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India and Israel on parallel tracks

  • Both confrontations were set off by mass murders by terrorists whose goal was to start a war that drew the world’s attention back to
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 8, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, runs a Hindu-nationalist agenda, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a hard-right coalition, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

India and Israel on parallel tracks

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 8, 2025
  • Both confrontations were set off by mass murders by terrorists whose goal was to start a war that drew the world’s attention back to

India and Israel on parallel tracks

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 8, 2025
  • Both confrontations were set off by mass murders by terrorists whose goal was to start a war that drew the world’s attention back to
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, runs a Hindu-nationalist agenda, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a hard-right coalition, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  
Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada's current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in the country, writes Dr. Mili Roy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  

Fighting U.S. threats by fighting climate change

Opinion | BY MILI ROY | May 8, 2025
  • The current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in Canada today.  
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada's current industrial carbon price is the most important policy driving emissions reductions in the country, writes Dr. Mili Roy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
  • The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Abortion protesters descend on the Hill

  • Plus, how Canada can navigate the India-Pakistan crisis.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 8, 2025
Pictured: activists protest abortion at a rally on Parliament Hill in 2023. The annual March for Life will take place on the Hill again today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Abortion protesters descend on the Hill

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 8, 2025
  • Plus, how Canada can navigate the India-Pakistan crisis.

Abortion protesters descend on the Hill

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 8, 2025
  • Plus, how Canada can navigate the India-Pakistan crisis.
Pictured: activists protest abortion at a rally on Parliament Hill in 2023. The annual March for Life will take place on the Hill again today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • The future of Canada's North American trade deal remains as open question leading up to the mandated 2026 review period.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time in the Oval Office on May 6. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to move the legislative review role for the Access to Information Act into the hands of a new parliamentary committee, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.

Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information  Act 

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | May 7, 2025
  • Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to move the legislative review role for the Access to Information Act into the hands of a new parliamentary committee, writes Ken Rubin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cuba, Romania, and Qatar mark special occassions

  • Cuba celebrates Canada ties Romania parties at the Rideau Club Qatar marks national day The Hill Times
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | May 7, 2025
The Sons of Scotland Pipe Band performs for guests at Qatar’s national day reception at the Westin Hotel on Dec. 11, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Cuba, Romania, and Qatar mark special occassions

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | May 7, 2025
  • Cuba celebrates Canada ties Romania parties at the Rideau Club Qatar marks national day The Hill Times

Cuba, Romania, and Qatar mark special occassions

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | May 7, 2025
  • Cuba celebrates Canada ties Romania parties at the Rideau Club Qatar marks national day The Hill Times
The Sons of Scotland Pipe Band performs for guests at Qatar’s national day reception at the Westin Hotel on Dec. 11, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
Newly elected Liberal MPs Chi Nguyen, left; Leslie Church, centre; and Marianne Dandurand sit down for a House of Commons orientation session in the Wellington Building on May 5. All three are former Liberal staffers. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.

At least seven ex-staffers will soon be taking seats as first-time MPs

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 7, 2025
  • Among those who celebrated victories on April 28 are former senior PMO staffers John Zerucelli and Marjorie Michel.
Newly elected Liberal MPs Chi Nguyen, left; Leslie Church, centre; and Marianne Dandurand sit down for a House of Commons orientation session in the Wellington Building on May 5. All three are former Liberal staffers. The Hill Times photograph Sam Garcia

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 7, 2025
  • As the sole NDP MP left representing the party's historic stronghold on Vancouver Island, Gord Johns says the ‘devastating’ election results highlight the impact
NDP MPs Leah Gazan, left, and MP Gord Johns, and former MP Alistair MacGregor. The caucus shrunk from 25 in 2021 to just seven, and the party was competitive in far fewer contests: 12 won by 15 percentage points or less, compared to 30 in 2021. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Access-to-info fiasco continues as DND says memo lost 52 months after request  

  • DND blames the loss of the memo on 'poor information management practices' during the COVID-19 pandemic.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025 | UPDATED TODAY, 2:27 pm
Defence Minister Bill Blair has pledged that DND will better adhere to the Access to Information Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Access-to-info fiasco continues as DND says memo lost 52 months after request  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025 | UPDATED TODAY, 2:27 pm
  • DND blames the loss of the memo on 'poor information management practices' during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Access-to-info fiasco continues as DND says memo lost 52 months after request  

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025 | UPDATED TODAY, 2:27 pm
  • DND blames the loss of the memo on 'poor information management practices' during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Defence Minister Bill Blair has pledged that DND will better adhere to the Access to Information Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

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

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

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

New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead

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

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,
Opinion | May 7, 2025

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,

Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader

Opinion | May 7, 2025
  • I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration,

The man who lost his seat will soon return

  • It will be interesting to see how Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—once back in his parliamentary role—chooses to position his party as the Liberals try
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 7, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
It’s not clear what would motivate Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to back off the anti-Liberal crusade he has been profiting off of for years, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The man who lost his seat will soon return

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 7, 2025
  • It will be interesting to see how Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—once back in his parliamentary role—chooses to position his party as the Liberals try

The man who lost his seat will soon return

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | May 7, 2025
  • It will be interesting to see how Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—once back in his parliamentary role—chooses to position his party as the Liberals try
Pierre Poilievre
It’s not clear what would motivate Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to back off the anti-Liberal crusade he has been profiting off of for years, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The election was a win for nature, but now comes the real work

  • This next stage must be about implementation, removing politics, and ignoring misinformation, and that requires a new approach to how government functions.
Opinion | BY MEGAN LESLIE | May 7, 2025
Terry Duguid
Terry Duguid
Terry Duguid was named environment and climate change minister before the election. Protecting nature can’t just be the job of one department, writes Megan Leslie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The election was a win for nature, but now comes the real work

Opinion | BY MEGAN LESLIE | May 7, 2025
  • This next stage must be about implementation, removing politics, and ignoring misinformation, and that requires a new approach to how government functions.

The election was a win for nature, but now comes the real work

Opinion | BY MEGAN LESLIE | May 7, 2025
  • This next stage must be about implementation, removing politics, and ignoring misinformation, and that requires a new approach to how government functions.
Terry Duguid
Terry Duguid was named environment and climate change minister before the election. Protecting nature can’t just be the job of one department, writes Megan Leslie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management

  • By harvesting responsibly and regenerating diligently, we ensure that future generations will inherit a greener planet.
Opinion | BY KATE LINDSAY, ÉTIENNE BéLANGER, DARREN SLEEP | May 7, 2025
Canada must continue to invest in research, innovation, and Indigenous-led forestry solutions to maintain our great forest heritage, write Kate Lindsay, Étienne Bélanger, and Darren Sleep. Unsplash photograph by Markus Spiske

Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management

Opinion | BY KATE LINDSAY, ÉTIENNE BéLANGER, DARREN SLEEP | May 7, 2025
  • By harvesting responsibly and regenerating diligently, we ensure that future generations will inherit a greener planet.

Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management

Opinion | BY KATE LINDSAY, ÉTIENNE BéLANGER, DARREN SLEEP | May 7, 2025
  • By harvesting responsibly and regenerating diligently, we ensure that future generations will inherit a greener planet.
Canada must continue to invest in research, innovation, and Indigenous-led forestry solutions to maintain our great forest heritage, write Kate Lindsay, Étienne Bélanger, and Darren Sleep. Unsplash photograph by Markus Spiske

Climate, costs, and cold truths: rethinking northern policy

  • Northern and Indigenous voices are essential to national and international climate change, infrastructure, and security conversations.
Opinion | BY PSG SEN. MARGARET DAWN ANDERSON | May 7, 2025
Tuktuuyaqtuuq (or Tuk for short) is an Inuvialuit Hamlet located on the shores of the Arctic Ocean at the tip of the Northwest Territories. It is one of the most climate-vulnerable communities in Canada, according to PSG Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson. Photograph courtesy of Margaret Dawn Anderson

Climate, costs, and cold truths: rethinking northern policy

Opinion | BY PSG SEN. MARGARET DAWN ANDERSON | May 7, 2025
  • Northern and Indigenous voices are essential to national and international climate change, infrastructure, and security conversations.

Climate, costs, and cold truths: rethinking northern policy

Opinion | BY PSG SEN. MARGARET DAWN ANDERSON | May 7, 2025
  • Northern and Indigenous voices are essential to national and international climate change, infrastructure, and security conversations.
Tuktuuyaqtuuq (or Tuk for short) is an Inuvialuit Hamlet located on the shores of the Arctic Ocean at the tip of the Northwest Territories. It is one of the most climate-vulnerable communities in Canada, according to PSG Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson. Photograph courtesy of Margaret Dawn Anderson

Reindustrializing Canada: where the real critical mineral opportunity lies

  • A long-term reindustrialization strategy will provide clarity of focus, and allow Canada to leverage our well-developed mining and manufacturing sectors.
Opinion | BY MARILYN SPINK | May 7, 2025
We must not squander this multi-generational opportunity by treating critical minerals as just another commodity boom, writes Marilyn Spink. Unsplash photograph by Tobias Kleeb

Reindustrializing Canada: where the real critical mineral opportunity lies

Opinion | BY MARILYN SPINK | May 7, 2025
  • A long-term reindustrialization strategy will provide clarity of focus, and allow Canada to leverage our well-developed mining and manufacturing sectors.

Reindustrializing Canada: where the real critical mineral opportunity lies

Opinion | BY MARILYN SPINK | May 7, 2025
  • A long-term reindustrialization strategy will provide clarity of focus, and allow Canada to leverage our well-developed mining and manufacturing sectors.
We must not squander this multi-generational opportunity by treating critical minerals as just another commodity boom, writes Marilyn Spink. Unsplash photograph by Tobias Kleeb

As the climate changes, so does my world

  • Inuit are very seasonal people, and with climate change and the Arctic warming at an alarming rate, we are facing many environmental challenges.
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR NANCY KARETAK-LINDELL | May 7, 2025
There are now so many polar bears around Arviat, Nunavut, writes ISG Senator Nancy Karetak-Lindell, that residents can no longer enjoy the safety she did as a child. DND photograph by Caporal David Veldman

As the climate changes, so does my world

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR NANCY KARETAK-LINDELL | May 7, 2025
  • Inuit are very seasonal people, and with climate change and the Arctic warming at an alarming rate, we are facing many environmental challenges.

As the climate changes, so does my world

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR NANCY KARETAK-LINDELL | May 7, 2025
  • Inuit are very seasonal people, and with climate change and the Arctic warming at an alarming rate, we are facing many environmental challenges.
There are now so many polar bears around Arviat, Nunavut, writes ISG Senator Nancy Karetak-Lindell, that residents can no longer enjoy the safety she did as a child. DND photograph by Caporal David Veldman

Green, red, and blue

  • Economic realities, post-COVID inflation, cost of living, and now U.S. President Donald Trump’s MAGA economic warfare are all fuelling a renewed neoliberal surge.
Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Expect a very squishy climate plan with expanding fossil fuel production instead of the needed managed decline from Prime Minister Mark Carney, writes Bill Henderson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Green, red, and blue

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | May 7, 2025
  • Economic realities, post-COVID inflation, cost of living, and now U.S. President Donald Trump’s MAGA economic warfare are all fuelling a renewed neoliberal surge.

Green, red, and blue

Opinion | BY BILL HENDERSON | May 7, 2025
  • Economic realities, post-COVID inflation, cost of living, and now U.S. President Donald Trump’s MAGA economic warfare are all fuelling a renewed neoliberal surge.
Mark Carney
Expect a very squishy climate plan with expanding fossil fuel production instead of the needed managed decline from Prime Minister Mark Carney, writes Bill Henderson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Don Plett gets special event to say goodbye

  • Plus: Hill Times alumni Tim Naumetz has died, ex-Liberal MP Pam Damoff is the Pearson Centre's new CEO, and PM Carney's cat gets kudos
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 7, 2025
After 15 years in the Red Chamber, Conservative Senator Don Plett will be retiring on May 14. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

Senator Don Plett gets special event to say goodbye

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 7, 2025
  • Plus: Hill Times alumni Tim Naumetz has died, ex-Liberal MP Pam Damoff is the Pearson Centre's new CEO, and PM Carney's cat gets kudos

Senator Don Plett gets special event to say goodbye

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 7, 2025
  • Plus: Hill Times alumni Tim Naumetz has died, ex-Liberal MP Pam Damoff is the Pearson Centre's new CEO, and PM Carney's cat gets kudos
After 15 years in the Red Chamber, Conservative Senator Don Plett will be retiring on May 14. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

‘I love Canada’: making sense of Trump/Carney meeting

  • Plus, Andrew Scheer to fill in for Poilievre in the House.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 7, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump was full of praise for Prime Minister Mark Carney in Washington yesterday. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

‘I love Canada’: making sense of Trump/Carney meeting

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 7, 2025
  • Plus, Andrew Scheer to fill in for Poilievre in the House.

‘I love Canada’: making sense of Trump/Carney meeting

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 7, 2025
  • Plus, Andrew Scheer to fill in for Poilievre in the House.
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump was full of praise for Prime Minister Mark Carney in Washington yesterday. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

Liberals’ small-donor army slays Conservatives’ $28M fundraising behemoth, but Tory donors not likely to surrender, say strategists

  • Despite raising less than half of the Conservatives' first-quarter fundraising total, the Liberals were buoyed to a party-best of $13.7-million with more than 90
News | BY STUART BENSON | May 6, 2025
The Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre, centre, had another massive first-quarter fundraising total, but their war chest was outnumbered by the Liberals' haul from small donors led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, as the NDP under Jagmeet Singh lagged behind. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Liberals’ small-donor army slays Conservatives’ $28M fundraising behemoth, but Tory donors not likely to surrender, say strategists

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 6, 2025
  • Despite raising less than half of the Conservatives' first-quarter fundraising total, the Liberals were buoyed to a party-best of $13.7-million with more than 90

Liberals’ small-donor army slays Conservatives’ $28M fundraising behemoth, but Tory donors not likely to surrender, say strategists

News | BY STUART BENSON | May 6, 2025
  • Despite raising less than half of the Conservatives' first-quarter fundraising total, the Liberals were buoyed to a party-best of $13.7-million with more than 90
The Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre, centre, had another massive first-quarter fundraising total, but their war chest was outnumbered by the Liberals' haul from small donors led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, as the NDP under Jagmeet Singh lagged behind. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Impunity in Gaza: Israel and the Great Eviction

  • Seventy per cent of Gaza is already effectively out of bounds for Palestinians, and barring some surprise about-turn, the Great Eviction is getting underway.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 6, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at The White House on April 7. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Impunity in Gaza: Israel and the Great Eviction

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 6, 2025
  • Seventy per cent of Gaza is already effectively out of bounds for Palestinians, and barring some surprise about-turn, the Great Eviction is getting underway.

Impunity in Gaza: Israel and the Great Eviction

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 6, 2025
  • Seventy per cent of Gaza is already effectively out of bounds for Palestinians, and barring some surprise about-turn, the Great Eviction is getting underway.
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at The White House on April 7. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Carney faces Trump

  • Plus, the Conservative caucus assembles on the Hill to chart a way forward.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 6, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, and three of his cabinet ministers are in Washington, D.C., to talk trade and tariffs with the U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney faces Trump

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 6, 2025
  • Plus, the Conservative caucus assembles on the Hill to chart a way forward.

Carney faces Trump

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 6, 2025
  • Plus, the Conservative caucus assembles on the Hill to chart a way forward.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, and three of his cabinet ministers are in Washington, D.C., to talk trade and tariffs with the U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

When Republican presidents used to love us

  • Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan warned in 1988 in one of his famous weekly radio addresses: 'We should beware of the demagogs who are
Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | May 5, 2025
Then prime minister Brian Mulroney, second left, Mila Mulroney, then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan, and Nancy Reagan, singing When Irish Eyes Are Smiling at the Shamrock Summit in Quebec City, held March 17-18, 1985. Photograph courtesy of the White House

When Republican presidents used to love us

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | May 5, 2025
  • Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan warned in 1988 in one of his famous weekly radio addresses: 'We should beware of the demagogs who are

When Republican presidents used to love us

Opinion | BY ARTHUR MILNES | May 5, 2025
  • Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan warned in 1988 in one of his famous weekly radio addresses: 'We should beware of the demagogs who are
Then prime minister Brian Mulroney, second left, Mila Mulroney, then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan, and Nancy Reagan, singing When Irish Eyes Are Smiling at the Shamrock Summit in Quebec City, held March 17-18, 1985. Photograph courtesy of the White House

Can the Canadian Forces avoid getting goosed by wild geese?

  • Perhaps our military planners could avoid a repeat of this year's Canada goose dilemma by having service dogs on the Carling Campus grounds.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 5, 2025
Residents of our nation's capital are all-too aware of how threatening these geese can be during the spring mating season after they have laid their eggs, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Sunny

Can the Canadian Forces avoid getting goosed by wild geese?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 5, 2025
  • Perhaps our military planners could avoid a repeat of this year's Canada goose dilemma by having service dogs on the Carling Campus grounds.

Can the Canadian Forces avoid getting goosed by wild geese?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 5, 2025
  • Perhaps our military planners could avoid a repeat of this year's Canada goose dilemma by having service dogs on the Carling Campus grounds.
Residents of our nation's capital are all-too aware of how threatening these geese can be during the spring mating season after they have laid their eggs, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Sunny

Prioritizing privacy is good for Canada

  • We need modernized privacy laws that advance the public interest, and foster a strong Canadian economy.
Opinion | BY PHILIPPE DUFRESNE | May 5, 2025
Privacy is a fundamental right that reinforces the freedoms and trust that underpin our democracy and that unite us as Canadians, writes Philippe Dufresne. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Prioritizing privacy is good for Canada

Opinion | BY PHILIPPE DUFRESNE | May 5, 2025
  • We need modernized privacy laws that advance the public interest, and foster a strong Canadian economy.

Prioritizing privacy is good for Canada

Opinion | BY PHILIPPE DUFRESNE | May 5, 2025
  • We need modernized privacy laws that advance the public interest, and foster a strong Canadian economy.
Privacy is a fundamental right that reinforces the freedoms and trust that underpin our democracy and that unite us as Canadians, writes Philippe Dufresne. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
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Joly meets Rubio

  • Plus, the Bank of Canada makes its latest move on interest rates.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 29, 2025
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly will meet today with her counterpart in the Trump government in Washington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Joly meets Rubio

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 29, 2025
  • Plus, the Bank of Canada makes its latest move on interest rates.

Joly meets Rubio

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 29, 2025
  • Plus, the Bank of Canada makes its latest move on interest rates.
Mélanie Joly
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly will meet today with her counterpart in the Trump government in Washington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

President’s threat to rules-based world order is no joke

  • As Trump continues his shakedown of Canada, it is becoming apparent that his talk about using 'economic force' to annex this country needs to
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 29, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
By re-electing Donald Trump, Americans have opened the way to the end of a world order centred on rules-based trade and democratic alliances that western countries have promoted and benefitted from throughout the postwar era, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore

President’s threat to rules-based world order is no joke

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 29, 2025
  • As Trump continues his shakedown of Canada, it is becoming apparent that his talk about using 'economic force' to annex this country needs to

President’s threat to rules-based world order is no joke

Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 29, 2025
  • As Trump continues his shakedown of Canada, it is becoming apparent that his talk about using 'economic force' to annex this country needs to
Donald Trump
By re-electing Donald Trump, Americans have opened the way to the end of a world order centred on rules-based trade and democratic alliances that western countries have promoted and benefitted from throughout the postwar era, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Gage Skidmore

The inconceivable transformation of Chrystia Freeland

  • With revolutionary zeal, or poor driving skills, Freeland has done what other politicians rarely do: she has driven the bus over herself.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 29, 2025
Chrystia Freeland's rebrand may be liberating for her and her supporters, but for a politician whose cornerstone was credibility, her political currency is evaporating, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The inconceivable transformation of Chrystia Freeland

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 29, 2025
  • With revolutionary zeal, or poor driving skills, Freeland has done what other politicians rarely do: she has driven the bus over herself.

The inconceivable transformation of Chrystia Freeland

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | January 29, 2025
  • With revolutionary zeal, or poor driving skills, Freeland has done what other politicians rarely do: she has driven the bus over herself.
Chrystia Freeland's rebrand may be liberating for her and her supporters, but for a politician whose cornerstone was credibility, her political currency is evaporating, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Remembering the path to which anger leads

  • Two events this week serve as important reminders of the real-world consequences of hate; hate that may start as words, but can lead to
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 29, 2025
The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin, Germany. Photograph by Chrissie Sternschnuppe courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Remembering the path to which anger leads

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 29, 2025
  • Two events this week serve as important reminders of the real-world consequences of hate; hate that may start as words, but can lead to

Remembering the path to which anger leads

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | January 29, 2025
  • Two events this week serve as important reminders of the real-world consequences of hate; hate that may start as words, but can lead to
The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin, Germany. Photograph by Chrissie Sternschnuppe courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Prorogation sank Senators’ bills, but some see a silver lining amid frustration

  • Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne, who’s been working to get S-210 passed for four years, says she’s ‘extremely disappointed’ by the recent turn of events.
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 29, 2025
Speaker’s Parade
Speaker’s Parade
The Senate Speaker's parade enters the Red Chamber on Feb. 6, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prorogation sank Senators’ bills, but some see a silver lining amid frustration

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 29, 2025
  • Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne, who’s been working to get S-210 passed for four years, says she’s ‘extremely disappointed’ by the recent turn of events.

Prorogation sank Senators’ bills, but some see a silver lining amid frustration

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 29, 2025
  • Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne, who’s been working to get S-210 passed for four years, says she’s ‘extremely disappointed’ by the recent turn of events.
Speaker’s Parade
The Senate Speaker's parade enters the Red Chamber on Feb. 6, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fight against foreign interference ‘a never-ending battle,’ but no traitors in Parliament, says Hogue

  • The Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference released its final report on Jan. 28, finding that while Canada’s democratic institutions are resilient, the government's response
News | BY STUART BENSON | January 28, 2025
Marie-Josée Hogue
Marie-Josée Hogue
In her report, Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue said despite a 'very small number of isolated cases' where foreign interference 'may' have impacted the result of nomination contests or individual riding elections, she found 'no evidence' to suggest serious effects on institutions or that parliamentarians owe their elections to foreign entities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fight against foreign interference ‘a never-ending battle,’ but no traitors in Parliament, says Hogue

News | BY STUART BENSON | January 28, 2025
  • The Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference released its final report on Jan. 28, finding that while Canada’s democratic institutions are resilient, the government's response

Fight against foreign interference ‘a never-ending battle,’ but no traitors in Parliament, says Hogue

News | BY STUART BENSON | January 28, 2025
  • The Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference released its final report on Jan. 28, finding that while Canada’s democratic institutions are resilient, the government's response
Marie-Josée Hogue
In her report, Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue said despite a 'very small number of isolated cases' where foreign interference 'may' have impacted the result of nomination contests or individual riding elections, she found 'no evidence' to suggest serious effects on institutions or that parliamentarians owe their elections to foreign entities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The slide back towards war 

  • Both the United States and Rwanda are signatories of the UN Charter, and promised not to settle their disputes by war. That hasn’t stopped
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 28, 2025
Paul Kagame
Paul Kagame
Rwandan President Paul Kagame hasn’t formally declared war on the Democratic Republic of Congo, but 3,000 to 4,000 Rwandan troops are already across the border, writes Gwynne Dyer. Paulo Filgueiras photograph courtesy of the United Nations

The slide back towards war 

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 28, 2025
  • Both the United States and Rwanda are signatories of the UN Charter, and promised not to settle their disputes by war. That hasn’t stopped

The slide back towards war 

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 28, 2025
  • Both the United States and Rwanda are signatories of the UN Charter, and promised not to settle their disputes by war. That hasn’t stopped
Paul Kagame
Rwandan President Paul Kagame hasn’t formally declared war on the Democratic Republic of Congo, but 3,000 to 4,000 Rwandan troops are already across the border, writes Gwynne Dyer. Paulo Filgueiras photograph courtesy of the United Nations

Hogue issues final report on foreign interference

  • Plus, the PBO shows its work on housing need.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 28, 2025
Marie-Josée Hogue will issue the final report of her commission on foreign interference today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hogue issues final report on foreign interference

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 28, 2025
  • Plus, the PBO shows its work on housing need.

Hogue issues final report on foreign interference

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 28, 2025
  • Plus, the PBO shows its work on housing need.
Marie-Josée Hogue will issue the final report of her commission on foreign interference today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former Green deputy leader Pedneault cites threat of Trump as reason for his return to politics

  • Green Leader Elizabeth May says party members will soon hold a final vote on a proposed co-leader model, as Jonathan Pedneault returns to the
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 27, 2025
Former Green Party deputy leader Jonathan Pedneault, in Ottawa on Jan. 27, says he’s returning to politics and plans to again be co-leader alongside current leader Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former Green deputy leader Pedneault cites threat of Trump as reason for his return to politics

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 27, 2025
  • Green Leader Elizabeth May says party members will soon hold a final vote on a proposed co-leader model, as Jonathan Pedneault returns to the

Former Green deputy leader Pedneault cites threat of Trump as reason for his return to politics

News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | January 27, 2025
  • Green Leader Elizabeth May says party members will soon hold a final vote on a proposed co-leader model, as Jonathan Pedneault returns to the
Former Green Party deputy leader Jonathan Pedneault, in Ottawa on Jan. 27, says he’s returning to politics and plans to again be co-leader alongside current leader Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pushing back on Donald Trump

  • Perhaps the most effective way to alleviate the fears Trump is trying to stoke would be to simply provide facts and context to his
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | January 27, 2025
Donald J. Trump
Donald J. Trump
Due to his position, even U.S. President Trump’s most glib and offhand threats need to be addressed with diplomacy and tact, but they also need to be countered with some hard truths, writes Scott Taylor. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Pushing back on Donald Trump

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | January 27, 2025
  • Perhaps the most effective way to alleviate the fears Trump is trying to stoke would be to simply provide facts and context to his

Pushing back on Donald Trump

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | January 27, 2025
  • Perhaps the most effective way to alleviate the fears Trump is trying to stoke would be to simply provide facts and context to his
Donald J. Trump
Due to his position, even U.S. President Trump’s most glib and offhand threats need to be addressed with diplomacy and tact, but they also need to be countered with some hard truths, writes Scott Taylor. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Who’s in the race? Tracking the field of Liberal leadership candidates

  • It’s not uncommon for leadership races to end with a much narrower field of candidates than began the contest.
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 27, 2025
Liberal leadership candidates
Liberal leadership candidates
Chrystia Freeland, left, Mark Carney, Karina Gould, Chandra Arya, Ruby Dhalla, Frank Baylis, and Jaime Battiste all made it to the starting blocks for the Liberal leadership race. Arya's application was rejected, Battiste pulled out on Jan. 30, and Dhalla was kicked out of the race on Feb. 21. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Twitter, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Who’s in the race? Tracking the field of Liberal leadership candidates

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 27, 2025
  • It’s not uncommon for leadership races to end with a much narrower field of candidates than began the contest.

Who’s in the race? Tracking the field of Liberal leadership candidates

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | January 27, 2025
  • It’s not uncommon for leadership races to end with a much narrower field of candidates than began the contest.
Liberal leadership candidates
Chrystia Freeland, left, Mark Carney, Karina Gould, Chandra Arya, Ruby Dhalla, Frank Baylis, and Jaime Battiste all made it to the starting blocks for the Liberal leadership race. Arya's application was rejected, Battiste pulled out on Jan. 30, and Dhalla was kicked out of the race on Feb. 21. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Twitter, and illustration by Joey Sabourin

Updates on ministers Sahota, MacKinnon’s teams post-shuffle

  • Jessie Pierre is officially chief of staff to new minister Ruby Sahota, while Paul Moen is staying on as chief of staff to Steven
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 27, 2025
New Democratic Institutions Minister Ruby Sahota, left, and Employment Minister Steven MacKinnon, Public Safety Minister David McGuinty, and National Revenue Minister Elisabeth Brière during a post-shuffle press conference outside Rideau Hall on Dec. 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Updates on ministers Sahota, MacKinnon’s teams post-shuffle

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 27, 2025
  • Jessie Pierre is officially chief of staff to new minister Ruby Sahota, while Paul Moen is staying on as chief of staff to Steven

Updates on ministers Sahota, MacKinnon’s teams post-shuffle

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 27, 2025
  • Jessie Pierre is officially chief of staff to new minister Ruby Sahota, while Paul Moen is staying on as chief of staff to Steven
New Democratic Institutions Minister Ruby Sahota, left, and Employment Minister Steven MacKinnon, Public Safety Minister David McGuinty, and National Revenue Minister Elisabeth Brière during a post-shuffle press conference outside Rideau Hall on Dec. 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Friend or faux? Managing the end of the ‘special relationship’

  • The policy establishment finds itself desperately playing catch-up to the Trump agenda, coming to terms with the fact the U.S. is now in a
Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT | January 27, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump’s, centre, agenda sets the stage for intensified competition between two frontrunners with government experience: Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland, left, and Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, writes David Carment. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Friend or faux? Managing the end of the ‘special relationship’

Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT | January 27, 2025
  • The policy establishment finds itself desperately playing catch-up to the Trump agenda, coming to terms with the fact the U.S. is now in a

Friend or faux? Managing the end of the ‘special relationship’

Opinion | BY DAVID CARMENT | January 27, 2025
  • The policy establishment finds itself desperately playing catch-up to the Trump agenda, coming to terms with the fact the U.S. is now in a
U.S. President Donald Trump’s, centre, agenda sets the stage for intensified competition between two frontrunners with government experience: Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland, left, and Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, writes David Carment. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canada’s energy expertise: a strategic asset for North American security

  • By aligning its energy expertise with the defence sector, Canada can address critical vulnerabilities in the munitions supply chain.
Opinion | BY ROBERT DIMITRIEFF | January 27, 2025
Military and defence industry exhibits on display at the CANSEC trade show in Ottawa on May 29, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s energy expertise: a strategic asset for North American security

Opinion | BY ROBERT DIMITRIEFF | January 27, 2025
  • By aligning its energy expertise with the defence sector, Canada can address critical vulnerabilities in the munitions supply chain.

Canada’s energy expertise: a strategic asset for North American security

Opinion | BY ROBERT DIMITRIEFF | January 27, 2025
  • By aligning its energy expertise with the defence sector, Canada can address critical vulnerabilities in the munitions supply chain.
Military and defence industry exhibits on display at the CANSEC trade show in Ottawa on May 29, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Next wildfire season won’t wait, and neither should homeowners

  • Canadians have a history of adapting to bad conditions, from harsh winters to economic downturns. It's time to channel that spirit into wildfire preparedness
Opinion | BY ANABELA BONADA | January 27, 2025
The remains of the Palisades Centre, Jasper National Park, after a July 2024 wildfire. Jasper demonstrates that wildfire is no longer a remote, rural problem, writes Anabela Bonada. Photograph courtesy of Parks Canada

Next wildfire season won’t wait, and neither should homeowners

Opinion | BY ANABELA BONADA | January 27, 2025
  • Canadians have a history of adapting to bad conditions, from harsh winters to economic downturns. It's time to channel that spirit into wildfire preparedness

Next wildfire season won’t wait, and neither should homeowners

Opinion | BY ANABELA BONADA | January 27, 2025
  • Canadians have a history of adapting to bad conditions, from harsh winters to economic downturns. It's time to channel that spirit into wildfire preparedness
The remains of the Palisades Centre, Jasper National Park, after a July 2024 wildfire. Jasper demonstrates that wildfire is no longer a remote, rural problem, writes Anabela Bonada. Photograph courtesy of Parks Canada

Dance For Her busts a move at the Met, raising $100K to fight ovarian cancer 

  • Plus, Liberal leadership hopeful Karina Gould gathered gen-Z Grits for campaign launch meet-and-greet at Bier Markt on Jan. 23.
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | January 27, 2025
Dance For Her—whose organizing team partially includes Bobby Sutherland, left, Greg MacEachern, Heather Bakken, and George Wamala—got down at the Métropolitain Brasserie on Jan. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Dance For Her busts a move at the Met, raising $100K to fight ovarian cancer 

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | January 27, 2025
  • Plus, Liberal leadership hopeful Karina Gould gathered gen-Z Grits for campaign launch meet-and-greet at Bier Markt on Jan. 23.

Dance For Her busts a move at the Met, raising $100K to fight ovarian cancer 

FeatureBY STUART BENSON | January 27, 2025
  • Plus, Liberal leadership hopeful Karina Gould gathered gen-Z Grits for campaign launch meet-and-greet at Bier Markt on Jan. 23.
Dance For Her—whose organizing team partially includes Bobby Sutherland, left, Greg MacEachern, Heather Bakken, and George Wamala—got down at the Métropolitain Brasserie on Jan. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

The U.S. has rolled back DEI. Should Canada follow suit? 

  • Equal opportunity benefits everyone—not just those from traditionally marginalized groups, but businesses, communities, and society as a whole.
Opinion | BY REBECCA BAILEY | January 27, 2025
In recent weeks, U.S. companies have been lining up to roll back diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives to align themselves with the incoming administration, writes Rebecca Bailey. Unsplash photograph by Amy Elting

The U.S. has rolled back DEI. Should Canada follow suit? 

Opinion | BY REBECCA BAILEY | January 27, 2025
  • Equal opportunity benefits everyone—not just those from traditionally marginalized groups, but businesses, communities, and society as a whole.

The U.S. has rolled back DEI. Should Canada follow suit? 

Opinion | BY REBECCA BAILEY | January 27, 2025
  • Equal opportunity benefits everyone—not just those from traditionally marginalized groups, but businesses, communities, and society as a whole.
In recent weeks, U.S. companies have been lining up to roll back diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives to align themselves with the incoming administration, writes Rebecca Bailey. Unsplash photograph by Amy Elting

Knowledge of history and pledge to inclusion go hand in hand

  • When Trump says no more DEI, it’s about his need for America to be seen as great, to whitewash its history of any bad
Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 27, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump and his MAGA movement don’t want to talk about their country's accurate history. They only want to talk about how great it is, writes Rose LeMay. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore

Knowledge of history and pledge to inclusion go hand in hand

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 27, 2025
  • When Trump says no more DEI, it’s about his need for America to be seen as great, to whitewash its history of any bad

Knowledge of history and pledge to inclusion go hand in hand

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | January 27, 2025
  • When Trump says no more DEI, it’s about his need for America to be seen as great, to whitewash its history of any bad
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump and his MAGA movement don’t want to talk about their country's accurate history. They only want to talk about how great it is, writes Rose LeMay. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore

Some Liberals want election called before House returns on March 24

  • The success and failure of a potential Liberal call for an early election will depend on where the U.S. tariff threat is at that
News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 27, 2025
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the Liberals' national caucus retreat on the Hill on Jan. 23, 2025. He will step down on March 9 after the party elect its new leader. Some Liberals are advocating internally for the new leader to call an election before the House reconvenes on March 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Some Liberals want election called before House returns on March 24

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 27, 2025
  • The success and failure of a potential Liberal call for an early election will depend on where the U.S. tariff threat is at that

Some Liberals want election called before House returns on March 24

News | BY ABBAS RANA | January 27, 2025
  • The success and failure of a potential Liberal call for an early election will depend on where the U.S. tariff threat is at that
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the Liberals' national caucus retreat on the Hill on Jan. 23, 2025. He will step down on March 9 after the party elect its new leader. Some Liberals are advocating internally for the new leader to call an election before the House reconvenes on March 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s de facto promotion of Carney

  • Good Monday morning, In today’s Politics This Morning:  “Life is a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get,” FORREST
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 27, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wrote a letter addressed to Mark Carney yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s de facto promotion of Carney

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 27, 2025
  • Good Monday morning, In today’s Politics This Morning:  “Life is a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get,” FORREST

Poilievre’s de facto promotion of Carney

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | January 27, 2025
  • Good Monday morning, In today’s Politics This Morning:  “Life is a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get,” FORREST
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wrote a letter addressed to Mark Carney yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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