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Derek Nighbor is president and CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC). John Desjarlais is executive director of the Indigenous Resource Network (IRN).

Urgent: ambitious methane emissions reduction needed

  • Meeting our methane targets is an important prerequisite for Canada’s international competitiveness.
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ, ARI POTTENS | June 2, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Mitigating methane emissions is a low-hanging fruit on which new Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin should take immediate action, write ISG Senator Rosa Galvez and Ari Pottens. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Urgent: ambitious methane emissions reduction needed

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ, ARI POTTENS | June 2, 2025
  • Meeting our methane targets is an important prerequisite for Canada’s international competitiveness.

Urgent: ambitious methane emissions reduction needed

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ, ARI POTTENS | June 2, 2025
  • Meeting our methane targets is an important prerequisite for Canada’s international competitiveness.
Julie Dabrusin
Mitigating methane emissions is a low-hanging fruit on which new Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin should take immediate action, write ISG Senator Rosa Galvez and Ari Pottens. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The misadventures of Navy procurement

  • Successive governments routinely state ‘nothing is too good for our military,’ and therefore ‘nothing’ is what they get.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 2, 2025
Canadian and French helicopters sit on the flight deck of the Mistral off the coast of Gaspé, Que., on June 20, 2014. DND photograph by MCpl Patrick Blanchard

The misadventures of Navy procurement

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 2, 2025
  • Successive governments routinely state ‘nothing is too good for our military,’ and therefore ‘nothing’ is what they get.

The misadventures of Navy procurement

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 2, 2025
  • Successive governments routinely state ‘nothing is too good for our military,’ and therefore ‘nothing’ is what they get.
Canadian and French helicopters sit on the flight deck of the Mistral off the coast of Gaspé, Que., on June 20, 2014. DND photograph by MCpl Patrick Blanchard

Canada can’t move forward without Indigenous-led solutions

  • No serious national strategy—be it economic, environmental, or geopolitical—can succeed without Indigenous leadership, co-ownership, and shared decision-making power.
Opinion | BY MICHAEL FOX | June 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s mandate letter to cabinet stopped short full Indigenous economic inclusion, but he course-corrected in the Throne Speech, writes Michael Fox. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada can’t move forward without Indigenous-led solutions

Opinion | BY MICHAEL FOX | June 2, 2025
  • No serious national strategy—be it economic, environmental, or geopolitical—can succeed without Indigenous leadership, co-ownership, and shared decision-making power.

Canada can’t move forward without Indigenous-led solutions

Opinion | BY MICHAEL FOX | June 2, 2025
  • No serious national strategy—be it economic, environmental, or geopolitical—can succeed without Indigenous leadership, co-ownership, and shared decision-making power.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s mandate letter to cabinet stopped short full Indigenous economic inclusion, but he course-corrected in the Throne Speech, writes Michael Fox. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Energy Minister Hodgson has experience with moving big projects, but some sector experts question plans to build up conventional energy alongside renewables

  • In the Throne Speech, King Charles III promised development of a Major Federal Project Office to reduce approvals timelines for nationally significant projects from
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 2, 2025
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson, pictured left during the cabinet swearing in at Rideau Hall on May 13, discussed his vision of building Canada into 'a conventional and clean energy and natural resources superpower,' during an event hosted by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce on May 23. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Energy Minister Hodgson has experience with moving big projects, but some sector experts question plans to build up conventional energy alongside renewables

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 2, 2025
  • In the Throne Speech, King Charles III promised development of a Major Federal Project Office to reduce approvals timelines for nationally significant projects from

Energy Minister Hodgson has experience with moving big projects, but some sector experts question plans to build up conventional energy alongside renewables

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 2, 2025
  • In the Throne Speech, King Charles III promised development of a Major Federal Project Office to reduce approvals timelines for nationally significant projects from
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson, pictured left during the cabinet swearing in at Rideau Hall on May 13, discussed his vision of building Canada into 'a conventional and clean energy and natural resources superpower,' during an event hosted by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce on May 23. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

International trade, the economy top-lobbied issues in April, and Ford, GM led the way

  • 'The world has shifted, and Canada must shift with it,' reads a policy report from the Council of Canadian Innovators on May 6.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said, 'The global economy is fundamentally different today than yesterday,' and that Canada 'must respond with purpose and force and take every step to protect Canadian workers and businesses' against U.S. tariffs, in an April 3 press release from the Prime Minister's Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

International trade, the economy top-lobbied issues in April, and Ford, GM led the way

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 2, 2025
  • 'The world has shifted, and Canada must shift with it,' reads a policy report from the Council of Canadian Innovators on May 6.

International trade, the economy top-lobbied issues in April, and Ford, GM led the way

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 2, 2025
  • 'The world has shifted, and Canada must shift with it,' reads a policy report from the Council of Canadian Innovators on May 6.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said, 'The global economy is fundamentally different today than yesterday,' and that Canada 'must respond with purpose and force and take every step to protect Canadian workers and businesses' against U.S. tariffs, in an April 3 press release from the Prime Minister's Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Amid rapid global growth, renewable energy’s Canadian future remains uncertain

  • In Canada, the defining feature of renewable energy development has been profound instability. Over the past two decades, activity in the sector has alternated
Opinion | BY MARK WINFIELD | June 2, 2025
The scale of Canada’s wind and solar resources is almost unlimited in energy terms, and the challenges of intermittency can be overcome by improved grid management, the geographic distribution of assets and the rapid technological developments taking place in the field of energy storage, writes Mark Winfield. Photograph courtesy of Steve, Pixabay.com

Amid rapid global growth, renewable energy’s Canadian future remains uncertain

Opinion | BY MARK WINFIELD | June 2, 2025
  • In Canada, the defining feature of renewable energy development has been profound instability. Over the past two decades, activity in the sector has alternated

Amid rapid global growth, renewable energy’s Canadian future remains uncertain

Opinion | BY MARK WINFIELD | June 2, 2025
  • In Canada, the defining feature of renewable energy development has been profound instability. Over the past two decades, activity in the sector has alternated
The scale of Canada’s wind and solar resources is almost unlimited in energy terms, and the challenges of intermittency can be overcome by improved grid management, the geographic distribution of assets and the rapid technological developments taking place in the field of energy storage, writes Mark Winfield. Photograph courtesy of Steve, Pixabay.com

Trudeau era’s ‘activist’ health policy moves likely in the rear-view mirror, say consultants

  • Major health policy shifts including cannabis legalization and national dental care were introduced by the last Liberal government, but the path forward for this
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 2, 2025
Liberal MP Marjorie Michel, centre, pictured with Prime Minister Mark Carney and Governor General Mary Simon at the cabinet swearing-in on May 13, is the minister now tasked with driving forward Carney's health agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia for The Hill Times

Trudeau era’s ‘activist’ health policy moves likely in the rear-view mirror, say consultants

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 2, 2025
  • Major health policy shifts including cannabis legalization and national dental care were introduced by the last Liberal government, but the path forward for this

Trudeau era’s ‘activist’ health policy moves likely in the rear-view mirror, say consultants

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 2, 2025
  • Major health policy shifts including cannabis legalization and national dental care were introduced by the last Liberal government, but the path forward for this
Liberal MP Marjorie Michel, centre, pictured with Prime Minister Mark Carney and Governor General Mary Simon at the cabinet swearing-in on May 13, is the minister now tasked with driving forward Carney's health agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia for The Hill Times

Brigitte Pellerin pens book on Bruce Fanjoy’s recipe for victory

  • Also, Hedy Fry welcomes Fanjoy to the #DragonSlayerCaucus, Lucas Meyer ranks his top-five 'Speaker's drags' (spoiler: Francis Scarpellegia doesn't make the cut), and two
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 2, 2025
Ottawa Citizen columnist Brigitte Pellerin, right, is self-publishing her new book, Bruce Fanjoy’s Apple Crumble Recipe: How One Man Unseated a Would-Be Prime Minister. It's expected to be out next week. Photograph courtesy of X and photograph courtesy of Brigitte Pellerin

Brigitte Pellerin pens book on Bruce Fanjoy’s recipe for victory

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 2, 2025
  • Also, Hedy Fry welcomes Fanjoy to the #DragonSlayerCaucus, Lucas Meyer ranks his top-five 'Speaker's drags' (spoiler: Francis Scarpellegia doesn't make the cut), and two

Brigitte Pellerin pens book on Bruce Fanjoy’s recipe for victory

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | June 2, 2025
  • Also, Hedy Fry welcomes Fanjoy to the #DragonSlayerCaucus, Lucas Meyer ranks his top-five 'Speaker's drags' (spoiler: Francis Scarpellegia doesn't make the cut), and two
Ottawa Citizen columnist Brigitte Pellerin, right, is self-publishing her new book, Bruce Fanjoy’s Apple Crumble Recipe: How One Man Unseated a Would-Be Prime Minister. It's expected to be out next week. Photograph courtesy of X and photograph courtesy of Brigitte Pellerin

Carney wants a pipeline, but building one will be even harder than it sounds

  • The Liberal government is pushing for a 'nation-building' project to expand fossil fuel production, but the barriers are enormous.
Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | June 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal party caucus meeting in the West Block on May 25, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney wants a pipeline, but building one will be even harder than it sounds

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | June 2, 2025
  • The Liberal government is pushing for a 'nation-building' project to expand fossil fuel production, but the barriers are enormous.

Carney wants a pipeline, but building one will be even harder than it sounds

Opinion | BY SHAWN MCCARTHY | June 2, 2025
  • The Liberal government is pushing for a 'nation-building' project to expand fossil fuel production, but the barriers are enormous.
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal party caucus meeting in the West Block on May 25, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

King Charles delivered the message, now Carney’s got to deliver the goods

  • The Throne Speech was right to set out great opportunities and ambitions. But without some seriously clear-headed leadership and radical changes in public policies, it
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
If we want to keep our country, we cannot afford yet another failure. Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has to deliver a plan that will achieve success this time. Action not just words. And with much urgency, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

King Charles delivered the message, now Carney’s got to deliver the goods

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 2, 2025
  • The Throne Speech was right to set out great opportunities and ambitions. But without some seriously clear-headed leadership and radical changes in public policies, it

King Charles delivered the message, now Carney’s got to deliver the goods

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | June 2, 2025
  • The Throne Speech was right to set out great opportunities and ambitions. But without some seriously clear-headed leadership and radical changes in public policies, it
Prime Minister Mark Carney
If we want to keep our country, we cannot afford yet another failure. Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has to deliver a plan that will achieve success this time. Action not just words. And with much urgency, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre picks Scheer over Lantsman

  • Pierre Poilievre's decision to select Andrew Scheer as the interim opposition leader shows that he does not want any competition in the temporary job
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 2, 2025
Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman, left, pictured with Pierre Poilievre at a press conference in the House of Commons foyer of May 27, 2025, where he outlined his party’s planned amendments to the Speech from the Throne. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre picks Scheer over Lantsman

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 2, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre's decision to select Andrew Scheer as the interim opposition leader shows that he does not want any competition in the temporary job

Poilievre picks Scheer over Lantsman

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | June 2, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre's decision to select Andrew Scheer as the interim opposition leader shows that he does not want any competition in the temporary job
Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman, left, pictured with Pierre Poilievre at a press conference in the House of Commons foyer of May 27, 2025, where he outlined his party’s planned amendments to the Speech from the Throne. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hurricane Carney blows into town

  • Mark Carney is also, at this early stage, a conundrum: a man who speaks in giant steps, but promises pragmatism.
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa to attend the Speech from the Throne on May 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa to attend the Speech from the Throne on May 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Senate of Canada Building in Ottawa to attend the Throne Speech on May 27, 2025. He is so extraordinarily ambitious for this country, so focused, deliberate, and determined to do big things in record time, that it seems churlish to doubt him, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hurricane Carney blows into town

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 2, 2025
  • Mark Carney is also, at this early stage, a conundrum: a man who speaks in giant steps, but promises pragmatism.

Hurricane Carney blows into town

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | June 2, 2025
  • Mark Carney is also, at this early stage, a conundrum: a man who speaks in giant steps, but promises pragmatism.
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa to attend the Speech from the Throne on May 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Senate of Canada Building in Ottawa to attend the Throne Speech on May 27, 2025. He is so extraordinarily ambitious for this country, so focused, deliberate, and determined to do big things in record time, that it seems churlish to doubt him, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump’s Golden Dome a techno-maniacal fantasy: Kazdan

  • Re: “Carney should reject Trump’s Star Wars production,” (The Hill Times, May 26, 2025, by Douglas Roche). The American Physical Society, an organization of
Opinion | June 2, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
Photograph courtesy of Pexels.com

Trump’s Golden Dome a techno-maniacal fantasy: Kazdan

Opinion | June 2, 2025
  • Re: “Carney should reject Trump’s Star Wars production,” (The Hill Times, May 26, 2025, by Douglas Roche). The American Physical Society, an organization of

Trump’s Golden Dome a techno-maniacal fantasy: Kazdan

Opinion | June 2, 2025
  • Re: “Carney should reject Trump’s Star Wars production,” (The Hill Times, May 26, 2025, by Douglas Roche). The American Physical Society, an organization of
typewriter
Photograph courtesy of Pexels.com

An evening with Charlie Angus and Gwynne Dyer at the Porcupine Dante Club in Timmins, Ont., on June 5

  • MONDAY, JUNE 2 Prime Minister Carney to Meet with Premiers—Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to hold a meeting with the Council of the
The City of Timmins hosts a conversation between The Hill Times' columnist Gwynne Dyer and former NDP MP Charlie Angus, pictured, focused on today's ever-changing political world. Thursday, June 5, at 7 p.m. ET at the Porcupine Dante Club, 162 Cedar St. S., Timmins, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An evening with Charlie Angus and Gwynne Dyer at the Porcupine Dante Club in Timmins, Ont., on June 5

  • MONDAY, JUNE 2 Prime Minister Carney to Meet with Premiers—Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to hold a meeting with the Council of the

An evening with Charlie Angus and Gwynne Dyer at the Porcupine Dante Club in Timmins, Ont., on June 5

  • MONDAY, JUNE 2 Prime Minister Carney to Meet with Premiers—Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to hold a meeting with the Council of the
The City of Timmins hosts a conversation between The Hill Times' columnist Gwynne Dyer and former NDP MP Charlie Angus, pictured, focused on today's ever-changing political world. Thursday, June 5, at 7 p.m. ET at the Porcupine Dante Club, 162 Cedar St. S., Timmins, Ont. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

To advance House business, Carney’s Liberals may bypass Bloc in the Commons, but not in committees, says Bloc House Leader Normandin

  • The governing Liberals want to work with both the Conservatives and the Bloc in committees, say Liberal MPs Judy Sgro and Kevin Lamoureux.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 1, 2025
Holding the balance of power in House committees, the Bloc Québécois plans to use its parliamentary leverage to promote Quebec’s interests, says Bloc House Leader Christine Normandin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

To advance House business, Carney’s Liberals may bypass Bloc in the Commons, but not in committees, says Bloc House Leader Normandin

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 1, 2025
  • The governing Liberals want to work with both the Conservatives and the Bloc in committees, say Liberal MPs Judy Sgro and Kevin Lamoureux.

To advance House business, Carney’s Liberals may bypass Bloc in the Commons, but not in committees, says Bloc House Leader Normandin

News | BY ABBAS RANA | June 1, 2025
  • The governing Liberals want to work with both the Conservatives and the Bloc in committees, say Liberal MPs Judy Sgro and Kevin Lamoureux.
Holding the balance of power in House committees, the Bloc Québécois plans to use its parliamentary leverage to promote Quebec’s interests, says Bloc House Leader Christine Normandin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nation-building or ‘bulldozing’ consent: pledge for Major Federal Project Office prompts questions

  • Creating the office is one of the few concrete plans in the Throne Speech, alongside a pledge to reduce approvals on 'nation-building' projects from
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 31, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa to attend the Speech from the Throne on May 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa to attend the Speech from the Throne on May 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney waits for the King's arrival at the Senate of Canada Building before the Throne Speech on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nation-building or ‘bulldozing’ consent: pledge for Major Federal Project Office prompts questions

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 31, 2025
  • Creating the office is one of the few concrete plans in the Throne Speech, alongside a pledge to reduce approvals on 'nation-building' projects from

Nation-building or ‘bulldozing’ consent: pledge for Major Federal Project Office prompts questions

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 31, 2025
  • Creating the office is one of the few concrete plans in the Throne Speech, alongside a pledge to reduce approvals on 'nation-building' projects from
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa to attend the Speech from the Throne on May 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney waits for the King's arrival at the Senate of Canada Building before the Throne Speech on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs back in action as Parliament returns

  • The return of Parliament kicked off a whirlwind start of the week, with the arrival of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and election
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 30, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, holds a press conference in the House of Commons with Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman following the Throne Speech on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs back in action as Parliament returns

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 30, 2025
  • The return of Parliament kicked off a whirlwind start of the week, with the arrival of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and election

MPs back in action as Parliament returns

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 30, 2025
  • The return of Parliament kicked off a whirlwind start of the week, with the arrival of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and election
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, holds a press conference in the House of Commons with Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman following the Throne Speech on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Post is a dying dinosaur, Parliament must lead a strategic exit

  • The choice before Parliament is binary: strategic reinvention or fiscal drift. It's time to stop pretending this business model can be modernized with enough public
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | May 30, 2025
Aurelia Arcaro, a Canada Post worker from Rigaud, Que., pickets outside the head office in Ottawa on Nov. 28, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Aurelia Arcaro, a Canada Post worker from Rigaud, Que., pickets outside the head office in Ottawa on Nov. 28, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Aurelia Arcaro, a Canada Post worker from Rigaud, Que., pickets outside the head office in Ottawa when Canada Post was on strike Nov. 28, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Post is a dying dinosaur, Parliament must lead a strategic exit

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | May 30, 2025
  • The choice before Parliament is binary: strategic reinvention or fiscal drift. It's time to stop pretending this business model can be modernized with enough public

Canada Post is a dying dinosaur, Parliament must lead a strategic exit

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | May 30, 2025
  • The choice before Parliament is binary: strategic reinvention or fiscal drift. It's time to stop pretending this business model can be modernized with enough public
Aurelia Arcaro, a Canada Post worker from Rigaud, Que., pickets outside the head office in Ottawa on Nov. 28, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Aurelia Arcaro, a Canada Post worker from Rigaud, Que., pickets outside the head office in Ottawa when Canada Post was on strike Nov. 28, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Economic ambush awaits Carney

  • Unfortunately, for the prime minister, when it comes to mending the economy, there are no easy solutions, no quick fixes, no magic answers. 
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and his wife Diana Fox Carney tour Ottawa's Lansdowne Park with King Charles and Queen Camilla on May 26, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Economic ambush awaits Carney

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 29, 2025
  • Unfortunately, for the prime minister, when it comes to mending the economy, there are no easy solutions, no quick fixes, no magic answers. 

Economic ambush awaits Carney

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 29, 2025
  • Unfortunately, for the prime minister, when it comes to mending the economy, there are no easy solutions, no quick fixes, no magic answers. 
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and his wife Diana Fox Carney tour Ottawa's Lansdowne Park with King Charles and Queen Camilla on May 26, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada Post at a crossroads

  • If the government refuses to intervene, it will only drag out the corporation’s troubles and end up costing taxpayers billions of dollars.
Opinion | BY STéPHANE LACROIX | May 29, 2025
Canadian Union of Postal Workers members picket on Dec. 12, 2024, after the union was locked out by its employer. Just six months later, the union is again escalating strike action as its collective agreement expires. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Post at a crossroads

Opinion | BY STéPHANE LACROIX | May 29, 2025
  • If the government refuses to intervene, it will only drag out the corporation’s troubles and end up costing taxpayers billions of dollars.

Canada Post at a crossroads

Opinion | BY STéPHANE LACROIX | May 29, 2025
  • If the government refuses to intervene, it will only drag out the corporation’s troubles and end up costing taxpayers billions of dollars.
Canadian Union of Postal Workers members picket on Dec. 12, 2024, after the union was locked out by its employer. Just six months later, the union is again escalating strike action as its collective agreement expires. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Liberal government, but MAID a recurring problem

  • The expansion of medical assisted death to people with mental illness is set to come into effect in March 2027. A recent UN committee
Opinion | BY DANIEL ZEKVELD | May 29, 2025
If Prime Minister Mark Carney wants his government to be different from that of his predecessor, he must change the government’s approach to Canada’s radical expansion of euthanasia, writes Daniel Zekveld. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Liberal government, but MAID a recurring problem

Opinion | BY DANIEL ZEKVELD | May 29, 2025
  • The expansion of medical assisted death to people with mental illness is set to come into effect in March 2027. A recent UN committee

New Liberal government, but MAID a recurring problem

Opinion | BY DANIEL ZEKVELD | May 29, 2025
  • The expansion of medical assisted death to people with mental illness is set to come into effect in March 2027. A recent UN committee
If Prime Minister Mark Carney wants his government to be different from that of his predecessor, he must change the government’s approach to Canada’s radical expansion of euthanasia, writes Daniel Zekveld. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Internal trade ministers meet

  • Plus, recapping Mark Carney’s first day in QP.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 29, 2025
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland is the federal representative on the Committee on Internal Trade, which is due to meet virtually today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Internal trade ministers meet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 29, 2025
  • Plus, recapping Mark Carney’s first day in QP.

Internal trade ministers meet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 29, 2025
  • Plus, recapping Mark Carney’s first day in QP.
Chrystia Freeland
Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland is the federal representative on the Committee on Internal Trade, which is due to meet virtually today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

G7 leaders should shape technology with trust 

  • Canada will host the G7 summit in less than a month. G7 leaders will come together not only to provide global leadership on the
Opinion | BY KEITH JANSA | May 28, 2025
Evan Solomon
Evan Solomon
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. As the G7 summit host country, Canada has the chance to lead by showing that democratic values can scale with technology, writes Keith Jansa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

G7 leaders should shape technology with trust 

Opinion | BY KEITH JANSA | May 28, 2025
  • Canada will host the G7 summit in less than a month. G7 leaders will come together not only to provide global leadership on the

G7 leaders should shape technology with trust 

Opinion | BY KEITH JANSA | May 28, 2025
  • Canada will host the G7 summit in less than a month. G7 leaders will come together not only to provide global leadership on the
Evan Solomon
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. As the G7 summit host country, Canada has the chance to lead by showing that democratic values can scale with technology, writes Keith Jansa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

It was a Hill housewarming fit for a King 

  • With the Royals away, politicos, politicians, and journalists partied the night away on May 27 at Earnscliffe Strategies’ and Politico’s spring housewarming at
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 28, 2025
World Press Freedom Canada's Heather Bakken, left, Janet Silver, and Greg Weston raise a toast to the carboard King Charles III inside The Métropolitain Brasserie on May 27 at a special royal edition of Earnscliffe Strategies and Politico's annual House-(of Commons)-warming party. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

It was a Hill housewarming fit for a King 

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 28, 2025
  • With the Royals away, politicos, politicians, and journalists partied the night away on May 27 at Earnscliffe Strategies’ and Politico’s spring housewarming at

It was a Hill housewarming fit for a King 

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 28, 2025
  • With the Royals away, politicos, politicians, and journalists partied the night away on May 27 at Earnscliffe Strategies’ and Politico’s spring housewarming at
World Press Freedom Canada's Heather Bakken, left, Janet Silver, and Greg Weston raise a toast to the carboard King Charles III inside The Métropolitain Brasserie on May 27 at a special royal edition of Earnscliffe Strategies and Politico's annual House-(of Commons)-warming party. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Shrinking the bureaucratic behemoth

  • The old playbook of trimming travel budgets and giving departments arbitrary cut targets won’t cut it.
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH, GREG MACDOUGALL | May 28, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
With a focused plan, $40-billion in savings in year one isn’t a fantasy—it’s feasible. But it will take a handful of sharp due diligence experts embedded in the Prime Minister Mark Carney and his key ministers’ offices, write Ram Mathilakath and Greg MacDougall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Shrinking the bureaucratic behemoth

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH, GREG MACDOUGALL | May 28, 2025
  • The old playbook of trimming travel budgets and giving departments arbitrary cut targets won’t cut it.

Shrinking the bureaucratic behemoth

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH, GREG MACDOUGALL | May 28, 2025
  • The old playbook of trimming travel budgets and giving departments arbitrary cut targets won’t cut it.
Mark Carney
With a focused plan, $40-billion in savings in year one isn’t a fantasy—it’s feasible. But it will take a handful of sharp due diligence experts embedded in the Prime Minister Mark Carney and his key ministers’ offices, write Ram Mathilakath and Greg MacDougall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds set out $486.9-billion in spending in 2025-26 main estimates

  • The total budgetary ask represents an 8.4 per cent jump over last year's spending document, and includes $73.4-billion in special warrants issued while Parliament
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 28, 2025
The 2025-26 main estimates were tabled in the House of Commons by new Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds set out $486.9-billion in spending in 2025-26 main estimates

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 28, 2025
  • The total budgetary ask represents an 8.4 per cent jump over last year's spending document, and includes $73.4-billion in special warrants issued while Parliament

Feds set out $486.9-billion in spending in 2025-26 main estimates

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 28, 2025
  • The total budgetary ask represents an 8.4 per cent jump over last year's spending document, and includes $73.4-billion in special warrants issued while Parliament
The 2025-26 main estimates were tabled in the House of Commons by new Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Bloc calls for new vote in Terrebonne as all four recount results are made official

  • Plus, The Globe's Robert Fife wins the Michener-Baxter Award, three former MPs will dissect the Throne Speech on May 29, the Canadian Senators Group
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 28, 2025
Following a mea culpa by Elections Canada, which is run by Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault, left, Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné has filed a Superior Court challenge saying the agency needs to re-do the election in Terrebonne, Que., where she lost her seat by a single vote. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Bloc calls for new vote in Terrebonne as all four recount results are made official

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 28, 2025
  • Plus, The Globe's Robert Fife wins the Michener-Baxter Award, three former MPs will dissect the Throne Speech on May 29, the Canadian Senators Group

Bloc calls for new vote in Terrebonne as all four recount results are made official

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 28, 2025
  • Plus, The Globe's Robert Fife wins the Michener-Baxter Award, three former MPs will dissect the Throne Speech on May 29, the Canadian Senators Group
Following a mea culpa by Elections Canada, which is run by Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault, left, Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné has filed a Superior Court challenge saying the agency needs to re-do the election in Terrebonne, Que., where she lost her seat by a single vote. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Leaders debate reply to the Throne Speech

  • Plus, CANSEC kicks off in the capital.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 28, 2025
Andrew Scheer, the opposition leader in the House of Commons, will tell us what he really thinks of the government's Throne Speech during a debate today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaders debate reply to the Throne Speech

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 28, 2025
  • Plus, CANSEC kicks off in the capital.

Leaders debate reply to the Throne Speech

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 28, 2025
  • Plus, CANSEC kicks off in the capital.
Andrew Scheer, the opposition leader in the House of Commons, will tell us what he really thinks of the government's Throne Speech during a debate today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Big dig under Centre Block has begun as project spending reaches $1.2-billion

  • Scaffolding is starting to go up along Centre Block’s iconic southern façade, and once erected, will be covered by a trompe-l’oeil tarp.
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 28, 2025
A person walks past the Queen’s Gate on April 23, 2025.
A person walks past the Queen’s Gate on April 23, 2025.
A pedestrian walks past the main gates to Parliament Hill. Known as the Queen's Gate, the wrought iron gates were removed for restoration in March 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Big dig under Centre Block has begun as project spending reaches $1.2-billion

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 28, 2025
  • Scaffolding is starting to go up along Centre Block’s iconic southern façade, and once erected, will be covered by a trompe-l’oeil tarp.

Big dig under Centre Block has begun as project spending reaches $1.2-billion

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 28, 2025
  • Scaffolding is starting to go up along Centre Block’s iconic southern façade, and once erected, will be covered by a trompe-l’oeil tarp.
A person walks past the Queen’s Gate on April 23, 2025.
A pedestrian walks past the main gates to Parliament Hill. Known as the Queen's Gate, the wrought iron gates were removed for restoration in March 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A horse-drawn carriage and military parade close a whirlwind royal visit filled with pomp and style

  • King Charles and Queen Camilla were the guests of honour in Canada ahead of the Throne Speech receiving a royal salute, gun salute, and
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 27, 2025
King Charles and Queen Camila laid a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial after the Throne Speech on May 27. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

A horse-drawn carriage and military parade close a whirlwind royal visit filled with pomp and style

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 27, 2025
  • King Charles and Queen Camilla were the guests of honour in Canada ahead of the Throne Speech receiving a royal salute, gun salute, and

A horse-drawn carriage and military parade close a whirlwind royal visit filled with pomp and style

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 27, 2025
  • King Charles and Queen Camilla were the guests of honour in Canada ahead of the Throne Speech receiving a royal salute, gun salute, and
King Charles and Queen Camila laid a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial after the Throne Speech on May 27. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Crowds gather to witness royal procession for Throne Speech

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FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 27, 2025
King Charles speaks with a member of the Royal Canadian Regiment honour guard after arriving at the Senate of Canada Building on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Crowds gather to witness royal procession for Throne Speech

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 27, 2025
  • The Hill Times

Crowds gather to witness royal procession for Throne Speech

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 27, 2025
  • The Hill Times
King Charles speaks with a member of the Royal Canadian Regiment honour guard after arriving at the Senate of Canada Building on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

King Charles says Canada faces a ‘critical moment’ in historic Throne Speech

  • Canada faces ‘challenges that are unprecedented in our lifetimes,’ said the monarch in a speech that addressed building a ‘new’ relationship with the United
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 27, 2025 | UPDATED May 27, 2025
King Charles arrives at the Senate of Canada building on May 27 before delivering the Speech from the Throne, marking the first time in nearly 50 years that a monarch has opened Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

King Charles says Canada faces a ‘critical moment’ in historic Throne Speech

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 27, 2025 | UPDATED May 27, 2025
  • Canada faces ‘challenges that are unprecedented in our lifetimes,’ said the monarch in a speech that addressed building a ‘new’ relationship with the United

King Charles says Canada faces a ‘critical moment’ in historic Throne Speech

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 27, 2025 | UPDATED May 27, 2025
  • Canada faces ‘challenges that are unprecedented in our lifetimes,’ said the monarch in a speech that addressed building a ‘new’ relationship with the United
King Charles arrives at the Senate of Canada building on May 27 before delivering the Speech from the Throne, marking the first time in nearly 50 years that a monarch has opened Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The mystique of monarchy takes another victim

  • Playing the monarchy card might protect both Canada and the U.K. from worse treatment at the hands of the U.S. president.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 27, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
The whole show is designed to exploit U.S. President Donald Trump’s fascination with the British monarchy, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

The mystique of monarchy takes another victim

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 27, 2025
  • Playing the monarchy card might protect both Canada and the U.K. from worse treatment at the hands of the U.S. president.

The mystique of monarchy takes another victim

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 27, 2025
  • Playing the monarchy card might protect both Canada and the U.K. from worse treatment at the hands of the U.S. president.
Donald Trump
The whole show is designed to exploit U.S. President Donald Trump’s fascination with the British monarchy, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

The Throne Speech transcript, read by the King

  • A 'confident Canada' can seize the moment 'by recognizing that all Canadians can give themselves far more than any foreign power on any continent
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 27, 2025
King Charles III at Lansdowne Park on May 26, the first day of the royal visit ahead of opening Canada's Parliament. King Charles inspects the honour guard at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa before delivering the Speech from the Throne on May 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The Throne Speech transcript, read by the King

News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 27, 2025
  • A 'confident Canada' can seize the moment 'by recognizing that all Canadians can give themselves far more than any foreign power on any continent

The Throne Speech transcript, read by the King

News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 27, 2025
  • A 'confident Canada' can seize the moment 'by recognizing that all Canadians can give themselves far more than any foreign power on any continent
King Charles III at Lansdowne Park on May 26, the first day of the royal visit ahead of opening Canada's Parliament. King Charles inspects the honour guard at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa before delivering the Speech from the Throne on May 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Locked out of our own treaty relationship: First Nations deserve more than ceremonial words

  • The Treaties remain in force, yet First Nations continue to be denied land restitution, revenue sharing, and authority over our children, laws, and economies.
Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | May 27, 2025
King Charles
King Charles
The King walks freely on lands his ancestors claimed without consent—while the descendants of this land’s original Nations remain locked out of the very relationship the Crown claims to honour, writes Grand Chief Kyra Wilson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Locked out of our own treaty relationship: First Nations deserve more than ceremonial words

Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | May 27, 2025
  • The Treaties remain in force, yet First Nations continue to be denied land restitution, revenue sharing, and authority over our children, laws, and economies.

Locked out of our own treaty relationship: First Nations deserve more than ceremonial words

Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | May 27, 2025
  • The Treaties remain in force, yet First Nations continue to be denied land restitution, revenue sharing, and authority over our children, laws, and economies.
King Charles
The King walks freely on lands his ancestors claimed without consent—while the descendants of this land’s original Nations remain locked out of the very relationship the Crown claims to honour, writes Grand Chief Kyra Wilson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s ready for Throne Speech Bingo?

  • Plus, a dispatch from King Charles’ Ottawa exploits.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 27, 2025
King Charles will read the Carney government's Speech from the Throne in the Senate today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s ready for Throne Speech Bingo?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 27, 2025
  • Plus, a dispatch from King Charles’ Ottawa exploits.

Who’s ready for Throne Speech Bingo?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 27, 2025
  • Plus, a dispatch from King Charles’ Ottawa exploits.
King Charles will read the Carney government's Speech from the Throne in the Senate today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rebuilding Canada’s fisheries for climate and economic security

  • Oceana Canada’s analysis shows that by applying existing science-based law and policy, the number of healthy fish populations in Canada could rise from 35
Opinion | BY JOSH LAUGHREN | May 26, 2025
Joanne Thompson
Joanne Thompson
Joanne Thompson became fisheries minister in March, and was tapped to keep the post in May. Last year’s quota increase for northern cod comes at a cost to the long-term health of the fishery, writes Josh Laughren. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Rebuilding Canada’s fisheries for climate and economic security

Opinion | BY JOSH LAUGHREN | May 26, 2025
  • Oceana Canada’s analysis shows that by applying existing science-based law and policy, the number of healthy fish populations in Canada could rise from 35

Rebuilding Canada’s fisheries for climate and economic security

Opinion | BY JOSH LAUGHREN | May 26, 2025
  • Oceana Canada’s analysis shows that by applying existing science-based law and policy, the number of healthy fish populations in Canada could rise from 35
Joanne Thompson
Joanne Thompson became fisheries minister in March, and was tapped to keep the post in May. Last year’s quota increase for northern cod comes at a cost to the long-term health of the fishery, writes Josh Laughren. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The King plants roots in Ottawa on Day 1 of royal visit

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FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 26, 2025
King Charles III, left, and Queen Camilla arrive in Ottawa on May 26, a day before he is set to deliver the Throne Speech in the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The King plants roots in Ottawa on Day 1 of royal visit

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 26, 2025
  • The Hill Times

The King plants roots in Ottawa on Day 1 of royal visit

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | May 26, 2025
  • The Hill Times
King Charles III, left, and Queen Camilla arrive in Ottawa on May 26, a day before he is set to deliver the Throne Speech in the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Francis Scarpaleggia vows to keep ‘sticks on the ice’ as new House Speaker

  • After a previously gridlocked and acrimonious parliamentary session, newly elected House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia urged MPs to return and engage in 'robust debate,' but
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 26, 2025
Francis Scarpaleggia
Francis Scarpaleggia
After a secret ballot, Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia was voted in as House Speaker for the 45th Parliament on May 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Francis Scarpaleggia vows to keep ‘sticks on the ice’ as new House Speaker

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 26, 2025
  • After a previously gridlocked and acrimonious parliamentary session, newly elected House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia urged MPs to return and engage in 'robust debate,' but

Francis Scarpaleggia vows to keep ‘sticks on the ice’ as new House Speaker

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 26, 2025
  • After a previously gridlocked and acrimonious parliamentary session, newly elected House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia urged MPs to return and engage in 'robust debate,' but
Francis Scarpaleggia
After a secret ballot, Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia was voted in as House Speaker for the 45th Parliament on May 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PM Carney’s failure to appoint disabilities minister is an error in judgement

  • Excluding a disabilities minister from cabinet jeopardizes the accomplishments of successive governments and people with disabilities toward achieving a barrier-free society for all.
Opinion | BY LEN BAKER | May 26, 2025
Upholding the rights of people with disabilities isn’t a trivial thing, and responsibility for this important task shouldn’t be an afterthought, writes Len Baker. Pexels photograph by Mikhail Nilov

PM Carney’s failure to appoint disabilities minister is an error in judgement

Opinion | BY LEN BAKER | May 26, 2025
  • Excluding a disabilities minister from cabinet jeopardizes the accomplishments of successive governments and people with disabilities toward achieving a barrier-free society for all.

PM Carney’s failure to appoint disabilities minister is an error in judgement

Opinion | BY LEN BAKER | May 26, 2025
  • Excluding a disabilities minister from cabinet jeopardizes the accomplishments of successive governments and people with disabilities toward achieving a barrier-free society for all.
Upholding the rights of people with disabilities isn’t a trivial thing, and responsibility for this important task shouldn’t be an afterthought, writes Len Baker. Pexels photograph by Mikhail Nilov

Now isn’t the time for backsliding on internal trade

  • What once looked like national progress is at risk of devolving into a patchwork of limited, short-lived deals, risking a repeat of the same
Opinion | BY BRADLEE WHIDDEN | May 26, 2025
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland and the Committee on Internal Trade have a June 1 deadline looming to facilitate labour mobility. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Now isn’t the time for backsliding on internal trade

Opinion | BY BRADLEE WHIDDEN | May 26, 2025
  • What once looked like national progress is at risk of devolving into a patchwork of limited, short-lived deals, risking a repeat of the same

Now isn’t the time for backsliding on internal trade

Opinion | BY BRADLEE WHIDDEN | May 26, 2025
  • What once looked like national progress is at risk of devolving into a patchwork of limited, short-lived deals, risking a repeat of the same
Chrystia Freeland
Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland and the Committee on Internal Trade have a June 1 deadline looming to facilitate labour mobility. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Time to build—together

  • If every order of government brings its weight to the table, we can deliver the measurable change Canadians expect, and deserve.
Opinion | BY REBECCA BLIGH | May 26, 2025
Canadians don’t want business as usual—they want homes they can afford, infrastructure they can rely on, and communities where they feel safe and supported, writes Rebecca Bligh. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to build—together

Opinion | BY REBECCA BLIGH | May 26, 2025
  • If every order of government brings its weight to the table, we can deliver the measurable change Canadians expect, and deserve.

Time to build—together

Opinion | BY REBECCA BLIGH | May 26, 2025
  • If every order of government brings its weight to the table, we can deliver the measurable change Canadians expect, and deserve.
Canadians don’t want business as usual—they want homes they can afford, infrastructure they can rely on, and communities where they feel safe and supported, writes Rebecca Bligh. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A number of Trudeau-era cabinet staff bidding Hill farewell

  • Elections mean changeover among the Hill’s staffing ranks, and aides across the partisan divide have been saying their goodbyes.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 26, 2025
The Prime Minister's Office at 80 Wellington St., left, with the West Block building—the current seat of the House of Commons—pictured right. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A number of Trudeau-era cabinet staff bidding Hill farewell

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 26, 2025
  • Elections mean changeover among the Hill’s staffing ranks, and aides across the partisan divide have been saying their goodbyes.

A number of Trudeau-era cabinet staff bidding Hill farewell

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 26, 2025
  • Elections mean changeover among the Hill’s staffing ranks, and aides across the partisan divide have been saying their goodbyes.
The Prime Minister's Office at 80 Wellington St., left, with the West Block building—the current seat of the House of Commons—pictured right. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A new Canadian economy must include everyone

  • Inclusive economic policies must include programs that support employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for women with disabilities.
Opinion | BY BONNIE BRAYTON | May 26, 2025
Canada must discussions to advance the rights of persons with disabilities worldwide while setting the example here at home, writes Bonnie Brayton. Unsplash photograph by Elevate

A new Canadian economy must include everyone

Opinion | BY BONNIE BRAYTON | May 26, 2025
  • Inclusive economic policies must include programs that support employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for women with disabilities.

A new Canadian economy must include everyone

Opinion | BY BONNIE BRAYTON | May 26, 2025
  • Inclusive economic policies must include programs that support employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for women with disabilities.
Canada must discussions to advance the rights of persons with disabilities worldwide while setting the example here at home, writes Bonnie Brayton. Unsplash photograph by Elevate

Q&A | Question Period, House decorum, and cabinet missteps with Sheila Copps

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney ‘needs to allow his ministers to take front and centre in some of the files,’ but they need to stay
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Unlike his predecessor, Prime Minister Mark Carney is 'more crisp and precise in his answers, and he doesn't tend to give a lecture,' says former Liberal MP Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | Question Period, House decorum, and cabinet missteps with Sheila Copps

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 26, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney ‘needs to allow his ministers to take front and centre in some of the files,’ but they need to stay

Q&A | Question Period, House decorum, and cabinet missteps with Sheila Copps

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 26, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney ‘needs to allow his ministers to take front and centre in some of the files,’ but they need to stay
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Unlike his predecessor, Prime Minister Mark Carney is 'more crisp and precise in his answers, and he doesn't tend to give a lecture,' says former Liberal MP Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Soldiers left out in the cold—again

  • Despite all the bluster about defending our Arctic, our military procurement system is proving incapable of providing resources durable enough for use in our
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 26, 2025
Perhaps we need to better highlight those multimillion-dollar contracts that just piss away money on equipment that is unusable in the North, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Master Sailor Dan Bard

Soldiers left out in the cold—again

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 26, 2025
  • Despite all the bluster about defending our Arctic, our military procurement system is proving incapable of providing resources durable enough for use in our

Soldiers left out in the cold—again

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 26, 2025
  • Despite all the bluster about defending our Arctic, our military procurement system is proving incapable of providing resources durable enough for use in our
Perhaps we need to better highlight those multimillion-dollar contracts that just piss away money on equipment that is unusable in the North, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Master Sailor Dan Bard

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