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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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  • On Feb. 21, 2019, Michael Wernick, then the PCO clerk and the top federal bureaucrat in the country told members of the House Justice
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Politicians should try harder to unite Canadians, not divide them

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 20, 2020
  • On Feb. 21, 2019, Michael Wernick, then the PCO clerk and the top federal bureaucrat in the country told members of the House Justice

Politicians should try harder to unite Canadians, not divide them

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 20, 2020
  • On Feb. 21, 2019, Michael Wernick, then the PCO clerk and the top federal bureaucrat in the country told members of the House Justice
Both the Liberals and the Conservatives should stop the 'us against them' and the 'take back Canada' messaging. All politicians should try harder to be more civil and to show Canadian voters that they're working together, especially in these extremely challenging times. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

The response to calls for action on racism is what’s really disappointing

  • The RCMP says it’s “disappointed” by those who took note of the very real dichotomy between the arrest of the white man who barrelled
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 15, 2020

The response to calls for action on racism is what’s really disappointing

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 15, 2020
  • The RCMP says it’s “disappointed” by those who took note of the very real dichotomy between the arrest of the white man who barrelled

The response to calls for action on racism is what’s really disappointing

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 15, 2020
  • The RCMP says it’s “disappointed” by those who took note of the very real dichotomy between the arrest of the white man who barrelled

WE Charity deal shows Liberals haven’t—and probably won’t—learn from past ethical transgressions

  • The WE Charity scandal is just the latest example of high-ranking members of the Liberal government disregarding ethical laws, or common-sense ethical guidelines. The
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 13, 2020

WE Charity deal shows Liberals haven’t—and probably won’t—learn from past ethical transgressions

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 13, 2020
  • The WE Charity scandal is just the latest example of high-ranking members of the Liberal government disregarding ethical laws, or common-sense ethical guidelines. The

WE Charity deal shows Liberals haven’t—and probably won’t—learn from past ethical transgressions

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 13, 2020
  • The WE Charity scandal is just the latest example of high-ranking members of the Liberal government disregarding ethical laws, or common-sense ethical guidelines. The

Open and transparent ethics probe is only right after muddled WE decision

  • Since taking the country’s highest political office, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been a big proponent of “open and transparent” decision making. And don’t
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 8, 2020
Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion confirmed on July 3 he was launching the office's third investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Open and transparent ethics probe is only right after muddled WE decision

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 8, 2020
  • Since taking the country’s highest political office, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been a big proponent of “open and transparent” decision making. And don’t

Open and transparent ethics probe is only right after muddled WE decision

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 8, 2020
  • Since taking the country’s highest political office, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been a big proponent of “open and transparent” decision making. And don’t
Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion confirmed on July 3 he was launching the office's third investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate needs virtual sittings

  • Independent Senator Mobin Jaffer (British Columbia) told The Hill Times last week that she “felt silenced” when she wasn’t able to take part in
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 6, 2020

Senate needs virtual sittings

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 6, 2020
  • Independent Senator Mobin Jaffer (British Columbia) told The Hill Times last week that she “felt silenced” when she wasn’t able to take part in

Senate needs virtual sittings

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 6, 2020
  • Independent Senator Mobin Jaffer (British Columbia) told The Hill Times last week that she “felt silenced” when she wasn’t able to take part in

Trudeau shouldn’t abdicate leadership on quashing systemic racism to ‘consensus’ rule

  • Despite the prime minister’s repeated platitudes on the need to do “more” to tackle systemic anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism in Canada, he has signalled
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 1, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured speaking to reporters outside of Rideau Cottage on June 18, says that while he's been 'crystal clear' the federal government acknowledges systemic racism in Canada, his fellow first ministers couldn't come to an agreement on it for a joint statement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau shouldn’t abdicate leadership on quashing systemic racism to ‘consensus’ rule

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 1, 2020
  • Despite the prime minister’s repeated platitudes on the need to do “more” to tackle systemic anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism in Canada, he has signalled

Trudeau shouldn’t abdicate leadership on quashing systemic racism to ‘consensus’ rule

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 1, 2020
  • Despite the prime minister’s repeated platitudes on the need to do “more” to tackle systemic anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism in Canada, he has signalled
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured speaking to reporters outside of Rideau Cottage on June 18, says that while he's been 'crystal clear' the federal government acknowledges systemic racism in Canada, his fellow first ministers couldn't come to an agreement on it for a joint statement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sinclair offers true reconciliation, Beyak should show same respect

  • Independent Senator Murray Sinclair is one of Canada’s leading experts on reconciliation. As the former head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission from 2009
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 29, 2020
Senator Murray Sinclair told The Hill Times last week: 'One of the aspects of reconciliation, which I have espoused from the beginning of my tenure as a Senator, and during my time as chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, is that, in order for us to achieve reconciliation, we have to recognize that there are obligations on both sides of the discussion. Obligations on the part of Indigneous people, and obligations on the part of non-Indigenous people, to figure out how to come together.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sinclair offers true reconciliation, Beyak should show same respect

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 29, 2020
  • Independent Senator Murray Sinclair is one of Canada’s leading experts on reconciliation. As the former head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission from 2009

Sinclair offers true reconciliation, Beyak should show same respect

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 29, 2020
  • Independent Senator Murray Sinclair is one of Canada’s leading experts on reconciliation. As the former head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission from 2009
Senator Murray Sinclair told The Hill Times last week: 'One of the aspects of reconciliation, which I have espoused from the beginning of my tenure as a Senator, and during my time as chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, is that, in order for us to achieve reconciliation, we have to recognize that there are obligations on both sides of the discussion. Obligations on the part of Indigneous people, and obligations on the part of non-Indigenous people, to figure out how to come together.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If net zero is our moon shot, we won’t get there by dragging our feet

  • Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan recently likened the Liberal government’s promised commitment to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 to U.S. President John F.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 24, 2020

If net zero is our moon shot, we won’t get there by dragging our feet

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 24, 2020
  • Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan recently likened the Liberal government’s promised commitment to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 to U.S. President John F.

If net zero is our moon shot, we won’t get there by dragging our feet

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 24, 2020
  • Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan recently likened the Liberal government’s promised commitment to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 to U.S. President John F.

Public support, policy roadmap for real action on racism are present, now it’s up to governments to act

  • Politicians, take note: history is watching. The wave of protests against anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism that began in the United States after George Floyd’s
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 22, 2020
Thousands of people came out to protest against anti-Black racism, racism, and police violence against Black and Indigenous people on Parliament Hill on June 5, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public support, policy roadmap for real action on racism are present, now it’s up to governments to act

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 22, 2020
  • Politicians, take note: history is watching. The wave of protests against anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism that began in the United States after George Floyd’s

Public support, policy roadmap for real action on racism are present, now it’s up to governments to act

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 22, 2020
  • Politicians, take note: history is watching. The wave of protests against anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism that began in the United States after George Floyd’s
Thousands of people came out to protest against anti-Black racism, racism, and police violence against Black and Indigenous people on Parliament Hill on June 5, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Black caucus has laid out yet another road map and it’s time for the feds to drive

  • On June 16, the Parliamentary Black Caucus released a statement in response to the worldwide movement against anti-Black racism and police brutality that’s taken
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 17, 2020
Liberal MP Greg Fergus is the chair of the Parliamentary Black Caucus, which released a statement and 44 recommendations to combat anti-Black racism in Canada on June 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Black caucus has laid out yet another road map and it’s time for the feds to drive

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 17, 2020
  • On June 16, the Parliamentary Black Caucus released a statement in response to the worldwide movement against anti-Black racism and police brutality that’s taken

The Black caucus has laid out yet another road map and it’s time for the feds to drive

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 17, 2020
  • On June 16, the Parliamentary Black Caucus released a statement in response to the worldwide movement against anti-Black racism and police brutality that’s taken
Liberal MP Greg Fergus is the chair of the Parliamentary Black Caucus, which released a statement and 44 recommendations to combat anti-Black racism in Canada on June 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

More cameras won’t capture the needed change to root out anti-Black racism

  • On Friday, June 5, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined the thousands of people gathered on Parliament Hill to protest anti-Black racism and police brutality.
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 10, 2020
A body-worn camera is pictured on a North Charleston, S.C., police officer. Flickr photograph by Ryan Johnson

More cameras won’t capture the needed change to root out anti-Black racism

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 10, 2020
  • On Friday, June 5, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined the thousands of people gathered on Parliament Hill to protest anti-Black racism and police brutality.

More cameras won’t capture the needed change to root out anti-Black racism

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 10, 2020
  • On Friday, June 5, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined the thousands of people gathered on Parliament Hill to protest anti-Black racism and police brutality.
A body-worn camera is pictured on a North Charleston, S.C., police officer. Flickr photograph by Ryan Johnson

‘We’ aren’t the world: specificity is key in beating back anti-Black racism

  • On May 29, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first addressed the ongoing protests against anti-Black racism and police brutality that erupted after what is only
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 3, 2020
Demonstrators participate in the ‘Justice for Regis—Not Another Black Life’ rally and march in Toronto on May 30. Flickr photograph by Jason Hargrove

‘We’ aren’t the world: specificity is key in beating back anti-Black racism

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 3, 2020
  • On May 29, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first addressed the ongoing protests against anti-Black racism and police brutality that erupted after what is only

‘We’ aren’t the world: specificity is key in beating back anti-Black racism

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 3, 2020
  • On May 29, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first addressed the ongoing protests against anti-Black racism and police brutality that erupted after what is only
Demonstrators participate in the ‘Justice for Regis—Not Another Black Life’ rally and march in Toronto on May 30. Flickr photograph by Jason Hargrove

Canada must be on the right side of history as Hong Kong is imperiled

  • Canada will no doubt be stung by repercussions from its ongoing diplomatic feud with China for years to come. In the long run, it
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 1, 2020

Canada must be on the right side of history as Hong Kong is imperiled

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 1, 2020
  • Canada will no doubt be stung by repercussions from its ongoing diplomatic feud with China for years to come. In the long run, it

Canada must be on the right side of history as Hong Kong is imperiled

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 1, 2020
  • Canada will no doubt be stung by repercussions from its ongoing diplomatic feud with China for years to come. In the long run, it

Lack of trust in government could begin with lack of presence in House

  • According to a new joint survey by Léger and the Association for Canadian Studies, half of respondents felt governments were deliberately keeping information about
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 27, 2020

Lack of trust in government could begin with lack of presence in House

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 27, 2020
  • According to a new joint survey by Léger and the Association for Canadian Studies, half of respondents felt governments were deliberately keeping information about

Lack of trust in government could begin with lack of presence in House

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 27, 2020
  • According to a new joint survey by Léger and the Association for Canadian Studies, half of respondents felt governments were deliberately keeping information about

It’s time to flip the switch on virtual sittings

  • After a few weeks of study, the Procedure and House Affairs Committee put out report on May 15 about the potential peaks and pitfalls
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 20, 2020

It’s time to flip the switch on virtual sittings

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 20, 2020
  • After a few weeks of study, the Procedure and House Affairs Committee put out report on May 15 about the potential peaks and pitfalls

It’s time to flip the switch on virtual sittings

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 20, 2020
  • After a few weeks of study, the Procedure and House Affairs Committee put out report on May 15 about the potential peaks and pitfalls

Time for Morneau to open the books

  • Canada’s government is spending money faster than ever before, as it rolls out a broad relief package designed to prop up the economy amid
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 18, 2020
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured April 11, 2020, at that day's COVID-19 media briefing on the Hill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Time for Morneau to open the books

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 18, 2020
  • Canada’s government is spending money faster than ever before, as it rolls out a broad relief package designed to prop up the economy amid

Time for Morneau to open the books

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 18, 2020
  • Canada’s government is spending money faster than ever before, as it rolls out a broad relief package designed to prop up the economy amid
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured April 11, 2020, at that day's COVID-19 media briefing on the Hill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

There isn’t any time to waste in fixing the long-term care crisis

  • Arguably, the exposure of the long-term problems in this country’s long-term care homes is as equally devastating an issue as the virus that is
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 13, 2020

There isn’t any time to waste in fixing the long-term care crisis

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 13, 2020
  • Arguably, the exposure of the long-term problems in this country’s long-term care homes is as equally devastating an issue as the virus that is

There isn’t any time to waste in fixing the long-term care crisis

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 13, 2020
  • Arguably, the exposure of the long-term problems in this country’s long-term care homes is as equally devastating an issue as the virus that is

Liberals fumbling gun control agenda, unfortunately

  • The Liberal government has yet to introduce its promised gun control legislation in this Parliament, but it’s already managed to make a mess of
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 11, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured March 20, 2020, at a COVID-19 pandemic media briefing on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals fumbling gun control agenda, unfortunately

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 11, 2020
  • The Liberal government has yet to introduce its promised gun control legislation in this Parliament, but it’s already managed to make a mess of

Liberals fumbling gun control agenda, unfortunately

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 11, 2020
  • The Liberal government has yet to introduce its promised gun control legislation in this Parliament, but it’s already managed to make a mess of
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured March 20, 2020, at a COVID-19 pandemic media briefing on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Putting off budget planning a poor way to map out the future

  • When Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced earlier this year that the Liberals would be presenting their first minority budget on March 30, there were
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 6, 2020

Putting off budget planning a poor way to map out the future

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 6, 2020
  • When Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced earlier this year that the Liberals would be presenting their first minority budget on March 30, there were

Putting off budget planning a poor way to map out the future

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 6, 2020
  • When Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced earlier this year that the Liberals would be presenting their first minority budget on March 30, there were

As Canadian a committee as possible, under the circumstances

  • As he began the proceedings for the House of Commons’ first special COVID-19 committee meeting on April 28, House Speaker Anthony Rota recalled the
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 29, 2020
House Speaker Anthony Rota chaired the first virtual COVID-19 Pandemic Committee from a West Block committee room on April 28. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

As Canadian a committee as possible, under the circumstances

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 29, 2020
  • As he began the proceedings for the House of Commons’ first special COVID-19 committee meeting on April 28, House Speaker Anthony Rota recalled the

As Canadian a committee as possible, under the circumstances

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 29, 2020
  • As he began the proceedings for the House of Commons’ first special COVID-19 committee meeting on April 28, House Speaker Anthony Rota recalled the
House Speaker Anthony Rota chaired the first virtual COVID-19 Pandemic Committee from a West Block committee room on April 28. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

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