques Shore. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Who stands on guard for me?

Opinion | BY JACQUES J.M. SHORE | January 29, 2024
  • There is either a deafening silence or confused messaging coming from too many of our leaders who refuse to genuinely console the Jewish people.

Who stands on guard for me?

Opinion | BY JACQUES J.M. SHORE | January 29, 2024
  • There is either a deafening silence or confused messaging coming from too many of our leaders who refuse to genuinely console the Jewish people.
Demonstrators attend the Rally for the Jewish People on Dec. 4, 2023, on Parliament Hill. After the Oct. 7 terror attacks in Israel, too many people are ignorantly indifferent to the murderous aggression against Jews from so many hidden corners of the world, writes Jacques Shore. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The 100 most influential people in federal politics and government to watch in 2024

  • The election could still be more than a year away, but things are heating up. This year’s Top 100 list reflects some changes in
News | BY CHELSEA NASH, LAURA RYCKEWAERT, MIKE LAPOINTE, IAN CAMPBELL, STEPHEN JEFFERY, NEIL MOSS | January 29, 2024
The power players: Chrystia Freeland, top left, Justin Trudeau, Anita Anand, Pierre Poilievre, Seamus O'Regan, Mélanie Joly, Danielle Smith, Dominic LeBlanc, Sean Fraser, Andrew Scheer, Katie Telford, Charlie Angus, Yves-François Blanchet, Jagmeet Singh, Marc Miller, Melissa Lantsman, Tim Uppal, Don Davies, Jenni Byrne, and Doug Ford. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, Stuart Benson, and Jake Wright

The 100 most influential people in federal politics and government to watch in 2024

News | BY CHELSEA NASH, LAURA RYCKEWAERT, MIKE LAPOINTE, IAN CAMPBELL, STEPHEN JEFFERY, NEIL MOSS | January 29, 2024
  • The election could still be more than a year away, but things are heating up. This year’s Top 100 list reflects some changes in

The 100 most influential people in federal politics and government to watch in 2024

News | BY CHELSEA NASH, LAURA RYCKEWAERT, MIKE LAPOINTE, IAN CAMPBELL, STEPHEN JEFFERY, NEIL MOSS | January 29, 2024
  • The election could still be more than a year away, but things are heating up. This year’s Top 100 list reflects some changes in
The power players: Chrystia Freeland, top left, Justin Trudeau, Anita Anand, Pierre Poilievre, Seamus O'Regan, Mélanie Joly, Danielle Smith, Dominic LeBlanc, Sean Fraser, Andrew Scheer, Katie Telford, Charlie Angus, Yves-François Blanchet, Jagmeet Singh, Marc Miller, Melissa Lantsman, Tim Uppal, Don Davies, Jenni Byrne, and Doug Ford. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, Stuart Benson, and Jake Wright

‘Trump takes personal things personally:’ Liberal strategy to compare Poilievre with Trump ‘desperate,’ and a ‘delicate dance’ that could backfire, say political players

  • Between now and November, Donald Trump is going to make a lot of news, so the Liberals don’t need to publicly link Pierre Poilievre
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 29, 2024
Donald Trump, left, and Justin Trudeau. The Liberals' strategy of comparing Pierre Poilievre to Donald Trump could backfire if the former president ended up winning the presidency again. Trump is currently the favourite to win the Republic Party nomination. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Trump takes personal things personally:’ Liberal strategy to compare Poilievre with Trump ‘desperate,’ and a ‘delicate dance’ that could backfire, say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 29, 2024
  • Between now and November, Donald Trump is going to make a lot of news, so the Liberals don’t need to publicly link Pierre Poilievre

‘Trump takes personal things personally:’ Liberal strategy to compare Poilievre with Trump ‘desperate,’ and a ‘delicate dance’ that could backfire, say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 29, 2024
  • Between now and November, Donald Trump is going to make a lot of news, so the Liberals don’t need to publicly link Pierre Poilievre
Donald Trump, left, and Justin Trudeau. The Liberals' strategy of comparing Pierre Poilievre to Donald Trump could backfire if the former president ended up winning the presidency again. Trump is currently the favourite to win the Republic Party nomination. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who would be the best Canadian leader to ‘manage’ a Trump presidency?

  • Canada has been relatively slow to consider the potentially catastrophic effect of another Trump presidency. It better get a move on.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 29, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, former U.S. president Donald Trump, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. If Trump should win in 2024, that could be a planet-changing moment. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Who would be the best Canadian leader to ‘manage’ a Trump presidency?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 29, 2024
  • Canada has been relatively slow to consider the potentially catastrophic effect of another Trump presidency. It better get a move on.

Who would be the best Canadian leader to ‘manage’ a Trump presidency?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | January 29, 2024
  • Canada has been relatively slow to consider the potentially catastrophic effect of another Trump presidency. It better get a move on.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, former U.S. president Donald Trump, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. If Trump should win in 2024, that could be a planet-changing moment. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Will Trudeau’s third act include a surprise ending?

  • Absent future careless misjudgments, bureaucratic boondoggles or mishandled global, domestic, or climate emergencies, Justin Trudeau could pull off a miracle recovery. Or at least
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 29, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Will Trudeau’s third act include a surprise ending?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 29, 2024
  • Absent future careless misjudgments, bureaucratic boondoggles or mishandled global, domestic, or climate emergencies, Justin Trudeau could pull off a miracle recovery. Or at least

Will Trudeau’s third act include a surprise ending?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | January 29, 2024
  • Absent future careless misjudgments, bureaucratic boondoggles or mishandled global, domestic, or climate emergencies, Justin Trudeau could pull off a miracle recovery. Or at least
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Liberals ‘defined’ by opponents in social media ads in 2023 as Conservatives outspent incumbents on Facebook

  • Conservative ads opposing the Liberals' gun control and streaming bills were among the most-seen sponsored posts about the government last year.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 29, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in Ottawa last week, was 'defined' by the Conservatives in terms of digital advertising last year, said Earnscliffe Strategies principal Cole Hogan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals ‘defined’ by opponents in social media ads in 2023 as Conservatives outspent incumbents on Facebook

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 29, 2024
  • Conservative ads opposing the Liberals' gun control and streaming bills were among the most-seen sponsored posts about the government last year.

Liberals ‘defined’ by opponents in social media ads in 2023 as Conservatives outspent incumbents on Facebook

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 29, 2024
  • Conservative ads opposing the Liberals' gun control and streaming bills were among the most-seen sponsored posts about the government last year.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in Ottawa last week, was 'defined' by the Conservatives in terms of digital advertising last year, said Earnscliffe Strategies principal Cole Hogan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Too toxic for Fox News, Carlson is just the ticket for Smith

  • Conservatives need to convince Canadians that they are centrist enough to be trusted in government. But linking themselves to the likes of Tucker Carlson
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 29, 2024
Tucker Carlson was in Calgary last week delivering his 'Liberating Canada' speech. His appearance might be limited to Alberta. He may not be invited elsewhere as he continually referred to Toronto as 'an atrocity', a great crowd-pleaser. He laughed at gays, and defended white anglos who are being undermined in Canada. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Too toxic for Fox News, Carlson is just the ticket for Smith

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 29, 2024
  • Conservatives need to convince Canadians that they are centrist enough to be trusted in government. But linking themselves to the likes of Tucker Carlson

Too toxic for Fox News, Carlson is just the ticket for Smith

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | January 29, 2024
  • Conservatives need to convince Canadians that they are centrist enough to be trusted in government. But linking themselves to the likes of Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson was in Calgary last week delivering his 'Liberating Canada' speech. His appearance might be limited to Alberta. He may not be invited elsewhere as he continually referred to Toronto as 'an atrocity', a great crowd-pleaser. He laughed at gays, and defended white anglos who are being undermined in Canada. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

‘Very hit and miss’: calls for comprehensive international student strategy following intake cap announcement

  • Multiple postsecondary sector groups warn of funding shortfalls and layoffs if additional measures are not taken after capping provincial numbers of foreign students.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 29, 2024
Immigration Minister Marc Miller said the intake limits for international students were 'blunt measures,' but said Ottawa needed to 'work with provinces in the meantime to make sure that they are doing their jobs.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Very hit and miss’: calls for comprehensive international student strategy following intake cap announcement

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 29, 2024
  • Multiple postsecondary sector groups warn of funding shortfalls and layoffs if additional measures are not taken after capping provincial numbers of foreign students.

‘Very hit and miss’: calls for comprehensive international student strategy following intake cap announcement

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 29, 2024
  • Multiple postsecondary sector groups warn of funding shortfalls and layoffs if additional measures are not taken after capping provincial numbers of foreign students.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller said the intake limits for international students were 'blunt measures,' but said Ottawa needed to 'work with provinces in the meantime to make sure that they are doing their jobs.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The World Economic Forum points to a grim 2034

  • It doesn’t have to be that way, but it will be unless we develop the institutions, capacities, and will for a different future. That is
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 29, 2024
In the report, extreme weather events are defined as 'loss of human life, damage to ecosystems, destruction of property, and/or financial loss due to extreme weather events.' They are 'inclusive of land-based (wildfires), water-based (floods), and atmospheric and temperature-related (heat-waves) events, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Cpl. Marc-André Leclerc, DND

The World Economic Forum points to a grim 2034

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 29, 2024
  • It doesn’t have to be that way, but it will be unless we develop the institutions, capacities, and will for a different future. That is

The World Economic Forum points to a grim 2034

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | January 29, 2024
  • It doesn’t have to be that way, but it will be unless we develop the institutions, capacities, and will for a different future. That is
In the report, extreme weather events are defined as 'loss of human life, damage to ecosystems, destruction of property, and/or financial loss due to extreme weather events.' They are 'inclusive of land-based (wildfires), water-based (floods), and atmospheric and temperature-related (heat-waves) events, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Cpl. Marc-André Leclerc, DND

Release of records on appointment of interim ethics commissioner likely to be delayed until June

  • Selection process for ethics commissioners 'needs to be more independent,' says York University assistant professor in Canadian public law Ian Stedman.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 29, 2024
Interim ethics commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein is nearing the end of his six-month term, which began on Sept. 3, 2023. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

Release of records on appointment of interim ethics commissioner likely to be delayed until June

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 29, 2024
  • Selection process for ethics commissioners 'needs to be more independent,' says York University assistant professor in Canadian public law Ian Stedman.

Release of records on appointment of interim ethics commissioner likely to be delayed until June

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 29, 2024
  • Selection process for ethics commissioners 'needs to be more independent,' says York University assistant professor in Canadian public law Ian Stedman.
Interim ethics commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein is nearing the end of his six-month term, which began on Sept. 3, 2023. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade

Have I told you the one about Ron Wood?

  • Known as 'Woody,' Ron Wood, a former Hill reporter in the 1960s who became a top adviser to then-Reform Party leader Preston Manning, died
Opinion | BY JIM ARMOUR | January 29, 2024
Ron Wood was wise, a little rumpled and time-worn. There always seemed to be a cigarette in his hand with a couple more smoldering in the ashtray, when you could still do that sort of thing. And while I never had the nerve to check, I’m pretty sure there was also a bottle of rye in his desk drawer, writes Jim Armour. Photograph courtesy of Facebook/Wood family

Have I told you the one about Ron Wood?

Opinion | BY JIM ARMOUR | January 29, 2024
  • Known as 'Woody,' Ron Wood, a former Hill reporter in the 1960s who became a top adviser to then-Reform Party leader Preston Manning, died

Have I told you the one about Ron Wood?

Opinion | BY JIM ARMOUR | January 29, 2024
  • Known as 'Woody,' Ron Wood, a former Hill reporter in the 1960s who became a top adviser to then-Reform Party leader Preston Manning, died
Ron Wood was wise, a little rumpled and time-worn. There always seemed to be a cigarette in his hand with a couple more smoldering in the ashtray, when you could still do that sort of thing. And while I never had the nerve to check, I’m pretty sure there was also a bottle of rye in his desk drawer, writes Jim Armour. Photograph courtesy of Facebook/Wood family

‘In the 1970s and 1980s, Peter was quite simply a legendary talent and friend’: Tom Axworthy

  • Peter O’Malley, a skilled communications consultant who had also served as Ed Broadbent’s press secretary in the late 1970s and 1980s, died on Jan.
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 29, 2024
Peter O'Malley, pictured. 'At work, no matter the topic under discussion, his creative mind could dredge up an off-the-wall, Larson-like 'Far Side' view that, along with the laughter, affected everyone’s perspective on the issue and, in turn, led to creative solutions,' said John Chenier. Photograph courtesy of Frances O'Malley

‘In the 1970s and 1980s, Peter was quite simply a legendary talent and friend’: Tom Axworthy

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 29, 2024
  • Peter O’Malley, a skilled communications consultant who had also served as Ed Broadbent’s press secretary in the late 1970s and 1980s, died on Jan.

‘In the 1970s and 1980s, Peter was quite simply a legendary talent and friend’: Tom Axworthy

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | January 29, 2024
  • Peter O’Malley, a skilled communications consultant who had also served as Ed Broadbent’s press secretary in the late 1970s and 1980s, died on Jan.
Peter O'Malley, pictured. 'At work, no matter the topic under discussion, his creative mind could dredge up an off-the-wall, Larson-like 'Far Side' view that, along with the laughter, affected everyone’s perspective on the issue and, in turn, led to creative solutions,' said John Chenier. Photograph courtesy of Frances O'Malley

Taliban’s devastating impact on women and press freedom in post-2021 Afghanistan is unforgettable

  • I left my familiar surroundings, including my house, hometown, educational institutions, workplaces, and meaningful connections to secure a better future for my daughter, and
FeatureBY FARIDA NEKZAD | January 29, 2024
Farida Nekzad, who fled Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover in 2021, at The Hill Times office on Jan. 17, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Taliban’s devastating impact on women and press freedom in post-2021 Afghanistan is unforgettable

FeatureBY FARIDA NEKZAD | January 29, 2024
  • I left my familiar surroundings, including my house, hometown, educational institutions, workplaces, and meaningful connections to secure a better future for my daughter, and

Taliban’s devastating impact on women and press freedom in post-2021 Afghanistan is unforgettable

FeatureBY FARIDA NEKZAD | January 29, 2024
  • I left my familiar surroundings, including my house, hometown, educational institutions, workplaces, and meaningful connections to secure a better future for my daughter, and
Farida Nekzad, who fled Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover in 2021, at The Hill Times office on Jan. 17, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House is back: buckle up for an unruly 2024

  • Buckle up. We’re three years into a Parliament that history suggested would last only for two. The party governing in minority is in a
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 29, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, now in his eighth year of governing, is convinced he can achieve an unlikely fourth consecutive election win. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House is back: buckle up for an unruly 2024

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 29, 2024
  • Buckle up. We’re three years into a Parliament that history suggested would last only for two. The party governing in minority is in a

House is back: buckle up for an unruly 2024

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 29, 2024
  • Buckle up. We’re three years into a Parliament that history suggested would last only for two. The party governing in minority is in a
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, now in his eighth year of governing, is convinced he can achieve an unlikely fourth consecutive election win. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada and Oppenheimer race the Doomsday Clock

  • No Oscar for Canada for its performance in the most important subject on the global security agenda—the legitimacy of nuclear weapons for war-fighting.
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | January 29, 2024
J. Robert Oppenheimer, third from left, at the ground zero site of the Trinity nuclear test in 1945. Canada continues to hold that adherence to NATO’s nuclear weapons policies is more important than a forthright stand against the possession of nuclear weapons, writes Douglas Roche. Wikimedia Commons/United States Army Signal Corps

Canada and Oppenheimer race the Doomsday Clock

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | January 29, 2024
  • No Oscar for Canada for its performance in the most important subject on the global security agenda—the legitimacy of nuclear weapons for war-fighting.

Canada and Oppenheimer race the Doomsday Clock

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | January 29, 2024
  • No Oscar for Canada for its performance in the most important subject on the global security agenda—the legitimacy of nuclear weapons for war-fighting.
J. Robert Oppenheimer, third from left, at the ground zero site of the Trinity nuclear test in 1945. Canada continues to hold that adherence to NATO’s nuclear weapons policies is more important than a forthright stand against the possession of nuclear weapons, writes Douglas Roche. Wikimedia Commons/United States Army Signal Corps

Let’s make Canada wilder

  • It is time to act to make Canada wilder. We need a pan-Canadian biodiversity recovery action plan, one that can be rapidly deployed, at scale,
Opinion | BY GRAINNE MCCABE | January 29, 2024
Environment Commissioner Jerry DeMarco, pictured on the Hill on April 20, 2023, issued wakeup call to all Canadians that 640 plant and animal species were listed as at risk in Canada under the federal Species at Risk Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Let’s make Canada wilder

Opinion | BY GRAINNE MCCABE | January 29, 2024
  • It is time to act to make Canada wilder. We need a pan-Canadian biodiversity recovery action plan, one that can be rapidly deployed, at scale,

Let’s make Canada wilder

Opinion | BY GRAINNE MCCABE | January 29, 2024
  • It is time to act to make Canada wilder. We need a pan-Canadian biodiversity recovery action plan, one that can be rapidly deployed, at scale,
Environment Commissioner Jerry DeMarco, pictured on the Hill on April 20, 2023, issued wakeup call to all Canadians that 640 plant and animal species were listed as at risk in Canada under the federal Species at Risk Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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