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Why Canada’s engagement with China is strategic sovereignty, not submission

  • Far from capitulation to coercion, Canada’s pursuit of trade diversification reflects a clear-eyed strategy to mitigate existential risks posed by over-reliance on the U.S.
Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | June 18, 2025
There’s a misguided narrative of victimhood that’s being attached to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s willingness to engage with President Xi Jinping’s China, writes Wenran Jiang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Why Canada’s engagement with China is strategic sovereignty, not submission

Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | June 18, 2025
  • Far from capitulation to coercion, Canada’s pursuit of trade diversification reflects a clear-eyed strategy to mitigate existential risks posed by over-reliance on the U.S.

Why Canada’s engagement with China is strategic sovereignty, not submission

Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | June 18, 2025
  • Far from capitulation to coercion, Canada’s pursuit of trade diversification reflects a clear-eyed strategy to mitigate existential risks posed by over-reliance on the U.S.
There’s a misguided narrative of victimhood that’s being attached to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s willingness to engage with President Xi Jinping’s China, writes Wenran Jiang. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Loophole Liberals making an ignominious power grab

  • Bill C-5 is environmental racism, which this current government has no problem with committing since it can steamroll any study or assessment that proves
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 18, 2025
Dominic LeBlanc
Dominic LeBlanc
Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc tabled Bill C-5 on June 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Loophole Liberals making an ignominious power grab

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 18, 2025
  • Bill C-5 is environmental racism, which this current government has no problem with committing since it can steamroll any study or assessment that proves

Loophole Liberals making an ignominious power grab

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | June 18, 2025
  • Bill C-5 is environmental racism, which this current government has no problem with committing since it can steamroll any study or assessment that proves
Dominic LeBlanc
Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic LeBlanc tabled Bill C-5 on June 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives could use some outside perspective

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

Conservatives could use some outside perspective

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

Conservatives could use some outside perspective

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

Making the G7 Summit in Canada significant

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

Making the G7 Summit in Canada significant

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

Making the G7 Summit in Canada significant

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

Senator Mégie marks National Sickle Cell Awareness Day with parliamentary breakfast on June 19

  • TUESDAY, JUNE 17—THURSDAY, JUNE 19 Workshop: ‘The Road to Sovereignty‘—Okimaw and Niipaawi Strategies host “The Road to Sovereignty,” a three-day, high-level gathering focused on building Indigenous
Senator Marie-Françoise Mégie, pictured right with Dimitri St-Julien in 2017, will co-host a parliamentary breakfast to mark National Sickle Cell Awareness Day on June 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Mégie marks National Sickle Cell Awareness Day with parliamentary breakfast on June 19

  • TUESDAY, JUNE 17—THURSDAY, JUNE 19 Workshop: ‘The Road to Sovereignty‘—Okimaw and Niipaawi Strategies host “The Road to Sovereignty,” a three-day, high-level gathering focused on building Indigenous

Senator Mégie marks National Sickle Cell Awareness Day with parliamentary breakfast on June 19

  • TUESDAY, JUNE 17—THURSDAY, JUNE 19 Workshop: ‘The Road to Sovereignty‘—Okimaw and Niipaawi Strategies host “The Road to Sovereignty,” a three-day, high-level gathering focused on building Indigenous
Senator Marie-Françoise Mégie, pictured right with Dimitri St-Julien in 2017, will co-host a parliamentary breakfast to mark National Sickle Cell Awareness Day on June 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Will Canada miss the boat on human rights?

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

Will Canada miss the boat on human rights?

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

Will Canada miss the boat on human rights?

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

Reconciliation is action, not just words

  • Closing the infrastructure gap requires more than land acknowledgements that don’t address truth, Treaties, or commitments.
Opinion | BY MICHELLE ROBINSON | June 18, 2025
Indigenous leadership regularly engages with businesses and governments with solutions to infrastructure needs, which are regularly disregarded, writes Michelle Robinson. Unsplash photograph by Tim Foster

Reconciliation is action, not just words

Opinion | BY MICHELLE ROBINSON | June 18, 2025
  • Closing the infrastructure gap requires more than land acknowledgements that don’t address truth, Treaties, or commitments.

Reconciliation is action, not just words

Opinion | BY MICHELLE ROBINSON | June 18, 2025
  • Closing the infrastructure gap requires more than land acknowledgements that don’t address truth, Treaties, or commitments.
Indigenous leadership regularly engages with businesses and governments with solutions to infrastructure needs, which are regularly disregarded, writes Michelle Robinson. Unsplash photograph by Tim Foster

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

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

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

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

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

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

Project greenlight bill in focus

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

Project greenlight bill in focus

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

Project greenlight bill in focus

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

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
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In politics and pro-leagues, true leaders must know when to go

  • If the polls have it right, running for a fourth time to remain prime minister may be a bridge too far for Justin Trudeau.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 6, 2023
Justin Trudeau, Tom Brady,
Justin Trudeau, Tom Brady,
In politics, like sports, knowing when to go is often the difference between leaving as a star or becoming a rink rat, writes Michael Harris, a lesson NFL star Tom Brady, right, has learned and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may soon enough. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

In politics and pro-leagues, true leaders must know when to go

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 6, 2023
  • If the polls have it right, running for a fourth time to remain prime minister may be a bridge too far for Justin Trudeau.

In politics and pro-leagues, true leaders must know when to go

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | February 6, 2023
  • If the polls have it right, running for a fourth time to remain prime minister may be a bridge too far for Justin Trudeau.
Justin Trudeau, Tom Brady,
In politics, like sports, knowing when to go is often the difference between leaving as a star or becoming a rink rat, writes Michael Harris, a lesson NFL star Tom Brady, right, has learned and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may soon enough. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Dominic Barton: training in the federal civil service is ‘weak’

  • The former McKinsey head and ambassador to China told the OGGO Committee that it should be looking at how to improve training and capacity
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 6, 2023
Dominic Barton, former global managing director of McKinsey and Company, stressed to a committee on Feb. 1 that he did not have a personal relationship or friendship with Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dominic Barton: training in the federal civil service is ‘weak’

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 6, 2023
  • The former McKinsey head and ambassador to China told the OGGO Committee that it should be looking at how to improve training and capacity

Dominic Barton: training in the federal civil service is ‘weak’

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | February 6, 2023
  • The former McKinsey head and ambassador to China told the OGGO Committee that it should be looking at how to improve training and capacity
Dominic Barton, former global managing director of McKinsey and Company, stressed to a committee on Feb. 1 that he did not have a personal relationship or friendship with Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s ground game for next election should focus on 24 ridings O’Toole lost by slimmest margins in 2021, say politicos

  • Conservatives lost the 2021 election by a slim margin of 16,928 more votes in 24 ridings across the country.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 6, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured talking to reporters on Feb. 3, 2023, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s ground game for next election should focus on 24 ridings O’Toole lost by slimmest margins in 2021, say politicos

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 6, 2023
  • Conservatives lost the 2021 election by a slim margin of 16,928 more votes in 24 ridings across the country.

Poilievre’s ground game for next election should focus on 24 ridings O’Toole lost by slimmest margins in 2021, say politicos

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 6, 2023
  • Conservatives lost the 2021 election by a slim margin of 16,928 more votes in 24 ridings across the country.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured talking to reporters on Feb. 3, 2023, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Forty degrees below zero in the world of racial equity and inclusion

  • What are some take-aways to deal with such a mix of good news and incredibly challenging incidents that seem to take us a step
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 6, 2023
Canada’s first special representative on combating Islamophobia Amira Elghawaby, pictured on the Hill on Feb. 1, 2023, after a number of calls for her appointment to be rescinded after controversial comments from a 2019 column resurfaced. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Forty degrees below zero in the world of racial equity and inclusion

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 6, 2023
  • What are some take-aways to deal with such a mix of good news and incredibly challenging incidents that seem to take us a step

Forty degrees below zero in the world of racial equity and inclusion

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | February 6, 2023
  • What are some take-aways to deal with such a mix of good news and incredibly challenging incidents that seem to take us a step
Canada’s first special representative on combating Islamophobia Amira Elghawaby, pictured on the Hill on Feb. 1, 2023, after a number of calls for her appointment to be rescinded after controversial comments from a 2019 column resurfaced. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Time to learn how to do talent and performance management’ in new hybrid workplace environment, says former PCO clerk Michael Wernick

  • David Zussman says every federal department has its own particular characteristics, but says the endgame can't be: do whatever you like. 'I just can’t
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 6, 2023
Former Clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick, left, Clerk of the Privy Council Janice Charette, and Treasury Board President Mona Fortier. The Treasury Board has mandated that federal employees must return to the workplace two to three days a week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Time to learn how to do talent and performance management’ in new hybrid workplace environment, says former PCO clerk Michael Wernick

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 6, 2023
  • David Zussman says every federal department has its own particular characteristics, but says the endgame can't be: do whatever you like. 'I just can’t

‘Time to learn how to do talent and performance management’ in new hybrid workplace environment, says former PCO clerk Michael Wernick

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 6, 2023
  • David Zussman says every federal department has its own particular characteristics, but says the endgame can't be: do whatever you like. 'I just can’t
Former Clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick, left, Clerk of the Privy Council Janice Charette, and Treasury Board President Mona Fortier. The Treasury Board has mandated that federal employees must return to the workplace two to three days a week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

As election looms, a full-time pursuit of the trivial takes over federal politics

  • The instances of seat-of-the-pants management and failure to anticipate change are so numerous, they raise a pertinent question: can our parliamentary system serve the
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 6, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, former ambassador Dominic Barton, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet all grabbed headlines last week in time-wasting controversies, writes Susan Riley. Welcome to Ottawa, where every disagreement ends up as ammunition for someone. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

As election looms, a full-time pursuit of the trivial takes over federal politics

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 6, 2023
  • The instances of seat-of-the-pants management and failure to anticipate change are so numerous, they raise a pertinent question: can our parliamentary system serve the

As election looms, a full-time pursuit of the trivial takes over federal politics

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | February 6, 2023
  • The instances of seat-of-the-pants management and failure to anticipate change are so numerous, they raise a pertinent question: can our parliamentary system serve the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, former ambassador Dominic Barton, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet all grabbed headlines last week in time-wasting controversies, writes Susan Riley. Welcome to Ottawa, where every disagreement ends up as ammunition for someone. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The last thing Ontario Liberal Party needs is walkover Liberal

  • There are four putative candidates considering a run at the Liberal leadership. Shockingly, they are all current Liberals and each has something unique to offer. So
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 6, 2023
Mitzie Hunter would be the party’s first Black leader. Yasir Naqvi would be the first Muslim, Ted Hsu would be the first leader of Asian heritage. Nate Erskine-Smith would be the youngest leader ever elected. Those demographics should be of interest to the 'insiders.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The last thing Ontario Liberal Party needs is walkover Liberal

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 6, 2023
  • There are four putative candidates considering a run at the Liberal leadership. Shockingly, they are all current Liberals and each has something unique to offer. So

The last thing Ontario Liberal Party needs is walkover Liberal

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 6, 2023
  • There are four putative candidates considering a run at the Liberal leadership. Shockingly, they are all current Liberals and each has something unique to offer. So
Mitzie Hunter would be the party’s first Black leader. Yasir Naqvi would be the first Muslim, Ted Hsu would be the first leader of Asian heritage. Nate Erskine-Smith would be the youngest leader ever elected. Those demographics should be of interest to the 'insiders.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Government should rein in its spending on outsourcing contracts

  • The members of the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee need to take a step back from the politics and look at the bigger
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 6, 2023
Dominic Barton appeared before the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee on Wed. Feb. 1 to testify about his relationship with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau while he was an executive at McKinsey & Company. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government should rein in its spending on outsourcing contracts

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 6, 2023
  • The members of the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee need to take a step back from the politics and look at the bigger

Government should rein in its spending on outsourcing contracts

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 6, 2023
  • The members of the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee need to take a step back from the politics and look at the bigger
Dominic Barton appeared before the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee on Wed. Feb. 1 to testify about his relationship with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau while he was an executive at McKinsey & Company. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Governor General heads to Finland to signal support for stalled NATO bid

  • Plus, François-Philippe Champagne will make the case for greater restrictions on investments that may threaten Canada’s national security or economic interests.
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 6, 2023
Governor General Mary Simon, seen here in Ottawa on Jan. 27, will spend the week in Finland meeting the Finnish president and other senior officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Governor General heads to Finland to signal support for stalled NATO bid

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 6, 2023
  • Plus, François-Philippe Champagne will make the case for greater restrictions on investments that may threaten Canada’s national security or economic interests.

Politics This Morning: Governor General heads to Finland to signal support for stalled NATO bid

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 6, 2023
  • Plus, François-Philippe Champagne will make the case for greater restrictions on investments that may threaten Canada’s national security or economic interests.
Governor General Mary Simon, seen here in Ottawa on Jan. 27, will spend the week in Finland meeting the Finnish president and other senior officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lasting health-care system change requires national human resource strategy, say health experts

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada’s premiers will meet on Feb. 7 to discuss a new funding deal for health care with the provinces.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 6, 2023
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, Quebec Premier François Legault, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The prime minister will host a First Ministers' conference in Ottawa on Feb. 7 to hammer out a new health-care deal. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright

Lasting health-care system change requires national human resource strategy, say health experts

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 6, 2023
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada’s premiers will meet on Feb. 7 to discuss a new funding deal for health care with the provinces.

Lasting health-care system change requires national human resource strategy, say health experts

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 6, 2023
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada’s premiers will meet on Feb. 7 to discuss a new funding deal for health care with the provinces.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, Quebec Premier François Legault, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The prime minister will host a First Ministers' conference in Ottawa on Feb. 7 to hammer out a new health-care deal. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright

Increasing Indigenous access: the need for Canadian certified counsellors in the NIHB program

  • Inequitable access to health and mental health care negates essential opportunities and services necessary for the recovery of colonization.
Opinion | BY ANGELA GRIER | February 6, 2023
The Canadian Certified Counsellors is a professional designation offered by Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association for counsellors and psychotherapists to practice across the country, regardless of a lack of regulation of the profession in a province, writes Angela Grier, a registered provisional psychologist in Alberta. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Increasing Indigenous access: the need for Canadian certified counsellors in the NIHB program

Opinion | BY ANGELA GRIER | February 6, 2023
  • Inequitable access to health and mental health care negates essential opportunities and services necessary for the recovery of colonization.

Increasing Indigenous access: the need for Canadian certified counsellors in the NIHB program

Opinion | BY ANGELA GRIER | February 6, 2023
  • Inequitable access to health and mental health care negates essential opportunities and services necessary for the recovery of colonization.
The Canadian Certified Counsellors is a professional designation offered by Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association for counsellors and psychotherapists to practice across the country, regardless of a lack of regulation of the profession in a province, writes Angela Grier, a registered provisional psychologist in Alberta. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Reforming health care in Canada, one community organization at a time

  • Increased funding is long overdue for the mental health-care system in Canada, but government can’t just throw the money at a problem and hope
Opinion | BY DAVE GALLSON | February 6, 2023
There needs to be more coordination between primary health-care systems and community mental health organizations in all of our regions, writes Dave Gallson, the national executive director of the Mood Disorders Society of Canada. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Reforming health care in Canada, one community organization at a time

Opinion | BY DAVE GALLSON | February 6, 2023
  • Increased funding is long overdue for the mental health-care system in Canada, but government can’t just throw the money at a problem and hope

Reforming health care in Canada, one community organization at a time

Opinion | BY DAVE GALLSON | February 6, 2023
  • Increased funding is long overdue for the mental health-care system in Canada, but government can’t just throw the money at a problem and hope
There needs to be more coordination between primary health-care systems and community mental health organizations in all of our regions, writes Dave Gallson, the national executive director of the Mood Disorders Society of Canada. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Support for aging-in-place is key to improving care for seniors

  • By 2031, almost a quarter of Canada’s population will be over the age of 65 and demand for long-term care will grow further.
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR JUDITH G. SEIDMAN | February 6, 2023
In the long term, Canada must re-allocate efforts and resources into the programs and services that will allow seniors to remain in their homes as they age, writes Senator Judith Seidman. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Matej

Support for aging-in-place is key to improving care for seniors

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR JUDITH G. SEIDMAN | February 6, 2023
  • By 2031, almost a quarter of Canada’s population will be over the age of 65 and demand for long-term care will grow further.

Support for aging-in-place is key to improving care for seniors

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR JUDITH G. SEIDMAN | February 6, 2023
  • By 2031, almost a quarter of Canada’s population will be over the age of 65 and demand for long-term care will grow further.
In the long term, Canada must re-allocate efforts and resources into the programs and services that will allow seniors to remain in their homes as they age, writes Senator Judith Seidman. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Matej

Patchwork solutions won’t fix the fraying health system

  • Pan-Canadian licensure would allow a licensed physician to work in every province and territory in the country.
Opinion | BY SENATOR SHARON BUREY | February 6, 2023
Pan-Canadian licensure can help to resolve some problems in the health-care system, but it will take more than that to fulfill the main objective of the Canada Health Act, writes Senator Sharon Burey. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Patchwork solutions won’t fix the fraying health system

Opinion | BY SENATOR SHARON BUREY | February 6, 2023
  • Pan-Canadian licensure would allow a licensed physician to work in every province and territory in the country.

Patchwork solutions won’t fix the fraying health system

Opinion | BY SENATOR SHARON BUREY | February 6, 2023
  • Pan-Canadian licensure would allow a licensed physician to work in every province and territory in the country.
Pan-Canadian licensure can help to resolve some problems in the health-care system, but it will take more than that to fulfill the main objective of the Canada Health Act, writes Senator Sharon Burey. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Beyond funding, meaningful reform in health care needed

  • Collaboration between the federal government, provinces and territories, across jurisdictional silos, is needed to provide Canadians with the health care they deserve.
Opinion | BY FLORDELIZ (GIGI) OSLER | February 6, 2023
Health care reform should include redefining what constitutes a 'medically necessary' health care service, and hence what is covered by provincial and territorial health insurance plans, writes Senator Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Beyond funding, meaningful reform in health care needed

Opinion | BY FLORDELIZ (GIGI) OSLER | February 6, 2023
  • Collaboration between the federal government, provinces and territories, across jurisdictional silos, is needed to provide Canadians with the health care they deserve.

Beyond funding, meaningful reform in health care needed

Opinion | BY FLORDELIZ (GIGI) OSLER | February 6, 2023
  • Collaboration between the federal government, provinces and territories, across jurisdictional silos, is needed to provide Canadians with the health care they deserve.
Health care reform should include redefining what constitutes a 'medically necessary' health care service, and hence what is covered by provincial and territorial health insurance plans, writes Senator Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Speech is free, but lies cost: misinformation and health systems reform

  • As federal, provincial/territorial discussions on health care proceed over the next months, it is necessary that they include how to effectively identify and address
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER | February 6, 2023
Canada must rapidly create, develop and deploy a politically independent and trusted pan-Canadian health information authority 'that has been informed by our infodemic health misinformation experience,' writes Senator Stan Kutcher. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Speech is free, but lies cost: misinformation and health systems reform

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER | February 6, 2023
  • As federal, provincial/territorial discussions on health care proceed over the next months, it is necessary that they include how to effectively identify and address

Speech is free, but lies cost: misinformation and health systems reform

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER | February 6, 2023
  • As federal, provincial/territorial discussions on health care proceed over the next months, it is necessary that they include how to effectively identify and address
Canada must rapidly create, develop and deploy a politically independent and trusted pan-Canadian health information authority 'that has been informed by our infodemic health misinformation experience,' writes Senator Stan Kutcher. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

We need common sense steps to improve health outcomes

  • Honestly labeling alcohol products and focusing on suicide prevention efforts are simple actions that can be taken to improve health outcomes in Canada.
Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU | February 6, 2023
The time has come to stop kowtowing to the alcohol industry and require honest labels on bottles, writes Senator Patrick Brazeau. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

We need common sense steps to improve health outcomes

Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU | February 6, 2023
  • Honestly labeling alcohol products and focusing on suicide prevention efforts are simple actions that can be taken to improve health outcomes in Canada.

We need common sense steps to improve health outcomes

Opinion | BY SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU | February 6, 2023
  • Honestly labeling alcohol products and focusing on suicide prevention efforts are simple actions that can be taken to improve health outcomes in Canada.
The time has come to stop kowtowing to the alcohol industry and require honest labels on bottles, writes Senator Patrick Brazeau. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

It’s time to use the C word: cure

  • With more than 233,900 cancer diagnoses and 85,100 cancer deaths expected in 2022, more must be done to move the needle for Canadian cancer
Opinion | BY STéPHANIE MICHAUD | February 6, 2023
There is little doubt that cancer remains the most significant threat to the health and wealth of Canadians, with cancer deaths representing an average of 16.7 years of life lost for each diagnosed Canadian. All sources combined; Canada spends almost $500-million a year on cancer research all in the hope to unravel a path to the C-word—cure. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

It’s time to use the C word: cure

Opinion | BY STéPHANIE MICHAUD | February 6, 2023
  • With more than 233,900 cancer diagnoses and 85,100 cancer deaths expected in 2022, more must be done to move the needle for Canadian cancer

It’s time to use the C word: cure

Opinion | BY STéPHANIE MICHAUD | February 6, 2023
  • With more than 233,900 cancer diagnoses and 85,100 cancer deaths expected in 2022, more must be done to move the needle for Canadian cancer
There is little doubt that cancer remains the most significant threat to the health and wealth of Canadians, with cancer deaths representing an average of 16.7 years of life lost for each diagnosed Canadian. All sources combined; Canada spends almost $500-million a year on cancer research all in the hope to unravel a path to the C-word—cure. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Health care: taxpayers taking an interest

  • The most important question is not whether medical care should be public or private, but whether public dollars are being put to the best
Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | February 6, 2023
As the prime minister, pictured, and the premiers meet on Feb. 7, they would do well to remember that The most critical change that is required is a commitment to opening up the books so taxpayers can judge whether their money is being spent wisely, writes Doreen Barrie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health care: taxpayers taking an interest

Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | February 6, 2023
  • The most important question is not whether medical care should be public or private, but whether public dollars are being put to the best

Health care: taxpayers taking an interest

Opinion | BY DOREEN BARRIE | February 6, 2023
  • The most important question is not whether medical care should be public or private, but whether public dollars are being put to the best
As the prime minister, pictured, and the premiers meet on Feb. 7, they would do well to remember that The most critical change that is required is a commitment to opening up the books so taxpayers can judge whether their money is being spent wisely, writes Doreen Barrie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian innovation in ovarian cancer research can save the lives of women in Canada and around the world

  • Women across Canada are depending on us to keep this research moving forward. They are depending on you as well. Join us in this
Opinion | BY TANIA VRIONIS | February 6, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbault, right, who represents Laurier- Saint-Marie, Que., visits an OCC OVCan-funded research project at the Centre de recherche du CHUM in Montreal in December 2022. Photograph courtesy of Ovarian Cancer Canada

Canadian innovation in ovarian cancer research can save the lives of women in Canada and around the world

Opinion | BY TANIA VRIONIS | February 6, 2023
  • Women across Canada are depending on us to keep this research moving forward. They are depending on you as well. Join us in this

Canadian innovation in ovarian cancer research can save the lives of women in Canada and around the world

Opinion | BY TANIA VRIONIS | February 6, 2023
  • Women across Canada are depending on us to keep this research moving forward. They are depending on you as well. Join us in this
Environment Minister Steven Guilbault, right, who represents Laurier- Saint-Marie, Que., visits an OCC OVCan-funded research project at the Centre de recherche du CHUM in Montreal in December 2022. Photograph courtesy of Ovarian Cancer Canada

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