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Can Canadian politicians unwrap compromise this holiday season?

  • The prime minister may be angling for a majority by any means necessary, but there's another option—the art of compromise—that he may want to
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 17, 2025
The potential defection of additional Tories to the Grit benches or a snap election can’t be the only strategies to enact the kind of change Prime Minister Mark Carney says he was elected to make. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can Canadian politicians unwrap compromise this holiday season?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 17, 2025
  • The prime minister may be angling for a majority by any means necessary, but there's another option—the art of compromise—that he may want to

Can Canadian politicians unwrap compromise this holiday season?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 17, 2025
  • The prime minister may be angling for a majority by any means necessary, but there's another option—the art of compromise—that he may want to
The potential defection of additional Tories to the Grit benches or a snap election can’t be the only strategies to enact the kind of change Prime Minister Mark Carney says he was elected to make. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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
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  • Joyce Echaquan’s degrading treatment before she died in a Joliette, Que., hospital last Monday is a national disgrace. Echaquan, who turned on her phone

Joyce Echaquan’s degrading treatment a national disgrace

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 5, 2020
  • Joyce Echaquan’s degrading treatment before she died in a Joliette, Que., hospital last Monday is a national disgrace. Echaquan, who turned on her phone

Throne Speech a missed opportunity to signal real action on tackling systemic racism

  • A Throne Speech isn’t meant to be much more than a high-level outline of what the government intends to do in the coming session
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 30, 2020
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette reads the Speech from the Throne in the Senate Chamber on Sept. 23. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Throne Speech a missed opportunity to signal real action on tackling systemic racism

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 30, 2020
  • A Throne Speech isn’t meant to be much more than a high-level outline of what the government intends to do in the coming session

Throne Speech a missed opportunity to signal real action on tackling systemic racism

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 30, 2020
  • A Throne Speech isn’t meant to be much more than a high-level outline of what the government intends to do in the coming session
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette reads the Speech from the Throne in the Senate Chamber on Sept. 23. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Time for Liberals to deliver on their pre-election promises

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s prorogation of Parliament gave his government a fresh start. Voters will expect them to make the most of it. The
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 28, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Sept. 23, 2020, outside of the Senate of Canada Building before the Throne Speech. Mr. Trudeau's government has promised to deliver on a wide range of reforms, while the COVID-19 pandemic has surged again in parts of the country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for Liberals to deliver on their pre-election promises

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 28, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s prorogation of Parliament gave his government a fresh start. Voters will expect them to make the most of it. The

Time for Liberals to deliver on their pre-election promises

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 28, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s prorogation of Parliament gave his government a fresh start. Voters will expect them to make the most of it. The
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Sept. 23, 2020, outside of the Senate of Canada Building before the Throne Speech. Mr. Trudeau's government has promised to deliver on a wide range of reforms, while the COVID-19 pandemic has surged again in parts of the country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parties must find consensus on COVID-19 sittings

  • Since the House of Commons suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in March, the governing Liberals have been at odds with the
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 21, 2020
Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez has said he will seek unanimous consent to change the House's Standing Orders, but will go ahead without the support of all parties if need be. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Parties must find consensus on COVID-19 sittings

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 21, 2020
  • Since the House of Commons suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in March, the governing Liberals have been at odds with the

Parties must find consensus on COVID-19 sittings

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 21, 2020
  • Since the House of Commons suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in March, the governing Liberals have been at odds with the
Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez has said he will seek unanimous consent to change the House's Standing Orders, but will go ahead without the support of all parties if need be. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The dust is starting to gather

  • Roughly 15 months ago, at a ceremony to mark the official handover of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls’
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 16, 2020

The dust is starting to gather

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 16, 2020
  • Roughly 15 months ago, at a ceremony to mark the official handover of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls’

The dust is starting to gather

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 16, 2020
  • Roughly 15 months ago, at a ceremony to mark the official handover of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls’

Feds need to strengthen security and intelligence capacity in post COVID-19 world

  • Mel Cappe raised a lot of very good points in his recent piece in the Centre for International Governance Innovation and in a follow-up interview with The Hill
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 14, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the Incident Response Group on Jan. 27, 2020. Photograph courtesy of the Prime Minister’s Office

Feds need to strengthen security and intelligence capacity in post COVID-19 world

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 14, 2020
  • Mel Cappe raised a lot of very good points in his recent piece in the Centre for International Governance Innovation and in a follow-up interview with The Hill

Feds need to strengthen security and intelligence capacity in post COVID-19 world

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 14, 2020
  • Mel Cappe raised a lot of very good points in his recent piece in the Centre for International Governance Innovation and in a follow-up interview with The Hill
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the Incident Response Group on Jan. 27, 2020. Photograph courtesy of the Prime Minister’s Office

Committee reconstitution needs to be top priority for Parliament’s return

  • For a government that needs the co-operation of the other parties in the House to move forward on its supposed new agenda, it’s not
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 9, 2020

Committee reconstitution needs to be top priority for Parliament’s return

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 9, 2020
  • For a government that needs the co-operation of the other parties in the House to move forward on its supposed new agenda, it’s not

Committee reconstitution needs to be top priority for Parliament’s return

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 9, 2020
  • For a government that needs the co-operation of the other parties in the House to move forward on its supposed new agenda, it’s not

It is past time to decriminalize drug possession and use

  • Nearly 100 years after hard drugs were outlawed in Canada, a stubborn opioid crisis is taking Canadian lives every day.  Enforcement of penalties for
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 7, 2020
A Naloxone injection needle. Naloxone injections can stop opioid overdoses. Saskatchewan's government announced on Sept. 2 that it would expand access to Naloxone in the province, as people there die of overdoses in record numbers. Photograph by Chris Schwarz, courtesy of the Government of Alberta

It is past time to decriminalize drug possession and use

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 7, 2020
  • Nearly 100 years after hard drugs were outlawed in Canada, a stubborn opioid crisis is taking Canadian lives every day.  Enforcement of penalties for

It is past time to decriminalize drug possession and use

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 7, 2020
  • Nearly 100 years after hard drugs were outlawed in Canada, a stubborn opioid crisis is taking Canadian lives every day.  Enforcement of penalties for
A Naloxone injection needle. Naloxone injections can stop opioid overdoses. Saskatchewan's government announced on Sept. 2 that it would expand access to Naloxone in the province, as people there die of overdoses in record numbers. Photograph by Chris Schwarz, courtesy of the Government of Alberta

If statues are falling, it’s time to get off your knee and stand up for those who need action now

  • On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau added his voice to those expressing discontent and condemnation for the protestors in Montreal who defaced and decapitated
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 2, 2020
A statue of Sir John A. Macdonald was toppled in Montreal on Aug. 29 by a group of protesters. Facebook screenshot via The Coalition for BIPOC Liberation

If statues are falling, it’s time to get off your knee and stand up for those who need action now

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 2, 2020
  • On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau added his voice to those expressing discontent and condemnation for the protestors in Montreal who defaced and decapitated

If statues are falling, it’s time to get off your knee and stand up for those who need action now

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | September 2, 2020
  • On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau added his voice to those expressing discontent and condemnation for the protestors in Montreal who defaced and decapitated
A statue of Sir John A. Macdonald was toppled in Montreal on Aug. 29 by a group of protesters. Facebook screenshot via The Coalition for BIPOC Liberation

Canada needs more from Bill Blair

  • Much has been asked of Bill Blair, Canada’s public safety minister, who has been entrusted with many of the Liberal government’s most delicate files.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 31, 2020
Bill Blair is Canada's public safety minister. He previously served as Toronto's chief of police. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs more from Bill Blair

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 31, 2020
  • Much has been asked of Bill Blair, Canada’s public safety minister, who has been entrusted with many of the Liberal government’s most delicate files.

Canada needs more from Bill Blair

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 31, 2020
  • Much has been asked of Bill Blair, Canada’s public safety minister, who has been entrusted with many of the Liberal government’s most delicate files.
Bill Blair is Canada's public safety minister. He previously served as Toronto's chief of police. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

O’Toole is giving the Liberals a slippery opponent to fight

  • New Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole may be laying a trap for the Liberals—and so far, they’re falling for it. In his first press
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 26, 2020
New Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured speaking to reporters in January 2019, has so far made no mention of the aspects of his campaign that would make it easy for the Liberals to go on the attack. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

O’Toole is giving the Liberals a slippery opponent to fight

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 26, 2020
  • New Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole may be laying a trap for the Liberals—and so far, they’re falling for it. In his first press

O’Toole is giving the Liberals a slippery opponent to fight

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 26, 2020
  • New Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole may be laying a trap for the Liberals—and so far, they’re falling for it. In his first press
New Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole, pictured speaking to reporters in January 2019, has so far made no mention of the aspects of his campaign that would make it easy for the Liberals to go on the attack. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prorogation or not, Trudeau’s pre- and post-election promises are still waiting

  • The Liberal government is preparing to lay out a new agenda for the country, one that reflects Canada’s greatest needs and best opportunities at
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 24, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a growing list of promises left to fulfill as he closes out his fifth year in power. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prorogation or not, Trudeau’s pre- and post-election promises are still waiting

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 24, 2020
  • The Liberal government is preparing to lay out a new agenda for the country, one that reflects Canada’s greatest needs and best opportunities at

Prorogation or not, Trudeau’s pre- and post-election promises are still waiting

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 24, 2020
  • The Liberal government is preparing to lay out a new agenda for the country, one that reflects Canada’s greatest needs and best opportunities at
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a growing list of promises left to fulfill as he closes out his fifth year in power. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Morneau’s exit was poorly written, but scripted all the same

  • The now-former finance minister Bill Morneau did what he could to leave on his own terms. After weeks of taking a beating in the
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 19, 2020

Morneau’s exit was poorly written, but scripted all the same

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 19, 2020
  • The now-former finance minister Bill Morneau did what he could to leave on his own terms. After weeks of taking a beating in the

Morneau’s exit was poorly written, but scripted all the same

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 19, 2020
  • The now-former finance minister Bill Morneau did what he could to leave on his own terms. After weeks of taking a beating in the

Time for Prime Minister Trudeau to regain public’s trust, and to lead better in challenging times

  • Speaking at the House Ethics Committee on Aug. 11, Canada’s federal Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough put it bluntly. She said the federal government had
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 17, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on July 16, 2020, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for Prime Minister Trudeau to regain public’s trust, and to lead better in challenging times

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 17, 2020
  • Speaking at the House Ethics Committee on Aug. 11, Canada’s federal Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough put it bluntly. She said the federal government had

Time for Prime Minister Trudeau to regain public’s trust, and to lead better in challenging times

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 17, 2020
  • Speaking at the House Ethics Committee on Aug. 11, Canada’s federal Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough put it bluntly. She said the federal government had
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on July 16, 2020, on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hurling abuse at politicians and staffers isn’t a game and needs to end

  • Pretty much for as long as there have been people, there have been people who behave badly. People who treat others poorly, who think
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 12, 2020

Hurling abuse at politicians and staffers isn’t a game and needs to end

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 12, 2020
  • Pretty much for as long as there have been people, there have been people who behave badly. People who treat others poorly, who think

Hurling abuse at politicians and staffers isn’t a game and needs to end

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 12, 2020
  • Pretty much for as long as there have been people, there have been people who behave badly. People who treat others poorly, who think

It’s high time for Senate to commit to its own staffers

  • The Senate must do more to support and protect the staff that make it work, and that should start with giving them real job
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 10, 2020
The Senate of Canada building, pictured on Wellington Street, is the temporary home for the new Senate Chamber while Centre Block undergoes at least a 10-year massive renovation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s high time for Senate to commit to its own staffers

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 10, 2020
  • The Senate must do more to support and protect the staff that make it work, and that should start with giving them real job

It’s high time for Senate to commit to its own staffers

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 10, 2020
  • The Senate must do more to support and protect the staff that make it work, and that should start with giving them real job
The Senate of Canada building, pictured on Wellington Street, is the temporary home for the new Senate Chamber while Centre Block undergoes at least a 10-year massive renovation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Governor General’s Office work environment shouldn’t be ‘a house of horrors’

  • According to the CBC’s investigative story two week ago, Gov. Gen. Julie Payette—who was sworn into office on Oct. 2, 2017, in the Senate
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 3, 2020
Gov.-Gen. Julie Payette, pictured in this file photograph. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Governor General’s Office work environment shouldn’t be ‘a house of horrors’

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 3, 2020
  • According to the CBC’s investigative story two week ago, Gov. Gen. Julie Payette—who was sworn into office on Oct. 2, 2017, in the Senate

Governor General’s Office work environment shouldn’t be ‘a house of horrors’

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 3, 2020
  • According to the CBC’s investigative story two week ago, Gov. Gen. Julie Payette—who was sworn into office on Oct. 2, 2017, in the Senate
Gov.-Gen. Julie Payette, pictured in this file photograph. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Recognizing Emancipation Day a long time coming and a missed opportunity

  • As a global spotlight shone on the United States in the wake of the death of George Floyd this spring, light also found its
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 29, 2020

Recognizing Emancipation Day a long time coming and a missed opportunity

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 29, 2020
  • As a global spotlight shone on the United States in the wake of the death of George Floyd this spring, light also found its

Recognizing Emancipation Day a long time coming and a missed opportunity

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 29, 2020
  • As a global spotlight shone on the United States in the wake of the death of George Floyd this spring, light also found its

PM Trudeau needs cabinet ministers, top PMO advisers who will give him honest advice without fear of consequences

  • Yet again, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has plunged himself, his party, and his government into another major ethical scandal­­­. The latest scandal involves a
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 27, 2020
The Prime Minister's Office, pictured in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PM Trudeau needs cabinet ministers, top PMO advisers who will give him honest advice without fear of consequences

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 27, 2020
  • Yet again, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has plunged himself, his party, and his government into another major ethical scandal­­­. The latest scandal involves a

PM Trudeau needs cabinet ministers, top PMO advisers who will give him honest advice without fear of consequences

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 27, 2020
  • Yet again, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has plunged himself, his party, and his government into another major ethical scandal­­­. The latest scandal involves a
The Prime Minister's Office, pictured in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal antics running out the clock on voters’ patience

  • The performance of Liberal members of the House Ethics Committee on July 17 could win an award. Not an Academy Award, but perhaps a
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 22, 2020

Liberal antics running out the clock on voters’ patience

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 22, 2020
  • The performance of Liberal members of the House Ethics Committee on July 17 could win an award. Not an Academy Award, but perhaps a

Liberal antics running out the clock on voters’ patience

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 22, 2020
  • The performance of Liberal members of the House Ethics Committee on July 17 could win an award. Not an Academy Award, but perhaps a

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