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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

Tories strip five Ontario ridings of bellwether status, while 29 seats remain

  • Just under one in 10 ridings have elected MPs from the governing party since at least 2011.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 1, 2025
Liberal MPs, top row from left, Karina Gould, Terry Duguid, and Chris Bittle continued their riding's historic bellwether status, while Conservatives, bottom from left, Connie Cody, Sandra Cobena, and Roman Baber flipped seats that have long stuck with the governing party. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and courtesy of the Conservative Party

Tories strip five Ontario ridings of bellwether status, while 29 seats remain

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 1, 2025
  • Just under one in 10 ridings have elected MPs from the governing party since at least 2011.

Tories strip five Ontario ridings of bellwether status, while 29 seats remain

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 1, 2025
  • Just under one in 10 ridings have elected MPs from the governing party since at least 2011.
Liberal MPs, top row from left, Karina Gould, Terry Duguid, and Chris Bittle continued their riding's historic bellwether status, while Conservatives, bottom from left, Connie Cody, Sandra Cobena, and Roman Baber flipped seats that have long stuck with the governing party. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and courtesy of the Conservative Party

Efforts underway to bury Pope Francis’ legacy as a climate radical

  • The late pope's commitment was relentless, weaving environmental justice into the heart of Catholic thought.
Opinion | BY NATHANIEL MONG’ARE | May 1, 2025
Barely days after the death of Pope Francis, his legacy is already being whitewashed. Don’t let the coming Conclave bury his work, writes  Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Efforts underway to bury Pope Francis’ legacy as a climate radical

Opinion | BY NATHANIEL MONG’ARE | May 1, 2025
  • The late pope's commitment was relentless, weaving environmental justice into the heart of Catholic thought.

Efforts underway to bury Pope Francis’ legacy as a climate radical

Opinion | BY NATHANIEL MONG’ARE | May 1, 2025
  • The late pope's commitment was relentless, weaving environmental justice into the heart of Catholic thought.
Barely days after the death of Pope Francis, his legacy is already being whitewashed. Don’t let the coming Conclave bury his work, writes  Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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

New Democrats regroup

  • Plus, the ‘sprint’ to prepare for the new Parliament is on.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 1, 2025
Heather McPherson and the other six remaining NDP MPs will meet today to plan for the return of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats regroup

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 1, 2025
  • Plus, the ‘sprint’ to prepare for the new Parliament is on.

New Democrats regroup

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 1, 2025
  • Plus, the ‘sprint’ to prepare for the new Parliament is on.
Heather McPherson and the other six remaining NDP MPs will meet today to plan for the return of Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The election outcomes for Mark Carney’s first cabinet

  • All but four of Prime Minister Mark Carney's ministers won by margins greater than 20 points over their second-place contenders.
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
Some of the re-elected members of Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet, from bottom right: Dominic LeBlanc, Mélanie Joly, François-Philippe Champagne, David McGuinty, Anita Anand, Gary Anandasangaree, and Steven Guilbeault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

The election outcomes for Mark Carney’s first cabinet

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
  • All but four of Prime Minister Mark Carney's ministers won by margins greater than 20 points over their second-place contenders.

The election outcomes for Mark Carney’s first cabinet

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
  • All but four of Prime Minister Mark Carney's ministers won by margins greater than 20 points over their second-place contenders.
Some of the re-elected members of Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet, from bottom right: Dominic LeBlanc, Mélanie Joly, François-Philippe Champagne, David McGuinty, Anita Anand, Gary Anandasangaree, and Steven Guilbeault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

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

Carney facing calls for action, change as Liberals dive into rare fourth term

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a rare fourth-straight mandate for the Liberals, but the tight results suggest challenges ahead as the new government stickhandles
News | BY IREM KOCA | April 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says after speaking with U.S. President Donald Trump, the leaders agreed to meet in person in the near future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney facing calls for action, change as Liberals dive into rare fourth term

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 30, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a rare fourth-straight mandate for the Liberals, but the tight results suggest challenges ahead as the new government stickhandles

Carney facing calls for action, change as Liberals dive into rare fourth term

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 30, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a rare fourth-straight mandate for the Liberals, but the tight results suggest challenges ahead as the new government stickhandles
Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says after speaking with U.S. President Donald Trump, the leaders agreed to meet in person in the near future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An Indo-Pakistan nuclear war would hit the whole world

  • India has also worked to keep the level of violence down, even though the basic relationship is one of mutual hatred with religious overtones.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 30, 2025
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The relationship between the two nations is fundamentally unstable because Pakistan has only one-sixth of India’s population and one-10th of its wealth, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

An Indo-Pakistan nuclear war would hit the whole world

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 30, 2025
  • India has also worked to keep the level of violence down, even though the basic relationship is one of mutual hatred with religious overtones.

An Indo-Pakistan nuclear war would hit the whole world

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 30, 2025
  • India has also worked to keep the level of violence down, even though the basic relationship is one of mutual hatred with religious overtones.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The relationship between the two nations is fundamentally unstable because Pakistan has only one-sixth of India’s population and one-10th of its wealth, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

‘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

Here’s hoping MPs return with a sense of respect for Parliament

  • Rookies and returning incumbents would both be well served by understanding the rules and intended functioning of our federal legislature. 
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 30, 2025
The House of Commons Chamber is pictured on Sept. 12, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s hoping MPs return with a sense of respect for Parliament

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 30, 2025
  • Rookies and returning incumbents would both be well served by understanding the rules and intended functioning of our federal legislature. 

Here’s hoping MPs return with a sense of respect for Parliament

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 30, 2025
  • Rookies and returning incumbents would both be well served by understanding the rules and intended functioning of our federal legislature. 
The House of Commons Chamber is pictured on Sept. 12, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Blanchet’s Bloc doesn’t add value to Parliament

  • In this moment of great strain on Canada, hardline separatists like the Bloc Québécois leader and his caucus now hold the balance of power.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 30, 2025
Yves-Francois Blanchet
Yves-Francois Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet’s recent comments calling Canada an ‘artificial country’ were unwelcome at a time of the country’s existential crisis, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Blanchet’s Bloc doesn’t add value to Parliament

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 30, 2025
  • In this moment of great strain on Canada, hardline separatists like the Bloc Québécois leader and his caucus now hold the balance of power.

Blanchet’s Bloc doesn’t add value to Parliament

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 30, 2025
  • In this moment of great strain on Canada, hardline separatists like the Bloc Québécois leader and his caucus now hold the balance of power.
Yves-Francois Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet’s recent comments calling Canada an ‘artificial country’ were unwelcome at a time of the country’s existential crisis, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

It was an election campaign unlike any other

  • Heard on the Hill looks back on the highs and lows of this election campaign which took a sombre tone in its final days
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, top right, and Green co-Leader Elizabeth May did the Hip Flip with the irreverent journalist Nardwuar earlier this month Screenshots courtesy of YouTube

It was an election campaign unlike any other

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 30, 2025
  • Heard on the Hill looks back on the highs and lows of this election campaign which took a sombre tone in its final days

It was an election campaign unlike any other

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | April 30, 2025
  • Heard on the Hill looks back on the highs and lows of this election campaign which took a sombre tone in its final days
Prime Minister Mark Carney, top left, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, top right, and Green co-Leader Elizabeth May did the Hip Flip with the irreverent journalist Nardwuar earlier this month Screenshots courtesy of YouTube

What now?

  • Plus, the government is once again running out of cash.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
With the election behind them, Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre face a series of new challenges. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

What now?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
  • Plus, the government is once again running out of cash.

What now?

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 30, 2025
  • Plus, the government is once again running out of cash.
With the election behind them, Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre face a series of new challenges. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

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

Canada must not join the deregulation race to the bottom

  • Long-term forestry-based employment can only be sustained if forests are managed to ensure their continued ecological integrity.
Opinion | BY RACHEL PLOTKIN, JULEE BOAN, MICHAEL POLANYI | April 30, 2025
Trees
Trees
Canada must recognize that forest degradation is occurring and move to redress it, write Rachel Plotkin, Julee Boan, and Michael Polanyi. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Felix Mittermeier

Canada must not join the deregulation race to the bottom

Opinion | BY RACHEL PLOTKIN, JULEE BOAN, MICHAEL POLANYI | April 30, 2025
  • Long-term forestry-based employment can only be sustained if forests are managed to ensure their continued ecological integrity.

Canada must not join the deregulation race to the bottom

Opinion | BY RACHEL PLOTKIN, JULEE BOAN, MICHAEL POLANYI | April 30, 2025
  • Long-term forestry-based employment can only be sustained if forests are managed to ensure their continued ecological integrity.
Trees
Canada must recognize that forest degradation is occurring and move to redress it, write Rachel Plotkin, Julee Boan, and Michael Polanyi. Photograph courtesy of Pexels/Felix Mittermeier

Let’s support a Canada that cares beyond our borders: letter writer

  • Since the federal election was called on March 23, like many Canadians, I’ve been asking myself: who am I voting for, and what do
Opinion | April 30, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Let’s support a Canada that cares beyond our borders: letter writer

Opinion | April 30, 2025
  • Since the federal election was called on March 23, like many Canadians, I’ve been asking myself: who am I voting for, and what do

Let’s support a Canada that cares beyond our borders: letter writer

Opinion | April 30, 2025
  • Since the federal election was called on March 23, like many Canadians, I’ve been asking myself: who am I voting for, and what do
typewriter
Image courtesy of Pixabay

Carney, Poilievre address supporters in late-night election speeches

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney grins before he takes to the stage to give his victory speech at the Liberals' election night event at Ottawa's TD Place Arena on April 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney, Poilievre address supporters in late-night election speeches

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 29, 2025

Carney, Poilievre address supporters in late-night election speeches

FeatureBY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | April 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney grins before he takes to the stage to give his victory speech at the Liberals' election night event at Ottawa's TD Place Arena on April 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Comeback complete

  • Plus, Riddhi Kachhela asked voters in Nepean and Carleton why they cast their ballot.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 29, 2025
Mark Carney has won his first election and his first mandate from voters to serve as prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Comeback complete

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 29, 2025
  • Plus, Riddhi Kachhela asked voters in Nepean and Carleton why they cast their ballot.

Comeback complete

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 29, 2025
  • Plus, Riddhi Kachhela asked voters in Nepean and Carleton why they cast their ballot.
Mark Carney has won his first election and his first mandate from voters to serve as prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Change takes time’: Poilievre praises ‘major’ Conservative breakthroughs in future-focused concession speech

  • Early results had the Conservatives achieving 41.7 per cent of the total vote, exceeding the 33.7 per cent of the popular vote reached by
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STUART BENSON | April 29, 2025 | UPDATED May 1, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, shown here with his wife, Anaida, delivered a concession speech at the Rogers Centre in Ottawa early in April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Change takes time’: Poilievre praises ‘major’ Conservative breakthroughs in future-focused concession speech

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STUART BENSON | April 29, 2025 | UPDATED May 1, 2025
  • Early results had the Conservatives achieving 41.7 per cent of the total vote, exceeding the 33.7 per cent of the popular vote reached by

‘Change takes time’: Poilievre praises ‘major’ Conservative breakthroughs in future-focused concession speech

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT, STUART BENSON | April 29, 2025 | UPDATED May 1, 2025
  • Early results had the Conservatives achieving 41.7 per cent of the total vote, exceeding the 33.7 per cent of the popular vote reached by
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, shown here with his wife, Anaida, delivered a concession speech at the Rogers Centre in Ottawa early in April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada’s sub-standard submarines

  • Can the Royal Canadian Navy really lose a capability that it doesn't actually possess?
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 28, 2025
HMCS Windsor takes part in Exercise Cutlass Fury on Sept. 18, 2016. It is the only one of Canada's four Victoria-class submarines that has been to sea since 2021, notes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of DND/Cpl. Chris Ringius

Canada’s sub-standard submarines

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 28, 2025
  • Can the Royal Canadian Navy really lose a capability that it doesn't actually possess?

Canada’s sub-standard submarines

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 28, 2025
  • Can the Royal Canadian Navy really lose a capability that it doesn't actually possess?
HMCS Windsor takes part in Exercise Cutlass Fury on Sept. 18, 2016. It is the only one of Canada's four Victoria-class submarines that has been to sea since 2021, notes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of DND/Cpl. Chris Ringius

How many questions did federal leaders take at their daily campaign press events?

  • Pierre Poilievre took an average of four questions a day, Mark Carney took nine, Jagmeet Singh took 12, and Yves-François Blanchet took 13.
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 28, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

How many questions did federal leaders take at their daily campaign press events?

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 28, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre took an average of four questions a day, Mark Carney took nine, Jagmeet Singh took 12, and Yves-François Blanchet took 13.

How many questions did federal leaders take at their daily campaign press events?

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 28, 2025
  • Pierre Poilievre took an average of four questions a day, Mark Carney took nine, Jagmeet Singh took 12, and Yves-François Blanchet took 13.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

In one week, I voted in two elections, three ballot papers, but had zero democracy sausages in Canada

  • Voting traditions in both Canada and Australia fill one's heart with civic pride, but only one country also fills an elector's stomach.
Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
The sausage sandwich—or democracy sausage—has become a ubiquitous part of election day in Australia. The Hill Times photograph by Stephen Jeffery

In one week, I voted in two elections, three ballot papers, but had zero democracy sausages in Canada

Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Voting traditions in both Canada and Australia fill one's heart with civic pride, but only one country also fills an elector's stomach.

In one week, I voted in two elections, three ballot papers, but had zero democracy sausages in Canada

Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Voting traditions in both Canada and Australia fill one's heart with civic pride, but only one country also fills an elector's stomach.
The sausage sandwich—or democracy sausage—has become a ubiquitous part of election day in Australia. The Hill Times photograph by Stephen Jeffery

Voting is only the beginning of the democratic conversation

  • Scrutiny, vigilance, and accountability are also important for all other days of the electoral cycle.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 28, 2025
Elections Canada said last week that approximately 7.3 million people cast their ballots during the four days of advance polling, a 25 per cent increase from 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Voting is only the beginning of the democratic conversation

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 28, 2025
  • Scrutiny, vigilance, and accountability are also important for all other days of the electoral cycle.

Voting is only the beginning of the democratic conversation

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 28, 2025
  • Scrutiny, vigilance, and accountability are also important for all other days of the electoral cycle.
Elections Canada said last week that approximately 7.3 million people cast their ballots during the four days of advance polling, a 25 per cent increase from 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tackling Trump or offering change: competing priorities to determine this election

  • Polling last week showed the Conservatives led among those who saw a change in direction as the key election issue, but Abacus Data’s David
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are seeking votes from an electorate interested in a change in direction and standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump, according to polls published last week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Tackling Trump or offering change: competing priorities to determine this election

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Polling last week showed the Conservatives led among those who saw a change in direction as the key election issue, but Abacus Data’s David

Tackling Trump or offering change: competing priorities to determine this election

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Polling last week showed the Conservatives led among those who saw a change in direction as the key election issue, but Abacus Data’s David
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are seeking votes from an electorate interested in a change in direction and standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump, according to polls published last week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

  • Michael W. Higgins uses his understanding of the Jesuit order to provide insights on the traditions that guided Francis through his reform agenda.
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
Pope Francis
Pope Francis
The late Pope Francis. 'He humanized the papacy, jettisoned much of the silly and encrusted protocols and habits that made the Vatican a kingdom of princelings, and attached priority to the pastoral over the cerebral, people over concepts, in the exercise of his ministry as the Successor of Peter,' says author Michael W. Higgins. Photograph courtesy of Flicker/Catholic Church in England and Wales

Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Michael W. Higgins uses his understanding of the Jesuit order to provide insights on the traditions that guided Francis through his reform agenda.

Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Michael W. Higgins uses his understanding of the Jesuit order to provide insights on the traditions that guided Francis through his reform agenda.
Pope Francis
The late Pope Francis. 'He humanized the papacy, jettisoned much of the silly and encrusted protocols and habits that made the Vatican a kingdom of princelings, and attached priority to the pastoral over the cerebral, people over concepts, in the exercise of his ministry as the Successor of Peter,' says author Michael W. Higgins. Photograph courtesy of Flicker/Catholic Church in England and Wales
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Elections Canada must oversee party nomination elections

  • Nomination elections are the heart and soul of Canadian democracy, and every effort must be made to protect the integrity of this process. 
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 3, 2023
Stéphane Perrault
Stéphane Perrault
Stéphane Perrault, chief electoral officer of Canada, should call on all federal parties to amend the Canada Elections Act and let Elections Canada supervise the nomination contests. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Elections Canada must oversee party nomination elections

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 3, 2023
  • Nomination elections are the heart and soul of Canadian democracy, and every effort must be made to protect the integrity of this process. 

Elections Canada must oversee party nomination elections

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 3, 2023
  • Nomination elections are the heart and soul of Canadian democracy, and every effort must be made to protect the integrity of this process. 
Stéphane Perrault
Stéphane Perrault, chief electoral officer of Canada, should call on all federal parties to amend the Canada Elections Act and let Elections Canada supervise the nomination contests. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A way to improve work conditions for temporary foreign workers is to end closed work permits: letter writer

  • Canada is a country full of opportunities—a desirable destination for foreigners looking to enhance their future. Temporary foreign workers are essential for the country’s economy and
Opinion | July 3, 2023

A way to improve work conditions for temporary foreign workers is to end closed work permits: letter writer

Opinion | July 3, 2023
  • Canada is a country full of opportunities—a desirable destination for foreigners looking to enhance their future. Temporary foreign workers are essential for the country’s economy and

A way to improve work conditions for temporary foreign workers is to end closed work permits: letter writer

Opinion | July 3, 2023
  • Canada is a country full of opportunities—a desirable destination for foreigners looking to enhance their future. Temporary foreign workers are essential for the country’s economy and

Don’t privatize health, writes Ottawa reader

  • Do not privatize health care. It is clearly a mistake. Private health care is a business. Its primary concern is making money and private
Opinion | July 3, 2023

Don’t privatize health, writes Ottawa reader

Opinion | July 3, 2023
  • Do not privatize health care. It is clearly a mistake. Private health care is a business. Its primary concern is making money and private

Don’t privatize health, writes Ottawa reader

Opinion | July 3, 2023
  • Do not privatize health care. It is clearly a mistake. Private health care is a business. Its primary concern is making money and private

Our political climate is divisive, based on too many lies and disinformation: letter writer

  • We live in a time of absurd and frightful confusion, with political divisions widening every day like a planet fragmenting into shards in the
Opinion | July 3, 2023

Our political climate is divisive, based on too many lies and disinformation: letter writer

Opinion | July 3, 2023
  • We live in a time of absurd and frightful confusion, with political divisions widening every day like a planet fragmenting into shards in the

Our political climate is divisive, based on too many lies and disinformation: letter writer

Opinion | July 3, 2023
  • We live in a time of absurd and frightful confusion, with political divisions widening every day like a planet fragmenting into shards in the

Calgary Stampede happening July 7-July 16

  • MONDAY, JULY 3 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the summer and is on break for 12 weeks. It will resume sitting again
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured July 10, 2022, at the Calgary Stampede. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/PM

Calgary Stampede happening July 7-July 16

  • MONDAY, JULY 3 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the summer and is on break for 12 weeks. It will resume sitting again

Calgary Stampede happening July 7-July 16

  • MONDAY, JULY 3 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the summer and is on break for 12 weeks. It will resume sitting again
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured July 10, 2022, at the Calgary Stampede. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/PM

Infighting at AFN shows it’s ‘largely detached’ from grassroots, says Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation member Coburn; former Neskonlith Indian Band chief Wilson says ‘there are no winners today’

  • Chiefs and proxies representing Assembly of First Nations members voted on June 28 to remove National Chief RoseAnne Archibald from office following the conclusion
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 29, 2023
RoseAnne Archibald, pictured Dec. 8, 2022, has been removed as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations two years into a three-year term that has been marked by conflict. Judy Wilson, former kúkpi7 (chief) of the Neskonlith Indian Band, said AFN regional chief Paul Prosper said it best on June 28 when he said 'there are no winners today.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Infighting at AFN shows it’s ‘largely detached’ from grassroots, says Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation member Coburn; former Neskonlith Indian Band chief Wilson says ‘there are no winners today’

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 29, 2023
  • Chiefs and proxies representing Assembly of First Nations members voted on June 28 to remove National Chief RoseAnne Archibald from office following the conclusion

Infighting at AFN shows it’s ‘largely detached’ from grassroots, says Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation member Coburn; former Neskonlith Indian Band chief Wilson says ‘there are no winners today’

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 29, 2023
  • Chiefs and proxies representing Assembly of First Nations members voted on June 28 to remove National Chief RoseAnne Archibald from office following the conclusion
RoseAnne Archibald, pictured Dec. 8, 2022, has been removed as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations two years into a three-year term that has been marked by conflict. Judy Wilson, former kúkpi7 (chief) of the Neskonlith Indian Band, said AFN regional chief Paul Prosper said it best on June 28 when he said 'there are no winners today.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Why the Gwa’sala and ‘Nakwaxda’xw people give life and meaning to the word ‘resilience’

  • This is a story of defiance of seemingly impossible odds and of overcoming the worst of human experiences, of courage, resilience, and determination. It
FeatureBY KATHERINE PALMER GORDON | June 29, 2023
Former elected chief of the Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw, Paddy Walkus: 'Our values and teachings are based on our sacred connection to our lands and waters, those traditional lands that we were forcibly removed from. Now we are rebuilding our people’s future upon those values and teachings and that sacred connection.' Handout photograph

Why the Gwa’sala and ‘Nakwaxda’xw people give life and meaning to the word ‘resilience’

FeatureBY KATHERINE PALMER GORDON | June 29, 2023
  • This is a story of defiance of seemingly impossible odds and of overcoming the worst of human experiences, of courage, resilience, and determination. It

Why the Gwa’sala and ‘Nakwaxda’xw people give life and meaning to the word ‘resilience’

FeatureBY KATHERINE PALMER GORDON | June 29, 2023
  • This is a story of defiance of seemingly impossible odds and of overcoming the worst of human experiences, of courage, resilience, and determination. It
Former elected chief of the Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw, Paddy Walkus: 'Our values and teachings are based on our sacred connection to our lands and waters, those traditional lands that we were forcibly removed from. Now we are rebuilding our people’s future upon those values and teachings and that sacred connection.' Handout photograph

Prigozhin’s mad race to Moscow a pivotal event and it’s shaken Russia to its core

  • The failed rebellion portends that Putin will lose his grip on power, that Russia could become even more of a pariah rogue state, and
Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 29, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. Caught in a prisoner’s dilemma—with no satisfactory choices—Prigozhin is a former convict who led a private army including thousands of prisoners who remain desperate with little to lose, writes Erika Simpson. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/illustration by Neena Singhal

Prigozhin’s mad race to Moscow a pivotal event and it’s shaken Russia to its core

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 29, 2023
  • The failed rebellion portends that Putin will lose his grip on power, that Russia could become even more of a pariah rogue state, and

Prigozhin’s mad race to Moscow a pivotal event and it’s shaken Russia to its core

Opinion | BY ERIKA SIMPSON | June 29, 2023
  • The failed rebellion portends that Putin will lose his grip on power, that Russia could become even more of a pariah rogue state, and
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. Caught in a prisoner’s dilemma—with no satisfactory choices—Prigozhin is a former convict who led a private army including thousands of prisoners who remain desperate with little to lose, writes Erika Simpson. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/illustration by Neena Singhal

Qanittaq: a unique vision for clean Arctic shipping

  • Memorial University and the Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada co-lead the partnership to address the increase in Arctic vessel traffic, the related environmental impacts affecting Arctic populations
Opinion | BY LISA KOPERQUALUK, NEIL BOSE | June 29, 2023
Dr. Wei Qui, left, department of ocean and naval architectural engineering, Memorial University; Lisa Koperqualuk, president ICC Canada; Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne; Lisa Smith, executive director ICC Canada; Dr. Tana Allen, acting vice-president research, Memorial University; Dr. Aldo Chircop, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie Photograph courtesy of ICC Canada

Qanittaq: a unique vision for clean Arctic shipping

Opinion | BY LISA KOPERQUALUK, NEIL BOSE | June 29, 2023
  • Memorial University and the Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada co-lead the partnership to address the increase in Arctic vessel traffic, the related environmental impacts affecting Arctic populations

Qanittaq: a unique vision for clean Arctic shipping

Opinion | BY LISA KOPERQUALUK, NEIL BOSE | June 29, 2023
  • Memorial University and the Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada co-lead the partnership to address the increase in Arctic vessel traffic, the related environmental impacts affecting Arctic populations
Dr. Wei Qui, left, department of ocean and naval architectural engineering, Memorial University; Lisa Koperqualuk, president ICC Canada; Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne; Lisa Smith, executive director ICC Canada; Dr. Tana Allen, acting vice-president research, Memorial University; Dr. Aldo Chircop, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie Photograph courtesy of ICC Canada

The war on rural Canada

  • Rural culture is based on co-operation and neighbourliness. Rural Canadians are slow to anger, but the realization has dawned that the deck is stacked
Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | June 29, 2023
The irony is that Canada’s natural resource industries implement the highest environmental standards in the world, but Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault seems not to care, writes former Conservative MP Robert Sopuck. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The war on rural Canada

Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | June 29, 2023
  • Rural culture is based on co-operation and neighbourliness. Rural Canadians are slow to anger, but the realization has dawned that the deck is stacked

The war on rural Canada

Opinion | BY ROBERT SOPUCK | June 29, 2023
  • Rural culture is based on co-operation and neighbourliness. Rural Canadians are slow to anger, but the realization has dawned that the deck is stacked
The irony is that Canada’s natural resource industries implement the highest environmental standards in the world, but Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault seems not to care, writes former Conservative MP Robert Sopuck. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

When pop culture meets pol culture

  • The line between political culture and popular culture is increasingly blurry as more and more politicians adopt a pop culture style to their messaging
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 29, 2023
The Flash, starring Ezra Miller, Sasha Calle, Michael Keaton, Ben Afflect, Kiersey Clemons, Michael Shannon, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, and Antje Traue. It is interesting how a Hollywood studio decided to market a new superhero movie, The Flash, as if it were a political campaign, writes Gerry Nicholls. Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios,

When pop culture meets pol culture

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 29, 2023
  • The line between political culture and popular culture is increasingly blurry as more and more politicians adopt a pop culture style to their messaging

When pop culture meets pol culture

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | June 29, 2023
  • The line between political culture and popular culture is increasingly blurry as more and more politicians adopt a pop culture style to their messaging
The Flash, starring Ezra Miller, Sasha Calle, Michael Keaton, Ben Afflect, Kiersey Clemons, Michael Shannon, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, and Antje Traue. It is interesting how a Hollywood studio decided to market a new superhero movie, The Flash, as if it were a political campaign, writes Gerry Nicholls. Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios,

Allie Chalke leaves PMO to run Rural Economic Development Minister Hutchings’ office

  • There are a few recent staff departures from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office to report, including that of photographer Alex Tétreault.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 29, 2023
Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings, pictured on the Hill, has a new chief of staff, Allie Chalke. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Allie Chalke leaves PMO to run Rural Economic Development Minister Hutchings’ office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 29, 2023
  • There are a few recent staff departures from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office to report, including that of photographer Alex Tétreault.

Allie Chalke leaves PMO to run Rural Economic Development Minister Hutchings’ office

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 29, 2023
  • There are a few recent staff departures from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office to report, including that of photographer Alex Tétreault.
Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings, pictured on the Hill, has a new chief of staff, Allie Chalke. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Cyber defence agency reports

  • Plus, the PBO costs a multi-billion dollar tax break.
Caroline Xavier's Communications Security Establishment will issue its annual report this morning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Cyber defence agency reports

  • Plus, the PBO costs a multi-billion dollar tax break.

Politics This Morning: Cyber defence agency reports

  • Plus, the PBO costs a multi-billion dollar tax break.
Caroline Xavier's Communications Security Establishment will issue its annual report this morning. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Amid summer staffing crunch, no provinces have yet submitted health-care ‘action plans’ to feds

  • The outstanding health action plans are an ‘urgent’ matter, but provinces must take the time to get them ‘as close to right as possible’
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 28, 2023
A spokesperson for Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured, said the federal government expects it will begin to receive provincial action plans in the coming weeks with 'concrete and precise examples' of how funding will be spent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Amid summer staffing crunch, no provinces have yet submitted health-care ‘action plans’ to feds

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 28, 2023
  • The outstanding health action plans are an ‘urgent’ matter, but provinces must take the time to get them ‘as close to right as possible’

Amid summer staffing crunch, no provinces have yet submitted health-care ‘action plans’ to feds

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 28, 2023
  • The outstanding health action plans are an ‘urgent’ matter, but provinces must take the time to get them ‘as close to right as possible’
A spokesperson for Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured, said the federal government expects it will begin to receive provincial action plans in the coming weeks with 'concrete and precise examples' of how funding will be spent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In the aftermath of folly, Putin is weakened

  • After a would-be coup, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is so badly weakened that he may be gone as soon as those around him can
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 28, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin is far weaker, his power much less secure, than anybody suspected, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

In the aftermath of folly, Putin is weakened

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 28, 2023
  • After a would-be coup, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is so badly weakened that he may be gone as soon as those around him can

In the aftermath of folly, Putin is weakened

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 28, 2023
  • After a would-be coup, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is so badly weakened that he may be gone as soon as those around him can
Russian President Vladimir Putin is far weaker, his power much less secure, than anybody suspected, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada’s disability benefit is a step forward, but we still need a guaranteed basic income

  • In its current form, C-22 has mountains to climb before it can meaningfully address disability poverty. And on its own, it won’t be the
Opinion | BY ALEXANDRA ZANNIS, ELLEN SPANNAGEL | June 28, 2023
Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Carla Qualtrough speaks to media in the House of Commons foyer after tabling the Canada Disability Benefit Bill on June 2, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s disability benefit is a step forward, but we still need a guaranteed basic income

Opinion | BY ALEXANDRA ZANNIS, ELLEN SPANNAGEL | June 28, 2023
  • In its current form, C-22 has mountains to climb before it can meaningfully address disability poverty. And on its own, it won’t be the

Canada’s disability benefit is a step forward, but we still need a guaranteed basic income

Opinion | BY ALEXANDRA ZANNIS, ELLEN SPANNAGEL | June 28, 2023
  • In its current form, C-22 has mountains to climb before it can meaningfully address disability poverty. And on its own, it won’t be the
Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Carla Qualtrough speaks to media in the House of Commons foyer after tabling the Canada Disability Benefit Bill on June 2, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hyper-partisanship diminishes voter choice

  • Ever-increasing partisanship weakens all parties and makes Parliament less effective, eroding democracy. If we don’t have strong parties with clear platforms, our choices are
Opinion | BY SHERRY MORAN | June 28, 2023
In his final speech to the House of Commons on June 12, former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole said, “Instead of debating our national purpose in this chamber, too many of us are often chasing algorithms down a sinkhole of diversion and division.” The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hyper-partisanship diminishes voter choice

Opinion | BY SHERRY MORAN | June 28, 2023
  • Ever-increasing partisanship weakens all parties and makes Parliament less effective, eroding democracy. If we don’t have strong parties with clear platforms, our choices are

Hyper-partisanship diminishes voter choice

Opinion | BY SHERRY MORAN | June 28, 2023
  • Ever-increasing partisanship weakens all parties and makes Parliament less effective, eroding democracy. If we don’t have strong parties with clear platforms, our choices are
In his final speech to the House of Commons on June 12, former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole said, “Instead of debating our national purpose in this chamber, too many of us are often chasing algorithms down a sinkhole of diversion and division.” The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House committee report mixes politics and partial fixes to Canada’s out-of-touch Access to Information Act

  • At least the recommendations go further in capturing some of what is needed to reform an access act that suffers tremendously from delays, exemptions,
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | June 28, 2023
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier told the House Access to Information Committee legislative amendments to the access act, if any, would have to wait until 2024-25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House committee report mixes politics and partial fixes to Canada’s out-of-touch Access to Information Act

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | June 28, 2023
  • At least the recommendations go further in capturing some of what is needed to reform an access act that suffers tremendously from delays, exemptions,

House committee report mixes politics and partial fixes to Canada’s out-of-touch Access to Information Act

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | June 28, 2023
  • At least the recommendations go further in capturing some of what is needed to reform an access act that suffers tremendously from delays, exemptions,
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier told the House Access to Information Committee legislative amendments to the access act, if any, would have to wait until 2024-25. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Interference inquiry decision integral to federal reset, public confidence: politicos

  • Former NDP staffer Cam Holmstrom says announcing a public inquiry at the beginning of July could be the perfect reset for the Liberals to
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 28, 2023
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc speaks with reporters on June 10, following the resignation of Special Rapporteur David Johnston. Three weeks later, Johnston has submitted his final report to the prime minister, but opposition parties have yet to agree on his replacement or terms for a potential public inquiry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Interference inquiry decision integral to federal reset, public confidence: politicos

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 28, 2023
  • Former NDP staffer Cam Holmstrom says announcing a public inquiry at the beginning of July could be the perfect reset for the Liberals to

Interference inquiry decision integral to federal reset, public confidence: politicos

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 28, 2023
  • Former NDP staffer Cam Holmstrom says announcing a public inquiry at the beginning of July could be the perfect reset for the Liberals to
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc speaks with reporters on June 10, following the resignation of Special Rapporteur David Johnston. Three weeks later, Johnston has submitted his final report to the prime minister, but opposition parties have yet to agree on his replacement or terms for a potential public inquiry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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