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Freeland pushes for a win at internal trade summit

  • Plus, Jeglic calls for five changes to federal procurement.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 8, 2025
Minister Chrystia Freeland is taking part in a high-profile meeting on internal trade in Quebec City today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland pushes for a win at internal trade summit

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 8, 2025
  • Plus, Jeglic calls for five changes to federal procurement.

Freeland pushes for a win at internal trade summit

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 8, 2025
  • Plus, Jeglic calls for five changes to federal procurement.
Minister Chrystia Freeland is taking part in a high-profile meeting on internal trade in Quebec City today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House committee summons ministers, CEOs to testify on $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships

  • BC Ferries announced in June plans to purchase four ships built by a Chinese state-owned company, with help from a Canada Infrastructure Bank loan.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 7, 2025
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson have been called to testify before the House Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

House committee summons ministers, CEOs to testify on $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 7, 2025
  • BC Ferries announced in June plans to purchase four ships built by a Chinese state-owned company, with help from a Canada Infrastructure Bank loan.

House committee summons ministers, CEOs to testify on $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 7, 2025
  • BC Ferries announced in June plans to purchase four ships built by a Chinese state-owned company, with help from a Canada Infrastructure Bank loan.
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson have been called to testify before the House Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

Who’s who so far in Canada-U.S. Trade Minister LeBlanc’s shop

  • The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 7, 2025
Canada-U.S Trade, One Canadian Economy, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister and Privy Council President Dominic LeBlanc, centre, has 15 staffers confirmed in his office so far. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s who so far in Canada-U.S. Trade Minister LeBlanc’s shop

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 7, 2025
  • The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic

Who’s who so far in Canada-U.S. Trade Minister LeBlanc’s shop

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 7, 2025
  • The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic
Canada-U.S Trade, One Canadian Economy, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister and Privy Council President Dominic LeBlanc, centre, has 15 staffers confirmed in his office so far. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time to end Canada’s control over First Nations identity

  • Despite promises to gradually transfer control of status registration to First Nations, there is no roadmap, no new funding model, and no accountability.
Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | July 7, 2025
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. First Nations cannot be the only group held back by outdated legislation, and an unaccountable bureaucracy, writes Grand Chief Kyra Wilson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time to end Canada’s control over First Nations identity

Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | July 7, 2025
  • Despite promises to gradually transfer control of status registration to First Nations, there is no roadmap, no new funding model, and no accountability.

It’s time to end Canada’s control over First Nations identity

Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | July 7, 2025
  • Despite promises to gradually transfer control of status registration to First Nations, there is no roadmap, no new funding model, and no accountability.
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. First Nations cannot be the only group held back by outdated legislation, and an unaccountable bureaucracy, writes Grand Chief Kyra Wilson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What good is a social safety net that doesn’t catch you?

  • The government should rebuild the Canada Disability Benefit to uphold human rights.
Opinion | BY AMANDA THERRIEN | July 7, 2025
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu. The messaging from the federal government regarding the Canada Disability Benefit’s intended purpose has been inconsistent, writes Amanda Therrien. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What good is a social safety net that doesn’t catch you?

Opinion | BY AMANDA THERRIEN | July 7, 2025
  • The government should rebuild the Canada Disability Benefit to uphold human rights.

What good is a social safety net that doesn’t catch you?

Opinion | BY AMANDA THERRIEN | July 7, 2025
  • The government should rebuild the Canada Disability Benefit to uphold human rights.
Patty Hajdu
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu. The messaging from the federal government regarding the Canada Disability Benefit’s intended purpose has been inconsistent, writes Amanda Therrien. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

U.S. envoy Hoekstra opens his Ottawa home for July 4 festivities

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 7, 2025
The Fourth of July celebrations were held at the ambassador's official residence. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

U.S. envoy Hoekstra opens his Ottawa home for July 4 festivities

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 7, 2025
  • The Hill Times

U.S. envoy Hoekstra opens his Ottawa home for July 4 festivities

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 7, 2025
  • The Hill Times
The Fourth of July celebrations were held at the ambassador's official residence. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Environment groups want ‘national interest’ defined in Liberals’ One Economy law

  • The government needs to have a 'national conversation' about what it means to have a project meet Bill C-5's criteria, says Anna Johnston, a
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
Canada-United States Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc said in a June 26 press release that the One Canadian Economy Act 'will help attract investment in big nation-building projects that create good-paying jobs, connect our country, and ultimately reduce our reliance on the United States.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment groups want ‘national interest’ defined in Liberals’ One Economy law

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
  • The government needs to have a 'national conversation' about what it means to have a project meet Bill C-5's criteria, says Anna Johnston, a

Environment groups want ‘national interest’ defined in Liberals’ One Economy law

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
  • The government needs to have a 'national conversation' about what it means to have a project meet Bill C-5's criteria, says Anna Johnston, a
Canada-United States Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc said in a June 26 press release that the One Canadian Economy Act 'will help attract investment in big nation-building projects that create good-paying jobs, connect our country, and ultimately reduce our reliance on the United States.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Backing down on DST is understandable, but doing so on supply management would be another story

  • Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, cannot afford to give into American demands on supply management, writes Sheila Copps. The long-standing Canadian policy already has the support of the Bloc Québécois, led by Yves-François Blanchet, centre, and the Conservative Party, led by Pierre Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Backing down on DST is understandable, but doing so on supply management would be another story

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
  • Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.

Backing down on DST is understandable, but doing so on supply management would be another story

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
  • Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, cannot afford to give into American demands on supply management, writes Sheila Copps. The long-standing Canadian policy already has the support of the Bloc Québécois, led by Yves-François Blanchet, centre, and the Conservative Party, led by Pierre Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Don’t ignore role of climate change in recent rockslide tragedy: letter writer

  • Re: “Members’ statements from June 20,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 25, 2025). Without question, we all grieve the loss of life
Opinion | July 7, 2025
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typewriter
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Don’t ignore role of climate change in recent rockslide tragedy: letter writer

Opinion | July 7, 2025
  • Re: “Members’ statements from June 20,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 25, 2025). Without question, we all grieve the loss of life

Don’t ignore role of climate change in recent rockslide tragedy: letter writer

Opinion | July 7, 2025
  • Re: “Members’ statements from June 20,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 25, 2025). Without question, we all grieve the loss of life
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Unpleasant truths about nuclear energy regulator not misinformation: letter writer

  • Re: “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation is not: letter writer,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 23, 2025). Jeremy
Opinion | July 7, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
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Unpleasant truths about nuclear energy regulator not misinformation: letter writer

Opinion | July 7, 2025
  • Re: “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation is not: letter writer,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 23, 2025). Jeremy

Unpleasant truths about nuclear energy regulator not misinformation: letter writer

Opinion | July 7, 2025
  • Re: “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation is not: letter writer,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 23, 2025). Jeremy
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Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

  • Plus: REEL Politics Film Festival announces lineup of eight movies, three ex-parliamentarians and PM's new chief of staff among Order of Canada laureates, and
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 7, 2025
Anaida Poilievre, wife of the leader of the Conservative Party, says Mark Manson's book has inspired her not to waste her time on letting social media comments bring her down. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 7, 2025
  • Plus: REEL Politics Film Festival announces lineup of eight movies, three ex-parliamentarians and PM's new chief of staff among Order of Canada laureates, and

Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 7, 2025
  • Plus: REEL Politics Film Festival announces lineup of eight movies, three ex-parliamentarians and PM's new chief of staff among Order of Canada laureates, and
Anaida Poilievre, wife of the leader of the Conservative Party, says Mark Manson's book has inspired her not to waste her time on letting social media comments bring her down. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Major projects beget major challenges

  • Mark Carney has demonstrated sure-footedness and confidence in his vision of transforming Canada’s economic fundamentals. However, many of the high cards in his quest
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney , pictured on May 25, 2025, on the Hill, is promising dramatic productivity growth and to build the fastest growing economy in the G7. These are high bars, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Major projects beget major challenges

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 7, 2025
  • Mark Carney has demonstrated sure-footedness and confidence in his vision of transforming Canada’s economic fundamentals. However, many of the high cards in his quest

Major projects beget major challenges

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | July 7, 2025
  • Mark Carney has demonstrated sure-footedness and confidence in his vision of transforming Canada’s economic fundamentals. However, many of the high cards in his quest
Prime Minister Mark Carney , pictured on May 25, 2025, on the Hill, is promising dramatic productivity growth and to build the fastest growing economy in the G7. These are high bars, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Macdonald-Laurier Institute to host talk on AI policy in Canada on July 7: ‘A unique path between the EU and U.S.’

  • SUNDAY, JULY 6—TUESDAY, JULY 8 CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting—The annual Caribbean Community Heads of Government meeting is scheduled to take place from Sunday,
Painted woman
Painted woman
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is hosting a webinar: 'AI Policy in Canada: A Unique Path Between the EU and U.S.,' exploring key legislative developments, evolving regulatory frameworks, and their implications for innovation, privacy, equity, and global competitiveness. Monday, July 7, at 1 p.m. ET happening online. Register via Eventbrite. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Macdonald-Laurier Institute to host talk on AI policy in Canada on July 7: ‘A unique path between the EU and U.S.’

  • SUNDAY, JULY 6—TUESDAY, JULY 8 CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting—The annual Caribbean Community Heads of Government meeting is scheduled to take place from Sunday,

Macdonald-Laurier Institute to host talk on AI policy in Canada on July 7: ‘A unique path between the EU and U.S.’

  • SUNDAY, JULY 6—TUESDAY, JULY 8 CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting—The annual Caribbean Community Heads of Government meeting is scheduled to take place from Sunday,
Painted woman
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is hosting a webinar: 'AI Policy in Canada: A Unique Path Between the EU and U.S.,' exploring key legislative developments, evolving regulatory frameworks, and their implications for innovation, privacy, equity, and global competitiveness. Monday, July 7, at 1 p.m. ET happening online. Register via Eventbrite. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

  • The deaths of 47 people who died in the 2013 tragedy were collateral damage from the culmination of policy decisions stretching back more than
Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | July 6, 2025
Twelve years after the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, the lessons have not been learned in terms of preventing future disasters, writes Bruce Campbell. Photograph courtesy of the Transportation Safety of Board Canada/Flickr

Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | July 6, 2025
  • The deaths of 47 people who died in the 2013 tragedy were collateral damage from the culmination of policy decisions stretching back more than

Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | July 6, 2025
  • The deaths of 47 people who died in the 2013 tragedy were collateral damage from the culmination of policy decisions stretching back more than
Twelve years after the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, the lessons have not been learned in terms of preventing future disasters, writes Bruce Campbell. Photograph courtesy of the Transportation Safety of Board Canada/Flickr

Digital services tax retreat risks showing ‘Canada will fold’ in Trump trade talks, warn experts

  • The DST has long been a sticking point in Canada-U.S. relations, after the Liberals tried to close what they saw as a loophole for
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 3, 2025
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. Carney has defended eliminating the DST, saying negotiations had restarted with the U.S. as of June 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Digital services tax retreat risks showing ‘Canada will fold’ in Trump trade talks, warn experts

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 3, 2025
  • The DST has long been a sticking point in Canada-U.S. relations, after the Liberals tried to close what they saw as a loophole for

Digital services tax retreat risks showing ‘Canada will fold’ in Trump trade talks, warn experts

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 3, 2025
  • The DST has long been a sticking point in Canada-U.S. relations, after the Liberals tried to close what they saw as a loophole for
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. Carney has defended eliminating the DST, saying negotiations had restarted with the U.S. as of June 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Homebuilding is ready for its tech makeover

  • This can help our national housing crisis and scale Canada’s advanced manufacturing sector, positioning our technology firms to compete in global markets.
Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | July 3, 2025
Gregor Robertson, a first-time MP and a former mayor of Vancouver, B.C., is now tasked with working on solutions to Canada's housing crisis as minister in charge of the file. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Homebuilding is ready for its tech makeover

Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | July 3, 2025
  • This can help our national housing crisis and scale Canada’s advanced manufacturing sector, positioning our technology firms to compete in global markets.

Homebuilding is ready for its tech makeover

Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | July 3, 2025
  • This can help our national housing crisis and scale Canada’s advanced manufacturing sector, positioning our technology firms to compete in global markets.
Gregor Robertson, a first-time MP and a former mayor of Vancouver, B.C., is now tasked with working on solutions to Canada's housing crisis as minister in charge of the file. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Finance Canada to boost spending 10 per cent by 2027 as debt costs, transfers rise

  • The department plans to spend $150-billion this fiscal year, up more than $14-billion from three years ago.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne's department is responsible for drawing up budgets, fiscal updates, and providing advice to the cabinet about the fiscal and economic ramifications of federal policies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Finance Canada to boost spending 10 per cent by 2027 as debt costs, transfers rise

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
  • The department plans to spend $150-billion this fiscal year, up more than $14-billion from three years ago.

Finance Canada to boost spending 10 per cent by 2027 as debt costs, transfers rise

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
  • The department plans to spend $150-billion this fiscal year, up more than $14-billion from three years ago.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne's department is responsible for drawing up budgets, fiscal updates, and providing advice to the cabinet about the fiscal and economic ramifications of federal policies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Today Tuvalu, tomorrow the world

  • Almost one-third of the South Pacific island’s 10,000 residents entered a lottery whose 280 lucky winners would get a special climate-change visa that entitles
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 3, 2025
The key fact in any discussion about climate refugees is that the tropical countries—like the South Pacific island of Tuvalu—will be hit sooner and harder than those closer to the poles, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Today Tuvalu, tomorrow the world

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 3, 2025
  • Almost one-third of the South Pacific island’s 10,000 residents entered a lottery whose 280 lucky winners would get a special climate-change visa that entitles

Today Tuvalu, tomorrow the world

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 3, 2025
  • Almost one-third of the South Pacific island’s 10,000 residents entered a lottery whose 280 lucky winners would get a special climate-change visa that entitles
The key fact in any discussion about climate refugees is that the tropical countries—like the South Pacific island of Tuvalu—will be hit sooner and harder than those closer to the poles, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Under pressure

  • Plus, digging into Finance Canada’s plan for 2025-26.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin is meeting with her provincial and territorial counterparts in Yellowknife today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Under pressure

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • Plus, digging into Finance Canada’s plan for 2025-26.

Under pressure

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • Plus, digging into Finance Canada’s plan for 2025-26.
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin is meeting with her provincial and territorial counterparts in Yellowknife today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC’s three-year $17.5-billion spending plan lacks clear roadmap to future goals, say insiders

  • With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
Under Minister Joël Lightbound, Public Services and Procurement Canada plans to spend more than $17.5-billion over the next three years, according to its new departmental plan. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC’s three-year $17.5-billion spending plan lacks clear roadmap to future goals, say insiders

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
  • With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its

PSPC’s three-year $17.5-billion spending plan lacks clear roadmap to future goals, say insiders

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
  • With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its
Under Minister Joël Lightbound, Public Services and Procurement Canada plans to spend more than $17.5-billion over the next three years, according to its new departmental plan. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Connecting regional electricity grids should be Canada’s top nation-building project

  • Canada’s provincial electricity systems are impressive but to make the country an energy superpower, they must be linked together.
Opinion | BY PETER NICHOLSON, RICK SMITH | July 2, 2025
Before turning to politics, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was chair of Hydro One Limited, which is Ontario’s largest electricity transmission and distribution service provider. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Connecting regional electricity grids should be Canada’s top nation-building project

Opinion | BY PETER NICHOLSON, RICK SMITH | July 2, 2025
  • Canada’s provincial electricity systems are impressive but to make the country an energy superpower, they must be linked together.

Connecting regional electricity grids should be Canada’s top nation-building project

Opinion | BY PETER NICHOLSON, RICK SMITH | July 2, 2025
  • Canada’s provincial electricity systems are impressive but to make the country an energy superpower, they must be linked together.
Before turning to politics, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson was chair of Hydro One Limited, which is Ontario’s largest electricity transmission and distribution service provider. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Thousands come out to celebrate Canada Day

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 2, 2025
Canadian Heritage estimated that 58,000 people came through LeBreton Flats on Canada Day, and 8,000 visited LeBreton Flats for the noon show. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Thousands come out to celebrate Canada Day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 2, 2025
  • The Hill Times

Thousands come out to celebrate Canada Day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 2, 2025
  • The Hill Times
Canadian Heritage estimated that 58,000 people came through LeBreton Flats on Canada Day, and 8,000 visited LeBreton Flats for the noon show. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

  • Ottawa won’t gain global independence by echoing Washington or isolating China. It’s time for selective engagement, grounded in Canadian interests.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney cannot let defence spending stand-in for a foreign policy strategy, writes Bhagwant Sandhu.

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 2, 2025
  • Ottawa won’t gain global independence by echoing Washington or isolating China. It’s time for selective engagement, grounded in Canadian interests.

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 2, 2025
  • Ottawa won’t gain global independence by echoing Washington or isolating China. It’s time for selective engagement, grounded in Canadian interests.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney cannot let defence spending stand-in for a foreign policy strategy, writes Bhagwant Sandhu.

‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talks with Trump 

  • The Liberal government has not tabled a notice of intent for trade negotiations with the U.S., nor a notice of its objectives, seemingly breaking
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc have been tight lipped over what they hope to gain out of a trade deal with the Trump administration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talks with Trump 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
  • The Liberal government has not tabled a notice of intent for trade negotiations with the U.S., nor a notice of its objectives, seemingly breaking

‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talks with Trump 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 2, 2025
  • The Liberal government has not tabled a notice of intent for trade negotiations with the U.S., nor a notice of its objectives, seemingly breaking
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc have been tight lipped over what they hope to gain out of a trade deal with the Trump administration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ecuador: from chaos to sustained growth

  • Challenges remain, but Ecuador has crossed a threshold. It no longer tolerates excuses. It is no longer waiting for rescue. It is rebuilding from
Opinion | BY ESTEBAN CRESPO POLO | July 2, 2025
Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau, left, welcomes President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa Azin to Parliament Hill on March 5, 2024. Noboa, now in his second term, is focused on transformation, writes Ambassador Esteban Crespo Polo. This includes a focus on making Ecuador more globally connected and strengthening institutions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ecuador: from chaos to sustained growth

Opinion | BY ESTEBAN CRESPO POLO | July 2, 2025
  • Challenges remain, but Ecuador has crossed a threshold. It no longer tolerates excuses. It is no longer waiting for rescue. It is rebuilding from

Ecuador: from chaos to sustained growth

Opinion | BY ESTEBAN CRESPO POLO | July 2, 2025
  • Challenges remain, but Ecuador has crossed a threshold. It no longer tolerates excuses. It is no longer waiting for rescue. It is rebuilding from
Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau, left, welcomes President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa Azin to Parliament Hill on March 5, 2024. Noboa, now in his second term, is focused on transformation, writes Ambassador Esteban Crespo Polo. This includes a focus on making Ecuador more globally connected and strengthening institutions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

  • Also, Prime Minister Carney calls a byelection in Alberta for Aug. 18, a Quebec court will hear the Terrebonne vote results case this fall,
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
Room 200 in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, pictured in 2022, will once again host press conferences as renovations take place in the national press theatre's current home in the Wellington Building. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
  • Also, Prime Minister Carney calls a byelection in Alberta for Aug. 18, a Quebec court will hear the Terrebonne vote results case this fall,

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
  • Also, Prime Minister Carney calls a byelection in Alberta for Aug. 18, a Quebec court will hear the Terrebonne vote results case this fall,
Room 200 in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, pictured in 2022, will once again host press conferences as renovations take place in the national press theatre's current home in the Wellington Building. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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‘Newfoundland rising!’: David Cochrane gets the gig

  • Plus, journalist Hélène Buzzetti writes a book, Conservative MP Ryan Williams promotes Hawkins Cheezies, and two Tory MPs say goodbye to Rideau Street McDonald’s.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 20, 2023
Newfoundland's got talent: Newfoundlanders actor Greg Malone, left, comedian Rick Mercer, journalist David Cochrane, and his date, comedian Mark Critch, at the Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on June 3, 2017. Photograph courtesy of Mark Critch's Twitter account

‘Newfoundland rising!’: David Cochrane gets the gig

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 20, 2023
  • Plus, journalist Hélène Buzzetti writes a book, Conservative MP Ryan Williams promotes Hawkins Cheezies, and two Tory MPs say goodbye to Rideau Street McDonald’s.

‘Newfoundland rising!’: David Cochrane gets the gig

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 20, 2023
  • Plus, journalist Hélène Buzzetti writes a book, Conservative MP Ryan Williams promotes Hawkins Cheezies, and two Tory MPs say goodbye to Rideau Street McDonald’s.
Newfoundland's got talent: Newfoundlanders actor Greg Malone, left, comedian Rick Mercer, journalist David Cochrane, and his date, comedian Mark Critch, at the Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on June 3, 2017. Photograph courtesy of Mark Critch's Twitter account

European Court decision highlights Canada’s Third-World status on whistleblower protection

  • The ball is in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s court: his government has access to all the information, expert guidance and best practices that it
Opinion | BY DAVID HUTTON | February 20, 2023
With the government facing pressure from all sides and questions in Parliament, Treasury Board President Mona Fortier’s latest move seems little more than a delaying tactic—the announcement of a so-called ‘task force’ to study the law yet again and perhaps recommend some changes in a year or two, writes David Hutton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

European Court decision highlights Canada’s Third-World status on whistleblower protection

Opinion | BY DAVID HUTTON | February 20, 2023
  • The ball is in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s court: his government has access to all the information, expert guidance and best practices that it

European Court decision highlights Canada’s Third-World status on whistleblower protection

Opinion | BY DAVID HUTTON | February 20, 2023
  • The ball is in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s court: his government has access to all the information, expert guidance and best practices that it
With the government facing pressure from all sides and questions in Parliament, Treasury Board President Mona Fortier’s latest move seems little more than a delaying tactic—the announcement of a so-called ‘task force’ to study the law yet again and perhaps recommend some changes in a year or two, writes David Hutton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for Liberals to reconnect with progressives

  • Former prime minister Brian Mulroney has been famously quoted to the effect that in politics 'you dance with the one that brung ya.' Looking
Opinion | BY KEN POLK | February 20, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals were elected in 2015 on a wave of his star power and a promise of real change, luring progressive voters away from the NDP. But listening to them in recent weeks, you have to wonder if they've lost their progressive touch, writes Ken Polk. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for Liberals to reconnect with progressives

Opinion | BY KEN POLK | February 20, 2023
  • Former prime minister Brian Mulroney has been famously quoted to the effect that in politics 'you dance with the one that brung ya.' Looking

Time for Liberals to reconnect with progressives

Opinion | BY KEN POLK | February 20, 2023
  • Former prime minister Brian Mulroney has been famously quoted to the effect that in politics 'you dance with the one that brung ya.' Looking
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals were elected in 2015 on a wave of his star power and a promise of real change, luring progressive voters away from the NDP. But listening to them in recent weeks, you have to wonder if they've lost their progressive touch, writes Ken Polk. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Harris slags Poilievre, again, writes Winnipeg reader

  • Re: “The guy who likes to pick fights strikes again,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 13) by Michael Harris. This opinion piece should have been entitled, “The
Opinion | February 20, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured recently on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Harris slags Poilievre, again, writes Winnipeg reader

Opinion | February 20, 2023
  • Re: “The guy who likes to pick fights strikes again,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 13) by Michael Harris. This opinion piece should have been entitled, “The

Harris slags Poilievre, again, writes Winnipeg reader

Opinion | February 20, 2023
  • Re: “The guy who likes to pick fights strikes again,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 13) by Michael Harris. This opinion piece should have been entitled, “The
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured recently on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We should reflect on how to achieve lasting peace, writes Wakefield, Que., reader

  • The unnecessary suffering of people at home and abroad is the direct result of injustices perpetrated by the rich and powerful. Upon the release of
Opinion | February 20, 2023

We should reflect on how to achieve lasting peace, writes Wakefield, Que., reader

Opinion | February 20, 2023
  • The unnecessary suffering of people at home and abroad is the direct result of injustices perpetrated by the rich and powerful. Upon the release of

We should reflect on how to achieve lasting peace, writes Wakefield, Que., reader

Opinion | February 20, 2023
  • The unnecessary suffering of people at home and abroad is the direct result of injustices perpetrated by the rich and powerful. Upon the release of

Canadian Ambassadors Alumni, PAFSO to host screening of Ice Breaker at the ByTowne on Feb. 22

  • MONDAY, FEB. 20 House Not Sitting—The House is on break and will return on Monday, March 6. It will sit for one week and
Team Canada's Phil Esposito, left, and Russia's Alexander Ragulin during the 1972 Summit Series, the subject of the documentary "Ice Breaker", screening at the ByTowne Cinema on Feb. 22.

Canadian Ambassadors Alumni, PAFSO to host screening of Ice Breaker at the ByTowne on Feb. 22

  • MONDAY, FEB. 20 House Not Sitting—The House is on break and will return on Monday, March 6. It will sit for one week and

Canadian Ambassadors Alumni, PAFSO to host screening of Ice Breaker at the ByTowne on Feb. 22

  • MONDAY, FEB. 20 House Not Sitting—The House is on break and will return on Monday, March 6. It will sit for one week and
Team Canada's Phil Esposito, left, and Russia's Alexander Ragulin during the 1972 Summit Series, the subject of the documentary "Ice Breaker", screening at the ByTowne Cinema on Feb. 22.

Canada Growth Fund skeptics wary of exemption from typical oversight requirement

  • The $15-billion fund will be the Liberals’ latest attempt to use public money to entice pension funds and private capital to invest in the
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 19, 2023
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, seen here on Nov. 24, 2022, first announced the Canada Growth Fund as part of Budget 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada Growth Fund skeptics wary of exemption from typical oversight requirement

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 19, 2023
  • The $15-billion fund will be the Liberals’ latest attempt to use public money to entice pension funds and private capital to invest in the

Canada Growth Fund skeptics wary of exemption from typical oversight requirement

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 19, 2023
  • The $15-billion fund will be the Liberals’ latest attempt to use public money to entice pension funds and private capital to invest in the
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, seen here on Nov. 24, 2022, first announced the Canada Growth Fund as part of Budget 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Stump speeches and beer pong at Carleton Young Liberals’ reception at D’Arcy’s

  • Packed crowd of Young Liberals, LPC executives and candidates, and 12 federal MPs celebrate the party's future at D'Arcy McGee's on Feb. 15.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | February 17, 2023
Justin Kho, left, CUYL and event organizer; and Rahul Walia, right; give Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith a refresher on the rules of beer pong at the Carleton University Young Liberals’ shindig at D’Arcy McGee’s on Feb. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Stump speeches and beer pong at Carleton Young Liberals’ reception at D’Arcy’s

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | February 17, 2023
  • Packed crowd of Young Liberals, LPC executives and candidates, and 12 federal MPs celebrate the party's future at D'Arcy McGee's on Feb. 15.

Stump speeches and beer pong at Carleton Young Liberals’ reception at D’Arcy’s

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | February 17, 2023
  • Packed crowd of Young Liberals, LPC executives and candidates, and 12 federal MPs celebrate the party's future at D'Arcy McGee's on Feb. 15.
Justin Kho, left, CUYL and event organizer; and Rahul Walia, right; give Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith a refresher on the rules of beer pong at the Carleton University Young Liberals’ shindig at D’Arcy McGee’s on Feb. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Rouleau report a ‘big win’ for Liberals, leaves NDP on ‘easy street,’ say politicos

  • Responding to urgent threats in a federal system requires governments at all levels 'to rise above politics and collaborate for the common good,' wrote
News | BY CHELSEA NASH, IAN CAMPBELL | February 17, 2023
Paul Rouleau, the lead of the Public Order Emergency Commission, released his report on Feb. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rouleau report a ‘big win’ for Liberals, leaves NDP on ‘easy street,’ say politicos

News | BY CHELSEA NASH, IAN CAMPBELL | February 17, 2023
  • Responding to urgent threats in a federal system requires governments at all levels 'to rise above politics and collaborate for the common good,' wrote

Rouleau report a ‘big win’ for Liberals, leaves NDP on ‘easy street,’ say politicos

News | BY CHELSEA NASH, IAN CAMPBELL | February 17, 2023
  • Responding to urgent threats in a federal system requires governments at all levels 'to rise above politics and collaborate for the common good,' wrote
Paul Rouleau, the lead of the Public Order Emergency Commission, released his report on Feb. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Emergencies Act verdict comes down

  • Plus, we (maybe) get more answers about the balloons.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 17, 2023
Paul Rouleau, the lead of the Public Order Emergency Commission, will release his report today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Emergencies Act verdict comes down

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 17, 2023
  • Plus, we (maybe) get more answers about the balloons.

Emergencies Act verdict comes down

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 17, 2023
  • Plus, we (maybe) get more answers about the balloons.
Paul Rouleau, the lead of the Public Order Emergency Commission, will release his report today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Singh needs a few sparks

  • Sometimes it just takes a few sparks to get a political bandwagon moving.
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 16, 2023
New Democratic Leader Jagmeet Singh's party more than doubled its fundraising totals from the previous quarter, raising more than $2.5-million, but the NDP should be publicizing this good financial news, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Singh needs a few sparks

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 16, 2023
  • Sometimes it just takes a few sparks to get a political bandwagon moving.

Singh needs a few sparks

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 16, 2023
  • Sometimes it just takes a few sparks to get a political bandwagon moving.
New Democratic Leader Jagmeet Singh's party more than doubled its fundraising totals from the previous quarter, raising more than $2.5-million, but the NDP should be publicizing this good financial news, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Press secretary opening in Tourism Minister Boissonnault’s office

  • Plus, National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier has a pair of new policy advisers on her team.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 16, 2023
Tourism and Associate Finance Minister Randy Boissonnault is in need of a new press secretary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Press secretary opening in Tourism Minister Boissonnault’s office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 16, 2023
  • Plus, National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier has a pair of new policy advisers on her team.

Press secretary opening in Tourism Minister Boissonnault’s office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 16, 2023
  • Plus, National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier has a pair of new policy advisers on her team.
Tourism and Associate Finance Minister Randy Boissonnault is in need of a new press secretary. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Should we let the H2O flow?

  • In the event a future American government comes with the request to 'share the water, please, we’re neighbours,' Canada needs a coherent and well-thought-out
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | February 16, 2023
Peyto Lake, in Banff, Alta. Would a Canadian government be willing to permit water exports in order to renew the USMCA and, if so, under what conditions? What type of regulatory regime would Canada require if it acceded to such an American request? Wikimedia Commons

Should we let the H2O flow?

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | February 16, 2023
  • In the event a future American government comes with the request to 'share the water, please, we’re neighbours,' Canada needs a coherent and well-thought-out

Should we let the H2O flow?

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH AND PAUL DEEGAN | February 16, 2023
  • In the event a future American government comes with the request to 'share the water, please, we’re neighbours,' Canada needs a coherent and well-thought-out
Peyto Lake, in Banff, Alta. Would a Canadian government be willing to permit water exports in order to renew the USMCA and, if so, under what conditions? What type of regulatory regime would Canada require if it acceded to such an American request? Wikimedia Commons

Forget the happy headlines about the low unemployment rate

  • Bottom line: until we innovate more and improve our productivity, we will continue to fall short of the kind of society to which we
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 16, 2023
As a country we can do better, but to succeed, we need greater clarity on the choices and trade-offs we face. We are not getting that from the Trudeau government or opposition parties, writes David Crane. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Forget the happy headlines about the low unemployment rate

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 16, 2023
  • Bottom line: until we innovate more and improve our productivity, we will continue to fall short of the kind of society to which we

Forget the happy headlines about the low unemployment rate

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 16, 2023
  • Bottom line: until we innovate more and improve our productivity, we will continue to fall short of the kind of society to which we
As a country we can do better, but to succeed, we need greater clarity on the choices and trade-offs we face. We are not getting that from the Trudeau government or opposition parties, writes David Crane. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | February 16, 2023
Marco Mendicino
Marco Mendicino
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino scrums with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on Feb. 16, 2023, where he thanked retiring RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki for her service. Mendicino rebuffed questions about the the timing of her departure, and noted her decision to leave before her five-year term was up was a personal one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | February 16, 2023

Photo of the Day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | February 16, 2023
Marco Mendicino
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino scrums with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on Feb. 16, 2023, where he thanked retiring RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki for her service. Mendicino rebuffed questions about the the timing of her departure, and noted her decision to leave before her five-year term was up was a personal one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Food inflation the result of a perfect storm, not supply management

  • Despite its benefits, supply management has been weakened by recent trade deals, giving foreign nations greater access to Canadian markets and making us more
Opinion | BY PIERRE LAMPRON, ROGER PELISSERO, TIM KLOMPMAKER, DARREN FERENCE, AND BRIAN BILKES | February 16, 2023
Bloc Québécois MP Luc Thériault's Bill C-282, an act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management), received second reading on Feb. 8. The authors say this bill would support supply management by preventing further access concessions to our markets in future trade deals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Food inflation the result of a perfect storm, not supply management

Opinion | BY PIERRE LAMPRON, ROGER PELISSERO, TIM KLOMPMAKER, DARREN FERENCE, AND BRIAN BILKES | February 16, 2023
  • Despite its benefits, supply management has been weakened by recent trade deals, giving foreign nations greater access to Canadian markets and making us more

Food inflation the result of a perfect storm, not supply management

Opinion | BY PIERRE LAMPRON, ROGER PELISSERO, TIM KLOMPMAKER, DARREN FERENCE, AND BRIAN BILKES | February 16, 2023
  • Despite its benefits, supply management has been weakened by recent trade deals, giving foreign nations greater access to Canadian markets and making us more
Bloc Québécois MP Luc Thériault's Bill C-282, an act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management), received second reading on Feb. 8. The authors say this bill would support supply management by preventing further access concessions to our markets in future trade deals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Indo-Pacific reality check in Tsawwassen

  • For a country that relies on trade for two-thirds of its GDP, and for the provinces like Saskatchewan that rely on the port for
Opinion | BY CARLO DADE | February 16, 2023
The proposed Vancouver port expansion will increase container handling capacity on the west coast by thirty per cent, by increasing the size of instead of the number of ships using the port, writes Carlo Dade. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Indo-Pacific reality check in Tsawwassen

Opinion | BY CARLO DADE | February 16, 2023
  • For a country that relies on trade for two-thirds of its GDP, and for the provinces like Saskatchewan that rely on the port for

Indo-Pacific reality check in Tsawwassen

Opinion | BY CARLO DADE | February 16, 2023
  • For a country that relies on trade for two-thirds of its GDP, and for the provinces like Saskatchewan that rely on the port for
The proposed Vancouver port expansion will increase container handling capacity on the west coast by thirty per cent, by increasing the size of instead of the number of ships using the port, writes Carlo Dade. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Premiers ‘feeling the heat’ on health care must show results on ‘vote-determining’ issue, strategists say

  • ‘One beauty’ of having 13 different health-care systems is ‘they don't all have to do it the same way,’ which leaves ‘space for innovation,’
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 16, 2023
Northwest Territoires Premier Caroline Cochrane, left, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King, British Columbia Premier David Eby, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson were in Ottawa on Feb. 7 to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Premiers ‘feeling the heat’ on health care must show results on ‘vote-determining’ issue, strategists say

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 16, 2023
  • ‘One beauty’ of having 13 different health-care systems is ‘they don't all have to do it the same way,’ which leaves ‘space for innovation,’

Premiers ‘feeling the heat’ on health care must show results on ‘vote-determining’ issue, strategists say

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 16, 2023
  • ‘One beauty’ of having 13 different health-care systems is ‘they don't all have to do it the same way,’ which leaves ‘space for innovation,’
Northwest Territoires Premier Caroline Cochrane, left, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King, British Columbia Premier David Eby, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson were in Ottawa on Feb. 7 to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Macklem and deputy Rogers at committee

  • Plus, a new government bill is in play.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 16, 2023
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem will take questions about the central bank's monetary policy decisions from a committee of MPs today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Macklem and deputy Rogers at committee

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 16, 2023
  • Plus, a new government bill is in play.

Politics This Morning: Macklem and deputy Rogers at committee

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 16, 2023
  • Plus, a new government bill is in play.
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem will take questions about the central bank's monetary policy decisions from a committee of MPs today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate National Security Committee seeks briefing from defence minister on recent spate of unidentified objects before concluding Arctic security study

  • Independent Senator Pat Duncan says recent events have highlighted both the importance of the NORAD agreement as well as the ‘glaring need’ for a
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 15, 2023
The Senate National Security, Defence, and Veterans Affairs Committee has invited National Defence Minister Anita Anand to appear before wrapping up a study on security and defence issues in the Arctic. Anand's office said she 'looks forward to doing so.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate National Security Committee seeks briefing from defence minister on recent spate of unidentified objects before concluding Arctic security study

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 15, 2023
  • Independent Senator Pat Duncan says recent events have highlighted both the importance of the NORAD agreement as well as the ‘glaring need’ for a

Senate National Security Committee seeks briefing from defence minister on recent spate of unidentified objects before concluding Arctic security study

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | February 15, 2023
  • Independent Senator Pat Duncan says recent events have highlighted both the importance of the NORAD agreement as well as the ‘glaring need’ for a
The Senate National Security, Defence, and Veterans Affairs Committee has invited National Defence Minister Anita Anand to appear before wrapping up a study on security and defence issues in the Arctic. Anand's office said she 'looks forward to doing so.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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