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Conservative campaign director Jenni Byrne’s absence from first national council meeting following election loss raises some eyebrows

  • Jenni Byrne, the Conservative campaign director under fire within the party over its April 28 election loss, has been representing the leader at national
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 17, 2025
Jenni Byrne, the Conservative campaign director, pictured on the Hill on May 11, 2023, has been representing Pierre Poilievre at national council meetings since 2022, but did not attend the June 4 meeting. She told The Hill Times that her absence was due to a prior commitment and confirmed she will attend the next one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative campaign director Jenni Byrne’s absence from first national council meeting following election loss raises some eyebrows

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 17, 2025
  • Jenni Byrne, the Conservative campaign director under fire within the party over its April 28 election loss, has been representing the leader at national

Conservative campaign director Jenni Byrne’s absence from first national council meeting following election loss raises some eyebrows

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 17, 2025
  • Jenni Byrne, the Conservative campaign director under fire within the party over its April 28 election loss, has been representing the leader at national
Jenni Byrne, the Conservative campaign director, pictured on the Hill on May 11, 2023, has been representing Pierre Poilievre at national council meetings since 2022, but did not attend the June 4 meeting. She told The Hill Times that her absence was due to a prior commitment and confirmed she will attend the next one. The Hill Times photograph 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

Bill C-4, the Trojan horse threat to every Canadian’s privacy

  • A section in the proposed legislation says that no provincial or territorial privacy law can ever apply to a federal party. It’s a shocking
Opinion | BY BILL HEARN | June 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals snuck wording into Bill C-4 that would immunize federal political parties from independent oversight on how they collect, use, and keep Canadians' personal information, writes Bill Hearn. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-4, the Trojan horse threat to every Canadian’s privacy

Opinion | BY BILL HEARN | June 16, 2025
  • A section in the proposed legislation says that no provincial or territorial privacy law can ever apply to a federal party. It’s a shocking

Bill C-4, the Trojan horse threat to every Canadian’s privacy

Opinion | BY BILL HEARN | June 16, 2025
  • A section in the proposed legislation says that no provincial or territorial privacy law can ever apply to a federal party. It’s a shocking
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals snuck wording into Bill C-4 that would immunize federal political parties from independent oversight on how they collect, use, and keep Canadians' personal information, writes Bill Hearn. 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.
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

Netanyahu’s wars

  • The Israeli PM has broken his lifelong rule, and attacked Iran without America’s full support because he cannot bear to miss the chance to
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 16, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that Iran is on the brink of getting nuclear weapons half a dozen times in the past 20 years, writes Gwynne Dyer. UN photograph by Loey Felipe

Netanyahu’s wars

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 16, 2025
  • The Israeli PM has broken his lifelong rule, and attacked Iran without America’s full support because he cannot bear to miss the chance to

Netanyahu’s wars

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 16, 2025
  • The Israeli PM has broken his lifelong rule, and attacked Iran without America’s full support because he cannot bear to miss the chance to
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that Iran is on the brink of getting nuclear weapons half a dozen times in the past 20 years, writes Gwynne Dyer. UN photograph by Loey Felipe

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

Bill to fast-track major projects could boost GDP, but raises environmental concerns

  • The One Canadian Economy Act seeks to to remove interprovincial trade barriers, ease labour mobility and streamline the federal regulatory processes for major projects.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference concerning Bill C-5, One Canadian Economy Act, in West Block on June 6, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill to fast-track major projects could boost GDP, but raises environmental concerns

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 16, 2025
  • The One Canadian Economy Act seeks to to remove interprovincial trade barriers, ease labour mobility and streamline the federal regulatory processes for major projects.

Bill to fast-track major projects could boost GDP, but raises environmental concerns

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 16, 2025
  • The One Canadian Economy Act seeks to to remove interprovincial trade barriers, ease labour mobility and streamline the federal regulatory processes for major projects.
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference concerning Bill C-5, One Canadian Economy Act, in West Block on June 6, 2025. 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

Carney has energy to burn, that’s a problem

  • The federal government’s legislation encouraging the building of pipelines comes as wildfires in parts of British Columbia and Manitoba force residents to flee their
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa, Ont. on May 20, 2025, to head to a cabinet forum at Meech Lake, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa, Ont. on May 20, 2025, to head to a cabinet forum at Meech Lake, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s his recent talk of 'decarbonized oil' deals a near-fatal blow to climate hopes for his new government. No one who is serious about fighting climate change would parrot this ludicrous talking point, drawn directly from the oil and gas sector’s well-funded marketing department, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney has energy to burn, that’s a problem

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 16, 2025
  • The federal government’s legislation encouraging the building of pipelines comes as wildfires in parts of British Columbia and Manitoba force residents to flee their

Carney has energy to burn, that’s a problem

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 16, 2025
  • The federal government’s legislation encouraging the building of pipelines comes as wildfires in parts of British Columbia and Manitoba force residents to flee their
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa, Ont. on May 20, 2025, to head to a cabinet forum at Meech Lake, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s his recent talk of 'decarbonized oil' deals a near-fatal blow to climate hopes for his new government. No one who is serious about fighting climate change would parrot this ludicrous talking point, drawn directly from the oil and gas sector’s well-funded marketing department, writes Susan Riley. 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

Achieving a pragmatic working relationship with China must be a foreign policy priority for Canada

  • There is much to gain from a stable and inclusive world that is not undone by competing muscle-flexing superpowers.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 16, 2025
China's President Xi Jinping, pictured, was not invited to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Alberta, but Canada is making it quite clear that China has an important and positive role to play if our country is going to be economically less dependent on the United States, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Achieving a pragmatic working relationship with China must be a foreign policy priority for Canada

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 16, 2025
  • There is much to gain from a stable and inclusive world that is not undone by competing muscle-flexing superpowers.

Achieving a pragmatic working relationship with China must be a foreign policy priority for Canada

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 16, 2025
  • There is much to gain from a stable and inclusive world that is not undone by competing muscle-flexing superpowers.
China's President Xi Jinping, pictured, was not invited to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Alberta, but Canada is making it quite clear that China has an important and positive role to play if our country is going to be economically less dependent on the United States, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

While the world fiddles, Canada is burning

  • The world needs to be seized of the emergency at hand. With thousands of hectares of our own country burning, we need to reignite
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 16, 2025
An aerial view of wildfires burning in Flin Flon, Man. The wildfires have so far burned 3.49 million hectares of land, two people have died in Lac du Bonnet, Man., and 32,000 people have been evacuated in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. More than 428 structures have been destroyed. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

While the world fiddles, Canada is burning

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 16, 2025
  • The world needs to be seized of the emergency at hand. With thousands of hectares of our own country burning, we need to reignite

While the world fiddles, Canada is burning

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 16, 2025
  • The world needs to be seized of the emergency at hand. With thousands of hectares of our own country burning, we need to reignite
An aerial view of wildfires burning in Flin Flon, Man. The wildfires have so far burned 3.49 million hectares of land, two people have died in Lac du Bonnet, Man., and 32,000 people have been evacuated in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. More than 428 structures have been destroyed. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Manitoba

Carney’s ideological advantage

  • Mark Carney might only be a rookie politician, but it looks like he knows how to play the game. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s ideological advantage

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 16, 2025
  • Mark Carney might only be a rookie politician, but it looks like he knows how to play the game. 

Carney’s ideological advantage

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 16, 2025
  • Mark Carney might only be a rookie politician, but it looks like he knows how to play the game. 
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney comes to the Rockies to try to move mountains at the G7 summit

  • The multilateral session of what is being described as one of the most consequential G7 summits will kick off June 16 and 17.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 15, 2025
The G7 Leaders' Summit is back in the heart of Canada's Rocky Mountains for the first time in 23 years. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

Carney comes to the Rockies to try to move mountains at the G7 summit

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 15, 2025
  • The multilateral session of what is being described as one of the most consequential G7 summits will kick off June 16 and 17.

Carney comes to the Rockies to try to move mountains at the G7 summit

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 15, 2025
  • The multilateral session of what is being described as one of the most consequential G7 summits will kick off June 16 and 17.
The G7 Leaders' Summit is back in the heart of Canada's Rocky Mountains for the first time in 23 years. The Hill Times photograph by Neil Moss

Being an energy superpower in 2025 means going clean

  • Investing in clean technologies and supply chains is now an economic imperative globally. Of Canada’s 10 largest non-U.S. trade partners, all have net-zero commitments
Opinion | BY RACHEL DORAN, MARK ZACHARIAS | June 15, 2025
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson promised 'We will make Canada a true conventional and clean energy superpower,' in a speech to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce on May 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Being an energy superpower in 2025 means going clean

Opinion | BY RACHEL DORAN, MARK ZACHARIAS | June 15, 2025
  • Investing in clean technologies and supply chains is now an economic imperative globally. Of Canada’s 10 largest non-U.S. trade partners, all have net-zero commitments

Being an energy superpower in 2025 means going clean

Opinion | BY RACHEL DORAN, MARK ZACHARIAS | June 15, 2025
  • Investing in clean technologies and supply chains is now an economic imperative globally. Of Canada’s 10 largest non-U.S. trade partners, all have net-zero commitments
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson promised 'We will make Canada a true conventional and clean energy superpower,' in a speech to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce on May 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The generational imperative for Canada to embrace its resource advantage

  • Liberals cannot afford to simply tolerate Canada’s resource economy. They must champion it.
Opinion | BY MARGARETA DOVGAL | June 15, 2025
To deliver on affordability, decarbonization, housing, and long-term national security, the federal government must frame the responsible development of our minerals and metals, oil and gas, and forest products as central to the public good, writes Margareta Dovgal, managing director of Resource Works Society. Photograph courtesy of energepic.com, Pexels.com

The generational imperative for Canada to embrace its resource advantage

Opinion | BY MARGARETA DOVGAL | June 15, 2025
  • Liberals cannot afford to simply tolerate Canada’s resource economy. They must champion it.

The generational imperative for Canada to embrace its resource advantage

Opinion | BY MARGARETA DOVGAL | June 15, 2025
  • Liberals cannot afford to simply tolerate Canada’s resource economy. They must champion it.
To deliver on affordability, decarbonization, housing, and long-term national security, the federal government must frame the responsible development of our minerals and metals, oil and gas, and forest products as central to the public good, writes Margareta Dovgal, managing director of Resource Works Society. Photograph courtesy of energepic.com, Pexels.com

S-2 sponsor Sen. Audette says First Nations status fixes don’t ‘go far enough,’ but it’s ‘one step’ to tackle ‘racist’ Indian Act

  • One of the first government-sponsored bills in the Senate, Bill S-2 seeks to amend the Indian Act—a move that advocates say is welcome, but
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 14, 2025
Michèle Audette
Michèle Audette
PSG Senator Michèle Audette, Bill S-2's sponsor in the Red Chamber, said that witnessing her mother's struggle after losing status informed her advocacy to change the 'racist, discriminatory' Indian Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

S-2 sponsor Sen. Audette says First Nations status fixes don’t ‘go far enough,’ but it’s ‘one step’ to tackle ‘racist’ Indian Act

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 14, 2025
  • One of the first government-sponsored bills in the Senate, Bill S-2 seeks to amend the Indian Act—a move that advocates say is welcome, but

S-2 sponsor Sen. Audette says First Nations status fixes don’t ‘go far enough,’ but it’s ‘one step’ to tackle ‘racist’ Indian Act

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | June 14, 2025
  • One of the first government-sponsored bills in the Senate, Bill S-2 seeks to amend the Indian Act—a move that advocates say is welcome, but
Michèle Audette
PSG Senator Michèle Audette, Bill S-2's sponsor in the Red Chamber, said that witnessing her mother's struggle after losing status informed her advocacy to change the 'racist, discriminatory' Indian Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kìwekì Point a beautiful new public space, panorama views

  • High up on a cliff overlooking the mighty Ottawa River, Kìwekì Point is a newly developed public space with beautiful panoramic views of Parliament
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 13, 2025
Kiweki Point
Kiweki Point
Redeveloped by the National Capital Commission, Kiweki Point offers panoramic views of Parliament Hill and Ottawa-Gatineau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kìwekì Point a beautiful new public space, panorama views

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 13, 2025
  • High up on a cliff overlooking the mighty Ottawa River, Kìwekì Point is a newly developed public space with beautiful panoramic views of Parliament

Kìwekì Point a beautiful new public space, panorama views

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 13, 2025
  • High up on a cliff overlooking the mighty Ottawa River, Kìwekì Point is a newly developed public space with beautiful panoramic views of Parliament
Kiweki Point
Redeveloped by the National Capital Commission, Kiweki Point offers panoramic views of Parliament Hill and Ottawa-Gatineau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s Privy Council Clerk Sabia a ‘relentlessly focused’ changemaker

  • Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia’s appointment drew praise from Tories, and came just days after he said Canada suffers from an ‘ambition deficit.’
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 13, 2025
Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia is the new Privy Council clerk and secretary to the cabinet, effective July 7. In this 2022 photo, he testifies at the Rouleau Inquiry into the Freedom Convoy protests that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for weeks. Sabia was deputy finance minister when he testified before the commission The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s Privy Council Clerk Sabia a ‘relentlessly focused’ changemaker

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 13, 2025
  • Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia’s appointment drew praise from Tories, and came just days after he said Canada suffers from an ‘ambition deficit.’

Carney’s Privy Council Clerk Sabia a ‘relentlessly focused’ changemaker

News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 13, 2025
  • Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia’s appointment drew praise from Tories, and came just days after he said Canada suffers from an ‘ambition deficit.’
Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia is the new Privy Council clerk and secretary to the cabinet, effective July 7. In this 2022 photo, he testifies at the Rouleau Inquiry into the Freedom Convoy protests that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for weeks. Sabia was deputy finance minister when he testified before the commission The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to ban destructive practice of bottom trawling

  • It’s a practice responsible for the bulk of the damage that we've have done to the oceans. More than half the fish caught in
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 12, 2025
We cannot rebuild healthy oceans unless that bottom trawling stopped in the safe zones where fish populations should be able to recover, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of David Dodge/Green Energy Futures/Creative Commons

Time to ban destructive practice of bottom trawling

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 12, 2025
  • It’s a practice responsible for the bulk of the damage that we've have done to the oceans. More than half the fish caught in

Time to ban destructive practice of bottom trawling

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 12, 2025
  • It’s a practice responsible for the bulk of the damage that we've have done to the oceans. More than half the fish caught in
We cannot rebuild healthy oceans unless that bottom trawling stopped in the safe zones where fish populations should be able to recover, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of David Dodge/Green Energy Futures/Creative Commons

Hill media flock to Carney’s first Rideau Cottage garden party

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted his debut garden party for Hill media on June 11 and more than 100 journalists, Liberals, and their staff
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2025
CPAC's Michael Serapio, right, chats with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the annual Media Garden Party on June 11 outside Rideau Cottage. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Hill media flock to Carney’s first Rideau Cottage garden party

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted his debut garden party for Hill media on June 11 and more than 100 journalists, Liberals, and their staff

Hill media flock to Carney’s first Rideau Cottage garden party

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | June 12, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted his debut garden party for Hill media on June 11 and more than 100 journalists, Liberals, and their staff
CPAC's Michael Serapio, right, chats with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the annual Media Garden Party on June 11 outside Rideau Cottage. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Diversified trade and strong pollution laws work together

  • If Canada wants the strongest economy in the G7, we’ll need to meet a higher environmental standard.
Opinion | BY CASSIE BARKER | June 12, 2025
Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin. Taking away hard-fought pollution rules will create additional barriers to new markets for our exports, writes Cassie Barker. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Diversified trade and strong pollution laws work together

Opinion | BY CASSIE BARKER | June 12, 2025
  • If Canada wants the strongest economy in the G7, we’ll need to meet a higher environmental standard.

Diversified trade and strong pollution laws work together

Opinion | BY CASSIE BARKER | June 12, 2025
  • If Canada wants the strongest economy in the G7, we’ll need to meet a higher environmental standard.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin. Taking away hard-fought pollution rules will create additional barriers to new markets for our exports, writes Cassie Barker. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Politics This Morning: Unidentified farcical objects

  • Plus, Cyber Force commander, Rear Admiral Lou Carosielli, is taking questions.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 14, 2023
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and Fisheries and Oceans Minister Joyce Murray spoke to reporters yesterday about the recent downing of unidentified flying objects in Canadian airspace. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Unidentified farcical objects

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 14, 2023
  • Plus, Cyber Force commander, Rear Admiral Lou Carosielli, is taking questions.

Politics This Morning: Unidentified farcical objects

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 14, 2023
  • Plus, Cyber Force commander, Rear Admiral Lou Carosielli, is taking questions.
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and Fisheries and Oceans Minister Joyce Murray spoke to reporters yesterday about the recent downing of unidentified flying objects in Canadian airspace. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Some advocates fear Liberals will go too far ‘out on a limb’ with online harms law, while others warn against ‘light-touch approach’

  • The consultation process amounts to 'policy laundering,’ says internet law expert Michael Geist, in reaction to a 'What We Heard' report recently released by
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 13, 2023
On Jan. 31, Canadian Heritage released a 'What We Heard' document reporting on a series of roundtables about online harms launched by Minister Pablo Rodriguez last year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Some advocates fear Liberals will go too far ‘out on a limb’ with online harms law, while others warn against ‘light-touch approach’

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 13, 2023
  • The consultation process amounts to 'policy laundering,’ says internet law expert Michael Geist, in reaction to a 'What We Heard' report recently released by

Some advocates fear Liberals will go too far ‘out on a limb’ with online harms law, while others warn against ‘light-touch approach’

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 13, 2023
  • The consultation process amounts to 'policy laundering,’ says internet law expert Michael Geist, in reaction to a 'What We Heard' report recently released by
On Jan. 31, Canadian Heritage released a 'What We Heard' document reporting on a series of roundtables about online harms launched by Minister Pablo Rodriguez last year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MAID debate derailed by alternate facts

  • For the pause to expanding medical assistance in dying to have meaning, the time must be used to develop policy following an unbiased review
Opinion | BY K. SONU GAIND | February 13, 2023
Mental Health Minister Carolyn Bennett, left, claims that psychiatric MAID is not suicide, but even Justice Minister David Lametti has acknowledged that the expanded practice ‘is a species of suicide,’ writes K. Sonu Gaind. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MAID debate derailed by alternate facts

Opinion | BY K. SONU GAIND | February 13, 2023
  • For the pause to expanding medical assistance in dying to have meaning, the time must be used to develop policy following an unbiased review

MAID debate derailed by alternate facts

Opinion | BY K. SONU GAIND | February 13, 2023
  • For the pause to expanding medical assistance in dying to have meaning, the time must be used to develop policy following an unbiased review
Mental Health Minister Carolyn Bennett, left, claims that psychiatric MAID is not suicide, but even Justice Minister David Lametti has acknowledged that the expanded practice ‘is a species of suicide,’ writes K. Sonu Gaind. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New economic adviser on deck in the Prime Minister’s Office

  • Plus, there are two staff changes to report in Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu’s office, including director of operations Olivier Cullen’s recent exit.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 13, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters after a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Jan. 31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New economic adviser on deck in the Prime Minister’s Office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 13, 2023
  • Plus, there are two staff changes to report in Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu’s office, including director of operations Olivier Cullen’s recent exit.

New economic adviser on deck in the Prime Minister’s Office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 13, 2023
  • Plus, there are two staff changes to report in Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu’s office, including director of operations Olivier Cullen’s recent exit.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters after a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Jan. 31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tax and regulation combine to crush cannabis innovation and jobs

  • The illicit market is really the big winner when legal cannabis companies fall by the wayside with no pathway to profitability and no platform
Opinion | BY GEORGE SMITHERMAN | February 13, 2023
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has a chance to change the tax and regulatory structure conceived for cannabis that has made it nearly impossible for any company of any size to have a consistently positive cash flow, writes George Smitherman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tax and regulation combine to crush cannabis innovation and jobs

Opinion | BY GEORGE SMITHERMAN | February 13, 2023
  • The illicit market is really the big winner when legal cannabis companies fall by the wayside with no pathway to profitability and no platform

Tax and regulation combine to crush cannabis innovation and jobs

Opinion | BY GEORGE SMITHERMAN | February 13, 2023
  • The illicit market is really the big winner when legal cannabis companies fall by the wayside with no pathway to profitability and no platform
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has a chance to change the tax and regulatory structure conceived for cannabis that has made it nearly impossible for any company of any size to have a consistently positive cash flow, writes George Smitherman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s high-flying failings in defence procurement

  • While it might seem somewhat embarrassing that Canada cannot spare any more modern military hardware for Ukraine, it must be remembered that not that
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 13, 2023
Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet pilots prepare to taxi out on a combat training flight during Operation Reassurance in Romania on Oct. 19, 2020. The final phase-out of Canada’s existing legacy CF-18 fleet will not be complete until sometime in 2032. DND photograph by S1 Zach Barr

Canada’s high-flying failings in defence procurement

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 13, 2023
  • While it might seem somewhat embarrassing that Canada cannot spare any more modern military hardware for Ukraine, it must be remembered that not that

Canada’s high-flying failings in defence procurement

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 13, 2023
  • While it might seem somewhat embarrassing that Canada cannot spare any more modern military hardware for Ukraine, it must be remembered that not that
Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet pilots prepare to taxi out on a combat training flight during Operation Reassurance in Romania on Oct. 19, 2020. The final phase-out of Canada’s existing legacy CF-18 fleet will not be complete until sometime in 2032. DND photograph by S1 Zach Barr

Time to get to work on Canada’s commitments to protect nature

  • Will the deal to preserve nature outlined at the United Nations biodiversity conference be remembered as a point of catalyst or collapse?
Opinion | BY CATHERINE GRENIER | February 13, 2023
Just last month, as a result of the Nature Conservancy of Canada's efforts to broker and fund an agreement between NCC, Interfor, and the province of British Columbia, 75,000 hectares of rare inland temperate rainforest in the Incomappleux Valley has been protected, writes Catherine Grenier.

Time to get to work on Canada’s commitments to protect nature

Opinion | BY CATHERINE GRENIER | February 13, 2023
  • Will the deal to preserve nature outlined at the United Nations biodiversity conference be remembered as a point of catalyst or collapse?

Time to get to work on Canada’s commitments to protect nature

Opinion | BY CATHERINE GRENIER | February 13, 2023
  • Will the deal to preserve nature outlined at the United Nations biodiversity conference be remembered as a point of catalyst or collapse?
Just last month, as a result of the Nature Conservancy of Canada's efforts to broker and fund an agreement between NCC, Interfor, and the province of British Columbia, 75,000 hectares of rare inland temperate rainforest in the Incomappleux Valley has been protected, writes Catherine Grenier.

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Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray spoke with reporters on Feb. 13, 2023, about the recent discovery of unidentified flying objects in Canadian airspace, saying there is a recovery operation being conducted by the RCMP and the Canadian Forces in a stretch of terrain that is difficult to access. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray spoke with reporters on Feb. 13, 2023, about the recent discovery of unidentified flying objects in Canadian airspace, saying there is a recovery operation being conducted by the RCMP and the Canadian Forces in a stretch of terrain that is difficult to access. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The earthquakes and the blame

  • Politicians and developers have a mutually beneficial relationship in most countries, but Turkey is special.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 13, 2023
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's government favours the industry with amnesties, low-interest rates, and the like because construction produces a quick hit of economic activity that helps him through the next election or other crisis, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The earthquakes and the blame

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 13, 2023
  • Politicians and developers have a mutually beneficial relationship in most countries, but Turkey is special.

The earthquakes and the blame

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 13, 2023
  • Politicians and developers have a mutually beneficial relationship in most countries, but Turkey is special.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's government favours the industry with amnesties, low-interest rates, and the like because construction produces a quick hit of economic activity that helps him through the next election or other crisis, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

After a ‘disastrous start’ to the year, shuffle of senior PMO and chiefs of staff a ‘course correct in anticipation of things to come,’ say political players

  • Sean Mullin, a former senior Queen’s Park Liberal staffer, is joining the PMO as special adviser on the economy, according to a Liberal source.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 13, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his senior political aides have been busy shuffling the senior ranks of their own office and cabinet ministerial offices. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After a ‘disastrous start’ to the year, shuffle of senior PMO and chiefs of staff a ‘course correct in anticipation of things to come,’ say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 13, 2023
  • Sean Mullin, a former senior Queen’s Park Liberal staffer, is joining the PMO as special adviser on the economy, according to a Liberal source.

After a ‘disastrous start’ to the year, shuffle of senior PMO and chiefs of staff a ‘course correct in anticipation of things to come,’ say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 13, 2023
  • Sean Mullin, a former senior Queen’s Park Liberal staffer, is joining the PMO as special adviser on the economy, according to a Liberal source.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his senior political aides have been busy shuffling the senior ranks of their own office and cabinet ministerial offices. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The guy who likes to pick fights strikes again

  • In the current dust-up, Poilievre has travelled from the contrived to the absurd, declaring Catherine Tait’s comments about him 'prove' that the CBC is
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 13, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, is now slagging CBC President Catherine Tait, left, because, he says, she's unleashed a 'partisan attack' against him. In other words, she has criticized him, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The guy who likes to pick fights strikes again

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 13, 2023
  • In the current dust-up, Poilievre has travelled from the contrived to the absurd, declaring Catherine Tait’s comments about him 'prove' that the CBC is

The guy who likes to pick fights strikes again

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 13, 2023
  • In the current dust-up, Poilievre has travelled from the contrived to the absurd, declaring Catherine Tait’s comments about him 'prove' that the CBC is
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, is now slagging CBC President Catherine Tait, left, because, he says, she's unleashed a 'partisan attack' against him. In other words, she has criticized him, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The Canadian parliamentary cross-party effort to help ‘the most at-risk women in the world right now’

  • A group of six MPs from all parties has been working behind the scenes since mid-2022 to bring nine Afghan women parliamentarians to safety
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 13, 2023
The group of MPs who have been working behind the scenes includes Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, left, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, NDP MP Heather McPherson, Conservative MP Alex Ruff, and Liberal MPs Marcus Powlowski and Leah Taylor Roy. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The Canadian parliamentary cross-party effort to help ‘the most at-risk women in the world right now’

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 13, 2023
  • A group of six MPs from all parties has been working behind the scenes since mid-2022 to bring nine Afghan women parliamentarians to safety

The Canadian parliamentary cross-party effort to help ‘the most at-risk women in the world right now’

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 13, 2023
  • A group of six MPs from all parties has been working behind the scenes since mid-2022 to bring nine Afghan women parliamentarians to safety
The group of MPs who have been working behind the scenes includes Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, left, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, NDP MP Heather McPherson, Conservative MP Alex Ruff, and Liberal MPs Marcus Powlowski and Leah Taylor Roy. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Copps: Flag Day brings back memories of the ‘Shawinigan Handshake’

  • When Jean Chrétien had a physical kerfuffle with a protester, the first official Flag Day certainly made history. 
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 13, 2023
Feb. 15 is Flag Day, first created by then-Canadian heritage minister Sheila Copps in 1996, under former prime minister Jean Chrétien, in an effort to foster national unity after the Quebec referendum. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Phil Nolan/Global News

Copps: Flag Day brings back memories of the ‘Shawinigan Handshake’

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 13, 2023
  • When Jean Chrétien had a physical kerfuffle with a protester, the first official Flag Day certainly made history. 

Copps: Flag Day brings back memories of the ‘Shawinigan Handshake’

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 13, 2023
  • When Jean Chrétien had a physical kerfuffle with a protester, the first official Flag Day certainly made history. 
Feb. 15 is Flag Day, first created by then-Canadian heritage minister Sheila Copps in 1996, under former prime minister Jean Chrétien, in an effort to foster national unity after the Quebec referendum. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Phil Nolan/Global News

‘The more we invest in health, the less we need to invest in health care,’ says ex-Olympian and MP Van Koeverden during Ski Day on the Hill, while first ministers meet in Ottawa

  • 'That’s not to suggest that physical activity solves every single problem,' said former Olympian now MP Adam van Koeverden, while skiing on Parliament Hill
FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 13, 2023
Independent Senator Marty Deacon, centre, with Liberal MP Adam van Koeverden, right, and Sue Holloway, left, who works in Deacon's office and is project co-ordinator for National Health and Fitness Day. The Hill Times photograph by Christopher Guly

‘The more we invest in health, the less we need to invest in health care,’ says ex-Olympian and MP Van Koeverden during Ski Day on the Hill, while first ministers meet in Ottawa

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 13, 2023
  • 'That’s not to suggest that physical activity solves every single problem,' said former Olympian now MP Adam van Koeverden, while skiing on Parliament Hill

‘The more we invest in health, the less we need to invest in health care,’ says ex-Olympian and MP Van Koeverden during Ski Day on the Hill, while first ministers meet in Ottawa

FeatureBY CHRISTOPHER GULY | February 13, 2023
  • 'That’s not to suggest that physical activity solves every single problem,' said former Olympian now MP Adam van Koeverden, while skiing on Parliament Hill
Independent Senator Marty Deacon, centre, with Liberal MP Adam van Koeverden, right, and Sue Holloway, left, who works in Deacon's office and is project co-ordinator for National Health and Fitness Day. The Hill Times photograph by Christopher Guly

This year’s budget speech should be different

  • We urgently need a sense of shared citizenship and a positive patriotism that takes pride in our country. Instead, we have a political environment
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 13, 2023
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, is likely finalizing the federal budget. While the onus will be on her to come up with a budget that is designed to take us forward to something better, our political, business, and academic communities must double down to restore patriotism and build a unifying sense of citizenship. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This year’s budget speech should be different

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 13, 2023
  • We urgently need a sense of shared citizenship and a positive patriotism that takes pride in our country. Instead, we have a political environment

This year’s budget speech should be different

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 13, 2023
  • We urgently need a sense of shared citizenship and a positive patriotism that takes pride in our country. Instead, we have a political environment
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, is likely finalizing the federal budget. While the onus will be on her to come up with a budget that is designed to take us forward to something better, our political, business, and academic communities must double down to restore patriotism and build a unifying sense of citizenship. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s a momentous year for Canada-Japan relations

  • As we face a severe geopolitical situation, the strategic partnership between Canada and Japan has become even more important.
Opinion | BY KANJI YAMANOUCHI | February 13, 2023
Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida's visit to Ottawa last month came at the best timing, following the release of Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy and Japan’s National Security Strategy, and as Japan holds the presidency of the G7 in 2023, writes Japan's Ambassador Kanji Yamanouchi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s a momentous year for Canada-Japan relations

Opinion | BY KANJI YAMANOUCHI | February 13, 2023
  • As we face a severe geopolitical situation, the strategic partnership between Canada and Japan has become even more important.

It’s a momentous year for Canada-Japan relations

Opinion | BY KANJI YAMANOUCHI | February 13, 2023
  • As we face a severe geopolitical situation, the strategic partnership between Canada and Japan has become even more important.
Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida's visit to Ottawa last month came at the best timing, following the release of Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy and Japan’s National Security Strategy, and as Japan holds the presidency of the G7 in 2023, writes Japan's Ambassador Kanji Yamanouchi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Veiling Islamophobia through guise of secularism will not solve the problem

  • Fighting systemic Islamophobia is a must. Rebuilding trust with the growing Muslim community within Quebec is key. It starts with ensuring the Muslim community
Opinion | BY ABDUL NAKUA | February 13, 2023
Amira Elghawaby, Canada’s first special representative on combating Islamophobia, will serve as a champion and expert to support the federal government’s efforts in the fight against Islamophobia, systemic racism, racial discrimination, and religious intolerance, writes Abdul Nakua. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Veiling Islamophobia through guise of secularism will not solve the problem

Opinion | BY ABDUL NAKUA | February 13, 2023
  • Fighting systemic Islamophobia is a must. Rebuilding trust with the growing Muslim community within Quebec is key. It starts with ensuring the Muslim community

Veiling Islamophobia through guise of secularism will not solve the problem

Opinion | BY ABDUL NAKUA | February 13, 2023
  • Fighting systemic Islamophobia is a must. Rebuilding trust with the growing Muslim community within Quebec is key. It starts with ensuring the Muslim community
Amira Elghawaby, Canada’s first special representative on combating Islamophobia, will serve as a champion and expert to support the federal government’s efforts in the fight against Islamophobia, systemic racism, racial discrimination, and religious intolerance, writes Abdul Nakua. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Conservatives signal support for government bill to delay MAiD expansion

  • Plus, the PM’s Sunday trip to Whitehorse coincides with some odd activity in the skies over Yukon and over Lake Huron.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 13, 2023
Justice Minister David Lametti, seen here on Dec. 8, 2022, wants Parliament to move quickly to pass a bill delaying the expansion of medical assistance in dying while the government conducts further studies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Conservatives signal support for government bill to delay MAiD expansion

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 13, 2023
  • Plus, the PM’s Sunday trip to Whitehorse coincides with some odd activity in the skies over Yukon and over Lake Huron.

Politics This Morning: Conservatives signal support for government bill to delay MAiD expansion

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 13, 2023
  • Plus, the PM’s Sunday trip to Whitehorse coincides with some odd activity in the skies over Yukon and over Lake Huron.
Justice Minister David Lametti, seen here on Dec. 8, 2022, wants Parliament to move quickly to pass a bill delaying the expansion of medical assistance in dying while the government conducts further studies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘New normal’ provides challenge to public sector’s ‘strategic policy review,’ say experts, as feds look to save $6-billion by 2026-27

  • Economist Don Drummond says that strategic reviews are 'extremely difficult to do and they have to be set up meticulously.'
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 13, 2023
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier. The government is currently negotiating with 26 out of 28 bargaining tables across the public service, negotiations which are 'happening completely outside of the strategic review process,' according to the government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘New normal’ provides challenge to public sector’s ‘strategic policy review,’ say experts, as feds look to save $6-billion by 2026-27

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 13, 2023
  • Economist Don Drummond says that strategic reviews are 'extremely difficult to do and they have to be set up meticulously.'

‘New normal’ provides challenge to public sector’s ‘strategic policy review,’ say experts, as feds look to save $6-billion by 2026-27

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 13, 2023
  • Economist Don Drummond says that strategic reviews are 'extremely difficult to do and they have to be set up meticulously.'
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier. The government is currently negotiating with 26 out of 28 bargaining tables across the public service, negotiations which are 'happening completely outside of the strategic review process,' according to the government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government needs to expand the 40,000 cap on Afghan refugees

  • IRCC says it has received expressions of interest from more than one million people trying to flee the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, but it's
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 13, 2023
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser's response to criticism that the government has been slow to move the 40,000 refugees it committed to bringing to Canada has been consistent: the situation on the ground in Afghanistan is challenging. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government needs to expand the 40,000 cap on Afghan refugees

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 13, 2023
  • IRCC says it has received expressions of interest from more than one million people trying to flee the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, but it's

Government needs to expand the 40,000 cap on Afghan refugees

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 13, 2023
  • IRCC says it has received expressions of interest from more than one million people trying to flee the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, but it's
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser's response to criticism that the government has been slow to move the 40,000 refugees it committed to bringing to Canada has been consistent: the situation on the ground in Afghanistan is challenging. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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