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Buckle up Canada, we’re in for an even rougher ride with Trump

  • As Peter MacKay said, Canada needs to send its own 'clear-eyed vision of national defence' and should release its own national security strategy. And,
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, second left, pictured Oct. 7, 2025, with U.S. President Donald Trump, right, in the Oval Office, along with Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, far left, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Photograph courtesy of the White House

Buckle up Canada, we’re in for an even rougher ride with Trump

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 15, 2025
  • As Peter MacKay said, Canada needs to send its own 'clear-eyed vision of national defence' and should release its own national security strategy. And,

Buckle up Canada, we’re in for an even rougher ride with Trump

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 15, 2025
  • As Peter MacKay said, Canada needs to send its own 'clear-eyed vision of national defence' and should release its own national security strategy. And,
Prime Minister Mark Carney, second left, pictured Oct. 7, 2025, with U.S. President Donald Trump, right, in the Oval Office, along with Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, far left, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Photograph courtesy of the White House

Chumminess should be providing cover for CUSMA collapse

  • The U.S. president has made no secret of his desire to see the end of a North American trade pact. All the onstage smiles
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the FIFA World Cup draw on Dec. 5. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Chumminess should be providing cover for CUSMA collapse

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 10, 2025
  • The U.S. president has made no secret of his desire to see the end of a North American trade pact. All the onstage smiles

Chumminess should be providing cover for CUSMA collapse

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 10, 2025
  • The U.S. president has made no secret of his desire to see the end of a North American trade pact. All the onstage smiles
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the FIFA World Cup draw on Dec. 5. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Reluctance to consult caucus, opposition parties could spell trouble for Prime Minister Carney

  • Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said the current Liberal government's approach to consultation will 'bite their ass.' Although the language is unparliamentary, he's not
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 8, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney would be well advised to study the late Progressive Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney's style of caucus management. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reluctance to consult caucus, opposition parties could spell trouble for Prime Minister Carney

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 8, 2025
  • Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said the current Liberal government's approach to consultation will 'bite their ass.' Although the language is unparliamentary, he's not

Reluctance to consult caucus, opposition parties could spell trouble for Prime Minister Carney

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 8, 2025
  • Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said the current Liberal government's approach to consultation will 'bite their ass.' Although the language is unparliamentary, he's not
Prime Minister Mark Carney would be well advised to study the late Progressive Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney's style of caucus management. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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
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Canadians can’t afford further dawdling on emissions targets

  • Canadians can be forgiven for approaching the Trudeau government’s latest environmental plan with more than a modicum of skepticism. The plan, tabled on March
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 30, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke to the 2022 Globe Forum in Vancouver on March 29 following the government's tabling of its new emissions-reduction plan. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Canadians can’t afford further dawdling on emissions targets

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 30, 2022
  • Canadians can be forgiven for approaching the Trudeau government’s latest environmental plan with more than a modicum of skepticism. The plan, tabled on March

Canadians can’t afford further dawdling on emissions targets

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 30, 2022
  • Canadians can be forgiven for approaching the Trudeau government’s latest environmental plan with more than a modicum of skepticism. The plan, tabled on March
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke to the 2022 Globe Forum in Vancouver on March 29 following the government's tabling of its new emissions-reduction plan. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Trudeau and Singh find rare co-operation in federal politics

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau surprised political Ottawa and the rest of the country last week when he revealed that NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh had
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 28, 2022
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh pictured here discussing the health care services New Democrats hope to deliver through this agreement, including pharmacare and dental care. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Trudeau and Singh find rare co-operation in federal politics

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 28, 2022
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau surprised political Ottawa and the rest of the country last week when he revealed that NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh had

Trudeau and Singh find rare co-operation in federal politics

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 28, 2022
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau surprised political Ottawa and the rest of the country last week when he revealed that NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh had
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh pictured here discussing the health care services New Democrats hope to deliver through this agreement, including pharmacare and dental care. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Liberal-NDP deal a moment to prove doubters wrong

  • The last two times Canadians went to the polls to elect federal representatives, ballots were marked and counted to reveal a desire for collaboration
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 23, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on March 22, says his party's deal with the NDP will bring 'stability.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Liberal-NDP deal a moment to prove doubters wrong

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 23, 2022
  • The last two times Canadians went to the polls to elect federal representatives, ballots were marked and counted to reveal a desire for collaboration

Liberal-NDP deal a moment to prove doubters wrong

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 23, 2022
  • The last two times Canadians went to the polls to elect federal representatives, ballots were marked and counted to reveal a desire for collaboration
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on March 22, says his party's deal with the NDP will bring 'stability.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Military investments in the North must also benefit northern communities

  • Any increase to military spending and resources in Canada’s Arctic must also have the dual function of serving Canada’s northern communities.  Amid Russian President
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 21, 2022
Defence Minister Anita Anand, pictured Feb. 22 on the Hill, flanked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly. Anand is advocating for an 'aggressive' increase to Canada's military budget. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Military investments in the North must also benefit northern communities

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 21, 2022
  • Any increase to military spending and resources in Canada’s Arctic must also have the dual function of serving Canada’s northern communities.  Amid Russian President

Military investments in the North must also benefit northern communities

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 21, 2022
  • Any increase to military spending and resources in Canada’s Arctic must also have the dual function of serving Canada’s northern communities.  Amid Russian President
Defence Minister Anita Anand, pictured Feb. 22 on the Hill, flanked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly. Anand is advocating for an 'aggressive' increase to Canada's military budget. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Time to put our imaginations to use to help Ukraine

  • History was made once again on March 15, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Parliament. Zelenskyy isn’t the first foreign leader to speak to
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 16, 2022
In a March 15 address to Parliament, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy conveyed his appreciation for Canada’s assistance and friendship, but implored the country to do more. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Time to put our imaginations to use to help Ukraine

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 16, 2022
  • History was made once again on March 15, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Parliament. Zelenskyy isn’t the first foreign leader to speak to

Time to put our imaginations to use to help Ukraine

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 16, 2022
  • History was made once again on March 15, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Parliament. Zelenskyy isn’t the first foreign leader to speak to
In a March 15 address to Parliament, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy conveyed his appreciation for Canada’s assistance and friendship, but implored the country to do more. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Canada needs a leader to unite the country

  • As the Conservative Party sets off on its quest to find yet another leader, its members might do well to take the opportunity to
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 14, 2022
Freedom Convoy protesters, pictured on Feb. 18, 2022, facing off against police at Colonel By Drive and Rideau Street. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada needs a leader to unite the country

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 14, 2022
  • As the Conservative Party sets off on its quest to find yet another leader, its members might do well to take the opportunity to

Canada needs a leader to unite the country

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 14, 2022
  • As the Conservative Party sets off on its quest to find yet another leader, its members might do well to take the opportunity to
Freedom Convoy protesters, pictured on Feb. 18, 2022, facing off against police at Colonel By Drive and Rideau Street. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Cooler heads needed for point of Emergencies Act review to prevail

  • A week after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the government was ending its use of the Emergencies Act, MPs finally passed a motion to
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 9, 2022
Trucks part of the 'Freedom Convoy' that occupied much of downtown Ottawa from Jan. 28 to Feb. 19 are pictured on Wellington Street on Feb. 17. In response to the convoy, on Feb. 14, the Trudeau government invoked the Emergencies Act for the first time since its creation in 1988. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cooler heads needed for point of Emergencies Act review to prevail

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 9, 2022
  • A week after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the government was ending its use of the Emergencies Act, MPs finally passed a motion to

Cooler heads needed for point of Emergencies Act review to prevail

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 9, 2022
  • A week after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the government was ending its use of the Emergencies Act, MPs finally passed a motion to
Trucks part of the 'Freedom Convoy' that occupied much of downtown Ottawa from Jan. 28 to Feb. 19 are pictured on Wellington Street on Feb. 17. In response to the convoy, on Feb. 14, the Trudeau government invoked the Emergencies Act for the first time since its creation in 1988. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau should shut down Liberal leadership election speculation

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been insisting since the last election that he will lead his party into the next one. How likely is
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 7, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Feb. 23, 2022, holding a presser on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau should shut down Liberal leadership election speculation

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 7, 2022
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been insisting since the last election that he will lead his party into the next one. How likely is

Trudeau should shut down Liberal leadership election speculation

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 7, 2022
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been insisting since the last election that he will lead his party into the next one. How likely is
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Feb. 23, 2022, holding a presser on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anti-nuclear arms treaty looking better every day

  • As Russian aggression against Ukraine ramped up over the last few weeks, the phrase “Cold War” was thrown around with increasing frequency. But as
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 2, 2022
‘We as a country are deeply committed to deterrence and defence and we will work with our NATO allies to protect the international rules based order and the sovereignty and stability of Ukraine’ in the face of nuclear weapons threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin, Defence Minister Anita Anand says. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anti-nuclear arms treaty looking better every day

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 2, 2022
  • As Russian aggression against Ukraine ramped up over the last few weeks, the phrase “Cold War” was thrown around with increasing frequency. But as

Anti-nuclear arms treaty looking better every day

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 2, 2022
  • As Russian aggression against Ukraine ramped up over the last few weeks, the phrase “Cold War” was thrown around with increasing frequency. But as
‘We as a country are deeply committed to deterrence and defence and we will work with our NATO allies to protect the international rules based order and the sovereignty and stability of Ukraine’ in the face of nuclear weapons threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin, Defence Minister Anita Anand says. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Upcoming leadership election a defining moment for Conservative Party

  • After the ouster of Erin O’Toole as party leader on Feb. 2, the Conservative Party is about to embark on the challenging and important
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 28, 2022
Conservative MP Candice Bergen, pictured Feb. 2, 2022, on the Hill, is the interim leader. After the ouster of Erin O’Toole as party leader on Feb. 2, the Conservative Party is about to embark on the challenging and important endeavour of electing a new leader. The outcome will not only determine if the Conservative Party is serious about winning the next election but also if the merger of the PC and Alliance parties that took place in 2003 will stay intact. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Upcoming leadership election a defining moment for Conservative Party

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 28, 2022
  • After the ouster of Erin O’Toole as party leader on Feb. 2, the Conservative Party is about to embark on the challenging and important

Upcoming leadership election a defining moment for Conservative Party

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 28, 2022
  • After the ouster of Erin O’Toole as party leader on Feb. 2, the Conservative Party is about to embark on the challenging and important
Conservative MP Candice Bergen, pictured Feb. 2, 2022, on the Hill, is the interim leader. After the ouster of Erin O’Toole as party leader on Feb. 2, the Conservative Party is about to embark on the challenging and important endeavour of electing a new leader. The outcome will not only determine if the Conservative Party is serious about winning the next election but also if the merger of the PC and Alliance parties that took place in 2003 will stay intact. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Debate should spark emergence of introspection

  • On Feb. 21, the House of Commons made history by holding a vote to ultimately approve a motion confirming a declaration of emergency. The
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 23, 2022
After days of debate, the House passed the emergency declaration order on Feb. 21. While many MPs expressed a desire to 'lower the temperature' and 'unify' Canadians, that work needs to start with their own conduct in the Chamber. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Debate should spark emergence of introspection

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 23, 2022
  • On Feb. 21, the House of Commons made history by holding a vote to ultimately approve a motion confirming a declaration of emergency. The

Debate should spark emergence of introspection

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 23, 2022
  • On Feb. 21, the House of Commons made history by holding a vote to ultimately approve a motion confirming a declaration of emergency. The
After days of debate, the House passed the emergency declaration order on Feb. 21. While many MPs expressed a desire to 'lower the temperature' and 'unify' Canadians, that work needs to start with their own conduct in the Chamber. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Emergencies Act no protest panacea

  • On Feb. 14, the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet issued a Valentine’s Day offering that is going to be a lot harder
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 16, 2022
On Feb. 14, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, flanked by Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, left, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Justice Minister David Lametti, and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair, announced his government was invoking the Emergencies Act for the first time. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Emergencies Act no protest panacea

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 16, 2022
  • On Feb. 14, the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet issued a Valentine’s Day offering that is going to be a lot harder

Emergencies Act no protest panacea

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 16, 2022
  • On Feb. 14, the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet issued a Valentine’s Day offering that is going to be a lot harder
On Feb. 14, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, flanked by Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, left, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Justice Minister David Lametti, and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair, announced his government was invoking the Emergencies Act for the first time. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Justin Trudeau’s inaction has global consequences

  • Almost two weeks after a collection of disgruntled truckers, anti-vaxxers, seditious white supremacists, and other chaos-seekers began their occupation of Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 14, 2022
Another nation—the United States, no less—has had to step in to urge Justin Trudeau's government to use federal powers to intervene in the ongoing demonstrations and blockages of major trade arteries like the Ambassador's Bridge which joins Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Michigan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Justin Trudeau’s inaction has global consequences

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 14, 2022
  • Almost two weeks after a collection of disgruntled truckers, anti-vaxxers, seditious white supremacists, and other chaos-seekers began their occupation of Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin

Justin Trudeau’s inaction has global consequences

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 14, 2022
  • Almost two weeks after a collection of disgruntled truckers, anti-vaxxers, seditious white supremacists, and other chaos-seekers began their occupation of Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin
Another nation—the United States, no less—has had to step in to urge Justin Trudeau's government to use federal powers to intervene in the ongoing demonstrations and blockages of major trade arteries like the Ambassador's Bridge which joins Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Michigan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dear Ottawa: no one’s coming to save you

  • After 10 days of the city of Ottawa being held hostage by the invasive so-called “Freedom Convoy,” residents who’ve been afraid to leave their
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 9, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated his stance in favour of public health and vaccine measures and again called for the protesters occupying Ottawa to vacate the city during a NDP-led emergency debate on Feb. 7. Screenshout courtesy of ParlVu

Dear Ottawa: no one’s coming to save you

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 9, 2022
  • After 10 days of the city of Ottawa being held hostage by the invasive so-called “Freedom Convoy,” residents who’ve been afraid to leave their

Dear Ottawa: no one’s coming to save you

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 9, 2022
  • After 10 days of the city of Ottawa being held hostage by the invasive so-called “Freedom Convoy,” residents who’ve been afraid to leave their
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated his stance in favour of public health and vaccine measures and again called for the protesters occupying Ottawa to vacate the city during a NDP-led emergency debate on Feb. 7. Screenshout courtesy of ParlVu

Conservative MPs’ endorsement of Ottawa’s ongoing occupation indefensible

  • At this point, what started out as a convoy and became a protest against all COVID-19 restrictions has again morphed this time into a
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 7, 2022
Conservative MPs Warren Steinley, Kevin Waugh, Andrew Scheer, Senator Denise Batters, and MPs Fraser Tolmie, and Rosemarie Falk, pictured on Feb. 2, 2022, giving their thumbs up to the occupation of Ottawa's downtown core. Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly described the protests 'massive in scale, polarizing in content [and] dangerous in literally every aspect.' Photograph courtesy of Kevin Waugh on Twitter

Conservative MPs’ endorsement of Ottawa’s ongoing occupation indefensible

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 7, 2022
  • At this point, what started out as a convoy and became a protest against all COVID-19 restrictions has again morphed this time into a

Conservative MPs’ endorsement of Ottawa’s ongoing occupation indefensible

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 7, 2022
  • At this point, what started out as a convoy and became a protest against all COVID-19 restrictions has again morphed this time into a
Conservative MPs Warren Steinley, Kevin Waugh, Andrew Scheer, Senator Denise Batters, and MPs Fraser Tolmie, and Rosemarie Falk, pictured on Feb. 2, 2022, giving their thumbs up to the occupation of Ottawa's downtown core. Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly described the protests 'massive in scale, polarizing in content [and] dangerous in literally every aspect.' Photograph courtesy of Kevin Waugh on Twitter

Time for Tories to nail down the flaps on the big tent

  • When the House of Commons resumed on Jan. 31, the ongoing protest that has held Parliament Hill (as well as the wider city of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 2, 2022
A Freedom Convoy supporter holding a Confederate flag walks on Parliament Hill on Jan. 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for Tories to nail down the flaps on the big tent

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 2, 2022
  • When the House of Commons resumed on Jan. 31, the ongoing protest that has held Parliament Hill (as well as the wider city of

Time for Tories to nail down the flaps on the big tent

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 2, 2022
  • When the House of Commons resumed on Jan. 31, the ongoing protest that has held Parliament Hill (as well as the wider city of
A Freedom Convoy supporter holding a Confederate flag walks on Parliament Hill on Jan. 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s a thought: Canadian truckers crossing U.S. border should get vaccinated

  • As of two weeks ago, all Canadian truckers who intend to cross the U.S. border have to show proof that they have received two
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 31, 2022
Truckers, dubbed 'Freedom Convoy' rolled into downtown Ottawa on Jan. 28, 2022, to protest mandated vaccines for truckers crossing the Canada-U.S. border. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s a thought: Canadian truckers crossing U.S. border should get vaccinated

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 31, 2022
  • As of two weeks ago, all Canadian truckers who intend to cross the U.S. border have to show proof that they have received two

Here’s a thought: Canadian truckers crossing U.S. border should get vaccinated

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 31, 2022
  • As of two weeks ago, all Canadian truckers who intend to cross the U.S. border have to show proof that they have received two
Truckers, dubbed 'Freedom Convoy' rolled into downtown Ottawa on Jan. 28, 2022, to protest mandated vaccines for truckers crossing the Canada-U.S. border. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians, allies deserve more than hashtags

  • With tensions ratcheting up by the day, Canada and its allies have been racing to prove their Ukrainian friendship bonafides in case an armed
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 26, 2022
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, and International Trade Minister Mary Ng participated in the Ukrainian Canadian Congress’ weekend campaign—but as members of cabinet, there should be extra care. Photographs courtesy of Twitter

Canadians, allies deserve more than hashtags

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 26, 2022
  • With tensions ratcheting up by the day, Canada and its allies have been racing to prove their Ukrainian friendship bonafides in case an armed

Canadians, allies deserve more than hashtags

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 26, 2022
  • With tensions ratcheting up by the day, Canada and its allies have been racing to prove their Ukrainian friendship bonafides in case an armed
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, and International Trade Minister Mary Ng participated in the Ukrainian Canadian Congress’ weekend campaign—but as members of cabinet, there should be extra care. Photographs courtesy of Twitter

Conservatives have a responsibility to participate in National Security, Intelligence Committee

  • The Conservatives’ decision to boycott the all-party National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) is stubborn and unproductive. As elected officials, they retain
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 24, 2022
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said his party will boycott the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians until documents relating to the firing of two microbiologists at a Winnipeg national lab were released to MPs without conditions. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conservatives have a responsibility to participate in National Security, Intelligence Committee

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 24, 2022
  • The Conservatives’ decision to boycott the all-party National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) is stubborn and unproductive. As elected officials, they retain

Conservatives have a responsibility to participate in National Security, Intelligence Committee

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 24, 2022
  • The Conservatives’ decision to boycott the all-party National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) is stubborn and unproductive. As elected officials, they retain
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said his party will boycott the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians until documents relating to the firing of two microbiologists at a Winnipeg national lab were released to MPs without conditions. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

McDonough inspired generations to come

  • In the wake of her Jan. 15 passing, Alexa McDonough is being remembered as a giant. Her legacy of inspiring burgeoning leaders and politicians
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 19, 2022
Former NDP leader and MP Alexa McDonough made sure to look behind her to ensure the path was clear for other aspiring women politicians, say politicos who paid tribute in the wake of her death. The Hill Times file photograph

McDonough inspired generations to come

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 19, 2022
  • In the wake of her Jan. 15 passing, Alexa McDonough is being remembered as a giant. Her legacy of inspiring burgeoning leaders and politicians

McDonough inspired generations to come

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 19, 2022
  • In the wake of her Jan. 15 passing, Alexa McDonough is being remembered as a giant. Her legacy of inspiring burgeoning leaders and politicians
Former NDP leader and MP Alexa McDonough made sure to look behind her to ensure the path was clear for other aspiring women politicians, say politicos who paid tribute in the wake of her death. The Hill Times file photograph

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