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Delays in Sudanese immigration stream unacceptable as genocide rages on

  • Those trying to bring their family members to Canada to escape the war are doing their part. The government must hold up its end
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 3, 2025
Former justice minister Irwin Cotler speaks about the genocide in Sudan at a Nov. 25 press conference alongside Liberal MP Greg Fergus, left, Green Leader Elizabeth May, Liberal MP Fayçal El-Khoury, and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights’ Yonah Diamond and Mutasim Ali. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Delays in Sudanese immigration stream unacceptable as genocide rages on

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 3, 2025
  • Those trying to bring their family members to Canada to escape the war are doing their part. The government must hold up its end

Delays in Sudanese immigration stream unacceptable as genocide rages on

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 3, 2025
  • Those trying to bring their family members to Canada to escape the war are doing their part. The government must hold up its end
Former justice minister Irwin Cotler speaks about the genocide in Sudan at a Nov. 25 press conference alongside Liberal MP Greg Fergus, left, Green Leader Elizabeth May, Liberal MP Fayçal El-Khoury, and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights’ Yonah Diamond and Mutasim Ali. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney should expand his inner circle to include more women

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has a team of well-respected seasoned political advisers but they are all are men. It would be well-advised to include
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney must expand his inner circle of advisers to include more women, say some current and former senior Liberals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney should expand his inner circle to include more women

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 1, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has a team of well-respected seasoned political advisers but they are all are men. It would be well-advised to include

Carney should expand his inner circle to include more women

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 1, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has a team of well-respected seasoned political advisers but they are all are men. It would be well-advised to include
Prime Minister Mark Carney must expand his inner circle of advisers to include more women, say some current and former senior Liberals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Vulnerable Canadians deserve more than an ‘aspect’ of consideration

  • If the 'world is more dangerous and divided,' then it’s time to lean in harder to protect the most vulnerable, and not relegate these
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 26, 2025
In his recent travels, Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed that upholding values like gender equality remains an ‘aspect’ of the Canada’s foreign policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Vulnerable Canadians deserve more than an ‘aspect’ of consideration

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 26, 2025
  • If the 'world is more dangerous and divided,' then it’s time to lean in harder to protect the most vulnerable, and not relegate these

Vulnerable Canadians deserve more than an ‘aspect’ of consideration

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 26, 2025
  • If the 'world is more dangerous and divided,' then it’s time to lean in harder to protect the most vulnerable, and not relegate these
In his recent travels, Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed that upholding values like gender equality remains an ‘aspect’ of the Canada’s foreign policy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals should build a better working relationship with opposition parties, they need their support

  • And all opposition parties should remember that Canadians voted only seven months ago for a Parliament where they want both sides of the aisle
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberals should build a better working relationship with opposition parties, they need their support

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 24, 2025
  • And all opposition parties should remember that Canadians voted only seven months ago for a Parliament where they want both sides of the aisle

Liberals should build a better working relationship with opposition parties, they need their support

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 24, 2025
  • And all opposition parties should remember that Canadians voted only seven months ago for a Parliament where they want both sides of the aisle
Prime Minister Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney can only rely on so many environmental bargaining chips

  • Carney earned the electorate’s trust, but if he can’t work with the House and prove that his plans are sound enough to make it
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 19, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney secured the support of the Green Party to pass his budget, but he may have to compromise more widely in the future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney can only rely on so many environmental bargaining chips

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 19, 2025
  • Carney earned the electorate’s trust, but if he can’t work with the House and prove that his plans are sound enough to make it

Carney can only rely on so many environmental bargaining chips

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 19, 2025
  • Carney earned the electorate’s trust, but if he can’t work with the House and prove that his plans are sound enough to make it
Prime Minister Mark Carney secured the support of the Green Party to pass his budget, but he may have to compromise more widely in the future. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bolton’s right: Canada should slow down negotiations with Trump until U.S. Supreme Court decides on legality of tariffs

  • Canada should not rush negotiations with Trump, but it should continue to fight against the sectoral tariffs, keep finding new trading partners, and prepare
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy Commons Wikimedia

Bolton’s right: Canada should slow down negotiations with Trump until U.S. Supreme Court decides on legality of tariffs

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 17, 2025
  • Canada should not rush negotiations with Trump, but it should continue to fight against the sectoral tariffs, keep finding new trading partners, and prepare

Bolton’s right: Canada should slow down negotiations with Trump until U.S. Supreme Court decides on legality of tariffs

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 17, 2025
  • Canada should not rush negotiations with Trump, but it should continue to fight against the sectoral tariffs, keep finding new trading partners, and prepare
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy Commons Wikimedia

Anti-d’Entremont diatribes unbecoming of purported leaders

  • MPs are elected to be leaders. And if this is the behaviour they’re modelling, then it’s a losing battle against any other societal misbehaviour
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 12, 2025
It’s understandable that an MP crossing the floor of the House of Commons can feel like a betrayal for those left behind, but MPs’ own behaviour shouldn’t be easily picked up as an example for bad actors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anti-d’Entremont diatribes unbecoming of purported leaders

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 12, 2025
  • MPs are elected to be leaders. And if this is the behaviour they’re modelling, then it’s a losing battle against any other societal misbehaviour

Anti-d’Entremont diatribes unbecoming of purported leaders

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 12, 2025
  • MPs are elected to be leaders. And if this is the behaviour they’re modelling, then it’s a losing battle against any other societal misbehaviour
It’s understandable that an MP crossing the floor of the House of Commons can feel like a betrayal for those left behind, but MPs’ own behaviour shouldn’t be easily picked up as an example for bad actors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada faces one of its most serious challenges in years, and Carney needs to show a little more political passion

  • Mark Carney, the buttoned-down economist, technocrat, former top bureaucrat, governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, and former vice-chair and
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Oct. 8, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada faces one of its most serious challenges in years, and Carney needs to show a little more political passion

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 10, 2025
  • Mark Carney, the buttoned-down economist, technocrat, former top bureaucrat, governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, and former vice-chair and

Canada faces one of its most serious challenges in years, and Carney needs to show a little more political passion

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 10, 2025
  • Mark Carney, the buttoned-down economist, technocrat, former top bureaucrat, governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, and former vice-chair and
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on Oct. 8, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If Carney is the captain of Team Canada, he needs to work on his locker-room speech

  • Canada works best when everyone can stand firm together against the tantrum playing out across the border. But it’s on the feds to make
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 5, 2025
It’s up to Prime Minister Mark Carney to ensure the premiers are onside with his plan for the U.S., and that requires better communication. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If Carney is the captain of Team Canada, he needs to work on his locker-room speech

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 5, 2025
  • Canada works best when everyone can stand firm together against the tantrum playing out across the border. But it’s on the feds to make

If Carney is the captain of Team Canada, he needs to work on his locker-room speech

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 5, 2025
  • Canada works best when everyone can stand firm together against the tantrum playing out across the border. But it’s on the feds to make
It’s up to Prime Minister Mark Carney to ensure the premiers are onside with his plan for the U.S., and that requires better communication. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All federal parties must quit playing politics now and start delivering results for Canadians

  • Party leaders must remember the current economic situation is not business as usual and Canadians are watching.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 3, 2025
Party leaders, including Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, must quit playing politics now and start delivering results for Canadians. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

All federal parties must quit playing politics now and start delivering results for Canadians

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 3, 2025
  • Party leaders must remember the current economic situation is not business as usual and Canadians are watching.

All federal parties must quit playing politics now and start delivering results for Canadians

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 3, 2025
  • Party leaders must remember the current economic situation is not business as usual and Canadians are watching.
Party leaders, including Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, must quit playing politics now and start delivering results for Canadians. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

In bid to grow overseas, feds can’t forget to protect the people at home

  • As relations rebuild with the Indian and Chinese governments, the Canadian government should be working just as hard to fulfill promises to protect people
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at APEC this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

In bid to grow overseas, feds can’t forget to protect the people at home

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 29, 2025
  • As relations rebuild with the Indian and Chinese governments, the Canadian government should be working just as hard to fulfill promises to protect people

In bid to grow overseas, feds can’t forget to protect the people at home

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 29, 2025
  • As relations rebuild with the Indian and Chinese governments, the Canadian government should be working just as hard to fulfill promises to protect people
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at APEC this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

MPs, Senators need a voice on Trump’s Golden Dome

  • A wildly expensive project that makes Canada more reliable on the currently unreliable U.S. administration requires parliamentary scrutiny.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 27, 2025
It is likely that Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, is one of just a few people in Canada's Parliament who know anything about U.S. President Donald's Trump's proposed Golden Dome missile defence system. That needs to change. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Daniel Torok

MPs, Senators need a voice on Trump’s Golden Dome

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 27, 2025
  • A wildly expensive project that makes Canada more reliable on the currently unreliable U.S. administration requires parliamentary scrutiny.

MPs, Senators need a voice on Trump’s Golden Dome

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 27, 2025
  • A wildly expensive project that makes Canada more reliable on the currently unreliable U.S. administration requires parliamentary scrutiny.
It is likely that Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, is one of just a few people in Canada's Parliament who know anything about U.S. President Donald's Trump's proposed Golden Dome missile defence system. That needs to change. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Daniel Torok

A fancy title does not a minister make

  • It’s not good enough for people to carry a cabinet title and collect a paycheque while ducking behind staff who don’t answer the phone.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney appointed a full slate of cabinet ministers and secretaries of state in the spring. It's time they began to act like it. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

A fancy title does not a minister make

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 22, 2025
  • It’s not good enough for people to carry a cabinet title and collect a paycheque while ducking behind staff who don’t answer the phone.

A fancy title does not a minister make

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 22, 2025
  • It’s not good enough for people to carry a cabinet title and collect a paycheque while ducking behind staff who don’t answer the phone.
Prime Minister Mark Carney appointed a full slate of cabinet ministers and secretaries of state in the spring. It's time they began to act like it. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

If Poilievre wants to become prime minister, he should tone down the inflammatory rhetoric

  • The Conservative Party is running neck and neck with the governing Liberals, but Pierre Poilievre is far behind Mark Carney in leadership numbers. The
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 20, 2025
If Pierre Poilievre wants to become prime minister, he should dial back his inflammatory rhetoric. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If Poilievre wants to become prime minister, he should tone down the inflammatory rhetoric

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 20, 2025
  • The Conservative Party is running neck and neck with the governing Liberals, but Pierre Poilievre is far behind Mark Carney in leadership numbers. The

If Poilievre wants to become prime minister, he should tone down the inflammatory rhetoric

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 20, 2025
  • The Conservative Party is running neck and neck with the governing Liberals, but Pierre Poilievre is far behind Mark Carney in leadership numbers. The
If Pierre Poilievre wants to become prime minister, he should dial back his inflammatory rhetoric. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The infighting will continue until clarity improves

  • The infighting over pipelines seems to be a symptom of the federal government’s lack of clarity about the environment, and that should be resolved
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 15, 2025
B.C. Premier David Eby, left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are being left to duke it out over pipelines since the federal government isn’t offering clarity. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The infighting will continue until clarity improves

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 15, 2025
  • The infighting over pipelines seems to be a symptom of the federal government’s lack of clarity about the environment, and that should be resolved

The infighting will continue until clarity improves

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 15, 2025
  • The infighting over pipelines seems to be a symptom of the federal government’s lack of clarity about the environment, and that should be resolved
B.C. Premier David Eby, left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are being left to duke it out over pipelines since the federal government isn’t offering clarity. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Don Oliver was a class act, and will be missed

  • Don Oliver grew up in the only Black family in Wolfville, N.S., and lived through racism. His grandparents fled slavery in the United States,
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 13, 2025
Don Oliver
Don Oliver
Then deputy Senate Speaker Don Oliver, pictured in 2012: 'Being a Black man in the Senate afforded me countless opportunities to promote tolerance, fairness, and equality, both in Canada and abroad, that I would not have otherwise had,' he told The Hill Times in 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Don Oliver was a class act, and will be missed

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 13, 2025
  • Don Oliver grew up in the only Black family in Wolfville, N.S., and lived through racism. His grandparents fled slavery in the United States,

Don Oliver was a class act, and will be missed

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 13, 2025
  • Don Oliver grew up in the only Black family in Wolfville, N.S., and lived through racism. His grandparents fled slavery in the United States,
Don Oliver
Then deputy Senate Speaker Don Oliver, pictured in 2012: 'Being a Black man in the Senate afforded me countless opportunities to promote tolerance, fairness, and equality, both in Canada and abroad, that I would not have otherwise had,' he told The Hill Times in 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Will the fall budget cycle be the spark MPs need to actually study spending?

  • No, most MPs aren’t forensic accountants, but that’s not the role they’re fulfilling when looking at financial plans—they’re supposed to be parsing them with
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 8, 2025
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will table his first budget on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will the fall budget cycle be the spark MPs need to actually study spending?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 8, 2025
  • No, most MPs aren’t forensic accountants, but that’s not the role they’re fulfilling when looking at financial plans—they’re supposed to be parsing them with

Will the fall budget cycle be the spark MPs need to actually study spending?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 8, 2025
  • No, most MPs aren’t forensic accountants, but that’s not the role they’re fulfilling when looking at financial plans—they’re supposed to be parsing them with
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will table his first budget on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ambassador Hoekstra should turn tough questions on Canada-U.S. relations into a diplomacy opportunity

  • The U.S. ambassador to Canada should look to his predecessors on guidance on how to engage: visit different regions of this country and have
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 6, 2025
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra, pictured May 22, 2025, at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ambassador Hoekstra should turn tough questions on Canada-U.S. relations into a diplomacy opportunity

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 6, 2025
  • The U.S. ambassador to Canada should look to his predecessors on guidance on how to engage: visit different regions of this country and have

Ambassador Hoekstra should turn tough questions on Canada-U.S. relations into a diplomacy opportunity

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 6, 2025
  • The U.S. ambassador to Canada should look to his predecessors on guidance on how to engage: visit different regions of this country and have
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra, pictured May 22, 2025, at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Now is not the time for Zoom diplomacy

  • Face time is still important. If we’re all agreed that we have to move away from the U.S., then sometimes that will involve physically
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 1, 2025
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, meets Prime Minister Mark Carney during the Global Progress Action Summit in London, U.K., on Sept. 26. No. 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson

Now is not the time for Zoom diplomacy

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 1, 2025
  • Face time is still important. If we’re all agreed that we have to move away from the U.S., then sometimes that will involve physically

Now is not the time for Zoom diplomacy

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 1, 2025
  • Face time is still important. If we’re all agreed that we have to move away from the U.S., then sometimes that will involve physically
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, meets Prime Minister Mark Carney during the Global Progress Action Summit in London, U.K., on Sept. 26. No. 10 Downing Street photograph by Simon Dawson

Time for PM Carney to deliver tangible results

  • Public opinion analysts say Canadians are not in a partisan mood—they want Mark Carney to succeed. Yet unlike in ordinary times, when politics fades
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 29, 2025
Since winning office, Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, pictured with Housing Minister Gregor Robertson, right, on Sept. 14, 2025, announcing the Build Canada Homes project, has announced major projects aimed at creating jobs and jumpstarting growth. But so far, the results have yet to materialize, and public patience is wearing thin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for PM Carney to deliver tangible results

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 29, 2025
  • Public opinion analysts say Canadians are not in a partisan mood—they want Mark Carney to succeed. Yet unlike in ordinary times, when politics fades

Time for PM Carney to deliver tangible results

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 29, 2025
  • Public opinion analysts say Canadians are not in a partisan mood—they want Mark Carney to succeed. Yet unlike in ordinary times, when politics fades
Since winning office, Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, pictured with Housing Minister Gregor Robertson, right, on Sept. 14, 2025, announcing the Build Canada Homes project, has announced major projects aimed at creating jobs and jumpstarting growth. But so far, the results have yet to materialize, and public patience is wearing thin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Alarms are ringing—again—over Canada’s climate progress

  • The feds have signalled they’ll release a 'climate competitiveness strategy' later this year. Let’s hope that comes sooner than later.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 24, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin. One matter Canadians haven't yet heard more from the government on is clarity on its commitment to our international climate pledges. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Alarms are ringing—again—over Canada’s climate progress

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 24, 2025
  • The feds have signalled they’ll release a 'climate competitiveness strategy' later this year. Let’s hope that comes sooner than later.

Alarms are ringing—again—over Canada’s climate progress

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 24, 2025
  • The feds have signalled they’ll release a 'climate competitiveness strategy' later this year. Let’s hope that comes sooner than later.
Julie Dabrusin
Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin. One matter Canadians haven't yet heard more from the government on is clarity on its commitment to our international climate pledges. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Carney should run contested nominations in soon-to-be vacant ridings, or risk losing grassroots support

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s landslide leadership win in the leadership election could unravel quickly if he disappoints grassroots members by sidelining them in the
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 22, 2025
Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney leave the cabinet meeting in the West Block after news broke that Freeland was resigning from cabinet on Sept. 16, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Carney should run contested nominations in soon-to-be vacant ridings, or risk losing grassroots support

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 22, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s landslide leadership win in the leadership election could unravel quickly if he disappoints grassroots members by sidelining them in the

Prime Minister Carney should run contested nominations in soon-to-be vacant ridings, or risk losing grassroots support

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 22, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s landslide leadership win in the leadership election could unravel quickly if he disappoints grassroots members by sidelining them in the
Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney leave the cabinet meeting in the West Block after news broke that Freeland was resigning from cabinet on Sept. 16, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Now is no time to slide on transparency 

  • In times like these, sunlight can be the greatest shield and disinfectant. 
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters after the Métis Major Projects Summit in Ottawa on Aug. 7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Now is no time to slide on transparency 

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 17, 2025
  • In times like these, sunlight can be the greatest shield and disinfectant. 

Now is no time to slide on transparency 

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 17, 2025
  • In times like these, sunlight can be the greatest shield and disinfectant. 
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters after the Métis Major Projects Summit in Ottawa on Aug. 7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals need to get it together on pharmacare

  • A strong government instills confidence in the country’s people and its businesses. This government's waffling on pharmacare does none of that.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is now saying that his government will continue to negotiate remaining bilateral deals for pharmacare, which contradict earlier statements from his health minister's office. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Liberals need to get it together on pharmacare

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 15, 2025
  • A strong government instills confidence in the country’s people and its businesses. This government's waffling on pharmacare does none of that.

Liberals need to get it together on pharmacare

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 15, 2025
  • A strong government instills confidence in the country’s people and its businesses. This government's waffling on pharmacare does none of that.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney is now saying that his government will continue to negotiate remaining bilateral deals for pharmacare, which contradict earlier statements from his health minister's office. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada can’t cop out on the climate

  • Based on the movements of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s 'new' Liberal government, one would be hard-pressed to find any sense of urgency when it
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 10, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney says a Climate Competitiveness Strategy is coming, but hasn't confirmed Canada will commit to meeting the Paris Agreement emissions targets. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada can’t cop out on the climate

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 10, 2025
  • Based on the movements of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s 'new' Liberal government, one would be hard-pressed to find any sense of urgency when it

Canada can’t cop out on the climate

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 10, 2025
  • Based on the movements of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s 'new' Liberal government, one would be hard-pressed to find any sense of urgency when it
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney says a Climate Competitiveness Strategy is coming, but hasn't confirmed Canada will commit to meeting the Paris Agreement emissions targets. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

CRA’s problems are not new, but they must become a thing of the past

  • Considering this is a government worried about federal spending, making a more efficient CRA could provide the assistance that Canadians deserve from the agency,
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 8, 2025
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is promising to fix the CRA's long-established service problems. A more efficient CRA could provide the assistance that Canadians deserve from the agency, and make it easier for the government to collect money.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CRA’s problems are not new, but they must become a thing of the past

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 8, 2025
  • Considering this is a government worried about federal spending, making a more efficient CRA could provide the assistance that Canadians deserve from the agency,

CRA’s problems are not new, but they must become a thing of the past

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 8, 2025
  • Considering this is a government worried about federal spending, making a more efficient CRA could provide the assistance that Canadians deserve from the agency,
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is promising to fix the CRA's long-established service problems. A more efficient CRA could provide the assistance that Canadians deserve from the agency, and make it easier for the government to collect money.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians should strive for a gold medal in safe sport

  • Just as Canadians pull together in the midst of an exciting match, we should be equally fervent about protecting everyone involved in sport.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 3, 2025
Adam van Koeverden
Adam van Koeverden
Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden says the government welcomes and ‘will carefully analyze’ the Future of Sport in Canada Commission’s preliminary report. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians should strive for a gold medal in safe sport

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 3, 2025
  • Just as Canadians pull together in the midst of an exciting match, we should be equally fervent about protecting everyone involved in sport.

Canadians should strive for a gold medal in safe sport

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 3, 2025
  • Just as Canadians pull together in the midst of an exciting match, we should be equally fervent about protecting everyone involved in sport.
Adam van Koeverden
Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden says the government welcomes and ‘will carefully analyze’ the Future of Sport in Canada Commission’s preliminary report. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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As the United States decides, Canada needs to make its own tough choices

  • Will this country continue to act as if all is normal as our largest trading partner succumbs to its own division and democratic decay?
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 4, 2024
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Donald_Trump
Donald Trump has made no secret of his authoritarian desires. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

As the United States decides, Canada needs to make its own tough choices

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 4, 2024
  • Will this country continue to act as if all is normal as our largest trading partner succumbs to its own division and democratic decay?

As the United States decides, Canada needs to make its own tough choices

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 4, 2024
  • Will this country continue to act as if all is normal as our largest trading partner succumbs to its own division and democratic decay?
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Donald Trump has made no secret of his authoritarian desires. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

New CBC president can change the channel to good news

  • The Oct. 22 announcement of the next head of CBC/Radio-Canada will hopefully demarcate a turning point in the public broadcaster’s currently messy narrative. When
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 30, 2024
The CBC studio in downtown Ottawa is pictured on March 11, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New CBC president can change the channel to good news

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 30, 2024
  • The Oct. 22 announcement of the next head of CBC/Radio-Canada will hopefully demarcate a turning point in the public broadcaster’s currently messy narrative. When

New CBC president can change the channel to good news

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 30, 2024
  • The Oct. 22 announcement of the next head of CBC/Radio-Canada will hopefully demarcate a turning point in the public broadcaster’s currently messy narrative. When
The CBC studio in downtown Ottawa is pictured on March 11, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

There should be a public inquiry into the 2014 Hill shooting

  • Though it's been 10 years, there should be a full public inquiry into what happened that day. Parliament experienced one of the darkest days
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 28, 2024
Flowers and flags adorn the National War Memorial in tribute to Cpl. Nathan Cirillo on Oct. 23, 2014, the day after he was shot dead while on sentry duty. Ten years on, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May backs calls for an inquiry into the security on that day. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

There should be a public inquiry into the 2014 Hill shooting

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 28, 2024
  • Though it's been 10 years, there should be a full public inquiry into what happened that day. Parliament experienced one of the darkest days

There should be a public inquiry into the 2014 Hill shooting

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 28, 2024
  • Though it's been 10 years, there should be a full public inquiry into what happened that day. Parliament experienced one of the darkest days
Flowers and flags adorn the National War Memorial in tribute to Cpl. Nathan Cirillo on Oct. 23, 2014, the day after he was shot dead while on sentry duty. Ten years on, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May backs calls for an inquiry into the security on that day. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Parties need to look inward before trying to present united front against Modi

  • The House of Commons’ return from Thanksgiving break was predictably consumed by reaction to the bombshell news dropped during the adjournment: that the diplomatic
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 23, 2024
Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe correctly forecast that the emergency debate on Oct. 21 would feature Conservatives and Liberals blaming each other for foreign interference. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

Parties need to look inward before trying to present united front against Modi

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 23, 2024
  • The House of Commons’ return from Thanksgiving break was predictably consumed by reaction to the bombshell news dropped during the adjournment: that the diplomatic

Parties need to look inward before trying to present united front against Modi

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 23, 2024
  • The House of Commons’ return from Thanksgiving break was predictably consumed by reaction to the bombshell news dropped during the adjournment: that the diplomatic
Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe correctly forecast that the emergency debate on Oct. 21 would feature Conservatives and Liberals blaming each other for foreign interference. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

Point made, now get back to work

  • If you’re not willing to break the impasse, then let the government fall, call an election, and let the people actually decide what they
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 21, 2024

Point made, now get back to work

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 21, 2024
  • If you’re not willing to break the impasse, then let the government fall, call an election, and let the people actually decide what they

Point made, now get back to work

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 21, 2024
  • If you’re not willing to break the impasse, then let the government fall, call an election, and let the people actually decide what they

Ultimatum or not, let the Senate do its work

  • There was a rare sight to behold on Parliament Hill last week before politicians returned to their communities for the Thanksgiving break. On Oct.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 16, 2024
If we want the best possible legislation to become law, then Senators should be allowed to do their work without undue political pressure. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ultimatum or not, let the Senate do its work

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 16, 2024
  • There was a rare sight to behold on Parliament Hill last week before politicians returned to their communities for the Thanksgiving break. On Oct.

Ultimatum or not, let the Senate do its work

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 16, 2024
  • There was a rare sight to behold on Parliament Hill last week before politicians returned to their communities for the Thanksgiving break. On Oct.
If we want the best possible legislation to become law, then Senators should be allowed to do their work without undue political pressure. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former Israeli PM and ex-Palestinian foreign minister’s blueprint for peace worth looking at

  • As former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert and Nasser al-Kidwa, a former foreign affairs minister for the Palestinian Authority, are saying, this proposal won't
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 14, 2024
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Bliken, former Hezbollah leader Sayyid Nasrallah, who was killed last month by an Israeli bomb, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Hill Times file photograph and photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Former Israeli PM and ex-Palestinian foreign minister’s blueprint for peace worth looking at

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 14, 2024
  • As former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert and Nasser al-Kidwa, a former foreign affairs minister for the Palestinian Authority, are saying, this proposal won't

Former Israeli PM and ex-Palestinian foreign minister’s blueprint for peace worth looking at

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 14, 2024
  • As former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert and Nasser al-Kidwa, a former foreign affairs minister for the Palestinian Authority, are saying, this proposal won't
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Bliken, former Hezbollah leader Sayyid Nasrallah, who was killed last month by an Israeli bomb, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Hill Times file photograph and photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Feds need to seal the cracks in the immigration consensus

  • During last week’s Francophonie summit, Quebec Premier François Legault made the latest move in his ongoing campaign to push the federal government for both
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 9, 2024
Francois Legault
Francois Legault
Quebec Premier François Legault recently stepped up his push for Ottawa to address the number of asylum seekers in his province. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds need to seal the cracks in the immigration consensus

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 9, 2024
  • During last week’s Francophonie summit, Quebec Premier François Legault made the latest move in his ongoing campaign to push the federal government for both

Feds need to seal the cracks in the immigration consensus

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 9, 2024
  • During last week’s Francophonie summit, Quebec Premier François Legault made the latest move in his ongoing campaign to push the federal government for both
Francois Legault
Quebec Premier François Legault recently stepped up his push for Ottawa to address the number of asylum seekers in his province. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Accountability matters now more than ever

  • Everyone—media and politicians—needs to lift their game if we're to stem misinformation and a further collapse in trust.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 7, 2024
CTV News altered a clip from a speech by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, making it appear as if he was introducing a non-confidence motion to get rid of the government’s dental care program. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Accountability matters now more than ever

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 7, 2024
  • Everyone—media and politicians—needs to lift their game if we're to stem misinformation and a further collapse in trust.

Accountability matters now more than ever

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 7, 2024
  • Everyone—media and politicians—needs to lift their game if we're to stem misinformation and a further collapse in trust.
CTV News altered a clip from a speech by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, making it appear as if he was introducing a non-confidence motion to get rid of the government’s dental care program. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Want to fight the mis/disinformation flood? Do your homework

  • The House Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics Committee is in the midst of a study on the effects disinformation and misinformation have on
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 2, 2024
One way to avoid getting swept up by fake or wrong information is to do your homework. Pexels photograph by Karolina Kaboompics

Want to fight the mis/disinformation flood? Do your homework

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 2, 2024
  • The House Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics Committee is in the midst of a study on the effects disinformation and misinformation have on

Want to fight the mis/disinformation flood? Do your homework

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 2, 2024
  • The House Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics Committee is in the midst of a study on the effects disinformation and misinformation have on
One way to avoid getting swept up by fake or wrong information is to do your homework. Pexels photograph by Karolina Kaboompics

Tighter Hill security can’t be the long-term solution to harassment

  • Once such measures are implemented they are very rarely reversed.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 30, 2024
Conservative MP Kelly McCauley
Conservative MP Kelly McCauley
Conservative MP Kelly McCauley dodges Freedom Convoy supporters as he arrives at West Block on Sept. 16, 2024. The general public is now unable to freely walk up the stairs leading to the southern doors to West Block after security was tightened earlier this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tighter Hill security can’t be the long-term solution to harassment

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 30, 2024
  • Once such measures are implemented they are very rarely reversed.

Tighter Hill security can’t be the long-term solution to harassment

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 30, 2024
  • Once such measures are implemented they are very rarely reversed.
Conservative MP Kelly McCauley
Conservative MP Kelly McCauley dodges Freedom Convoy supporters as he arrives at West Block on Sept. 16, 2024. The general public is now unable to freely walk up the stairs leading to the southern doors to West Block after security was tightened earlier this month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs’ actions will speak louder than the words in Hansard

  • It’s barely two weeks into the fall sitting, and Parliament has already been a roller-coaster. While MPs and Senators may have come back from
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 25, 2024
Freedom movement supporters protest at the south stairs outside West Block
Freedom movement supporters protest at the south stairs outside West Block
Freedom movement supporters protest at the south stairs outside West Block on Sept. 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs’ actions will speak louder than the words in Hansard

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 25, 2024
  • It’s barely two weeks into the fall sitting, and Parliament has already been a roller-coaster. While MPs and Senators may have come back from

MPs’ actions will speak louder than the words in Hansard

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 25, 2024
  • It’s barely two weeks into the fall sitting, and Parliament has already been a roller-coaster. While MPs and Senators may have come back from
Freedom movement supporters protest at the south stairs outside West Block
Freedom movement supporters protest at the south stairs outside West Block on Sept. 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Improving public accounts reporting is a no-brainer for everyone

  • Improving the way in which spending is presented would improve the image of a level of government that has long been seen as lacking
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 23, 2024
Yves Giroux
Yves Giroux
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux outlined the problems with the current public accounts cycle and made some recommendations in a report on Sept. 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Improving public accounts reporting is a no-brainer for everyone

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 23, 2024
  • Improving the way in which spending is presented would improve the image of a level of government that has long been seen as lacking

Improving public accounts reporting is a no-brainer for everyone

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 23, 2024
  • Improving the way in which spending is presented would improve the image of a level of government that has long been seen as lacking
Yves Giroux
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux outlined the problems with the current public accounts cycle and made some recommendations in a report on Sept. 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Stamping out systemic racism should be a top priority

  • On its first day back for the fall sitting, the House of Commons undertook an emergency debate instigated by NDP MP Lori Idlout on
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 18, 2024
NDP MP Lori Idlout sparked an emergency debate on the recent deaths of First Nations people during police interventions on Sept. 16. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

Stamping out systemic racism should be a top priority

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 18, 2024
  • On its first day back for the fall sitting, the House of Commons undertook an emergency debate instigated by NDP MP Lori Idlout on

Stamping out systemic racism should be a top priority

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 18, 2024
  • On its first day back for the fall sitting, the House of Commons undertook an emergency debate instigated by NDP MP Lori Idlout on
NDP MP Lori Idlout sparked an emergency debate on the recent deaths of First Nations people during police interventions on Sept. 16. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

End of Liberal-NDP deal bodes ill for any chance of House civility

  • A key pillar of the supply-and-confidence agreement signed between the Liberals and NDP in March 2022 was for there to be “no surprises.” Well,
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 11, 2024
The House of Commons is going to be an even more tetchy place now that the Liberal-NDP deal is over. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

End of Liberal-NDP deal bodes ill for any chance of House civility

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 11, 2024
  • A key pillar of the supply-and-confidence agreement signed between the Liberals and NDP in March 2022 was for there to be “no surprises.” Well,

End of Liberal-NDP deal bodes ill for any chance of House civility

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 11, 2024
  • A key pillar of the supply-and-confidence agreement signed between the Liberals and NDP in March 2022 was for there to be “no surprises.” Well,
The House of Commons is going to be an even more tetchy place now that the Liberal-NDP deal is over. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Farewell to the supply-and-confidence agreement

  • Jagmeet Singh has bet that the next election—however difficult—will be easier without hanging on to the Liberals. Time will tell if his gamble pays
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 9, 2024
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh ended the supply-and-confidence agreement with the Liberals on Sept. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Farewell to the supply-and-confidence agreement

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 9, 2024
  • Jagmeet Singh has bet that the next election—however difficult—will be easier without hanging on to the Liberals. Time will tell if his gamble pays

Farewell to the supply-and-confidence agreement

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 9, 2024
  • Jagmeet Singh has bet that the next election—however difficult—will be easier without hanging on to the Liberals. Time will tell if his gamble pays
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh ended the supply-and-confidence agreement with the Liberals on Sept. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

There’s no time for missed deadlines

  • In less than two weeks, the halls of Parliament will be back to their usual bustling state as politicians and those who work to
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 4, 2024
Time is finite for the Liberals to complete their agenda, and missing their own deadlines won’t help matters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

There’s no time for missed deadlines

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 4, 2024
  • In less than two weeks, the halls of Parliament will be back to their usual bustling state as politicians and those who work to

There’s no time for missed deadlines

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 4, 2024
  • In less than two weeks, the halls of Parliament will be back to their usual bustling state as politicians and those who work to
Time is finite for the Liberals to complete their agenda, and missing their own deadlines won’t help matters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Status-quo summer drawing to close

  • As students head back to school and Ottawans eagerly await the return of the city’s most boisterous hybrid workers on Sept. 16, it’s hard
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 2, 2024
After a slow summer, Parliament Hill will soon be alive as MPs and Senators return. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Status-quo summer drawing to close

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 2, 2024
  • As students head back to school and Ottawans eagerly await the return of the city’s most boisterous hybrid workers on Sept. 16, it’s hard

Status-quo summer drawing to close

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 2, 2024
  • As students head back to school and Ottawans eagerly await the return of the city’s most boisterous hybrid workers on Sept. 16, it’s hard
After a slow summer, Parliament Hill will soon be alive as MPs and Senators return. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Temporary worker program needs a bigger reset

  • As the Liberals look to staunch the political bleeding, they’re turning to hot-button issues long derided as untouchable or anathema to their brand. The
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 28, 2024
Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Randy Boissonnault speaks during a press conference in the National Press Theatre on May 21, 2024.
Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Randy Boissonnault speaks during a press conference in the National Press Theatre on May 21, 2024.
Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault announced changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program on Aug. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Temporary worker program needs a bigger reset

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 28, 2024
  • As the Liberals look to staunch the political bleeding, they’re turning to hot-button issues long derided as untouchable or anathema to their brand. The

Temporary worker program needs a bigger reset

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 28, 2024
  • As the Liberals look to staunch the political bleeding, they’re turning to hot-button issues long derided as untouchable or anathema to their brand. The
Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Randy Boissonnault speaks during a press conference in the National Press Theatre on May 21, 2024.
Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault announced changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program on Aug. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Partisan priorities continue to dog Senate appointments

  • The dog days of summer have brought with them a controversy affecting one of the more overlooked—yet incredibly important—federal institutions. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 26, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to appoint broadcaster Charles Adler to the Red Chamber as a Senator for Manitoba has raised eyebrows in a number of quarters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Partisan priorities continue to dog Senate appointments

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 26, 2024
  • The dog days of summer have brought with them a controversy affecting one of the more overlooked—yet incredibly important—federal institutions. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s

Partisan priorities continue to dog Senate appointments

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 26, 2024
  • The dog days of summer have brought with them a controversy affecting one of the more overlooked—yet incredibly important—federal institutions. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to appoint broadcaster Charles Adler to the Red Chamber as a Senator for Manitoba has raised eyebrows in a number of quarters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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