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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Long live the Dalai Lama

  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
The Dalai Lama, pictured in April 2012 during a visit to Ottawa, turned 90 on July 6. China views his death as a golden opportunity to ‘nationalize’ Tibetan Buddhism by giving the state the power to choose his successor, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Long live the Dalai Lama

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are

Long live the Dalai Lama

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are
The Dalai Lama, pictured in April 2012 during a visit to Ottawa, turned 90 on July 6. China views his death as a golden opportunity to ‘nationalize’ Tibetan Buddhism by giving the state the power to choose his successor, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

Unpleasant truths about nuclear energy regulator not misinformation: letter writer

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

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

Unpleasant truths about nuclear energy regulator not misinformation: letter writer

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

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

Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

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

Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

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

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
Just 60 more votes in three ridings—out of the 19.5 million cast in the last election—could have delivered a majority for Mark Carney's Liberals, says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
Just 60 more votes in three ridings—out of the 19.5 million cast in the last election—could have delivered a majority for Mark Carney's Liberals, says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

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

Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

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

Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

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

‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a record of being outspoken on climate change, but since being elected, he has been quiet on the subject, which is cause for concern among some environment groups and leaders, but not others. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’

‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a record of being outspoken on climate change, but since being elected, he has been quiet on the subject, which is cause for concern among some environment groups and leaders, but not others. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Homebuilding is ready for its tech makeover

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

Homebuilding is ready for its tech makeover

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

Homebuilding is ready for its tech makeover

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Spy agency threat assessment singles out China for ‘aggressive cyber program’

  • CSE says China targets Canadian law-makers, media, pro-democracy activists, and diaspora communities—and reported that Canadian members on the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China were subjected
News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
Caroline Xavier
Caroline Xavier
Communications Security Establishment chief Caroline Xavier. CSE's annual report says the Chinese government's cyber threat apparatus has targeted Canadian parliamentarians and government officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Spy agency threat assessment singles out China for ‘aggressive cyber program’

News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • CSE says China targets Canadian law-makers, media, pro-democracy activists, and diaspora communities—and reported that Canadian members on the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China were subjected

Spy agency threat assessment singles out China for ‘aggressive cyber program’

News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • CSE says China targets Canadian law-makers, media, pro-democracy activists, and diaspora communities—and reported that Canadian members on the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China were subjected
Caroline Xavier
Communications Security Establishment chief Caroline Xavier. CSE's annual report says the Chinese government's cyber threat apparatus has targeted Canadian parliamentarians and government officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Under pressure

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

Under pressure

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

Under pressure

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, signed the introduction to the Privy Council Office's recently-published plan, which incoming Privy Council Clerk Michael Sabia will be expected to execute. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, signed the introduction to the Privy Council Office's recently-published plan, which incoming Privy Council Clerk Michael Sabia will be expected to execute. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Thousands come out to celebrate Canada Day

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

Thousands come out to celebrate Canada Day

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

Thousands come out to celebrate Canada Day

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

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

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

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

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

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

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

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think
Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. Achieving Canada’s ambitious goals for AI will take more than simply building on the world-leading advances in AI technology that this country helped produce, writes Gillian Hadfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think
AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. Achieving Canada’s ambitious goals for AI will take more than simply building on the world-leading advances in AI technology that this country helped produce, writes Gillian Hadfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ecuador: from chaos to sustained growth

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

Ecuador: from chaos to sustained growth

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

Ecuador: from chaos to sustained growth

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

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

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

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

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

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

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

McPherson fans launch website to support her NDP leadership bid

  • Plus, Carney to meet with auto industry execs in Ottawa.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
NDP MP Heather McPherson is mulling a bid for the party's leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

McPherson fans launch website to support her NDP leadership bid

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • Plus, Carney to meet with auto industry execs in Ottawa.

McPherson fans launch website to support her NDP leadership bid

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • Plus, Carney to meet with auto industry execs in Ottawa.
NDP MP Heather McPherson is mulling a bid for the party's leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Canada’s blood supply must not be put at risk to benefit surging for-profit plasma collection

  • Voluntary blood donations are down in Canada. With a loss of more than 30,000 donors in the past two years, the Canadian Blood Services
Opinion | BY MICHèLE BRILL-EDWARDS | August 4, 2022
The solution is clear. Intervention to protect our future blood supply system is needed urgently, writes Michèle Brill-Edwards. Photograph courtesy of Rawpixel

Canada’s blood supply must not be put at risk to benefit surging for-profit plasma collection

Opinion | BY MICHèLE BRILL-EDWARDS | August 4, 2022
  • Voluntary blood donations are down in Canada. With a loss of more than 30,000 donors in the past two years, the Canadian Blood Services

Canada’s blood supply must not be put at risk to benefit surging for-profit plasma collection

Opinion | BY MICHèLE BRILL-EDWARDS | August 4, 2022
  • Voluntary blood donations are down in Canada. With a loss of more than 30,000 donors in the past two years, the Canadian Blood Services
The solution is clear. Intervention to protect our future blood supply system is needed urgently, writes Michèle Brill-Edwards. Photograph courtesy of Rawpixel

Charest could win the next election for the Conservatives, Poilievre can’t 

  • After remaining neutral in the past two Conservative leadership campaigns, former party leader and prime minister Stephen Harper recently announced his support for Pierre
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | August 4, 2022
Networking at the Calgary Stampede: Jean Charest, left, greeting a woman, and Pierre Poilievre with a supporter, both pictured at the Calgary Stampede last month. A closer analysis of a recent Angus Reid poll reveals that Charest has the support needed to return the Conservatives to power, while Poilievre would continue the legacy of defeat started by Harper in 2015 and continued under the leadership of Andrew Scheer and Erin O’Toole, writes Michael Hatfield. Photographs courtesy of Twitter

Charest could win the next election for the Conservatives, Poilievre can’t 

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | August 4, 2022
  • After remaining neutral in the past two Conservative leadership campaigns, former party leader and prime minister Stephen Harper recently announced his support for Pierre

Charest could win the next election for the Conservatives, Poilievre can’t 

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HATFIELD | August 4, 2022
  • After remaining neutral in the past two Conservative leadership campaigns, former party leader and prime minister Stephen Harper recently announced his support for Pierre
Networking at the Calgary Stampede: Jean Charest, left, greeting a woman, and Pierre Poilievre with a supporter, both pictured at the Calgary Stampede last month. A closer analysis of a recent Angus Reid poll reveals that Charest has the support needed to return the Conservatives to power, while Poilievre would continue the legacy of defeat started by Harper in 2015 and continued under the leadership of Andrew Scheer and Erin O’Toole, writes Michael Hatfield. Photographs courtesy of Twitter

Taiwan: Nancy Pelosi’s last hurrah

  • LONDON, U.K.—Nancy Pelosi’s brief visit to Taiwan this week caused great, if somewhat confected, anger in Beijing, but the Chinese Communist regime was not
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 4, 2022
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's brief visit to Taiwan this week caused great anger in Beijing, but the Chinese Communist regime was not her main target, writes Gwynne Dyer. Flickr photograph by Gage Skidmore

Taiwan: Nancy Pelosi’s last hurrah

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 4, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—Nancy Pelosi’s brief visit to Taiwan this week caused great, if somewhat confected, anger in Beijing, but the Chinese Communist regime was not

Taiwan: Nancy Pelosi’s last hurrah

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 4, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—Nancy Pelosi’s brief visit to Taiwan this week caused great, if somewhat confected, anger in Beijing, but the Chinese Communist regime was not
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's brief visit to Taiwan this week caused great anger in Beijing, but the Chinese Communist regime was not her main target, writes Gwynne Dyer. Flickr photograph by Gage Skidmore

Politics This Morning: Joly, Wilkinson testify on gas turbines

  • Good Thursday morning, It’s shaping up to be a muggy day in Ottawa. If you’re out and about, bring an umbrella because you might
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly will testify today before a House of Commons committee studying her government's decision to authorize a Canadian company to break sanctions against Russia, in order to help out Germany. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson will also be testifying. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Joly, Wilkinson testify on gas turbines

  • Good Thursday morning, It’s shaping up to be a muggy day in Ottawa. If you’re out and about, bring an umbrella because you might

Politics This Morning: Joly, Wilkinson testify on gas turbines

  • Good Thursday morning, It’s shaping up to be a muggy day in Ottawa. If you’re out and about, bring an umbrella because you might
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly will testify today before a House of Commons committee studying her government's decision to authorize a Canadian company to break sanctions against Russia, in order to help out Germany. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson will also be testifying. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

For campaigns looking to turn support into seats in Parliament, not all ‘ethnic communities’ are created equal

  • The conventional wisdom around the potential for so-called “ethnic voting blocs” to swing elections is often overstated, but “parties make a big mistake when
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 3, 2022
When Harjit Sajjan, now minister of international development, was first elected in 2015, he was one of four Sikh cabinet ministers and 17 Sikh MPs, highlighting the Sikh community's success in Canada's political landscape. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

For campaigns looking to turn support into seats in Parliament, not all ‘ethnic communities’ are created equal

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 3, 2022
  • The conventional wisdom around the potential for so-called “ethnic voting blocs” to swing elections is often overstated, but “parties make a big mistake when

For campaigns looking to turn support into seats in Parliament, not all ‘ethnic communities’ are created equal

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | August 3, 2022
  • The conventional wisdom around the potential for so-called “ethnic voting blocs” to swing elections is often overstated, but “parties make a big mistake when
When Harjit Sajjan, now minister of international development, was first elected in 2015, he was one of four Sikh cabinet ministers and 17 Sikh MPs, highlighting the Sikh community's success in Canada's political landscape. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Raitt’s coalition pushes for economic growth, and warns ‘disorderly transition’ spells ‘disaster’ for future generations

  • Politicians and parties need to focus more attention on how to reshape Canada’s economy for the long term, rather than the sort of “how-to-gain-a-vote”
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 3, 2022
Lisa Raitt, then Conservative deputy leader of the Conservatives, pictured speaking with reporters in January 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Raitt’s coalition pushes for economic growth, and warns ‘disorderly transition’ spells ‘disaster’ for future generations

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 3, 2022
  • Politicians and parties need to focus more attention on how to reshape Canada’s economy for the long term, rather than the sort of “how-to-gain-a-vote”

Raitt’s coalition pushes for economic growth, and warns ‘disorderly transition’ spells ‘disaster’ for future generations

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 3, 2022
  • Politicians and parties need to focus more attention on how to reshape Canada’s economy for the long term, rather than the sort of “how-to-gain-a-vote”
Lisa Raitt, then Conservative deputy leader of the Conservatives, pictured speaking with reporters in January 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for a culture shift where disability inclusion is concerned

  • As the pandemic lingers, Canadian employers are experiencing a human resources crunch, now commonly referred to as “the great resignation.” Adequate staffing and training
Opinion | BY YAZMINE LAROCHE | August 3, 2022
Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough at a media availability on June 2 after tabling the Canada Disability Benefit bill. Disability inclusion is more than adding persons with disabilities to the workforce. It’s a cultural shift that prioritizes creating an environment where every employee can flourish to their highest potential. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for a culture shift where disability inclusion is concerned

Opinion | BY YAZMINE LAROCHE | August 3, 2022
  • As the pandemic lingers, Canadian employers are experiencing a human resources crunch, now commonly referred to as “the great resignation.” Adequate staffing and training

Time for a culture shift where disability inclusion is concerned

Opinion | BY YAZMINE LAROCHE | August 3, 2022
  • As the pandemic lingers, Canadian employers are experiencing a human resources crunch, now commonly referred to as “the great resignation.” Adequate staffing and training
Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough at a media availability on June 2 after tabling the Canada Disability Benefit bill. Disability inclusion is more than adding persons with disabilities to the workforce. It’s a cultural shift that prioritizes creating an environment where every employee can flourish to their highest potential. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Supporting and empowering immigrants will only help Quebec’s prosperity

  • Four billion dollars. That’s how much the Government of Quebec is spending to attract 170,000 workers over the next four years to address critical
Opinion | BY OUMAR DICKO | August 3, 2022
To ensure skilled foreign workers come to Quebec and stay in Quebec, we need to make it easier for them to find and access supports that empower them, writes Oumar Dicko. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Supporting and empowering immigrants will only help Quebec’s prosperity

Opinion | BY OUMAR DICKO | August 3, 2022
  • Four billion dollars. That’s how much the Government of Quebec is spending to attract 170,000 workers over the next four years to address critical

Supporting and empowering immigrants will only help Quebec’s prosperity

Opinion | BY OUMAR DICKO | August 3, 2022
  • Four billion dollars. That’s how much the Government of Quebec is spending to attract 170,000 workers over the next four years to address critical
To ensure skilled foreign workers come to Quebec and stay in Quebec, we need to make it easier for them to find and access supports that empower them, writes Oumar Dicko. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Canada’s claims to lead the globe on gender equality ring hollow

  • The prime minister may boast about his gender-equal federal cabinet, but Canada is tumbling down the global rankings for women’s representation in Parliament. Women
Opinion | BY JENNIFER M. PISCOPO | August 3, 2022
On Nov. 4, 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau swore in his first gender-balanced cabinet. From left: then-attorney general and minister of justice Jody Wilson-Raybould; then-minister of global affairs Stéphane Dion; Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland; then-minister if immigration John McCallum, then-public service and procurement minister Judy Foote, and Minister of Veterans Affairs Lawrence MacAulay. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Canada’s claims to lead the globe on gender equality ring hollow

Opinion | BY JENNIFER M. PISCOPO | August 3, 2022
  • The prime minister may boast about his gender-equal federal cabinet, but Canada is tumbling down the global rankings for women’s representation in Parliament. Women

Canada’s claims to lead the globe on gender equality ring hollow

Opinion | BY JENNIFER M. PISCOPO | August 3, 2022
  • The prime minister may boast about his gender-equal federal cabinet, but Canada is tumbling down the global rankings for women’s representation in Parliament. Women
On Nov. 4, 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau swore in his first gender-balanced cabinet. From left: then-attorney general and minister of justice Jody Wilson-Raybould; then-minister of global affairs Stéphane Dion; Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland; then-minister if immigration John McCallum, then-public service and procurement minister Judy Foote, and Minister of Veterans Affairs Lawrence MacAulay. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

James Lovelock: Darwin’s heir

  • LONDON, U.K.—James Lovelock was a late bloomer. His first book, Gaia: a New Look at Life on Earth, was published in 1979, when he
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 3, 2022
We are far off course for curing our problems, as James Lovelock (pictured in 2002) well knew, but he has given us the vital context of a self-regulating Gaian system. Without that, we wouldn’t even know where to start trying to mend the damage we have done, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

James Lovelock: Darwin’s heir

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 3, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—James Lovelock was a late bloomer. His first book, Gaia: a New Look at Life on Earth, was published in 1979, when he

James Lovelock: Darwin’s heir

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 3, 2022
  • LONDON, U.K.—James Lovelock was a late bloomer. His first book, Gaia: a New Look at Life on Earth, was published in 1979, when he
We are far off course for curing our problems, as James Lovelock (pictured in 2002) well knew, but he has given us the vital context of a self-regulating Gaian system. Without that, we wouldn’t even know where to start trying to mend the damage we have done, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Photo of the Day

Rolling through summer: A man riding a recumbent tricycle is pictured along the Rideau Canal on July 28, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day

Rolling through summer: A man riding a recumbent tricycle is pictured along the Rideau Canal on July 28, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

End of papal visit doesn’t mean the work is done

  • Now that the pomp and circumstance of a papal visit over, the obvious question becomes: what happens next? Residential and day school survivors and
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 3, 2022
Pope Francis was received by Governor General Mary Simon at the Citadelle in Québec City on July 27. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

End of papal visit doesn’t mean the work is done

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 3, 2022
  • Now that the pomp and circumstance of a papal visit over, the obvious question becomes: what happens next? Residential and day school survivors and

End of papal visit doesn’t mean the work is done

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 3, 2022
  • Now that the pomp and circumstance of a papal visit over, the obvious question becomes: what happens next? Residential and day school survivors and
Pope Francis was received by Governor General Mary Simon at the Citadelle in Québec City on July 27. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Don’t let resources run thin to combat other epidemics, writes Ontario reader

  • As the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we must not let other health crises and epidemics fall to the sideline. The pandemic has
Opinion | August 3, 2022

Don’t let resources run thin to combat other epidemics, writes Ontario reader

Opinion | August 3, 2022
  • As the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we must not let other health crises and epidemics fall to the sideline. The pandemic has

Don’t let resources run thin to combat other epidemics, writes Ontario reader

Opinion | August 3, 2022
  • As the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we must not let other health crises and epidemics fall to the sideline. The pandemic has

Sleep, not a second round, reigns supreme in the front row to history

  • Incoming staffers, let me give you one piece of advice that I wish a 23-year-old me had received … and probably would have ignored
Opinion | BY MITCH HEIMPEL | August 3, 2022
Parliamentarians, staffers, and friends of the bar pack the Metropolitain Brasserie Restaurant on March 23, 2022, for an event dubbed A Night for the Met. You’ll never regret skipping the second bar in favour of being fresh for what’s coming the next day, writes Mitch Heimpel. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Sleep, not a second round, reigns supreme in the front row to history

Opinion | BY MITCH HEIMPEL | August 3, 2022
  • Incoming staffers, let me give you one piece of advice that I wish a 23-year-old me had received … and probably would have ignored

Sleep, not a second round, reigns supreme in the front row to history

Opinion | BY MITCH HEIMPEL | August 3, 2022
  • Incoming staffers, let me give you one piece of advice that I wish a 23-year-old me had received … and probably would have ignored
Parliamentarians, staffers, and friends of the bar pack the Metropolitain Brasserie Restaurant on March 23, 2022, for an event dubbed A Night for the Met. You’ll never regret skipping the second bar in favour of being fresh for what’s coming the next day, writes Mitch Heimpel. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

The UN has made an significant impact and should be strengthened: Kazdan

  • Re: “Time to move away from insular interests for security solutions,” (The Hill Times, July 11). For all its warts, the United Nations has saved
Opinion | August 3, 2022

The UN has made an significant impact and should be strengthened: Kazdan

Opinion | August 3, 2022
  • Re: “Time to move away from insular interests for security solutions,” (The Hill Times, July 11). For all its warts, the United Nations has saved

The UN has made an significant impact and should be strengthened: Kazdan

Opinion | August 3, 2022
  • Re: “Time to move away from insular interests for security solutions,” (The Hill Times, July 11). For all its warts, the United Nations has saved

What the Hill represents and what it can do is bigger than any of us

  • Entire books have been written about staffer life, the world of insiders, and the secret lives of politicians. And a lot of ink has
Opinion | BY | August 3, 2022
In the rush and cut and thrust of every day, it’s too easy to let the House of Commons, the historic buildings, and even the impact we can have on people’s lives, become banal and just like going to any other office, writes former NDP staffer George Soule. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What the Hill represents and what it can do is bigger than any of us

Opinion | BY | August 3, 2022
  • Entire books have been written about staffer life, the world of insiders, and the secret lives of politicians. And a lot of ink has

What the Hill represents and what it can do is bigger than any of us

Opinion | BY | August 3, 2022
  • Entire books have been written about staffer life, the world of insiders, and the secret lives of politicians. And a lot of ink has
In the rush and cut and thrust of every day, it’s too easy to let the House of Commons, the historic buildings, and even the impact we can have on people’s lives, become banal and just like going to any other office, writes former NDP staffer George Soule. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Finding truth and balance: advice to new and aspiring political staffers

  • A very long time ago, I worked as a political staffer on the Hill. Today, as a professor and now-director of the Riddell Graduate
Opinion | BY JENNIFER ROBSON | August 3, 2022
Political staffers should pay attention to their own sense of when it is time for them to leave and move on to something new. Remember, you’re only ever a tourist, not a resident, when you work on the Hill, writes Jennifer Robson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Finding truth and balance: advice to new and aspiring political staffers

Opinion | BY JENNIFER ROBSON | August 3, 2022
  • A very long time ago, I worked as a political staffer on the Hill. Today, as a professor and now-director of the Riddell Graduate

Finding truth and balance: advice to new and aspiring political staffers

Opinion | BY JENNIFER ROBSON | August 3, 2022
  • A very long time ago, I worked as a political staffer on the Hill. Today, as a professor and now-director of the Riddell Graduate
Political staffers should pay attention to their own sense of when it is time for them to leave and move on to something new. Remember, you’re only ever a tourist, not a resident, when you work on the Hill, writes Jennifer Robson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to reimagine downtown Ottawa as a place for people

  • OTTAWA—The last 27 months have fundamentally changed the dynamics of downtown Ottawa. Office employees, now working from home, no longer walk the sidewalks or
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP YASIR NAQVI | August 3, 2022
A man is reflected in a window on Sparks Street on July 19, 2022. Roughly 46 per cent of employees who previously worked in the area continue to work from home, according to Statistics Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to reimagine downtown Ottawa as a place for people

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP YASIR NAQVI | August 3, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The last 27 months have fundamentally changed the dynamics of downtown Ottawa. Office employees, now working from home, no longer walk the sidewalks or

Time to reimagine downtown Ottawa as a place for people

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP YASIR NAQVI | August 3, 2022
  • OTTAWA—The last 27 months have fundamentally changed the dynamics of downtown Ottawa. Office employees, now working from home, no longer walk the sidewalks or
A man is reflected in a window on Sparks Street on July 19, 2022. Roughly 46 per cent of employees who previously worked in the area continue to work from home, according to Statistics Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trio of Tory leadership candidates face off on Aug. 3 in Ottawa

  • WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3 House Not Sitting—The House will return on Sept. 19, sitting until Oct. 7. It will break for one week, Oct. 10-14,
Three of the five Conservative Party leadership candidates—MP Scott Aitchison, left, Roman Baber, and Jean Charest—will participate in the party’s third and final official debate on Wednesday, Aug. 3, in Ottawa. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and handout

Trio of Tory leadership candidates face off on Aug. 3 in Ottawa

  • WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3 House Not Sitting—The House will return on Sept. 19, sitting until Oct. 7. It will break for one week, Oct. 10-14,

Trio of Tory leadership candidates face off on Aug. 3 in Ottawa

  • WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3 House Not Sitting—The House will return on Sept. 19, sitting until Oct. 7. It will break for one week, Oct. 10-14,
Three of the five Conservative Party leadership candidates—MP Scott Aitchison, left, Roman Baber, and Jean Charest—will participate in the party’s third and final official debate on Wednesday, Aug. 3, in Ottawa. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and handout

The 2022 Terrific 25 Staffers ranking

  • Conducted by Forum Research, a total of 141 politicos cast votes online between June 3 and July 8 as part of this year’s Terrific
List | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 3, 2022
PMO chief of staff Katie Telford, left, ranked No. 1 on this year's Terrific 25 Staffers list, followed by NDP senior lobby officer Anthony Salloum in second, and Liberal assistant Jeff Jedras in third. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of Facebook

The 2022 Terrific 25 Staffers ranking

List | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 3, 2022
  • Conducted by Forum Research, a total of 141 politicos cast votes online between June 3 and July 8 as part of this year’s Terrific

The 2022 Terrific 25 Staffers ranking

List | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | August 3, 2022
  • Conducted by Forum Research, a total of 141 politicos cast votes online between June 3 and July 8 as part of this year’s Terrific
PMO chief of staff Katie Telford, left, ranked No. 1 on this year's Terrific 25 Staffers list, followed by NDP senior lobby officer Anthony Salloum in second, and Liberal assistant Jeff Jedras in third. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of Facebook

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