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Transparency in trade talks to come when deal complete, says Senator on Canada-U.S. council

  • The government has shared limited information about trade negotiations with the prime minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations, says one of its members.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
Independent Senator Hassan Yussuff is a member of Prime Minister Mark Carney's 19-member Council on Canada-U.S. Relations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Transparency in trade talks to come when deal complete, says Senator on Canada-U.S. council

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • The government has shared limited information about trade negotiations with the prime minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations, says one of its members.

Transparency in trade talks to come when deal complete, says Senator on Canada-U.S. council

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • The government has shared limited information about trade negotiations with the prime minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations, says one of its members.
Independent Senator Hassan Yussuff is a member of Prime Minister Mark Carney's 19-member Council on Canada-U.S. Relations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s diplomatic vacancy in Germany lingers despite diversification push

  • Canada's vacant ambassadorial posting in Germany is just one important embassy abroad that will soon need to be filled as most G7 envoys near
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has championed increased trade and defence links to Europe as part of diversification efforts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s diplomatic vacancy in Germany lingers despite diversification push

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • Canada's vacant ambassadorial posting in Germany is just one important embassy abroad that will soon need to be filled as most G7 envoys near

Canada’s diplomatic vacancy in Germany lingers despite diversification push

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • Canada's vacant ambassadorial posting in Germany is just one important embassy abroad that will soon need to be filled as most G7 envoys near
Prime Minister Mark Carney has championed increased trade and defence links to Europe as part of diversification efforts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rules being replaced by deals on the international stage, says past Bundestag president 

  • Both Canada and Germany are 'challenged' by the Trump's administration's 'new understanding' of transatlantic relations, says Norbert Lammert.
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
Norbert Lammert was president of Germany's Bundestag from 2005 to 2017. He now serves as chair of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Rules being replaced by deals on the international stage, says past Bundestag president 

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • Both Canada and Germany are 'challenged' by the Trump's administration's 'new understanding' of transatlantic relations, says Norbert Lammert.

Rules being replaced by deals on the international stage, says past Bundestag president 

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | July 16, 2025
  • Both Canada and Germany are 'challenged' by the Trump's administration's 'new understanding' of transatlantic relations, says Norbert Lammert.
Norbert Lammert was president of Germany's Bundestag from 2005 to 2017. He now serves as chair of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Talking to Trump requires Canada to have some sort of leverage: Heale

  • Re: “Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far,” (The Hill Times, July 7, p. 8).
Opinion | July 16, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
It makes sense for Prime Minister Mark Carney to give on some smaller issues, and to promise other things that won't be delivered until after U.S. President Donald Trump's term has ended, writes Ronald Heale. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Talking to Trump requires Canada to have some sort of leverage: Heale

Opinion | July 16, 2025
  • Re: “Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far,” (The Hill Times, July 7, p. 8).

Talking to Trump requires Canada to have some sort of leverage: Heale

Opinion | July 16, 2025
  • Re: “Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far,” (The Hill Times, July 7, p. 8).
Mark Carney
It makes sense for Prime Minister Mark Carney to give on some smaller issues, and to promise other things that won't be delivered until after U.S. President Donald Trump's term has ended, writes Ronald Heale. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Carney’s DST drop was a smart step, says Ottawa reader

  • Re: “‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 11).
Opinion | July 16, 2025

Carney’s DST drop was a smart step, says Ottawa reader

Opinion | July 16, 2025
  • Re: “‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 11).

Carney’s DST drop was a smart step, says Ottawa reader

Opinion | July 16, 2025
  • Re: “‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump,” (The Hill Times, July 9, p. 11).

First ministers meet to talk Trump’s tariffs in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with the provincial and territorial premiers to discuss the nation's response to the latest tariff action from U.S. President Donald Trump in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First ministers meet to talk Trump’s tariffs in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world

First ministers meet to talk Trump’s tariffs in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with the provincial and territorial premiers to discuss the nation's response to the latest tariff action from U.S. President Donald Trump in Huntsville, Ont., on July 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First Nations dial up the pressure

  • Plus, a look at the Justice Department’s plan for the coming year.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
Assembly of First Nations Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will hold a press conference in Ottawa ahead of her meeting with the prime minister tomorrow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First Nations dial up the pressure

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
  • Plus, a look at the Justice Department’s plan for the coming year.

First Nations dial up the pressure

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 16, 2025
  • Plus, a look at the Justice Department’s plan for the coming year.
Assembly of First Nations Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will hold a press conference in Ottawa ahead of her meeting with the prime minister tomorrow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney government’s quest for public service efficiencies will test its mettle

  • The summer months often provide a buffer from intense public scrutiny, but come fall, all eyes will be on the government as it unveils
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | July 16, 2025
The political honeymoon Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has enjoyed since the election may have left them unprepared for the strength of the opposition they now face, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney government’s quest for public service efficiencies will test its mettle

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | July 16, 2025
  • The summer months often provide a buffer from intense public scrutiny, but come fall, all eyes will be on the government as it unveils

Carney government’s quest for public service efficiencies will test its mettle

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | July 16, 2025
  • The summer months often provide a buffer from intense public scrutiny, but come fall, all eyes will be on the government as it unveils
The political honeymoon Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has enjoyed since the election may have left them unprepared for the strength of the opposition they now face, writes Josie Sabatino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Skeleton of new Parliament Welcome Centre starts taking shape

  • Meanwhile, workers continue to haul bedrock out from under the historic Centre Block building as part of excavations that will reach 23 metres below
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
Five cranes currently surround Centre Block. Three sit inside the Parliament Welcome Centre pit to facilitate construction of the new underground complex, with two flanking Centre Block's east and west ends to haul material in and out of its internal courtyards. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Skeleton of new Parliament Welcome Centre starts taking shape

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
  • Meanwhile, workers continue to haul bedrock out from under the historic Centre Block building as part of excavations that will reach 23 metres below

Skeleton of new Parliament Welcome Centre starts taking shape

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 16, 2025
  • Meanwhile, workers continue to haul bedrock out from under the historic Centre Block building as part of excavations that will reach 23 metres below
Five cranes currently surround Centre Block. Three sit inside the Parliament Welcome Centre pit to facilitate construction of the new underground complex, with two flanking Centre Block's east and west ends to haul material in and out of its internal courtyards. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

  • Plus, new inflation data incoming.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his cabinet today to discuss the latest, looming deadline for U.S.-Canada trade talks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 15, 2025
  • Plus, new inflation data incoming.

Carney talks Trump with his cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 15, 2025
  • Plus, new inflation data incoming.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his cabinet today to discuss the latest, looming deadline for U.S.-Canada trade talks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Global progress on renewables but climate tipping points still on the horizon

  • Coal, gas, and oil account for about 75 per cent of overall greenhouse gas emissions, so seeing countries like China rapidly switching to cheaper
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 14, 2025
Solar panels
Solar panels
Volume production and technical innovations have brought the price of solar panels down so low that China is exporting them in huge quantities even to developing countries, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Global progress on renewables but climate tipping points still on the horizon

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 14, 2025
  • Coal, gas, and oil account for about 75 per cent of overall greenhouse gas emissions, so seeing countries like China rapidly switching to cheaper

Global progress on renewables but climate tipping points still on the horizon

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 14, 2025
  • Coal, gas, and oil account for about 75 per cent of overall greenhouse gas emissions, so seeing countries like China rapidly switching to cheaper
Solar panels
Volume production and technical innovations have brought the price of solar panels down so low that China is exporting them in huge quantities even to developing countries, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Trade tribunal calls for freeze on multimillion-dollar defence contract after complaints it favours U.S. supplier

  • Highly restrictive bid criteria made competition 'impossible' for Canadian and European companies to secure the contract for military night-vision goggles, says a filing from
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 14, 2025
David McGuinty
David McGuinty
Defence Minister David McGuinty said he would 'look into' the terms of the contract before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal called for the government to put a hold on the procurement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade tribunal calls for freeze on multimillion-dollar defence contract after complaints it favours U.S. supplier

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 14, 2025
  • Highly restrictive bid criteria made competition 'impossible' for Canadian and European companies to secure the contract for military night-vision goggles, says a filing from

Trade tribunal calls for freeze on multimillion-dollar defence contract after complaints it favours U.S. supplier

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 14, 2025
  • Highly restrictive bid criteria made competition 'impossible' for Canadian and European companies to secure the contract for military night-vision goggles, says a filing from
David McGuinty
Defence Minister David McGuinty said he would 'look into' the terms of the contract before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal called for the government to put a hold on the procurement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
The self-proclaimed ‘Blue Hackle Mafia’ Facebook group posted images of male soldiers in uniform exposing their genitals, others posing naked with Canadian Forces weapons, or simulating sexual acts with each other in uniform. Photograph courtesy of Facebook first published by The Ottawa Citizen

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing
The self-proclaimed ‘Blue Hackle Mafia’ Facebook group posted images of male soldiers in uniform exposing their genitals, others posing naked with Canadian Forces weapons, or simulating sexual acts with each other in uniform. Photograph courtesy of Facebook first published by The Ottawa Citizen

Coal mine expansion a dangerous step backward for public health and our environment

  • A technical loophole is letting us undermine our climate commitments, and ignores the fundamental reality that greenhouse gas emissions affect our climate regardless of
Opinion | BY STEPHEN WILTON | July 14, 2025
Tim Hodgson
Tim Hodgson
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson and the government should reconsider the decision and require a comprehensive environmental assessment of the Vista coal mine expansion, writes Stephen Wilton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Coal mine expansion a dangerous step backward for public health and our environment

Opinion | BY STEPHEN WILTON | July 14, 2025
  • A technical loophole is letting us undermine our climate commitments, and ignores the fundamental reality that greenhouse gas emissions affect our climate regardless of

Coal mine expansion a dangerous step backward for public health and our environment

Opinion | BY STEPHEN WILTON | July 14, 2025
  • A technical loophole is letting us undermine our climate commitments, and ignores the fundamental reality that greenhouse gas emissions affect our climate regardless of
Tim Hodgson
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson and the government should reconsider the decision and require a comprehensive environmental assessment of the Vista coal mine expansion, writes Stephen Wilton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative MP Khanna mobilizing support for Poilievre’s upcoming leadership review, say Conservative sources

  • The Conservative ‘movement is bigger, stronger and more energized than ever’ under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, says Conservative MP Arpan Khanna.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 14, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, pictured with his wife Anaida Poilievre on April 28 in Ottawa, is set to face a mandatory leadership review at the Calgary convention in January, as required by the party constitution following an electoral defeat. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conservative MP Khanna mobilizing support for Poilievre’s upcoming leadership review, say Conservative sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 14, 2025
  • The Conservative ‘movement is bigger, stronger and more energized than ever’ under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, says Conservative MP Arpan Khanna.

Conservative MP Khanna mobilizing support for Poilievre’s upcoming leadership review, say Conservative sources

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 14, 2025
  • The Conservative ‘movement is bigger, stronger and more energized than ever’ under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, says Conservative MP Arpan Khanna.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, pictured with his wife Anaida Poilievre on April 28 in Ottawa, is set to face a mandatory leadership review at the Calgary convention in January, as required by the party constitution following an electoral defeat. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
In comments to the House of Commons on June 18, Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland seemed to imply that the ferries could have been purchased from a Canadian company, yet no Canadian shipyard responded when BC Ferries sought proposals last year, David Crane writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to

BC Ferries story reveals Canada’s confused policy on China

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 14, 2025
  • What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to
In comments to the House of Commons on June 18, Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland seemed to imply that the ferries could have been purchased from a Canadian company, yet no Canadian shipyard responded when BC Ferries sought proposals last year, David Crane writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A reality check for the Carney government and Canadians

  • As the federal Liberals move forward with their financial review, it’s important that they are transparent with Canadians about the actual real-life impacts of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 20, 2025, after the passage of Bill C-5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A reality check for the Carney government and Canadians

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 14, 2025
  • As the federal Liberals move forward with their financial review, it’s important that they are transparent with Canadians about the actual real-life impacts of

A reality check for the Carney government and Canadians

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 14, 2025
  • As the federal Liberals move forward with their financial review, it’s important that they are transparent with Canadians about the actual real-life impacts of
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in the West Block on June 20, 2025, after the passage of Bill C-5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why government’s aversion to risk impacts Indigenous Peoples the most

  • CIRNAC and ISC must be forced to actually get the money out the door to Indigenous communities because this is the rare case in
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 14, 2025
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
As a part of Prime Minister Mark Carney's, right, spending review of government operations, departments that serve Indigenous Peoples—including Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada led by Minister Rebecca Alty, left—must be required to fulfill their spending obligations and "get the money out the door," writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why government’s aversion to risk impacts Indigenous Peoples the most

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 14, 2025
  • CIRNAC and ISC must be forced to actually get the money out the door to Indigenous communities because this is the rare case in

Why government’s aversion to risk impacts Indigenous Peoples the most

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | July 14, 2025
  • CIRNAC and ISC must be forced to actually get the money out the door to Indigenous communities because this is the rare case in
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
As a part of Prime Minister Mark Carney's, right, spending review of government operations, departments that serve Indigenous Peoples—including Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada led by Minister Rebecca Alty, left—must be required to fulfill their spending obligations and "get the money out the door," writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How Canadians feel about Carney will rely on trade talk success with a mercurial Trump

  • Will the public accept half a loaf, or blame the prime minister for coming away with less than we had before? In the pitiless
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

How Canadians feel about Carney will rely on trade talk success with a mercurial Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
  • Will the public accept half a loaf, or blame the prime minister for coming away with less than we had before? In the pitiless

How Canadians feel about Carney will rely on trade talk success with a mercurial Trump

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 14, 2025
  • Will the public accept half a loaf, or blame the prime minister for coming away with less than we had before? In the pitiless
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

It’s time we treat campus infrastructure as a nation-building project

  • Investments in universities are practical and high-impact investments that will create new jobs, deliver value for taxpayers and strengthen Canada’s competitiveness.
Opinion | BY GABRIEL MILLER | July 14, 2025
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, centre, participates in a scrum in the West Block on May 14, 2025. If Robertson's government is serious about mobilizing a wartime-level response to Canada’s infrastructure crisis, it needs to mobilize every asset it has, including universities, writes Gabriel Miller. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

It’s time we treat campus infrastructure as a nation-building project

Opinion | BY GABRIEL MILLER | July 14, 2025
  • Investments in universities are practical and high-impact investments that will create new jobs, deliver value for taxpayers and strengthen Canada’s competitiveness.

It’s time we treat campus infrastructure as a nation-building project

Opinion | BY GABRIEL MILLER | July 14, 2025
  • Investments in universities are practical and high-impact investments that will create new jobs, deliver value for taxpayers and strengthen Canada’s competitiveness.
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, centre, participates in a scrum in the West Block on May 14, 2025. If Robertson's government is serious about mobilizing a wartime-level response to Canada’s infrastructure crisis, it needs to mobilize every asset it has, including universities, writes Gabriel Miller. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

What will kill the electric car this time: Trump or Canada’s haplessness?

  • Until further notice, we are passengers in this environmental and economic setback, and Donald Trump is at the wheel.
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Mélanie Joly, right, who was then foreign affairs minister, met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Joly, now industry minister, is the federal lead on the auto file. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

What will kill the electric car this time: Trump or Canada’s haplessness?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 14, 2025
  • Until further notice, we are passengers in this environmental and economic setback, and Donald Trump is at the wheel.

What will kill the electric car this time: Trump or Canada’s haplessness?

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | July 14, 2025
  • Until further notice, we are passengers in this environmental and economic setback, and Donald Trump is at the wheel.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Mélanie Joly, right, who was then foreign affairs minister, met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Joly, now industry minister, is the federal lead on the auto file. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

Prime minister launches meetings with First Nations about Bill C-5

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
At a June 20 press conference, following Bill C-5's passing, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced he would meet with First Nations rights holders to discuss the bill. Buckley Belanger, secretary of state for rural development; Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty; and Liberal MPs Natilien Joseph and Jaime Battiste were also in attendance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime minister launches meetings with First Nations about Bill C-5

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world

Prime minister launches meetings with First Nations about Bill C-5

  • THURSDAY, JULY 10—SUNDAY, JULY 20 Ottawa Bluesfest—Ottawa’s Bluesfest returns for 10 days featuring a lineup of musicians from a variety of genres including blues, world
Mark Carney
At a June 20 press conference, following Bill C-5's passing, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced he would meet with First Nations rights holders to discuss the bill. Buckley Belanger, secretary of state for rural development; Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty; and Liberal MPs Natilien Joseph and Jaime Battiste were also in attendance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The dog days of summer for Pierre Poilievre

  • As you relax this summer, spare a few kind thoughts for the Conservatives. Their leader has shown he has nothing to offer them but
Opinion | BY KEN POLK | July 14, 2025
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the House of Commons foyer on May 27, 2025. After losing the most recent election—which includes the loss of Poilievre's own riding—the Conservatives will have to reconsider its 'take no prisoners' attitude, Ken Polk writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The dog days of summer for Pierre Poilievre

Opinion | BY KEN POLK | July 14, 2025
  • As you relax this summer, spare a few kind thoughts for the Conservatives. Their leader has shown he has nothing to offer them but

The dog days of summer for Pierre Poilievre

Opinion | BY KEN POLK | July 14, 2025
  • As you relax this summer, spare a few kind thoughts for the Conservatives. Their leader has shown he has nothing to offer them but
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference in the House of Commons foyer on May 27, 2025. After losing the most recent election—which includes the loss of Poilievre's own riding—the Conservatives will have to reconsider its 'take no prisoners' attitude, Ken Polk writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Digital sovereignty must drive Canada’s U.S. trade strategy

  • The approach we choose for trade talks will determine whether Canada controls its digital future or remains forever dependent on others’ technological infrastructure.
Opinion | BY BARRY APPLETON | July 14, 2025
Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in the West Block on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Digital sovereignty must drive Canada’s U.S. trade strategy

Opinion | BY BARRY APPLETON | July 14, 2025
  • The approach we choose for trade talks will determine whether Canada controls its digital future or remains forever dependent on others’ technological infrastructure.

Digital sovereignty must drive Canada’s U.S. trade strategy

Opinion | BY BARRY APPLETON | July 14, 2025
  • The approach we choose for trade talks will determine whether Canada controls its digital future or remains forever dependent on others’ technological infrastructure.
Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon speaks with reporters before the Liberal cabinet meeting in the West Block on June 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly talks business with the EU 

  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will meet her counterpart from the European Commission in Ottawa today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly talks business with the EU 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.

Joly talks business with the EU 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 11, 2025
  • Plus, unemployment numbers for June will be out today.
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will meet her counterpart from the European Commission in Ottawa today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

First woman named to lead the RCAF

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet speaks after assuming command of the Royal Canadian Air Force at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum on July 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First woman named to lead the RCAF

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
  • The Hill Times

First woman named to lead the RCAF

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | July 10, 2025
  • The Hill Times
Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet speaks after assuming command of the Royal Canadian Air Force at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum on July 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Ontario Liberal Leader Crombie faces review, Liberal MP Erskine-Smith opens door for ‘renewal’ in provincial leadership: email

  • Kingston Liberal MPP Ted Hsu says he supports Bonnie Crombie as the party leader, but would leave it up to party delegates to vote
News | BY ABBAS RANA, STUART BENSON | July 10, 2025
Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith is opening up the debate for ‘renewal’ in Ontario provincial leadership, according to an email obtained by The Hill Times. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Ontario Liberal Leader Crombie faces review, Liberal MP Erskine-Smith opens door for ‘renewal’ in provincial leadership: email

News | BY ABBAS RANA, STUART BENSON | July 10, 2025
  • Kingston Liberal MPP Ted Hsu says he supports Bonnie Crombie as the party leader, but would leave it up to party delegates to vote

As Ontario Liberal Leader Crombie faces review, Liberal MP Erskine-Smith opens door for ‘renewal’ in provincial leadership: email

News | BY ABBAS RANA, STUART BENSON | July 10, 2025
  • Kingston Liberal MPP Ted Hsu says he supports Bonnie Crombie as the party leader, but would leave it up to party delegates to vote
Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith is opening up the debate for ‘renewal’ in Ontario provincial leadership, according to an email obtained by The Hill Times. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Feds aren’t to blame for BCE’s plans to cut 4,800 jobs, sell 45 radio stations

  • Bell Media says it lost $140-million in advertising revenues last year while its new division suffered more than $40-million in operating costs. 
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 12, 2024
CTV Ottawa, pictured. BCE Inc. is selling off almost half its radio stations and eliminating 4,800 jobs across the country as so-called heritage media continues to lose advertising revenue to social media outlets, writes Sheila Copps. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia/Michel Rathwell

Feds aren’t to blame for BCE’s plans to cut 4,800 jobs, sell 45 radio stations

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 12, 2024
  • Bell Media says it lost $140-million in advertising revenues last year while its new division suffered more than $40-million in operating costs. 

Feds aren’t to blame for BCE’s plans to cut 4,800 jobs, sell 45 radio stations

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | February 12, 2024
  • Bell Media says it lost $140-million in advertising revenues last year while its new division suffered more than $40-million in operating costs. 
CTV Ottawa, pictured. BCE Inc. is selling off almost half its radio stations and eliminating 4,800 jobs across the country as so-called heritage media continues to lose advertising revenue to social media outlets, writes Sheila Copps. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia/Michel Rathwell

Canadian Drought Monitor reports extreme or severe drought conditions in large areas of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan

  • The need for water security in the Prairies is a key part of the challenge if we also want food security. But, ultimately, this is
Opinion | February 12, 2024
Southwestern Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, pictured. As the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute says, 'the challenges facing agriculture and food underscore the need for a new social contract,' writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of by Reinhard Pienitz, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada

Canadian Drought Monitor reports extreme or severe drought conditions in large areas of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan

Opinion | February 12, 2024
  • The need for water security in the Prairies is a key part of the challenge if we also want food security. But, ultimately, this is

Canadian Drought Monitor reports extreme or severe drought conditions in large areas of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan

Opinion | February 12, 2024
  • The need for water security in the Prairies is a key part of the challenge if we also want food security. But, ultimately, this is
Southwestern Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, pictured. As the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute says, 'the challenges facing agriculture and food underscore the need for a new social contract,' writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of by Reinhard Pienitz, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada

Who’s who at the Foreign Interference Commission

  • A look at the lawyers who will examine allegations of foreign interference into Canadian politics and elections in the coming months.
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 12, 2024
Commissioner Marie-Joseé Hogue held the first round of public hearings for the foreign interference inquiry from Jan. 29 to Feb. 2 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s who at the Foreign Interference Commission

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 12, 2024
  • A look at the lawyers who will examine allegations of foreign interference into Canadian politics and elections in the coming months.

Who’s who at the Foreign Interference Commission

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 12, 2024
  • A look at the lawyers who will examine allegations of foreign interference into Canadian politics and elections in the coming months.
Commissioner Marie-Joseé Hogue held the first round of public hearings for the foreign interference inquiry from Jan. 29 to Feb. 2 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Black History Month is also an emotional one

  • Typically, by the end of February, I am exhausted. Chances are I’ve cried during or after most of these conversations because if we’re not digging
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR BERNADETTE CLEMENT | February 12, 2024
ISG Senator Bernadette Clement says during Black History Month she likes to tell her own story as a Black francophone, and as the daughter of a Trinidadian father and Franco-Manitoban mother. Photograph courtesy of Jason McNamara

Black History Month is also an emotional one

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR BERNADETTE CLEMENT | February 12, 2024
  • Typically, by the end of February, I am exhausted. Chances are I’ve cried during or after most of these conversations because if we’re not digging

Black History Month is also an emotional one

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR BERNADETTE CLEMENT | February 12, 2024
  • Typically, by the end of February, I am exhausted. Chances are I’ve cried during or after most of these conversations because if we’re not digging
ISG Senator Bernadette Clement says during Black History Month she likes to tell her own story as a Black francophone, and as the daughter of a Trinidadian father and Franco-Manitoban mother. Photograph courtesy of Jason McNamara

Contentious nuclear waste site approved despite First Nations’ opposition

  • The decision to choose the banks of the Kichi Sibi to site a massive stockpile of radioactive materials is yet another low point in the history
Opinion | BY LAURA TANGUAY | February 12, 2024
The historic waste management area at the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories campus in Chalk River, Ont., pictured on May 27, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Contentious nuclear waste site approved despite First Nations’ opposition

Opinion | BY LAURA TANGUAY | February 12, 2024
  • The decision to choose the banks of the Kichi Sibi to site a massive stockpile of radioactive materials is yet another low point in the history

Contentious nuclear waste site approved despite First Nations’ opposition

Opinion | BY LAURA TANGUAY | February 12, 2024
  • The decision to choose the banks of the Kichi Sibi to site a massive stockpile of radioactive materials is yet another low point in the history
The historic waste management area at the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories campus in Chalk River, Ont., pictured on May 27, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Demonizing Canada’s oil and gas industry the height of foolishness

  • The millions of Canadians who are directly or indirectly supported by Canada’s oil and gas industries should be proud of our energy industry, and
Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | February 12, 2024
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, as a Quebec MP, should be grateful to the industry that contributes $14-billion in equalization to his province, writes Robert Sopuck. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Demonizing Canada’s oil and gas industry the height of foolishness

Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | February 12, 2024
  • The millions of Canadians who are directly or indirectly supported by Canada’s oil and gas industries should be proud of our energy industry, and

Demonizing Canada’s oil and gas industry the height of foolishness

Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | February 12, 2024
  • The millions of Canadians who are directly or indirectly supported by Canada’s oil and gas industries should be proud of our energy industry, and
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, as a Quebec MP, should be grateful to the industry that contributes $14-billion in equalization to his province, writes Robert Sopuck. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Liberals no longer have unconditional Muslim support

  • In recent years, the assumption that the Liberal Party holds unwavering support with Canada’s Muslim community has been increasingly challenged. A decade of Conservative
Opinion | BY NAVED BAKALI AND FAISAL KUTTY | February 12, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the Hill on Jan. 31, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Liberals no longer have unconditional Muslim support

Opinion | BY NAVED BAKALI AND FAISAL KUTTY | February 12, 2024
  • In recent years, the assumption that the Liberal Party holds unwavering support with Canada’s Muslim community has been increasingly challenged. A decade of Conservative

The Liberals no longer have unconditional Muslim support

Opinion | BY NAVED BAKALI AND FAISAL KUTTY | February 12, 2024
  • In recent years, the assumption that the Liberal Party holds unwavering support with Canada’s Muslim community has been increasingly challenged. A decade of Conservative
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the Hill on Jan. 31, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Boost the ‘Team Canada’ brains trust to better weather the Trump storm

  • The consequences of not adequately preparing—as much as one can—for a second Trump presidency are too great to make the Team Canada approach a
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 12, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
The prospect of ex-president Donald Trump appearing on the 2024 ballot is near-inevitable. Wikimedia Commons photograph

Boost the ‘Team Canada’ brains trust to better weather the Trump storm

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 12, 2024
  • The consequences of not adequately preparing—as much as one can—for a second Trump presidency are too great to make the Team Canada approach a

Boost the ‘Team Canada’ brains trust to better weather the Trump storm

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 12, 2024
  • The consequences of not adequately preparing—as much as one can—for a second Trump presidency are too great to make the Team Canada approach a
Donald Trump
The prospect of ex-president Donald Trump appearing on the 2024 ballot is near-inevitable. Wikimedia Commons photograph

Unionized Jewish employees to take PSAC to Canadian Human Rights Tribunal over Israel-Hamas war

  • Plus, Cape Breton pounded with 150 cm of snow; Hill launch of Howard McCurdy's memoir in the House Speaker's Office on Feb. 20; Jean
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 12, 2024
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs said it had connected the complainants, all of whom are federally regulated employees, with Whitten & Lublin Employment Lawyers' Daniel Lublin and Marc Kitay, who will represent them pro bono, in a press release on Feb. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unionized Jewish employees to take PSAC to Canadian Human Rights Tribunal over Israel-Hamas war

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 12, 2024
  • Plus, Cape Breton pounded with 150 cm of snow; Hill launch of Howard McCurdy's memoir in the House Speaker's Office on Feb. 20; Jean

Unionized Jewish employees to take PSAC to Canadian Human Rights Tribunal over Israel-Hamas war

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 12, 2024
  • Plus, Cape Breton pounded with 150 cm of snow; Hill launch of Howard McCurdy's memoir in the House Speaker's Office on Feb. 20; Jean
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs said it had connected the complainants, all of whom are federally regulated employees, with Whitten & Lublin Employment Lawyers' Daniel Lublin and Marc Kitay, who will represent them pro bono, in a press release on Feb. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics this morning: The $54-million question

  • Plus, the PBO will publish a new report on 'refocusing government spending.'
Auditor-General of Canada Karen Hogan pictured at a press conference on March 27, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics this morning: The $54-million question

  • Plus, the PBO will publish a new report on 'refocusing government spending.'

Politics this morning: The $54-million question

  • Plus, the PBO will publish a new report on 'refocusing government spending.'
Auditor-General of Canada Karen Hogan pictured at a press conference on March 27, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada was right to affirm ICJ’s authority, would also be right to accept its conclusion: John Dirlik

  • That South Africa has its problems and that its case at the International Court of Justice may be politically motivated is completely irrelevant. Of import
Opinion | February 12, 2024

Canada was right to affirm ICJ’s authority, would also be right to accept its conclusion: John Dirlik

Opinion | February 12, 2024
  • That South Africa has its problems and that its case at the International Court of Justice may be politically motivated is completely irrelevant. Of import

Canada was right to affirm ICJ’s authority, would also be right to accept its conclusion: John Dirlik

Opinion | February 12, 2024
  • That South Africa has its problems and that its case at the International Court of Justice may be politically motivated is completely irrelevant. Of import

Does Canada need a more integrated strategy for pandemic responses? Yes

  • In the last 20 years, Canada has been hit by several health crises involving variants on known human pathogens and novel viruses arising from
Opinion | BY ISAAC BOGOCH AND DAVID NAYLOR | February 12, 2024
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, Theresa Tam. Recently, Public Health England split itself in two. Its health protection work was transferred to the new U.K. Health Security Agency, while other public health files moved into an Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. Should Canada do the same? The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Does Canada need a more integrated strategy for pandemic responses? Yes

Opinion | BY ISAAC BOGOCH AND DAVID NAYLOR | February 12, 2024
  • In the last 20 years, Canada has been hit by several health crises involving variants on known human pathogens and novel viruses arising from

Does Canada need a more integrated strategy for pandemic responses? Yes

Opinion | BY ISAAC BOGOCH AND DAVID NAYLOR | February 12, 2024
  • In the last 20 years, Canada has been hit by several health crises involving variants on known human pathogens and novel viruses arising from
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, Theresa Tam. Recently, Public Health England split itself in two. Its health protection work was transferred to the new U.K. Health Security Agency, while other public health files moved into an Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. Should Canada do the same? The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Dyer’s column should be read in Washington, Jerusalem, and Gaza: Tom McElroy

  • Re: “When it comes to war and retaliation: ‘A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do,'” (The Hill Times, Gwynne Dyer, The Hill
Opinion | February 12, 2024

Dyer’s column should be read in Washington, Jerusalem, and Gaza: Tom McElroy

Opinion | February 12, 2024
  • Re: “When it comes to war and retaliation: ‘A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do,'” (The Hill Times, Gwynne Dyer, The Hill

Dyer’s column should be read in Washington, Jerusalem, and Gaza: Tom McElroy

Opinion | February 12, 2024
  • Re: “When it comes to war and retaliation: ‘A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do,'” (The Hill Times, Gwynne Dyer, The Hill

Iceland foreign minister to talk foreign policy, trade in Feb. 12 webinar hosted by Embassy of Iceland

  • MONDAY, FEB. 12 House Sitting—Parliamentarians have returned to Ottawa following six weeks in their constituencies. The House will sit until Friday, Feb. 16. The
Iceland's Foreign Minister Bjarni Benediktsson, left, pictured with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Nordic Council in Oslo, Norway, on Oct. 31, 2023, will be speaking at a webinar on Feb. 12 hosted by the Embassy of Iceland in Ottawa. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Iceland foreign minister to talk foreign policy, trade in Feb. 12 webinar hosted by Embassy of Iceland

  • MONDAY, FEB. 12 House Sitting—Parliamentarians have returned to Ottawa following six weeks in their constituencies. The House will sit until Friday, Feb. 16. The

Iceland foreign minister to talk foreign policy, trade in Feb. 12 webinar hosted by Embassy of Iceland

  • MONDAY, FEB. 12 House Sitting—Parliamentarians have returned to Ottawa following six weeks in their constituencies. The House will sit until Friday, Feb. 16. The
Iceland's Foreign Minister Bjarni Benediktsson, left, pictured with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Nordic Council in Oslo, Norway, on Oct. 31, 2023, will be speaking at a webinar on Feb. 12 hosted by the Embassy of Iceland in Ottawa. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Former Ontario cabinet minister Parm Gill’s appointment as federal candidate ‘unfair and undemocratic’: grassroots Conservatives

  • Grassroots party members want assurance from the party that they will be able to elect a candidate in the newly created riding of Milton
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 9, 2024
Former Ontario MPP and cabinet minister Parm Gill was appointed as the federal Conservative candidate in Milton, Ont. last month. The Hill Times file photograph

Former Ontario cabinet minister Parm Gill’s appointment as federal candidate ‘unfair and undemocratic’: grassroots Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 9, 2024
  • Grassroots party members want assurance from the party that they will be able to elect a candidate in the newly created riding of Milton

Former Ontario cabinet minister Parm Gill’s appointment as federal candidate ‘unfair and undemocratic’: grassroots Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 9, 2024
  • Grassroots party members want assurance from the party that they will be able to elect a candidate in the newly created riding of Milton
Former Ontario MPP and cabinet minister Parm Gill was appointed as the federal Conservative candidate in Milton, Ont. last month. The Hill Times file photograph

Taiwanese envoy warns against banning MPs’ sponsored travel, but former Harper-era minister Kent says MPs should not accept ‘large gifts’

  • Former minister Peter Kent says MPs accepting free travel is a ‘huge contradiction’ in ethics rules, while Taiwan’s top diplomat Harry Ho-jen Tseng says
News | BY NEIL MOSS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 9, 2024
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada Representative Harry Ho-jen Tseng said ending sponsored travel means his nation 'will lose a very good opportunity to help [Canada] get a better understanding of the challenge we face.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Taiwanese envoy warns against banning MPs’ sponsored travel, but former Harper-era minister Kent says MPs should not accept ‘large gifts’

News | BY NEIL MOSS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 9, 2024
  • Former minister Peter Kent says MPs accepting free travel is a ‘huge contradiction’ in ethics rules, while Taiwan’s top diplomat Harry Ho-jen Tseng says

Taiwanese envoy warns against banning MPs’ sponsored travel, but former Harper-era minister Kent says MPs should not accept ‘large gifts’

News | BY NEIL MOSS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 9, 2024
  • Former minister Peter Kent says MPs accepting free travel is a ‘huge contradiction’ in ethics rules, while Taiwan’s top diplomat Harry Ho-jen Tseng says
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada Representative Harry Ho-jen Tseng said ending sponsored travel means his nation 'will lose a very good opportunity to help [Canada] get a better understanding of the challenge we face.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Top Court rules on Indigenous gov’t authority

  • Plus, Singh and Plante meet in Montreal.
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse, centre, and other Indigenous leaders will react to a Supreme Court decision on whether Indigenous-made laws can override those of provinces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Top Court rules on Indigenous gov’t authority

  • Plus, Singh and Plante meet in Montreal.

Politics This Morning: Top Court rules on Indigenous gov’t authority

  • Plus, Singh and Plante meet in Montreal.
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse, centre, and other Indigenous leaders will react to a Supreme Court decision on whether Indigenous-made laws can override those of provinces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After talking to Ontarians for six months, Yasir Naqvi has advice for his fellow federal Liberals

  • Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi says all Canadians want to feel hopeful right now. And hope is about the future, not the past. 
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | February 8, 2024
Ottawa-Centre MP Yasir Naqvi says he thinks the pandemic has had ripple effects that all Canadians, including politicians, are still catching up to. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

After talking to Ontarians for six months, Yasir Naqvi has advice for his fellow federal Liberals

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | February 8, 2024
  • Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi says all Canadians want to feel hopeful right now. And hope is about the future, not the past. 

After talking to Ontarians for six months, Yasir Naqvi has advice for his fellow federal Liberals

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | February 8, 2024
  • Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi says all Canadians want to feel hopeful right now. And hope is about the future, not the past. 
Ottawa-Centre MP Yasir Naqvi says he thinks the pandemic has had ripple effects that all Canadians, including politicians, are still catching up to. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Universal pharmacare plan needs to improve access without disrupting care

  • Policymakers need to ensure there are no disruptions or diminished access to medications for Canadians who already have some form of drug coverage through
Opinion | BY SANDRA HANNA | February 8, 2024
Legislators must be careful to make sure they protect patient access to critical health care services, including those delivered by pharmacists across the country, writes Sandra Hanna. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Universal pharmacare plan needs to improve access without disrupting care

Opinion | BY SANDRA HANNA | February 8, 2024
  • Policymakers need to ensure there are no disruptions or diminished access to medications for Canadians who already have some form of drug coverage through

Universal pharmacare plan needs to improve access without disrupting care

Opinion | BY SANDRA HANNA | February 8, 2024
  • Policymakers need to ensure there are no disruptions or diminished access to medications for Canadians who already have some form of drug coverage through
Legislators must be careful to make sure they protect patient access to critical health care services, including those delivered by pharmacists across the country, writes Sandra Hanna. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

When politicians make students the scapegoats

  • Students are being attacked for being too “woke"; for submitting too readily to their institutions’ diversity, equity, and inclusion policies; for tolerating and even
Opinion | BY JEFFERY VACANTE | February 8, 2024
As Immigration Minister Marc Miller has pointed out, the foreign student program was never intended to be a source of funding for colleges and universities which have come to depend on international students to make up for the inadequate funding they receive from their provincial governments, writes Jeffery Vacante. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

When politicians make students the scapegoats

Opinion | BY JEFFERY VACANTE | February 8, 2024
  • Students are being attacked for being too “woke"; for submitting too readily to their institutions’ diversity, equity, and inclusion policies; for tolerating and even

When politicians make students the scapegoats

Opinion | BY JEFFERY VACANTE | February 8, 2024
  • Students are being attacked for being too “woke"; for submitting too readily to their institutions’ diversity, equity, and inclusion policies; for tolerating and even
As Immigration Minister Marc Miller has pointed out, the foreign student program was never intended to be a source of funding for colleges and universities which have come to depend on international students to make up for the inadequate funding they receive from their provincial governments, writes Jeffery Vacante. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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