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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

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to hit NATO's defence spending target of two per cent of GDP by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to hit NATO's defence spending target of two per cent of GDP by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

  • This isn’t about a sudden ideological turn. It’s about the pressures shaping how young Canadians engage with politics.
Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
The story of this election isn’t that young Canadians abandoned progressivism. It’s that they’re more open to political alternatives than they’ve been in years, writes Josh Marando. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
  • This isn’t about a sudden ideological turn. It’s about the pressures shaping how young Canadians engage with politics.

No, young Canadians haven’t flocked to the Conservatives

Opinion | BY JOSH MARANDO | May 12, 2025
  • This isn’t about a sudden ideological turn. It’s about the pressures shaping how young Canadians engage with politics.
The story of this election isn’t that young Canadians abandoned progressivism. It’s that they’re more open to political alternatives than they’ve been in years, writes Josh Marando. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney plays the straight man in Trump’s reality TV fiasco

  • Better for the prime minister to glance at the camera every now and then than to join Trump and his associates in the mud.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 12, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Carney plays the straight man in Trump’s reality TV fiasco

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 12, 2025
  • Better for the prime minister to glance at the camera every now and then than to join Trump and his associates in the mud.

Carney plays the straight man in Trump’s reality TV fiasco

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 12, 2025
  • Better for the prime minister to glance at the camera every now and then than to join Trump and his associates in the mud.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged in March to address the housing crisis by unleashing 'the power of public/private co-operation at a scale not seen in generations.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.

Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The 'Trump factor' will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged in March to address the housing crisis by unleashing 'the power of public/private co-operation at a scale not seen in generations.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

  • Also, ex-Liberal MP John McKay predicts the Carney honeymoon will last six months, CTV's Mercedes Stephenson is having a baby, and Marlo Glass joins
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 12, 2025
Mollie Anderson, left, and her uncle Rick Anderson at the Jaimie Anderson fundraiser at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, Que., in 2016. For this year's fundraiser, Mollie Anderson is organizing a political film festival in Ottawa with her father, Bruce. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 12, 2025
  • Also, ex-Liberal MP John McKay predicts the Carney honeymoon will last six months, CTV's Mercedes Stephenson is having a baby, and Marlo Glass joins

REEL Politics Film Festival coming to Ottawa this fall

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 12, 2025
  • Also, ex-Liberal MP John McKay predicts the Carney honeymoon will last six months, CTV's Mercedes Stephenson is having a baby, and Marlo Glass joins
Mollie Anderson, left, and her uncle Rick Anderson at the Jaimie Anderson fundraiser at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, Que., in 2016. For this year's fundraiser, Mollie Anderson is organizing a political film festival in Ottawa with her father, Bruce. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

CADSI paying Pompeo to headline CANSEC in Ottawa, hopes he can shed light on defence and security ‘from the American side’

  • CADSI's Nicholas Todd told The Hill Times that Mike Pompeo is expected to provide his personal insights into what defence and security in Canada's
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 12, 2025
Mike Pompeo, pictured when he was U.S. Secretary of State in Ottawa for a bilateral meeting on Aug. 22, 2019, will be back in town to headline CANSEC on May 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CADSI paying Pompeo to headline CANSEC in Ottawa, hopes he can shed light on defence and security ‘from the American side’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 12, 2025
  • CADSI's Nicholas Todd told The Hill Times that Mike Pompeo is expected to provide his personal insights into what defence and security in Canada's

CADSI paying Pompeo to headline CANSEC in Ottawa, hopes he can shed light on defence and security ‘from the American side’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 12, 2025
  • CADSI's Nicholas Todd told The Hill Times that Mike Pompeo is expected to provide his personal insights into what defence and security in Canada's
Mike Pompeo, pictured when he was U.S. Secretary of State in Ottawa for a bilateral meeting on Aug. 22, 2019, will be back in town to headline CANSEC on May 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney pulls off mission impossible

  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico

Carney pulls off mission impossible

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals

Carney pulls off mission impossible

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 12, 2025
  • In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Official White House photographer Gabriel B. Kotico

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signalled early that she would be following the Quebec separatist path of obfuscating the facts and promising what she cannot
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 12, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith continually claims to believe in Canada, but she moved recently to lower the bar for referenda and permit referendum funding by unions and corporations, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 12, 2025
  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signalled early that she would be following the Quebec separatist path of obfuscating the facts and promising what she cannot

Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | May 12, 2025
  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signalled early that she would be following the Quebec separatist path of obfuscating the facts and promising what she cannot
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith continually claims to believe in Canada, but she moved recently to lower the bar for referenda and permit referendum funding by unions and corporations, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
Bloc Québécois MP-elect Alexis Deschênes, left, Liberal MP-elect, Emma Harrison, and Liberal MP-elect Rebecca Chartrand unseated high-profile incumbents in their respective ridings. Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party and Bloc Québécois

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.

Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 10, 2025
  • 'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.
Bloc Québécois MP-elect Alexis Deschênes, left, Liberal MP-elect, Emma Harrison, and Liberal MP-elect Rebecca Chartrand unseated high-profile incumbents in their respective ridings. Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party and Bloc Québécois

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
John Hannaford
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  
Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada's current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in the country, writes Dr. Mili Roy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada's current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in the country, writes Dr. Mili Roy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped
Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks Street to attend his first press conference after the 45th general election in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped

Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, HALYNA PADALKO | May 8, 2025
  • Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks Street to attend his first press conference after the 45th general election in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to move the legislative review role for the Access to Information Act into the hands of a new parliamentary committee, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to move the legislative review role for the Access to Information Act into the hands of a new parliamentary committee, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I
Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
Former Conservative MP John Weston, pictured on the Hill in 2014, represented West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C., from 2008 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I

Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes

Opinion | BY JOHN WESTON | May 7, 2025
  • I'll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I'd been the pundits' favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I
Former Conservative MP John Weston, pictured on the Hill in 2014, represented West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C., from 2008 to 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
Newly elected Liberal MPs Chi Nguyen, left; Leslie Church, centre; and Marianne Dandurand sit down for a House of Commons orientation session in the Wellington Building on May 5. All three are former Liberal staffers. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.
Newly elected Liberal MPs Chi Nguyen, left; Leslie Church, centre; and Marianne Dandurand sit down for a House of Commons orientation session in the Wellington Building on May 5. All three are former Liberal staffers. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.

Carney’s first post-election presser ‘a rare olive branch’ to Canadian media after election night slight: former gallery journalist

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 7, 2025
  • Navigating media politics is more challenging than strategically worthwhile, and sometimes fairness means equal disappointment, says former PMO comms director Cameron Ahmad.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has kept the Canadian media at a comfortable distance since announcing his intention to run for the Liberal leadership this past January, making his May 2 visit to the press gallery's home turf a refreshing change, say journalists. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
Don Davies
Don Davies
Vancouver NDP MP Don Davies was selected as his party's interim leader on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of
Don Davies
Vancouver NDP MP Don Davies was selected as his party's interim leader on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,
Opinion | May 7, 2025

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

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Élisabeth Brière was named the minister responsible for veterans affairs during the March 14 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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  • Since 2000, the Veterans Affairs portfolio has changed hands 18 times, often with ministers serving barely a year, sometimes even less. Just three of

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‘Solutions are their salvation’: NDP, Liberals now 18 months into supply-and-confidence agreement, and ‘there’s still a lot to work on’ as Trudeau dips in polls

  • Former NDP strategist Cameron Holmstrom says the NDP's key issues in this Parliament have to be 'about everyday affordability for people' like the price
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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Pollster Greg Lyle says the Liberals aren't keen on an election right now, and that they 'have things to fix' before they’re ready to go to the polls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Solutions are their salvation’: NDP, Liberals now 18 months into supply-and-confidence agreement, and ‘there’s still a lot to work on’ as Trudeau dips in polls

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  • Former NDP strategist Cameron Holmstrom says the NDP's key issues in this Parliament have to be 'about everyday affordability for people' like the price

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  • Former NDP strategist Cameron Holmstrom says the NDP's key issues in this Parliament have to be 'about everyday affordability for people' like the price
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Pollster Greg Lyle says the Liberals aren't keen on an election right now, and that they 'have things to fix' before they’re ready to go to the polls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s horrible summer

  • Last week’s revelation of a former Nazi soldier getting a standing ovation in the House was the final nail in the coffin of a
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 2, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes a statement to reporters in West Block on Sept. 27, 2023, apologizing for the acknowledgement of Nazi SS soldier Yaroslav Hunka in the House during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Parliament on Sept. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau’s horrible summer

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 2, 2023
  • Last week’s revelation of a former Nazi soldier getting a standing ovation in the House was the final nail in the coffin of a

Trudeau’s horrible summer

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | October 2, 2023
  • Last week’s revelation of a former Nazi soldier getting a standing ovation in the House was the final nail in the coffin of a
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes a statement to reporters in West Block on Sept. 27, 2023, apologizing for the acknowledgement of Nazi SS soldier Yaroslav Hunka in the House during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Parliament on Sept. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada-U.S. intelligence relationship resilient enough to withstand a second Trump presidency, experts say

  • It is partly the job of the Five Eyes' security communities to keep tabs on things, says national security and intelligence expert Wesley Wark.
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 2, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and former U.S. president Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade/Flickr photograph/Gage Skidmore photograph

Canada-U.S. intelligence relationship resilient enough to withstand a second Trump presidency, experts say

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 2, 2023
  • It is partly the job of the Five Eyes' security communities to keep tabs on things, says national security and intelligence expert Wesley Wark.

Canada-U.S. intelligence relationship resilient enough to withstand a second Trump presidency, experts say

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 2, 2023
  • It is partly the job of the Five Eyes' security communities to keep tabs on things, says national security and intelligence expert Wesley Wark.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and former U.S. president Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade/Flickr photograph/Gage Skidmore photograph

Complacency is our enemy today, bold thinking is our future

  • We need a future-oriented economy with innovative Canadian firms with their own IP that makes them competitive and free to operate and grow globally.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 2, 2023
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne, pictured on the Hill on Sept. 19, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Complacency is our enemy today, bold thinking is our future

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 2, 2023
  • We need a future-oriented economy with innovative Canadian firms with their own IP that makes them competitive and free to operate and grow globally.

Complacency is our enemy today, bold thinking is our future

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | October 2, 2023
  • We need a future-oriented economy with innovative Canadian firms with their own IP that makes them competitive and free to operate and grow globally.
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne, pictured on the Hill on Sept. 19, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Divisions remain after Truth and Reconciliation events

  • Plus, MPs have one more day to campaign to be the new Speaker of the House.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marked the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation by attending a march in La Ronge, Saskatchewan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Divisions remain after Truth and Reconciliation events

  • Plus, MPs have one more day to campaign to be the new Speaker of the House.

Politics This Morning: Divisions remain after Truth and Reconciliation events

  • Plus, MPs have one more day to campaign to be the new Speaker of the House.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marked the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation by attending a march in La Ronge, Saskatchewan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Careless vetting provides history lesson for the ages

  • The old saying that “those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it” got quite the workout over the past week,
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 2, 2023
Anthony Rota stepped down as Speaker last week after prompting a standing ovation for a man who served in a Nazi unit during the Second World War. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Careless vetting provides history lesson for the ages

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 2, 2023
  • The old saying that “those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it” got quite the workout over the past week,

Careless vetting provides history lesson for the ages

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 2, 2023
  • The old saying that “those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it” got quite the workout over the past week,
Anthony Rota stepped down as Speaker last week after prompting a standing ovation for a man who served in a Nazi unit during the Second World War. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Benjamin Perrin has a new book out, Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial

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Benjamin Perrin has a new book out, Indictment, considered one of this fall's 'most anticipated' titles by Indigo and McNally Robinson's Booksellers. 'In political lingo, 'tough on crime' policies are 'red meat' for voters, a sure bet to rile people up to vote, sign up for a membership, donate, and volunteer,' writes Perrin. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Benjamin Perrin has a new book out, Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial

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  • Plus, columnist John Ibbitson releases new book The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson, and The Making of Modern Canada; the former editor of The Walrus Jessica

Benjamin Perrin has a new book out, Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 2, 2023
  • Plus, columnist John Ibbitson releases new book The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson, and The Making of Modern Canada; the former editor of The Walrus Jessica
Benjamin Perrin has a new book out, Indictment, considered one of this fall's 'most anticipated' titles by Indigo and McNally Robinson's Booksellers. 'In political lingo, 'tough on crime' policies are 'red meat' for voters, a sure bet to rile people up to vote, sign up for a membership, donate, and volunteer,' writes Perrin. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘Woefully inadequate’ funding spurs association’s calls for fulfilled mental health transfer

  • About 10-15 per cent of people who call a distress line require additional community-based supports, according to the Canadian Mental Health Association's national director
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 2, 2023
Minister of Mental Health Ya’ara Saks said that '[Crisis centres] provide that urgent support to people who need it most, no matter their race, religion, culture or socio-economic background,' in a Public Health Agency of Canada press release on Sept. 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Woefully inadequate’ funding spurs association’s calls for fulfilled mental health transfer

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 2, 2023
  • About 10-15 per cent of people who call a distress line require additional community-based supports, according to the Canadian Mental Health Association's national director

‘Woefully inadequate’ funding spurs association’s calls for fulfilled mental health transfer

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 2, 2023
  • About 10-15 per cent of people who call a distress line require additional community-based supports, according to the Canadian Mental Health Association's national director
Minister of Mental Health Ya’ara Saks said that '[Crisis centres] provide that urgent support to people who need it most, no matter their race, religion, culture or socio-economic background,' in a Public Health Agency of Canada press release on Sept. 8. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A perfect storm for mental health needs and care in the economic downturn

  • Rising costs of living are having a major impact on the mental health of millions of Canadians.
Opinion | BY NDP MP GORD JOHNS | October 2, 2023
An exodus from the public system, combined with chronic underfunding by successive Conservative and Liberal governments, is contributing to a crisis in accessing mental health services, particularly for Canadians dealing with financial stress, writes NDP MP Gord Johns. Photograph by Jose Luis Navarro, distributed under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license

A perfect storm for mental health needs and care in the economic downturn

Opinion | BY NDP MP GORD JOHNS | October 2, 2023
  • Rising costs of living are having a major impact on the mental health of millions of Canadians.

A perfect storm for mental health needs and care in the economic downturn

Opinion | BY NDP MP GORD JOHNS | October 2, 2023
  • Rising costs of living are having a major impact on the mental health of millions of Canadians.
An exodus from the public system, combined with chronic underfunding by successive Conservative and Liberal governments, is contributing to a crisis in accessing mental health services, particularly for Canadians dealing with financial stress, writes NDP MP Gord Johns. Photograph by Jose Luis Navarro, distributed under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license

Launch of 9-8-8 suicide prevention hotline is important step, but there’s more to do on mental health file

  • One-third of Canadians will experience a mental illness or substance use disorder in their lifetime, and more than 200 Canadians attempt suicide every day.
Opinion | BY TODD DOHERTY | October 2, 2023
All Canadians, regardless of their geographic location, or economic status, deserve access to critical mental health and prevention services, writes Conservative MP Todd Doherty. Photograph by Nick Youngson, distributed under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license

Launch of 9-8-8 suicide prevention hotline is important step, but there’s more to do on mental health file

Opinion | BY TODD DOHERTY | October 2, 2023
  • One-third of Canadians will experience a mental illness or substance use disorder in their lifetime, and more than 200 Canadians attempt suicide every day.

Launch of 9-8-8 suicide prevention hotline is important step, but there’s more to do on mental health file

Opinion | BY TODD DOHERTY | October 2, 2023
  • One-third of Canadians will experience a mental illness or substance use disorder in their lifetime, and more than 200 Canadians attempt suicide every day.
All Canadians, regardless of their geographic location, or economic status, deserve access to critical mental health and prevention services, writes Conservative MP Todd Doherty. Photograph by Nick Youngson, distributed under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license

We’ll bring the fiddle

  • Life promotion, which can be as simple as bringing people together around a fiddle, addresses mental wellbeing by strengthening our connections to life and
Opinion | BY REAGAN BARTEL | October 2, 2023
Olivier Boulet, a Métis fiddler, holding a fiddle in August, 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

We’ll bring the fiddle

Opinion | BY REAGAN BARTEL | October 2, 2023
  • Life promotion, which can be as simple as bringing people together around a fiddle, addresses mental wellbeing by strengthening our connections to life and

We’ll bring the fiddle

Opinion | BY REAGAN BARTEL | October 2, 2023
  • Life promotion, which can be as simple as bringing people together around a fiddle, addresses mental wellbeing by strengthening our connections to life and
Olivier Boulet, a Métis fiddler, holding a fiddle in August, 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Bridging the gap between public safety and mental health

  • With the new Federal ministers for Justice, Public Safety, Housing, Health, and of course Mental Health and Addictions, comes an opportunity. An opportunity for
Opinion | BY MICHEL RODRIGUE | October 2, 2023
Ya’ara Saks was sworn in as addictions and mental health minister in a July cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bridging the gap between public safety and mental health

Opinion | BY MICHEL RODRIGUE | October 2, 2023
  • With the new Federal ministers for Justice, Public Safety, Housing, Health, and of course Mental Health and Addictions, comes an opportunity. An opportunity for

Bridging the gap between public safety and mental health

Opinion | BY MICHEL RODRIGUE | October 2, 2023
  • With the new Federal ministers for Justice, Public Safety, Housing, Health, and of course Mental Health and Addictions, comes an opportunity. An opportunity for
Ya’ara Saks was sworn in as addictions and mental health minister in a July cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Access to mental health care must remain a priority for all governments

  • When it comes to supporting the mental and substance use health of Canadians, failure is not an option.
Opinion | BY ELLEN COHEN, FLORENCE BUDDEN AND GLENN BRIMACOMBE | October 2, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an election campaign promise in 2021 to launch a Canada Mental Health Transfer that would have sent a total of $4.5-billion to provinces and territories over five years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Access to mental health care must remain a priority for all governments

Opinion | BY ELLEN COHEN, FLORENCE BUDDEN AND GLENN BRIMACOMBE | October 2, 2023
  • When it comes to supporting the mental and substance use health of Canadians, failure is not an option.

Access to mental health care must remain a priority for all governments

Opinion | BY ELLEN COHEN, FLORENCE BUDDEN AND GLENN BRIMACOMBE | October 2, 2023
  • When it comes to supporting the mental and substance use health of Canadians, failure is not an option.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an election campaign promise in 2021 to launch a Canada Mental Health Transfer that would have sent a total of $4.5-billion to provinces and territories over five years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Moving beyond the crisis helpline requires care after the call

  • Crisis support like the 9-8-8 crisis line is only part of an effective action plan to prevent suicide. People will need urgent care after
Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | October 2, 2023
On Sept. 8, Minister of Mental Health Ya'ara Saks announced a call for proposals to access $8-million in federal funding to address gaps in equity, diversity and inclusion within Canada's distress line sector, as a complement to the 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline that will launch in Canada on Nov. 30, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Moving beyond the crisis helpline requires care after the call

Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | October 2, 2023
  • Crisis support like the 9-8-8 crisis line is only part of an effective action plan to prevent suicide. People will need urgent care after

Moving beyond the crisis helpline requires care after the call

Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | October 2, 2023
  • Crisis support like the 9-8-8 crisis line is only part of an effective action plan to prevent suicide. People will need urgent care after
On Sept. 8, Minister of Mental Health Ya'ara Saks announced a call for proposals to access $8-million in federal funding to address gaps in equity, diversity and inclusion within Canada's distress line sector, as a complement to the 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline that will launch in Canada on Nov. 30, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians struggling with higher costs for mental health services

  • Canada's mental health system is fragmented, with the burden of responsibility falling on the individual to find appropriate care.
Opinion | BY LINDSEY THOMSON | October 2, 2023
Now, more than ever, Canadians need quick and innovative solutions to reduce the financial burden felt by inflation, ensuring accessible and affordable mental health services, writes Lindsey Thomson, director of Public Affairs for the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. Photograph by Michael Clesle, distributed under a CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 CA license

Canadians struggling with higher costs for mental health services

Opinion | BY LINDSEY THOMSON | October 2, 2023
  • Canada's mental health system is fragmented, with the burden of responsibility falling on the individual to find appropriate care.

Canadians struggling with higher costs for mental health services

Opinion | BY LINDSEY THOMSON | October 2, 2023
  • Canada's mental health system is fragmented, with the burden of responsibility falling on the individual to find appropriate care.
Now, more than ever, Canadians need quick and innovative solutions to reduce the financial burden felt by inflation, ensuring accessible and affordable mental health services, writes Lindsey Thomson, director of Public Affairs for the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. Photograph by Michael Clesle, distributed under a CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 CA license

Investing in student mental health: a critical imperative for Canada’s future

  • The pandemic put new and unprecedented pressures on Canada's health systems, including mental health care. In response, universities have been rethinking how to provide
Opinion | BY BENOIT-ANTOINE BACON | October 2, 2023
Investing in the mental health of young people is not just a matter of moral responsibility; it's also a sound social and economic policy for Canada, writes Benoit-Antoine Bacon, incoming President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of British Columbia. Photograph by Rawpixel.com, distributed under a CC0 1.0 Universal license

Investing in student mental health: a critical imperative for Canada’s future

Opinion | BY BENOIT-ANTOINE BACON | October 2, 2023
  • The pandemic put new and unprecedented pressures on Canada's health systems, including mental health care. In response, universities have been rethinking how to provide

Investing in student mental health: a critical imperative for Canada’s future

Opinion | BY BENOIT-ANTOINE BACON | October 2, 2023
  • The pandemic put new and unprecedented pressures on Canada's health systems, including mental health care. In response, universities have been rethinking how to provide
Investing in the mental health of young people is not just a matter of moral responsibility; it's also a sound social and economic policy for Canada, writes Benoit-Antoine Bacon, incoming President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of British Columbia. Photograph by Rawpixel.com, distributed under a CC0 1.0 Universal license

Food security is not getting the attention it deserves: Tom McElroy

  • Re: “Canadian farmers fight climate change,” (The Hill Times, by CSG Senator Rob Black, March 21, 2022). The media are full of reports of
Opinion | October 2, 2023

Food security is not getting the attention it deserves: Tom McElroy

Opinion | October 2, 2023
  • Re: “Canadian farmers fight climate change,” (The Hill Times, by CSG Senator Rob Black, March 21, 2022). The media are full of reports of

Food security is not getting the attention it deserves: Tom McElroy

Opinion | October 2, 2023
  • Re: “Canadian farmers fight climate change,” (The Hill Times, by CSG Senator Rob Black, March 21, 2022). The media are full of reports of

Still can’t believe a ex-Nazi SS soldier invited into Parliament: Canadian Army veteran

  • I am a Canadian Army veteran, a peacekeeping and combat veteran, a well-known advocate for veterans, and the grandson of two veterans who fought
Opinion | October 2, 2023

Still can’t believe a ex-Nazi SS soldier invited into Parliament: Canadian Army veteran

Opinion | October 2, 2023
  • I am a Canadian Army veteran, a peacekeeping and combat veteran, a well-known advocate for veterans, and the grandson of two veterans who fought

Still can’t believe a ex-Nazi SS soldier invited into Parliament: Canadian Army veteran

Opinion | October 2, 2023
  • I am a Canadian Army veteran, a peacekeeping and combat veteran, a well-known advocate for veterans, and the grandson of two veterans who fought

Bruce and Vicki Heyman to be special guests in Team Rubicon Canada’s ‘Salute to Service’ on Monday night in Ottawa

  • MONDAY, OCT. 2 House Sitting—The House won’t be sitting on Monday, Oct. 2, but will resume on Tuesday, Oct. 3, and will sit for
Bruce and Vicki Heyman will be the special guests in Team Rubicon Canada's 'Salute to Service' hosted by former Canadian journalist Kevin Newman on Monday, Oct. 2 at 5:30 p.m. ET at 50 Sussex Dr. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Bruce and Vicki Heyman to be special guests in Team Rubicon Canada’s ‘Salute to Service’ on Monday night in Ottawa

  • MONDAY, OCT. 2 House Sitting—The House won’t be sitting on Monday, Oct. 2, but will resume on Tuesday, Oct. 3, and will sit for

Bruce and Vicki Heyman to be special guests in Team Rubicon Canada’s ‘Salute to Service’ on Monday night in Ottawa

  • MONDAY, OCT. 2 House Sitting—The House won’t be sitting on Monday, Oct. 2, but will resume on Tuesday, Oct. 3, and will sit for
Bruce and Vicki Heyman will be the special guests in Team Rubicon Canada's 'Salute to Service' hosted by former Canadian journalist Kevin Newman on Monday, Oct. 2 at 5:30 p.m. ET at 50 Sussex Dr. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Party Central: rock and democracy ain’t dead at Parliamentary Centre shindig; Guilbeault gabs over mixed greens; and oysters at CPAC soirée

  • Week two of the Hill's social calendar featured the Parliamentary Centre's 'Do It For Democracy' reception at Earnscliffe of Sept. 26, and a Canadian
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 29, 2023
Japan's Ambassador to Canada Kanji Yamanouchi shreds out a rendition of 'O Canada' to kick off the second annual Do It For Democracy reception hosted by the Parliamentary Centre and the British High Commissioner's residence on Sept. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Party Central: rock and democracy ain’t dead at Parliamentary Centre shindig; Guilbeault gabs over mixed greens; and oysters at CPAC soirée

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 29, 2023
  • Week two of the Hill's social calendar featured the Parliamentary Centre's 'Do It For Democracy' reception at Earnscliffe of Sept. 26, and a Canadian

Party Central: rock and democracy ain’t dead at Parliamentary Centre shindig; Guilbeault gabs over mixed greens; and oysters at CPAC soirée

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 29, 2023
  • Week two of the Hill's social calendar featured the Parliamentary Centre's 'Do It For Democracy' reception at Earnscliffe of Sept. 26, and a Canadian
Japan's Ambassador to Canada Kanji Yamanouchi shreds out a rendition of 'O Canada' to kick off the second annual Do It For Democracy reception hosted by the Parliamentary Centre and the British High Commissioner's residence on Sept. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

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