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Muskoka politics

  • Plus, Poilievre backs the Convoy organizers ahead of sentencing.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with the assembled premiers in Huntsville, Ont. today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Muskoka politics

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 22, 2025
  • Plus, Poilievre backs the Convoy organizers ahead of sentencing.

Muskoka politics

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 22, 2025
  • Plus, Poilievre backs the Convoy organizers ahead of sentencing.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with the assembled premiers in Huntsville, Ont. today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From chatbots to translation: how the public service is using AI

  • The Canada Revenue Agency, Public Services and Procurement Canada, and Shared Services Canada are among the departments using the technology in their daily work,
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney made sweeping promises during the election to harness AI and transform productivity in the federal public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From chatbots to translation: how the public service is using AI

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 21, 2025
  • The Canada Revenue Agency, Public Services and Procurement Canada, and Shared Services Canada are among the departments using the technology in their daily work,

From chatbots to translation: how the public service is using AI

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 21, 2025
  • The Canada Revenue Agency, Public Services and Procurement Canada, and Shared Services Canada are among the departments using the technology in their daily work,
Prime Minister Mark Carney made sweeping promises during the election to harness AI and transform productivity in the federal public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Standing on ceremony

  • With the current state of the Canadian Armed Forces, perhaps it is time to drop the historical re-enactment duties.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 21, 2025
Members of Lord Strathcona's Horse spent 10 days as the King’s Life Guard. Using regular force and reserve combat soldiers to parade in period costume is no longer necessary, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Standing on ceremony

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 21, 2025
  • With the current state of the Canadian Armed Forces, perhaps it is time to drop the historical re-enactment duties.

Standing on ceremony

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 21, 2025
  • With the current state of the Canadian Armed Forces, perhaps it is time to drop the historical re-enactment duties.
Members of Lord Strathcona's Horse spent 10 days as the King’s Life Guard. Using regular force and reserve combat soldiers to parade in period costume is no longer necessary, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Q&A | Cod quota ‘pressure is enormous’ on fisheries minister

  • ‘This is an unsafe way to proceed, and puts at risk this really delicate, slow recovery’, says Ocean Canada's Josh Laughren of the Liberal
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 21, 2025
Joanne Thompson
Joanne Thompson
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson announced last month the government was increasing the quota from 18,000 to 38,000 tonnes for cod off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Cod quota ‘pressure is enormous’ on fisheries minister

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 21, 2025
  • ‘This is an unsafe way to proceed, and puts at risk this really delicate, slow recovery’, says Ocean Canada's Josh Laughren of the Liberal

Q&A | Cod quota ‘pressure is enormous’ on fisheries minister

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 21, 2025
  • ‘This is an unsafe way to proceed, and puts at risk this really delicate, slow recovery’, says Ocean Canada's Josh Laughren of the Liberal
Joanne Thompson
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson announced last month the government was increasing the quota from 18,000 to 38,000 tonnes for cod off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Shooting ourselves in the foot: we can’t afford to misunderstand the temporary foreign worker program

  • Rather than imposing blanket refusals to process, and rigid caps on the number of foreign workers employers can hire, governments should work to build
Opinion | BY CHRISTINA SANTINI | July 21, 2025
Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab. The Temporary Foreign Worker Program is the one that the government can most easily adjust in response to labour needs, writes Christina Santini. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Shooting ourselves in the foot: we can’t afford to misunderstand the temporary foreign worker program

Opinion | BY CHRISTINA SANTINI | July 21, 2025
  • Rather than imposing blanket refusals to process, and rigid caps on the number of foreign workers employers can hire, governments should work to build

Shooting ourselves in the foot: we can’t afford to misunderstand the temporary foreign worker program

Opinion | BY CHRISTINA SANTINI | July 21, 2025
  • Rather than imposing blanket refusals to process, and rigid caps on the number of foreign workers employers can hire, governments should work to build
Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab. The Temporary Foreign Worker Program is the one that the government can most easily adjust in response to labour needs, writes Christina Santini. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CBC needs more frequent mandate reviews and public consultation, researcher says

  • Before the election, the Liberals outlined proposals to reform the broadcaster. CBC/Radio Canada has since been asked to take part in the government’s spending
News | BY HANNAH DALEY | July 21, 2025
‘The beginning of the problem’ is that CBC had not had a ‘real mandate review in more than 30 years,” says Jessica Johnson of the Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CBC needs more frequent mandate reviews and public consultation, researcher says

News | BY HANNAH DALEY | July 21, 2025
  • Before the election, the Liberals outlined proposals to reform the broadcaster. CBC/Radio Canada has since been asked to take part in the government’s spending

CBC needs more frequent mandate reviews and public consultation, researcher says

News | BY HANNAH DALEY | July 21, 2025
  • Before the election, the Liberals outlined proposals to reform the broadcaster. CBC/Radio Canada has since been asked to take part in the government’s spending
‘The beginning of the problem’ is that CBC had not had a ‘real mandate review in more than 30 years,” says Jessica Johnson of the Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Premiers join forces in Huntsville

  • Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney meets U.S. senators in Ottawa.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 21, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will chair the Council of the Federation summit happening from July 21 to 23 in Huntsville, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Premiers join forces in Huntsville

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 21, 2025
  • Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney meets U.S. senators in Ottawa.

Premiers join forces in Huntsville

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 21, 2025
  • Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney meets U.S. senators in Ottawa.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will chair the Council of the Federation summit happening from July 21 to 23 in Huntsville, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Transforming Canada’s trade infrastructure is necessary to build our prosperity

  • Canada has an opportunity to redefine its trade corridors and build an infrastructure network that is both resilient and future-facing. However, this will not
Opinion | BY STEFAN FOURNIER | July 21, 2025
Centerm Terminal is a major container terminal located on the south shore of Burrard Inlet in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, and is one of four container terminals at the Port of Vancouver. Photograph courtesy of Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, shared under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license

Transforming Canada’s trade infrastructure is necessary to build our prosperity

Opinion | BY STEFAN FOURNIER | July 21, 2025
  • Canada has an opportunity to redefine its trade corridors and build an infrastructure network that is both resilient and future-facing. However, this will not

Transforming Canada’s trade infrastructure is necessary to build our prosperity

Opinion | BY STEFAN FOURNIER | July 21, 2025
  • Canada has an opportunity to redefine its trade corridors and build an infrastructure network that is both resilient and future-facing. However, this will not
Centerm Terminal is a major container terminal located on the south shore of Burrard Inlet in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, and is one of four container terminals at the Port of Vancouver. Photograph courtesy of Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, shared under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license

AI can’t just be ‘slapped on the current system’ as feds seek to modernize procurement process, says AI research chair

  • A July 8 report from the Office of Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic stated that procurement at the federal level is in need of “fundamental
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 21, 2025
Government Transformation and Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound said his priorities include streamlining the procurement process, reducing reliance on consultants, building in-house expertise within the public service, and using AI to drive modernization and boost efficiency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

AI can’t just be ‘slapped on the current system’ as feds seek to modernize procurement process, says AI research chair

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 21, 2025
  • A July 8 report from the Office of Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic stated that procurement at the federal level is in need of “fundamental

AI can’t just be ‘slapped on the current system’ as feds seek to modernize procurement process, says AI research chair

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 21, 2025
  • A July 8 report from the Office of Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic stated that procurement at the federal level is in need of “fundamental
Government Transformation and Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound said his priorities include streamlining the procurement process, reducing reliance on consultants, building in-house expertise within the public service, and using AI to drive modernization and boost efficiency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to update its policy regime to realize its digital and defence ambitions

  • The government has a choice. It can preserve a flawed 'small p' policy paradigm or update this policy regime.
Opinion | BY RON LLOYD | July 21, 2025
During the federal election campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to establish a Defence Procurement Agency to improve longstanding procurement concerns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs to update its policy regime to realize its digital and defence ambitions

Opinion | BY RON LLOYD | July 21, 2025
  • The government has a choice. It can preserve a flawed 'small p' policy paradigm or update this policy regime.

Canada needs to update its policy regime to realize its digital and defence ambitions

Opinion | BY RON LLOYD | July 21, 2025
  • The government has a choice. It can preserve a flawed 'small p' policy paradigm or update this policy regime.
During the federal election campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to establish a Defence Procurement Agency to improve longstanding procurement concerns. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

One simple trick to solve the government’s procurement woes?

  • If the government is serious about streamlining the procurement process, it should declare a moratorium on the use of the P3 procurement model for
Opinion | BY SIMON ENOCH | July 21, 2025
Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic at a press conference in Ottawa's National Press Theatre on July 8, 2025, to speak about his report, 'Time for Solutions: Top 5 Foundational Changes Needed in Federal Procurement.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

One simple trick to solve the government’s procurement woes?

Opinion | BY SIMON ENOCH | July 21, 2025
  • If the government is serious about streamlining the procurement process, it should declare a moratorium on the use of the P3 procurement model for

One simple trick to solve the government’s procurement woes?

Opinion | BY SIMON ENOCH | July 21, 2025
  • If the government is serious about streamlining the procurement process, it should declare a moratorium on the use of the P3 procurement model for
Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic at a press conference in Ottawa's National Press Theatre on July 8, 2025, to speak about his report, 'Time for Solutions: Top 5 Foundational Changes Needed in Federal Procurement.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why industrial policy is critical to nation building

  • Canada’s resources and expertise position us to be a leading exporter of new goods and services, with credible potential to meet increasing global demand
Opinion | BY AARON COSBEY | July 21, 2025
Smart industrial policy also requires the ability to accept inevitable failures. Some avenues will be dead ends, so it’s important to have objective measures of success, and quick off-ramps for support where they’re not met, writes Aaron Cosbey, senior associate with the International Institute for Sustainable Development. Photograph courtesy of Ulrike Bau, Pixabay.com

Why industrial policy is critical to nation building

Opinion | BY AARON COSBEY | July 21, 2025
  • Canada’s resources and expertise position us to be a leading exporter of new goods and services, with credible potential to meet increasing global demand

Why industrial policy is critical to nation building

Opinion | BY AARON COSBEY | July 21, 2025
  • Canada’s resources and expertise position us to be a leading exporter of new goods and services, with credible potential to meet increasing global demand
Smart industrial policy also requires the ability to accept inevitable failures. Some avenues will be dead ends, so it’s important to have objective measures of success, and quick off-ramps for support where they’re not met, writes Aaron Cosbey, senior associate with the International Institute for Sustainable Development. Photograph courtesy of Ulrike Bau, Pixabay.com

Don’t let the military’s women get left behind again: letter writer

  • Re: “Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 4). Charlotte Duval-Lantoine is partially
Opinion | July 21, 2025
Jennie Carignan
Jennie Carignan
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan leaves the change of command ceremony for the Canadian Armed Forces at the National War Museum in Ottawa on July 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t let the military’s women get left behind again: letter writer

Opinion | July 21, 2025
  • Re: “Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 4). Charlotte Duval-Lantoine is partially

Don’t let the military’s women get left behind again: letter writer

Opinion | July 21, 2025
  • Re: “Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 4). Charlotte Duval-Lantoine is partially
Jennie Carignan
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan leaves the change of command ceremony for the Canadian Armed Forces at the National War Museum in Ottawa on July 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New York magazine unpacks Canada’s anti-American fury: ‘if our enemies now include Canada, we likely don’t have any friends left’

  • Also, Deborah Lyons steps back from anti-Semitism envoy role, a handful of Paul Martin-era staffers join Andrew Bevan's new agency, and ex-Liberal MP Bryan
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 21, 2025
Brooklyn, N.Y.-based writer Simon van Zuylen-Wood, left, embedded himself in Canada for a month, and wrote about his experience in the June 14 edition of New York magazine. Photographs courtesy of X

New York magazine unpacks Canada’s anti-American fury: ‘if our enemies now include Canada, we likely don’t have any friends left’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 21, 2025
  • Also, Deborah Lyons steps back from anti-Semitism envoy role, a handful of Paul Martin-era staffers join Andrew Bevan's new agency, and ex-Liberal MP Bryan

New York magazine unpacks Canada’s anti-American fury: ‘if our enemies now include Canada, we likely don’t have any friends left’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 21, 2025
  • Also, Deborah Lyons steps back from anti-Semitism envoy role, a handful of Paul Martin-era staffers join Andrew Bevan's new agency, and ex-Liberal MP Bryan
Brooklyn, N.Y.-based writer Simon van Zuylen-Wood, left, embedded himself in Canada for a month, and wrote about his experience in the June 14 edition of New York magazine. Photographs courtesy of X

Liberals’ shift from progressive to right of centre a ‘reflection of where people are today,’ say some Grit MPs

  • The national Liberal caucus retreat in September will offer a clearer picture of how caucus members are responding to their party’s shift from a
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney at a May 25 caucus meeting on the Hill. 'Everyone is progressive until they can't pay the bills,' one Liberal MP said regarding the party’s recent shift from left to right-of-centre, proof of its flexibility which has made it one of the world’s most successful political parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals’ shift from progressive to right of centre a ‘reflection of where people are today,’ say some Grit MPs

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 21, 2025
  • The national Liberal caucus retreat in September will offer a clearer picture of how caucus members are responding to their party’s shift from a

Liberals’ shift from progressive to right of centre a ‘reflection of where people are today,’ say some Grit MPs

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 21, 2025
  • The national Liberal caucus retreat in September will offer a clearer picture of how caucus members are responding to their party’s shift from a
Prime Minister Mark Carney at a May 25 caucus meeting on the Hill. 'Everyone is progressive until they can't pay the bills,' one Liberal MP said regarding the party’s recent shift from left to right-of-centre, proof of its flexibility which has made it one of the world’s most successful political parties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pierre Poilievre is riding the wrong horse

  • The Conservative leader is having trouble getting support, especially from women, partly because he is seen to be too much of an attack dog.
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 21, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the Lord Elgin Hotel in Ottawa on July 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pierre Poilievre is riding the wrong horse

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 21, 2025
  • The Conservative leader is having trouble getting support, especially from women, partly because he is seen to be too much of an attack dog.

Pierre Poilievre is riding the wrong horse

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 21, 2025
  • The Conservative leader is having trouble getting support, especially from women, partly because he is seen to be too much of an attack dog.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the Lord Elgin Hotel in Ottawa on July 14, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Safeguarding Canada’s future through independent media and solution journalism

  • As Canada asserts its leadership on the world stage, we urge the government to make media and communication initiatives, grounded in a human rights-based
Opinion | BY KEVIN PERKINS | July 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on the Hill on June 19, 2025. The Carney government has an unprecedented opportunity to lead by example, writes Kevin Perkins. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Safeguarding Canada’s future through independent media and solution journalism

Opinion | BY KEVIN PERKINS | July 21, 2025
  • As Canada asserts its leadership on the world stage, we urge the government to make media and communication initiatives, grounded in a human rights-based

Safeguarding Canada’s future through independent media and solution journalism

Opinion | BY KEVIN PERKINS | July 21, 2025
  • As Canada asserts its leadership on the world stage, we urge the government to make media and communication initiatives, grounded in a human rights-based
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on the Hill on June 19, 2025. The Carney government has an unprecedented opportunity to lead by example, writes Kevin Perkins. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada, the United States, and a changing world

  • Canada has long been a partner to the American behemoth, but the world is changing rapidly. The U.S. hegemon is less committed to its
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 21, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the West Wing entrance of the White House on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Canada, the United States, and a changing world

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 21, 2025
  • Canada has long been a partner to the American behemoth, but the world is changing rapidly. The U.S. hegemon is less committed to its

Canada, the United States, and a changing world

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 21, 2025
  • Canada has long been a partner to the American behemoth, but the world is changing rapidly. The U.S. hegemon is less committed to its
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the West Wing entrance of the White House on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Daniel Torok

The nation-building initiative of retrofitting Canada’s buildings

  • Simply speeding up approvals for a few infrastructure projects does not build us a new Canada. Going bigger and broader—focusing on infrastructure that could
Opinion | BY CHRIS SEVERSON-BAKER, MONICA CURTIS | July 20, 2025
As Canada moves to launch major nation-building projects, we should prioritize retrofitting the buildings Canadians already use — the majority of which will still stand in 2050, writes Chris Severson-Baker and Monica Curtis. Photo courtesy of SevenStorm JUHASZIMRUS, Pexels.com

The nation-building initiative of retrofitting Canada’s buildings

Opinion | BY CHRIS SEVERSON-BAKER, MONICA CURTIS | July 20, 2025
  • Simply speeding up approvals for a few infrastructure projects does not build us a new Canada. Going bigger and broader—focusing on infrastructure that could

The nation-building initiative of retrofitting Canada’s buildings

Opinion | BY CHRIS SEVERSON-BAKER, MONICA CURTIS | July 20, 2025
  • Simply speeding up approvals for a few infrastructure projects does not build us a new Canada. Going bigger and broader—focusing on infrastructure that could
As Canada moves to launch major nation-building projects, we should prioritize retrofitting the buildings Canadians already use — the majority of which will still stand in 2050, writes Chris Severson-Baker and Monica Curtis. Photo courtesy of SevenStorm JUHASZIMRUS, Pexels.com

By rail, road and sea: Western export infrastructure needs a refresh   

  • Improving trade corridors does not rest solely on the shoulders of one government or industry. It requires formal cooperation and coordination to drive targeted,
Opinion | BY GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
Rail capacity has long been an intractable issue across Canada. In Alberta, about 55 per cent of non-pipeline exports are shipped by rail. Exporters say they face an uncompetitive rail environment and limited capacity, writes Gary Mar, president and CEO of the Canada West Foundation. Photograph courtesy of Tony Hisgett, Flickr.com

By rail, road and sea: Western export infrastructure needs a refresh   

Opinion | BY GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
  • Improving trade corridors does not rest solely on the shoulders of one government or industry. It requires formal cooperation and coordination to drive targeted,

By rail, road and sea: Western export infrastructure needs a refresh   

Opinion | BY GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
  • Improving trade corridors does not rest solely on the shoulders of one government or industry. It requires formal cooperation and coordination to drive targeted,
Rail capacity has long been an intractable issue across Canada. In Alberta, about 55 per cent of non-pipeline exports are shipped by rail. Exporters say they face an uncompetitive rail environment and limited capacity, writes Gary Mar, president and CEO of the Canada West Foundation. Photograph courtesy of Tony Hisgett, Flickr.com

If we can’t move it, we can’t sell it: reducing Canada’s reliance on the U.S. demands a national trade infrastructure strategy

  • While peer nations have long-term strategies to build and maintain the infrastructure that supports trade, Canada stands alone among its global competitors in lacking
Opinion | BY CANDACE LAING, RODRIGUE GILBERT, KEITH CURRIE, DENNIS DARBY, BRAD SCOTT, CHRIS LORENC, GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
With global instability mounting and growing threats from south of the border, the stakes for Canada’s economy and our ability to compete have never been higher. Image courtesy of Pexels/Avijit Singh

If we can’t move it, we can’t sell it: reducing Canada’s reliance on the U.S. demands a national trade infrastructure strategy

Opinion | BY CANDACE LAING, RODRIGUE GILBERT, KEITH CURRIE, DENNIS DARBY, BRAD SCOTT, CHRIS LORENC, GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
  • While peer nations have long-term strategies to build and maintain the infrastructure that supports trade, Canada stands alone among its global competitors in lacking

If we can’t move it, we can’t sell it: reducing Canada’s reliance on the U.S. demands a national trade infrastructure strategy

Opinion | BY CANDACE LAING, RODRIGUE GILBERT, KEITH CURRIE, DENNIS DARBY, BRAD SCOTT, CHRIS LORENC, GARY MAR | July 19, 2025
  • While peer nations have long-term strategies to build and maintain the infrastructure that supports trade, Canada stands alone among its global competitors in lacking
With global instability mounting and growing threats from south of the border, the stakes for Canada’s economy and our ability to compete have never been higher. Image courtesy of Pexels/Avijit Singh

Uncertainty over ‘sunsetting’ programs as Environment Canada’s spending slashed in half by 2028, pending fall budget update

  • The department's plan for 2025-26 says the massive cuts are due to programs that set to expire, and a significant reduction in the returns
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 18, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin did not respond to a request for comment on Environment and Climate Change Canada's departmental plan forecasting a 50 per cent spending cut by 2027-28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Uncertainty over ‘sunsetting’ programs as Environment Canada’s spending slashed in half by 2028, pending fall budget update

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 18, 2025
  • The department's plan for 2025-26 says the massive cuts are due to programs that set to expire, and a significant reduction in the returns

Uncertainty over ‘sunsetting’ programs as Environment Canada’s spending slashed in half by 2028, pending fall budget update

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 18, 2025
  • The department's plan for 2025-26 says the massive cuts are due to programs that set to expire, and a significant reduction in the returns
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin did not respond to a request for comment on Environment and Climate Change Canada's departmental plan forecasting a 50 per cent spending cut by 2027-28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Take me out to the lawn bowling park

  • On a hot summer night on July 9, lawn bowlers came out to the Elmdale Lawn Bowling Club in Ottawa’s Civic Hospital neighbourhood to
FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 18, 2025
The Lawn Summer Nights celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, with an event on July 9 that raised $11,619 for Cystic Fibrosis Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Take me out to the lawn bowling park

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 18, 2025
  • On a hot summer night on July 9, lawn bowlers came out to the Elmdale Lawn Bowling Club in Ottawa’s Civic Hospital neighbourhood to

Take me out to the lawn bowling park

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | July 18, 2025
  • On a hot summer night on July 9, lawn bowlers came out to the Elmdale Lawn Bowling Club in Ottawa’s Civic Hospital neighbourhood to
The Lawn Summer Nights celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, with an event on July 9 that raised $11,619 for Cystic Fibrosis Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ministers update public on wildfires

  • Plus, Canadian investors continued to buy more U.S. shares in May.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 18, 2025
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is among the cabinet members holding a presser on wildfires today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Ministers update public on wildfires

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 18, 2025
  • Plus, Canadian investors continued to buy more U.S. shares in May.

Ministers update public on wildfires

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 18, 2025
  • Plus, Canadian investors continued to buy more U.S. shares in May.
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is among the cabinet members holding a presser on wildfires today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ new ‘reciprocal procurement’ policy to limit foreign access to contracts amid U.S. trade tensions

  • The new policy is a testament to the 'changing world order,' says Liberal strategist Geoff Turner. 'Now, if you do not have a procurement
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 17, 2025
Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound announced a new interim procurement policy on July 14 that allows Canada to limit suppliers from countries that restrict access to their own government contracts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ new ‘reciprocal procurement’ policy to limit foreign access to contracts amid U.S. trade tensions

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 17, 2025
  • The new policy is a testament to the 'changing world order,' says Liberal strategist Geoff Turner. 'Now, if you do not have a procurement

Feds’ new ‘reciprocal procurement’ policy to limit foreign access to contracts amid U.S. trade tensions

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 17, 2025
  • The new policy is a testament to the 'changing world order,' says Liberal strategist Geoff Turner. 'Now, if you do not have a procurement
Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound announced a new interim procurement policy on July 14 that allows Canada to limit suppliers from countries that restrict access to their own government contracts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The PBO’s take on public service bloat and staffing cuts

  • While the size of the public service is beginning to shrink after more than a decade of growth, the forecasted cuts still leaves the
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
A new report from Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux reports the number of full-time public servants has ballooned from 335,000 in In 2006-07 to 445,000 in 2024-25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The PBO’s take on public service bloat and staffing cuts

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
  • While the size of the public service is beginning to shrink after more than a decade of growth, the forecasted cuts still leaves the

The PBO’s take on public service bloat and staffing cuts

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 17, 2025
  • While the size of the public service is beginning to shrink after more than a decade of growth, the forecasted cuts still leaves the
A new report from Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux reports the number of full-time public servants has ballooned from 335,000 in In 2006-07 to 445,000 in 2024-25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

While Carney negotiates with a lawless president, opposition armchair critics should give the prime minister more room to manoeuvre

  • We should also hope that the lawless nature of Donald Trump’s trade negotiations will be restrained not only by the actions of other major
Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | July 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

While Carney negotiates with a lawless president, opposition armchair critics should give the prime minister more room to manoeuvre

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | July 17, 2025
  • We should also hope that the lawless nature of Donald Trump’s trade negotiations will be restrained not only by the actions of other major

While Carney negotiates with a lawless president, opposition armchair critics should give the prime minister more room to manoeuvre

Opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | July 17, 2025
  • We should also hope that the lawless nature of Donald Trump’s trade negotiations will be restrained not only by the actions of other major
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins
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Is immigration the next Ottawa-Quebec battle?

  • Quebec nationalists face a 'Hobson's choice': accept new immigrants as equal to 'old stock Québécois,' or shrink to a tiny fraction of the continent.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 16, 2022
Quebec Premier François Legault has warned of the 'threat to French' of immigration and refused to raise Quebec’s share from 50,000 to 25 per cent of the national total, 125,000, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is immigration the next Ottawa-Quebec battle?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 16, 2022
  • Quebec nationalists face a 'Hobson's choice': accept new immigrants as equal to 'old stock Québécois,' or shrink to a tiny fraction of the continent.

Is immigration the next Ottawa-Quebec battle?

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 16, 2022
  • Quebec nationalists face a 'Hobson's choice': accept new immigrants as equal to 'old stock Québécois,' or shrink to a tiny fraction of the continent.
Quebec Premier François Legault has warned of the 'threat to French' of immigration and refused to raise Quebec’s share from 50,000 to 25 per cent of the national total, 125,000, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A week that could reverberate in Canada and beyond for years

  • From the U.S. midterm elections, to policies on China and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, last week saw an unusual constellation of events.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 16, 2022
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly recently previewed Ottawa’s long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy by signalling that Canada’s decades-long effort to improve trade integration with China will be reshaped, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A week that could reverberate in Canada and beyond for years

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 16, 2022
  • From the U.S. midterm elections, to policies on China and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, last week saw an unusual constellation of events.

A week that could reverberate in Canada and beyond for years

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 16, 2022
  • From the U.S. midterm elections, to policies on China and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, last week saw an unusual constellation of events.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly recently previewed Ottawa’s long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy by signalling that Canada’s decades-long effort to improve trade integration with China will be reshaped, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Little to celebrate so far from Canada’s COP27 attendance

  • So far, the clearest outcome of COP27 seems to be growing doubt over the summit’s ability to achieve results—beyond contributing to emissions.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 16, 2022
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault is leading the Canadian delegation at COP27 in Egypt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Little to celebrate so far from Canada’s COP27 attendance

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 16, 2022
  • So far, the clearest outcome of COP27 seems to be growing doubt over the summit’s ability to achieve results—beyond contributing to emissions.

Little to celebrate so far from Canada’s COP27 attendance

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 16, 2022
  • So far, the clearest outcome of COP27 seems to be growing doubt over the summit’s ability to achieve results—beyond contributing to emissions.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault is leading the Canadian delegation at COP27 in Egypt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We tried to stop it’: chair of Indigenous coalition bidding for Trans Mountain went to court to block the project

  • The Western Indigenous Pipeline Group is a coalition of Indigenous communities that has partnered with Pembina in its attempt to buy Trans Mountain.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 15, 2022
Chief David Jimmie of the Squiala First Nation is the chair of the Western Indigenous Pipeline Group. Photograph courtesy of Velour Productions

‘We tried to stop it’: chair of Indigenous coalition bidding for Trans Mountain went to court to block the project

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 15, 2022
  • The Western Indigenous Pipeline Group is a coalition of Indigenous communities that has partnered with Pembina in its attempt to buy Trans Mountain.

‘We tried to stop it’: chair of Indigenous coalition bidding for Trans Mountain went to court to block the project

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | November 15, 2022
  • The Western Indigenous Pipeline Group is a coalition of Indigenous communities that has partnered with Pembina in its attempt to buy Trans Mountain.
Chief David Jimmie of the Squiala First Nation is the chair of the Western Indigenous Pipeline Group. Photograph courtesy of Velour Productions

Politics This Morning: Hogan reveals audits on homelessness, CBC

  • Good Tuesday morning, It’s a hectic time to be on Parliament Hill—or at the Bank of Canada.  More on the latter, later. We’ll start
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 15, 2022
Auditor General Karen Hogan will field questions from the press and MPs today after her latest reports are tabled in the House at around 10 a.m. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Hogan reveals audits on homelessness, CBC

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 15, 2022
  • Good Tuesday morning, It’s a hectic time to be on Parliament Hill—or at the Bank of Canada.  More on the latter, later. We’ll start

Politics This Morning: Hogan reveals audits on homelessness, CBC

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 15, 2022
  • Good Tuesday morning, It’s a hectic time to be on Parliament Hill—or at the Bank of Canada.  More on the latter, later. We’ll start
Auditor General Karen Hogan will field questions from the press and MPs today after her latest reports are tabled in the House at around 10 a.m. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cases up, costs down: feds report $227.1-million in lost revenue, public money and property in 2021-22

  • The number of cases of lost public money due to an offence, illegal act, or accident in 2021-22 more than doubled, from 43,201 in
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 14, 2022
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier tabled the 2022 Public Accounts in the House of Commons on Oct. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cases up, costs down: feds report $227.1-million in lost revenue, public money and property in 2021-22

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 14, 2022
  • The number of cases of lost public money due to an offence, illegal act, or accident in 2021-22 more than doubled, from 43,201 in

Cases up, costs down: feds report $227.1-million in lost revenue, public money and property in 2021-22

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 14, 2022
  • The number of cases of lost public money due to an offence, illegal act, or accident in 2021-22 more than doubled, from 43,201 in
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier tabled the 2022 Public Accounts in the House of Commons on Oct. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Policy adviser exits for revenue, innovation ministers

  • Plus, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra has promoted a new press secretary in his office, and there are additions to note for Heritage Minister and
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 14, 2022
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier, left, and Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne have both recently bade farewell to policy advisers in their ministerial offices. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Policy adviser exits for revenue, innovation ministers

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 14, 2022
  • Plus, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra has promoted a new press secretary in his office, and there are additions to note for Heritage Minister and

Policy adviser exits for revenue, innovation ministers

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 14, 2022
  • Plus, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra has promoted a new press secretary in his office, and there are additions to note for Heritage Minister and
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier, left, and Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne have both recently bade farewell to policy advisers in their ministerial offices. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Warmongers are watching the wrong channel

  • If Russian forces could barely advance into Ukraine before their logistics and resupply collapsed into chaos, what chance could they have to conduct large-scale
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 14, 2022
Russian General Sergey Surovikin went on Russian state television last week to announce they would be making a temporary tactical withdrawal from the Ukrainian city of Kherson. Screenshot courtesy of CNN

Warmongers are watching the wrong channel

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 14, 2022
  • If Russian forces could barely advance into Ukraine before their logistics and resupply collapsed into chaos, what chance could they have to conduct large-scale

Warmongers are watching the wrong channel

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | November 14, 2022
  • If Russian forces could barely advance into Ukraine before their logistics and resupply collapsed into chaos, what chance could they have to conduct large-scale
Russian General Sergey Surovikin went on Russian state television last week to announce they would be making a temporary tactical withdrawal from the Ukrainian city of Kherson. Screenshot courtesy of CNN

Prepaid payments boost rollout of Canada’s new dental care benefit

  • Eligible Canadians will soon receive access to a new national dental care benefit that will give children with families who make less than $90,000
Opinion | BY JENNIFER TRAMONTANA | November 14, 2022
The dental care benefit is a perfect example of how government should be looking to innovative, customer-centric solutions to public service delivery, writes Jennifer Tramontana. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Prepaid payments boost rollout of Canada’s new dental care benefit

Opinion | BY JENNIFER TRAMONTANA | November 14, 2022
  • Eligible Canadians will soon receive access to a new national dental care benefit that will give children with families who make less than $90,000

Prepaid payments boost rollout of Canada’s new dental care benefit

Opinion | BY JENNIFER TRAMONTANA | November 14, 2022
  • Eligible Canadians will soon receive access to a new national dental care benefit that will give children with families who make less than $90,000
The dental care benefit is a perfect example of how government should be looking to innovative, customer-centric solutions to public service delivery, writes Jennifer Tramontana. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Where next in Ukraine?

  • The decisive factor in shaping this war has been the relatively small number of troops engaged on either side
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 14, 2022
The NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group conducts an exercise in the Camp Ādaži training area in Latvia as part of Operation Reassurance, on Sept. 1, 2019. There may soon be a significant further Ukrainian advance in the far north of the line, building on the success of the September offensive, writes Gwynne Dyer. DND photograph by Corporal Djalma Vuong-De Ramos

Where next in Ukraine?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 14, 2022
  • The decisive factor in shaping this war has been the relatively small number of troops engaged on either side

Where next in Ukraine?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 14, 2022
  • The decisive factor in shaping this war has been the relatively small number of troops engaged on either side
The NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group conducts an exercise in the Camp Ādaži training area in Latvia as part of Operation Reassurance, on Sept. 1, 2019. There may soon be a significant further Ukrainian advance in the far north of the line, building on the success of the September offensive, writes Gwynne Dyer. DND photograph by Corporal Djalma Vuong-De Ramos

Darker era of geopolitics calls for increased Canadian aid

  • For decades, analysts and former diplomats have lamented Canada’s lack of direction and spending in the four major pillars of foreign policy: trade, diplomacy,
Opinion | BY NICOLAS MOYER | November 14, 2022
One of the three foreign policy priorities for western liberal democracies listed in Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland’s recent speech was to support emerging democracies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Darker era of geopolitics calls for increased Canadian aid

Opinion | BY NICOLAS MOYER | November 14, 2022
  • For decades, analysts and former diplomats have lamented Canada’s lack of direction and spending in the four major pillars of foreign policy: trade, diplomacy,

Darker era of geopolitics calls for increased Canadian aid

Opinion | BY NICOLAS MOYER | November 14, 2022
  • For decades, analysts and former diplomats have lamented Canada’s lack of direction and spending in the four major pillars of foreign policy: trade, diplomacy,
One of the three foreign policy priorities for western liberal democracies listed in Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland’s recent speech was to support emerging democracies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ford-CUPE feud portrays Tories as ‘black-hearted accountants,’ an image which could harm federal Conservatives

  • The CUPE strike has changed the channel from affordability issues to individual rights for now, but other factors will come into play before byelection
News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 14, 2022
Charles Sousa, left, is the Liberal candidate in the Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection. Ron Chhinzer is the Conservative candidate, and Julia Kloe is the NDP candidate. Voting date for the byelection is Dec.12. Photographs courtesy of Twitter and LinkedIn

Ford-CUPE feud portrays Tories as ‘black-hearted accountants,’ an image which could harm federal Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 14, 2022
  • The CUPE strike has changed the channel from affordability issues to individual rights for now, but other factors will come into play before byelection

Ford-CUPE feud portrays Tories as ‘black-hearted accountants,’ an image which could harm federal Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | November 14, 2022
  • The CUPE strike has changed the channel from affordability issues to individual rights for now, but other factors will come into play before byelection
Charles Sousa, left, is the Liberal candidate in the Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection. Ron Chhinzer is the Conservative candidate, and Julia Kloe is the NDP candidate. Voting date for the byelection is Dec.12. Photographs courtesy of Twitter and LinkedIn

Reconciliation is not voluntary, so the National Reconciliation Council needs to be a commission, not a non-profit

  • Bill C-29 is finally in discussion. But a National Council of Reconciliation, set up as a non-profit, will lack the teeth to demand accountability. 
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 14, 2022
Reconciliation is not a matter of policy open to the whims of senior bureaucrats nor is it open to conflicting priorities of the party in power. Reconciliation is Canada’s moral obligation, a necessary process that must be accountable to citizens, enforceable through public accountability, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Reconciliation is not voluntary, so the National Reconciliation Council needs to be a commission, not a non-profit

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 14, 2022
  • Bill C-29 is finally in discussion. But a National Council of Reconciliation, set up as a non-profit, will lack the teeth to demand accountability. 

Reconciliation is not voluntary, so the National Reconciliation Council needs to be a commission, not a non-profit

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 14, 2022
  • Bill C-29 is finally in discussion. But a National Council of Reconciliation, set up as a non-profit, will lack the teeth to demand accountability. 
Reconciliation is not a matter of policy open to the whims of senior bureaucrats nor is it open to conflicting priorities of the party in power. Reconciliation is Canada’s moral obligation, a necessary process that must be accountable to citizens, enforceable through public accountability, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Anger and hate didn’t work, Trump couldn’t hang it all on Sleepy Joe

  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre can imitate Trumpian politics to his heart’s content. But that is old, tired, and empty politics.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 14, 2022
Donald Trump, left, and Pierre Poilievre. Poilievre can try to turn the Freedom Convoy into a moderate 'Canadian' event. He can beat the dead horse that vaccine mandates were somehow an attack on civil liberties, rather than a life-saving public policy, writes Michael Harris. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anger and hate didn’t work, Trump couldn’t hang it all on Sleepy Joe

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 14, 2022
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre can imitate Trumpian politics to his heart’s content. But that is old, tired, and empty politics.

Anger and hate didn’t work, Trump couldn’t hang it all on Sleepy Joe

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | November 14, 2022
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre can imitate Trumpian politics to his heart’s content. But that is old, tired, and empty politics.
Donald Trump, left, and Pierre Poilievre. Poilievre can try to turn the Freedom Convoy into a moderate 'Canadian' event. He can beat the dead horse that vaccine mandates were somehow an attack on civil liberties, rather than a life-saving public policy, writes Michael Harris. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Empty hydrogen strategies in transportation sector: a plan without projects

  • There is no lack of demand for hydrogen in Canada’s transit network, but there is a lack of provincial support for the kind of
Opinion | BY JOSIPA PETRUNIć | November 14, 2022
Without initial hydrogen bus deployments, the domestic volume of demand for green hydrogen in transportation will not grow rapidly enough to enable natural market forces to support competitive pricing wars, writes Dr. Josipa Petrunić, the president and CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Empty hydrogen strategies in transportation sector: a plan without projects

Opinion | BY JOSIPA PETRUNIć | November 14, 2022
  • There is no lack of demand for hydrogen in Canada’s transit network, but there is a lack of provincial support for the kind of

Empty hydrogen strategies in transportation sector: a plan without projects

Opinion | BY JOSIPA PETRUNIć | November 14, 2022
  • There is no lack of demand for hydrogen in Canada’s transit network, but there is a lack of provincial support for the kind of
Without initial hydrogen bus deployments, the domestic volume of demand for green hydrogen in transportation will not grow rapidly enough to enable natural market forces to support competitive pricing wars, writes Dr. Josipa Petrunić, the president and CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Trudeau ‘COPs out’ on the world climate stage

  • Perhaps Justin Trudeau thinks Canada has a better story to tell on biodiversity—although, this, like everything, is influenced by climate change. Or, when it
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 14, 2022
It is both striking and unsurprising that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured taking questions from reporters on the Hill on Oct. 26, 2022, isn’t attending the latest international climate conference in Egypt, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau ‘COPs out’ on the world climate stage

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 14, 2022
  • Perhaps Justin Trudeau thinks Canada has a better story to tell on biodiversity—although, this, like everything, is influenced by climate change. Or, when it

Trudeau ‘COPs out’ on the world climate stage

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 14, 2022
  • Perhaps Justin Trudeau thinks Canada has a better story to tell on biodiversity—although, this, like everything, is influenced by climate change. Or, when it
It is both striking and unsurprising that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured taking questions from reporters on the Hill on Oct. 26, 2022, isn’t attending the latest international climate conference in Egypt, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The bumpy road to greener mobility

  • Clean generating capacity needs to be added, but figuring out exactly how much more supply is needed is difficult.
Opinion | BY WERNER ANTWEILER | November 14, 2022
Motorists won’t adopt EVs on a large scale if they are worried about where they can charge their vehicles reliably, writes Werner Antweiler of the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

The bumpy road to greener mobility

Opinion | BY WERNER ANTWEILER | November 14, 2022
  • Clean generating capacity needs to be added, but figuring out exactly how much more supply is needed is difficult.

The bumpy road to greener mobility

Opinion | BY WERNER ANTWEILER | November 14, 2022
  • Clean generating capacity needs to be added, but figuring out exactly how much more supply is needed is difficult.
Motorists won’t adopt EVs on a large scale if they are worried about where they can charge their vehicles reliably, writes Werner Antweiler of the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Until we do something drastic to stop it, we will continue to live in a crisis-riddled world, writes Wakefield, Que., reader

  • For decades, senior government officials, political commentators, and academics have been warning that NATO’s eastward expansion towards Russian borders was sure to provoke confrontation.
Opinion | November 14, 2022

Until we do something drastic to stop it, we will continue to live in a crisis-riddled world, writes Wakefield, Que., reader

Opinion | November 14, 2022
  • For decades, senior government officials, political commentators, and academics have been warning that NATO’s eastward expansion towards Russian borders was sure to provoke confrontation.

Until we do something drastic to stop it, we will continue to live in a crisis-riddled world, writes Wakefield, Que., reader

Opinion | November 14, 2022
  • For decades, senior government officials, political commentators, and academics have been warning that NATO’s eastward expansion towards Russian borders was sure to provoke confrontation.

The federal public transit fund sits at the intersection of economic and climate progress for Canadians

  • Municipal leaders, through the FCM, have called on the federal government to launch the fund in 2023 and phase it in, beginning with funding
Opinion | BY CAROLE SAAB | November 14, 2022
The $3-billion-per-year federal public transit fund is not scheduled to come into effect until 2026-27. If this fund is going to be effective in helping communities reach those critical 2030 GHG reduction targets, and in driving transformative change in communities across Canada, the program must start soon, writes Carole Saab. Photograph by Flickr

The federal public transit fund sits at the intersection of economic and climate progress for Canadians

Opinion | BY CAROLE SAAB | November 14, 2022
  • Municipal leaders, through the FCM, have called on the federal government to launch the fund in 2023 and phase it in, beginning with funding

The federal public transit fund sits at the intersection of economic and climate progress for Canadians

Opinion | BY CAROLE SAAB | November 14, 2022
  • Municipal leaders, through the FCM, have called on the federal government to launch the fund in 2023 and phase it in, beginning with funding
The $3-billion-per-year federal public transit fund is not scheduled to come into effect until 2026-27. If this fund is going to be effective in helping communities reach those critical 2030 GHG reduction targets, and in driving transformative change in communities across Canada, the program must start soon, writes Carole Saab. Photograph by Flickr

Poilievre paints a grim picture

  • For the moment, Pierre Poilievre does not need to offer any solutions. But simply playing the role of the grumpy old man will not
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 14, 2022
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured in the Commons foyer on Sept. 13, 2022, the last time he talked to the Hill media. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre paints a grim picture

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 14, 2022
  • For the moment, Pierre Poilievre does not need to offer any solutions. But simply playing the role of the grumpy old man will not

Poilievre paints a grim picture

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 14, 2022
  • For the moment, Pierre Poilievre does not need to offer any solutions. But simply playing the role of the grumpy old man will not
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured in the Commons foyer on Sept. 13, 2022, the last time he talked to the Hill media. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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