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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

Poilievre is reaching out to unsuccessful candidates for feedback, say Conservatives: ‘he’s doing a post-mortem himself’

  • The Conservative campaign team ‘missed the moment’ rather than rising to meet it—ultimately losing the 2025 election, says an unsuccessful Conservative candidate.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 16, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured June 10 on the Hill, has been reaching out to candidates of record from the last election to get their feedback on why the party fell short, and to find out whether they are planning to run in the next campaign, say Conservatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre is reaching out to unsuccessful candidates for feedback, say Conservatives: ‘he’s doing a post-mortem himself’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 16, 2025
  • The Conservative campaign team ‘missed the moment’ rather than rising to meet it—ultimately losing the 2025 election, says an unsuccessful Conservative candidate.

Poilievre is reaching out to unsuccessful candidates for feedback, say Conservatives: ‘he’s doing a post-mortem himself’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 16, 2025
  • The Conservative campaign team ‘missed the moment’ rather than rising to meet it—ultimately losing the 2025 election, says an unsuccessful Conservative candidate.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured June 10 on the Hill, has been reaching out to candidates of record from the last election to get their feedback on why the party fell short, and to find out whether they are planning to run in the next campaign, say Conservatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney. Trump. Round two in Alberta.

  • Plus, the Assembly of First Nations hosts a national forum on federal Bill C-5.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will hold a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the G7 summit today. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

Carney. Trump. Round two in Alberta.

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 16, 2025
  • Plus, the Assembly of First Nations hosts a national forum on federal Bill C-5.

Carney. Trump. Round two in Alberta.

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 16, 2025
  • Plus, the Assembly of First Nations hosts a national forum on federal Bill C-5.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will hold a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the G7 summit today. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

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

Trump shamelessly uses U.S. military to do his bidding in Los Angeles 

  • These protesters passionately disagree with Trump’s ruthless round-up, detention, and deportation of hundreds of immigrants to a prison in El Salvador. This is the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 16, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump deployed 700 Marines to Los Angeles in reaction to protests against his immigration raids. That is in addition to his federalizing thousands of California National Guard members for the same purpose. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House.

Trump shamelessly uses U.S. military to do his bidding in Los Angeles 

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 16, 2025
  • These protesters passionately disagree with Trump’s ruthless round-up, detention, and deportation of hundreds of immigrants to a prison in El Salvador. This is the

Trump shamelessly uses U.S. military to do his bidding in Los Angeles 

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | June 16, 2025
  • These protesters passionately disagree with Trump’s ruthless round-up, detention, and deportation of hundreds of immigrants to a prison in El Salvador. This is the
U.S. President Donald Trump deployed 700 Marines to Los Angeles in reaction to protests against his immigration raids. That is in addition to his federalizing thousands of California National Guard members for the same purpose. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House.

It’s time for Ottawa to fully fund NIHB program, say Northwest Territories and Nunavut health ministers

  • Nunavut Health Minister John Main and his Northwest Territories counterpart Lesa Semmler were in Ottawa to discuss viable funding for the federal Non-Insured Health
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 16, 2025
After becoming Indigenous services minister on May 13, Mandy Gull-Masty is now in charge of a process to renew agreements for Non-Insured Health Benefits funding. Both Nunavut and the Northwest Territories have been without an agreement since March 31, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

It’s time for Ottawa to fully fund NIHB program, say Northwest Territories and Nunavut health ministers

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 16, 2025
  • Nunavut Health Minister John Main and his Northwest Territories counterpart Lesa Semmler were in Ottawa to discuss viable funding for the federal Non-Insured Health

It’s time for Ottawa to fully fund NIHB program, say Northwest Territories and Nunavut health ministers

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 16, 2025
  • Nunavut Health Minister John Main and his Northwest Territories counterpart Lesa Semmler were in Ottawa to discuss viable funding for the federal Non-Insured Health
After becoming Indigenous services minister on May 13, Mandy Gull-Masty is now in charge of a process to renew agreements for Non-Insured Health Benefits funding. Both Nunavut and the Northwest Territories have been without an agreement since March 31, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.

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

Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist

  • A March 2025 report by the International Atomic Energy Agency flagged a serious problem in Canada’s nuclear governance regime. Canada has not incorporated the fundamental safety
Opinion | June 16, 2025
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Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist

Opinion | June 16, 2025
  • A March 2025 report by the International Atomic Energy Agency flagged a serious problem in Canada’s nuclear governance regime. Canada has not incorporated the fundamental safety

Canada fails to meet key principle of nuclear safety: Ottawa activist

Opinion | June 16, 2025
  • A March 2025 report by the International Atomic Energy Agency flagged a serious problem in Canada’s nuclear governance regime. Canada has not incorporated the fundamental safety
typewriter
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Nothing says colonization better than special economic zones

  • There are no good ethics in trampling over the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the rush for national projects. That's actually the very definition of
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 16, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government passed Bill 5, and it's like Groundhog Day all over again. The bill means that the economy trumps over wildlife, clean water, and human rights, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nothing says colonization better than special economic zones

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 16, 2025
  • There are no good ethics in trampling over the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the rush for national projects. That's actually the very definition of

Nothing says colonization better than special economic zones

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | June 16, 2025
  • There are no good ethics in trampling over the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the rush for national projects. That's actually the very definition of
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government passed Bill 5, and it's like Groundhog Day all over again. The bill means that the economy trumps over wildlife, clean water, and human rights, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s ambitious agenda runs counter to how Ottawa operates

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's bold agenda will undoubtedly meet obstacles in the form of bureaucratic inertia and the opinions of highly influential voices, including
Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's ambitious agenda includes a plan to meet NATO's spending commitment of two per cent in this fiscal year and legislation to eliminate the federal barriers to internal trade. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s ambitious agenda runs counter to how Ottawa operates

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's bold agenda will undoubtedly meet obstacles in the form of bureaucratic inertia and the opinions of highly influential voices, including

Carney’s ambitious agenda runs counter to how Ottawa operates

Opinion | BY JAMIE CARROLL | June 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's bold agenda will undoubtedly meet obstacles in the form of bureaucratic inertia and the opinions of highly influential voices, including
Prime Minister Mark Carney's ambitious agenda includes a plan to meet NATO's spending commitment of two per cent in this fiscal year and legislation to eliminate the federal barriers to internal trade. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Nunavut Premier Akeeagok to speak at C.D. Howe Institute’s panel ‘Asserting Canada’s Arctic Sovereignty’ on June 17 in Toronto

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 15—TUESDAY, JUNE 17 G7 Summit—This year, Canada is president of the G7, and the annual leaders’ meeting will take place in Kananaskis,
Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok will speak at C.D. Howe Institute's panel 'Asserting Canada's Arctic Sovereignty' on June 17 in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nunavut Premier Akeeagok to speak at C.D. Howe Institute’s panel ‘Asserting Canada’s Arctic Sovereignty’ on June 17 in Toronto

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 15—TUESDAY, JUNE 17 G7 Summit—This year, Canada is president of the G7, and the annual leaders’ meeting will take place in Kananaskis,

Nunavut Premier Akeeagok to speak at C.D. Howe Institute’s panel ‘Asserting Canada’s Arctic Sovereignty’ on June 17 in Toronto

  • SUNDAY, JUNE 15—TUESDAY, JUNE 17 G7 Summit—This year, Canada is president of the G7, and the annual leaders’ meeting will take place in Kananaskis,
Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok will speak at C.D. Howe Institute's panel 'Asserting Canada's Arctic Sovereignty' on June 17 in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From bureaucratic bloat to resilient growth: delivering on Carney’s economic vision

  • Federal leadership can’t fix everything. Health care and education are provincial. But Ottawa can lead by example and partner with provinces that want to
Opinion | BY GREG MACDOUGALL | June 16, 2025
New AI Minister Evan Solomon, pictured May 13, 2025, being sworn in to cabinet at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
New AI Minister Evan Solomon, pictured May 13, 2025, being sworn in to cabinet at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Evan Solomon, right, pictured being sworn in as Canada's new federal AI minister, by PCO Clerk John Hannaford on May 13, 2025. Solomon should cut all IT projects over $100-million by 20 per cent and reduce IT consulting budgets by 50 per cent. The auditor general has flagged repeated overruns, writes Greg MacDougall. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

From bureaucratic bloat to resilient growth: delivering on Carney’s economic vision

Opinion | BY GREG MACDOUGALL | June 16, 2025
  • Federal leadership can’t fix everything. Health care and education are provincial. But Ottawa can lead by example and partner with provinces that want to

From bureaucratic bloat to resilient growth: delivering on Carney’s economic vision

Opinion | BY GREG MACDOUGALL | June 16, 2025
  • Federal leadership can’t fix everything. Health care and education are provincial. But Ottawa can lead by example and partner with provinces that want to
New AI Minister Evan Solomon, pictured May 13, 2025, being sworn in to cabinet at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Evan Solomon, right, pictured being sworn in as Canada's new federal AI minister, by PCO Clerk John Hannaford on May 13, 2025. Solomon should cut all IT projects over $100-million by 20 per cent and reduce IT consulting budgets by 50 per cent. The auditor general has flagged repeated overruns, writes Greg MacDougall. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Giving Canadian critical minerals ‘a reasonable chance’

  • While Canada has long been a major producer of copper, nickel, zinc and others on the critical minerals list, our path to getting other
Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE GIBSON | June 15, 2025
Despite our long-standing status as a resource rich nation, many of Canada’s identified 34 critical minerals are not those we’re experienced in producing, writes Dr. Charlotte Gibson, an assistant professor and director of the Critical Minerals Processing Lab at Queen’s University. Photograph by Gabriela Palai, Pexels.com

Giving Canadian critical minerals ‘a reasonable chance’

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE GIBSON | June 15, 2025
  • While Canada has long been a major producer of copper, nickel, zinc and others on the critical minerals list, our path to getting other

Giving Canadian critical minerals ‘a reasonable chance’

Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE GIBSON | June 15, 2025
  • While Canada has long been a major producer of copper, nickel, zinc and others on the critical minerals list, our path to getting other
Despite our long-standing status as a resource rich nation, many of Canada’s identified 34 critical minerals are not those we’re experienced in producing, writes Dr. Charlotte Gibson, an assistant professor and director of the Critical Minerals Processing Lab at Queen’s University. Photograph by Gabriela Palai, Pexels.com

Before we get our resources to market, we need to make sure those markets actually want them

  • Canada was built on forestry, but if we want to ensure that that industry and the over 200,000 people employed in it can continue
Opinion | BY DAVID WALLIS | June 15, 2025
If Mark Carney wants to bolster our relationships with allies and find new markets for our forest products, he’s going to have to embark on a different sort of nation-building project, one that reshapes logging into a truly sustainable industry, writes David Wallis, policy manager for reforestation at Nature Canada. Photograph courtesy of NoName_13, Pixabay.com

Before we get our resources to market, we need to make sure those markets actually want them

Opinion | BY DAVID WALLIS | June 15, 2025
  • Canada was built on forestry, but if we want to ensure that that industry and the over 200,000 people employed in it can continue

Before we get our resources to market, we need to make sure those markets actually want them

Opinion | BY DAVID WALLIS | June 15, 2025
  • Canada was built on forestry, but if we want to ensure that that industry and the over 200,000 people employed in it can continue
If Mark Carney wants to bolster our relationships with allies and find new markets for our forest products, he’s going to have to embark on a different sort of nation-building project, one that reshapes logging into a truly sustainable industry, writes David Wallis, policy manager for reforestation at Nature Canada. Photograph courtesy of NoName_13, Pixabay.com

Trust can’t be legislated, but it can be built

  • First Nations must be included as business partners from the outset, and it’s a question of laying out a framework for how to move
Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 15, 2025
First Nations men and boys drumming on the Hill during the gathering of the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa on Dec. 4, 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trust can’t be legislated, but it can be built

Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 15, 2025
  • First Nations must be included as business partners from the outset, and it’s a question of laying out a framework for how to move

Trust can’t be legislated, but it can be built

Opinion | BY KAREN RESTOULE | June 15, 2025
  • First Nations must be included as business partners from the outset, and it’s a question of laying out a framework for how to move
First Nations men and boys drumming on the Hill during the gathering of the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa on Dec. 4, 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Barrelling through Bill C-5

  • Plus, Carney holds a meeting of the National Security Council.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 13, 2025
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon. MPs will start debating a government motion on speeding up the process for passing the Liberals' One Canadian Economy Act today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Barrelling through Bill C-5

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 13, 2025
  • Plus, Carney holds a meeting of the National Security Council.

Barrelling through Bill C-5

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | June 13, 2025
  • Plus, Carney holds a meeting of the National Security Council.
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon. MPs will start debating a government motion on speeding up the process for passing the Liberals' One Canadian Economy Act today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has moral duty to commit to international aid

  • If there was ever a time for Canada to step up as a champion of gender equality, human rights, peace, and international assistance—it is
Opinion | BY BARBARA GRANTHAM, LAUREN RAVON, DANNY GLENWRIGHT | June 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will play host at the upcoming G7 Summit. Canada should insist that foreign assistance be put on an equal footing with diplomacy, trade, and security, write Barbara Grantham, Lauren Ravon, and Danny Glenwright. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has moral duty to commit to international aid

Opinion | BY BARBARA GRANTHAM, LAUREN RAVON, DANNY GLENWRIGHT | June 12, 2025
  • If there was ever a time for Canada to step up as a champion of gender equality, human rights, peace, and international assistance—it is

Canada has moral duty to commit to international aid

Opinion | BY BARBARA GRANTHAM, LAUREN RAVON, DANNY GLENWRIGHT | June 12, 2025
  • If there was ever a time for Canada to step up as a champion of gender equality, human rights, peace, and international assistance—it is
Prime Minister Mark Carney will play host at the upcoming G7 Summit. Canada should insist that foreign assistance be put on an equal footing with diplomacy, trade, and security, write Barbara Grantham, Lauren Ravon, and Danny Glenwright. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Treasury Board reports gains on diversity and equity in public service, but will cuts hamper progress?

  • As of March 2024, just over 70 per cent of the core public administration belonged to one or more employment equity groups. But as
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 12, 2025
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali presented the latest annual report on employment equity in the public service on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Treasury Board reports gains on diversity and equity in public service, but will cuts hamper progress?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 12, 2025
  • As of March 2024, just over 70 per cent of the core public administration belonged to one or more employment equity groups. But as

Treasury Board reports gains on diversity and equity in public service, but will cuts hamper progress?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 12, 2025
  • As of March 2024, just over 70 per cent of the core public administration belonged to one or more employment equity groups. But as
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali presented the latest annual report on employment equity in the public service on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can be a resource superpower if we build the road to get goods to market

  • What we need is a co-ordinated, long-range strategy, a national trade corridor plan that links the country’s productive zones to its export gateways through
Opinion | BY GARY MAR | June 12, 2025
The Vancouver Centerm Terminal in Vancouver, B.C., is shown above. Ports are the gateways to global markets, according to Gary Mar, president and CEO of the Canada West Foundation. Photograph courtesy of Dietmar Rabich, shared under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license

Canada can be a resource superpower if we build the road to get goods to market

Opinion | BY GARY MAR | June 12, 2025
  • What we need is a co-ordinated, long-range strategy, a national trade corridor plan that links the country’s productive zones to its export gateways through

Canada can be a resource superpower if we build the road to get goods to market

Opinion | BY GARY MAR | June 12, 2025
  • What we need is a co-ordinated, long-range strategy, a national trade corridor plan that links the country’s productive zones to its export gateways through
The Vancouver Centerm Terminal in Vancouver, B.C., is shown above. Ports are the gateways to global markets, according to Gary Mar, president and CEO of the Canada West Foundation. Photograph courtesy of Dietmar Rabich, shared under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license

Liberals propose fast-tracking motion for major projects bill

  • Bill C-5 would come to a final vote on June 20 under the terms of the motion.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 12, 2025
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon has given notice of a programming motion for Bill C-5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals propose fast-tracking motion for major projects bill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 12, 2025
  • Bill C-5 would come to a final vote on June 20 under the terms of the motion.

Liberals propose fast-tracking motion for major projects bill

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | June 12, 2025
  • Bill C-5 would come to a final vote on June 20 under the terms of the motion.
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon has given notice of a programming motion for Bill C-5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Parliament wave the white flag?

  • Plus, Carney chooses a new clerk.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 12, 2025
The House of Commons Chamber. MPs are under pressure to pass two government bills with minimal scrutiny before the summer adjournment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Parliament wave the white flag?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 12, 2025
  • Plus, Carney chooses a new clerk.

Will Parliament wave the white flag?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | June 12, 2025
  • Plus, Carney chooses a new clerk.
The House of Commons Chamber. MPs are under pressure to pass two government bills with minimal scrutiny before the summer adjournment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sport Secretary van Koeverden settles his chief of staff

  • First-time chief of staff Lauren Hadaller has been tapped to lead van Koeverden's team.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 11, 2025
Now Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer in the West Block on Nov. 20, 2024. He was sworn in to cabinet this past May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sport Secretary van Koeverden settles his chief of staff

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 11, 2025
  • First-time chief of staff Lauren Hadaller has been tapped to lead van Koeverden's team.

Sport Secretary van Koeverden settles his chief of staff

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 11, 2025
  • First-time chief of staff Lauren Hadaller has been tapped to lead van Koeverden's team.
Now Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer in the West Block on Nov. 20, 2024. He was sworn in to cabinet this past May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The urgency of confronting a warming world remains

  • As Mark Carney battles Donald Trump’s trade wars and confronts western alienation, he will also have to lead Canada’s heighten effort in the energy
Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | June 11, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on May 25, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on May 25, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on May 25, 2025. While climate change policy appears to have receded as a priority for the Carney government, the urgency of confronting a warming world remains, writes Shawn McCarthy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The urgency of confronting a warming world remains

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | June 11, 2025
  • As Mark Carney battles Donald Trump’s trade wars and confronts western alienation, he will also have to lead Canada’s heighten effort in the energy

The urgency of confronting a warming world remains

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | June 11, 2025
  • As Mark Carney battles Donald Trump’s trade wars and confronts western alienation, he will also have to lead Canada’s heighten effort in the energy
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on May 25, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on May 25, 2025. While climate change policy appears to have receded as a priority for the Carney government, the urgency of confronting a warming world remains, writes Shawn McCarthy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How will the Carney government navigate between fighting climate change and bending to corporate priorities? Only time will tell

  • A 2024 UN Environment Program report concluded, under a status quo scenario, Earth is on track to reach an approximate 2.7°C increase in planetary warming by
Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | June 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in West Block on June 6, 2025, to speak about his government’s One Canadian Economy: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How will the Carney government navigate between fighting climate change and bending to corporate priorities? Only time will tell

Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | June 11, 2025
  • A 2024 UN Environment Program report concluded, under a status quo scenario, Earth is on track to reach an approximate 2.7°C increase in planetary warming by

How will the Carney government navigate between fighting climate change and bending to corporate priorities? Only time will tell

Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | June 11, 2025
  • A 2024 UN Environment Program report concluded, under a status quo scenario, Earth is on track to reach an approximate 2.7°C increase in planetary warming by
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in West Block on June 6, 2025, to speak about his government’s One Canadian Economy: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Enlisting Coast Guard to buoy defence spending expected to hit choppy waters, say analysts

  • Military policy expert James Boutilier says it doesn't matter who's in charge of the Coast Guard, as long as the feds move 'with urgency'
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 11, 2025
The wide-ranging border security Bill C-2 proposes amendments to the Oceans Act to expand the Coast Guard's mandate to include security and intelligence-gathering activities. U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams

Enlisting Coast Guard to buoy defence spending expected to hit choppy waters, say analysts

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 11, 2025
  • Military policy expert James Boutilier says it doesn't matter who's in charge of the Coast Guard, as long as the feds move 'with urgency'

Enlisting Coast Guard to buoy defence spending expected to hit choppy waters, say analysts

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 11, 2025
  • Military policy expert James Boutilier says it doesn't matter who's in charge of the Coast Guard, as long as the feds move 'with urgency'
The wide-ranging border security Bill C-2 proposes amendments to the Oceans Act to expand the Coast Guard's mandate to include security and intelligence-gathering activities. U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams

Bitumen skepticism not a blanket ‘no’ to pipelines, says B.C. Liberal MP Greaves

  • Jurisdictional respect is a 'core principle' of any consideration of future national projects, says a spokesperson for Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson.
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney announces his government's bill to create 'one Canadian economy out of 13' by eliminating federal barriers to internal trade and labour mobility, and to identify and expedite 'nation-building projects' in West Block on June 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bitumen skepticism not a blanket ‘no’ to pipelines, says B.C. Liberal MP Greaves

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 11, 2025
  • Jurisdictional respect is a 'core principle' of any consideration of future national projects, says a spokesperson for Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson.

Bitumen skepticism not a blanket ‘no’ to pipelines, says B.C. Liberal MP Greaves

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 11, 2025
  • Jurisdictional respect is a 'core principle' of any consideration of future national projects, says a spokesperson for Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney announces his government's bill to create 'one Canadian economy out of 13' by eliminating federal barriers to internal trade and labour mobility, and to identify and expedite 'nation-building projects' in West Block on June 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world

  • The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile
News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA | June 11, 2025
Observers say Prime Minister Mark Carney's foreign policy legacy could be a major one as he navigates the country's response to moves made by U.S. President Donald Trump. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world

News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA | June 11, 2025
  • The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile

All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world

News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA | June 11, 2025
  • The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile
Observers say Prime Minister Mark Carney's foreign policy legacy could be a major one as he navigates the country's response to moves made by U.S. President Donald Trump. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
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Bernard Lord to speak at Canadian Club of Toronto on Feb. 28

  • MONDAY, FEB. 27 House Not Sitting—The House is on break and will return on Monday, March 6. It will sit for one week and
Bernard Lord, left, pictured with Anne McLellan at an Institute on Governance event in Ottawa in 2012, will be speaking at the Canadian Club of Toronto on Feb. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Bernard Lord to speak at Canadian Club of Toronto on Feb. 28

  • MONDAY, FEB. 27 House Not Sitting—The House is on break and will return on Monday, March 6. It will sit for one week and

Bernard Lord to speak at Canadian Club of Toronto on Feb. 28

  • MONDAY, FEB. 27 House Not Sitting—The House is on break and will return on Monday, March 6. It will sit for one week and
Bernard Lord, left, pictured with Anne McLellan at an Institute on Governance event in Ottawa in 2012, will be speaking at the Canadian Club of Toronto on Feb. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Turkish diaspora calls on immigration minister to fast-track visas, family reunification for earthquake survivors

  • Yusuf Celik, a New Brunswick resident on a two-week compassionate leave in his native Turkey, said that non-governmental relief workers he has spoken with
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 26, 2023
Yusuf Celik spoke with The Hill Times from the hard-hit Turkish city of Adiyaman, seen here, where he said governor Mahmut Çuhadar did not initially request search-and-rescue operations. When they were eventually conducted, rescuers avoided most collapsed buildings. Photograph courtesy of Yusuf Celik

Turkish diaspora calls on immigration minister to fast-track visas, family reunification for earthquake survivors

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 26, 2023
  • Yusuf Celik, a New Brunswick resident on a two-week compassionate leave in his native Turkey, said that non-governmental relief workers he has spoken with

Turkish diaspora calls on immigration minister to fast-track visas, family reunification for earthquake survivors

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 26, 2023
  • Yusuf Celik, a New Brunswick resident on a two-week compassionate leave in his native Turkey, said that non-governmental relief workers he has spoken with
Yusuf Celik spoke with The Hill Times from the hard-hit Turkish city of Adiyaman, seen here, where he said governor Mahmut Çuhadar did not initially request search-and-rescue operations. When they were eventually conducted, rescuers avoided most collapsed buildings. Photograph courtesy of Yusuf Celik

‘It pains me to do this’: former Tory MP MacKenzie blasts Poilievre and Scheer for favouring Oxford, Ont., nomination candidate

  • Feb. 25 was the last day to enter the coveted Oxford, Ont., nomination as a candidate or to buy party membership to be eligible
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 25, 2023
Former Conservative MP Dave MacKenzie, left, objects to the public support of an Ontario nomination contest candidate by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer. The Hill Times file photograph, and by Andrew Meade

‘It pains me to do this’: former Tory MP MacKenzie blasts Poilievre and Scheer for favouring Oxford, Ont., nomination candidate

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 25, 2023
  • Feb. 25 was the last day to enter the coveted Oxford, Ont., nomination as a candidate or to buy party membership to be eligible

‘It pains me to do this’: former Tory MP MacKenzie blasts Poilievre and Scheer for favouring Oxford, Ont., nomination candidate

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 25, 2023
  • Feb. 25 was the last day to enter the coveted Oxford, Ont., nomination as a candidate or to buy party membership to be eligible
Former Conservative MP Dave MacKenzie, left, objects to the public support of an Ontario nomination contest candidate by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer. The Hill Times file photograph, and by Andrew Meade

The night Jimmy Carter slept over at my house

  • Ever since the Carter Center announced that Jimmy Carter, age 98, has chosen hospice care as he faces his final journey, people have been
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | February 24, 2023
Author and historian Arthur Milnes, left, pictured in 2012 in his kitchen with former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, in his kitchen in Kingston. Photograph courtesy of Arthur Milnes

The night Jimmy Carter slept over at my house

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | February 24, 2023
  • Ever since the Carter Center announced that Jimmy Carter, age 98, has chosen hospice care as he faces his final journey, people have been

The night Jimmy Carter slept over at my house

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | February 24, 2023
  • Ever since the Carter Center announced that Jimmy Carter, age 98, has chosen hospice care as he faces his final journey, people have been
Author and historian Arthur Milnes, left, pictured in 2012 in his kitchen with former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, in his kitchen in Kingston. Photograph courtesy of Arthur Milnes

In Parliament Hill’s neighbourhood, businesses still feeling the pandemic pinch

  • From the first COVID-19 shutdowns, to people working from home, to 'hopefully being at the tail end' of the pandemic, there is still 'a
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE, JONAH GRIGNON | February 24, 2023
Rose Tran, owner of Red Pepper Thai-Viet II on Queen Street, says the restaurant hasn’t seen a full house since before the pandemic. At lunchtime, even with the return of public servants to the workplace two to three days a week, there’s a 'maximum of 20 people, if you’re lucky,' she said. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In Parliament Hill’s neighbourhood, businesses still feeling the pandemic pinch

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE, JONAH GRIGNON | February 24, 2023
  • From the first COVID-19 shutdowns, to people working from home, to 'hopefully being at the tail end' of the pandemic, there is still 'a

In Parliament Hill’s neighbourhood, businesses still feeling the pandemic pinch

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE, JONAH GRIGNON | February 24, 2023
  • From the first COVID-19 shutdowns, to people working from home, to 'hopefully being at the tail end' of the pandemic, there is still 'a
Rose Tran, owner of Red Pepper Thai-Viet II on Queen Street, says the restaurant hasn’t seen a full house since before the pandemic. At lunchtime, even with the return of public servants to the workplace two to three days a week, there’s a 'maximum of 20 people, if you’re lucky,' she said. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Marking a sombre anniversary

  • Plus, cabinet ministers fan out.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 24, 2023
A joint Ukrainian/Canadian flag featured at a public show of solidarity for Ukraine attended by Governor General Mary Simon in Ottawa on Feb. 20. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garica

Politics This Morning: Marking a sombre anniversary

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 24, 2023
  • Plus, cabinet ministers fan out.

Politics This Morning: Marking a sombre anniversary

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 24, 2023
  • Plus, cabinet ministers fan out.
A joint Ukrainian/Canadian flag featured at a public show of solidarity for Ukraine attended by Governor General Mary Simon in Ottawa on Feb. 20. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garica

Government seeks $10.3-billion in extra spending to close out the fiscal year

  • If approved before March 31, the government's final spending update for 2022-23 would bring total budgetary spending for the year to $443.3-billion, a 7.1
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 23, 2023
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier is seen here on Feb. 15, the day she tabled the government's final spending update for the current fiscal year as well as its main estimates for 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government seeks $10.3-billion in extra spending to close out the fiscal year

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 23, 2023
  • If approved before March 31, the government's final spending update for 2022-23 would bring total budgetary spending for the year to $443.3-billion, a 7.1

Government seeks $10.3-billion in extra spending to close out the fiscal year

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 23, 2023
  • If approved before March 31, the government's final spending update for 2022-23 would bring total budgetary spending for the year to $443.3-billion, a 7.1
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier is seen here on Feb. 15, the day she tabled the government's final spending update for the current fiscal year as well as its main estimates for 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ukraine war’s first anniversary comes and goes with no end in sight

  • Russia's 2022 invasion represented a blatant violation of the established global standard on the inviolability of states.
Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | February 23, 2023
A rally in support of Ukraine takes place in front of the Russian Embassy in Ottawa on Feb. 27, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Ukraine war’s first anniversary comes and goes with no end in sight

Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | February 23, 2023
  • Russia's 2022 invasion represented a blatant violation of the established global standard on the inviolability of states.

Ukraine war’s first anniversary comes and goes with no end in sight

Opinion | BY GAR PARDY | February 23, 2023
  • Russia's 2022 invasion represented a blatant violation of the established global standard on the inviolability of states.
A rally in support of Ukraine takes place in front of the Russian Embassy in Ottawa on Feb. 27, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Privacy czar’s Home Depot investigation exposes weaknesses in Ottawa’s new privacy bill

  • There should be no room for ‘implied’ consent in Bill C-27. It is a dated idea that creates confusion for consumers, and for businesses,
Opinion | BY COLIN BENNETT | February 23, 2023
Philippe Dufresne
Philippe Dufresne
In a January report, Canadian Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne found Home Depot failed to get customer ‘knowledge and consent’ before sharing information with Meta. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Privacy czar’s Home Depot investigation exposes weaknesses in Ottawa’s new privacy bill

Opinion | BY COLIN BENNETT | February 23, 2023
  • There should be no room for ‘implied’ consent in Bill C-27. It is a dated idea that creates confusion for consumers, and for businesses,

Privacy czar’s Home Depot investigation exposes weaknesses in Ottawa’s new privacy bill

Opinion | BY COLIN BENNETT | February 23, 2023
  • There should be no room for ‘implied’ consent in Bill C-27. It is a dated idea that creates confusion for consumers, and for businesses,
Philippe Dufresne
In a January report, Canadian Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne found Home Depot failed to get customer ‘knowledge and consent’ before sharing information with Meta. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New regional adviser among recent staff moves in Seniors Minister Khera’s office

  • Plus, policy adviser Maria Campbell left the seniors minister’s team in late January after almost two years.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 23, 2023
Seniors Minister Kamal Khera, pictured during a press conference in the West Block in June 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New regional adviser among recent staff moves in Seniors Minister Khera’s office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 23, 2023
  • Plus, policy adviser Maria Campbell left the seniors minister’s team in late January after almost two years.

New regional adviser among recent staff moves in Seniors Minister Khera’s office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 23, 2023
  • Plus, policy adviser Maria Campbell left the seniors minister’s team in late January after almost two years.
Seniors Minister Kamal Khera, pictured during a press conference in the West Block in June 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Parliamentary facts from 1950s Canada

  • In 1953, in Moncton, then-external affairs minister Lester Pearson and Conservative MP John Diefenbaker each spoke at election rallies on the same night that
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | February 23, 2023
John Diefenbaker, seen here at the opening of Toronto's Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961, never acted without his cabinet. Asked how many cabinet meetings had been held, a deputy minister replied, 'Just one. It started on June 22, 1957, and it’s still going on—with occasional brief adjournments,' writes Nelson Wiseman. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Parliamentary facts from 1950s Canada

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | February 23, 2023
  • In 1953, in Moncton, then-external affairs minister Lester Pearson and Conservative MP John Diefenbaker each spoke at election rallies on the same night that

Parliamentary facts from 1950s Canada

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | February 23, 2023
  • In 1953, in Moncton, then-external affairs minister Lester Pearson and Conservative MP John Diefenbaker each spoke at election rallies on the same night that
John Diefenbaker, seen here at the opening of Toronto's Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961, never acted without his cabinet. Asked how many cabinet meetings had been held, a deputy minister replied, 'Just one. It started on June 22, 1957, and it’s still going on—with occasional brief adjournments,' writes Nelson Wiseman. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Nigerian election key to shaping the nation’s future after years of corruption, incompetence

  • LONDON, U.K.—There is something wrong with Nigeria. It is Africa’s most populous country, with one-fifth of the continent’s entire population (200 million). It is
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 23, 2023
Nigeria is choosing between two traditional presidential candidates Bola Ahmed Tinubu, left, and Atiku Abubakar, while Peter Obi is the dark-horse, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Nigerian election key to shaping the nation’s future after years of corruption, incompetence

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 23, 2023
  • LONDON, U.K.—There is something wrong with Nigeria. It is Africa’s most populous country, with one-fifth of the continent’s entire population (200 million). It is

Nigerian election key to shaping the nation’s future after years of corruption, incompetence

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 23, 2023
  • LONDON, U.K.—There is something wrong with Nigeria. It is Africa’s most populous country, with one-fifth of the continent’s entire population (200 million). It is
Nigeria is choosing between two traditional presidential candidates Bola Ahmed Tinubu, left, and Atiku Abubakar, while Peter Obi is the dark-horse, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Politics This Morning: Pre-campaigning underway

  • Plus, Freeland goes to India.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 23, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is holding a townhall meeting in Newfoundland today, while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will star in a similar event in Halifax. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Pre-campaigning underway

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 23, 2023
  • Plus, Freeland goes to India.

Politics This Morning: Pre-campaigning underway

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 23, 2023
  • Plus, Freeland goes to India.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is holding a townhall meeting in Newfoundland today, while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will star in a similar event in Halifax. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland must ‘say no a lot’: strategic spending needed to craft ‘challenging’ budget, say former finance officials

  • The finance minister needs to have ‘some difficult conversations' with her colleagues that will likely require strong 'internal messaging' and good 'caucus management,' says
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 22, 2023
When Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivers Budget 2023 this spring, it will be one of 'the most challenging budgets' her department has faced in recent history, says former Finance Canada economist Rachel Samson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland must ‘say no a lot’: strategic spending needed to craft ‘challenging’ budget, say former finance officials

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 22, 2023
  • The finance minister needs to have ‘some difficult conversations' with her colleagues that will likely require strong 'internal messaging' and good 'caucus management,' says

Freeland must ‘say no a lot’: strategic spending needed to craft ‘challenging’ budget, say former finance officials

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 22, 2023
  • The finance minister needs to have ‘some difficult conversations' with her colleagues that will likely require strong 'internal messaging' and good 'caucus management,' says
When Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivers Budget 2023 this spring, it will be one of 'the most challenging budgets' her department has faced in recent history, says former Finance Canada economist Rachel Samson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Beneficial ownership transparency is good for Canadian business

  • While Canada’s registry will significantly help fight money laundering–the lifeline for organized crime–it will also bring multiple benefits to the Canadian economy.
Opinion | BY JAMES COHEN, SASHA CALDERA | February 22, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's 2021 budget proposed creating a beneficial ownership registry. A publicly accessible beneficial ownership registry would also help reduce securities fraud, write James Cohen and Sasha Caldera. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Beneficial ownership transparency is good for Canadian business

Opinion | BY JAMES COHEN, SASHA CALDERA | February 22, 2023
  • While Canada’s registry will significantly help fight money laundering–the lifeline for organized crime–it will also bring multiple benefits to the Canadian economy.

Beneficial ownership transparency is good for Canadian business

Opinion | BY JAMES COHEN, SASHA CALDERA | February 22, 2023
  • While Canada’s registry will significantly help fight money laundering–the lifeline for organized crime–it will also bring multiple benefits to the Canadian economy.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's 2021 budget proposed creating a beneficial ownership registry. A publicly accessible beneficial ownership registry would also help reduce securities fraud, write James Cohen and Sasha Caldera. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives turn attacks into cash

  • If the Conservative Party of Canada handed out trophies to fundraisers, it would probably award one to CBC President Catherine Tait.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 22, 2023
CBC President Catherine Tait, left, and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. Soon after Tait criticized him, Polievre declared in a fundraising email, 'The president and CEO of Trudeau’s $1.2-billion propaganda arm, the CBC is now openly attacking me. They’re not even pretending to be unbiased.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Conservatives turn attacks into cash

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 22, 2023
  • If the Conservative Party of Canada handed out trophies to fundraisers, it would probably award one to CBC President Catherine Tait.

Conservatives turn attacks into cash

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 22, 2023
  • If the Conservative Party of Canada handed out trophies to fundraisers, it would probably award one to CBC President Catherine Tait.
CBC President Catherine Tait, left, and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. Soon after Tait criticized him, Polievre declared in a fundraising email, 'The president and CEO of Trudeau’s $1.2-billion propaganda arm, the CBC is now openly attacking me. They’re not even pretending to be unbiased.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

GG, diplomats rally for Ukraine

  • On Feb. 20, Governor General Mary Simon joined the Friends of Ukraine Diplomatic Group, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, the Ukrainian National Federation, and Café
Attendees stretch out the massive Ukrainian flag. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

GG, diplomats rally for Ukraine

  • On Feb. 20, Governor General Mary Simon joined the Friends of Ukraine Diplomatic Group, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, the Ukrainian National Federation, and Café

GG, diplomats rally for Ukraine

  • On Feb. 20, Governor General Mary Simon joined the Friends of Ukraine Diplomatic Group, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, the Ukrainian National Federation, and Café
Attendees stretch out the massive Ukrainian flag. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Policy-making in a crisis: preparing for the unexpected

  • Governments need to invest more in foresight capacity, scenario planning, advanced analytics and in early warning systems rather than relying on static forecasts. Consider
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, JIM MITCHELL, AND PAUL DEEGAN | February 22, 2023
Since 1968, we have seen an ever-increasing over-centralization of decision-making in the PMO, which has now become the bane of day-to-day government operations. It would be a disaster in a crisis. Alignment of objectives, delegation of responsibility, and speed are key in managing crises. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Policy-making in a crisis: preparing for the unexpected

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, JIM MITCHELL, AND PAUL DEEGAN | February 22, 2023
  • Governments need to invest more in foresight capacity, scenario planning, advanced analytics and in early warning systems rather than relying on static forecasts. Consider

Policy-making in a crisis: preparing for the unexpected

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, JIM MITCHELL, AND PAUL DEEGAN | February 22, 2023
  • Governments need to invest more in foresight capacity, scenario planning, advanced analytics and in early warning systems rather than relying on static forecasts. Consider
Since 1968, we have seen an ever-increasing over-centralization of decision-making in the PMO, which has now become the bane of day-to-day government operations. It would be a disaster in a crisis. Alignment of objectives, delegation of responsibility, and speed are key in managing crises. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Korea throws pair of parties

Korean Ambassador Woongsoon Lim, left, and Liberal MP Robert Oliphant at an event to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Canada at the Korean Embassy on Jan. 12. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Korea throws pair of parties

Korea throws pair of parties

Korean Ambassador Woongsoon Lim, left, and Liberal MP Robert Oliphant at an event to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Canada at the Korean Embassy on Jan. 12. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Senators must pass C-228 now to avoid delaying Canadian pensioner protections

  • Organizations representing seniors and retirees across Canada are calling on all Senators to support the swift passage of this legislation.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL POWELL, LAURA TAMBLYN WATTS, TRISH MACAULIFFE | February 22, 2023
Marilyn Gladu
Marilyn Gladu
Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu's private member's bill, the Pension Protection Act, received unanimous support at third reading in the House of Commons. C-228 is now before the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators must pass C-228 now to avoid delaying Canadian pensioner protections

Opinion | BY MICHAEL POWELL, LAURA TAMBLYN WATTS, TRISH MACAULIFFE | February 22, 2023
  • Organizations representing seniors and retirees across Canada are calling on all Senators to support the swift passage of this legislation.

Senators must pass C-228 now to avoid delaying Canadian pensioner protections

Opinion | BY MICHAEL POWELL, LAURA TAMBLYN WATTS, TRISH MACAULIFFE | February 22, 2023
  • Organizations representing seniors and retirees across Canada are calling on all Senators to support the swift passage of this legislation.
Marilyn Gladu
Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu's private member's bill, the Pension Protection Act, received unanimous support at third reading in the House of Commons. C-228 is now before the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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