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Canadians deserve more than economic explanation for questionable G7 invites

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has been moving quickly to make major changes to Canada’s economic landscape. But the problem with looking at everything through
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 11, 2025
G7 invitations to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have understandably raised eyebrows. White House photograph by Daniel Torok and courtesy of the World Economic Forum/Valeriano Di Domenico

Canadians deserve more than economic explanation for questionable G7 invites

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 11, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has been moving quickly to make major changes to Canada’s economic landscape. But the problem with looking at everything through

Canadians deserve more than economic explanation for questionable G7 invites

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 11, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has been moving quickly to make major changes to Canada’s economic landscape. But the problem with looking at everything through
G7 invitations to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have understandably raised eyebrows. White House photograph by Daniel Torok and courtesy of the World Economic Forum/Valeriano Di Domenico

Wildfires burning, and Canada still needs a national response agency

  • The argument still stands today: there are jurisdictional issues over emergency responses in Canada, but there needs to be better coordination between the federal,
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 9, 2025
Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski speaks with reporters in the House foyer before Question Period on June 3, 2025, about the government’s response to the wildfires in Western Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wildfires burning, and Canada still needs a national response agency

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 9, 2025
  • The argument still stands today: there are jurisdictional issues over emergency responses in Canada, but there needs to be better coordination between the federal,

Wildfires burning, and Canada still needs a national response agency

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 9, 2025
  • The argument still stands today: there are jurisdictional issues over emergency responses in Canada, but there needs to be better coordination between the federal,
Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski speaks with reporters in the House foyer before Question Period on June 3, 2025, about the government’s response to the wildfires in Western Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Unity’ can’t come at the cost of Indigenous rights

  • The first ministers took pains to acknowledge that any and all movement would take place in consultation with Indigenous Peoples—but that consultation is already
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 4, 2025
Quebec Premier François Legault, left, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford attend a First Ministers’ Meeting press conference in Saskatoon on June 2. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

‘Unity’ can’t come at the cost of Indigenous rights

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 4, 2025
  • The first ministers took pains to acknowledge that any and all movement would take place in consultation with Indigenous Peoples—but that consultation is already

‘Unity’ can’t come at the cost of Indigenous rights

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 4, 2025
  • The first ministers took pains to acknowledge that any and all movement would take place in consultation with Indigenous Peoples—but that consultation is already
Quebec Premier François Legault, left, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford attend a First Ministers’ Meeting press conference in Saskatoon on June 2. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

House debates don’t match the serious times we’re in

  • The opposition parties have a duty to hold the government to account, but they should come up with more serious questions to fit the
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 2, 2025
Newly elected Members of Parliament attend an orientation session put on by House of Commons staff on May 21, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House debates don’t match the serious times we’re in

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 2, 2025
  • The opposition parties have a duty to hold the government to account, but they should come up with more serious questions to fit the

House debates don’t match the serious times we’re in

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 2, 2025
  • The opposition parties have a duty to hold the government to account, but they should come up with more serious questions to fit the
Newly elected Members of Parliament attend an orientation session put on by House of Commons staff on May 21, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New speaker, same old Chamber?

  • We’ve all seen what happens when Parliament doesn’t work. Congratulations, and good luck, to Speaker Scarpaleggia—you’re going to need it.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 28, 2025
Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, drag newly elected House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia to the Speaker’s chair—a tradition from British history where Speakers risked beheading if they reported unfavourable news to the King. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

New speaker, same old Chamber?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 28, 2025
  • We’ve all seen what happens when Parliament doesn’t work. Congratulations, and good luck, to Speaker Scarpaleggia—you’re going to need it.

New speaker, same old Chamber?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 28, 2025
  • We’ve all seen what happens when Parliament doesn’t work. Congratulations, and good luck, to Speaker Scarpaleggia—you’re going to need it.
Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, drag newly elected House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia to the Speaker’s chair—a tradition from British history where Speakers risked beheading if they reported unfavourable news to the King. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Carney needs to work on his caucus management skills

  • Mark Carney should channel a bit of former Progressive Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney, who was skilled at the art of caucus management even
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 26, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa, Ont. on May 20, 2025, to head to a cabinet forum at Meech Lake, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa, Ont. on May 20, 2025, to head to a cabinet forum at Meech Lake, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa on May 20 to head to a cabinet forum at Meech Lake in Quebec. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney needs to work on his caucus management skills

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 26, 2025
  • Mark Carney should channel a bit of former Progressive Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney, who was skilled at the art of caucus management even

Carney needs to work on his caucus management skills

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 26, 2025
  • Mark Carney should channel a bit of former Progressive Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney, who was skilled at the art of caucus management even
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa, Ont. on May 20, 2025, to head to a cabinet forum at Meech Lake, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves the Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa on May 20 to head to a cabinet forum at Meech Lake in Quebec. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Carney be the change he wants to see in government?

  • Like any new prime minister, Carney has a lot to prove. And if he’s serious about putting his own stamp on things, then moving
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 21, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney could shake things by releasing some of the long-held tight reins the PMO has over cabinet. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Carney be the change he wants to see in government?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 21, 2025
  • Like any new prime minister, Carney has a lot to prove. And if he’s serious about putting his own stamp on things, then moving

Will Carney be the change he wants to see in government?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 21, 2025
  • Like any new prime minister, Carney has a lot to prove. And if he’s serious about putting his own stamp on things, then moving
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney could shake things by releasing some of the long-held tight reins the PMO has over cabinet. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney cabinet gets off to a rocky start

  • Last week, some of Mark Carney's cabinet ministers looked like rookies, and their lack of political savviness could drag down the cabinet at a
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 19, 2025
New Cabinet, swearing in ceremony. May 13, 2025 at Rideau Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
New Cabinet, swearing in ceremony. May 13, 2025 at Rideau Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured at Rideau Hall on May 13, 2025, is promising big things. He was elected mostly because people see him as the best leader right now to deal with the erratic and bully U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney cabinet gets off to a rocky start

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 19, 2025
  • Last week, some of Mark Carney's cabinet ministers looked like rookies, and their lack of political savviness could drag down the cabinet at a

Carney cabinet gets off to a rocky start

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 19, 2025
  • Last week, some of Mark Carney's cabinet ministers looked like rookies, and their lack of political savviness could drag down the cabinet at a
New Cabinet, swearing in ceremony. May 13, 2025 at Rideau Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured at Rideau Hall on May 13, 2025, is promising big things. He was elected mostly because people see him as the best leader right now to deal with the erratic and bully U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Will Team Carney find the right prescription for Trump?

  • With the new team he’s assembled, can Prime Minister Mark Carney 'do no harm' while giving U.S. President Donald Trump something he can put
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, received generally good reviews for his first Oval Office outing with U.S. President Donald Trump, but don’t expect things to be seamless. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Will Team Carney find the right prescription for Trump?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 14, 2025
  • With the new team he’s assembled, can Prime Minister Mark Carney 'do no harm' while giving U.S. President Donald Trump something he can put

Will Team Carney find the right prescription for Trump?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 14, 2025
  • With the new team he’s assembled, can Prime Minister Mark Carney 'do no harm' while giving U.S. President Donald Trump something he can put
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, received generally good reviews for his first Oval Office outing with U.S. President Donald Trump, but don’t expect things to be seamless. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Carney plays the straight man in Trump’s reality TV fiasco

  • Better for the prime minister to glance at the camera every now and then than to join Trump and his associates in the mud.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 12, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Carney plays the straight man in Trump’s reality TV fiasco

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 12, 2025
  • Better for the prime minister to glance at the camera every now and then than to join Trump and his associates in the mud.

Carney plays the straight man in Trump’s reality TV fiasco

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 12, 2025
  • Better for the prime minister to glance at the camera every now and then than to join Trump and his associates in the mud.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
Don Davies
Don Davies
Vancouver NDP MP Don Davies was selected as his party's interim leader on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 7, 2025
  • If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of
Don Davies
Vancouver NDP MP Don Davies was selected as his party's interim leader on May 5. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The election is over, now the real hard work begins

  • The road ahead will be challenging, and it will demand a different approach to that seen during the last Parliament.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney faces challenges on multiple fronts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The election is over, now the real hard work begins

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 5, 2025
  • The road ahead will be challenging, and it will demand a different approach to that seen during the last Parliament.

The election is over, now the real hard work begins

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 5, 2025
  • The road ahead will be challenging, and it will demand a different approach to that seen during the last Parliament.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney faces challenges on multiple fronts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s hoping MPs return with a sense of respect for Parliament

  • Rookies and returning incumbents would both be well served by understanding the rules and intended functioning of our federal legislature. 
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 30, 2025
The House of Commons Chamber is pictured on Sept. 12, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s hoping MPs return with a sense of respect for Parliament

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 30, 2025
  • Rookies and returning incumbents would both be well served by understanding the rules and intended functioning of our federal legislature. 

Here’s hoping MPs return with a sense of respect for Parliament

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 30, 2025
  • Rookies and returning incumbents would both be well served by understanding the rules and intended functioning of our federal legislature. 
The House of Commons Chamber is pictured on Sept. 12, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Voting is only the beginning of the democratic conversation

  • Scrutiny, vigilance, and accountability are also important for all other days of the electoral cycle.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 28, 2025
Elections Canada said last week that approximately 7.3 million people cast their ballots during the four days of advance polling, a 25 per cent increase from 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Voting is only the beginning of the democratic conversation

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 28, 2025
  • Scrutiny, vigilance, and accountability are also important for all other days of the electoral cycle.

Voting is only the beginning of the democratic conversation

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 28, 2025
  • Scrutiny, vigilance, and accountability are also important for all other days of the electoral cycle.
Elections Canada said last week that approximately 7.3 million people cast their ballots during the four days of advance polling, a 25 per cent increase from 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The federal election will affect more than just the domestic front

  • Canadians should be thinking about the effect their choice at the ballot box will have on the rest of the world.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 23, 2025
Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green co-Leader Jonathan Pedneault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The federal election will affect more than just the domestic front

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 23, 2025
  • Canadians should be thinking about the effect their choice at the ballot box will have on the rest of the world.

The federal election will affect more than just the domestic front

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 23, 2025
  • Canadians should be thinking about the effect their choice at the ballot box will have on the rest of the world.
Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green co-Leader Jonathan Pedneault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Cracks in conservative solidarity could spell trouble for Poilievre

  • With the Conservatives now trailing the Liberals in the polls, some outside the Poilievre team’s inner circle have smelt blood in the water and
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 21, 2025
Since Pierre Poilievre became Conservative leader, he has run a tight ship, with a close circle of advisers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cracks in conservative solidarity could spell trouble for Poilievre

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 21, 2025
  • With the Conservatives now trailing the Liberals in the polls, some outside the Poilievre team’s inner circle have smelt blood in the water and

Cracks in conservative solidarity could spell trouble for Poilievre

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 21, 2025
  • With the Conservatives now trailing the Liberals in the polls, some outside the Poilievre team’s inner circle have smelt blood in the water and
Since Pierre Poilievre became Conservative leader, he has run a tight ship, with a close circle of advisers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ lack of transparency continues to be a shame

  • Global Affairs Canada has reversed the small step forward it took towards trade-deal transparency out of what appears to be a misguided fear of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 16, 2025
The government’s track record on transparency is woeful, and this is yet another step in the wrong direction. Pexels photograph by Noelle Otto

Feds’ lack of transparency continues to be a shame

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 16, 2025
  • Global Affairs Canada has reversed the small step forward it took towards trade-deal transparency out of what appears to be a misguided fear of

Feds’ lack of transparency continues to be a shame

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 16, 2025
  • Global Affairs Canada has reversed the small step forward it took towards trade-deal transparency out of what appears to be a misguided fear of
The government’s track record on transparency is woeful, and this is yet another step in the wrong direction. Pexels photograph by Noelle Otto

Poilievre: the biggest gatekeeper of them all

  • If the Conservative leader wants the country's top political job, he's going to have to start talking more to the national media and answering
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 14, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has barred the media from officially joining his leader's official bus and plane tour for this five-week campaign, and is only allowing four questions each day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre: the biggest gatekeeper of them all

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 14, 2025
  • If the Conservative leader wants the country's top political job, he's going to have to start talking more to the national media and answering

Poilievre: the biggest gatekeeper of them all

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 14, 2025
  • If the Conservative leader wants the country's top political job, he's going to have to start talking more to the national media and answering
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has barred the media from officially joining his leader's official bus and plane tour for this five-week campaign, and is only allowing four questions each day. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Scrutinizing the other ballot questions

  • The election campaign is in its third week, and though things are far from over, the playing field has begun to level out. A
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 9, 2025
A ballot box and elections paraphernalia are pictured at Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault’s office in Gatineau, Que., on April 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Scrutinizing the other ballot questions

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 9, 2025
  • The election campaign is in its third week, and though things are far from over, the playing field has begun to level out. A

Scrutinizing the other ballot questions

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 9, 2025
  • The election campaign is in its third week, and though things are far from over, the playing field has begun to level out. A
A ballot box and elections paraphernalia are pictured at Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault’s office in Gatineau, Que., on April 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals, Conservatives should be doing better candidate vetting

  • You can typically expect some candidates to be dropped during an election campaign. But this time around, the Liberals and Conservatives have pitched the
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre have both lost candidates from their teams in the past week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberals, Conservatives should be doing better candidate vetting

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 7, 2025
  • You can typically expect some candidates to be dropped during an election campaign. But this time around, the Liberals and Conservatives have pitched the

Liberals, Conservatives should be doing better candidate vetting

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 7, 2025
  • You can typically expect some candidates to be dropped during an election campaign. But this time around, the Liberals and Conservatives have pitched the
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre have both lost candidates from their teams in the past week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Mark Carney’s ‘teachable moment’

  • Something that can have a real detrimental effect on someone else’s life is not a 'teachable moment'—it’s a call to action.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference following a Canada-U.S. cabinet committee meeting on March 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mark Carney’s ‘teachable moment’

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 2, 2025
  • Something that can have a real detrimental effect on someone else’s life is not a 'teachable moment'—it’s a call to action.

Mark Carney’s ‘teachable moment’

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 2, 2025
  • Something that can have a real detrimental effect on someone else’s life is not a 'teachable moment'—it’s a call to action.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference following a Canada-U.S. cabinet committee meeting on March 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Smith’s request to U.S. swings dangerously close to an ask for foreign interference

  • Smith might be better off taking the advice generations of Alberta politicians have offered to Ottawa: respect federal-provincial boundaries.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 31, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.

Smith’s request to U.S. swings dangerously close to an ask for foreign interference

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 31, 2025
  • Smith might be better off taking the advice generations of Alberta politicians have offered to Ottawa: respect federal-provincial boundaries.

Smith’s request to U.S. swings dangerously close to an ask for foreign interference

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 31, 2025
  • Smith might be better off taking the advice generations of Alberta politicians have offered to Ottawa: respect federal-provincial boundaries.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.

Election a chance for party leaders to be the adults in the room

  • Elections are naturally a divisive time. Although the tenor of the campaign and the country currently highlights a call for unity in the face
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 26, 2025
Stéphane Perrault
Stéphane Perrault
Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault says we ‘live in an open society. It's up to each and every one of us to ensure that this is a strength, not a weakness.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Election a chance for party leaders to be the adults in the room

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 26, 2025
  • Elections are naturally a divisive time. Although the tenor of the campaign and the country currently highlights a call for unity in the face

Election a chance for party leaders to be the adults in the room

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 26, 2025
  • Elections are naturally a divisive time. Although the tenor of the campaign and the country currently highlights a call for unity in the face
Stéphane Perrault
Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault says we ‘live in an open society. It's up to each and every one of us to ensure that this is a strength, not a weakness.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Memo to leaders: lose the glass jaw

  • If you can’t handle a few questions from Canadian reporters, how can you handle Trump?
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Memo to leaders: lose the glass jaw

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 24, 2025
  • If you can’t handle a few questions from Canadian reporters, how can you handle Trump?

Memo to leaders: lose the glass jaw

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 24, 2025
  • If you can’t handle a few questions from Canadian reporters, how can you handle Trump?
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada running aground with friendshoring

  • The problem with electing a clown is that everyone thinks their actions are a joke. While that statement may allow partisans of all stripes
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 19, 2025
During his first foreign visit, new Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, met with United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer on March 17. Photograph by Simon Dawson/No 10 Downing Street

Canada running aground with friendshoring

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 19, 2025
  • The problem with electing a clown is that everyone thinks their actions are a joke. While that statement may allow partisans of all stripes

Canada running aground with friendshoring

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 19, 2025
  • The problem with electing a clown is that everyone thinks their actions are a joke. While that statement may allow partisans of all stripes
During his first foreign visit, new Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, met with United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer on March 17. Photograph by Simon Dawson/No 10 Downing Street

Canada must stay united for this fight of our lives

  • Trump has given us a massive wake-up call to the future. It's up to us to keep our country together.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada must stay united for this fight of our lives

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 17, 2025
  • Trump has given us a massive wake-up call to the future. It's up to us to keep our country together.

Canada must stay united for this fight of our lives

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 17, 2025
  • Trump has given us a massive wake-up call to the future. It's up to us to keep our country together.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Don’t let the most vulnerable get caught in the backlash

  • There’s been a lot of talk about legacy with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau displaced as the leader of the Liberal Party, and on his
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 12, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at the West Block on the morning of March 10 for the final days of his term as head of government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t let the most vulnerable get caught in the backlash

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 12, 2025
  • There’s been a lot of talk about legacy with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau displaced as the leader of the Liberal Party, and on his

Don’t let the most vulnerable get caught in the backlash

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 12, 2025
  • There’s been a lot of talk about legacy with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau displaced as the leader of the Liberal Party, and on his
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at the West Block on the morning of March 10 for the final days of his term as head of government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Hill harassment can’t hide behind parliamentary privilege

  • It’s a well-known fact that behaviour worthy of reprimand in any kindergarten classroom is typically overlooked when it happens on Parliament Hill. Like fighting
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 4, 2020
Senator Lillian Dyck has started her own campaign, by way of a Senate inquiry, to call out bad behaviour that falls outside of the bounds of what’s written in the rule book. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hill harassment can’t hide behind parliamentary privilege

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 4, 2020
  • It’s a well-known fact that behaviour worthy of reprimand in any kindergarten classroom is typically overlooked when it happens on Parliament Hill. Like fighting

Hill harassment can’t hide behind parliamentary privilege

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 4, 2020
  • It’s a well-known fact that behaviour worthy of reprimand in any kindergarten classroom is typically overlooked when it happens on Parliament Hill. Like fighting
Senator Lillian Dyck has started her own campaign, by way of a Senate inquiry, to call out bad behaviour that falls outside of the bounds of what’s written in the rule book. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for Canada to take land claims more seriously

  • The blockade protests causing havoc on railways across Canada won’t last forever. There’s little reason to believe that they won’t be repeated, however. At
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 2, 2020
Demonstrators, pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 24, 2020, took the streets to show their support for the Wetʼsuwetʼen nation chiefs who are opposed to the building of the Coastal Gasoline pipeline through their traditional territory land. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for Canada to take land claims more seriously

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 2, 2020
  • The blockade protests causing havoc on railways across Canada won’t last forever. There’s little reason to believe that they won’t be repeated, however. At

Time for Canada to take land claims more seriously

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | March 2, 2020
  • The blockade protests causing havoc on railways across Canada won’t last forever. There’s little reason to believe that they won’t be repeated, however. At
Demonstrators, pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 24, 2020, took the streets to show their support for the Wetʼsuwetʼen nation chiefs who are opposed to the building of the Coastal Gasoline pipeline through their traditional territory land. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Trudeau missed a real opportunity in Black History Month

  • It took until the final week of Black History Month, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally got around to addressing the elephant in the
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 26, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sat down for a fireside chat with journalist Marci Ien at the government’s Black History Month reception at the National Arts Centre on Feb. 24. Twitter photograph courtesy of Alex Tétreault

Prime Minister Trudeau missed a real opportunity in Black History Month

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 26, 2020
  • It took until the final week of Black History Month, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally got around to addressing the elephant in the

Prime Minister Trudeau missed a real opportunity in Black History Month

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 26, 2020
  • It took until the final week of Black History Month, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally got around to addressing the elephant in the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sat down for a fireside chat with journalist Marci Ien at the government’s Black History Month reception at the National Arts Centre on Feb. 24. Twitter photograph courtesy of Alex Tétreault

Trudeau shouldn’t ask police to resolve blockade crisis

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Feb. 21 that the onus for resolving the blockade crisis was now on First Nations leaders, but in
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 24, 2020

Trudeau shouldn’t ask police to resolve blockade crisis

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 24, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Feb. 21 that the onus for resolving the blockade crisis was now on First Nations leaders, but in

Trudeau shouldn’t ask police to resolve blockade crisis

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 24, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Feb. 21 that the onus for resolving the blockade crisis was now on First Nations leaders, but in

Andrew Scheer needs to check the mirror before telling anyone else to check their privilege

  • Outgoing Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer gave quite the Valentine’s Day present this year. Standing in the West Block, Mr. Scheer spoke on Feb.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 19, 2020
Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer faced swift and deserved backlash after his Feb. 14 remarks telling pipeline protesters to 'check their privilege.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Andrew Scheer needs to check the mirror before telling anyone else to check their privilege

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 19, 2020
  • Outgoing Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer gave quite the Valentine’s Day present this year. Standing in the West Block, Mr. Scheer spoke on Feb.

Andrew Scheer needs to check the mirror before telling anyone else to check their privilege

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 19, 2020
  • Outgoing Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer gave quite the Valentine’s Day present this year. Standing in the West Block, Mr. Scheer spoke on Feb.
Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer faced swift and deserved backlash after his Feb. 14 remarks telling pipeline protesters to 'check their privilege.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Scheer should let Conservative Party members see how his office spent $925,000

  • The next time Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer talks about accountability and transparency, remember this: he and his Conservative Fund refuse to release any
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 17, 2020
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured Jan. 28, 2020, on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Scheer should let Conservative Party members see how his office spent $925,000

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 17, 2020
  • The next time Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer talks about accountability and transparency, remember this: he and his Conservative Fund refuse to release any

Scheer should let Conservative Party members see how his office spent $925,000

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 17, 2020
  • The next time Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer talks about accountability and transparency, remember this: he and his Conservative Fund refuse to release any
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured Jan. 28, 2020, on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reporters and reconciliation are strange targets for Liberal indifference

  • Protests and actions in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en blockade in British Columbia have amped up in the last week across Canada. From sit-ins at
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 12, 2020
Indigenous activists, allies, and supporters occupy the Justice Building at 284 Wellington St. on Feb. 11 in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en Nation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reporters and reconciliation are strange targets for Liberal indifference

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 12, 2020
  • Protests and actions in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en blockade in British Columbia have amped up in the last week across Canada. From sit-ins at

Reporters and reconciliation are strange targets for Liberal indifference

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 12, 2020
  • Protests and actions in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en blockade in British Columbia have amped up in the last week across Canada. From sit-ins at
Indigenous activists, allies, and supporters occupy the Justice Building at 284 Wellington St. on Feb. 11 in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en Nation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t tear down any heritage buildings on Wellington Street

  • The federal government is asking architects to submit proposals to redevelop the historically significant land directly across the street from the Parliament Buildings, simply
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 10, 2020
The Union Bank Building at 128 Wellington St. and the Victoria Building, which houses Senate offices. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t tear down any heritage buildings on Wellington Street

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 10, 2020
  • The federal government is asking architects to submit proposals to redevelop the historically significant land directly across the street from the Parliament Buildings, simply

Don’t tear down any heritage buildings on Wellington Street

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 10, 2020
  • The federal government is asking architects to submit proposals to redevelop the historically significant land directly across the street from the Parliament Buildings, simply
The Union Bank Building at 128 Wellington St. and the Victoria Building, which houses Senate offices. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lynn Beyak gets second chances this country would never give to Indigenous people

  • How do you solve a problem like Lynn Beyak? The answer could be so simple, but the Senate of Canada would rather make it
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 5, 2020
Senator Lynn Beyak was suspended from the Senate last spring after refusing to take racist letters off her Senate website. The Hill Times file photograph

Lynn Beyak gets second chances this country would never give to Indigenous people

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 5, 2020
  • How do you solve a problem like Lynn Beyak? The answer could be so simple, but the Senate of Canada would rather make it

Lynn Beyak gets second chances this country would never give to Indigenous people

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 5, 2020
  • How do you solve a problem like Lynn Beyak? The answer could be so simple, but the Senate of Canada would rather make it
Senator Lynn Beyak was suspended from the Senate last spring after refusing to take racist letters off her Senate website. The Hill Times file photograph

Time to make better use of the cameras covering the House

  • Conservative MP Mark Strahl implored House Speaker Anthony Rota to re-watch the video recording of a vote in the House last week, so he
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 3, 2020
The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to make better use of the cameras covering the House

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 3, 2020
  • Conservative MP Mark Strahl implored House Speaker Anthony Rota to re-watch the video recording of a vote in the House last week, so he

Time to make better use of the cameras covering the House

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | February 3, 2020
  • Conservative MP Mark Strahl implored House Speaker Anthony Rota to re-watch the video recording of a vote in the House last week, so he
The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

French not the only factor in Tory leadership, but an important one

  • For a party whose members are incredibly concerned with the concept of national unity, at least as it pertains to Western separatism, it’s remarkable
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 29, 2020
Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly responded to Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner saying there'd been too much focus on French in the Conservative leadership race with "welcome to the country." The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

French not the only factor in Tory leadership, but an important one

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 29, 2020
  • For a party whose members are incredibly concerned with the concept of national unity, at least as it pertains to Western separatism, it’s remarkable

French not the only factor in Tory leadership, but an important one

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 29, 2020
  • For a party whose members are incredibly concerned with the concept of national unity, at least as it pertains to Western separatism, it’s remarkable
Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly responded to Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner saying there'd been too much focus on French in the Conservative leadership race with "welcome to the country." The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dear MPs: the campaign is over, let’s focus on governance

  • The House of Commons is back for its first meaningful stretch following October’s election. Let’s hope that MPs and ministers are ready to hang
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 27, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to Liberal caucus members at the party's winter caucus meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 23, 2020. Ministers and MPs from all parties should use the early days of this government to find common ground on legislation that helps move Canada forward. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dear MPs: the campaign is over, let’s focus on governance

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 27, 2020
  • The House of Commons is back for its first meaningful stretch following October’s election. Let’s hope that MPs and ministers are ready to hang

Dear MPs: the campaign is over, let’s focus on governance

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 27, 2020
  • The House of Commons is back for its first meaningful stretch following October’s election. Let’s hope that MPs and ministers are ready to hang
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to Liberal caucus members at the party's winter caucus meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 23, 2020. Ministers and MPs from all parties should use the early days of this government to find common ground on legislation that helps move Canada forward. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Now that the curtain’s up on Canada-China committee, let’s not stick to the script

  • From the moment it was apparent that the Liberals would be leading a minority Parliament on Oct. 21, the words collaboration and co-operation have
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 22, 2020
Members of the House Committee on Canada-China Relations met for the first time on Jan. 20 in West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Now that the curtain’s up on Canada-China committee, let’s not stick to the script

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 22, 2020
  • From the moment it was apparent that the Liberals would be leading a minority Parliament on Oct. 21, the words collaboration and co-operation have

Now that the curtain’s up on Canada-China committee, let’s not stick to the script

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 22, 2020
  • From the moment it was apparent that the Liberals would be leading a minority Parliament on Oct. 21, the words collaboration and co-operation have
Members of the House Committee on Canada-China Relations met for the first time on Jan. 20 in West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Crosbie’s career, and death, a lesson for talking-point politicians

  • “I’ve spoken too long, I’ve said too much, I’ve been too frank, and I don’t give a damn.”—John Crosbie, former Progressive Conservative MP and
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 20, 2020
Former Mulroney-era federal cabinet minister John Crosbie, pictured, was not always politically correct, but he was real. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Crosbie’s career, and death, a lesson for talking-point politicians

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 20, 2020
  • “I’ve spoken too long, I’ve said too much, I’ve been too frank, and I don’t give a damn.”—John Crosbie, former Progressive Conservative MP and

Crosbie’s career, and death, a lesson for talking-point politicians

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 20, 2020
  • “I’ve spoken too long, I’ve said too much, I’ve been too frank, and I don’t give a damn.”—John Crosbie, former Progressive Conservative MP and
Former Mulroney-era federal cabinet minister John Crosbie, pictured, was not always politically correct, but he was real. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadians shouldn’t be standing on guard for resident royalty

  • It’s hardly a slow news week, and yet, the Royal Family’s internal discord has managed to remain front-page, top-of-the-hour fodder thanks to the previous
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 15, 2020

Canadians shouldn’t be standing on guard for resident royalty

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 15, 2020
  • It’s hardly a slow news week, and yet, the Royal Family’s internal discord has managed to remain front-page, top-of-the-hour fodder thanks to the previous

Canadians shouldn’t be standing on guard for resident royalty

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 15, 2020
  • It’s hardly a slow news week, and yet, the Royal Family’s internal discord has managed to remain front-page, top-of-the-hour fodder thanks to the previous

Trudeau should restart relations with Iran—but first, get the truth, and an apology

  • It’s only natural to wish for a forceful response from Canada’s federal government to the plane crash that claimed 63 Canadian lives, and threw
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 13, 2020

Trudeau should restart relations with Iran—but first, get the truth, and an apology

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 13, 2020
  • It’s only natural to wish for a forceful response from Canada’s federal government to the plane crash that claimed 63 Canadian lives, and threw

Trudeau should restart relations with Iran—but first, get the truth, and an apology

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 13, 2020
  • It’s only natural to wish for a forceful response from Canada’s federal government to the plane crash that claimed 63 Canadian lives, and threw

Let 2020 be a year of growth, facial hair and otherwise

  • It’s only the second week of 2020, which makes it entirely valid to still be making new year’s resolutions. And really, that’s the way
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 8, 2020

Let 2020 be a year of growth, facial hair and otherwise

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 8, 2020
  • It’s only the second week of 2020, which makes it entirely valid to still be making new year’s resolutions. And really, that’s the way

Let 2020 be a year of growth, facial hair and otherwise

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 8, 2020
  • It’s only the second week of 2020, which makes it entirely valid to still be making new year’s resolutions. And really, that’s the way

Satisfaction not guaranteed: next Conservative leader shouldn’t be picked up at a door-buster sale

  • The hottest item on the Conservative Party’s holiday wish list is a shiny new leader. Party members will soon be eagerly tearing off the
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 18, 2019

Satisfaction not guaranteed: next Conservative leader shouldn’t be picked up at a door-buster sale

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 18, 2019
  • The hottest item on the Conservative Party’s holiday wish list is a shiny new leader. Party members will soon be eagerly tearing off the

Satisfaction not guaranteed: next Conservative leader shouldn’t be picked up at a door-buster sale

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 18, 2019
  • The hottest item on the Conservative Party’s holiday wish list is a shiny new leader. Party members will soon be eagerly tearing off the

Andrew Scheer’s out, Conservatives put themselves to the test again

  • Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer wasn’t socially progressive enough for his party to win—or so many of his opponents within the party said, as
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 16, 2019

Andrew Scheer’s out, Conservatives put themselves to the test again

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 16, 2019
  • Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer wasn’t socially progressive enough for his party to win—or so many of his opponents within the party said, as

Andrew Scheer’s out, Conservatives put themselves to the test again

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 16, 2019
  • Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer wasn’t socially progressive enough for his party to win—or so many of his opponents within the party said, as

Some things are worth spending on, and safety is one of them

  • The prime minister needs a new plane. Once dubbed the “flying Taj Mahal,” the PM’s 1980s-era main ride is far from the lap of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 11, 2019

Some things are worth spending on, and safety is one of them

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 11, 2019
  • The prime minister needs a new plane. Once dubbed the “flying Taj Mahal,” the PM’s 1980s-era main ride is far from the lap of

Some things are worth spending on, and safety is one of them

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 11, 2019
  • The prime minister needs a new plane. Once dubbed the “flying Taj Mahal,” the PM’s 1980s-era main ride is far from the lap of

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