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Piggybacking changes to privacy laws ‘has nothing to do with affordability,’ say critics of Bill C-4

  • Just because the prime minister is in a hurry doesn't excuse rushing controversial Elections Act changes on the back of needed affordability measures, says
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne was in no hurry to explain how Bill C-4's proposed changes to the Elections Act and how political parties handle Canadians' private information will help make their lives more affordable. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Piggybacking changes to privacy laws ‘has nothing to do with affordability,’ say critics of Bill C-4

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
  • Just because the prime minister is in a hurry doesn't excuse rushing controversial Elections Act changes on the back of needed affordability measures, says

Piggybacking changes to privacy laws ‘has nothing to do with affordability,’ say critics of Bill C-4

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
  • Just because the prime minister is in a hurry doesn't excuse rushing controversial Elections Act changes on the back of needed affordability measures, says
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne was in no hurry to explain how Bill C-4's proposed changes to the Elections Act and how political parties handle Canadians' private information will help make their lives more affordable. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Electoral success a temporary substitute for Israel-Gaza consensus as caucus quiet on sanctions, say Liberal sources

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney can't keep everyone happy, but he will have more success than his predecessor by focusing on managing international relations rather
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is far less interested in 'keeping both sides happy,' and given his strong polling numbers and the hopes of potential caucus shuffles, it's no longer 'open season' to second guess his foreign policy decisions, say Liberal sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Electoral success a temporary substitute for Israel-Gaza consensus as caucus quiet on sanctions, say Liberal sources

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney can't keep everyone happy, but he will have more success than his predecessor by focusing on managing international relations rather

Electoral success a temporary substitute for Israel-Gaza consensus as caucus quiet on sanctions, say Liberal sources

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 18, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney can't keep everyone happy, but he will have more success than his predecessor by focusing on managing international relations rather
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is far less interested in 'keeping both sides happy,' and given his strong polling numbers and the hopes of potential caucus shuffles, it's no longer 'open season' to second guess his foreign policy decisions, say Liberal sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With Indigenous relations taking on an economic lens, consultation will be key, say academics, orgs

  • Indigenous Peoples have understandable concerns about whether the hunger for natural resources could be used as an excuse by the federal government to circumvent
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 18, 2025
Rebecca Alty was sworn in as Crown-Indigenous relations minister at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

With Indigenous relations taking on an economic lens, consultation will be key, say academics, orgs

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 18, 2025
  • Indigenous Peoples have understandable concerns about whether the hunger for natural resources could be used as an excuse by the federal government to circumvent

With Indigenous relations taking on an economic lens, consultation will be key, say academics, orgs

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 18, 2025
  • Indigenous Peoples have understandable concerns about whether the hunger for natural resources could be used as an excuse by the federal government to circumvent
Rebecca Alty was sworn in as Crown-Indigenous relations minister at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conservatives could use some outside perspective

  • A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 18, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre may be getting some instructive feedback from the people with whom he is speaking, but there is reportedly some cynicism about the outreach, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives could use some outside perspective

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 18, 2025
  • A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.

Conservatives could use some outside perspective

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 18, 2025
  • A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre may be getting some instructive feedback from the people with whom he is speaking, but there is reportedly some cynicism about the outreach, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Making the G7 Summit in Canada significant

  • Canada’s 2025 presidency of the G7 countries comes at a pivotal moment in history as the summit marks its 50th anniversary.  Global issues such
Opinion | June 18, 2025
Canada has the chance to influence how the world’s advanced economies push forward innovative financing towards education in low-income countries, writes Adeolu Adekola. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Making the G7 Summit in Canada significant

Opinion | June 18, 2025
  • Canada’s 2025 presidency of the G7 countries comes at a pivotal moment in history as the summit marks its 50th anniversary.  Global issues such

Making the G7 Summit in Canada significant

Opinion | June 18, 2025
  • Canada’s 2025 presidency of the G7 countries comes at a pivotal moment in history as the summit marks its 50th anniversary.  Global issues such
Canada has the chance to influence how the world’s advanced economies push forward innovative financing towards education in low-income countries, writes Adeolu Adekola. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s move-fast-and-break-things agenda requires a fiscal reality check

  • Change cannot come at the expense of transparency and accountability, and the new government would do well to remember that before it finds itself
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | June 18, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
There’s an early signal that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new government may be willing to sidestep key accountability mechanisms that are essential to responsible governance, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s move-fast-and-break-things agenda requires a fiscal reality check

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | June 18, 2025
  • Change cannot come at the expense of transparency and accountability, and the new government would do well to remember that before it finds itself

Carney’s move-fast-and-break-things agenda requires a fiscal reality check

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | June 18, 2025
  • Change cannot come at the expense of transparency and accountability, and the new government would do well to remember that before it finds itself
Mark Carney
There’s an early signal that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new government may be willing to sidestep key accountability mechanisms that are essential to responsible governance, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Working with First Nations on an Indigenous fire stewardship protocol could go a long way

  • Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across
Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 18, 2025
Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across the country, writes Karen Restoule. DND photograph by Corporal Marc-André Leclerc

Working with First Nations on an Indigenous fire stewardship protocol could go a long way

Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 18, 2025
  • Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across

Working with First Nations on an Indigenous fire stewardship protocol could go a long way

Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 18, 2025
  • Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across
Practices like prescribed burns must be incorporated within federal and provincial strategies and leveraged not only for First Nations, but also for land across the country, writes Karen Restoule. DND photograph by Corporal Marc-André Leclerc

Will Canada miss the boat on human rights?

  • Canada must treat the seizure of the Madleen as a blatant violation of international maritime norms that deserves real diplomatic consequences.
Opinion | BY NIMAO ALI | June 18, 2025
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Foreign Minister Anita Anand. Canada must join the growing global call for a permanent ceasefire and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, writes Nimao Ali. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Canada miss the boat on human rights?

Opinion | BY NIMAO ALI | June 18, 2025
  • Canada must treat the seizure of the Madleen as a blatant violation of international maritime norms that deserves real diplomatic consequences.

Will Canada miss the boat on human rights?

Opinion | BY NIMAO ALI | June 18, 2025
  • Canada must treat the seizure of the Madleen as a blatant violation of international maritime norms that deserves real diplomatic consequences.
Anita Anand
Foreign Minister Anita Anand. Canada must join the growing global call for a permanent ceasefire and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, writes Nimao Ali. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What do we stand to gain?

  • When Canada stops seeing Indigenous Peoples in the negative and begins to understand and appreciate their strengths, values, cultural knowledge, and ceremonial practices, acceptance
Opinion | BY CYNTHIA WESLEY-ESQUIMAUX | June 18, 2025
The federal and provincial governments stand to gain from traditional knowledge when it comes to mitigating environmental threats from fire, flooding, and growing wind velocity, writes Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux. Unsplash photograph by Kalen Emsley

What do we stand to gain?

Opinion | BY CYNTHIA WESLEY-ESQUIMAUX | June 18, 2025
  • When Canada stops seeing Indigenous Peoples in the negative and begins to understand and appreciate their strengths, values, cultural knowledge, and ceremonial practices, acceptance

What do we stand to gain?

Opinion | BY CYNTHIA WESLEY-ESQUIMAUX | June 18, 2025
  • When Canada stops seeing Indigenous Peoples in the negative and begins to understand and appreciate their strengths, values, cultural knowledge, and ceremonial practices, acceptance
The federal and provincial governments stand to gain from traditional knowledge when it comes to mitigating environmental threats from fire, flooding, and growing wind velocity, writes Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux. Unsplash photograph by Kalen Emsley

Pierre Poilievre airs second ‘get to know the team’ interview

  • Plus, a personal tale of resettlement during the Vietnam War comes to Ottawa, Richard Madan signs off from the CBC, the Assembly of First
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 18, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, chats with new Alberta MP Billy Morin in a 48-minute video on X on June 14. Screenshot courtesy of X

Pierre Poilievre airs second ‘get to know the team’ interview

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, a personal tale of resettlement during the Vietnam War comes to Ottawa, Richard Madan signs off from the CBC, the Assembly of First

Pierre Poilievre airs second ‘get to know the team’ interview

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, a personal tale of resettlement during the Vietnam War comes to Ottawa, Richard Madan signs off from the CBC, the Assembly of First
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, chats with new Alberta MP Billy Morin in a 48-minute video on X on June 14. Screenshot courtesy of X

Project greenlight bill in focus

  • Plus, Anandasangaree gives notice of another security powers bill.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 18, 2025
Dominic Leblanc
Dominic Leblanc
Minister Dominic LeBlanc's bill on internal trade and major project approvals is being put under a microscope by the Senate and a House committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Project greenlight bill in focus

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, Anandasangaree gives notice of another security powers bill.

Project greenlight bill in focus

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, Anandasangaree gives notice of another security powers bill.
Dominic Leblanc
Minister Dominic LeBlanc's bill on internal trade and major project approvals is being put under a microscope by the Senate and a House committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BOIE pushes discussion of NDP resources to future meeting as Bloc mulls ‘significant’ rule changes

  • Plus, the board approved a full carryforward for the House's budget this year, with an extra $4.9-million to be sought through the next supplementary
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon, left, and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer have both signalled openness to NDP interim leader Don Davies' request for additional resources. Bloc Whip Yves Perron, right, says his caucus is exploring potential related permanent rule changes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

BOIE pushes discussion of NDP resources to future meeting as Bloc mulls ‘significant’ rule changes

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, the board approved a full carryforward for the House's budget this year, with an extra $4.9-million to be sought through the next supplementary

BOIE pushes discussion of NDP resources to future meeting as Bloc mulls ‘significant’ rule changes

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
  • Plus, the board approved a full carryforward for the House's budget this year, with an extra $4.9-million to be sought through the next supplementary
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon, left, and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer have both signalled openness to NDP interim leader Don Davies' request for additional resources. Bloc Whip Yves Perron, right, says his caucus is exploring potential related permanent rule changes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Potential Canada-EU defence deal short on details as questions loom over feasibility of displacing U.S. links

  • 'Geography, cultural similarities, tight defence linkages—all of those things have gone hand in glove with the defence industrial links,' says procurement expert David Perry.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty recently took his first trip to Europe since taking over his new post. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Potential Canada-EU defence deal short on details as questions loom over feasibility of displacing U.S. links

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
  • 'Geography, cultural similarities, tight defence linkages—all of those things have gone hand in glove with the defence industrial links,' says procurement expert David Perry.

Potential Canada-EU defence deal short on details as questions loom over feasibility of displacing U.S. links

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 17, 2025
  • 'Geography, cultural similarities, tight defence linkages—all of those things have gone hand in glove with the defence industrial links,' says procurement expert David Perry.
Defence Minister David McGuinty recently took his first trip to Europe since taking over his new post. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney faces another confidence vote

  • Plus, day two of the G7 summit.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 17, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing another test in Ottawa today while he works for international consensus in Kananaskis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney faces another confidence vote

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 17, 2025
  • Plus, day two of the G7 summit.

Carney faces another confidence vote

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 17, 2025
  • Plus, day two of the G7 summit.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing another test in Ottawa today while he works for international consensus in Kananaskis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I’m a tariff person’: Trump doubles down on levies as new deal pledged within 30 days  

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump overshadowed the first day of the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, right, met with U.S. President Donald Trump, left, at the G7 in Kananaskis, Alta., for the first time since their Oval Office meeting last month. Screenshot courtesy of X

‘I’m a tariff person’: Trump doubles down on levies as new deal pledged within 30 days  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump overshadowed the first day of the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta.

‘I’m a tariff person’: Trump doubles down on levies as new deal pledged within 30 days  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump overshadowed the first day of the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, right, met with U.S. President Donald Trump, left, at the G7 in Kananaskis, Alta., for the first time since their Oval Office meeting last month. Screenshot courtesy of X

New Agriculture Minister MacDonald settles his senior staff team

  • Plus, Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand has hired Kyle Allen to oversee communications.
Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald has made some key headway in setting up his cabinet office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Agriculture Minister MacDonald settles his senior staff team

  • Plus, Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand has hired Kyle Allen to oversee communications.

New Agriculture Minister MacDonald settles his senior staff team

  • Plus, Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand has hired Kyle Allen to oversee communications.
Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald has made some key headway in setting up his cabinet office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s CAF spending spree

  • Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 16, 2025
A bigger paycheque may cause some existing soldiers to stick around, but simply wearing a uniform does not provide relief for the burnt-out personnel who are trades qualified, and in high demand for operations, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician

Carney’s CAF spending spree

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 16, 2025
  • Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.

Carney’s CAF spending spree

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 16, 2025
  • Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.
A bigger paycheque may cause some existing soldiers to stick around, but simply wearing a uniform does not provide relief for the burnt-out personnel who are trades qualified, and in high demand for operations, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician

Q&A | Elizabeth May on Carney’s major projects’ ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ 

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Bill C-5 ‘is 100 per cent about unfettered political discretion exercised by cabinet,’ says the Green leader.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 16, 2025
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says the Liberals should 'think twice' about Bill C-5 and 'giving this kind of wide open political discretion to potentially a different government and a different prime minister.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Elizabeth May on Carney’s major projects’ ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ 

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Bill C-5 ‘is 100 per cent about unfettered political discretion exercised by cabinet,’ says the Green leader.

Q&A | Elizabeth May on Carney’s major projects’ ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ 

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Bill C-5 ‘is 100 per cent about unfettered political discretion exercised by cabinet,’ says the Green leader.
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says the Liberals should 'think twice' about Bill C-5 and 'giving this kind of wide open political discretion to potentially a different government and a different prime minister.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What we choose to build

  • For Canada to compete in a more precarious world, we need to stop treating our post-secondary institutions as credential vending machines.
Opinion | BY VALERIE WALKER, MATT MCKEAN | June 16, 2025
If we continue to underutilize our higher-education systems, we’ll leave talent on the table, ideas in the lab, opportunity on the margins, and trust in institutions, further eroded, write Val Walker and Matt McKean. Unsplash photograph by Mikael Kristenson

What we choose to build

Opinion | BY VALERIE WALKER, MATT MCKEAN | June 16, 2025
  • For Canada to compete in a more precarious world, we need to stop treating our post-secondary institutions as credential vending machines.

What we choose to build

Opinion | BY VALERIE WALKER, MATT MCKEAN | June 16, 2025
  • For Canada to compete in a more precarious world, we need to stop treating our post-secondary institutions as credential vending machines.
If we continue to underutilize our higher-education systems, we’ll leave talent on the table, ideas in the lab, opportunity on the margins, and trust in institutions, further eroded, write Val Walker and Matt McKean. Unsplash photograph by Mikael Kristenson

Canada’s hinge moment: a time to lead for Ukraine and the world

  • We're the only country that can replace Russian exports, the only country with the political will to seize Russian assets, and the only country
Opinion | BY MICHAEL CHOLOD, GEOFFREY GOODELL | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak to reporters on May 17 in Rome. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Canada’s hinge moment: a time to lead for Ukraine and the world

Opinion | BY MICHAEL CHOLOD, GEOFFREY GOODELL | June 16, 2025
  • We're the only country that can replace Russian exports, the only country with the political will to seize Russian assets, and the only country

Canada’s hinge moment: a time to lead for Ukraine and the world

Opinion | BY MICHAEL CHOLOD, GEOFFREY GOODELL | June 16, 2025
  • We're the only country that can replace Russian exports, the only country with the political will to seize Russian assets, and the only country
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak to reporters on May 17 in Rome. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

With three top players in Carney government lacking political experience, caucus feedback critical to show ‘human side’ of politics, say experts

  • Mark Carney, Marc-André Blanchard, and Michael Sabia have extensive public service experience which will prove to be an asset in delivering on the government’s
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney should use the national Liberal caucus as a sounding board before introducing any policy or legislation to better gauge how Canadians might respond, says Donald Savoie, one of the country's leading experts on government machinery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With three top players in Carney government lacking political experience, caucus feedback critical to show ‘human side’ of politics, say experts

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 16, 2025
  • Mark Carney, Marc-André Blanchard, and Michael Sabia have extensive public service experience which will prove to be an asset in delivering on the government’s

With three top players in Carney government lacking political experience, caucus feedback critical to show ‘human side’ of politics, say experts

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 16, 2025
  • Mark Carney, Marc-André Blanchard, and Michael Sabia have extensive public service experience which will prove to be an asset in delivering on the government’s
Prime Minister Mark Carney should use the national Liberal caucus as a sounding board before introducing any policy or legislation to better gauge how Canadians might respond, says Donald Savoie, one of the country's leading experts on government machinery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Governments and Indigenous communities have historic opportunity to fast track projects

  • Governments and proponents must grasp this reality: Indigenous groups, while enthusiastic about development, need fair access and meaningful participation.
Opinion | BY JOHN DESJARLAIS | June 16, 2025
Demonstrators supporting the Wetʼsuwetʼen nation in British Columbia against the building of the Coastal Gasoline pipeline through their traditional territory protest in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 24, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Governments and Indigenous communities have historic opportunity to fast track projects

Opinion | BY JOHN DESJARLAIS | June 16, 2025
  • Governments and proponents must grasp this reality: Indigenous groups, while enthusiastic about development, need fair access and meaningful participation.

Governments and Indigenous communities have historic opportunity to fast track projects

Opinion | BY JOHN DESJARLAIS | June 16, 2025
  • Governments and proponents must grasp this reality: Indigenous groups, while enthusiastic about development, need fair access and meaningful participation.
Demonstrators supporting the Wetʼsuwetʼen nation in British Columbia against the building of the Coastal Gasoline pipeline through their traditional territory protest in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 24, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada should be a mining superpower, too

  • Being a mining superpower isn’t just about mining the most. It’s also about having the ability to supply the material needs of our allies
Opinion | BY HEATHER EXNER-PIROT | June 16, 2025
Amongst NATO’s list of defence-critical raw materials, Canada is well positioned to fill almost all of them, in particular aluminum, cobalt, germanium, gallium, tungsten, titanium, graphite, platinum, and some rare earths, writes Heather Exner-Pirot, director of energy, natural resources and environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Photograph courtesy of Deyler Rivera Segura, Pexels.com

Canada should be a mining superpower, too

Opinion | BY HEATHER EXNER-PIROT | June 16, 2025
  • Being a mining superpower isn’t just about mining the most. It’s also about having the ability to supply the material needs of our allies

Canada should be a mining superpower, too

Opinion | BY HEATHER EXNER-PIROT | June 16, 2025
  • Being a mining superpower isn’t just about mining the most. It’s also about having the ability to supply the material needs of our allies
Amongst NATO’s list of defence-critical raw materials, Canada is well positioned to fill almost all of them, in particular aluminum, cobalt, germanium, gallium, tungsten, titanium, graphite, platinum, and some rare earths, writes Heather Exner-Pirot, director of energy, natural resources and environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Photograph courtesy of Deyler Rivera Segura, Pexels.com

The stars are aligned: now Canada must deliver on its natural resources

  • If we don’t seize this moment, we may not get another. Because if Canada doesn’t step up, others will.
Opinion | BY BRYAN N. DETCHOU | June 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
While on the campaign trail, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to make Canada both the strongest economy in the G7 and an energy superpower, writes Bryan N. Detchou, senior director of natural resources, environment and sustainability with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The stars are aligned: now Canada must deliver on its natural resources

Opinion | BY BRYAN N. DETCHOU | June 16, 2025
  • If we don’t seize this moment, we may not get another. Because if Canada doesn’t step up, others will.

The stars are aligned: now Canada must deliver on its natural resources

Opinion | BY BRYAN N. DETCHOU | June 16, 2025
  • If we don’t seize this moment, we may not get another. Because if Canada doesn’t step up, others will.
Mark Carney
While on the campaign trail, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to make Canada both the strongest economy in the G7 and an energy superpower, writes Bryan N. Detchou, senior director of natural resources, environment and sustainability with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ramped-up military spending is good news, but will face challenges

  • Two per cent gets us back on track if we lived in 2014. That alone may be a hard sell, eventually, for the prime
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | June 16, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty will be in charge of more than $9-billion in additional funding for the Canadian Armed Forces this fiscal year. A June 9 announcement said that funding would go towards better pay for Canada’s soldiers, new aircraft, and repairs for existing infrastructure among other purposes. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Ramped-up military spending is good news, but will face challenges

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | June 16, 2025
  • Two per cent gets us back on track if we lived in 2014. That alone may be a hard sell, eventually, for the prime

Ramped-up military spending is good news, but will face challenges

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | June 16, 2025
  • Two per cent gets us back on track if we lived in 2014. That alone may be a hard sell, eventually, for the prime
Defence Minister David McGuinty will be in charge of more than $9-billion in additional funding for the Canadian Armed Forces this fiscal year. A June 9 announcement said that funding would go towards better pay for Canada’s soldiers, new aircraft, and repairs for existing infrastructure among other purposes. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

In L’actualité, Chantal Hébert has four politicians to watch this summer, including an anonymous ‘first Liberal to resign from caucus’

  • Also, Michael Sabia will take over from John Hannaford as Privy Council clerk next month, Prince Edward is coming to Ottawa for Canada Day,
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 16, 2025
Political commentator Chantal Hébert, left, wrote recently in l’Actualité that she’ll be keeping an eye on Prime Minister Mark Carney, second left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, second right, and former Alberta premier Jason Kenney this summer. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Andrew Meade, and Sam Garcia

In L’actualité, Chantal Hébert has four politicians to watch this summer, including an anonymous ‘first Liberal to resign from caucus’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 16, 2025
  • Also, Michael Sabia will take over from John Hannaford as Privy Council clerk next month, Prince Edward is coming to Ottawa for Canada Day,

In L’actualité, Chantal Hébert has four politicians to watch this summer, including an anonymous ‘first Liberal to resign from caucus’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 16, 2025
  • Also, Michael Sabia will take over from John Hannaford as Privy Council clerk next month, Prince Edward is coming to Ottawa for Canada Day,
Political commentator Chantal Hébert, left, wrote recently in l’Actualité that she’ll be keeping an eye on Prime Minister Mark Carney, second left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, second right, and former Alberta premier Jason Kenney this summer. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright, Andrew Meade, and Sam Garcia

Carney should consider letting Elections Canada oversee party nomination elections

  • Political parties will never voluntarily hold fair and open nominations. Prime Minister Mark Carney has an opportunity to reform this system by working with
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters outside the Liberal party caucus meeting from West Block on June 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters outside the Liberal party caucus meeting from West Block on June 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters outside the Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on June 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney should consider letting Elections Canada oversee party nomination elections

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 16, 2025
  • Political parties will never voluntarily hold fair and open nominations. Prime Minister Mark Carney has an opportunity to reform this system by working with

Carney should consider letting Elections Canada oversee party nomination elections

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 16, 2025
  • Political parties will never voluntarily hold fair and open nominations. Prime Minister Mark Carney has an opportunity to reform this system by working with
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters outside the Liberal party caucus meeting from West Block on June 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters outside the Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on June 4, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Employee ownership trusts a promising new model to keep businesses and property in Canada

  • The benefits of legislating EOTs into our Income Tax Act are plentiful. When businesses are sold to their employees, it helps support local economies and
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR TONY LOFFREDA | March 20, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on Dec. 7, 2022, will release the federal budget on March 28 at 4 p.m. in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Employee ownership trusts a promising new model to keep businesses and property in Canada

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR TONY LOFFREDA | March 20, 2023
  • The benefits of legislating EOTs into our Income Tax Act are plentiful. When businesses are sold to their employees, it helps support local economies and

Employee ownership trusts a promising new model to keep businesses and property in Canada

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR TONY LOFFREDA | March 20, 2023
  • The benefits of legislating EOTs into our Income Tax Act are plentiful. When businesses are sold to their employees, it helps support local economies and
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on Dec. 7, 2022, will release the federal budget on March 28 at 4 p.m. in the House. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Toronto police and the illusion of safety

  • It is inconceivable that the department implicated in the deaths of many Black and Brown people with mental health issues is the same one
Opinion | BY EBERECHUKWU PEACE AKADINMA AND CECILIA AMOAKOHENE | March 20, 2023
On Jan. 9, 2023, the Toronto Police Service approved an additional $48-million to the police budget after a 14 per cent increase in the total budget within the past five years, but the budget increase is more of an attempt to restore its tarnished image, argue Eberechukwu Peace Akadinma and Cecilia Amoakohene. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Toronto police and the illusion of safety

Opinion | BY EBERECHUKWU PEACE AKADINMA AND CECILIA AMOAKOHENE | March 20, 2023
  • It is inconceivable that the department implicated in the deaths of many Black and Brown people with mental health issues is the same one

Toronto police and the illusion of safety

Opinion | BY EBERECHUKWU PEACE AKADINMA AND CECILIA AMOAKOHENE | March 20, 2023
  • It is inconceivable that the department implicated in the deaths of many Black and Brown people with mental health issues is the same one
On Jan. 9, 2023, the Toronto Police Service approved an additional $48-million to the police budget after a 14 per cent increase in the total budget within the past five years, but the budget increase is more of an attempt to restore its tarnished image, argue Eberechukwu Peace Akadinma and Cecilia Amoakohene. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Time to put a stop to workplace injuries plaguing interpreters

  • While the Translation Bureau has committed to implementing the recommended measures and to exercising more vigilance when it comes to protecting their interpreters’ health
Opinion | BY GREG PHILLIPS | March 20, 2023
Since the appointment of Helena Jaczek as minister of public services and procurement, pictured June 16, 2022, which oversees the Translation Bureau, there has been some movement, but trust needs to be restored between interpreters and the Translation Bureau, writes CAPE president Greg Phillips. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to put a stop to workplace injuries plaguing interpreters

Opinion | BY GREG PHILLIPS | March 20, 2023
  • While the Translation Bureau has committed to implementing the recommended measures and to exercising more vigilance when it comes to protecting their interpreters’ health

Time to put a stop to workplace injuries plaguing interpreters

Opinion | BY GREG PHILLIPS | March 20, 2023
  • While the Translation Bureau has committed to implementing the recommended measures and to exercising more vigilance when it comes to protecting their interpreters’ health
Since the appointment of Helena Jaczek as minister of public services and procurement, pictured June 16, 2022, which oversees the Translation Bureau, there has been some movement, but trust needs to be restored between interpreters and the Translation Bureau, writes CAPE president Greg Phillips. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Growing Canada’s agri-food sector requires a sustainable approach to meet consumer demand

  • Over the next five years, the new Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership will drive $3.5-billion in federal-provincial-territorial investments.
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP FRANCIS DROUIN | March 20, 2023
Sustainability is at the heart of the new Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, which will build on farmers’ efforts to tackle climate change, targeting a three- to five-megatonne reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, writes Liberal MP Francis Drouin. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Growing Canada’s agri-food sector requires a sustainable approach to meet consumer demand

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP FRANCIS DROUIN | March 20, 2023
  • Over the next five years, the new Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership will drive $3.5-billion in federal-provincial-territorial investments.

Growing Canada’s agri-food sector requires a sustainable approach to meet consumer demand

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP FRANCIS DROUIN | March 20, 2023
  • Over the next five years, the new Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership will drive $3.5-billion in federal-provincial-territorial investments.
Sustainability is at the heart of the new Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, which will build on farmers’ efforts to tackle climate change, targeting a three- to five-megatonne reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, writes Liberal MP Francis Drouin. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Biting back against ‘greedflation’

  • About 5.8 million people across the country suffered food insecurity in 2021, and the situation has worsened since.
Opinion | BY NDP MP ALISTAIR MACGREGOR | March 20, 2023
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, and Loblaw Companies President Galen Weston, pictured March 8, at the House Agriculture Committee meeting. Rates of food-specific inflation have not only been more than a full percentage point higher for most of the 12 months between February 2022 and January 2023, writes NDP MP Alistair MacGregor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Biting back against ‘greedflation’

Opinion | BY NDP MP ALISTAIR MACGREGOR | March 20, 2023
  • About 5.8 million people across the country suffered food insecurity in 2021, and the situation has worsened since.

Biting back against ‘greedflation’

Opinion | BY NDP MP ALISTAIR MACGREGOR | March 20, 2023
  • About 5.8 million people across the country suffered food insecurity in 2021, and the situation has worsened since.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, and Loblaw Companies President Galen Weston, pictured March 8, at the House Agriculture Committee meeting. Rates of food-specific inflation have not only been more than a full percentage point higher for most of the 12 months between February 2022 and January 2023, writes NDP MP Alistair MacGregor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Alberta Premier Smith should spend wisely, sustainably, create green jobs, writes Tom McElroy

  • Re: “Feds’ sustainable jobs plan a good start, but too soft on emissions reductions, say environmental experts,” (The Hill Times, March 8, by Jesse
Opinion | March 20, 2023
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, pictured Feb. 7, 2023, at the first ministers' meeting in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Alberta Premier Smith should spend wisely, sustainably, create green jobs, writes Tom McElroy

Opinion | March 20, 2023
  • Re: “Feds’ sustainable jobs plan a good start, but too soft on emissions reductions, say environmental experts,” (The Hill Times, March 8, by Jesse

Alberta Premier Smith should spend wisely, sustainably, create green jobs, writes Tom McElroy

Opinion | March 20, 2023
  • Re: “Feds’ sustainable jobs plan a good start, but too soft on emissions reductions, say environmental experts,” (The Hill Times, March 8, by Jesse
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, pictured Feb. 7, 2023, at the first ministers' meeting in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Digging into the Senate’s new soil study

  • Cultivating healthier soil in this country can reap benefits for farmers, the environment, and for all Canadians, writes CSG Senator Robert Black.
Opinion | BY SENATOR ROBERT BLACK | March 20, 2023
The Senate of Canada last studied soil health in 1984, when its Senate Agriculture Committee released a report called, Soil at Risk: Canada’s Eroding Future. It’s a report I used as a student. Now, my colleagues and I are leading the Senate’s next study of this critical issue, writes CSG Senator Robert Black. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Digging into the Senate’s new soil study

Opinion | BY SENATOR ROBERT BLACK | March 20, 2023
  • Cultivating healthier soil in this country can reap benefits for farmers, the environment, and for all Canadians, writes CSG Senator Robert Black.

Digging into the Senate’s new soil study

Opinion | BY SENATOR ROBERT BLACK | March 20, 2023
  • Cultivating healthier soil in this country can reap benefits for farmers, the environment, and for all Canadians, writes CSG Senator Robert Black.
The Senate of Canada last studied soil health in 1984, when its Senate Agriculture Committee released a report called, Soil at Risk: Canada’s Eroding Future. It’s a report I used as a student. Now, my colleagues and I are leading the Senate’s next study of this critical issue, writes CSG Senator Robert Black. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

We know how to support healthy soil, so let’s help farmers adopt sustainable methods

  • Investing in agricultural innovation and adopting proven, sustainable farming practices is crucial to a thriving agriculture industry and to the long-term health of soil.
Opinion | BY SENATOR SHARON BUREY | March 20, 2023
It is of paramount importance that we preserve the healthy soil we have in ways that are science-based and proven to work, writes Senator Sharon Burey. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

We know how to support healthy soil, so let’s help farmers adopt sustainable methods

Opinion | BY SENATOR SHARON BUREY | March 20, 2023
  • Investing in agricultural innovation and adopting proven, sustainable farming practices is crucial to a thriving agriculture industry and to the long-term health of soil.

We know how to support healthy soil, so let’s help farmers adopt sustainable methods

Opinion | BY SENATOR SHARON BUREY | March 20, 2023
  • Investing in agricultural innovation and adopting proven, sustainable farming practices is crucial to a thriving agriculture industry and to the long-term health of soil.
It is of paramount importance that we preserve the healthy soil we have in ways that are science-based and proven to work, writes Senator Sharon Burey. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Challenges facing Nova Scotia agriculture industry

  • At a time when food security and food availability have never been more important, we are seeing our agriculture industry shrink.
Opinion | BY PROGRESSIVE SENATOR JANE CORDY | March 20, 2023
A farm in Grafton, N.S., pictured. Between 2016 and 2021, the national average of total farmland declined by 3.2 per cent. But what is particularly concerning for the East Coast was that total farm area declined by more than 20 per cent in Nova Scotia during that same time frame, writes Senator Jane Cordy. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Challenges facing Nova Scotia agriculture industry

Opinion | BY PROGRESSIVE SENATOR JANE CORDY | March 20, 2023
  • At a time when food security and food availability have never been more important, we are seeing our agriculture industry shrink.

Challenges facing Nova Scotia agriculture industry

Opinion | BY PROGRESSIVE SENATOR JANE CORDY | March 20, 2023
  • At a time when food security and food availability have never been more important, we are seeing our agriculture industry shrink.
A farm in Grafton, N.S., pictured. Between 2016 and 2021, the national average of total farmland declined by 3.2 per cent. But what is particularly concerning for the East Coast was that total farm area declined by more than 20 per cent in Nova Scotia during that same time frame, writes Senator Jane Cordy. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Turning up the heat on climate protections for workers

  • As the planet warms, how will policymakers protect farm workers from scorching temperatures?
Opinion | BY ANELYSE WEILER AND SUSANNA KLASSEN | March 20, 2023
Farm workers die each year of heat-related causes, such as heat stroke at a rate 20 times greater than civilians, writes Anelyse Weiler, assistant professor of Sociology, and Susanna Klassen, postdoctoral research scholar, at the University of Victoria. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Turning up the heat on climate protections for workers

Opinion | BY ANELYSE WEILER AND SUSANNA KLASSEN | March 20, 2023
  • As the planet warms, how will policymakers protect farm workers from scorching temperatures?

Turning up the heat on climate protections for workers

Opinion | BY ANELYSE WEILER AND SUSANNA KLASSEN | March 20, 2023
  • As the planet warms, how will policymakers protect farm workers from scorching temperatures?
Farm workers die each year of heat-related causes, such as heat stroke at a rate 20 times greater than civilians, writes Anelyse Weiler, assistant professor of Sociology, and Susanna Klassen, postdoctoral research scholar, at the University of Victoria. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Agriculture sector experiencing labour shortages

  • Future generations of farmers and farm families will continue to struggle with worker availability unless the problems are addressed now, writes Conservative MP
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP LIANNE ROOD | March 20, 2023
The Liberal government's high spending, which has driven the current inflationary crisis, has placed a burden on the agri-food industry by increasing taxes, both for the producer directly and across the supply chain, writes Conservative MP Lianne Rood. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Agriculture sector experiencing labour shortages

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP LIANNE ROOD | March 20, 2023
  • Future generations of farmers and farm families will continue to struggle with worker availability unless the problems are addressed now, writes Conservative MP

Agriculture sector experiencing labour shortages

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP LIANNE ROOD | March 20, 2023
  • Future generations of farmers and farm families will continue to struggle with worker availability unless the problems are addressed now, writes Conservative MP
The Liberal government's high spending, which has driven the current inflationary crisis, has placed a burden on the agri-food industry by increasing taxes, both for the producer directly and across the supply chain, writes Conservative MP Lianne Rood. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Politics This Morning: Conservatives look to Ethics Committee as Liberals filibuster at House Affairs

  • Plus, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to drop pre-budget breadcrumbs in speech at Oshawa union training centre.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 20, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, seen here at a March 6 press conference, will introduce a motion in the House today calling on the House Ethics Committee to pick up where the House Affairs Committee left off on foreign interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Conservatives look to Ethics Committee as Liberals filibuster at House Affairs

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 20, 2023
  • Plus, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to drop pre-budget breadcrumbs in speech at Oshawa union training centre.

Politics This Morning: Conservatives look to Ethics Committee as Liberals filibuster at House Affairs

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 20, 2023
  • Plus, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to drop pre-budget breadcrumbs in speech at Oshawa union training centre.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, seen here at a March 6 press conference, will introduce a motion in the House today calling on the House Ethics Committee to pick up where the House Affairs Committee left off on foreign interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Top 20 most-discussed issues in 2022

  • Environment: 5,528 communications Economic Development: 4,910 communications Health: 4,220 communications Industry: 3,965 communications Energy: 3,838 communications Agriculture: 3,253 communications Climate: 3,099 communications Science and
List | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 20, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault speaks with media on Parliament Hill about the federal carbon pricing system alongside Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan on Nov. 22, 2022. The environment was the most-discussed lobbying topic in 2022, with influencers logging 5,528 communications on the subject. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Top 20 most-discussed issues in 2022

List | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 20, 2023
  • Environment: 5,528 communications Economic Development: 4,910 communications Health: 4,220 communications Industry: 3,965 communications Energy: 3,838 communications Agriculture: 3,253 communications Climate: 3,099 communications Science and

Top 20 most-discussed issues in 2022

List | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 20, 2023
  • Environment: 5,528 communications Economic Development: 4,910 communications Health: 4,220 communications Industry: 3,965 communications Energy: 3,838 communications Agriculture: 3,253 communications Climate: 3,099 communications Science and
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault speaks with media on Parliament Hill about the federal carbon pricing system alongside Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan on Nov. 22, 2022. The environment was the most-discussed lobbying topic in 2022, with influencers logging 5,528 communications on the subject. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Top 20 most-lobbied departments in 2022

  • House of Commons: 10,170 communications Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada: 3,118 communications Environment and Climate Change Canada: 2,040 communications Finance Canada: 1,764 communications
List | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 20, 2023
House of Commons
House of Commons
The House of Commons, including MPs and their staff, is always the most-lobbied organization every year.

Top 20 most-lobbied departments in 2022

List | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 20, 2023
  • House of Commons: 10,170 communications Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada: 3,118 communications Environment and Climate Change Canada: 2,040 communications Finance Canada: 1,764 communications

Top 20 most-lobbied departments in 2022

List | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 20, 2023
  • House of Commons: 10,170 communications Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada: 3,118 communications Environment and Climate Change Canada: 2,040 communications Finance Canada: 1,764 communications
House of Commons
The House of Commons, including MPs and their staff, is always the most-lobbied organization every year.

Top 21 most-lobbied public office-holders in 2022

  • Eamonn McGuinty, senior policy adviser (minister of environment and climate change): 297 communications Michael Brewster, director of policy (nature and biodiversity) (minister of environment
List | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 20, 2023
Liberal MPs Julie Dabrusin, left, Francesco Sorbara, and Francis Drouin are among the most-lobbied public office holders in 2022. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

Top 21 most-lobbied public office-holders in 2022

List | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 20, 2023
  • Eamonn McGuinty, senior policy adviser (minister of environment and climate change): 297 communications Michael Brewster, director of policy (nature and biodiversity) (minister of environment

Top 21 most-lobbied public office-holders in 2022

List | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 20, 2023
  • Eamonn McGuinty, senior policy adviser (minister of environment and climate change): 297 communications Michael Brewster, director of policy (nature and biodiversity) (minister of environment
Liberal MPs Julie Dabrusin, left, Francesco Sorbara, and Francis Drouin are among the most-lobbied public office holders in 2022. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

Top 20 most-lobbied cabinet ministers in 2022

  • Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne: 283 communications Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson: 205 communications Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault: 199 communications Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau: 177
List | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 20, 2023
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson fielded the most lobbying activity in 2022, each clocking more than 200 mentions in the lobbying registry. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Top 20 most-lobbied cabinet ministers in 2022

List | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 20, 2023
  • Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne: 283 communications Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson: 205 communications Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault: 199 communications Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau: 177

Top 20 most-lobbied cabinet ministers in 2022

List | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 20, 2023
  • Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne: 283 communications Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson: 205 communications Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault: 199 communications Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau: 177
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson fielded the most lobbying activity in 2022, each clocking more than 200 mentions in the lobbying registry. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Fifty years of supply management, 50 years of innovation

  • Through supply management, we have been able to transform egg farming over the last half-century through national programs and protocols that consistently deliver high
Opinion | BY ROGER PELISSERO | March 20, 2023
From the use of Canadian eggs in vaccines that are currently saving lives, to eggshells as a tool to regenerate bone tissue, the work of Canadian egg farmers is reaching many unexpected parts of our society today, writes Roger Pelissero. Image courtesy of Pexels

Fifty years of supply management, 50 years of innovation

Opinion | BY ROGER PELISSERO | March 20, 2023
  • Through supply management, we have been able to transform egg farming over the last half-century through national programs and protocols that consistently deliver high

Fifty years of supply management, 50 years of innovation

Opinion | BY ROGER PELISSERO | March 20, 2023
  • Through supply management, we have been able to transform egg farming over the last half-century through national programs and protocols that consistently deliver high
From the use of Canadian eggs in vaccines that are currently saving lives, to eggshells as a tool to regenerate bone tissue, the work of Canadian egg farmers is reaching many unexpected parts of our society today, writes Roger Pelissero. Image courtesy of Pexels

U.S. President Biden comes to Ottawa March 23-24

  • MONDAY, MARCH 20 House Not Sitting—The House will return on Monday, March 20, and will sit for two weeks (March 20-March 31). It will
U.S. President Joe Biden will visit Ottawa March 23-24. It will the president's first in-person visit since becoming president. The president will be accompanied by First Lady Jill Biden and President Biden will make an address to Parliament. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

U.S. President Biden comes to Ottawa March 23-24

  • MONDAY, MARCH 20 House Not Sitting—The House will return on Monday, March 20, and will sit for two weeks (March 20-March 31). It will

U.S. President Biden comes to Ottawa March 23-24

  • MONDAY, MARCH 20 House Not Sitting—The House will return on Monday, March 20, and will sit for two weeks (March 20-March 31). It will
U.S. President Joe Biden will visit Ottawa March 23-24. It will the president's first in-person visit since becoming president. The president will be accompanied by First Lady Jill Biden and President Biden will make an address to Parliament. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Who politicians meet with matters: Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East

  • Re: “Anderson meeting shows Conservatives give ‘a nod and a wink’ to far-right elements, says anti-hate group founder” (The Hill Times, March 6, 2023).
Opinion | March 20, 2023

Who politicians meet with matters: Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East

Opinion | March 20, 2023
  • Re: “Anderson meeting shows Conservatives give ‘a nod and a wink’ to far-right elements, says anti-hate group founder” (The Hill Times, March 6, 2023).

Who politicians meet with matters: Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East

Opinion | March 20, 2023
  • Re: “Anderson meeting shows Conservatives give ‘a nod and a wink’ to far-right elements, says anti-hate group founder” (The Hill Times, March 6, 2023).

A sip of heaven at Irish ambassador’s St. Patrick’s Day party

  • Ireland's Ambassador to Canada welcomed foreign dignitaries, politicians and Ottawa's Irish-Canadian community for a St. Patrick's Day House Party
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | March 17, 2023
Irish Ambassador Eamonn McKee, right, welcomes members of Ottawa's Irish-Canadian community to a St. Patrick's Day party at his official residence on March 16. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

A sip of heaven at Irish ambassador’s St. Patrick’s Day party

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | March 17, 2023
  • Ireland's Ambassador to Canada welcomed foreign dignitaries, politicians and Ottawa's Irish-Canadian community for a St. Patrick's Day House Party

A sip of heaven at Irish ambassador’s St. Patrick’s Day party

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | March 17, 2023
  • Ireland's Ambassador to Canada welcomed foreign dignitaries, politicians and Ottawa's Irish-Canadian community for a St. Patrick's Day House Party
Irish Ambassador Eamonn McKee, right, welcomes members of Ottawa's Irish-Canadian community to a St. Patrick's Day party at his official residence on March 16. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

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