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Carney is walking a political tightrope on our energy future

  • Clean energy is the path forward. Markets will eventually turn against fossil fuels, leaving taxpayers to shoulder the financial burden of supporting new infrastructure
Opinion | BY ANDY HIRA | July 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s current approach of appeasing our fossil fuel-producing provinces is based on short-term logic, writes Andy Hira. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney is walking a political tightrope on our energy future

Opinion | BY ANDY HIRA | July 10, 2025
  • Clean energy is the path forward. Markets will eventually turn against fossil fuels, leaving taxpayers to shoulder the financial burden of supporting new infrastructure

Carney is walking a political tightrope on our energy future

Opinion | BY ANDY HIRA | July 10, 2025
  • Clean energy is the path forward. Markets will eventually turn against fossil fuels, leaving taxpayers to shoulder the financial burden of supporting new infrastructure
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s current approach of appeasing our fossil fuel-producing provinces is based on short-term logic, writes Andy Hira. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP shapes leadership race as cracks form between HQ and grassroots members

  • A new group is encouraging donors to support local riding associations, intending to divert five to 10 per cent of funds away from the
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 10, 2025
Don Davies
Don Davies
After April’s election resulted in a devastating loss for the NDP, the party appointed Don Davies as interim leader, as New Democrats prepare for a leadership race while battling infighting among party management and grassroots supporters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP shapes leadership race as cracks form between HQ and grassroots members

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 10, 2025
  • A new group is encouraging donors to support local riding associations, intending to divert five to 10 per cent of funds away from the

NDP shapes leadership race as cracks form between HQ and grassroots members

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 10, 2025
  • A new group is encouraging donors to support local riding associations, intending to divert five to 10 per cent of funds away from the
Don Davies
After April’s election resulted in a devastating loss for the NDP, the party appointed Don Davies as interim leader, as New Democrats prepare for a leadership race while battling infighting among party management and grassroots supporters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds should appoint ‘eminent person’ to head Leaders’ Debates Commission, says Green Leader May

  • The independent body has been without a commissioner for two years and is on its final year of approved funding.
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS | July 10, 2025
Liberal and Conservative Party supporters gather outside the federal leaders' debate venue in Montreal on April 17. Green Leader Elizabeth May says she's 'very concerned' about the future of the Leaders’ Debates Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds should appoint ‘eminent person’ to head Leaders’ Debates Commission, says Green Leader May

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS | July 10, 2025
  • The independent body has been without a commissioner for two years and is on its final year of approved funding.

Feds should appoint ‘eminent person’ to head Leaders’ Debates Commission, says Green Leader May

News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS | July 10, 2025
  • The independent body has been without a commissioner for two years and is on its final year of approved funding.
Liberal and Conservative Party supporters gather outside the federal leaders' debate venue in Montreal on April 17. Green Leader Elizabeth May says she's 'very concerned' about the future of the Leaders’ Debates Commission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Musk, Trump, and Mao

  • There isn’t time for Musk to build a nationwide third party before the November 2026 mid-term elections for the Senate and the House of
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 10, 2025
Most American political analysts have dismissed the electoral prospects of Elon Musk’s new political party, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Flickr

Musk, Trump, and Mao

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 10, 2025
  • There isn’t time for Musk to build a nationwide third party before the November 2026 mid-term elections for the Senate and the House of

Musk, Trump, and Mao

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 10, 2025
  • There isn’t time for Musk to build a nationwide third party before the November 2026 mid-term elections for the Senate and the House of
Most American political analysts have dismissed the electoral prospects of Elon Musk’s new political party, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Flickr

AFN tackles C-5

  • Plus, the Air Force gets a new number one.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 10, 2025
AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak has called a forum for First Nations leaders today on the government's Building Canada Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

AFN tackles C-5

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 10, 2025
  • Plus, the Air Force gets a new number one.

AFN tackles C-5

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 10, 2025
  • Plus, the Air Force gets a new number one.
AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak has called a forum for First Nations leaders today on the government's Building Canada Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ spending review to-do list: rethink regs, Crown corps, and costly consultants

  • Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
On July 9 Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali launched a ‘red tape review’ of regulations across federal departments and agencies. It’s one of several ways the government can make operations more efficient as the Liberals launch a broad spending review, writes Ram Mathilakath. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds’ spending review to-do list: rethink regs, Crown corps, and costly consultants

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
  • Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,

Feds’ spending review to-do list: rethink regs, Crown corps, and costly consultants

Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
  • Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
On July 9 Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali launched a ‘red tape review’ of regulations across federal departments and agencies. It’s one of several ways the government can make operations more efficient as the Liberals launch a broad spending review, writes Ram Mathilakath. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An Indigenous-led second port on Hudson Bay will help unite Canada

  • Currently, most of our products go to the easy market down south, but we have long been anxious to diversify our customer base.
Opinion | BY DOROTHY DOBBIE | July 9, 2025
Part of the Hudson Bay shoreline in Churchill, Man. Port Nelson is more accessible in the winter, and several port facilities could be built to handle all sorts of commodities, writes Dorothy Dobbie. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

An Indigenous-led second port on Hudson Bay will help unite Canada

Opinion | BY DOROTHY DOBBIE | July 9, 2025
  • Currently, most of our products go to the easy market down south, but we have long been anxious to diversify our customer base.

An Indigenous-led second port on Hudson Bay will help unite Canada

Opinion | BY DOROTHY DOBBIE | July 9, 2025
  • Currently, most of our products go to the easy market down south, but we have long been anxious to diversify our customer base.
Part of the Hudson Bay shoreline in Churchill, Man. Port Nelson is more accessible in the winter, and several port facilities could be built to handle all sorts of commodities, writes Dorothy Dobbie. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers 

  • Defence Minister David McGuinty initially signalled an 'immediate' 20-per-cent pay raise, but Chief of the Defence Staff Jennie Carignan has indicated a longer timeline.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty indicated in June that the pay raise for military members would be immediate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Defence Minister David McGuinty initially signalled an 'immediate' 20-per-cent pay raise, but Chief of the Defence Staff Jennie Carignan has indicated a longer timeline.

Time for feds to clarify plan for military wage boost, say observers 

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Defence Minister David McGuinty initially signalled an 'immediate' 20-per-cent pay raise, but Chief of the Defence Staff Jennie Carignan has indicated a longer timeline.
Defence Minister David McGuinty indicated in June that the pay raise for military members would be immediate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's 'elbows up' approach to U.S. President Donald Trump has evolved into public fawning and a major trade concession with seemingly
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on an 'elbows up' response to U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's 'elbows up' approach to U.S. President Donald Trump has evolved into public fawning and a major trade concession with seemingly

‘A critical mistake’: former Grit ministers call out what they say is Carney’s capitulation to Trump

News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 9, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney's 'elbows up' approach to U.S. President Donald Trump has evolved into public fawning and a major trade concession with seemingly
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on an 'elbows up' response to U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This moment in our history calls all Canadians: reflections from a first-time Senator

  • The role of the Senate is to look beyond the headlines, to resist reactive politics, and to legislate for a Canada that thrives across
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR FARAH MOHAMED | July 9, 2025
Not everyone who sits in the Senate agrees with each other, but they share a belief that this country is worth the hard work, writes ISG Senator Farah Mohamed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This moment in our history calls all Canadians: reflections from a first-time Senator

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR FARAH MOHAMED | July 9, 2025
  • The role of the Senate is to look beyond the headlines, to resist reactive politics, and to legislate for a Canada that thrives across

This moment in our history calls all Canadians: reflections from a first-time Senator

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR FARAH MOHAMED | July 9, 2025
  • The role of the Senate is to look beyond the headlines, to resist reactive politics, and to legislate for a Canada that thrives across
Not everyone who sits in the Senate agrees with each other, but they share a belief that this country is worth the hard work, writes ISG Senator Farah Mohamed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Amid Trump’s trade turbulence, Canadians deserve more transparency

  • No one is asking for the Canadian side to show all of its cards, but tabling objectives in Parliament and indicating red lines could
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 9, 2025
The Canadian government has been saddled with getting the best possible deal for the country with U.S. President Donald Trump. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Amid Trump’s trade turbulence, Canadians deserve more transparency

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 9, 2025
  • No one is asking for the Canadian side to show all of its cards, but tabling objectives in Parliament and indicating red lines could

Amid Trump’s trade turbulence, Canadians deserve more transparency

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 9, 2025
  • No one is asking for the Canadian side to show all of its cards, but tabling objectives in Parliament and indicating red lines could
The Canadian government has been saddled with getting the best possible deal for the country with U.S. President Donald Trump. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Assembly of First Nations hosts virtual forum to discuss the One Canadian Economy Act on July 10

  • WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 Panel: ‘Reforming Access to Information’—As part of its CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025, the University of Ottawa’s Canadian Internet Policy and
First Nations chiefs, proxies, council members, regional chiefs, and technicians are invited to a virtual dialogue on the federal government’s amended Bill C-5: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act on Thursday, July 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Assembly of First Nations hosts virtual forum to discuss the One Canadian Economy Act on July 10

  • WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 Panel: ‘Reforming Access to Information’—As part of its CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025, the University of Ottawa’s Canadian Internet Policy and

Assembly of First Nations hosts virtual forum to discuss the One Canadian Economy Act on July 10

  • WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 Panel: ‘Reforming Access to Information’—As part of its CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025, the University of Ottawa’s Canadian Internet Policy and
First Nations chiefs, proxies, council members, regional chiefs, and technicians are invited to a virtual dialogue on the federal government’s amended Bill C-5: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act on Thursday, July 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Action must follow Canada’s tone shift on Gaza

  • History will judge Canada’s response over Gaza; it will not be enough to point to statements of concern, or empty ultimatums.
Opinion | BY KETTY NIVYABANDI | July 9, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. It’s too early to tell whether the Canadian government’s May statement signals a meaningful shift toward a 'human rights first' approach to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, writes Ketty Nivyabandi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Action must follow Canada’s tone shift on Gaza

Opinion | BY KETTY NIVYABANDI | July 9, 2025
  • History will judge Canada’s response over Gaza; it will not be enough to point to statements of concern, or empty ultimatums.

Action must follow Canada’s tone shift on Gaza

Opinion | BY KETTY NIVYABANDI | July 9, 2025
  • History will judge Canada’s response over Gaza; it will not be enough to point to statements of concern, or empty ultimatums.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. It’s too early to tell whether the Canadian government’s May statement signals a meaningful shift toward a 'human rights first' approach to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, writes Ketty Nivyabandi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trump motivated by self-interest in trade talks: letter writer

  • Re: “‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talk with Trump. (The Hill Times, July 2, 2025, p. 4)
Opinion | July 9, 2025
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Trump motivated by self-interest in trade talks: letter writer

Opinion | July 9, 2025
  • Re: “‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talk with Trump. (The Hill Times, July 2, 2025, p. 4)

Trump motivated by self-interest in trade talks: letter writer

Opinion | July 9, 2025
  • Re: “‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talk with Trump. (The Hill Times, July 2, 2025, p. 4)
Image courtesy of Pexels

Canada should step up to fill gap in foreign aid, says reader

  • With the collapse of the postwar global order, Canada scrambles to redefine itself on the world stage. Mostly this is about trade and military
Opinion | July 9, 2025
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Canada should step up to fill gap in foreign aid, says reader

Opinion | July 9, 2025
  • With the collapse of the postwar global order, Canada scrambles to redefine itself on the world stage. Mostly this is about trade and military

Canada should step up to fill gap in foreign aid, says reader

Opinion | July 9, 2025
  • With the collapse of the postwar global order, Canada scrambles to redefine itself on the world stage. Mostly this is about trade and military
Image courtesy of Pexels

Freeland pushes for a win at internal trade summit

  • Plus, Jeglic calls for five changes to federal procurement.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 8, 2025
Minister Chrystia Freeland is taking part in a high-profile meeting on internal trade in Quebec City today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland pushes for a win at internal trade summit

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 8, 2025
  • Plus, Jeglic calls for five changes to federal procurement.

Freeland pushes for a win at internal trade summit

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 8, 2025
  • Plus, Jeglic calls for five changes to federal procurement.
Minister Chrystia Freeland is taking part in a high-profile meeting on internal trade in Quebec City today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

House committee summons ministers, CEOs to testify on $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships

  • BC Ferries announced in June plans to purchase four ships built by a Chinese state-owned company, with help from a Canada Infrastructure Bank loan.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 7, 2025
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson have been called to testify before the House Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

House committee summons ministers, CEOs to testify on $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 7, 2025
  • BC Ferries announced in June plans to purchase four ships built by a Chinese state-owned company, with help from a Canada Infrastructure Bank loan.

House committee summons ministers, CEOs to testify on $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships

News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 7, 2025
  • BC Ferries announced in June plans to purchase four ships built by a Chinese state-owned company, with help from a Canada Infrastructure Bank loan.
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson have been called to testify before the House Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

Who’s who so far in Canada-U.S. Trade Minister LeBlanc’s shop

  • The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 7, 2025
Canada-U.S Trade, One Canadian Economy, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister and Privy Council President Dominic LeBlanc, centre, has 15 staffers confirmed in his office so far. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s who so far in Canada-U.S. Trade Minister LeBlanc’s shop

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 7, 2025
  • The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic

Who’s who so far in Canada-U.S. Trade Minister LeBlanc’s shop

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | July 7, 2025
  • The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic
Canada-U.S Trade, One Canadian Economy, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister and Privy Council President Dominic LeBlanc, centre, has 15 staffers confirmed in his office so far. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time to end Canada’s control over First Nations identity

  • Despite promises to gradually transfer control of status registration to First Nations, there is no roadmap, no new funding model, and no accountability.
Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | July 7, 2025
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. First Nations cannot be the only group held back by outdated legislation, and an unaccountable bureaucracy, writes Grand Chief Kyra Wilson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time to end Canada’s control over First Nations identity

Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | July 7, 2025
  • Despite promises to gradually transfer control of status registration to First Nations, there is no roadmap, no new funding model, and no accountability.

It’s time to end Canada’s control over First Nations identity

Opinion | BY KYRA WILSON | July 7, 2025
  • Despite promises to gradually transfer control of status registration to First Nations, there is no roadmap, no new funding model, and no accountability.
Rebecca Alty, Mark Carney
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. First Nations cannot be the only group held back by outdated legislation, and an unaccountable bureaucracy, writes Grand Chief Kyra Wilson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What good is a social safety net that doesn’t catch you?

  • The government should rebuild the Canada Disability Benefit to uphold human rights.
Opinion | BY AMANDA THERRIEN | July 7, 2025
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu. The messaging from the federal government regarding the Canada Disability Benefit’s intended purpose has been inconsistent, writes Amanda Therrien. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What good is a social safety net that doesn’t catch you?

Opinion | BY AMANDA THERRIEN | July 7, 2025
  • The government should rebuild the Canada Disability Benefit to uphold human rights.

What good is a social safety net that doesn’t catch you?

Opinion | BY AMANDA THERRIEN | July 7, 2025
  • The government should rebuild the Canada Disability Benefit to uphold human rights.
Patty Hajdu
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu. The messaging from the federal government regarding the Canada Disability Benefit’s intended purpose has been inconsistent, writes Amanda Therrien. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

U.S. envoy Hoekstra opens his Ottawa home for July 4 festivities

  • The Hill Times
FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 7, 2025
The Fourth of July celebrations were held at the ambassador's official residence. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

U.S. envoy Hoekstra opens his Ottawa home for July 4 festivities

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 7, 2025
  • The Hill Times

U.S. envoy Hoekstra opens his Ottawa home for July 4 festivities

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 7, 2025
  • The Hill Times
The Fourth of July celebrations were held at the ambassador's official residence. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Environment groups want ‘national interest’ defined in Liberals’ One Economy law

  • The government needs to have a 'national conversation' about what it means to have a project meet Bill C-5's criteria, says Anna Johnston, a
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
Canada-United States Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc said in a June 26 press release that the One Canadian Economy Act 'will help attract investment in big nation-building projects that create good-paying jobs, connect our country, and ultimately reduce our reliance on the United States.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment groups want ‘national interest’ defined in Liberals’ One Economy law

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
  • The government needs to have a 'national conversation' about what it means to have a project meet Bill C-5's criteria, says Anna Johnston, a

Environment groups want ‘national interest’ defined in Liberals’ One Economy law

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | July 7, 2025
  • The government needs to have a 'national conversation' about what it means to have a project meet Bill C-5's criteria, says Anna Johnston, a
Canada-United States Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc said in a June 26 press release that the One Canadian Economy Act 'will help attract investment in big nation-building projects that create good-paying jobs, connect our country, and ultimately reduce our reliance on the United States.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Backing down on DST is understandable, but doing so on supply management would be another story

  • Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, cannot afford to give into American demands on supply management, writes Sheila Copps. The long-standing Canadian policy already has the support of the Bloc Québécois, led by Yves-François Blanchet, centre, and the Conservative Party, led by Pierre Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Backing down on DST is understandable, but doing so on supply management would be another story

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
  • Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.

Backing down on DST is understandable, but doing so on supply management would be another story

Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 7, 2025
  • Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, cannot afford to give into American demands on supply management, writes Sheila Copps. The long-standing Canadian policy already has the support of the Bloc Québécois, led by Yves-François Blanchet, centre, and the Conservative Party, led by Pierre Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or

Canada can’t ignore climate change just because the U.S. is missing in action

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | July 7, 2025
  • At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Don’t ignore role of climate change in recent rockslide tragedy: letter writer

  • Re: “Members’ statements from June 20,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 25, 2025). Without question, we all grieve the loss of life
Opinion | July 7, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
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Don’t ignore role of climate change in recent rockslide tragedy: letter writer

Opinion | July 7, 2025
  • Re: “Members’ statements from June 20,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 25, 2025). Without question, we all grieve the loss of life

Don’t ignore role of climate change in recent rockslide tragedy: letter writer

Opinion | July 7, 2025
  • Re: “Members’ statements from June 20,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 25, 2025). Without question, we all grieve the loss of life
typewriter
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Unpleasant truths about nuclear energy regulator not misinformation: letter writer

  • Re: “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation is not: letter writer,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 23, 2025). Jeremy
Opinion | July 7, 2025
typewriter
typewriter
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Unpleasant truths about nuclear energy regulator not misinformation: letter writer

Opinion | July 7, 2025
  • Re: “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation is not: letter writer,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 23, 2025). Jeremy

Unpleasant truths about nuclear energy regulator not misinformation: letter writer

Opinion | July 7, 2025
  • Re: “Public comment on nuclear regulator welcome, but misinformation is not: letter writer,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, June 23, 2025). Jeremy
typewriter
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Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

  • Plus: REEL Politics Film Festival announces lineup of eight movies, three ex-parliamentarians and PM's new chief of staff among Order of Canada laureates, and
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 7, 2025
Anaida Poilievre, wife of the leader of the Conservative Party, says Mark Manson's book has inspired her not to waste her time on letting social media comments bring her down. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 7, 2025
  • Plus: REEL Politics Film Festival announces lineup of eight movies, three ex-parliamentarians and PM's new chief of staff among Order of Canada laureates, and

Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 7, 2025
  • Plus: REEL Politics Film Festival announces lineup of eight movies, three ex-parliamentarians and PM's new chief of staff among Order of Canada laureates, and
Anaida Poilievre, wife of the leader of the Conservative Party, says Mark Manson's book has inspired her not to waste her time on letting social media comments bring her down. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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Canada needs a workforce action plan to tackle overlapping crises in mental health and overdose deaths

  • Canada is grappling with overlapping crises in mental health and overdoses that are outpacing the capacity of the mental health and substance use health
Opinion | BY KATHLEEN LESLIE AND JELENA ATANACKOVIC | April 29, 2024
Canada is grappling with overlapping crises in mental health and overdoses that are outpacing the capacity of the mental health and substance use health system to respond, write Kathleen Leslie and Jelena Atanackovic. Image courtesy of Pexels

Canada needs a workforce action plan to tackle overlapping crises in mental health and overdose deaths

Opinion | BY KATHLEEN LESLIE AND JELENA ATANACKOVIC | April 29, 2024
  • Canada is grappling with overlapping crises in mental health and overdoses that are outpacing the capacity of the mental health and substance use health

Canada needs a workforce action plan to tackle overlapping crises in mental health and overdose deaths

Opinion | BY KATHLEEN LESLIE AND JELENA ATANACKOVIC | April 29, 2024
  • Canada is grappling with overlapping crises in mental health and overdoses that are outpacing the capacity of the mental health and substance use health
Canada is grappling with overlapping crises in mental health and overdoses that are outpacing the capacity of the mental health and substance use health system to respond, write Kathleen Leslie and Jelena Atanackovic. Image courtesy of Pexels

The result of the oppressive synergy of sexism and racism

  • The families of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran have been involved in a long battle to search a Winnipeg landfill for their loved ones’
Opinion | BY CAMBRIA HARRIS, MELISSA ROBINSON, JORDEN MYRAN, AND DONNA BARTLETT, SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM, GRAND CHIEF CATHY MERRICK | April 29, 2024
A woman performs at the National Indigenous Peoples' Day ceremony at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on June 21, 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The result of the oppressive synergy of sexism and racism

Opinion | BY CAMBRIA HARRIS, MELISSA ROBINSON, JORDEN MYRAN, AND DONNA BARTLETT, SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM, GRAND CHIEF CATHY MERRICK | April 29, 2024
  • The families of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran have been involved in a long battle to search a Winnipeg landfill for their loved ones’

The result of the oppressive synergy of sexism and racism

Opinion | BY CAMBRIA HARRIS, MELISSA ROBINSON, JORDEN MYRAN, AND DONNA BARTLETT, SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM, GRAND CHIEF CATHY MERRICK | April 29, 2024
  • The families of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran have been involved in a long battle to search a Winnipeg landfill for their loved ones’
A woman performs at the National Indigenous Peoples' Day ceremony at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on June 21, 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment commissioner to release five audits on April 30

  • MONDAY, APRIL 29 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House is back on
Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner Jerry V. DeMarco will deliver five performance audit reports to the House of Commons. Afterwards, DeMarco will take part in a news conference in Room 325, 180 Wellington St., on Tuesday, April 30, at 11:30 a.m. ET. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment commissioner to release five audits on April 30

  • MONDAY, APRIL 29 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House is back on

Environment commissioner to release five audits on April 30

  • MONDAY, APRIL 29 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House is back on
Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner Jerry V. DeMarco will deliver five performance audit reports to the House of Commons. Afterwards, DeMarco will take part in a news conference in Room 325, 180 Wellington St., on Tuesday, April 30, at 11:30 a.m. ET. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Bridge’s take: LeBlanc, among others, discussing ‘Plan B’ scenario if Trudeau steps down

  • Plus, Erica Rayment’s new book on the impact of women in Parliament hits shelves, and Bob Rae comes to Ottawa.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 29, 2024
Abacus Data's CEO Bruce Anderson, left, columnist Chantal Hebert, and former CBC journalist Peter Mansbridge discussed recent revelations that Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc has eyes on succeeding the prime minister should he step down. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The Bridge’s take: LeBlanc, among others, discussing ‘Plan B’ scenario if Trudeau steps down

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 29, 2024
  • Plus, Erica Rayment’s new book on the impact of women in Parliament hits shelves, and Bob Rae comes to Ottawa.

The Bridge’s take: LeBlanc, among others, discussing ‘Plan B’ scenario if Trudeau steps down

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 29, 2024
  • Plus, Erica Rayment’s new book on the impact of women in Parliament hits shelves, and Bob Rae comes to Ottawa.
Abacus Data's CEO Bruce Anderson, left, columnist Chantal Hebert, and former CBC journalist Peter Mansbridge discussed recent revelations that Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc has eyes on succeeding the prime minister should he step down. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

We need more than three-word slogans from Poilievre: reader

  • For more than a year, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been hammering home a three-word slogan, “Axe the tax.” He recently added another: “Spike the
Opinion | April 29, 2024

We need more than three-word slogans from Poilievre: reader

Opinion | April 29, 2024
  • For more than a year, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been hammering home a three-word slogan, “Axe the tax.” He recently added another: “Spike the

We need more than three-word slogans from Poilievre: reader

Opinion | April 29, 2024
  • For more than a year, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been hammering home a three-word slogan, “Axe the tax.” He recently added another: “Spike the

Coral reef condoms: how to save a dying ecosystem

  • The efforts making the most progress is an attempt at ‘assisted’ evolution. It’s really a glorified form of selective breeding, choosing the most heat-resistant
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 26, 2024
A variety of corals form an outcrop on Flynn Reef, part of the Great Barrier Reef near Cairns, Australia. So many people are trying to save coral reef, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Coral reef condoms: how to save a dying ecosystem

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 26, 2024
  • The efforts making the most progress is an attempt at ‘assisted’ evolution. It’s really a glorified form of selective breeding, choosing the most heat-resistant

Coral reef condoms: how to save a dying ecosystem

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 26, 2024
  • The efforts making the most progress is an attempt at ‘assisted’ evolution. It’s really a glorified form of selective breeding, choosing the most heat-resistant
A variety of corals form an outcrop on Flynn Reef, part of the Great Barrier Reef near Cairns, Australia. So many people are trying to save coral reef, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Public service unions sound alarm over feds’ plan to trim bureaucracy by 5,000 jobs through ‘natural attrition’

  • As the population grows, 'you have to invest and grow the public service,' said Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward.
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 26, 2024
Treasury Board President Anita Anand, left, and Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Public service unions sound alarm over feds’ plan to trim bureaucracy by 5,000 jobs through ‘natural attrition’

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 26, 2024
  • As the population grows, 'you have to invest and grow the public service,' said Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward.

Public service unions sound alarm over feds’ plan to trim bureaucracy by 5,000 jobs through ‘natural attrition’

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 26, 2024
  • As the population grows, 'you have to invest and grow the public service,' said Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward.
Treasury Board President Anita Anand, left, and Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Playing tax detective with the Honda deal

  • Plus, the post-budget tour shifts to green energy.
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is using two tax credits to reward Honda Canada for building a new electric vehicle factory in Ontario. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Playing tax detective with the Honda deal

  • Plus, the post-budget tour shifts to green energy.

Politics This Morning: Playing tax detective with the Honda deal

  • Plus, the post-budget tour shifts to green energy.
Chrystia Freeland
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is using two tax credits to reward Honda Canada for building a new electric vehicle factory in Ontario. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget’s ‘slow rollout’ pharmacare funding leaves program vulnerable to change in governments, say policy experts

  • The Liberals know they need to ‘crawl before they run’ when getting provincial deals done, says former Liberal staffer Muhammed Ali. But it's ‘a
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 25, 2024
Mark Holland
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland unveiled the government’s new Pharmacare Act at Ottawa's Centretown Community Health Centre on Feb. 29, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget’s ‘slow rollout’ pharmacare funding leaves program vulnerable to change in governments, say policy experts

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 25, 2024
  • The Liberals know they need to ‘crawl before they run’ when getting provincial deals done, says former Liberal staffer Muhammed Ali. But it's ‘a

Budget’s ‘slow rollout’ pharmacare funding leaves program vulnerable to change in governments, say policy experts

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 25, 2024
  • The Liberals know they need to ‘crawl before they run’ when getting provincial deals done, says former Liberal staffer Muhammed Ali. But it's ‘a
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland unveiled the government’s new Pharmacare Act at Ottawa's Centretown Community Health Centre on Feb. 29, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget 2024 offers promising pledges for science, but falls short in a few ways

  • The bulk of the budget’s $1.8-billion planned for core research grants won’t flow for several years—making it very contingent on election outcomes. 
Opinion | BY SARAH LAFRAMBOISE, FARAH QAISER | April 25, 2024
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne. The budget’s investment in science and research comes in the wake of a concerted advocacy effort, write Sarah Laframboise and Farah Qaiser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget 2024 offers promising pledges for science, but falls short in a few ways

Opinion | BY SARAH LAFRAMBOISE, FARAH QAISER | April 25, 2024
  • The bulk of the budget’s $1.8-billion planned for core research grants won’t flow for several years—making it very contingent on election outcomes. 

Budget 2024 offers promising pledges for science, but falls short in a few ways

Opinion | BY SARAH LAFRAMBOISE, FARAH QAISER | April 25, 2024
  • The bulk of the budget’s $1.8-billion planned for core research grants won’t flow for several years—making it very contingent on election outcomes. 
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne. The budget’s investment in science and research comes in the wake of a concerted advocacy effort, write Sarah Laframboise and Farah Qaiser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What’s in the budget for federal procurement? More money for housing, less for long-term projects

  • Key highlights of the budget concerning procurement include 'strengthening integrity in the public service,' as the ArriveCan scandal unfolds.
News | BY IREM KOCA | April 25, 2024
Budget 2024 gives Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos' department $500-million over five years to launch a new Public Lands Acquisition Fund. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What’s in the budget for federal procurement? More money for housing, less for long-term projects

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 25, 2024
  • Key highlights of the budget concerning procurement include 'strengthening integrity in the public service,' as the ArriveCan scandal unfolds.

What’s in the budget for federal procurement? More money for housing, less for long-term projects

News | BY IREM KOCA | April 25, 2024
  • Key highlights of the budget concerning procurement include 'strengthening integrity in the public service,' as the ArriveCan scandal unfolds.
Budget 2024 gives Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos' department $500-million over five years to launch a new Public Lands Acquisition Fund. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Heather McPherson says her party’s next leader should be a woman

  • The NDP’s new whip wants to take on misogyny in the House of Commons, and thinks some Conservative MPs are 'goons.'
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | April 25, 2024
NDP MP Heather McPherson chats about misogyny and threats in politics over lunch in the Parliamentary Dining Room. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Heather McPherson says her party’s next leader should be a woman

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | April 25, 2024
  • The NDP’s new whip wants to take on misogyny in the House of Commons, and thinks some Conservative MPs are 'goons.'

Heather McPherson says her party’s next leader should be a woman

FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | April 25, 2024
  • The NDP’s new whip wants to take on misogyny in the House of Commons, and thinks some Conservative MPs are 'goons.'
NDP MP Heather McPherson chats about misogyny and threats in politics over lunch in the Parliamentary Dining Room. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds must expand pharmacare to include essential drugs for our deadliest diseases: cancer, heart conditions, and stroke

  • An expanded pharmacare framework offers a lifeline for millions of people in Canada. It is time for federal, provincial, and territorial governments to deliver
Opinion | BY ANDREA SEALE, DOUG ROTH | April 25, 2024
Health Minister Mark Holland, pictured. A 2024 Leger poll commissioned by the Canadian Cancer Society and the Heart & Stroke revealed that one in four people in Canada either do not have prescription drug insurance or do not have enough insurance to cover their prescription medicines, write Andrea Seale and Doug Roth. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds must expand pharmacare to include essential drugs for our deadliest diseases: cancer, heart conditions, and stroke

Opinion | BY ANDREA SEALE, DOUG ROTH | April 25, 2024
  • An expanded pharmacare framework offers a lifeline for millions of people in Canada. It is time for federal, provincial, and territorial governments to deliver

Feds must expand pharmacare to include essential drugs for our deadliest diseases: cancer, heart conditions, and stroke

Opinion | BY ANDREA SEALE, DOUG ROTH | April 25, 2024
  • An expanded pharmacare framework offers a lifeline for millions of people in Canada. It is time for federal, provincial, and territorial governments to deliver
Health Minister Mark Holland, pictured. A 2024 Leger poll commissioned by the Canadian Cancer Society and the Heart & Stroke revealed that one in four people in Canada either do not have prescription drug insurance or do not have enough insurance to cover their prescription medicines, write Andrea Seale and Doug Roth. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s investment in AI should inform a global ‘rights-based’ approach

  • Canada has a role to play in pushing its influence on the world stage. Right now, we are currently fifth in terms of AI
Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, JATIN NATHWANI, MARAL NIAZI | April 25, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s $2.4-billion commitment for local computer access and AI development was devoid of anything earmarked for advocacy toward a broader global AI policy, or working with other states to develop similar legislation that would work in tandem with each other. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s investment in AI should inform a global ‘rights-based’ approach

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, JATIN NATHWANI, MARAL NIAZI | April 25, 2024
  • Canada has a role to play in pushing its influence on the world stage. Right now, we are currently fifth in terms of AI

Canada’s investment in AI should inform a global ‘rights-based’ approach

Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, JATIN NATHWANI, MARAL NIAZI | April 25, 2024
  • Canada has a role to play in pushing its influence on the world stage. Right now, we are currently fifth in terms of AI
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s $2.4-billion commitment for local computer access and AI development was devoid of anything earmarked for advocacy toward a broader global AI policy, or working with other states to develop similar legislation that would work in tandem with each other. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Protecting public health care has never been more important

  • National pharmacare will be extended to 3.7 million Canadians with diabetes and nine million Canadians of reproductive age.
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP YASIR NAQVI | April 25, 2024
Health Minister Mark Holland said 'each and every Canadian should have access to the prescription drugs they need,' when he announced Bill C-64, the Pharmacare Act, on Feb. 29, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Protecting public health care has never been more important

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP YASIR NAQVI | April 25, 2024
  • National pharmacare will be extended to 3.7 million Canadians with diabetes and nine million Canadians of reproductive age.

Protecting public health care has never been more important

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP YASIR NAQVI | April 25, 2024
  • National pharmacare will be extended to 3.7 million Canadians with diabetes and nine million Canadians of reproductive age.
Health Minister Mark Holland said 'each and every Canadian should have access to the prescription drugs they need,' when he announced Bill C-64, the Pharmacare Act, on Feb. 29, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Budget tour pivots to electric vehicle cash 

  • Plus, StatsCan tackles the productivity gap.
A handful of ministers will hold public events to talk about budget spending on electric vehicles today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Budget tour pivots to electric vehicle cash 

  • Plus, StatsCan tackles the productivity gap.

Politics This Morning: Budget tour pivots to electric vehicle cash 

  • Plus, StatsCan tackles the productivity gap.
A handful of ministers will hold public events to talk about budget spending on electric vehicles today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada is struggling and government is part of the problem

  • Federal government spending, public service employment, and the national debt are soaring, but delivery of essential government services is sputtering, and the Bank of
Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, JIM MITCHELL | April 24, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the Liberal caucus on April 17. Excessive centralization of decision-making in the Prime Minister’s Office has sidelined cabinet, ministers, and the public service, write Kevin Lynch and Jim Mitchell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada is struggling and government is part of the problem

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, JIM MITCHELL | April 24, 2024
  • Federal government spending, public service employment, and the national debt are soaring, but delivery of essential government services is sputtering, and the Bank of

Canada is struggling and government is part of the problem

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, JIM MITCHELL | April 24, 2024
  • Federal government spending, public service employment, and the national debt are soaring, but delivery of essential government services is sputtering, and the Bank of
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the Liberal caucus on April 17. Excessive centralization of decision-making in the Prime Minister’s Office has sidelined cabinet, ministers, and the public service, write Kevin Lynch and Jim Mitchell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All hands on deck for the future of health care

  • One major gap that health providers have identified in testimony before the Standing Committee on Health has been the lack of high-quality, comparable data
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP SEAN CASEY | April 24, 2024
In February 2023, during a meeting with Canada's premiers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently on the Hill, announced an approximately $200-billion health-care plan, the Working Together to Improve Health Care for Canadians plan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All hands on deck for the future of health care

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP SEAN CASEY | April 24, 2024
  • One major gap that health providers have identified in testimony before the Standing Committee on Health has been the lack of high-quality, comparable data

All hands on deck for the future of health care

Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP SEAN CASEY | April 24, 2024
  • One major gap that health providers have identified in testimony before the Standing Committee on Health has been the lack of high-quality, comparable data
In February 2023, during a meeting with Canada's premiers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently on the Hill, announced an approximately $200-billion health-care plan, the Working Together to Improve Health Care for Canadians plan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Broad support for Senate modernization motion, says Sen. Gold as Tories accuse government of ‘ramming’ through rule changes

  • Some Senators questioned the timing of the motion amid talk of Liberals being 'wiped out’ in the next election, as Conservative Leader Donald Plett
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 24, 2024
Marc Gold, the government’s representative in the Senate, introduced a motion on April 18 to change the Upper Chamber’s rules after other initiatives failed to bring the matter to a vote. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Broad support for Senate modernization motion, says Sen. Gold as Tories accuse government of ‘ramming’ through rule changes

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 24, 2024
  • Some Senators questioned the timing of the motion amid talk of Liberals being 'wiped out’ in the next election, as Conservative Leader Donald Plett

Broad support for Senate modernization motion, says Sen. Gold as Tories accuse government of ‘ramming’ through rule changes

News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 24, 2024
  • Some Senators questioned the timing of the motion amid talk of Liberals being 'wiped out’ in the next election, as Conservative Leader Donald Plett
Marc Gold, the government’s representative in the Senate, introduced a motion on April 18 to change the Upper Chamber’s rules after other initiatives failed to bring the matter to a vote. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Most wrongful convictions lurk below the surface, unrecognized and unremedied

  • The following is an excerpt from Kent Roach's Wrongfully Convicted: Guilty Pleas, Imagined Crimes and What Canada Must Do to Safeguard Justice, published by Simon
FeatureBY KENT ROACH | April 24, 2024
The uncertainty surrounding the full implementation of LaForme/Westmoreland Traore report is one reason why I agreed to write this book. New legislation to establish a new commission has the potential to be the most important law reform with respect to wrongful convictions in a generation, writes Kent Roach. Book cover courtesy of Simon & Schuster, 2023

Most wrongful convictions lurk below the surface, unrecognized and unremedied

FeatureBY KENT ROACH | April 24, 2024
  • The following is an excerpt from Kent Roach's Wrongfully Convicted: Guilty Pleas, Imagined Crimes and What Canada Must Do to Safeguard Justice, published by Simon

Most wrongful convictions lurk below the surface, unrecognized and unremedied

FeatureBY KENT ROACH | April 24, 2024
  • The following is an excerpt from Kent Roach's Wrongfully Convicted: Guilty Pleas, Imagined Crimes and What Canada Must Do to Safeguard Justice, published by Simon
The uncertainty surrounding the full implementation of LaForme/Westmoreland Traore report is one reason why I agreed to write this book. New legislation to establish a new commission has the potential to be the most important law reform with respect to wrongful convictions in a generation, writes Kent Roach. Book cover courtesy of Simon & Schuster, 2023

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