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Carney steps into the fray

  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, with Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Carney will find that it's one thing to deliver a speech, but delivering on promises is quite another, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney steps into the fray

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the

Carney steps into the fray

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | May 5, 2025
  • Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, with Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Carney will find that it's one thing to deliver a speech, but delivering on promises is quite another, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and former senior Conservatives

  • The Conservative Party is scheduled to hold its convention in Ottawa next spring at the Rogers Centre, where the party membership will vote on
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 5, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured April 27, 2025, campaigning the night before election day in Edwards, Ont. The Conservative caucus will meet on Parliament Hill on May 6 for the first time since the April 28 election. At this meeting, the caucus will elect a new caucus chair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and former senior Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 5, 2025
  • The Conservative Party is scheduled to hold its convention in Ottawa next spring at the Rogers Centre, where the party membership will vote on

Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and former senior Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 5, 2025
  • The Conservative Party is scheduled to hold its convention in Ottawa next spring at the Rogers Centre, where the party membership will vote on
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured April 27, 2025, campaigning the night before election day in Edwards, Ont. The Conservative caucus will meet on Parliament Hill on May 6 for the first time since the April 28 election. At this meeting, the caucus will elect a new caucus chair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney should make reconciliation a mandatory item in every federal line department and agency, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this

A letter to Prime Minister Carney, from Rose LeMay

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | May 5, 2025
  • This is a request to pause to consider a priority that escaped discussion during the campaign—reconciliation and the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples of this
Prime Minister Mark Carney should make reconciliation a mandatory item in every federal line department and agency, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First there were six, now five former MPs re-elected on April 28

  • Plus: Liberal MP Noormohamed becomes a father during the election campaign, Ottawa-born ex-CFL star now leads Manitoba's PCs, Joe Biden says he's defect to
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 5, 2025
Neither rookies, nor incumbents, these six former MPs are returning to Ottawa: Liberal MPs Doug Eyolfson, top left, Linda Lapointe, centre left, and Stephen Fuhr; and Conservative MPs Kerry Diotte, top right, and Costas Menegakis and Parm Gill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Cynthia Münster

First there were six, now five former MPs re-elected on April 28

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 5, 2025
  • Plus: Liberal MP Noormohamed becomes a father during the election campaign, Ottawa-born ex-CFL star now leads Manitoba's PCs, Joe Biden says he's defect to

First there were six, now five former MPs re-elected on April 28

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 5, 2025
  • Plus: Liberal MP Noormohamed becomes a father during the election campaign, Ottawa-born ex-CFL star now leads Manitoba's PCs, Joe Biden says he's defect to
Neither rookies, nor incumbents, these six former MPs are returning to Ottawa: Liberal MPs Doug Eyolfson, top left, Linda Lapointe, centre left, and Stephen Fuhr; and Conservative MPs Kerry Diotte, top right, and Costas Menegakis and Parm Gill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and Cynthia Münster

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on
News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says Prime Minister Mark Carney should make clear to U.S. President Donald Trump that he 'is wrong when he says there’s nothing he needs from Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on

May expects to ‘work very well’ with Carney, and offered him advice to deal with Trump: ‘Don’t let that deranged guy in the White House call you governor’

News | BY CHRISTOPHER GULY | May 5, 2025
  • Elizabeth May's says her support for the throne speech and budget will hinge on two issues: a push for proportional representation, and action on
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says Prime Minister Mark Carney should make clear to U.S. President Donald Trump that he 'is wrong when he says there’s nothing he needs from Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

  • The following is an excerpt from Constraining the Court: Judicial Power in Policy Implementation in the Charter Era, one of five books shortlisted for
FeatureBY JAMES B. KELLY | May 5, 2025
James B. Kelly: 'This book should be read by any prime minister or premier that contemplates using Section 33 of the Charter of Rights, in a pre-emptive fashion.' Book cover and author's photo courtesy of UBC Press

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

FeatureBY JAMES B. KELLY | May 5, 2025
  • The following is an excerpt from Constraining the Court: Judicial Power in Policy Implementation in the Charter Era, one of five books shortlisted for

Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court

FeatureBY JAMES B. KELLY | May 5, 2025
  • The following is an excerpt from Constraining the Court: Judicial Power in Policy Implementation in the Charter Era, one of five books shortlisted for
James B. Kelly: 'This book should be read by any prime minister or premier that contemplates using Section 33 of the Charter of Rights, in a pre-emptive fashion.' Book cover and author's photo courtesy of UBC Press

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida arrive at the federal leaders' debate in Montréal, Que., on April 17, 2025. How our new political era unfolds largely depends on Poilievre's strategy, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their

All we are saying, is give peace a chance

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | May 5, 2025
  • Once the Trump business is resolved, will Poilievre’s troops return to attacks on wokeism, the legacy media, and the ideologically impure, even within their
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, right, and his wife Anaida arrive at the federal leaders' debate in Montréal, Que., on April 17, 2025. How our new political era unfolds largely depends on Poilievre's strategy, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Last Monday was a both great night for the Tories, and a disaster

  • Both of those things are true in equal measure. It’s not spin to point that out—frankly, it’s spin not to. The election result is
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 5, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at a rally at Olde Stanley’s Maple Lane Farm in Edwards, Ont., on April 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Last Monday was a both great night for the Tories, and a disaster

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 5, 2025
  • Both of those things are true in equal measure. It’s not spin to point that out—frankly, it’s spin not to. The election result is

Last Monday was a both great night for the Tories, and a disaster

Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | May 5, 2025
  • Both of those things are true in equal measure. It’s not spin to point that out—frankly, it’s spin not to. The election result is
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at a rally at Olde Stanley’s Maple Lane Farm in Edwards, Ont., on April 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

  • Like many across Canada, we have been actively monitoring the upheaval in crucial economic relationships between Canada and the United States and globally. People
Opinion | May 5, 2025
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

Opinion | May 5, 2025
  • Like many across Canada, we have been actively monitoring the upheaval in crucial economic relationships between Canada and the United States and globally. People

Solidarity gives Canada its resilience in the face of crises

Opinion | May 5, 2025
  • Like many across Canada, we have been actively monitoring the upheaval in crucial economic relationships between Canada and the United States and globally. People
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Time for NDP ‘soul searching’ and ‘reconnecting’ with workers, say labour leaders after electoral collapse

  • ‘Historically, when the NDP is weak, the Liberals tend to try to appeal to the more conservative side of their base,’ says Teamsters’ Mariam
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 2, 2025
The NDP caucus is less than one-third of their number last Parliament, with only seven MPs returning: Gord Johns, clockwise top left, Heather McPherson, Lori Idlout, Jenny Kwan, Leah Gazan, Don Davies, and Alexandre Boulerice. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Time for NDP ‘soul searching’ and ‘reconnecting’ with workers, say labour leaders after electoral collapse

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 2, 2025
  • ‘Historically, when the NDP is weak, the Liberals tend to try to appeal to the more conservative side of their base,’ says Teamsters’ Mariam

Time for NDP ‘soul searching’ and ‘reconnecting’ with workers, say labour leaders after electoral collapse

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 2, 2025
  • ‘Historically, when the NDP is weak, the Liberals tend to try to appeal to the more conservative side of their base,’ says Teamsters’ Mariam
The NDP caucus is less than one-third of their number last Parliament, with only seven MPs returning: Gord Johns, clockwise top left, Heather McPherson, Lori Idlout, Jenny Kwan, Leah Gazan, Don Davies, and Alexandre Boulerice. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
Veteran journalist Kevin Newman, left, The Hill Times' Leslie Dickson, and Pendulum Group's Heather Bakken at World Press Freedom Canada's awards luncheon on May 1 at the National Arts Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts

Guarding against disinformation requires good journalists, and sometimes a good lawyer

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • World Press Freedom Canada’s annual awards luncheon celebrated the best of Canada’s investigative, local, and student journalists on May 1 at the National Arts
Veteran journalist Kevin Newman, left, The Hill Times' Leslie Dickson, and Pendulum Group's Heather Bakken at World Press Freedom Canada's awards luncheon on May 1 at the National Arts Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Carney holds his first post-election presser

  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will speak to reporters at his first press conference since winning the election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney holds his first post-election presser

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.

Carney holds his first post-election presser

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, STUART BENSON | May 2, 2025
  • Plus, a chief of staff to a former prime minister says disgruntled Tories would be best suited to cross the floor to the Liberals.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will speak to reporters at his first press conference since winning the election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

  • Rookie Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy says he decided to run against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'because someone needed to.' He also had the help
News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
Newly elected Liberal MP for Carleton Bruce Fanjoy says he doesn't consider himself 'special,' but said his win was partly the product of listening to constituents, and said the election in Carleton was a 'referendum' on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who was defeated after 21 years in the riding. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
  • Rookie Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy says he decided to run against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'because someone needed to.' He also had the help

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

News | BY IREM KOCA | May 1, 2025
  • Rookie Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy says he decided to run against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 'because someone needed to.' He also had the help
Newly elected Liberal MP for Carleton Bruce Fanjoy says he doesn't consider himself 'special,' but said his win was partly the product of listening to constituents, and said the election in Carleton was a 'referendum' on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre who was defeated after 21 years in the riding. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to supporters at the TD Centre in Ottawa on April 29, 2025, after winning the election. If his cabinet can’t deliver, nothing else will, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.

Carney’s first test isn’t Trump, it’s his cabinet

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 1, 2025
  • Power isn’t only about winning elections. It’s also about building a cabinet that can turn political ambition into actual results.
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to supporters at the TD Centre in Ottawa on April 29, 2025, after winning the election. If his cabinet can’t deliver, nothing else will, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro could go to jail for more than 40 years if he is found guilty of plotting to reverse his electoral defeat in 2022 by a military coup, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 

Bolsonaro, Trump, and democratic takeover attempts

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2025
  • America’s President and Brazil’s former leader—who is in intensive care—once were tied to failed coup attempts in their respective countries. 
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro could go to jail for more than 40 years if he is found guilty of plotting to reverse his electoral defeat in 2022 by a military coup, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

  • We can no longer ignore the direct link between how we vote and our ability to address the climate crisis. Canada urgently needs electoral
Opinion | BY SUZANNE APELIAN, EMERSON HOWITT | April 30, 2025
Pedestrians cross O'Connor Street in downtown Ottawa. Canada faces an existential threat from the climate crisis, yet our electoral system continues to undermine effective climate action, argue Suzanne Apelian and Emerson Howitt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

Opinion | BY SUZANNE APELIAN, EMERSON HOWITT | April 30, 2025
  • We can no longer ignore the direct link between how we vote and our ability to address the climate crisis. Canada urgently needs electoral

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

Opinion | BY SUZANNE APELIAN, EMERSON HOWITT | April 30, 2025
  • We can no longer ignore the direct link between how we vote and our ability to address the climate crisis. Canada urgently needs electoral
Pedestrians cross O'Connor Street in downtown Ottawa. Canada faces an existential threat from the climate crisis, yet our electoral system continues to undermine effective climate action, argue Suzanne Apelian and Emerson Howitt. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It
Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
As the late Pope Francis said regarding debt cancellation in this Jubilee year, 'more than a question of generosity, this is a matter of justice,' write Dean Dettloff and Beth Lorimer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Catholic Church in England and Wales

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It

Canada must lead global debt cancellation, like it did 25 years ago

Opinion | BY BETH LORIMER, DEAN DETTLOFF | April 30, 2025
  • As Canada considers its place in an increasingly volatile global order, Canadians want to see their country emerge as a voice of solidarity. It
As the late Pope Francis said regarding debt cancellation in this Jubilee year, 'more than a question of generosity, this is a matter of justice,' write Dean Dettloff and Beth Lorimer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Catholic Church in England and Wales

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future
Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
If we want to protect elections, we have to protect identity, writes Ryan Sydor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future

Why AI self-regulation has left Canada’s elections vulnerable

Opinion | BY RYAN SYDOR | April 30, 2025
  • This past election offers a chance for Canada to consider establishing broader standards for digital identity verification across public and private sectors for future
If we want to protect elections, we have to protect identity, writes Ryan Sydor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives spent campaign ‘fending off attacks on all sides’ as Liberals, third parties dominated Meta election ads, says expert

  • The five main parties spent more than $5.5-million on Facebook and Instagram ads in the first 30 days of the election campaign, with the
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Green co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier are projected to spend nearly $8-million collectively on Meta ads alone this election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Conservatives spent campaign ‘fending off attacks on all sides’ as Liberals, third parties dominated Meta election ads, says expert

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
  • The five main parties spent more than $5.5-million on Facebook and Instagram ads in the first 30 days of the election campaign, with the

Conservatives spent campaign ‘fending off attacks on all sides’ as Liberals, third parties dominated Meta election ads, says expert

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
  • The five main parties spent more than $5.5-million on Facebook and Instagram ads in the first 30 days of the election campaign, with the
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Green co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault, and People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier are projected to spend nearly $8-million collectively on Meta ads alone this election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
The Privy Council Office issues guidance for ministers and the public service on what they can and cannot do during an election period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.

Carney clicked with caretaker convention’s call for restraint, experts say

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.
The Privy Council Office issues guidance for ministers and the public service on what they can and cannot do during an election period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.

‘Americans don’t know enough about Canada’: prominent Washington voice for Canada-U.S. relationship shutters

News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
  • There are hopes of reconstituting the efforts of the Canada Institute in a new organization, but it won't be attached to the Wilson Center.
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly during then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Ottawa in 2022. For many cabinet ministers, their first stop during a trip to Washington, D.C., was to the Wilson Center's Canada Institute to give an address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will all have some things to take away from this campaign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | April 30, 2025
  • Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will all have some things to take away from this campaign, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can’t seem to get through a day in the Oval Office without reverting to his accusations about those freeloaders in Canada, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 30, 2025
  • Canadians can’t count on a flip-flop on tariffs since the U.S. president seems obsessed with undermining Canada in keeping with his persistent lusting after
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can’t seem to get through a day in the Oval Office without reverting to his accusations about those freeloaders in Canada, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in
Opinion | April 30, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16, 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

Opinion | April 30, 2025
  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in

Trump and Putin are violating the UN charter to which both of their countries signed on: Toronto reader

Opinion | April 30, 2025
  • Re: “Future MPs should stand up for the rule of law and human rights,” (The Hill Times, April 23, p. 8). The war in
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16, 2018. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.
Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
The need to build trust in AI and ensure the technology is used for good are key factors in increasing business adoption. Clear rules for data privacy and security would help, writes Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

Opinion | BY ULRIKE BAHR-GEDALIA | April 30, 2025
  • Achieving a healthy balance between innovation and regulation is key as Canada continues to pursue more digital transformation initiatives.
The need to build trust in AI and ensure the technology is used for good are key factors in increasing business adoption. Clear rules for data privacy and security would help, writes Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Feds must step up to protect Canada’s natural health product industry

  • Instead of supporting these businesses, Health Canada is making it harder for them to survive, and is proposing a punitive and discriminatory cost recovery program.
Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | April 30, 2025
The natural health products industry is an integral part of Canadians' proactive health care, made up of companies from coast to coast to coast, writes CHFA's Aaron Skelton. Image courtesy of Freepik

Feds must step up to protect Canada’s natural health product industry

Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | April 30, 2025
  • Instead of supporting these businesses, Health Canada is making it harder for them to survive, and is proposing a punitive and discriminatory cost recovery program.

Feds must step up to protect Canada’s natural health product industry

Opinion | BY AARON SKELTON | April 30, 2025
  • Instead of supporting these businesses, Health Canada is making it harder for them to survive, and is proposing a punitive and discriminatory cost recovery program.
The natural health products industry is an integral part of Canadians' proactive health care, made up of companies from coast to coast to coast, writes CHFA's Aaron Skelton. Image courtesy of Freepik

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that
Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
Conservative and Liberal supporters in Montreal ahead of the April 17 English-language leaders' debate. It is a major disservice to voters if party platforms are released mere days before ballots are cast, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that

Change is needed when it comes to costed party platforms

Opinion | BY ANDREW TZEMBELICOS | April 30, 2025
  • Recent elections suggest voters are increasingly choosing to cast their ballots in advanced polls. This means they need the full details of platforms that
Conservative and Liberal supporters in Montreal ahead of the April 17 English-language leaders' debate. It is a major disservice to voters if party platforms are released mere days before ballots are cast, writes Andrew Tzembelicos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Interim ethics commissioner with family connection to Intergovernmental Affairs Minister LeBlanc raises red flags for critics

  • Martine Richard, who became interim ethics commissioner effective on March 27, is the sister-in-law of Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc.
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 29, 2023
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, is pictured here on July 18, 2018, at the cabinet shuffle in Ottawa with his wife, Jolène Richard. LeBlanc's sister-in-law, Martine Richard, became the interim federal ethics commissioner on March 27, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Interim ethics commissioner with family connection to Intergovernmental Affairs Minister LeBlanc raises red flags for critics

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 29, 2023
  • Martine Richard, who became interim ethics commissioner effective on March 27, is the sister-in-law of Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc.

Interim ethics commissioner with family connection to Intergovernmental Affairs Minister LeBlanc raises red flags for critics

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 29, 2023
  • Martine Richard, who became interim ethics commissioner effective on March 27, is the sister-in-law of Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc.
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, is pictured here on July 18, 2018, at the cabinet shuffle in Ottawa with his wife, Jolène Richard. LeBlanc's sister-in-law, Martine Richard, became the interim federal ethics commissioner on March 27, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A new Harperian strategy? 

  • Former prime minister Stephen Harper believes a populist-oriented Conservative Party could stand for its traditional values while at the same time freely rail against
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 29, 2023
Former prime minister Stephen Harper delivers the keynote address at the Canada Strong and Free Networking conference in Ottawa on March 22, 2023. Harper may have retired from Canada’s political ring, but he still knows how to throw a partisan jab, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A new Harperian strategy? 

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 29, 2023
  • Former prime minister Stephen Harper believes a populist-oriented Conservative Party could stand for its traditional values while at the same time freely rail against

A new Harperian strategy? 

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | March 29, 2023
  • Former prime minister Stephen Harper believes a populist-oriented Conservative Party could stand for its traditional values while at the same time freely rail against
Former prime minister Stephen Harper delivers the keynote address at the Canada Strong and Free Networking conference in Ottawa on March 22, 2023. Harper may have retired from Canada’s political ring, but he still knows how to throw a partisan jab, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Imperial Oil to answer questions at House Environment Committee about tailings pond leaks, but Alberta regulator waiting for invitation

  • Indigenous communities along the Athabasca River are looking for federal intervention after an oilsands company and its Alberta regulator withheld information on tailings leaks
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 29, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault and Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu speak with reporters on March 20, about tailings leaks at an Imperial Oil facility in Alberta. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Imperial Oil to answer questions at House Environment Committee about tailings pond leaks, but Alberta regulator waiting for invitation

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 29, 2023
  • Indigenous communities along the Athabasca River are looking for federal intervention after an oilsands company and its Alberta regulator withheld information on tailings leaks

Imperial Oil to answer questions at House Environment Committee about tailings pond leaks, but Alberta regulator waiting for invitation

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 29, 2023
  • Indigenous communities along the Athabasca River are looking for federal intervention after an oilsands company and its Alberta regulator withheld information on tailings leaks
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault and Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu speak with reporters on March 20, about tailings leaks at an Imperial Oil facility in Alberta. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reflections on a president’s visit, gender equality and the road to reconciliation

  • The voices of Inuit women and gender-diverse Inuit are being heard. And these voices hold more weight and value when Inuit women have a seat
Opinion | BY GERRI SHARPE | March 29, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden and Gov.-Gen. Mary Simon seen shortly after Biden landed in Ottawa at Ottawa's Macdonald-Cartier International Airport on March 23, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Reflections on a president’s visit, gender equality and the road to reconciliation

Opinion | BY GERRI SHARPE | March 29, 2023
  • The voices of Inuit women and gender-diverse Inuit are being heard. And these voices hold more weight and value when Inuit women have a seat

Reflections on a president’s visit, gender equality and the road to reconciliation

Opinion | BY GERRI SHARPE | March 29, 2023
  • The voices of Inuit women and gender-diverse Inuit are being heard. And these voices hold more weight and value when Inuit women have a seat
U.S. President Joe Biden and Gov.-Gen. Mary Simon seen shortly after Biden landed in Ottawa at Ottawa's Macdonald-Cartier International Airport on March 23, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada must seize its strategic advantage in the global genomics race

  • Canada’s position presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to harness long-term growth, low-carbon productivity, and a healthier future for Canadians. 
Opinion | BY ROB ANNAN | March 29, 2023
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry François-Philippe Champagne arrives for the Liberal caucus retreat Jan. 27, 2023. A national genomics strategy will lay vital groundwork to build on Canada's successes—and just in time—as other countries intensify their investments in this space, writes Rob Annan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must seize its strategic advantage in the global genomics race

Opinion | BY ROB ANNAN | March 29, 2023
  • Canada’s position presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to harness long-term growth, low-carbon productivity, and a healthier future for Canadians. 

Canada must seize its strategic advantage in the global genomics race

Opinion | BY ROB ANNAN | March 29, 2023
  • Canada’s position presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to harness long-term growth, low-carbon productivity, and a healthier future for Canadians. 
François-Philippe Champagne
Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry François-Philippe Champagne arrives for the Liberal caucus retreat Jan. 27, 2023. A national genomics strategy will lay vital groundwork to build on Canada's successes—and just in time—as other countries intensify their investments in this space, writes Rob Annan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former Liberal MP McCrimmon eyeing Kanata-Carleton provincial riding for a political comeback

  • The Ontario Liberals should field their candidate in the yet to be scheduled Kanata-Carleton byelection through a nomination election and not appoint one, says
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 29, 2023
Former Liberal MP Karen McCrimmon is considering making a political comeback provincially in Kanata-Carleton, say Liberal sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former Liberal MP McCrimmon eyeing Kanata-Carleton provincial riding for a political comeback

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 29, 2023
  • The Ontario Liberals should field their candidate in the yet to be scheduled Kanata-Carleton byelection through a nomination election and not appoint one, says

Former Liberal MP McCrimmon eyeing Kanata-Carleton provincial riding for a political comeback

News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 29, 2023
  • The Ontario Liberals should field their candidate in the yet to be scheduled Kanata-Carleton byelection through a nomination election and not appoint one, says
Former Liberal MP Karen McCrimmon is considering making a political comeback provincially in Kanata-Carleton, say Liberal sources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Food marketing is no child’s play

  • The food industry launched the new Code for the Responsible Advertising of Food and Beverage Products to Children in mid-2021, with implementation slated for July 1.
Opinion | BY SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS | March 29, 2023
In essence, BillC-252—to amend the Food and Drugs Act to prohibit food and beverage marketing directed at children—is providing a solution to a problem which doesn’t exist, writes Sylvain Charlebois. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Food marketing is no child’s play

Opinion | BY SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS | March 29, 2023
  • The food industry launched the new Code for the Responsible Advertising of Food and Beverage Products to Children in mid-2021, with implementation slated for July 1.

Food marketing is no child’s play

Opinion | BY SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS | March 29, 2023
  • The food industry launched the new Code for the Responsible Advertising of Food and Beverage Products to Children in mid-2021, with implementation slated for July 1.
In essence, BillC-252—to amend the Food and Drugs Act to prohibit food and beverage marketing directed at children—is providing a solution to a problem which doesn’t exist, writes Sylvain Charlebois. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Expanded border deal ‘unrealistic, unfair, and exclusionary,’ say legal scholars, refugee advocates

  • Law professor Idil Atak says the closure of Roxham Road ‘bad news for asylum seekers’ that will increase vulnerability to smugglers and traffickers as
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 29, 2023
Although only announced last week, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser signed the expanded Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States one year ago on March 29, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Expanded border deal ‘unrealistic, unfair, and exclusionary,’ say legal scholars, refugee advocates

News | BY STUART BENSON | March 29, 2023
  • Law professor Idil Atak says the closure of Roxham Road ‘bad news for asylum seekers’ that will increase vulnerability to smugglers and traffickers as

Expanded border deal ‘unrealistic, unfair, and exclusionary,’ say legal scholars, refugee advocates

News | BY STUART BENSON | March 29, 2023
  • Law professor Idil Atak says the closure of Roxham Road ‘bad news for asylum seekers’ that will increase vulnerability to smugglers and traffickers as
Although only announced last week, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser signed the expanded Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States one year ago on March 29, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Meaningful bail reform requires community supports not ‘more policing, more court work, and more corrections’: Sen. Pate

  • NDP justice critic Randall Garrison says the overrepresentation of marginalized Canadians in prison poses a long-term threat to public safety that must be balanced
News | BY STUART BENSON | March 29, 2023
Justice Minister David Lametti speaks at a March 10 press conference at the Château Laurier, announcing the federal government will move forward on targeted reforms to Canada's bail laws to make it more difficult for repeat violent offenders to get out of jail while they await trial. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Meaningful bail reform requires community supports not ‘more policing, more court work, and more corrections’: Sen. Pate

News | BY STUART BENSON | March 29, 2023
  • NDP justice critic Randall Garrison says the overrepresentation of marginalized Canadians in prison poses a long-term threat to public safety that must be balanced

Meaningful bail reform requires community supports not ‘more policing, more court work, and more corrections’: Sen. Pate

News | BY STUART BENSON | March 29, 2023
  • NDP justice critic Randall Garrison says the overrepresentation of marginalized Canadians in prison poses a long-term threat to public safety that must be balanced
Justice Minister David Lametti speaks at a March 10 press conference at the Château Laurier, announcing the federal government will move forward on targeted reforms to Canada's bail laws to make it more difficult for repeat violent offenders to get out of jail while they await trial. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Dude, where’s our $19-billion?

  • Plus, McKinsey & Company faces OGGO.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 29, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland showed off their brand-new budget in the House of Commons foyer on March 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Dude, where’s our $19-billion?

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 29, 2023
  • Plus, McKinsey & Company faces OGGO.

Politics This Morning: Dude, where’s our $19-billion?

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | March 29, 2023
  • Plus, McKinsey & Company faces OGGO.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland showed off their brand-new budget in the House of Commons foyer on March 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unions call for feds to settle Black Class Action lawsuit

  • Plus, the shortlist for this year's Shaughnessy Cohen Prize is revealed, McGill to host panel discussion on women working in public policy, and former
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 29, 2023
CLC executive vice-president Larry Rousseau, left, PIPSC national president Jennifer Carr, Black Class Action Secretariat executive director Nicholas Marcus Thompson, PSAC national president Chris Aylward, regional executive vice-president for the National Capital Region of PSAC Alex Silas, and UTE president Marc Brière. Photograph courtesy of the Public Service Alliance of Canada

Unions call for feds to settle Black Class Action lawsuit

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 29, 2023
  • Plus, the shortlist for this year's Shaughnessy Cohen Prize is revealed, McGill to host panel discussion on women working in public policy, and former

Unions call for feds to settle Black Class Action lawsuit

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 29, 2023
  • Plus, the shortlist for this year's Shaughnessy Cohen Prize is revealed, McGill to host panel discussion on women working in public policy, and former
CLC executive vice-president Larry Rousseau, left, PIPSC national president Jennifer Carr, Black Class Action Secretariat executive director Nicholas Marcus Thompson, PSAC national president Chris Aylward, regional executive vice-president for the National Capital Region of PSAC Alex Silas, and UTE president Marc Brière. Photograph courtesy of the Public Service Alliance of Canada

Demand for critical minerals in EV batteries requires faster mining project approvals: stakeholders

  • A typical electric car requires six times the mineral inputs of a conventional car, and the energy sector’s overall needs for critical minerals could
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 29, 2023
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the federal government is 'all in' when it comes to critical minerals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Demand for critical minerals in EV batteries requires faster mining project approvals: stakeholders

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 29, 2023
  • A typical electric car requires six times the mineral inputs of a conventional car, and the energy sector’s overall needs for critical minerals could

Demand for critical minerals in EV batteries requires faster mining project approvals: stakeholders

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | March 29, 2023
  • A typical electric car requires six times the mineral inputs of a conventional car, and the energy sector’s overall needs for critical minerals could
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the federal government is 'all in' when it comes to critical minerals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Biden’s sunny message of continental co-operation be matched with policy reality?

  • 'The visit sets the stage for further conversation and I think we need to hold the president to his word,' says former Canadian diplomat
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 29, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden, arriving for a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, trumpeted the Canada-U.S. relationship and pushed for greater continental co-operation during his March 24 address to Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Biden’s sunny message of continental co-operation be matched with policy reality?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 29, 2023
  • 'The visit sets the stage for further conversation and I think we need to hold the president to his word,' says former Canadian diplomat

Can Biden’s sunny message of continental co-operation be matched with policy reality?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 29, 2023
  • 'The visit sets the stage for further conversation and I think we need to hold the president to his word,' says former Canadian diplomat
U.S. President Joe Biden, arriving for a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, trumpeted the Canada-U.S. relationship and pushed for greater continental co-operation during his March 24 address to Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t let the ‘easy’ become neglected

  • There was a swell of little-seen collegiality in the House of Commons on March 24, as Parliamentarians of all stripes came together to listen
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 29, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau greet U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on March 23, for his first presidential state visit to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t let the ‘easy’ become neglected

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 29, 2023
  • There was a swell of little-seen collegiality in the House of Commons on March 24, as Parliamentarians of all stripes came together to listen

Don’t let the ‘easy’ become neglected

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 29, 2023
  • There was a swell of little-seen collegiality in the House of Commons on March 24, as Parliamentarians of all stripes came together to listen
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau greet U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on March 23, for his first presidential state visit to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If Canadians are politically illiterate, there is a reason for it

  • By not offering some kind of a vision for Canada, our leaders are encouraging people to lose interest in the country itself.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 29, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said Canada is a ‘post-national state’ with ‘no core identity,’ and some Canadians have interpreted that to mean our history and political culture don’t count for much, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If Canadians are politically illiterate, there is a reason for it

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 29, 2023
  • By not offering some kind of a vision for Canada, our leaders are encouraging people to lose interest in the country itself.

If Canadians are politically illiterate, there is a reason for it

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | March 29, 2023
  • By not offering some kind of a vision for Canada, our leaders are encouraging people to lose interest in the country itself.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said Canada is a ‘post-national state’ with ‘no core identity,’ and some Canadians have interpreted that to mean our history and political culture don’t count for much, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Biden moves ahead on a ‘friendshoring’ plan amid mounting global uncertainty

  • For Canadians, it could be a turning point in our sluggish efforts to overhaul an economy weakened by a long-term slide in business investment
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 29, 2023
Caught up as U.S. President Joe Biden was in the spirit of good neighbourliness during his visit, his expressed willingness to abandon Buy America where Canada is concerned was probably overstated, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Biden moves ahead on a ‘friendshoring’ plan amid mounting global uncertainty

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 29, 2023
  • For Canadians, it could be a turning point in our sluggish efforts to overhaul an economy weakened by a long-term slide in business investment

Biden moves ahead on a ‘friendshoring’ plan amid mounting global uncertainty

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 29, 2023
  • For Canadians, it could be a turning point in our sluggish efforts to overhaul an economy weakened by a long-term slide in business investment
Caught up as U.S. President Joe Biden was in the spirit of good neighbourliness during his visit, his expressed willingness to abandon Buy America where Canada is concerned was probably overstated, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

N.B. falling short of the equalization principle that funds its budget surplus: letter writer

  • It’s time for the federal government to step in to rescue a uniquely isolated Canadian island that has been failed by the New Brunswick
Opinion | March 29, 2023

N.B. falling short of the equalization principle that funds its budget surplus: letter writer

Opinion | March 29, 2023
  • It’s time for the federal government to step in to rescue a uniquely isolated Canadian island that has been failed by the New Brunswick

N.B. falling short of the equalization principle that funds its budget surplus: letter writer

Opinion | March 29, 2023
  • It’s time for the federal government to step in to rescue a uniquely isolated Canadian island that has been failed by the New Brunswick

House committee’s health workforce report has critical gaps left to be filled

  • The House Health Committee's report is welcome, but deficient in its lack of specific recommendations on actions to alleviate the current crisis and prevent
Opinion | BY DON DRUMMOND, DUNCAN SINCLAIR, DAVID JONES | March 29, 2023
Premiers attend a press conference in Ottawa on Feb. 7, after the release of the federal government’s updated health-care deal with provinces. The forthcoming bilateral federal-provincial health-care funding agreements provide an opportunity and mechanism to formally look at intergovernmental collaboration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House committee’s health workforce report has critical gaps left to be filled

Opinion | BY DON DRUMMOND, DUNCAN SINCLAIR, DAVID JONES | March 29, 2023
  • The House Health Committee's report is welcome, but deficient in its lack of specific recommendations on actions to alleviate the current crisis and prevent

House committee’s health workforce report has critical gaps left to be filled

Opinion | BY DON DRUMMOND, DUNCAN SINCLAIR, DAVID JONES | March 29, 2023
  • The House Health Committee's report is welcome, but deficient in its lack of specific recommendations on actions to alleviate the current crisis and prevent
Premiers attend a press conference in Ottawa on Feb. 7, after the release of the federal government’s updated health-care deal with provinces. The forthcoming bilateral federal-provincial health-care funding agreements provide an opportunity and mechanism to formally look at intergovernmental collaboration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s over-inflated bitcoin promises

  • The number of bitcoins needed to pay for shawarmas, groceries, gas, and housing is up 73.1 per cent compared with 5.2 per cent annual
Opinion | BY ADIL SAYEED | March 29, 2023
How did now-Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre make such an embarrassing error? He was a victim of bad timing as well as bad judgment, writes Adil Sayeed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s over-inflated bitcoin promises

Opinion | BY ADIL SAYEED | March 29, 2023
  • The number of bitcoins needed to pay for shawarmas, groceries, gas, and housing is up 73.1 per cent compared with 5.2 per cent annual

Poilievre’s over-inflated bitcoin promises

Opinion | BY ADIL SAYEED | March 29, 2023
  • The number of bitcoins needed to pay for shawarmas, groceries, gas, and housing is up 73.1 per cent compared with 5.2 per cent annual
How did now-Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre make such an embarrassing error? He was a victim of bad timing as well as bad judgment, writes Adil Sayeed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t rest on sustainable agriculture laurels: Toronto reader

  • Re: “Growing Canada’s agri-food sector requires a sustainable approach to meet consumer demand,” (The Hill Times, March 20, p. 23). Kudos to the Canadian
Opinion | March 29, 2023
If Canada truly wants to be a world leader in sustainable agriculture, it should implement policies to help shift consumption patterns, writes Lynn Kavanagh. Pexels photograph by Engin Akyurt

Don’t rest on sustainable agriculture laurels: Toronto reader

Opinion | March 29, 2023
  • Re: “Growing Canada’s agri-food sector requires a sustainable approach to meet consumer demand,” (The Hill Times, March 20, p. 23). Kudos to the Canadian

Don’t rest on sustainable agriculture laurels: Toronto reader

Opinion | March 29, 2023
  • Re: “Growing Canada’s agri-food sector requires a sustainable approach to meet consumer demand,” (The Hill Times, March 20, p. 23). Kudos to the Canadian
If Canada truly wants to be a world leader in sustainable agriculture, it should implement policies to help shift consumption patterns, writes Lynn Kavanagh. Pexels photograph by Engin Akyurt

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