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Key questions answered about Mark Carney’s new cabinet

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney named 28 ministers to his cabinet, and added 10 secretaries of state.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses reporters following the cabinet shuffle on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Key questions answered about Mark Carney’s new cabinet

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 14, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney named 28 ministers to his cabinet, and added 10 secretaries of state.

Key questions answered about Mark Carney’s new cabinet

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 14, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney named 28 ministers to his cabinet, and added 10 secretaries of state.
Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses reporters following the cabinet shuffle on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The salaries of Carney’s cabinet and secretaries of state

  • When Prime Minister Mark Carney tapped 28 new cabinet ministers and 10 secretaries of state on May 13, he empowered them to take leadership
List | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, front centre, poses for a photo with Governor General Mary Simon and the members of his core cabinet and team of ministers of state at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The salaries of Carney’s cabinet and secretaries of state

List | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 14, 2025
  • When Prime Minister Mark Carney tapped 28 new cabinet ministers and 10 secretaries of state on May 13, he empowered them to take leadership

The salaries of Carney’s cabinet and secretaries of state

List | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 14, 2025
  • When Prime Minister Mark Carney tapped 28 new cabinet ministers and 10 secretaries of state on May 13, he empowered them to take leadership
Prime Minister Mark Carney, front centre, poses for a photo with Governor General Mary Simon and the members of his core cabinet and team of ministers of state at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada leads the future of diabetes care by listening to those with lived experience

  • The conversation about diabetes must extend beyond pharmaceutical breakthroughs and into questions of affordability, access, and social support.
Opinion | BY RACHEL REEVE | May 14, 2025
The research emerging from Canadian labs is not just about molecules and mechanisms, it’s also about giving people longer, healthier, and a better quality of life, writes Rachel Reeve. Unsplash photograph by Sweet Life

Canada leads the future of diabetes care by listening to those with lived experience

Opinion | BY RACHEL REEVE | May 14, 2025
  • The conversation about diabetes must extend beyond pharmaceutical breakthroughs and into questions of affordability, access, and social support.

Canada leads the future of diabetes care by listening to those with lived experience

Opinion | BY RACHEL REEVE | May 14, 2025
  • The conversation about diabetes must extend beyond pharmaceutical breakthroughs and into questions of affordability, access, and social support.
The research emerging from Canadian labs is not just about molecules and mechanisms, it’s also about giving people longer, healthier, and a better quality of life, writes Rachel Reeve. Unsplash photograph by Sweet Life

Researcher, advocacy group hoping for ‘cabinet co-ordination’ on digital files with new AI and digital innovation ministry

  • 'It’s a very welcome move, and I think it’s a strong signal AI policy and innovation policy [are at] the centre of the government’s
News | BY PHALEN TYNES-MACDONALD, PAUL PARK | May 14, 2025
First-time MP Evan Solomon is sworn in as artificial intelligence and digital innovation minister on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Researcher, advocacy group hoping for ‘cabinet co-ordination’ on digital files with new AI and digital innovation ministry

News | BY PHALEN TYNES-MACDONALD, PAUL PARK | May 14, 2025
  • 'It’s a very welcome move, and I think it’s a strong signal AI policy and innovation policy [are at] the centre of the government’s

Researcher, advocacy group hoping for ‘cabinet co-ordination’ on digital files with new AI and digital innovation ministry

News | BY PHALEN TYNES-MACDONALD, PAUL PARK | May 14, 2025
  • 'It’s a very welcome move, and I think it’s a strong signal AI policy and innovation policy [are at] the centre of the government’s
First-time MP Evan Solomon is sworn in as artificial intelligence and digital innovation minister on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The urgent need for stronger cybersecurity

  • The repercussions of data breaches go beyond compromised personal information, bringing also a broader economic impact.
Opinion | BY AMIT KUMAR SHARMA | May 14, 2025
Philippe Dufresne
Philippe Dufresne
Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne said in February that data breaches ‘have surged over the past decade.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The urgent need for stronger cybersecurity

Opinion | BY AMIT KUMAR SHARMA | May 14, 2025
  • The repercussions of data breaches go beyond compromised personal information, bringing also a broader economic impact.

The urgent need for stronger cybersecurity

Opinion | BY AMIT KUMAR SHARMA | May 14, 2025
  • The repercussions of data breaches go beyond compromised personal information, bringing also a broader economic impact.
Philippe Dufresne
Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne said in February that data breaches ‘have surged over the past decade.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time to bring Canada’s medical system into the 21st century

  • The first issue we should tackle is our out-of-date approach to digital health.
Opinion | BY LIAM MACDONALD | May 14, 2025
Building an integrated health data system requires harmonized standards and regulations, an area where the federal government should take a leading role, writes Liam MacDonald. Pexels photograph by Polina Tankilevitch

It’s time to bring Canada’s medical system into the 21st century

Opinion | BY LIAM MACDONALD | May 14, 2025
  • The first issue we should tackle is our out-of-date approach to digital health.

It’s time to bring Canada’s medical system into the 21st century

Opinion | BY LIAM MACDONALD | May 14, 2025
  • The first issue we should tackle is our out-of-date approach to digital health.
Building an integrated health data system requires harmonized standards and regulations, an area where the federal government should take a leading role, writes Liam MacDonald. Pexels photograph by Polina Tankilevitch

New Liberal MP-elect led group that denied Armenian genocide, but backs feds’ recognition

  • Canada has officially recognized the Armenian genocide since 2006.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
Liberal MP-elect Sima Acan, left, with Prime Minister Mark Carney during the recent federal election campaign. Photograph courtesy of X/Sima Acan

New Liberal MP-elect led group that denied Armenian genocide, but backs feds’ recognition

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
  • Canada has officially recognized the Armenian genocide since 2006.

New Liberal MP-elect led group that denied Armenian genocide, but backs feds’ recognition

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
  • Canada has officially recognized the Armenian genocide since 2006.
Liberal MP-elect Sima Acan, left, with Prime Minister Mark Carney during the recent federal election campaign. Photograph courtesy of X/Sima Acan

Botswana’s new Canadian envoy is hoping for a state visit by the end of the year

  • In a wide-ranging interview, new Motswana High Commissioner Mpho Churchill Mophuting talks about a deeper relationship with Canada, Ottawa's Africa strategy, and peacekeeping.
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
The new high commissioner of Botswana, Mpho Churchill Mophuting, left, presented his letter of credence to Governor General Mary Simon on April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Botswana’s new Canadian envoy is hoping for a state visit by the end of the year

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, new Motswana High Commissioner Mpho Churchill Mophuting talks about a deeper relationship with Canada, Ottawa's Africa strategy, and peacekeeping.

Botswana’s new Canadian envoy is hoping for a state visit by the end of the year

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, new Motswana High Commissioner Mpho Churchill Mophuting talks about a deeper relationship with Canada, Ottawa's Africa strategy, and peacekeeping.
The new high commissioner of Botswana, Mpho Churchill Mophuting, left, presented his letter of credence to Governor General Mary Simon on April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Will Team Carney find the right prescription for Trump?

  • With the new team he’s assembled, can Prime Minister Mark Carney 'do no harm' while giving U.S. President Donald Trump something he can put
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, received generally good reviews for his first Oval Office outing with U.S. President Donald Trump, but don’t expect things to be seamless. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Will Team Carney find the right prescription for Trump?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 14, 2025
  • With the new team he’s assembled, can Prime Minister Mark Carney 'do no harm' while giving U.S. President Donald Trump something he can put

Will Team Carney find the right prescription for Trump?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 14, 2025
  • With the new team he’s assembled, can Prime Minister Mark Carney 'do no harm' while giving U.S. President Donald Trump something he can put
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, received generally good reviews for his first Oval Office outing with U.S. President Donald Trump, but don’t expect things to be seamless. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Carney sets the stage for consequential meeting with premiers after passing the Trump test

  • The prime minister must now prove that ‘experience’ is more than just a campaign slogan, and that he is prepared to unite a divided
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | May 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, will have an in-person meeting with Canada’s premiers in Saskatchewan on June 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney sets the stage for consequential meeting with premiers after passing the Trump test

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | May 14, 2025
  • The prime minister must now prove that ‘experience’ is more than just a campaign slogan, and that he is prepared to unite a divided

Carney sets the stage for consequential meeting with premiers after passing the Trump test

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | May 14, 2025
  • The prime minister must now prove that ‘experience’ is more than just a campaign slogan, and that he is prepared to unite a divided
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, will have an in-person meeting with Canada’s premiers in Saskatchewan on June 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Carney faces an uphill climb

  • The threats to Canada are many, and as numerous from the inside as from the outside.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 14, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a lengthy and complicated to-do list, and his immediate priorities should be to be to invest in defence abroad, and focus on northern sovereignty, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Carney faces an uphill climb

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 14, 2025
  • The threats to Canada are many, and as numerous from the inside as from the outside.

Prime Minister Carney faces an uphill climb

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 14, 2025
  • The threats to Canada are many, and as numerous from the inside as from the outside.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a lengthy and complicated to-do list, and his immediate priorities should be to be to invest in defence abroad, and focus on northern sovereignty, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kovaliv, Lametti, Haley taking part in Chamber’s B7 Summit May 14-16 in Ottawa

  • TUESDAY, MAY 13—THURSDAY, MAY 15 Sustainable Finance Summit—The Sustainable Finance Summit is scheduled to take place in Montreal from Tuesday, May 13, to Thursday,
Ukrainian Ambassador Yuliya Kovaliv, left, former Liberal minister David Lametti, and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley are among the panellists taking part in the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's B7 Summit May 14-16 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and courtesy of the U.S. State Department

Kovaliv, Lametti, Haley taking part in Chamber’s B7 Summit May 14-16 in Ottawa

  • TUESDAY, MAY 13—THURSDAY, MAY 15 Sustainable Finance Summit—The Sustainable Finance Summit is scheduled to take place in Montreal from Tuesday, May 13, to Thursday,

Kovaliv, Lametti, Haley taking part in Chamber’s B7 Summit May 14-16 in Ottawa

  • TUESDAY, MAY 13—THURSDAY, MAY 15 Sustainable Finance Summit—The Sustainable Finance Summit is scheduled to take place in Montreal from Tuesday, May 13, to Thursday,
Ukrainian Ambassador Yuliya Kovaliv, left, former Liberal minister David Lametti, and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley are among the panellists taking part in the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's B7 Summit May 14-16 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and courtesy of the U.S. State Department

Move from patchwork to progress to unlock the full potential of Canada’s national framework for diabetes

  • Canada needs political will, targeted investment, and a commitment to three fundamental priorities: alignment, accessibility, and affordability.
Opinion | BY GLENN THIBEAULT | May 14, 2025
Accessibility to timely care, medications, and life-saving devices remains uneven across jurisdictions, writes Glenn Thibeault. Unsplash photograph by isens usa

Move from patchwork to progress to unlock the full potential of Canada’s national framework for diabetes

Opinion | BY GLENN THIBEAULT | May 14, 2025
  • Canada needs political will, targeted investment, and a commitment to three fundamental priorities: alignment, accessibility, and affordability.

Move from patchwork to progress to unlock the full potential of Canada’s national framework for diabetes

Opinion | BY GLENN THIBEAULT | May 14, 2025
  • Canada needs political will, targeted investment, and a commitment to three fundamental priorities: alignment, accessibility, and affordability.
Accessibility to timely care, medications, and life-saving devices remains uneven across jurisdictions, writes Glenn Thibeault. Unsplash photograph by isens usa

Let’s reinvent our health system—and put rehabilitation at the centre

  • Rehabilitation is not a luxury. It is the bridge between medical intervention and meaningful participation in life.
Opinion | BY ALIKI THOMAS | May 14, 2025
What should be core to a just and effective health-care system is now treated as a luxury—accessible only to those who can afford it, writes Aliki Thomas. Pexels photograph by Kampus Production

Let’s reinvent our health system—and put rehabilitation at the centre

Opinion | BY ALIKI THOMAS | May 14, 2025
  • Rehabilitation is not a luxury. It is the bridge between medical intervention and meaningful participation in life.

Let’s reinvent our health system—and put rehabilitation at the centre

Opinion | BY ALIKI THOMAS | May 14, 2025
  • Rehabilitation is not a luxury. It is the bridge between medical intervention and meaningful participation in life.
What should be core to a just and effective health-care system is now treated as a luxury—accessible only to those who can afford it, writes Aliki Thomas. Pexels photograph by Kampus Production

No more silence: it’s time for federal leadership on health workforce planning

  • Fixing the health workforce crisis requires action across all levels of government, and Canadians deserve to hear what our federal leaders plan to do
Opinion | BY IVY BOURGEAULT | May 14, 2025
Canada needs more health professionals, and the federal government can act immediately by expanding tuition supports, targeted scholarships, and student loan forgiveness, writes Ivy Bourgeault. Unsplash photograph by Hush Naidoo Jade Photography

No more silence: it’s time for federal leadership on health workforce planning

Opinion | BY IVY BOURGEAULT | May 14, 2025
  • Fixing the health workforce crisis requires action across all levels of government, and Canadians deserve to hear what our federal leaders plan to do

No more silence: it’s time for federal leadership on health workforce planning

Opinion | BY IVY BOURGEAULT | May 14, 2025
  • Fixing the health workforce crisis requires action across all levels of government, and Canadians deserve to hear what our federal leaders plan to do
Canada needs more health professionals, and the federal government can act immediately by expanding tuition supports, targeted scholarships, and student loan forgiveness, writes Ivy Bourgeault. Unsplash photograph by Hush Naidoo Jade Photography

As other countries cut public health funding, Canada can lead in lung health

  • Canada should support a landmark WHO resolution addressing the alarming rise in both communicable and non-communicable respiratory diseases.
Opinion | BY JESSICA BUCKLEY, JEFFREY BEACH | May 14, 2025
Canadian lung charities have solutions worth sharing, but what’s missing is a clear commitment to making lung health a priority at home, write Jessica Buckley and Jeffrey Beach. Unsplash photograph by Robina Weermeijer

As other countries cut public health funding, Canada can lead in lung health

Opinion | BY JESSICA BUCKLEY, JEFFREY BEACH | May 14, 2025
  • Canada should support a landmark WHO resolution addressing the alarming rise in both communicable and non-communicable respiratory diseases.

As other countries cut public health funding, Canada can lead in lung health

Opinion | BY JESSICA BUCKLEY, JEFFREY BEACH | May 14, 2025
  • Canada should support a landmark WHO resolution addressing the alarming rise in both communicable and non-communicable respiratory diseases.
Canadian lung charities have solutions worth sharing, but what’s missing is a clear commitment to making lung health a priority at home, write Jessica Buckley and Jeffrey Beach. Unsplash photograph by Robina Weermeijer

The Liberals’ new health-care agenda should include specialist workforce planning

  • Asking doctors to ‘come home’ without addressing why they leave implies physicians are to blame, and overlooks systemic barriers like poor job opportunities for
Opinion | BY ABRAR AHMED | May 14, 2025
The creation of Health Workforce Canada is a good first step. Next, affected specialties like surgeons must be represented, writes Abrar Ahmed. Unsplash photograph by National Cancer Institute

The Liberals’ new health-care agenda should include specialist workforce planning

Opinion | BY ABRAR AHMED | May 14, 2025
  • Asking doctors to ‘come home’ without addressing why they leave implies physicians are to blame, and overlooks systemic barriers like poor job opportunities for

The Liberals’ new health-care agenda should include specialist workforce planning

Opinion | BY ABRAR AHMED | May 14, 2025
  • Asking doctors to ‘come home’ without addressing why they leave implies physicians are to blame, and overlooks systemic barriers like poor job opportunities for
The creation of Health Workforce Canada is a good first step. Next, affected specialties like surgeons must be represented, writes Abrar Ahmed. Unsplash photograph by National Cancer Institute

Former NDP MP Charlie Angus rules out leadership bid

  • Plus: the Bloc Québécois unveils its House leadership team while a recount cuts its caucus down to 22, Radio-Canada's Louis Blouin is heading to
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 14, 2025
Former longtime NDP MP Charlie Angus confirmed on May 11 that he's not looking to return to elected office or to attempt another leadership run. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former NDP MP Charlie Angus rules out leadership bid

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 14, 2025
  • Plus: the Bloc Québécois unveils its House leadership team while a recount cuts its caucus down to 22, Radio-Canada's Louis Blouin is heading to

Former NDP MP Charlie Angus rules out leadership bid

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 14, 2025
  • Plus: the Bloc Québécois unveils its House leadership team while a recount cuts its caucus down to 22, Radio-Canada's Louis Blouin is heading to
Former longtime NDP MP Charlie Angus confirmed on May 11 that he's not looking to return to elected office or to attempt another leadership run. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney PMO transition continues, staff await word

  • Plus, Liberal Tatiana Auguste’s win in Terrebonne, Que., brings the count of former staffers turned first-time MPs to at least eight.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 13, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney held his first post-election press conference in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney PMO transition continues, staff await word

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 13, 2025
  • Plus, Liberal Tatiana Auguste’s win in Terrebonne, Que., brings the count of former staffers turned first-time MPs to at least eight.

Carney PMO transition continues, staff await word

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 13, 2025
  • Plus, Liberal Tatiana Auguste’s win in Terrebonne, Que., brings the count of former staffers turned first-time MPs to at least eight.
Prime Minister Mark Carney held his first post-election press conference in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s in and who’s out of Carney’s post-election cabinet?

  • In a major cabinet shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named two dozen new faces to his senior team—made up of 28 ministers tackling the
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 13, 2025
Some of the new members of cabinet include returning members, clockwise from left: Anita Anand, David McGuinty, François-Philippe Champagne, and Mélanie Joly, as well as rookie MPs Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada

Who’s in and who’s out of Carney’s post-election cabinet?

News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 13, 2025
  • In a major cabinet shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named two dozen new faces to his senior team—made up of 28 ministers tackling the

Who’s in and who’s out of Carney’s post-election cabinet?

News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 13, 2025
  • In a major cabinet shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named two dozen new faces to his senior team—made up of 28 ministers tackling the
Some of the new members of cabinet include returning members, clockwise from left: Anita Anand, David McGuinty, François-Philippe Champagne, and Mélanie Joly, as well as rookie MPs Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the
Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
At the federal level, Canada continues to punch below its weight when it comes to taking a more intentional approach to the African continent, writes Kumaran Nadesan. Unsplash photograph by James Wiseman

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the
At the federal level, Canada continues to punch below its weight when it comes to taking a more intentional approach to the African continent, writes Kumaran Nadesan. Unsplash photograph by James Wiseman

Carney taps host of new MPs to 28-member cabinet, creates 10 secretaries of state

  • In a major shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named 16 new faces to his 28-member cabinet, but kept a dozen Trudeau-era ministers in his
News | BY MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND | May 13, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, front centre, poses for a photo with Governor General Mary Simon and the members of his core cabinet and team of ministers of state at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney taps host of new MPs to 28-member cabinet, creates 10 secretaries of state

News | BY MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND | May 13, 2025
  • In a major shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named 16 new faces to his 28-member cabinet, but kept a dozen Trudeau-era ministers in his

Carney taps host of new MPs to 28-member cabinet, creates 10 secretaries of state

News | BY MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND | May 13, 2025
  • In a major shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named 16 new faces to his 28-member cabinet, but kept a dozen Trudeau-era ministers in his
Prime Minister Mark Carney, front centre, poses for a photo with Governor General Mary Simon and the members of his core cabinet and team of ministers of state at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney unveils his post-election cabinet

  • Plus, the PM has approved another $33-billion to keep the government running.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 13, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet will be sworn in at Rideau Hall today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney unveils his post-election cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 13, 2025
  • Plus, the PM has approved another $33-billion to keep the government running.

Carney unveils his post-election cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 13, 2025
  • Plus, the PM has approved another $33-billion to keep the government running.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet will be sworn in at Rideau Hall today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
Former MPs Maryam Monsef, left, Mike Morrice, Alistair MacGregor, and Nelly Shin speak about their experiences moving out of public office following their defeats this election for Morrice and MacGregor and in 2021 for Monsef and Shin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to
Former MPs Maryam Monsef, left, Mike Morrice, Alistair MacGregor, and Nelly Shin speak about their experiences moving out of public office following their defeats this election for Morrice and MacGregor and in 2021 for Monsef and Shin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The art of hedging a deal

  • Those trapped in rigid binaries risk becoming collateral damage in a conflict that transcends borders, ideologies, and even economics itself.
Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | May 12, 2025
As Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, begins his tough negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump, will he comply like his predecessor did in CUSMA, or resist to protect Canada’s sovereignty, asks Wenran Jiang. White House photograph by Gabriel B Kotico

The art of hedging a deal

Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | May 12, 2025
  • Those trapped in rigid binaries risk becoming collateral damage in a conflict that transcends borders, ideologies, and even economics itself.

The art of hedging a deal

Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | May 12, 2025
  • Those trapped in rigid binaries risk becoming collateral damage in a conflict that transcends borders, ideologies, and even economics itself.
As Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, begins his tough negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump, will he comply like his predecessor did in CUSMA, or resist to protect Canada’s sovereignty, asks Wenran Jiang. White House photograph by Gabriel B Kotico

A time for action: supporting Indigenous access to naturopathic medicine

  • Naturopathic care offers a proven approach to addressing health-care crises disproportionately affecting Indigenous people.
Opinion | BY GEMMA BEIERBACK, JENNY GARDIPY | May 12, 2025
Naturopathic doctors are a key part of a holistic, modern health-care system, providing evidence-based care that intentionally holds space for traditional knowledge, write Gemma Beierback, and Jenny Gardipy. Unsplash photograph by Content Pixie

A time for action: supporting Indigenous access to naturopathic medicine

Opinion | BY GEMMA BEIERBACK, JENNY GARDIPY | May 12, 2025
  • Naturopathic care offers a proven approach to addressing health-care crises disproportionately affecting Indigenous people.

A time for action: supporting Indigenous access to naturopathic medicine

Opinion | BY GEMMA BEIERBACK, JENNY GARDIPY | May 12, 2025
  • Naturopathic care offers a proven approach to addressing health-care crises disproportionately affecting Indigenous people.
Naturopathic doctors are a key part of a holistic, modern health-care system, providing evidence-based care that intentionally holds space for traditional knowledge, write Gemma Beierback, and Jenny Gardipy. Unsplash photograph by Content Pixie

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
Top 10 tightest races in Canada: From top left, Anthony Germain (Liberal), Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal), Tatiana Auguste (Liberal), Kathy Borrelli (Conservative), Don Davies (NDP), Kelly DeRidder (Conservative), Tim Louis (Liberal), Andréanne Larouche (Bloc), Gabriel Hardy (Conservative), and Lori Idlout (NDP). Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party, Conservative party, Bloc Québécois, and The Hill Time photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on
Top 10 tightest races in Canada: From top left, Anthony Germain (Liberal), Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal), Tatiana Auguste (Liberal), Kathy Borrelli (Conservative), Don Davies (NDP), Kelly DeRidder (Conservative), Tim Louis (Liberal), Andréanne Larouche (Bloc), Gabriel Hardy (Conservative), and Lori Idlout (NDP). Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party, Conservative party, Bloc Québécois, and The Hill Time photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
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Navigating uncertainty: telecom’s essential role in securing Canada’s future

  • As geopolitical and international trade tensions intensify, investing in robust and secure telecom infrastructure is not just a sector priority but a fundamental requirement
Opinion | BY ROBERT GHIZ | March 31, 2025
Telecommunications networks are the backbone of modern society, and play a crucial role in our economy, security, and sovereignty. In 2023, the telecommunications sector added nearly $81-billion in GDP to the Canadian economy and supported almost 782,000 jobs across various industries, writes Robert Ghiz. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Navigating uncertainty: telecom’s essential role in securing Canada’s future

Opinion | BY ROBERT GHIZ | March 31, 2025
  • As geopolitical and international trade tensions intensify, investing in robust and secure telecom infrastructure is not just a sector priority but a fundamental requirement

Navigating uncertainty: telecom’s essential role in securing Canada’s future

Opinion | BY ROBERT GHIZ | March 31, 2025
  • As geopolitical and international trade tensions intensify, investing in robust and secure telecom infrastructure is not just a sector priority but a fundamental requirement
Telecommunications networks are the backbone of modern society, and play a crucial role in our economy, security, and sovereignty. In 2023, the telecommunications sector added nearly $81-billion in GDP to the Canadian economy and supported almost 782,000 jobs across various industries, writes Robert Ghiz. Image courtesy of Pixabay

We need to keep the CBC alive and well: letter writer

  • I am writing to draw your readers’ attention to an imminent threat to Canada’s cultural sovereignty, one whose urgency grows by the day, as
Opinion | March 31, 2025
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We need to keep the CBC alive and well: letter writer

Opinion | March 31, 2025
  • I am writing to draw your readers’ attention to an imminent threat to Canada’s cultural sovereignty, one whose urgency grows by the day, as

We need to keep the CBC alive and well: letter writer

Opinion | March 31, 2025
  • I am writing to draw your readers’ attention to an imminent threat to Canada’s cultural sovereignty, one whose urgency grows by the day, as
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Time to restore Radio Canada International or Canada’s world service

  • Canada, Canadians, and our federal government have to step up and restore RCI because it comes down to whether we are enough of a
Opinion | BY WOJTEK GWIAZDA | March 31, 2025
A CBC Radio Canada International poster from 1956. Restoring and reimagining RCI is not only possible, it’s necessary, and would have an incredible impact globally, with minimal cost. In the past, before the serious budget cuts of the 1990s, RCI with a budget only a fraction of that of the BBC World Service, writes Wojtek Gwiazda. Image courtesy of Gary Stevens/Wikimedia Commons

Time to restore Radio Canada International or Canada’s world service

Opinion | BY WOJTEK GWIAZDA | March 31, 2025
  • Canada, Canadians, and our federal government have to step up and restore RCI because it comes down to whether we are enough of a

Time to restore Radio Canada International or Canada’s world service

Opinion | BY WOJTEK GWIAZDA | March 31, 2025
  • Canada, Canadians, and our federal government have to step up and restore RCI because it comes down to whether we are enough of a
A CBC Radio Canada International poster from 1956. Restoring and reimagining RCI is not only possible, it’s necessary, and would have an incredible impact globally, with minimal cost. In the past, before the serious budget cuts of the 1990s, RCI with a budget only a fraction of that of the BBC World Service, writes Wojtek Gwiazda. Image courtesy of Gary Stevens/Wikimedia Commons

Christiane Fox to talk ‘collaborative strategies for interprovincial trade’ on April 3 in Toronto

  • MONDAY, MARCH 31 Conservative Leader Poilievre to Hold a Rally—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will hold a Canada First rally. Monday, March 31, at 6
The C.D. Howe Institute hosts a lunch event, 'Beyond Boundaries: Collaborative Strategies for Interprovincial Trade,' featuring Christiane Fox, deputy clerk of the Privy Council, pictured. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Christiane Fox to talk ‘collaborative strategies for interprovincial trade’ on April 3 in Toronto

  • MONDAY, MARCH 31 Conservative Leader Poilievre to Hold a Rally—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will hold a Canada First rally. Monday, March 31, at 6

Christiane Fox to talk ‘collaborative strategies for interprovincial trade’ on April 3 in Toronto

  • MONDAY, MARCH 31 Conservative Leader Poilievre to Hold a Rally—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will hold a Canada First rally. Monday, March 31, at 6
The C.D. Howe Institute hosts a lunch event, 'Beyond Boundaries: Collaborative Strategies for Interprovincial Trade,' featuring Christiane Fox, deputy clerk of the Privy Council, pictured. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should invest in Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: letter writer

  • Canada has the ability to make a change, and it baffles me how slow moving we are with our government’s actions. Speaking from the
Opinion | March 31, 2025
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Canada should invest in Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: letter writer

Opinion | March 31, 2025
  • Canada has the ability to make a change, and it baffles me how slow moving we are with our government’s actions. Speaking from the

Canada should invest in Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: letter writer

Opinion | March 31, 2025
  • Canada has the ability to make a change, and it baffles me how slow moving we are with our government’s actions. Speaking from the
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Ministers, ex-cabinet members and leadership aspirants seek to hold bellwethers for Liberals

  • Of the 343 ridings to be contested, 34 have historically chosen the party that takes power at every election since at least 2011.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 29, 2025
Treasury Board President Ginette Petitpas Taylor, top left, Public Services Minister Ali Ehsassi, Environment Minister Terry Duguid, chief government whip Rechie Valdez, bottom left, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, and Democratic Institutions Minister Arielle Kayabaga are all contesting bellwether ridings. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ministers, ex-cabinet members and leadership aspirants seek to hold bellwethers for Liberals

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 29, 2025
  • Of the 343 ridings to be contested, 34 have historically chosen the party that takes power at every election since at least 2011.

Ministers, ex-cabinet members and leadership aspirants seek to hold bellwethers for Liberals

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 29, 2025
  • Of the 343 ridings to be contested, 34 have historically chosen the party that takes power at every election since at least 2011.
Treasury Board President Ginette Petitpas Taylor, top left, Public Services Minister Ali Ehsassi, Environment Minister Terry Duguid, chief government whip Rechie Valdez, bottom left, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, and Democratic Institutions Minister Arielle Kayabaga are all contesting bellwether ridings. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Anti-Black racism complaint bound for Canadian Human Rights Commission after court denies public service class action

  • The Public Service Alliance of Canada filed a human rights complaint on behalf of all of its Black members employed in the federal public
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 28, 2025
Black Class Action Secretariat president Nicholas Marcus Thompson, pictured at a rally outside the Prime Minister’s Office last year. The secretariat has vowed the keep fighting after a Federal Court judge denied certification of a $2.5-billion class action lawsuit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anti-Black racism complaint bound for Canadian Human Rights Commission after court denies public service class action

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 28, 2025
  • The Public Service Alliance of Canada filed a human rights complaint on behalf of all of its Black members employed in the federal public

Anti-Black racism complaint bound for Canadian Human Rights Commission after court denies public service class action

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 28, 2025
  • The Public Service Alliance of Canada filed a human rights complaint on behalf of all of its Black members employed in the federal public
Black Class Action Secretariat president Nicholas Marcus Thompson, pictured at a rally outside the Prime Minister’s Office last year. The secretariat has vowed the keep fighting after a Federal Court judge denied certification of a $2.5-billion class action lawsuit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pundit panel: what policies will get parties votes?

  • 'It’s quaint to assume policy will matter in this election,' says former Liberal PMO staffer Dan Arnold.
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | March 28, 2025
Jagmeet Singh, Pierre Poilievre, Mark Carney, Yves-François Blanchet, Elizabeth May, and Jonathan Pedneault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin
Jagmeet Singh, Pierre Poilievre, Mark Carney, Yves-François Blanchet, Elizabeth May, and Jonathan Pedneault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Pundit panel: what policies will get parties votes?

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | March 28, 2025
  • 'It’s quaint to assume policy will matter in this election,' says former Liberal PMO staffer Dan Arnold.

Pundit panel: what policies will get parties votes?

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | March 28, 2025
  • 'It’s quaint to assume policy will matter in this election,' says former Liberal PMO staffer Dan Arnold.
Jagmeet Singh, Pierre Poilievre, Mark Carney, Yves-François Blanchet, Elizabeth May, and Jonathan Pedneault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Tracking federal parties’ Meta spending in the campaign

  • In the first three days after the election call, the Liberals spent $301,000 on Meta ads for the party and their leader, outpacing the
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 28, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Green co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault, and PPC Leader Maxime Bernier. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Tracking federal parties’ Meta spending in the campaign

News | BY STUART BENSON | March 28, 2025
  • In the first three days after the election call, the Liberals spent $301,000 on Meta ads for the party and their leader, outpacing the

Tracking federal parties’ Meta spending in the campaign

News | BY STUART BENSON | March 28, 2025
  • In the first three days after the election call, the Liberals spent $301,000 on Meta ads for the party and their leader, outpacing the
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Green co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault, and PPC Leader Maxime Bernier. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Let’s celebrate the Canada Disability Benefit—but it must be strengthened

  • The benefit falls far short of what is needed. The $200 monthly amount is inadequate to lift anyone out of poverty.
Opinion | BY RABIA KHEDR, ISG SENATOR CHANTAL PETITCLERC | March 28, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The next government, whatever political stripe, must work to strengthen the benefit, write Rabia Khedr and Senator Chantal Petitclerc. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Let’s celebrate the Canada Disability Benefit—but it must be strengthened

Opinion | BY RABIA KHEDR, ISG SENATOR CHANTAL PETITCLERC | March 28, 2025
  • The benefit falls far short of what is needed. The $200 monthly amount is inadequate to lift anyone out of poverty.

Let’s celebrate the Canada Disability Benefit—but it must be strengthened

Opinion | BY RABIA KHEDR, ISG SENATOR CHANTAL PETITCLERC | March 28, 2025
  • The benefit falls far short of what is needed. The $200 monthly amount is inadequate to lift anyone out of poverty.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The next government, whatever political stripe, must work to strengthen the benefit, write Rabia Khedr and Senator Chantal Petitclerc. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Day six: Tories and Greens fight for Nanaimo

  • Plus, Canada’s retaliatory plan for U.S. auto tariffs to be revealed next week.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | March 28, 2025
The party leaders continue their quest for power today, as election campaign 2025 rolls on. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Neena Singhal

Day six: Tories and Greens fight for Nanaimo

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | March 28, 2025
  • Plus, Canada’s retaliatory plan for U.S. auto tariffs to be revealed next week.

Day six: Tories and Greens fight for Nanaimo

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | March 28, 2025
  • Plus, Canada’s retaliatory plan for U.S. auto tariffs to be revealed next week.
The party leaders continue their quest for power today, as election campaign 2025 rolls on. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Neena Singhal

Liberal and Conservative safe seats likely to stay, but NDP less certain, say pollsters

  • There are 111 safe seats across Canada, based on wins by candidates with a margin of 25 per cent of the vote or greater
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberal and Conservative safe seats likely to stay, but NDP less certain, say pollsters

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 27, 2025
  • There are 111 safe seats across Canada, based on wins by candidates with a margin of 25 per cent of the vote or greater

Liberal and Conservative safe seats likely to stay, but NDP less certain, say pollsters

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 27, 2025
  • There are 111 safe seats across Canada, based on wins by candidates with a margin of 25 per cent of the vote or greater
Prime Minister Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Grits go-getters in digital election ads, overtaking Tory pre-writ lead on Meta spending

  • Liberals take decisive day-one lead, spending $118,000 on Facebook and Instagram as Conservatives coast on a half-million-dollar pre-election-week spend on the platform.
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and his Liberal Party kicked off the first official day of the writ period with over $118,000 in Meta ads, 14 times more than the Conservatives led by Pierre Poilievre, who spent over $500,000 in the previous week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Grits go-getters in digital election ads, overtaking Tory pre-writ lead on Meta spending

News | BY STUART BENSON | March 27, 2025
  • Liberals take decisive day-one lead, spending $118,000 on Facebook and Instagram as Conservatives coast on a half-million-dollar pre-election-week spend on the platform.

Grits go-getters in digital election ads, overtaking Tory pre-writ lead on Meta spending

News | BY STUART BENSON | March 27, 2025
  • Liberals take decisive day-one lead, spending $118,000 on Facebook and Instagram as Conservatives coast on a half-million-dollar pre-election-week spend on the platform.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and his Liberal Party kicked off the first official day of the writ period with over $118,000 in Meta ads, 14 times more than the Conservatives led by Pierre Poilievre, who spent over $500,000 in the previous week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Will Canada emerge stronger and more united? Here’s hoping

  • Three issues will be bundled into one overarching challenge that will dominate this election's discourse: how leaders propose to deal with the White House,
Opinion | BY SERGIO MARCHI | March 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party co-leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Will Canada emerge stronger and more united? Here’s hoping

Opinion | BY SERGIO MARCHI | March 27, 2025
  • Three issues will be bundled into one overarching challenge that will dominate this election's discourse: how leaders propose to deal with the White House,

Will Canada emerge stronger and more united? Here’s hoping

Opinion | BY SERGIO MARCHI | March 27, 2025
  • Three issues will be bundled into one overarching challenge that will dominate this election's discourse: how leaders propose to deal with the White House,
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party co-leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Pen to paper: recent letter of intent formalizes plan to create Indigenous Peoples Space

  • The plan to turn 100 Wellington St. into an Indigenous Peoples Space was first announced in 2017, but until recently, it had yet to
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 27, 2025
The Indigenous Peoples Space, at 100 Wellington St., has taken a 'critical step' forward in becoming a reality. 'Canada is in a period of change and this signing helps ensure the work can continue, no matter what changes might come,' said AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pen to paper: recent letter of intent formalizes plan to create Indigenous Peoples Space

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 27, 2025
  • The plan to turn 100 Wellington St. into an Indigenous Peoples Space was first announced in 2017, but until recently, it had yet to

Pen to paper: recent letter of intent formalizes plan to create Indigenous Peoples Space

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 27, 2025
  • The plan to turn 100 Wellington St. into an Indigenous Peoples Space was first announced in 2017, but until recently, it had yet to
The Indigenous Peoples Space, at 100 Wellington St., has taken a 'critical step' forward in becoming a reality. 'Canada is in a period of change and this signing helps ensure the work can continue, no matter what changes might come,' said AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From compassion to complacency: Canada’s dangerous retreat from global aid

  • The U.S.’s recent actions illustrate the stark consequences of blanket cuts; for just Action Against Hunger Canada’s programs, it will result in more than
Opinion | BY ONOME AKO | March 27, 2025
If compassion alone no longer motivates action, perhaps enlightened self-interest will. Unchecked global hunger and malnutrition threaten Canada's security and economic interests through increased migration pressures, instability, disease outbreaks, and weakened international partnerships, writes Onome Ako. Photograph courtesy of Waseem Lazknai/Pixabay

From compassion to complacency: Canada’s dangerous retreat from global aid

Opinion | BY ONOME AKO | March 27, 2025
  • The U.S.’s recent actions illustrate the stark consequences of blanket cuts; for just Action Against Hunger Canada’s programs, it will result in more than

From compassion to complacency: Canada’s dangerous retreat from global aid

Opinion | BY ONOME AKO | March 27, 2025
  • The U.S.’s recent actions illustrate the stark consequences of blanket cuts; for just Action Against Hunger Canada’s programs, it will result in more than
If compassion alone no longer motivates action, perhaps enlightened self-interest will. Unchecked global hunger and malnutrition threaten Canada's security and economic interests through increased migration pressures, instability, disease outbreaks, and weakened international partnerships, writes Onome Ako. Photograph courtesy of Waseem Lazknai/Pixabay

Carney takeover top reason for Liberal revival: poll

  • Thirty-five per cent of the new Liberal supporters had previously backed the NDP, while 29 per cent had migrated from the Conservative Party.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 27, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Mark Carney took over the Liberal Party on March 9 and was sworn in as prime minister on March 14 following Justin Trudeau's resignation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney takeover top reason for Liberal revival: poll

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 27, 2025
  • Thirty-five per cent of the new Liberal supporters had previously backed the NDP, while 29 per cent had migrated from the Conservative Party.

Carney takeover top reason for Liberal revival: poll

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 27, 2025
  • Thirty-five per cent of the new Liberal supporters had previously backed the NDP, while 29 per cent had migrated from the Conservative Party.
Mark Carney
Mark Carney took over the Liberal Party on March 9 and was sworn in as prime minister on March 14 following Justin Trudeau's resignation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians can no longer afford to be complacent

  • Though Canada has long maintained mutually beneficial relationships with many of our allies, the current geopolitical reality shows a turbulent road ahead with threats
Opinion | BY SENATOR REBECCA PATTERSON, SENATOR KRISTA ANN ROSS, SENATOR MARY ROBINSON, SENATOR FLORDELIZ (GIGI) OSLER | March 27, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, Internal Trade Minster Chrystia Freeland and Quebec Premier François Legault arrive at the first ministers' meeting on March 21, 2025. A comprehensive Team Canada approach is key to address the evolving challenges to our sovereignty, write CSG Senators Rebecca Patterson, Krista Ann Ross, Mary Robinson, and Gigi Osler. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians can no longer afford to be complacent

Opinion | BY SENATOR REBECCA PATTERSON, SENATOR KRISTA ANN ROSS, SENATOR MARY ROBINSON, SENATOR FLORDELIZ (GIGI) OSLER | March 27, 2025
  • Though Canada has long maintained mutually beneficial relationships with many of our allies, the current geopolitical reality shows a turbulent road ahead with threats

Canadians can no longer afford to be complacent

Opinion | BY SENATOR REBECCA PATTERSON, SENATOR KRISTA ANN ROSS, SENATOR MARY ROBINSON, SENATOR FLORDELIZ (GIGI) OSLER | March 27, 2025
  • Though Canada has long maintained mutually beneficial relationships with many of our allies, the current geopolitical reality shows a turbulent road ahead with threats
Prime Minister Mark Carney, Internal Trade Minster Chrystia Freeland and Quebec Premier François Legault arrive at the first ministers' meeting on March 21, 2025. A comprehensive Team Canada approach is key to address the evolving challenges to our sovereignty, write CSG Senators Rebecca Patterson, Krista Ann Ross, Mary Robinson, and Gigi Osler. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump’s treaty blunder to blame as Iran bolsters nuclear program

  • Under the old nuclear deal, Iran put its nuclear program on hold in return for all the major powers easing sanctions on the country.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 27, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
The Iranians claim that they are only enriching uranium for nuclear fuel and other peaceful uses, but nobody believes them. U.S. President Donald Trump should have left the nuclear deal alone, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Trump’s treaty blunder to blame as Iran bolsters nuclear program

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 27, 2025
  • Under the old nuclear deal, Iran put its nuclear program on hold in return for all the major powers easing sanctions on the country.

Trump’s treaty blunder to blame as Iran bolsters nuclear program

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 27, 2025
  • Under the old nuclear deal, Iran put its nuclear program on hold in return for all the major powers easing sanctions on the country.
Donald Trump
The Iranians claim that they are only enriching uranium for nuclear fuel and other peaceful uses, but nobody believes them. U.S. President Donald Trump should have left the nuclear deal alone, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Day five: Carney gets his chance

  • Plus, Poilievre holds a rally in progressive party territory in Vancouver.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 27, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his ministers today to discuss how to counter Trump's auto tariffs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Day five: Carney gets his chance

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 27, 2025
  • Plus, Poilievre holds a rally in progressive party territory in Vancouver.

Day five: Carney gets his chance

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 27, 2025
  • Plus, Poilievre holds a rally in progressive party territory in Vancouver.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his ministers today to discuss how to counter Trump's auto tariffs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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