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‘Difficult, but constructive talks’ ahead: Carney announces plans for White House trip in first post-election press conference 

  • On May 2, Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke to Canadian reporters for the first time since the election, announcing his first in-person meeting with
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at his first post-election press conference, where he repeated campaign promises to build the economy, and urged unity in the face of annexation threats and an ongoing trade war with the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Difficult, but constructive talks’ ahead: Carney announces plans for White House trip in first post-election press conference 

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 2, 2025
  • On May 2, Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke to Canadian reporters for the first time since the election, announcing his first in-person meeting with

‘Difficult, but constructive talks’ ahead: Carney announces plans for White House trip in first post-election press conference 

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 2, 2025
  • On May 2, Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke to Canadian reporters for the first time since the election, announcing his first in-person meeting with
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at his first post-election press conference, where he repeated campaign promises to build the economy, and urged unity in the face of annexation threats and an ongoing trade war with the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mark Carney: a leader for turbulent times

  • The new Liberal government must now move swiftly and decisively
Opinion | BY SERGIO MARCHI | May 1, 2025
In the end, a majority of Canadians were attracted to Mark Carney, determining that he possessed the economic experience and credentials required to deal with U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mark Carney: a leader for turbulent times

Opinion | BY SERGIO MARCHI | May 1, 2025
  • The new Liberal government must now move swiftly and decisively

Mark Carney: a leader for turbulent times

Opinion | BY SERGIO MARCHI | May 1, 2025
  • The new Liberal government must now move swiftly and decisively
In the end, a majority of Canadians were attracted to Mark Carney, determining that he possessed the economic experience and credentials required to deal with U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘Never say never’: NDP MPs Kwan and McPherson won’t rule out leadership bids, but say that’s not the focus right now

  • With the fewest seats ever won, the NDP is destined for a leadership race—something some political players say presents a chance for the party
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | April 30, 2025
NDP MPs Jenny Kwan, left, and Heather McPherson will be returning to Parliament alongside five others in the shrunken New Democrat caucus. Kwan says the party will continue to fight for Canadians in Parliament 'no matter our number.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Never say never’: NDP MPs Kwan and McPherson won’t rule out leadership bids, but say that’s not the focus right now

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | April 30, 2025
  • With the fewest seats ever won, the NDP is destined for a leadership race—something some political players say presents a chance for the party

‘Never say never’: NDP MPs Kwan and McPherson won’t rule out leadership bids, but say that’s not the focus right now

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | April 30, 2025
  • With the fewest seats ever won, the NDP is destined for a leadership race—something some political players say presents a chance for the party
NDP MPs Jenny Kwan, left, and Heather McPherson will be returning to Parliament alongside five others in the shrunken New Democrat caucus. Kwan says the party will continue to fight for Canadians in Parliament 'no matter our number.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

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

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

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

Canada’s electoral system keeps sabotaging climate progress

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trump, tariffs, and the economy ‘crushed’ other election issues that can’t be ignored by the government, say politicos

  • The environment, climate change, public transit, Indigenous reconciliation, and Big Tech took a back seat during the campaign, but governing will mandate their attention,
News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump's views on Canada crushed any attempt by Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, or Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to steer the election away from anything not focused on Canada-U.S. relations. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Wikimedia Commons, and Pixabay, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Trump, tariffs, and the economy ‘crushed’ other election issues that can’t be ignored by the government, say politicos

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
  • The environment, climate change, public transit, Indigenous reconciliation, and Big Tech took a back seat during the campaign, but governing will mandate their attention,

Trump, tariffs, and the economy ‘crushed’ other election issues that can’t be ignored by the government, say politicos

News | BY STUART BENSON | April 30, 2025
  • The environment, climate change, public transit, Indigenous reconciliation, and Big Tech took a back seat during the campaign, but governing will mandate their attention,
U.S. President Donald Trump's views on Canada crushed any attempt by Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, or Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to steer the election away from anything not focused on Canada-U.S. relations. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Wikimedia Commons, and Pixabay, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The true election loser? The mainstream press

  • This was an abysmal demonstration of Canadian mainstream journalism perfectly affirming the emperor’s-new-clothes’ approach to their democratic duty.
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 30, 2025
For such a consequential vote, the treatment of its substance by Canadian news media left much to be desired, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The true election loser? The mainstream press

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 30, 2025
  • This was an abysmal demonstration of Canadian mainstream journalism perfectly affirming the emperor’s-new-clothes’ approach to their democratic duty.

The true election loser? The mainstream press

Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | April 30, 2025
  • This was an abysmal demonstration of Canadian mainstream journalism perfectly affirming the emperor’s-new-clothes’ approach to their democratic duty.
For such a consequential vote, the treatment of its substance by Canadian news media left much to be desired, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

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

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

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

Will anyone learn anything from the election that was?

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

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

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

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

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

And now comes the hard part: negotiating with Trump

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

Economic Club talks Canada vs. Trump on May 1

  • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 CANIC 2025—The Canadian Military Intelligence Association hosts CANIC 2025, the Canadian Intelligence Conference. Participants include Nathalie Drouin, national security and intelligence
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
United States President Donald Trump's approach to Canada is the focus of an Economic Club of Canada event taking place in Toronto on May 1. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Economic Club talks Canada vs. Trump on May 1

  • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 CANIC 2025—The Canadian Military Intelligence Association hosts CANIC 2025, the Canadian Intelligence Conference. Participants include Nathalie Drouin, national security and intelligence

Economic Club talks Canada vs. Trump on May 1

  • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 CANIC 2025—The Canadian Military Intelligence Association hosts CANIC 2025, the Canadian Intelligence Conference. Participants include Nathalie Drouin, national security and intelligence
Donald Trump
United States President Donald Trump's approach to Canada is the focus of an Economic Club of Canada event taking place in Toronto on May 1. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

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

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

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

AI and the innovation-regulation pendulum

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pragmatist Carney knows how to beat the bully Trump

  • Mark Carney’s moment in leading world affairs has come. As a pragmatist, he knows how to beat the bully Trump. In facing outward, the
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | April 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, takes to the stage after winning the federal election early in the morning on April 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pragmatist Carney knows how to beat the bully Trump

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | April 29, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s moment in leading world affairs has come. As a pragmatist, he knows how to beat the bully Trump. In facing outward, the

Pragmatist Carney knows how to beat the bully Trump

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | April 29, 2025
  • Mark Carney’s moment in leading world affairs has come. As a pragmatist, he knows how to beat the bully Trump. In facing outward, the
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, takes to the stage after winning the federal election early in the morning on April 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Canada drifting towards a two-party trap? 

  • The 2025 election results reveal the dangers of narrowing choices in an era that demands broader solutions.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | April 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre took a combined 85 per cent of the popular vote on April 28. That points to a two-party setup, which stifles innovation, intensifies polarization, and reduces politics to a zero-sum game, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Is Canada drifting towards a two-party trap? 

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | April 29, 2025
  • The 2025 election results reveal the dangers of narrowing choices in an era that demands broader solutions.

Is Canada drifting towards a two-party trap? 

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | April 29, 2025
  • The 2025 election results reveal the dangers of narrowing choices in an era that demands broader solutions.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre took a combined 85 per cent of the popular vote on April 28. That points to a two-party setup, which stifles innovation, intensifies polarization, and reduces politics to a zero-sum game, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Conservatives plunge into blame game after election defeat

  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre acknowledged his party’s disappointment over failing to form government, but gave no indication in his concession speech that he intends
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 29, 2025
New Democrat Jagmeet Singh, left, resigned as party leader on election night, while Conservative Pierre Poilievre's party plunged into infighting after an election defeat by the Mark Carney Liberals. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet's two-dozen seats could play a pivotal role in the new House. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Conservatives plunge into blame game after election defeat

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 29, 2025
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre acknowledged his party’s disappointment over failing to form government, but gave no indication in his concession speech that he intends

Conservatives plunge into blame game after election defeat

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 29, 2025
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre acknowledged his party’s disappointment over failing to form government, but gave no indication in his concession speech that he intends
New Democrat Jagmeet Singh, left, resigned as party leader on election night, while Conservative Pierre Poilievre's party plunged into infighting after an election defeat by the Mark Carney Liberals. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet's two-dozen seats could play a pivotal role in the new House. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Carney revives Liberal fortunes as party secures historic fourth consecutive election victory 

  • Malek-Michel Jamali, one of Carney’s speechwriters, who was at the TD Place Monday night watching the night unfold, said Canadians are feeling 'anxiety' as
News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA, ELEANOR WAND | April 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured after winning the election in the early hours of the morning on April 29, 2025, warned in his winning speech that the upcoming months may be challenging and will require sacrifices, but emphasized the importance of Canadian unity in the face of threats from the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney revives Liberal fortunes as party secures historic fourth consecutive election victory 

News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA, ELEANOR WAND | April 29, 2025
  • Malek-Michel Jamali, one of Carney’s speechwriters, who was at the TD Place Monday night watching the night unfold, said Canadians are feeling 'anxiety' as

Carney revives Liberal fortunes as party secures historic fourth consecutive election victory 

News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA, ELEANOR WAND | April 29, 2025
  • Malek-Michel Jamali, one of Carney’s speechwriters, who was at the TD Place Monday night watching the night unfold, said Canadians are feeling 'anxiety' as
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured after winning the election in the early hours of the morning on April 29, 2025, warned in his winning speech that the upcoming months may be challenging and will require sacrifices, but emphasized the importance of Canadian unity in the face of threats from the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A cost-effective solution to our family physician access crisis

  • Funding Practice Ready Assessment programs across Canada provides an accelerated pathway to license internationally-trained physicians.
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER, ISG SENATOR MOHAMED-IQBAL RAVALIA | April 28, 2025
The federal government should fund at least 4,500 Practice Ready Assessment program slots across Canada over a four-year period, write Senators Stanley Kutcher and Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia. Unsplash photograph by Luis Melendez

A cost-effective solution to our family physician access crisis

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER, ISG SENATOR MOHAMED-IQBAL RAVALIA | April 28, 2025
  • Funding Practice Ready Assessment programs across Canada provides an accelerated pathway to license internationally-trained physicians.

A cost-effective solution to our family physician access crisis

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER, ISG SENATOR MOHAMED-IQBAL RAVALIA | April 28, 2025
  • Funding Practice Ready Assessment programs across Canada provides an accelerated pathway to license internationally-trained physicians.
The federal government should fund at least 4,500 Practice Ready Assessment program slots across Canada over a four-year period, write Senators Stanley Kutcher and Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia. Unsplash photograph by Luis Melendez

Liberals led federal leader stops in snap campaign as parties eye gains in Ontario, Quebec, and B.C. 

  • An analysis of the campaign itineraries shows the Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP sent their leaders to Ontario at least 88 times, followed by 44
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 28, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet,and Green Party co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet,and Green Party co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Liberals led federal leader stops in snap campaign as parties eye gains in Ontario, Quebec, and B.C. 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 28, 2025
  • An analysis of the campaign itineraries shows the Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP sent their leaders to Ontario at least 88 times, followed by 44

Liberals led federal leader stops in snap campaign as parties eye gains in Ontario, Quebec, and B.C. 

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 28, 2025
  • An analysis of the campaign itineraries shows the Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP sent their leaders to Ontario at least 88 times, followed by 44
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet,and Green Party co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party co-Leaders Jonathan Pedneault and Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Farewell to the old order

  • With a brand new leader at the Liberal Party helm and with the distinct chance of new leadership in all the main federal parties,
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 28, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
If the polls are right, and Liberal Leader Mark Carney emerges victorious on April 28, it would be a remarkable outcome after the Trudeau era, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Farewell to the old order

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 28, 2025
  • With a brand new leader at the Liberal Party helm and with the distinct chance of new leadership in all the main federal parties,

Farewell to the old order

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | April 28, 2025
  • With a brand new leader at the Liberal Party helm and with the distinct chance of new leadership in all the main federal parties,
Mark Carney
If the polls are right, and Liberal Leader Mark Carney emerges victorious on April 28, it would be a remarkable outcome after the Trudeau era, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Historic’ election campaign a referendum on Trump tariffs and cost-of-living crisis, say political players

  • Pollster Greg Lyle says this election will likely be remembered as the greatest turnaround in Canadian political history.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 28, 2025
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Liberal Leader Mark Carney, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. If the Liberals were to win, it would signal that U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats are the top concern for most Canadians, says pollster David Coletto. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Historic’ election campaign a referendum on Trump tariffs and cost-of-living crisis, say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 28, 2025
  • Pollster Greg Lyle says this election will likely be remembered as the greatest turnaround in Canadian political history.

‘Historic’ election campaign a referendum on Trump tariffs and cost-of-living crisis, say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 28, 2025
  • Pollster Greg Lyle says this election will likely be remembered as the greatest turnaround in Canadian political history.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Liberal Leader Mark Carney, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. If the Liberals were to win, it would signal that U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats are the top concern for most Canadians, says pollster David Coletto. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Day 37: The election ball is in Canada’s court 

  • Plus, federal party leaders to appear at election night celebrations and sobfests.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 28, 2025
Millions of Canadians will head to the polling stations on the final day of election 2025 today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin

Day 37: The election ball is in Canada’s court 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 28, 2025
  • Plus, federal party leaders to appear at election night celebrations and sobfests.

Day 37: The election ball is in Canada’s court 

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | April 28, 2025
  • Plus, federal party leaders to appear at election night celebrations and sobfests.
Millions of Canadians will head to the polling stations on the final day of election 2025 today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, illustration by Joey Sabourin
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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

Canada needs legal tools to deter emboldened residential school denialists, says special interlocutor

  • Indigenous Peoples need protection from hateful denialism, but education and precise reporting are required to put ‘truth before reconciliation,’ say professors Niigaan Sinclair and
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 28, 2023
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, left, House Speaker Anthony Rota, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Governor General Mary Simon attend the unveiling ceremony for the location of the Residential School National Monument on Parliament Hill on June 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs legal tools to deter emboldened residential school denialists, says special interlocutor

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 28, 2023
  • Indigenous Peoples need protection from hateful denialism, but education and precise reporting are required to put ‘truth before reconciliation,’ say professors Niigaan Sinclair and

Canada needs legal tools to deter emboldened residential school denialists, says special interlocutor

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 28, 2023
  • Indigenous Peoples need protection from hateful denialism, but education and precise reporting are required to put ‘truth before reconciliation,’ say professors Niigaan Sinclair and
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, left, House Speaker Anthony Rota, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Governor General Mary Simon attend the unveiling ceremony for the location of the Residential School National Monument on Parliament Hill on June 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna honoured by French government for work addressing climate crisis

  • Plus, Alessia Passafiume is joining the CP bureau in Ottawa, and former NDP MP Olivia Chow wins Toronto's mayoral byelection.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 28, 2023
Former Liberal cabinet minister Catherine McKenna was awarded the honour of 'Chevalier' by the French government at the Canadian Embassy on June 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna honoured by French government for work addressing climate crisis

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 28, 2023
  • Plus, Alessia Passafiume is joining the CP bureau in Ottawa, and former NDP MP Olivia Chow wins Toronto's mayoral byelection.

Former Liberal minister Catherine McKenna honoured by French government for work addressing climate crisis

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 28, 2023
  • Plus, Alessia Passafiume is joining the CP bureau in Ottawa, and former NDP MP Olivia Chow wins Toronto's mayoral byelection.
Former Liberal cabinet minister Catherine McKenna was awarded the honour of 'Chevalier' by the French government at the Canadian Embassy on June 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Humanitarian delegation confident in security despite feds discouraging travel to Syria

  • Few non-cabinet Parliamentarians have travelled to conflict zones. Independent Senator Kim Pate received a 'general recommendation' against the delegation's planned trip to Syria.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 28, 2023
Independent Senator Kim Pate is set to travel to northeastern Syria as part of a humanitarian delegation to visit Canadians in detention camps in August. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Humanitarian delegation confident in security despite feds discouraging travel to Syria

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 28, 2023
  • Few non-cabinet Parliamentarians have travelled to conflict zones. Independent Senator Kim Pate received a 'general recommendation' against the delegation's planned trip to Syria.

Humanitarian delegation confident in security despite feds discouraging travel to Syria

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 28, 2023
  • Few non-cabinet Parliamentarians have travelled to conflict zones. Independent Senator Kim Pate received a 'general recommendation' against the delegation's planned trip to Syria.
Independent Senator Kim Pate is set to travel to northeastern Syria as part of a humanitarian delegation to visit Canadians in detention camps in August. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Johnston is gone, but there’s still no clear path

  • On June 26, David Johnston’s tenure as the independent special rapporteur on foreign interference ended not with a bang, but with a whimper. With
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 28, 2023
Former governor general David Johnston holds a press conference on May 23 after presenting his first report as the independent special rapporteur on foreign interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Johnston is gone, but there’s still no clear path

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 28, 2023
  • On June 26, David Johnston’s tenure as the independent special rapporteur on foreign interference ended not with a bang, but with a whimper. With

Johnston is gone, but there’s still no clear path

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 28, 2023
  • On June 26, David Johnston’s tenure as the independent special rapporteur on foreign interference ended not with a bang, but with a whimper. With
Former governor general David Johnston holds a press conference on May 23 after presenting his first report as the independent special rapporteur on foreign interference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It was hard for Anglo-Quebecers to celebrate Fête nationale this year

  • The English-speaking community has built bridges with francophone Quebecers for generations, but are being given the cold shoulder by Ottawa and Quebec City.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 28, 2023
Revellers celebrate Fête nationale in Quebec City in 2015. I predicted once Bill 96 became law, people would be told not to speak English in public. Now it has happened, literally, in my backyard, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of fetenationale/Flickr

It was hard for Anglo-Quebecers to celebrate Fête nationale this year

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 28, 2023
  • The English-speaking community has built bridges with francophone Quebecers for generations, but are being given the cold shoulder by Ottawa and Quebec City.

It was hard for Anglo-Quebecers to celebrate Fête nationale this year

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 28, 2023
  • The English-speaking community has built bridges with francophone Quebecers for generations, but are being given the cold shoulder by Ottawa and Quebec City.
Revellers celebrate Fête nationale in Quebec City in 2015. I predicted once Bill 96 became law, people would be told not to speak English in public. Now it has happened, literally, in my backyard, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of fetenationale/Flickr

Rewriting the Bank of Canada’s playbook as the post-COVID economy defies all expectations

  • It seems certain that the expectations of how people react to a tighter credit environment will have to be rethought.
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 28, 2023
The overall economic picture is likely to be too expansive to prevent Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem from raising interest costs again at the next setting date in July, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rewriting the Bank of Canada’s playbook as the post-COVID economy defies all expectations

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 28, 2023
  • It seems certain that the expectations of how people react to a tighter credit environment will have to be rethought.

Rewriting the Bank of Canada’s playbook as the post-COVID economy defies all expectations

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | June 28, 2023
  • It seems certain that the expectations of how people react to a tighter credit environment will have to be rethought.
The overall economic picture is likely to be too expansive to prevent Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem from raising interest costs again at the next setting date in July, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In spite of Poilievre, Canada is not broken: Toronto reader

  • Re: “Trump hands Poilievre’s Conservatives the bully’s blueprint to power,” (The Hill Times, June 19, p. 10). We have been hearing a lot from
Opinion | June 28, 2023

In spite of Poilievre, Canada is not broken: Toronto reader

Opinion | June 28, 2023
  • Re: “Trump hands Poilievre’s Conservatives the bully’s blueprint to power,” (The Hill Times, June 19, p. 10). We have been hearing a lot from

In spite of Poilievre, Canada is not broken: Toronto reader

Opinion | June 28, 2023
  • Re: “Trump hands Poilievre’s Conservatives the bully’s blueprint to power,” (The Hill Times, June 19, p. 10). We have been hearing a lot from

Price-fixing the predictable result of 1985’s Competition Act, says Ottawa letter writer

  • A Postmedia columnist’s recent call for public outrage over the ongoing Weston/Maple Leaf price-fixing assumes that collusion should surprise Canadian consumers. The following contextual
Opinion | June 28, 2023
On June 21, the Ontario Superior Court fined Canada Bread Company $50-million after pleading guilty for its role in a criminal price-fixing arrangement that raised the wholesale price of fresh commercial bread. Pexels photograph by Laura James

Price-fixing the predictable result of 1985’s Competition Act, says Ottawa letter writer

Opinion | June 28, 2023
  • A Postmedia columnist’s recent call for public outrage over the ongoing Weston/Maple Leaf price-fixing assumes that collusion should surprise Canadian consumers. The following contextual

Price-fixing the predictable result of 1985’s Competition Act, says Ottawa letter writer

Opinion | June 28, 2023
  • A Postmedia columnist’s recent call for public outrage over the ongoing Weston/Maple Leaf price-fixing assumes that collusion should surprise Canadian consumers. The following contextual
On June 21, the Ontario Superior Court fined Canada Bread Company $50-million after pleading guilty for its role in a criminal price-fixing arrangement that raised the wholesale price of fresh commercial bread. Pexels photograph by Laura James

Canada Day celebrations return to LeBreton Flats Park on July 1

  • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the summer and is on break for 12 weeks. It will resume sitting again
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leave the main stage at LeBreton Flats Park during 2022 Canada Day festivities. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada Day celebrations return to LeBreton Flats Park on July 1

  • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the summer and is on break for 12 weeks. It will resume sitting again

Canada Day celebrations return to LeBreton Flats Park on July 1

  • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the summer and is on break for 12 weeks. It will resume sitting again
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leave the main stage at LeBreton Flats Park during 2022 Canada Day festivities. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Archibald faces her challengers

  • Plus, Pierre Poilievre continues his Atlantic tour.
Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald will face off with opponents within the AFN today at a special meeting of chiefs. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Archibald faces her challengers

  • Plus, Pierre Poilievre continues his Atlantic tour.

Politics This Morning: Archibald faces her challengers

  • Plus, Pierre Poilievre continues his Atlantic tour.
Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald will face off with opponents within the AFN today at a special meeting of chiefs. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘If you see it, you can be it’: Senator Raymonde Gagné talks ‘dizzying’ first days in the Speaker’s chair

  • Gagné says her time as legislative deputy to the government representative in the Senate was ‘really formative’ in helping prepare for her new role.
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 28, 2023
New Senate Speaker Raymonde Gagné sat down with The Hill Times in her office at 2 Rideau St., in downtown Ottawa on June 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘If you see it, you can be it’: Senator Raymonde Gagné talks ‘dizzying’ first days in the Speaker’s chair

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 28, 2023
  • Gagné says her time as legislative deputy to the government representative in the Senate was ‘really formative’ in helping prepare for her new role.

‘If you see it, you can be it’: Senator Raymonde Gagné talks ‘dizzying’ first days in the Speaker’s chair

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 28, 2023
  • Gagné says her time as legislative deputy to the government representative in the Senate was ‘really formative’ in helping prepare for her new role.
New Senate Speaker Raymonde Gagné sat down with The Hill Times in her office at 2 Rideau St., in downtown Ottawa on June 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Canada ready for the potential return of a Trump administration?

  • 'There will be no excuse for surprise this time,' says former Canadian diplomat Roy Norton of the potential return of a Trump presidency.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 27, 2023
Former U.S. president Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a testy relationship, which involved the American president spewing personal insults towards the Canadian leader. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Canada ready for the potential return of a Trump administration?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 27, 2023
  • 'There will be no excuse for surprise this time,' says former Canadian diplomat Roy Norton of the potential return of a Trump presidency.

Is Canada ready for the potential return of a Trump administration?

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 27, 2023
  • 'There will be no excuse for surprise this time,' says former Canadian diplomat Roy Norton of the potential return of a Trump presidency.
Former U.S. president Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a testy relationship, which involved the American president spewing personal insults towards the Canadian leader. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s federal public service deserves our praise

  • Strong public services benefit communities, provide critical services, and can help restore Canadians’ confidence in good government.
Opinion | BY ANTHONY PIZZINO | June 27, 2023
Public Service Alliance of Canada members picket Parliament Hill on April 26. The non-partisan federal public service is made up of ordinary people who work hard to deliver programs, policies, and services to Canadian taxpayers and help make Canada one of the best countries in which to live, writes Anthony Pizzino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s federal public service deserves our praise

Opinion | BY ANTHONY PIZZINO | June 27, 2023
  • Strong public services benefit communities, provide critical services, and can help restore Canadians’ confidence in good government.

Canada’s federal public service deserves our praise

Opinion | BY ANTHONY PIZZINO | June 27, 2023
  • Strong public services benefit communities, provide critical services, and can help restore Canadians’ confidence in good government.
Public Service Alliance of Canada members picket Parliament Hill on April 26. The non-partisan federal public service is made up of ordinary people who work hard to deliver programs, policies, and services to Canadian taxpayers and help make Canada one of the best countries in which to live, writes Anthony Pizzino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Collision

  • Plus, Poilievre heads east.
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser and Conservative Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman will mingle with tech bros and represent their parties and the government of Canada at the Collision Conference in Toronto today. The Hill Times photographs by Andew Meade and Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Collision

  • Plus, Poilievre heads east.

Politics This Morning: Collision

  • Plus, Poilievre heads east.
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser and Conservative Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman will mingle with tech bros and represent their parties and the government of Canada at the Collision Conference in Toronto today. The Hill Times photographs by Andew Meade and Sam Garcia

Exploitation of international students a consequence of using sector as economic driver, says advocate

  • The Canada Border Services Agency has laid charges against an India-based education consultant ‘for his involvement in providing fake Canadian college admission letters to
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 26, 2023
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, seen here on June 16, says the federal government will not punish international students who had no knowledge that there were false documents included in their immigration applications. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Exploitation of international students a consequence of using sector as economic driver, says advocate

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 26, 2023
  • The Canada Border Services Agency has laid charges against an India-based education consultant ‘for his involvement in providing fake Canadian college admission letters to

Exploitation of international students a consequence of using sector as economic driver, says advocate

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 26, 2023
  • The Canada Border Services Agency has laid charges against an India-based education consultant ‘for his involvement in providing fake Canadian college admission letters to
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, seen here on June 16, says the federal government will not punish international students who had no knowledge that there were false documents included in their immigration applications. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Multiculturalism remains a benefit, not a threat, to Canadian society

  • Canadian Multiculturalism Day is a reminder to not only respect the diversity of views, but also renew our commitment to call out and eliminate
Opinion | BY WAHEED KHAN | June 26, 2023
If current immigration levels are maintained, Canada’s population will be 50 million in by 2043. This means that the rich cultural diversity of Canada that most of us enjoy today will continue to grow and enrich our country, writes Waheed Khan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Multiculturalism remains a benefit, not a threat, to Canadian society

Opinion | BY WAHEED KHAN | June 26, 2023
  • Canadian Multiculturalism Day is a reminder to not only respect the diversity of views, but also renew our commitment to call out and eliminate

Multiculturalism remains a benefit, not a threat, to Canadian society

Opinion | BY WAHEED KHAN | June 26, 2023
  • Canadian Multiculturalism Day is a reminder to not only respect the diversity of views, but also renew our commitment to call out and eliminate
If current immigration levels are maintained, Canada’s population will be 50 million in by 2043. This means that the rich cultural diversity of Canada that most of us enjoy today will continue to grow and enrich our country, writes Waheed Khan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Mendicino’s press secretary moves over to Champagne’s team

  • Plus, there are staff updates to report for National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier and Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 26, 2023
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino speaks with reporters about the transfer of serial killer Paul Bernardo outside the House of Commons Chamber in the West Block on June 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mendicino’s press secretary moves over to Champagne’s team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 26, 2023
  • Plus, there are staff updates to report for National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier and Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault.

Mendicino’s press secretary moves over to Champagne’s team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 26, 2023
  • Plus, there are staff updates to report for National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier and Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault.
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino speaks with reporters about the transfer of serial killer Paul Bernardo outside the House of Commons Chamber in the West Block on June 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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