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Carney PMO transition continues, staff await word

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

Carney PMO transition continues, staff await word

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

Carney PMO transition continues, staff await word

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

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

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

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

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

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

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

  • In a major shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named 16 new faces to his 28-member cabinet, but kept a dozen Trudeau-era ministers in his
News | BY MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND | May 13, 2025 | UPDATED TODAY, 5:05 pm
Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his first post-election cabinet on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

News | BY MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND | May 13, 2025 | UPDATED TODAY, 5:05 pm
  • In a major shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named 16 new faces to his 28-member cabinet, but kept a dozen Trudeau-era ministers in his

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

News | BY MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND | May 13, 2025 | UPDATED TODAY, 5:05 pm
  • In a major shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named 16 new faces to his 28-member cabinet, but kept a dozen Trudeau-era ministers in his
Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his first post-election cabinet on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney unveils his post-election cabinet

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

Carney unveils his post-election cabinet

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

Carney unveils his post-election cabinet

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The art of hedging a deal

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

The art of hedging a deal

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

The art of hedging a deal

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

A time for action: supporting Indigenous access to naturopathic medicine

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

A time for action: supporting Indigenous access to naturopathic medicine

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

A time for action: supporting Indigenous access to naturopathic medicine

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Former diplomats talk foreign policy at Ottawa summit

  • Plus, a Nova Scotia senator lays out some First Nations' priorities for the Carney government.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 12, 2025
Senator Peter Boehm is among the speakers at a foreign policy conference taking place in Ottawa today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former diplomats talk foreign policy at Ottawa summit

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 12, 2025
  • Plus, a Nova Scotia senator lays out some First Nations' priorities for the Carney government.

Former diplomats talk foreign policy at Ottawa summit

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 12, 2025
  • Plus, a Nova Scotia senator lays out some First Nations' priorities for the Carney government.
Senator Peter Boehm is among the speakers at a foreign policy conference taking place in Ottawa today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

A strong Canada means being a global leader on the academic stage: DeSousa

  • At post-secondary campuses across Canada, around two million students are wrapping up their studies. Many of these bright-eyed, hopeful students will one day become
Opinion | May 12, 2025
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

A strong Canada means being a global leader on the academic stage: DeSousa

Opinion | May 12, 2025
  • At post-secondary campuses across Canada, around two million students are wrapping up their studies. Many of these bright-eyed, hopeful students will one day become

A strong Canada means being a global leader on the academic stage: DeSousa

Opinion | May 12, 2025
  • At post-secondary campuses across Canada, around two million students are wrapping up their studies. Many of these bright-eyed, hopeful students will one day become
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

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

Senator Boehm to talk about ‘Finding Canada’s place in a Disordered World’ on May 12

  • MONDAY, MAY 12 Lunch: ‘Legal Ethics and the Attorney General’—The University of Ottawa’s Public Law Centre hosts a conversation with Andrew Martin on his
ISG Senator Peter Boehm will deliver remarks at a hybrid event, 'Finding Canada’s Place in a Disordered World,' hosted by the Canadian International Council. Other participants include Richard Fadden, Rob McRae, Ian Burney, Guillermo Rishchynski, David McKinnon, and Henri-Paul Normandin, on Monday, May 12, at 12 p.m. ET. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Boehm to talk about ‘Finding Canada’s place in a Disordered World’ on May 12

  • MONDAY, MAY 12 Lunch: ‘Legal Ethics and the Attorney General’—The University of Ottawa’s Public Law Centre hosts a conversation with Andrew Martin on his

Senator Boehm to talk about ‘Finding Canada’s place in a Disordered World’ on May 12

  • MONDAY, MAY 12 Lunch: ‘Legal Ethics and the Attorney General’—The University of Ottawa’s Public Law Centre hosts a conversation with Andrew Martin on his
ISG Senator Peter Boehm will deliver remarks at a hybrid event, 'Finding Canada’s Place in a Disordered World,' hosted by the Canadian International Council. Other participants include Richard Fadden, Rob McRae, Ian Burney, Guillermo Rishchynski, David McKinnon, and Henri-Paul Normandin, on Monday, May 12, at 12 p.m. ET. 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

India and Israel on parallel tracks

  • Both confrontations were set off by mass murders by terrorists whose goal was to start a war that drew the world’s attention back to
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 8, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, runs a Hindu-nationalist agenda, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a hard-right coalition, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

India and Israel on parallel tracks

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 8, 2025
  • Both confrontations were set off by mass murders by terrorists whose goal was to start a war that drew the world’s attention back to

India and Israel on parallel tracks

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 8, 2025
  • Both confrontations were set off by mass murders by terrorists whose goal was to start a war that drew the world’s attention back to
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, runs a Hindu-nationalist agenda, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a hard-right coalition, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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

Abortion protesters descend on the Hill

  • Plus, how Canada can navigate the India-Pakistan crisis.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 8, 2025
Pictured: activists protest abortion at a rally on Parliament Hill in 2023. The annual March for Life will take place on the Hill again today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Abortion protesters descend on the Hill

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 8, 2025
  • Plus, how Canada can navigate the India-Pakistan crisis.

Abortion protesters descend on the Hill

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 8, 2025
  • Plus, how Canada can navigate the India-Pakistan crisis.
Pictured: activists protest abortion at a rally on Parliament Hill in 2023. The annual March for Life will take place on the Hill again today. 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

Cuba, Romania, and Qatar mark special occassions

  • Cuba celebrates Canada ties Romania parties at the Rideau Club Qatar marks national day The Hill Times
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | May 7, 2025
The Sons of Scotland Pipe Band performs for guests at Qatar’s national day reception at the Westin Hotel on Dec. 11, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Cuba, Romania, and Qatar mark special occassions

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | May 7, 2025
  • Cuba celebrates Canada ties Romania parties at the Rideau Club Qatar marks national day The Hill Times

Cuba, Romania, and Qatar mark special occassions

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | May 7, 2025
  • Cuba celebrates Canada ties Romania parties at the Rideau Club Qatar marks national day The Hill Times
The Sons of Scotland Pipe Band performs for guests at Qatar’s national day reception at the Westin Hotel on Dec. 11, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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
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Lessons from COVID-19: we need long-term investment in research

  • Our universities build Canada’s capacity and develop the skilled workforce needed for emergency response.
Opinion | BY VIVEK GOEL | September 27, 2023
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks to reporters in the West Block on Sept. 19. We have seen several successive federal budgets without any significant investments in science and research capacity, writes Vivek Goel. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lessons from COVID-19: we need long-term investment in research

Opinion | BY VIVEK GOEL | September 27, 2023
  • Our universities build Canada’s capacity and develop the skilled workforce needed for emergency response.

Lessons from COVID-19: we need long-term investment in research

Opinion | BY VIVEK GOEL | September 27, 2023
  • Our universities build Canada’s capacity and develop the skilled workforce needed for emergency response.
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks to reporters in the West Block on Sept. 19. We have seen several successive federal budgets without any significant investments in science and research capacity, writes Vivek Goel. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Closing Canada’s skills gaps starts at the post-secondary level

  • As the nature of work changes, learning experiences outside the classroom—and outside the country—are now more relevant than ever.
Opinion | BY DENISE AMYOT | September 27, 2023
International-mobility experiences ensure students learn global skills before they enter the workforce. Yet Canadian students are statistically less likely than their G7 peers to participate, writes Denise Amyot. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Closing Canada’s skills gaps starts at the post-secondary level

Opinion | BY DENISE AMYOT | September 27, 2023
  • As the nature of work changes, learning experiences outside the classroom—and outside the country—are now more relevant than ever.

Closing Canada’s skills gaps starts at the post-secondary level

Opinion | BY DENISE AMYOT | September 27, 2023
  • As the nature of work changes, learning experiences outside the classroom—and outside the country—are now more relevant than ever.
International-mobility experiences ensure students learn global skills before they enter the workforce. Yet Canadian students are statistically less likely than their G7 peers to participate, writes Denise Amyot. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

More than a sleepy bureaucratic town, Ottawa is shaping up to be a vibrant life sciences research hub

  • Ottawa’s post-secondary institutions and hospital-affiliated research institutes employ more than 6,500 researchers and clinicians, attracting more than $380-million in research funding each year.
Opinion | BY SYLVAIN CHARBONNEAU | September 27, 2023
The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians recently made clear to the deputy ministers of health that Canada needs more ‘innovative, integrated, and effective approaches to health-care delivery,’ and the life sciences research community is ready to meet that challenge, writes Sylvain Charbonneau. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

More than a sleepy bureaucratic town, Ottawa is shaping up to be a vibrant life sciences research hub

Opinion | BY SYLVAIN CHARBONNEAU | September 27, 2023
  • Ottawa’s post-secondary institutions and hospital-affiliated research institutes employ more than 6,500 researchers and clinicians, attracting more than $380-million in research funding each year.

More than a sleepy bureaucratic town, Ottawa is shaping up to be a vibrant life sciences research hub

Opinion | BY SYLVAIN CHARBONNEAU | September 27, 2023
  • Ottawa’s post-secondary institutions and hospital-affiliated research institutes employ more than 6,500 researchers and clinicians, attracting more than $380-million in research funding each year.
The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians recently made clear to the deputy ministers of health that Canada needs more ‘innovative, integrated, and effective approaches to health-care delivery,’ and the life sciences research community is ready to meet that challenge, writes Sylvain Charbonneau. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Feds need to fund ‘blue skies’ research

  • Major scientific discoveries most often emerge from what scientists believe are important questions to explore no matter how trivial or irrelevant they may seem,
Opinion | BY DAVID ROBINSON | September 27, 2023
The Canadian government needs to support today’s brightest minds by boosting its support for fundamental research to encourage real scientific progress that will produce long-term benefits, writes David Robinson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds need to fund ‘blue skies’ research

Opinion | BY DAVID ROBINSON | September 27, 2023
  • Major scientific discoveries most often emerge from what scientists believe are important questions to explore no matter how trivial or irrelevant they may seem,

Feds need to fund ‘blue skies’ research

Opinion | BY DAVID ROBINSON | September 27, 2023
  • Major scientific discoveries most often emerge from what scientists believe are important questions to explore no matter how trivial or irrelevant they may seem,
The Canadian government needs to support today’s brightest minds by boosting its support for fundamental research to encourage real scientific progress that will produce long-term benefits, writes David Robinson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

AI is not intelligent and needs regulation now

  • The iterative nature of artificial intelligence means that without meaningful regulation, it will become easier for the average person to have the power to
Opinion | BY RHONDA MCEWEN | September 27, 2023
AI is destabilizing the foundation of the trust we rely on to secure societies built on democratic values and human rights, writes Rhonda McEwen. Unsplash photograph by Hitesh Choudhary

AI is not intelligent and needs regulation now

Opinion | BY RHONDA MCEWEN | September 27, 2023
  • The iterative nature of artificial intelligence means that without meaningful regulation, it will become easier for the average person to have the power to

AI is not intelligent and needs regulation now

Opinion | BY RHONDA MCEWEN | September 27, 2023
  • The iterative nature of artificial intelligence means that without meaningful regulation, it will become easier for the average person to have the power to
AI is destabilizing the foundation of the trust we rely on to secure societies built on democratic values and human rights, writes Rhonda McEwen. Unsplash photograph by Hitesh Choudhary

Special representative Elghawaby to speak on fighting Islamophobia on Sept. 27

  • MONDAY, SEPT. 25—WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27 Atlantic Social Impact Exchange Summit—Common Good Solutions hosts the Atlantic Social Impact Exchange Summit from Sept. 25-27 in St.
Amira Elghawaby, Canada’s special representative on combatting Islamophobia, will deliver remarks on ‘Combatting Islamophobia: addressing an ongoing threat to building the society we deserve’ hosted by Carleton University on Wednesday, Sept. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Special representative Elghawaby to speak on fighting Islamophobia on Sept. 27

  • MONDAY, SEPT. 25—WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27 Atlantic Social Impact Exchange Summit—Common Good Solutions hosts the Atlantic Social Impact Exchange Summit from Sept. 25-27 in St.

Special representative Elghawaby to speak on fighting Islamophobia on Sept. 27

  • MONDAY, SEPT. 25—WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27 Atlantic Social Impact Exchange Summit—Common Good Solutions hosts the Atlantic Social Impact Exchange Summit from Sept. 25-27 in St.
Amira Elghawaby, Canada’s special representative on combatting Islamophobia, will deliver remarks on ‘Combatting Islamophobia: addressing an ongoing threat to building the society we deserve’ hosted by Carleton University on Wednesday, Sept. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Virani defends bail bill to Senators

  • Plus, Francois-Philippe Champagne glides into an AI summit in Montreal.
Justice Minister Arif Virani was able to usher his bail reform bill through the Commons with little debate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Virani defends bail bill to Senators

  • Plus, Francois-Philippe Champagne glides into an AI summit in Montreal.

Politics This Morning: Virani defends bail bill to Senators

  • Plus, Francois-Philippe Champagne glides into an AI summit in Montreal.
Justice Minister Arif Virani was able to usher his bail reform bill through the Commons with little debate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lighting up Centre Block is a Nelson family tradition

  • ‘It’s a legacy project for me. I would want to do it no matter what,’ says Chris Nelson, co-owner of Etobicoke, Ont.’s Lighting Nelson
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 27, 2023
The Senate Chamber's massive chandeliers, each weighing 1.5 tonnes, are among the pieces that will be restored by the team at Lighting Nelson & Garrett. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lighting up Centre Block is a Nelson family tradition

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 27, 2023
  • ‘It’s a legacy project for me. I would want to do it no matter what,’ says Chris Nelson, co-owner of Etobicoke, Ont.’s Lighting Nelson

Lighting up Centre Block is a Nelson family tradition

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 27, 2023
  • ‘It’s a legacy project for me. I would want to do it no matter what,’ says Chris Nelson, co-owner of Etobicoke, Ont.’s Lighting Nelson
The Senate Chamber's massive chandeliers, each weighing 1.5 tonnes, are among the pieces that will be restored by the team at Lighting Nelson & Garrett. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It was the only option’: Rota resigns as House Speaker after Nazi incident has ‘soiled’ Commons Chamber, ‘heart of Canadian democracy’

  • The incident ‘touched a nerve’ with the Jewish community, said former Bloc Québécois MP Richard Marceau, who now works with the Centre for Israel
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2023
On Sept. 26, embattled House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota announced that he would step down from the role effective Sept. 27, after a guest he honoured in the Chamber of the House of Commons turned out to have fought for the Nazis in the Second World War. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It was the only option’: Rota resigns as House Speaker after Nazi incident has ‘soiled’ Commons Chamber, ‘heart of Canadian democracy’

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2023
  • The incident ‘touched a nerve’ with the Jewish community, said former Bloc Québécois MP Richard Marceau, who now works with the Centre for Israel

‘It was the only option’: Rota resigns as House Speaker after Nazi incident has ‘soiled’ Commons Chamber, ‘heart of Canadian democracy’

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 26, 2023
  • The incident ‘touched a nerve’ with the Jewish community, said former Bloc Québécois MP Richard Marceau, who now works with the Centre for Israel
On Sept. 26, embattled House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota announced that he would step down from the role effective Sept. 27, after a guest he honoured in the Chamber of the House of Commons turned out to have fought for the Nazis in the Second World War. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Rota in the spotlight

  • Plus, the PBO examines the costs of Canada’s military capabilities.
House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota is facing calls for him to resign from the NDP and Bloc Québécois. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Rota in the spotlight

  • Plus, the PBO examines the costs of Canada’s military capabilities.

Politics This Morning: Rota in the spotlight

  • Plus, the PBO examines the costs of Canada’s military capabilities.
House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota is facing calls for him to resign from the NDP and Bloc Québécois. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Documents reveal feds evaluating ethics of Canada’s booming international student sector

  • The federal government’s current international education strategy is set to expire next March, and Global Affairs Canada’s trade commissioner service is leading the work
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 25, 2023
Independent Senator Ratna Omidvar says Canada's international student program has become 'a victim of its own success,' and that 'the incentive to recruit, recruit, recruit' is overshadowing concerns about students' well-being. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Documents reveal feds evaluating ethics of Canada’s booming international student sector

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 25, 2023
  • The federal government’s current international education strategy is set to expire next March, and Global Affairs Canada’s trade commissioner service is leading the work

Documents reveal feds evaluating ethics of Canada’s booming international student sector

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | September 25, 2023
  • The federal government’s current international education strategy is set to expire next March, and Global Affairs Canada’s trade commissioner service is leading the work
Independent Senator Ratna Omidvar says Canada's international student program has become 'a victim of its own success,' and that 'the incentive to recruit, recruit, recruit' is overshadowing concerns about students' well-being. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Plenty of pints and pitches at the Carleton Young Liberals’ OLP all-candidates’ event

  • All five of the Ontario Liberal leadership hopefuls joined a pack of plucky young politicos to pitch their vision for the party's future.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 25, 2023
Dozens of Young Liberals, staffers, and Carleton University students gathered at 3 Brewers in Ottawa to hear the would-be OLP leaders make their case for why they should be the one to take the reins of the party. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Plenty of pints and pitches at the Carleton Young Liberals’ OLP all-candidates’ event

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 25, 2023
  • All five of the Ontario Liberal leadership hopefuls joined a pack of plucky young politicos to pitch their vision for the party's future.

Plenty of pints and pitches at the Carleton Young Liberals’ OLP all-candidates’ event

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | September 25, 2023
  • All five of the Ontario Liberal leadership hopefuls joined a pack of plucky young politicos to pitch their vision for the party's future.
Dozens of Young Liberals, staffers, and Carleton University students gathered at 3 Brewers in Ottawa to hear the would-be OLP leaders make their case for why they should be the one to take the reins of the party. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Standing with Ukraine requires sound training, not scrapyard leftovers

  • Surely, we have learned something from our failed effort in Afghanistan to build a competent security force on the cheap and the quick?
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 25, 2023
Vice-Admiral J.R. Auchterlonie, commander of Canadian Joint Operations Command, speaks to the Canadian Armed Forces members tasked with training recruits of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during Operation Unifier in the United Kingdom on May 18. DND photograph by Corporal Marco Tijam

Standing with Ukraine requires sound training, not scrapyard leftovers

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 25, 2023
  • Surely, we have learned something from our failed effort in Afghanistan to build a competent security force on the cheap and the quick?

Standing with Ukraine requires sound training, not scrapyard leftovers

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 25, 2023
  • Surely, we have learned something from our failed effort in Afghanistan to build a competent security force on the cheap and the quick?
Vice-Admiral J.R. Auchterlonie, commander of Canadian Joint Operations Command, speaks to the Canadian Armed Forces members tasked with training recruits of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during Operation Unifier in the United Kingdom on May 18. DND photograph by Corporal Marco Tijam

Ministers Marc Miller, Ya’ara Saks get their new teams in shape

  • So far, Hill Climbers has confirmed 16 staffers in Immigration Minister Marc Miller’s office, and seven on Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks’
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 25, 2023
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller's, left, office is run by chief of staff Mike Burton, while Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks', right, team is run by Sarah Welch. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ministers Marc Miller, Ya’ara Saks get their new teams in shape

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 25, 2023
  • So far, Hill Climbers has confirmed 16 staffers in Immigration Minister Marc Miller’s office, and seven on Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks’

Ministers Marc Miller, Ya’ara Saks get their new teams in shape

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 25, 2023
  • So far, Hill Climbers has confirmed 16 staffers in Immigration Minister Marc Miller’s office, and seven on Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks’
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller's, left, office is run by chief of staff Mike Burton, while Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks', right, team is run by Sarah Welch. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Highlighting champions of change key to unlocking the true potential of social finance

  • By empowering local initiatives and grassroots efforts, we tap into the collective wisdom and resources of communities, catalyzing change from the ground up.
Opinion | BY CHELSEY MACNEIL | September 25, 2023
Doing social finance differently recognizes that solutions to complex challenges often emerge from the very communities grappling with those issues, writes Chelsey MacNeil. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Highlighting champions of change key to unlocking the true potential of social finance

Opinion | BY CHELSEY MACNEIL | September 25, 2023
  • By empowering local initiatives and grassroots efforts, we tap into the collective wisdom and resources of communities, catalyzing change from the ground up.

Highlighting champions of change key to unlocking the true potential of social finance

Opinion | BY CHELSEY MACNEIL | September 25, 2023
  • By empowering local initiatives and grassroots efforts, we tap into the collective wisdom and resources of communities, catalyzing change from the ground up.
Doing social finance differently recognizes that solutions to complex challenges often emerge from the very communities grappling with those issues, writes Chelsey MacNeil. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Statistics Canada finds deficiencies in Canadians’ health, which governments must address now

  • The Canadian health-care system has been deteriorating over many years to the point of crisis. Holistic, proactive health policy actions are urgently required.
Opinion | BY DON DRUMMOND, DUNCAN SINCLAIR, DAVID JONES | September 25, 2023
Then-Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured in 2022. Fourteen per cent, or 4.7 million Canadians, do not have regular access to a primary heath caregiver. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Statistics Canada finds deficiencies in Canadians’ health, which governments must address now

Opinion | BY DON DRUMMOND, DUNCAN SINCLAIR, DAVID JONES | September 25, 2023
  • The Canadian health-care system has been deteriorating over many years to the point of crisis. Holistic, proactive health policy actions are urgently required.

Statistics Canada finds deficiencies in Canadians’ health, which governments must address now

Opinion | BY DON DRUMMOND, DUNCAN SINCLAIR, DAVID JONES | September 25, 2023
  • The Canadian health-care system has been deteriorating over many years to the point of crisis. Holistic, proactive health policy actions are urgently required.
Then-Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured in 2022. Fourteen per cent, or 4.7 million Canadians, do not have regular access to a primary heath caregiver. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Natural gas is neither a cleaner nor safer form of fuel energy

  • Not only does the extraction and use of natural gas affect the health of humans and animals, it also contributes to climate change, which
Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, GEOFF STRONG, HELEN HSU, SEHJAL BHARGAVA | September 25, 2023
Fracking involves the injection of huge amounts of water, sand, and often toxic chemicals under high pressure beneath oil/gas wells, shattering rocks, forcing natural gas or oil to the surface, and can cause low intensity earthquakes. The flowback to the surface is highly toxic and is sometimes allowed to flow into nearby rivers. Photograph courtesy of jwigley from Pixabay

Natural gas is neither a cleaner nor safer form of fuel energy

Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, GEOFF STRONG, HELEN HSU, SEHJAL BHARGAVA | September 25, 2023
  • Not only does the extraction and use of natural gas affect the health of humans and animals, it also contributes to climate change, which

Natural gas is neither a cleaner nor safer form of fuel energy

Opinion | BY RICHARD VAN DER JAGT, GEOFF STRONG, HELEN HSU, SEHJAL BHARGAVA | September 25, 2023
  • Not only does the extraction and use of natural gas affect the health of humans and animals, it also contributes to climate change, which
Fracking involves the injection of huge amounts of water, sand, and often toxic chemicals under high pressure beneath oil/gas wells, shattering rocks, forcing natural gas or oil to the surface, and can cause low intensity earthquakes. The flowback to the surface is highly toxic and is sometimes allowed to flow into nearby rivers. Photograph courtesy of jwigley from Pixabay

‘Unforgivable error’: two parties call for House Speaker to resign for honouring man who fought with Nazi unit in Second World War

  • The NDP and Bloc Québécois have called for Anthony Rota to resign, while the Conservative Party has blamed the Prime Minister's office for the
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 25, 2023
House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota enters the House with the Speaker’s Parade on Sept. 25. Rota apologized for honouring a constituent who fought in a Nazi Waffen-SS unit during the Second World War. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Unforgivable error’: two parties call for House Speaker to resign for honouring man who fought with Nazi unit in Second World War

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 25, 2023
  • The NDP and Bloc Québécois have called for Anthony Rota to resign, while the Conservative Party has blamed the Prime Minister's office for the

‘Unforgivable error’: two parties call for House Speaker to resign for honouring man who fought with Nazi unit in Second World War

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | September 25, 2023
  • The NDP and Bloc Québécois have called for Anthony Rota to resign, while the Conservative Party has blamed the Prime Minister's office for the
House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota enters the House with the Speaker’s Parade on Sept. 25. Rota apologized for honouring a constituent who fought in a Nazi Waffen-SS unit during the Second World War. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Challenging times ahead for Trudeau, Poilievre, and Singh

  • The prime minister has the most obvious problems, but that doesn't mean the Tory and NDP leaders don't have their work cut out for
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 25, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh face different hurdles as Parliament returns, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Challenging times ahead for Trudeau, Poilievre, and Singh

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 25, 2023
  • The prime minister has the most obvious problems, but that doesn't mean the Tory and NDP leaders don't have their work cut out for

Challenging times ahead for Trudeau, Poilievre, and Singh

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | September 25, 2023
  • The prime minister has the most obvious problems, but that doesn't mean the Tory and NDP leaders don't have their work cut out for
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh face different hurdles as Parliament returns, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberal MPs were ‘very, very tough’ and gave ‘straight goods’ to Trudeau at caucus meeting in London, Ont.

  • The meeting between the wider caucus and the prime minister was scheduled to last 30 minutes, but went on for two hours, according to
News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 25, 2023
The Liberal Parliamentary caucus, pictured on Jan. 27, met for their summer retreat in London, Ont., earlier this month. Some Liberal MPs told The Hill Times that they were 'very direct and frank' in their feedback to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal MPs were ‘very, very tough’ and gave ‘straight goods’ to Trudeau at caucus meeting in London, Ont.

News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 25, 2023
  • The meeting between the wider caucus and the prime minister was scheduled to last 30 minutes, but went on for two hours, according to

Liberal MPs were ‘very, very tough’ and gave ‘straight goods’ to Trudeau at caucus meeting in London, Ont.

News | BY ABBAS RANA | September 25, 2023
  • The meeting between the wider caucus and the prime minister was scheduled to last 30 minutes, but went on for two hours, according to
The Liberal Parliamentary caucus, pictured on Jan. 27, met for their summer retreat in London, Ont., earlier this month. Some Liberal MPs told The Hill Times that they were 'very direct and frank' in their feedback to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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