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‘Bonjour Canada’: Biden trumpets Canada-U.S. ties, continental co-operation, plays down disputes

  • 'Our destinies are intertwined and they’re inseparable,' says President Joe Biden of Canada-U.S. relations during a more than 30-minute address to Parliament.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 24, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden had his first sit-down in Ottawa with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau since he came to power in early 2021, with a series of meetings at the West Block on March 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Bonjour Canada’: Biden trumpets Canada-U.S. ties, continental co-operation, plays down disputes

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 24, 2023
  • 'Our destinies are intertwined and they’re inseparable,' says President Joe Biden of Canada-U.S. relations during a more than 30-minute address to Parliament.

‘Bonjour Canada’: Biden trumpets Canada-U.S. ties, continental co-operation, plays down disputes

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 24, 2023
  • 'Our destinies are intertwined and they’re inseparable,' says President Joe Biden of Canada-U.S. relations during a more than 30-minute address to Parliament.
U.S. President Joe Biden had his first sit-down in Ottawa with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau since he came to power in early 2021, with a series of meetings at the West Block on March 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Top Canadian political speechwriters rate Biden’s speech to Parliament

  • 'Decent, neighbourly, workmanlike, and almost nostalgically centrist.' Veteran Canadian speechwriters and strategists weigh in on U.S. President Joe Biden's address to Parliament on March
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | March 24, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of his address to Parliament on March 24, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Top Canadian political speechwriters rate Biden’s speech to Parliament

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | March 24, 2023
  • 'Decent, neighbourly, workmanlike, and almost nostalgically centrist.' Veteran Canadian speechwriters and strategists weigh in on U.S. President Joe Biden's address to Parliament on March

Top Canadian political speechwriters rate Biden’s speech to Parliament

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | March 24, 2023
  • 'Decent, neighbourly, workmanlike, and almost nostalgically centrist.' Veteran Canadian speechwriters and strategists weigh in on U.S. President Joe Biden's address to Parliament on March
U.S. President Joe Biden held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of his address to Parliament on March 24, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the day

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets President of the United States Joe Biden in West Block on March 24, 2023. Biden holds a chocolate bar emblazoned with the word PEACE that was given to him by Green Party Co-Leader Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the day

Photo of the day

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets President of the United States Joe Biden in West Block on March 24, 2023. Biden holds a chocolate bar emblazoned with the word PEACE that was given to him by Green Party Co-Leader Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Biden in the House

  • Plus, the feds want trade lawyers.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 24, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden will keep most of Canada's top Parliamentarians and ministers busy today. He'll deliver a speech in the House of Commons this afternoon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Biden in the House

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 24, 2023
  • Plus, the feds want trade lawyers.

Politics This Morning: Biden in the House

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 24, 2023
  • Plus, the feds want trade lawyers.
U.S. President Joe Biden will keep most of Canada's top Parliamentarians and ministers busy today. He'll deliver a speech in the House of Commons this afternoon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 23, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets U.S. President Joe Biden as Sophie Grégoire Trudeau embraces First Lady Jill Biden at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on March 23, 2023, for Biden's first state visit to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 23, 2023

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 23, 2023
Joe Biden
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets U.S. President Joe Biden as Sophie Grégoire Trudeau embraces First Lady Jill Biden at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on March 23, 2023, for Biden's first state visit to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals have a theory for winning

  • So, what is this Liberal theory for winning? I can’t say for sure, but it will likely be to emphasize Trudeau’s persona, or more specifically
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 23, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. If the Conservatives can’t make Poilievre more likeable, their second choice is to make Trudeau seem unlikeable. That’ll require them to come up with a well-crafted, well-researched communication strategy aimed at undermining Trudeau's brand. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberals have a theory for winning

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 23, 2023
  • So, what is this Liberal theory for winning? I can’t say for sure, but it will likely be to emphasize Trudeau’s persona, or more specifically

Liberals have a theory for winning

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 23, 2023
  • So, what is this Liberal theory for winning? I can’t say for sure, but it will likely be to emphasize Trudeau’s persona, or more specifically
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. If the Conservatives can’t make Poilievre more likeable, their second choice is to make Trudeau seem unlikeable. That’ll require them to come up with a well-crafted, well-researched communication strategy aimed at undermining Trudeau's brand. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Economic reconciliation and Inuit self-determination must see funding in Budget 2023

  • The upcoming budget is an opportunity for federal accountability, to listen to the House Finance Committee's recommendation to advance an Inuit-led nation-building green infrastructure
Opinion | BY KONO TATTUINEE, DAVID KAKUKTINNIQ, ANNE-RAPHAëLLE AUDOUIN | March 23, 2023
Dan Vandal
Dan Vandal
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal, seen here on Oct. 20, 2022. The federal government has a unique opportunity to make a historical decision by grid-connecting Nunavut and walk the talk on countless commitments they have made, write Kono Tattuinee, David Kakuktinniq, Anne-Raphaëlle Audouin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Economic reconciliation and Inuit self-determination must see funding in Budget 2023

Opinion | BY KONO TATTUINEE, DAVID KAKUKTINNIQ, ANNE-RAPHAëLLE AUDOUIN | March 23, 2023
  • The upcoming budget is an opportunity for federal accountability, to listen to the House Finance Committee's recommendation to advance an Inuit-led nation-building green infrastructure

Economic reconciliation and Inuit self-determination must see funding in Budget 2023

Opinion | BY KONO TATTUINEE, DAVID KAKUKTINNIQ, ANNE-RAPHAëLLE AUDOUIN | March 23, 2023
  • The upcoming budget is an opportunity for federal accountability, to listen to the House Finance Committee's recommendation to advance an Inuit-led nation-building green infrastructure
Dan Vandal
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal, seen here on Oct. 20, 2022. The federal government has a unique opportunity to make a historical decision by grid-connecting Nunavut and walk the talk on countless commitments they have made, write Kono Tattuinee, David Kakuktinniq, Anne-Raphaëlle Audouin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Where’s the beef: politicos and ranchers saddled up for Canadian Cattle Association’s annual Hill shindig

  • Returning to Ottawa for the CCA's annual general meeting, the yearly reception drew politicians, lobbyists, and ranchers from across Canada on March 22.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | March 23, 2023
Fawn Jackson, left, Ducks Unlimited Canada board of directors; Liberal MP Kody Blois, Canadian Cattle Association’s Lynn Grant, and Shannon Schellenberg at the Canadian Cattle Association Beef Reception at the Sir. John A. MacDonald Building in Ottawa on March 22. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Where’s the beef: politicos and ranchers saddled up for Canadian Cattle Association’s annual Hill shindig

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | March 23, 2023
  • Returning to Ottawa for the CCA's annual general meeting, the yearly reception drew politicians, lobbyists, and ranchers from across Canada on March 22.

Where’s the beef: politicos and ranchers saddled up for Canadian Cattle Association’s annual Hill shindig

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | March 23, 2023
  • Returning to Ottawa for the CCA's annual general meeting, the yearly reception drew politicians, lobbyists, and ranchers from across Canada on March 22.
Fawn Jackson, left, Ducks Unlimited Canada board of directors; Liberal MP Kody Blois, Canadian Cattle Association’s Lynn Grant, and Shannon Schellenberg at the Canadian Cattle Association Beef Reception at the Sir. John A. MacDonald Building in Ottawa on March 22. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Election meddling top of mind in Tory nomination race facing membership fraud complaints

  • The Oxford, Ont., nomination race is getting testy with contestant Rick Roth describing Arpan Khanna as a ‘parachute candidate from Brampton’ and Khanna accusing
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 23, 2023
The approximately 6,700 Conservative Party members in Oxford, Ont., will elect their candidate on March 25. Lawyer Arpan Khanna, left, municipal councillor Deb Tait, and former ministerial staffer Rick Roth are seeking the Conservative nomination in this riding. Photographs courtesy of Twitter, City of Woodstock, and Global Public Affairs

Election meddling top of mind in Tory nomination race facing membership fraud complaints

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 23, 2023
  • The Oxford, Ont., nomination race is getting testy with contestant Rick Roth describing Arpan Khanna as a ‘parachute candidate from Brampton’ and Khanna accusing

Election meddling top of mind in Tory nomination race facing membership fraud complaints

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 23, 2023
  • The Oxford, Ont., nomination race is getting testy with contestant Rick Roth describing Arpan Khanna as a ‘parachute candidate from Brampton’ and Khanna accusing
The approximately 6,700 Conservative Party members in Oxford, Ont., will elect their candidate on March 25. Lawyer Arpan Khanna, left, municipal councillor Deb Tait, and former ministerial staffer Rick Roth are seeking the Conservative nomination in this riding. Photographs courtesy of Twitter, City of Woodstock, and Global Public Affairs

Show you can lead in public health policy, Ottawa

  • Canada’s public health systems are neither cohesive or comprehensive, nor are they accountable for the outcomes they achieve.
Opinion | BY IAN CULBERT | March 22, 2023
Canada's federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured recently on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Show you can lead in public health policy, Ottawa

Opinion | BY IAN CULBERT | March 22, 2023
  • Canada’s public health systems are neither cohesive or comprehensive, nor are they accountable for the outcomes they achieve.

Show you can lead in public health policy, Ottawa

Opinion | BY IAN CULBERT | March 22, 2023
  • Canada’s public health systems are neither cohesive or comprehensive, nor are they accountable for the outcomes they achieve.
Canada's federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured recently on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 22, 2023
A worker hangs an American flag along Wellington Street on March 22, 2023, in preparation for U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Ottawa on March 23 and 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 22, 2023

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 22, 2023
A worker hangs an American flag along Wellington Street on March 22, 2023, in preparation for U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Ottawa on March 23 and 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators unhappy with government rejection of ‘surgical compromise’ on C-11, but likely won’t block bill’s passage

  • Defeat of amendment on user-generated content leaves ambiguity in law, causing 'uncertainty and fear,’ says Senator Paula Simons
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 22, 2023
On March 7, Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez announced the government would accept the majority of Senate amendments to Bill C-11, but reject several key changes, including one related to user-generated content. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senators unhappy with government rejection of ‘surgical compromise’ on C-11, but likely won’t block bill’s passage

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 22, 2023
  • Defeat of amendment on user-generated content leaves ambiguity in law, causing 'uncertainty and fear,’ says Senator Paula Simons

Senators unhappy with government rejection of ‘surgical compromise’ on C-11, but likely won’t block bill’s passage

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | March 22, 2023
  • Defeat of amendment on user-generated content leaves ambiguity in law, causing 'uncertainty and fear,’ says Senator Paula Simons
On March 7, Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez announced the government would accept the majority of Senate amendments to Bill C-11, but reject several key changes, including one related to user-generated content. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Ex-PM Clark digs into Global Affairs

  • Plus, Conservatives gather for the conference formerly known as Manning.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 22, 2023
Former prime minister Joe Clark, pictured here when his official portrait was unveiled in the House in 2008, will testify before a Senate committee today. The Hill Times file photograph

Politics This Morning: Ex-PM Clark digs into Global Affairs

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 22, 2023
  • Plus, Conservatives gather for the conference formerly known as Manning.

Politics This Morning: Ex-PM Clark digs into Global Affairs

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 22, 2023
  • Plus, Conservatives gather for the conference formerly known as Manning.
Former prime minister Joe Clark, pictured here when his official portrait was unveiled in the House in 2008, will testify before a Senate committee today. The Hill Times file photograph

The U.S. is besting Canada on investing in research and it will have consequences

  • President Joe Biden’s historic investments in research will also make it increasingly difficult for Canada to attract top talent and keep those we already
Opinion | BY PAUL DAVIDSON | March 22, 2023
United States President Joe Biden’s visit to Canada represents an important moment for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to reflect on how it can renew support for researchers in an increasingly competitive world, writes Paul Davidson. White House photograph by Adam Schultz

The U.S. is besting Canada on investing in research and it will have consequences

Opinion | BY PAUL DAVIDSON | March 22, 2023
  • President Joe Biden’s historic investments in research will also make it increasingly difficult for Canada to attract top talent and keep those we already

The U.S. is besting Canada on investing in research and it will have consequences

Opinion | BY PAUL DAVIDSON | March 22, 2023
  • President Joe Biden’s historic investments in research will also make it increasingly difficult for Canada to attract top talent and keep those we already
United States President Joe Biden’s visit to Canada represents an important moment for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to reflect on how it can renew support for researchers in an increasingly competitive world, writes Paul Davidson. White House photograph by Adam Schultz

It’s past time for the Kool-Aid taps to run dry

  • There must come a moment when politicians have to ask themselves: is this worth it? The vast majority of people who put their names
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 22, 2023
Liberal MP Bardish Chagger, left, speaks with Conservative MP Luc Berthold before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs' meeting in the West Block on March 21 to continue the its study on foreign election interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s past time for the Kool-Aid taps to run dry

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 22, 2023
  • There must come a moment when politicians have to ask themselves: is this worth it? The vast majority of people who put their names

It’s past time for the Kool-Aid taps to run dry

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 22, 2023
  • There must come a moment when politicians have to ask themselves: is this worth it? The vast majority of people who put their names
Liberal MP Bardish Chagger, left, speaks with Conservative MP Luc Berthold before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs' meeting in the West Block on March 21 to continue the its study on foreign election interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The anglicization of the world is here

  • Rather than embracing the facility Montrealers have in English as an asset to business, Quebec nationalists’ hatred for everything English blinds them to a
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 22, 2023
Quebec Premier François Legault is the new King Canute, demanding the tide of English stop rolling in from the outside, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The anglicization of the world is here

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 22, 2023
  • Rather than embracing the facility Montrealers have in English as an asset to business, Quebec nationalists’ hatred for everything English blinds them to a

The anglicization of the world is here

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 22, 2023
  • Rather than embracing the facility Montrealers have in English as an asset to business, Quebec nationalists’ hatred for everything English blinds them to a
Quebec Premier François Legault is the new King Canute, demanding the tide of English stop rolling in from the outside, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative rhetoric on safe consumption sites plays dangerous game with toxic drug crisis: NDP critic

  • Poilievre's plan to sue pharmaceutical companies is 'no silver bullet' to a 'complex issue that requires a multifaceted response' to keep Canadians alive until
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 22, 2023
NDP mental health and harm reduction critic Gord Johns says that the Liberals' incremental approach to fixing the toxic drug crisis has created doubt, which the Conservatives are using to spread misinformation about safe supply and supervised injection sites. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative rhetoric on safe consumption sites plays dangerous game with toxic drug crisis: NDP critic

News | BY STUART BENSON | March 22, 2023
  • Poilievre's plan to sue pharmaceutical companies is 'no silver bullet' to a 'complex issue that requires a multifaceted response' to keep Canadians alive until

Conservative rhetoric on safe consumption sites plays dangerous game with toxic drug crisis: NDP critic

News | BY STUART BENSON | March 22, 2023
  • Poilievre's plan to sue pharmaceutical companies is 'no silver bullet' to a 'complex issue that requires a multifaceted response' to keep Canadians alive until
NDP mental health and harm reduction critic Gord Johns says that the Liberals' incremental approach to fixing the toxic drug crisis has created doubt, which the Conservatives are using to spread misinformation about safe supply and supervised injection sites. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wellington Street reopening date still up in the air

  • Planning to reopen the street and install temporary bike lanes ‘is nearing completion and staff are now in the process of developing an implementation
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 22, 2023
Concrete barricades and planters remain in place along Wellington Street at the intersection with Bank Street on March 20. In the background to the left is the West Block, which includes the temporary House of Commons Chamber, with the Wellington Building to the right. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wellington Street reopening date still up in the air

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 22, 2023
  • Planning to reopen the street and install temporary bike lanes ‘is nearing completion and staff are now in the process of developing an implementation

Wellington Street reopening date still up in the air

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 22, 2023
  • Planning to reopen the street and install temporary bike lanes ‘is nearing completion and staff are now in the process of developing an implementation
Concrete barricades and planters remain in place along Wellington Street at the intersection with Bank Street on March 20. In the background to the left is the West Block, which includes the temporary House of Commons Chamber, with the Wellington Building to the right. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Russian Crimea’ is as much a myth as the world’s invincible second army

  • The argument purporting that every Russian-speaking Ukrainian is a separatist who wants to be a part of the Russian nation is just another Kremlin
Opinion | BY ANASTASIYA RINGIS | March 22, 2023
When Kherson—which, like Crimea, Russia claimed support from citizens after a sham referendum—was retaken by Ukraine in November 2022, the people rushed on the streets and greeted their army as liberators, writes Anastasiya Ringis. Screenshot courtesy of CNN

‘Russian Crimea’ is as much a myth as the world’s invincible second army

Opinion | BY ANASTASIYA RINGIS | March 22, 2023
  • The argument purporting that every Russian-speaking Ukrainian is a separatist who wants to be a part of the Russian nation is just another Kremlin

‘Russian Crimea’ is as much a myth as the world’s invincible second army

Opinion | BY ANASTASIYA RINGIS | March 22, 2023
  • The argument purporting that every Russian-speaking Ukrainian is a separatist who wants to be a part of the Russian nation is just another Kremlin
When Kherson—which, like Crimea, Russia claimed support from citizens after a sham referendum—was retaken by Ukraine in November 2022, the people rushed on the streets and greeted their army as liberators, writes Anastasiya Ringis. Screenshot courtesy of CNN

Will governments or markets drive Canada’s energy transition?

  • Governments should resist the siren song of being too hands-on in the direction of specific sectors or technologies, and focus instead on addressing the
Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER RAGAN, RACHEL SAMSON | March 22, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault and the Canadian government should focus on improving its pricing and regulatory foundation, and only turn to subsidies and tax credits to address those areas where carbon pricing is ineffective, write Christopher Ragan and Rachel Samson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will governments or markets drive Canada’s energy transition?

Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER RAGAN, RACHEL SAMSON | March 22, 2023
  • Governments should resist the siren song of being too hands-on in the direction of specific sectors or technologies, and focus instead on addressing the

Will governments or markets drive Canada’s energy transition?

Opinion | BY CHRISTOPHER RAGAN, RACHEL SAMSON | March 22, 2023
  • Governments should resist the siren song of being too hands-on in the direction of specific sectors or technologies, and focus instead on addressing the
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault and the Canadian government should focus on improving its pricing and regulatory foundation, and only turn to subsidies and tax credits to address those areas where carbon pricing is ineffective, write Christopher Ragan and Rachel Samson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Strong and Free opens three-day annual conference on March 22

  • TUESDAY, MARCH 21—WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22 National Indigenous Citizenship Forum—The First Nations University of Canada, in partnership with the National Indigenous University Senior Leaders’ Association,
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre is among the speakers taking part in the Canada Strong and Free's Networking Conference, running from March 22-24 at the Westin Hotel. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Strong and Free opens three-day annual conference on March 22

  • TUESDAY, MARCH 21—WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22 National Indigenous Citizenship Forum—The First Nations University of Canada, in partnership with the National Indigenous University Senior Leaders’ Association,

Canada Strong and Free opens three-day annual conference on March 22

  • TUESDAY, MARCH 21—WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22 National Indigenous Citizenship Forum—The First Nations University of Canada, in partnership with the National Indigenous University Senior Leaders’ Association,
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre is among the speakers taking part in the Canada Strong and Free's Networking Conference, running from March 22-24 at the Westin Hotel. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Alberta vs. Canada at the SCC

  • Plus, a briefing on the protection of residential school graves.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 21, 2023
He won't be making the case himself, but lawyers under Attorney General David Lametti will argue before the Supreme Court today as it weighs the constitutionality of the federal impact assessment law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Alberta vs. Canada at the SCC

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 21, 2023
  • Plus, a briefing on the protection of residential school graves.

Politics This Morning: Alberta vs. Canada at the SCC

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 21, 2023
  • Plus, a briefing on the protection of residential school graves.
He won't be making the case himself, but lawyers under Attorney General David Lametti will argue before the Supreme Court today as it weighs the constitutionality of the federal impact assessment law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant on Putin, what about Bush’s invasion of Iraq?

  • The two invasions—Russia's of Ukraine, and the United States' of Iraq—are linked.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 20, 2023
The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant on Russian President Vladimir Putin with charges of war crimes on March 17, 2023. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Presidential office of Russia

The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant on Putin, what about Bush’s invasion of Iraq?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 20, 2023
  • The two invasions—Russia's of Ukraine, and the United States' of Iraq—are linked.

The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant on Putin, what about Bush’s invasion of Iraq?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 20, 2023
  • The two invasions—Russia's of Ukraine, and the United States' of Iraq—are linked.
The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant on Russian President Vladimir Putin with charges of war crimes on March 17, 2023. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Presidential office of Russia

Feds should use upcoming budget to defend, not defund, the CBC

  • Alongside sustainable funding, we need legislation to guard against a quiet, uncontested end to the CBC with the mere stroke of Prime Minister Poilievre’s
Opinion | BY MARLA BOLTMAN | March 20, 2023
The CBC faces an institutional threat through both right-wing objection and the neglect displayed by the current Liberal government, writes Marla Boltman. Photograph courtesy of Ken Lund/Flickr

Feds should use upcoming budget to defend, not defund, the CBC

Opinion | BY MARLA BOLTMAN | March 20, 2023
  • Alongside sustainable funding, we need legislation to guard against a quiet, uncontested end to the CBC with the mere stroke of Prime Minister Poilievre’s

Feds should use upcoming budget to defend, not defund, the CBC

Opinion | BY MARLA BOLTMAN | March 20, 2023
  • Alongside sustainable funding, we need legislation to guard against a quiet, uncontested end to the CBC with the mere stroke of Prime Minister Poilievre’s
The CBC faces an institutional threat through both right-wing objection and the neglect displayed by the current Liberal government, writes Marla Boltman. Photograph courtesy of Ken Lund/Flickr

Minister Petitpas Taylor promotes new parliamentary affairs director

  • Plus, Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan has seen a couple of staff moves of late, including the exit of senior communications adviser Dakota Burgin.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 20, 2023
Official Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor speaks with media during a French-language program funding announcement at the University of Ottawa on Feb. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Minister Petitpas Taylor promotes new parliamentary affairs director

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 20, 2023
  • Plus, Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan has seen a couple of staff moves of late, including the exit of senior communications adviser Dakota Burgin.

Minister Petitpas Taylor promotes new parliamentary affairs director

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 20, 2023
  • Plus, Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan has seen a couple of staff moves of late, including the exit of senior communications adviser Dakota Burgin.
Official Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor speaks with media during a French-language program funding announcement at the University of Ottawa on Feb. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 20, 2023
Steven Guilbeault
Steven Guilbeault
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault holds a media availability on March 20, 2023, to address seepage from an oilsands tailings pond that began leaking in May at imperial Oil's Kearl mine in Alberta. Guilbeault called for a new federal-provincial body that would address environmental issues like this.

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 20, 2023

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | March 20, 2023
Steven Guilbeault
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault holds a media availability on March 20, 2023, to address seepage from an oilsands tailings pond that began leaking in May at imperial Oil's Kearl mine in Alberta. Guilbeault called for a new federal-provincial body that would address environmental issues like this.

Translation Bureau to hire new interpreter well-being director

  • The new director is part of the bureau's response to a Feb. 1 ruling by the federal Labour Program that it failed to protect
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 20, 2023
An interpreter works during a press conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Feb. 16, 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Translation Bureau to hire new interpreter well-being director

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 20, 2023
  • The new director is part of the bureau's response to a Feb. 1 ruling by the federal Labour Program that it failed to protect

Translation Bureau to hire new interpreter well-being director

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 20, 2023
  • The new director is part of the bureau's response to a Feb. 1 ruling by the federal Labour Program that it failed to protect
An interpreter works during a press conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Feb. 16, 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Liberals’ filibuster at House Affairs ‘ugly to watch,’ but it’s a ‘survival technique,’ say pollsters and politicos

  • The Liberals' ongoing filibuster at the House Affairs Committee is ‘ridiculous,’ but Grit pundit Scott Reid says as hard as it might be to
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 20, 2023
Liberal MP Bardish Chagger, left, chair of the House Affairs Committee, and Liberal MP Greg Fergus, pictured March 14, 2023, at committee meeting on the Hill. The Liberals have been filibustering against a Conservative motion to call the PM's chief of staff, Katie Telford, before the committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals’ filibuster at House Affairs ‘ugly to watch,’ but it’s a ‘survival technique,’ say pollsters and politicos

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 20, 2023
  • The Liberals' ongoing filibuster at the House Affairs Committee is ‘ridiculous,’ but Grit pundit Scott Reid says as hard as it might be to

Liberals’ filibuster at House Affairs ‘ugly to watch,’ but it’s a ‘survival technique,’ say pollsters and politicos

News | BY CHELSEA NASH | March 20, 2023
  • The Liberals' ongoing filibuster at the House Affairs Committee is ‘ridiculous,’ but Grit pundit Scott Reid says as hard as it might be to
Liberal MP Bardish Chagger, left, chair of the House Affairs Committee, and Liberal MP Greg Fergus, pictured March 14, 2023, at committee meeting on the Hill. The Liberals have been filibustering against a Conservative motion to call the PM's chief of staff, Katie Telford, before the committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No holds barred: Samara Centre for Democracy launches new podcast featuring former MPs ‘to hear in their own words what this job is really like’

  • Plus, the Canadian Airports Council hosted Parliamentarians and their staff at the Métropolitain Brasserie, and Canada’s first deputy minister for Public Service Accessibility to
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 20, 2023
Sabreena Delhon, executive director of the Samara Centre of Democracy, Humans of the House, the centre's new podcast, is set to launch on March 21. Photograph, image courtesy of Samara Centre for Democracy

No holds barred: Samara Centre for Democracy launches new podcast featuring former MPs ‘to hear in their own words what this job is really like’

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 20, 2023
  • Plus, the Canadian Airports Council hosted Parliamentarians and their staff at the Métropolitain Brasserie, and Canada’s first deputy minister for Public Service Accessibility to

No holds barred: Samara Centre for Democracy launches new podcast featuring former MPs ‘to hear in their own words what this job is really like’

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 20, 2023
  • Plus, the Canadian Airports Council hosted Parliamentarians and their staff at the Métropolitain Brasserie, and Canada’s first deputy minister for Public Service Accessibility to
Sabreena Delhon, executive director of the Samara Centre of Democracy, Humans of the House, the centre's new podcast, is set to launch on March 21. Photograph, image courtesy of Samara Centre for Democracy

‘Really unfortunate that NSICOP has been so politicized,’ says PM’s former national security adviser amid China’s election interference concerns

  • 'The prime minister knew full well that the practical, obvious solution to this problem was one that that wasn’t going to fly on its
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 20, 2023
Top, from left to right: Liberal MP and chair of NSICOP David McGuinty, Liberal MPs Iqra Khalid, Patricia Lattanzio, and James Maloney, as well as Senator Frances Larkin. Above, from left to right, Bloc Québécois MP Stéphane Bergeron, NDP MP Don Davies, and Conservative MPs Rob Morrison and Alex Ruff. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photographs courtesy of Twitter, LinkedIn

‘Really unfortunate that NSICOP has been so politicized,’ says PM’s former national security adviser amid China’s election interference concerns

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 20, 2023
  • 'The prime minister knew full well that the practical, obvious solution to this problem was one that that wasn’t going to fly on its

‘Really unfortunate that NSICOP has been so politicized,’ says PM’s former national security adviser amid China’s election interference concerns

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 20, 2023
  • 'The prime minister knew full well that the practical, obvious solution to this problem was one that that wasn’t going to fly on its
Top, from left to right: Liberal MP and chair of NSICOP David McGuinty, Liberal MPs Iqra Khalid, Patricia Lattanzio, and James Maloney, as well as Senator Frances Larkin. Above, from left to right, Bloc Québécois MP Stéphane Bergeron, NDP MP Don Davies, and Conservative MPs Rob Morrison and Alex Ruff. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photographs courtesy of Twitter, LinkedIn

Fraudulent claims of Indigenous identity are risking community for the rest of us

  • OTTAWA—Picture Canada in 1958: the time of the baby boom, the Dodge Regent, growing influence of unions, the new unemployment insurance, and first version
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 20, 2023
Chief Marcia Brown Martel, the lead plaintiff in an Ontario class-action lawsuit, pictured on Oct. 6, 2017, singing and drumming on the Hill, on the day the government announced $800-million in restitution for the survivors of the '60s Scoop. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fraudulent claims of Indigenous identity are risking community for the rest of us

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 20, 2023
  • OTTAWA—Picture Canada in 1958: the time of the baby boom, the Dodge Regent, growing influence of unions, the new unemployment insurance, and first version

Fraudulent claims of Indigenous identity are risking community for the rest of us

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | March 20, 2023
  • OTTAWA—Picture Canada in 1958: the time of the baby boom, the Dodge Regent, growing influence of unions, the new unemployment insurance, and first version
Chief Marcia Brown Martel, the lead plaintiff in an Ontario class-action lawsuit, pictured on Oct. 6, 2017, singing and drumming on the Hill, on the day the government announced $800-million in restitution for the survivors of the '60s Scoop. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Foreign influence transparency registry needs to be more than ‘political theatre,’ says Wark

  • National security expert Wesley Wark says the proposed foreign influence transparency registry should list 'foreign states of concern,' including China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran,
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 20, 2023
On March 10, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino launched a public consultation to gather input for the proposed registry—a process that will conclude on May 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Foreign influence transparency registry needs to be more than ‘political theatre,’ says Wark

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 20, 2023
  • National security expert Wesley Wark says the proposed foreign influence transparency registry should list 'foreign states of concern,' including China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran,

Foreign influence transparency registry needs to be more than ‘political theatre,’ says Wark

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | March 20, 2023
  • National security expert Wesley Wark says the proposed foreign influence transparency registry should list 'foreign states of concern,' including China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran,
On March 10, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino launched a public consultation to gather input for the proposed registry—a process that will conclude on May 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

While fake scandals roil Ottawa politics, the real ones continue

  • A tailings pond full of toxic effluent has been leaking out of Imperial Oil’s Kearl project since last May and the company never bothered
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 20, 2023
Environment Minister Stephen Guilbeault, pictured recently in a Hill scrum. The recent leak at Imperial's Kearl site, located about 70 kilometres north of Fort McMurray, is only the tip of a much larger scandal: the power the fossil fuel industry continues to wield over the country’s governments and regulators, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

While fake scandals roil Ottawa politics, the real ones continue

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 20, 2023
  • A tailings pond full of toxic effluent has been leaking out of Imperial Oil’s Kearl project since last May and the company never bothered

While fake scandals roil Ottawa politics, the real ones continue

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | March 20, 2023
  • A tailings pond full of toxic effluent has been leaking out of Imperial Oil’s Kearl project since last May and the company never bothered
Environment Minister Stephen Guilbeault, pictured recently in a Hill scrum. The recent leak at Imperial's Kearl site, located about 70 kilometres north of Fort McMurray, is only the tip of a much larger scandal: the power the fossil fuel industry continues to wield over the country’s governments and regulators, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Johnston has his work cut out for him

  • Foreign interference allegations are not limited to China. Recent reports of Russian interference have also surfaced. Politics is always a messy business. With identity
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 20, 2023
David Johnston, pictured in the Centre Block on the Hill in 2018. The PM appointed Johnston the last week special rapporteur to look into allegations of foreign meddling in Canada's last two federal elections. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Johnston has his work cut out for him

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 20, 2023
  • Foreign interference allegations are not limited to China. Recent reports of Russian interference have also surfaced. Politics is always a messy business. With identity

Johnston has his work cut out for him

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | March 20, 2023
  • Foreign interference allegations are not limited to China. Recent reports of Russian interference have also surfaced. Politics is always a messy business. With identity
David Johnston, pictured in the Centre Block on the Hill in 2018. The PM appointed Johnston the last week special rapporteur to look into allegations of foreign meddling in Canada's last two federal elections. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Top 100 Lobbyists in 2023: green tech and economy boosting set for top advocacy priorities in 2023, say lobbyists

  • Lobbyists anticipate this year's federal budget could be the last before the next election.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 20, 2023
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne was the top-lobbied cabinet minister in 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Top 100 Lobbyists in 2023: green tech and economy boosting set for top advocacy priorities in 2023, say lobbyists

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 20, 2023