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

Reporters and reconciliation are strange targets for Liberal indifference

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

Reporters and reconciliation are strange targets for Liberal indifference

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

Don’t tear down any heritage buildings on Wellington Street

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

Don’t tear down any heritage buildings on Wellington Street

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

Don’t tear down any heritage buildings on Wellington Street

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Time to make better use of the cameras covering the House

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

Time to make better use of the cameras covering the House

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

Time to make better use of the cameras covering the House

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Canadians shouldn’t be standing on guard for resident royalty

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

Canadians shouldn’t be standing on guard for resident royalty

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

Canadians shouldn’t be standing on guard for resident royalty

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Who is Andrew Scheer, and what does he want?

  • Andrew Scheer has, by all accounts, been fascinated with Canadian politics and democracy since he was a child.  He made a remarkable climb into
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 9, 2019

Who is Andrew Scheer, and what does he want?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 9, 2019
  • Andrew Scheer has, by all accounts, been fascinated with Canadian politics and democracy since he was a child.  He made a remarkable climb into

Who is Andrew Scheer, and what does he want?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 9, 2019
  • Andrew Scheer has, by all accounts, been fascinated with Canadian politics and democracy since he was a child.  He made a remarkable climb into

Turning a blind eye to problems isn’t the answer to so-called unity crisis

  • Maybe we can all take a page out of the premiers’ book when it comes to national unity. On Dec. 2, Canada’s provincial and
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 4, 2019

Turning a blind eye to problems isn’t the answer to so-called unity crisis

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 4, 2019
  • Maybe we can all take a page out of the premiers’ book when it comes to national unity. On Dec. 2, Canada’s provincial and

Turning a blind eye to problems isn’t the answer to so-called unity crisis

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 4, 2019
  • Maybe we can all take a page out of the premiers’ book when it comes to national unity. On Dec. 2, Canada’s provincial and

Time for Scheer’s supporters to stand up and be counted

  • “The voices of dissent are being covered in the media, while the voices of support are not,” Saskatchewan Conservative MP Chris Warkentin told The
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 2, 2019

Time for Scheer’s supporters to stand up and be counted

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 2, 2019
  • “The voices of dissent are being covered in the media, while the voices of support are not,” Saskatchewan Conservative MP Chris Warkentin told The

Time for Scheer’s supporters to stand up and be counted

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | December 2, 2019
  • “The voices of dissent are being covered in the media, while the voices of support are not,” Saskatchewan Conservative MP Chris Warkentin told The

Appointing a middle class minister a dig to those working hard to join it

  • All the recent talk about Wexit, Western alienation, and national unity has really gone to the Trudeau government’s head. The Liberals heard the concerns
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 27, 2019

Appointing a middle class minister a dig to those working hard to join it

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 27, 2019
  • All the recent talk about Wexit, Western alienation, and national unity has really gone to the Trudeau government’s head. The Liberals heard the concerns

Appointing a middle class minister a dig to those working hard to join it

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 27, 2019
  • All the recent talk about Wexit, Western alienation, and national unity has really gone to the Trudeau government’s head. The Liberals heard the concerns

Prime Minister Trudeau should treat all regions equally

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled the first cabinet of his second mandate last week. Some hoped that cabinet would include regional ministers responsible for
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 25, 2019

Prime Minister Trudeau should treat all regions equally

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 25, 2019
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled the first cabinet of his second mandate last week. Some hoped that cabinet would include regional ministers responsible for

Prime Minister Trudeau should treat all regions equally

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 25, 2019
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled the first cabinet of his second mandate last week. Some hoped that cabinet would include regional ministers responsible for

All parliamentary parties should work together to address concerns of Saskatchewan and Alberta

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will unveil his newly minted cabinet this week and Parliament is returning next month, but still it’s unclear how the
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 18, 2019

All parliamentary parties should work together to address concerns of Saskatchewan and Alberta

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 18, 2019
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will unveil his newly minted cabinet this week and Parliament is returning next month, but still it’s unclear how the

All parliamentary parties should work together to address concerns of Saskatchewan and Alberta

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | November 18, 2019
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will unveil his newly minted cabinet this week and Parliament is returning next month, but still it’s unclear how the

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