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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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Quebec should try carrots, instead of sticks for unvaccinated

  • Well, bravo to the bully, Quebec Premier and leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec François Legault. He has continued the Parti Québécois’ persecution of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 17, 2022
Quebec Premier and leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec François Legault, pictured, described the tax as a 'health-care contribution,' and said the province would apply a 'significant' financial penalty for all Quebec residents who refuse to get vaccinated for non-medical reasons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Quebec should try carrots, instead of sticks for unvaccinated

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 17, 2022
  • Well, bravo to the bully, Quebec Premier and leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec François Legault. He has continued the Parti Québécois’ persecution of

Quebec should try carrots, instead of sticks for unvaccinated

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 17, 2022
  • Well, bravo to the bully, Quebec Premier and leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec François Legault. He has continued the Parti Québécois’ persecution of
Quebec Premier and leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec François Legault, pictured, described the tax as a 'health-care contribution,' and said the province would apply a 'significant' financial penalty for all Quebec residents who refuse to get vaccinated for non-medical reasons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ethics Committee has the chance to set a new tone in the new year

  • When members of the House Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics Committee meet on Thursday, they will be helping to set the tone for
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 12, 2022
Conservative MP John Brassard sent a Jan. 10 letter to the chair of the House Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics Committee requesting a study of PHAC’s tracking of Canadians’ mobile data. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ethics Committee has the chance to set a new tone in the new year

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 12, 2022
  • When members of the House Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics Committee meet on Thursday, they will be helping to set the tone for

Ethics Committee has the chance to set a new tone in the new year

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 12, 2022
  • When members of the House Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics Committee meet on Thursday, they will be helping to set the tone for
Conservative MP John Brassard sent a Jan. 10 letter to the chair of the House Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics Committee requesting a study of PHAC’s tracking of Canadians’ mobile data. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We should try to avoid anger right now

  • Here we are, entering into yet another year of COVID-19, with no sign of when, how, or even if this pandemic will end. People
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 10, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Jan. 5, 2022, holding a press conference on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We should try to avoid anger right now

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 10, 2022
  • Here we are, entering into yet another year of COVID-19, with no sign of when, how, or even if this pandemic will end. People

We should try to avoid anger right now

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 10, 2022
  • Here we are, entering into yet another year of COVID-19, with no sign of when, how, or even if this pandemic will end. People
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Jan. 5, 2022, holding a press conference on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau should lead from the front on Quebec’s Bill 21

  • When it comes to analyzing the actions of any politician or a party leader, in almost every case, it all boils down to the
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 20, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Dec. 13, 2021, in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau should lead from the front on Quebec’s Bill 21

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 20, 2021
  • When it comes to analyzing the actions of any politician or a party leader, in almost every case, it all boils down to the

Trudeau should lead from the front on Quebec’s Bill 21

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 20, 2021
  • When it comes to analyzing the actions of any politician or a party leader, in almost every case, it all boils down to the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Dec. 13, 2021, in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A plea to parties: pick your battles

  • Before it ended with the call of an election, the 43rd Parliament—Canada’s first minority Parliament in almost a decade—had racked up quite a record
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 15, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

A plea to parties: pick your battles

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 15, 2021
  • Before it ended with the call of an election, the 43rd Parliament—Canada’s first minority Parliament in almost a decade—had racked up quite a record

A plea to parties: pick your battles

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 15, 2021
  • Before it ended with the call of an election, the 43rd Parliament—Canada’s first minority Parliament in almost a decade—had racked up quite a record
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

We need leaders to lead real fight against Bill 21

  • A handful of federal politicians have spoken out against Quebec’s decision to take a Grade 3 teacher in Chelsea, Que., off the job for
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 13, 2021
Bill 21 has been good politics for Quebec Premier François Legault. One need not look very far back into Canada's history to find other examples of discriminatory policies that were popular at the time. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We need leaders to lead real fight against Bill 21

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 13, 2021
  • A handful of federal politicians have spoken out against Quebec’s decision to take a Grade 3 teacher in Chelsea, Que., off the job for

We need leaders to lead real fight against Bill 21

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 13, 2021
  • A handful of federal politicians have spoken out against Quebec’s decision to take a Grade 3 teacher in Chelsea, Que., off the job for
Bill 21 has been good politics for Quebec Premier François Legault. One need not look very far back into Canada's history to find other examples of discriminatory policies that were popular at the time. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New year, new ambassador, new approach to China

  • After a little more than two years on the job, Canada’s ambassador to China, Dominic Barton, will step down when the calendar page flips
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 8, 2021
Canada's Ambassador to China Dominic Barton will leave his post in Beijing at the end of the year, opening up a chance for the Trudeau government to reset its China game plan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New year, new ambassador, new approach to China

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 8, 2021
  • After a little more than two years on the job, Canada’s ambassador to China, Dominic Barton, will step down when the calendar page flips

New year, new ambassador, new approach to China

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 8, 2021
  • After a little more than two years on the job, Canada’s ambassador to China, Dominic Barton, will step down when the calendar page flips
Canada's Ambassador to China Dominic Barton will leave his post in Beijing at the end of the year, opening up a chance for the Trudeau government to reset its China game plan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fast-tracking conversion therapy bill a win for O’Toole and the Conservatives

  • The Conservative caucus’ decision last week to fast-track the government’s bill to ban conversion therapy was a breath of fresh air in a House
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 6, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and his caucus moved a motion last week to give quick passage to the government's bill to ban conversion therapy, and MPs from all parties agreed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fast-tracking conversion therapy bill a win for O’Toole and the Conservatives

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 6, 2021
  • The Conservative caucus’ decision last week to fast-track the government’s bill to ban conversion therapy was a breath of fresh air in a House

Fast-tracking conversion therapy bill a win for O’Toole and the Conservatives

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 6, 2021
  • The Conservative caucus’ decision last week to fast-track the government’s bill to ban conversion therapy was a breath of fresh air in a House
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and his caucus moved a motion last week to give quick passage to the government's bill to ban conversion therapy, and MPs from all parties agreed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Get on board and get conversion therapy bill done

  • With the introduction of a new bill to outlaw conversion therapy, the Liberal government is hoping that those who weren’t on board with the
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 1, 2021
The ‘slippery slope’ arguments have been used time and again against LGBTQ2 communities ‘when it comes to proposed legislation that protects us,’ says Minister Randy Boissonnault. ‘We know the falsehoods and the half-truths that are going to come up.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Get on board and get conversion therapy bill done

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 1, 2021
  • With the introduction of a new bill to outlaw conversion therapy, the Liberal government is hoping that those who weren’t on board with the

Get on board and get conversion therapy bill done

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 1, 2021
  • With the introduction of a new bill to outlaw conversion therapy, the Liberal government is hoping that those who weren’t on board with the
The ‘slippery slope’ arguments have been used time and again against LGBTQ2 communities ‘when it comes to proposed legislation that protects us,’ says Minister Randy Boissonnault. ‘We know the falsehoods and the half-truths that are going to come up.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Climate change is a horror story

  • On a cold and rainy Monday morning last week, MPs came back to Ottawa to open up the new Parliament. But the global pandemic
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 29, 2021
Construction crews work to repair a roadway damaged by landslides in B.C. on Nov. 17, 2021. Photograph courtesy of the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure

Climate change is a horror story

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 29, 2021
  • On a cold and rainy Monday morning last week, MPs came back to Ottawa to open up the new Parliament. But the global pandemic

Climate change is a horror story

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 29, 2021
  • On a cold and rainy Monday morning last week, MPs came back to Ottawa to open up the new Parliament. But the global pandemic
Construction crews work to repair a roadway damaged by landslides in B.C. on Nov. 17, 2021. Photograph courtesy of the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure

Muted response to press freedom a symptom of feds’ apathy towards reconciliation

  • A pair of journalists covering the police enforcement of an injunction against land defenders in a First Nations territory spent the weekend in police
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 24, 2021
Solidarity actions with Wet'suwet'en land defenders marked the early months of the 43rd Parliament and may do so again as the 44th Parliament gets underway. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Muted response to press freedom a symptom of feds’ apathy towards reconciliation

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 24, 2021
  • A pair of journalists covering the police enforcement of an injunction against land defenders in a First Nations territory spent the weekend in police

Muted response to press freedom a symptom of feds’ apathy towards reconciliation

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 24, 2021
  • A pair of journalists covering the police enforcement of an injunction against land defenders in a First Nations territory spent the weekend in police
Solidarity actions with Wet'suwet'en land defenders marked the early months of the 43rd Parliament and may do so again as the 44th Parliament gets underway. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs have another fresh start; let’s hope they make it count

  • The opening of the 44th Parliament this week provides another opportunity for MPs to show Canada how they think the House of Commons ought
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 22, 2021
The House of Commons Chamber in West Block is where MPs will decide the fate of government legislation in the 44th Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs have another fresh start; let’s hope they make it count

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 22, 2021
  • The opening of the 44th Parliament this week provides another opportunity for MPs to show Canada how they think the House of Commons ought

MPs have another fresh start; let’s hope they make it count

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 22, 2021
  • The opening of the 44th Parliament this week provides another opportunity for MPs to show Canada how they think the House of Commons ought
The House of Commons Chamber in West Block is where MPs will decide the fate of government legislation in the 44th Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tories can’t let tiff get in the way of parliamentary progress

  • There’s a common lament that there’s too tight of a hold within political parties, that caucus members don’t have enough freedom to stray from
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 17, 2021
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole may have some vocal caucus support, but the infighting over his leadership of the Tories will take away from the group being a credible opposition once Parliament resumes next week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tories can’t let tiff get in the way of parliamentary progress

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 17, 2021
  • There’s a common lament that there’s too tight of a hold within political parties, that caucus members don’t have enough freedom to stray from

Tories can’t let tiff get in the way of parliamentary progress

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 17, 2021
  • There’s a common lament that there’s too tight of a hold within political parties, that caucus members don’t have enough freedom to stray from
Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole may have some vocal caucus support, but the infighting over his leadership of the Tories will take away from the group being a credible opposition once Parliament resumes next week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Commons clerk should step aside amid allegations of partiality

  • The allegations against House of Commons Clerk Charles Robert bring little confidence that he, under the shroud of accusations of partisanship in favour of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 15, 2021
Charles Robert, pictured Feb. 26, 2017, during a committee appearance, has held the House of Commons Clerk position since July 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Commons clerk should step aside amid allegations of partiality

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 15, 2021
  • The allegations against House of Commons Clerk Charles Robert bring little confidence that he, under the shroud of accusations of partisanship in favour of

Commons clerk should step aside amid allegations of partiality

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 15, 2021
  • The allegations against House of Commons Clerk Charles Robert bring little confidence that he, under the shroud of accusations of partisanship in favour of
Charles Robert, pictured Feb. 26, 2017, during a committee appearance, has held the House of Commons Clerk position since July 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nursing the green hangover and getting back to work

  • As the UN Climate Change Conference comes to a close this week, many Canadians will be asking those who spent two weeks lauding themselves
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 10, 2021
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is pictured at UN Climate Change Conference in Scotland. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/JonathanWNV

Nursing the green hangover and getting back to work

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 10, 2021
  • As the UN Climate Change Conference comes to a close this week, many Canadians will be asking those who spent two weeks lauding themselves

Nursing the green hangover and getting back to work

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 10, 2021
  • As the UN Climate Change Conference comes to a close this week, many Canadians will be asking those who spent two weeks lauding themselves
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is pictured at UN Climate Change Conference in Scotland. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/JonathanWNV

Poor government comms not helpful in sensitive court appeal

  • In a post-close of business (not that there’s such a thing in news) announcement on Friday, Oct. 29, Canada learned that the Liberal government
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 3, 2021
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller, and Justice Minister David Lametti hold a media availability to discuss the government’s decision to appeal the Federal Court’s ruling related to Canadian Human Rights Tribunal orders about compensation for Indigenous children in Ottawa on Oct. 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poor government comms not helpful in sensitive court appeal

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 3, 2021
  • In a post-close of business (not that there’s such a thing in news) announcement on Friday, Oct. 29, Canada learned that the Liberal government

Poor government comms not helpful in sensitive court appeal

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 3, 2021
  • In a post-close of business (not that there’s such a thing in news) announcement on Friday, Oct. 29, Canada learned that the Liberal government
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller, and Justice Minister David Lametti hold a media availability to discuss the government’s decision to appeal the Federal Court’s ruling related to Canadian Human Rights Tribunal orders about compensation for Indigenous children in Ottawa on Oct. 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pope Francis must be ready to apologize, take responsibility

  • Pope Francis, who on June 6, 2021, publicly acknowledged the suffering of Canada’s Indigenous people at a mass at St. Peter’s Basilica at Vatican
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 1, 2021
Pope Francis, pictured, will visit Canada, and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops told CBC News last week that the bishops in Canada have 'been engaged in meaningful discussions with Indigenous peoples, especially those affected by residential schools who have shared stories about the suffering and challenges that they continue to experience.' Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Pope Francis must be ready to apologize, take responsibility

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 1, 2021
  • Pope Francis, who on June 6, 2021, publicly acknowledged the suffering of Canada’s Indigenous people at a mass at St. Peter’s Basilica at Vatican

Pope Francis must be ready to apologize, take responsibility

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 1, 2021
  • Pope Francis, who on June 6, 2021, publicly acknowledged the suffering of Canada’s Indigenous people at a mass at St. Peter’s Basilica at Vatican
Pope Francis, pictured, will visit Canada, and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops told CBC News last week that the bishops in Canada have 'been engaged in meaningful discussions with Indigenous peoples, especially those affected by residential schools who have shared stories about the suffering and challenges that they continue to experience.' Photograph courtesy of Flickr

New cabinet sets the stage for the next phase of government

  • On Oct. 26, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled his mid- and post-pandemic ministry, a group of 38 people to join him around the cabinet
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 27, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary May Simon oversaw the swearing in of the new federal cabinet on Oct. 26. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

New cabinet sets the stage for the next phase of government

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 27, 2021
  • On Oct. 26, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled his mid- and post-pandemic ministry, a group of 38 people to join him around the cabinet

New cabinet sets the stage for the next phase of government

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 27, 2021
  • On Oct. 26, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled his mid- and post-pandemic ministry, a group of 38 people to join him around the cabinet
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary May Simon oversaw the swearing in of the new federal cabinet on Oct. 26. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

We need to make sure MPs are safe, and we have to put a lid on hatred

  • After British MP David Amess, who had been a Conservative lawmaker for 38 years, was stabbed to death on Oct. 15 while meeting with
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 25, 2021
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, pictured Oct. 5, 2021, leaving the Conservative caucus on the Hill. Ms. Rempel Garner told CBC News that she’s experienced a number of instances of public harassment and received a death threat during the election campaign at her office. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

We need to make sure MPs are safe, and we have to put a lid on hatred

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 25, 2021
  • After British MP David Amess, who had been a Conservative lawmaker for 38 years, was stabbed to death on Oct. 15 while meeting with

We need to make sure MPs are safe, and we have to put a lid on hatred

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 25, 2021
  • After British MP David Amess, who had been a Conservative lawmaker for 38 years, was stabbed to death on Oct. 15 while meeting with
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, pictured Oct. 5, 2021, leaving the Conservative caucus on the Hill. Ms. Rempel Garner told CBC News that she’s experienced a number of instances of public harassment and received a death threat during the election campaign at her office. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Regardless of reality, parliamentary lag looks like lollygagging

  • At 1 p.m. on Nov. 22, the 44th Parliament will open and there will be a Throne Speech from Governor General Mary May Simon,
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 20, 2021
It would stand to reason that if the Liberals were serious about wanting to tackle the new post-COVID (and mid-pandemic) reality, they’d want to take their renewed mandate and hit the ground running. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Regardless of reality, parliamentary lag looks like lollygagging

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 20, 2021
  • At 1 p.m. on Nov. 22, the 44th Parliament will open and there will be a Throne Speech from Governor General Mary May Simon,

Regardless of reality, parliamentary lag looks like lollygagging

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 20, 2021
  • At 1 p.m. on Nov. 22, the 44th Parliament will open and there will be a Throne Speech from Governor General Mary May Simon,
It would stand to reason that if the Liberals were serious about wanting to tackle the new post-COVID (and mid-pandemic) reality, they’d want to take their renewed mandate and hit the ground running. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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