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Key questions answered about Mark Carney’s new cabinet

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney named 28 ministers to his cabinet, and added 10 secretaries of state.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses reporters following the cabinet shuffle on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Key questions answered about Mark Carney’s new cabinet

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 14, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney named 28 ministers to his cabinet, and added 10 secretaries of state.

Key questions answered about Mark Carney’s new cabinet

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | May 14, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney named 28 ministers to his cabinet, and added 10 secretaries of state.
Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses reporters following the cabinet shuffle on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The salaries of Carney’s cabinet and secretaries of state

  • When Prime Minister Mark Carney tapped 28 new cabinet ministers and 10 secretaries of state on May 13, he empowered them to take leadership
List | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, front centre, poses for a photo with Governor General Mary Simon and the members of his core cabinet and team of ministers of state at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The salaries of Carney’s cabinet and secretaries of state

List | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 14, 2025
  • When Prime Minister Mark Carney tapped 28 new cabinet ministers and 10 secretaries of state on May 13, he empowered them to take leadership

The salaries of Carney’s cabinet and secretaries of state

List | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 14, 2025
  • When Prime Minister Mark Carney tapped 28 new cabinet ministers and 10 secretaries of state on May 13, he empowered them to take leadership
Prime Minister Mark Carney, front centre, poses for a photo with Governor General Mary Simon and the members of his core cabinet and team of ministers of state at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada leads the future of diabetes care by listening to those with lived experience

  • The conversation about diabetes must extend beyond pharmaceutical breakthroughs and into questions of affordability, access, and social support.
Opinion | BY RACHEL REEVE | May 14, 2025
The research emerging from Canadian labs is not just about molecules and mechanisms, it’s also about giving people longer, healthier, and a better quality of life, writes Rachel Reeve. Unsplash photograph by Sweet Life

Canada leads the future of diabetes care by listening to those with lived experience

Opinion | BY RACHEL REEVE | May 14, 2025
  • The conversation about diabetes must extend beyond pharmaceutical breakthroughs and into questions of affordability, access, and social support.

Canada leads the future of diabetes care by listening to those with lived experience

Opinion | BY RACHEL REEVE | May 14, 2025
  • The conversation about diabetes must extend beyond pharmaceutical breakthroughs and into questions of affordability, access, and social support.
The research emerging from Canadian labs is not just about molecules and mechanisms, it’s also about giving people longer, healthier, and a better quality of life, writes Rachel Reeve. Unsplash photograph by Sweet Life

Researcher, advocacy group hoping for ‘cabinet co-ordination’ on digital files with new AI and digital innovation ministry

  • 'It’s a very welcome move, and I think it’s a strong signal AI policy and innovation policy [are at] the centre of the government’s
News | BY PHALEN TYNES-MACDONALD, PAUL PARK | May 14, 2025
First-time MP Evan Solomon is sworn in as artificial intelligence and digital innovation minister on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Researcher, advocacy group hoping for ‘cabinet co-ordination’ on digital files with new AI and digital innovation ministry

News | BY PHALEN TYNES-MACDONALD, PAUL PARK | May 14, 2025
  • 'It’s a very welcome move, and I think it’s a strong signal AI policy and innovation policy [are at] the centre of the government’s

Researcher, advocacy group hoping for ‘cabinet co-ordination’ on digital files with new AI and digital innovation ministry

News | BY PHALEN TYNES-MACDONALD, PAUL PARK | May 14, 2025
  • 'It’s a very welcome move, and I think it’s a strong signal AI policy and innovation policy [are at] the centre of the government’s
First-time MP Evan Solomon is sworn in as artificial intelligence and digital innovation minister on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The urgent need for stronger cybersecurity

  • The repercussions of data breaches go beyond compromised personal information, bringing also a broader economic impact.
Opinion | BY AMIT KUMAR SHARMA | May 14, 2025
Philippe Dufresne
Philippe Dufresne
Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne said in February that data breaches ‘have surged over the past decade.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The urgent need for stronger cybersecurity

Opinion | BY AMIT KUMAR SHARMA | May 14, 2025
  • The repercussions of data breaches go beyond compromised personal information, bringing also a broader economic impact.

The urgent need for stronger cybersecurity

Opinion | BY AMIT KUMAR SHARMA | May 14, 2025
  • The repercussions of data breaches go beyond compromised personal information, bringing also a broader economic impact.
Philippe Dufresne
Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne said in February that data breaches ‘have surged over the past decade.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time to bring Canada’s medical system into the 21st century

  • The first issue we should tackle is our out-of-date approach to digital health.
Opinion | BY LIAM MACDONALD | May 14, 2025
Building an integrated health data system requires harmonized standards and regulations, an area where the federal government should take a leading role, writes Liam MacDonald. Pexels photograph by Polina Tankilevitch

It’s time to bring Canada’s medical system into the 21st century

Opinion | BY LIAM MACDONALD | May 14, 2025
  • The first issue we should tackle is our out-of-date approach to digital health.

It’s time to bring Canada’s medical system into the 21st century

Opinion | BY LIAM MACDONALD | May 14, 2025
  • The first issue we should tackle is our out-of-date approach to digital health.
Building an integrated health data system requires harmonized standards and regulations, an area where the federal government should take a leading role, writes Liam MacDonald. Pexels photograph by Polina Tankilevitch

New Liberal MP-elect led group that denied Armenian genocide, but backs feds’ recognition

  • Canada has officially recognized the Armenian genocide since 2006.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
Liberal MP-elect Sima Acan, left, with Prime Minister Mark Carney during the recent federal election campaign. Photograph courtesy of X/Sima Acan

New Liberal MP-elect led group that denied Armenian genocide, but backs feds’ recognition

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
  • Canada has officially recognized the Armenian genocide since 2006.

New Liberal MP-elect led group that denied Armenian genocide, but backs feds’ recognition

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
  • Canada has officially recognized the Armenian genocide since 2006.
Liberal MP-elect Sima Acan, left, with Prime Minister Mark Carney during the recent federal election campaign. Photograph courtesy of X/Sima Acan

Botswana’s new Canadian envoy is hoping for a state visit by the end of the year

  • In a wide-ranging interview, new Motswana High Commissioner Mpho Churchill Mophuting talks about a deeper relationship with Canada, Ottawa's Africa strategy, and peacekeeping.
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
The new high commissioner of Botswana, Mpho Churchill Mophuting, left, presented his letter of credence to Governor General Mary Simon on April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Botswana’s new Canadian envoy is hoping for a state visit by the end of the year

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, new Motswana High Commissioner Mpho Churchill Mophuting talks about a deeper relationship with Canada, Ottawa's Africa strategy, and peacekeeping.

Botswana’s new Canadian envoy is hoping for a state visit by the end of the year

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | May 14, 2025
  • In a wide-ranging interview, new Motswana High Commissioner Mpho Churchill Mophuting talks about a deeper relationship with Canada, Ottawa's Africa strategy, and peacekeeping.
The new high commissioner of Botswana, Mpho Churchill Mophuting, left, presented his letter of credence to Governor General Mary Simon on April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Will Team Carney find the right prescription for Trump?

  • With the new team he’s assembled, can Prime Minister Mark Carney 'do no harm' while giving U.S. President Donald Trump something he can put
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, received generally good reviews for his first Oval Office outing with U.S. President Donald Trump, but don’t expect things to be seamless. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Will Team Carney find the right prescription for Trump?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 14, 2025
  • With the new team he’s assembled, can Prime Minister Mark Carney 'do no harm' while giving U.S. President Donald Trump something he can put

Will Team Carney find the right prescription for Trump?

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | May 14, 2025
  • With the new team he’s assembled, can Prime Minister Mark Carney 'do no harm' while giving U.S. President Donald Trump something he can put
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, received generally good reviews for his first Oval Office outing with U.S. President Donald Trump, but don’t expect things to be seamless. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Carney sets the stage for consequential meeting with premiers after passing the Trump test

  • The prime minister must now prove that ‘experience’ is more than just a campaign slogan, and that he is prepared to unite a divided
Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | May 14, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, will have an in-person meeting with Canada’s premiers in Saskatchewan on June 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney sets the stage for consequential meeting with premiers after passing the Trump test

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | May 14, 2025
  • The prime minister must now prove that ‘experience’ is more than just a campaign slogan, and that he is prepared to unite a divided

Carney sets the stage for consequential meeting with premiers after passing the Trump test

Opinion | BY JOSIE SABATINO | May 14, 2025
  • The prime minister must now prove that ‘experience’ is more than just a campaign slogan, and that he is prepared to unite a divided
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, will have an in-person meeting with Canada’s premiers in Saskatchewan on June 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Carney faces an uphill climb

  • The threats to Canada are many, and as numerous from the inside as from the outside.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 14, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a lengthy and complicated to-do list, and his immediate priorities should be to be to invest in defence abroad, and focus on northern sovereignty, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Carney faces an uphill climb

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 14, 2025
  • The threats to Canada are many, and as numerous from the inside as from the outside.

Prime Minister Carney faces an uphill climb

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | May 14, 2025
  • The threats to Canada are many, and as numerous from the inside as from the outside.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a lengthy and complicated to-do list, and his immediate priorities should be to be to invest in defence abroad, and focus on northern sovereignty, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Kovaliv, Lametti, Haley taking part in Chamber’s B7 Summit May 14-16 in Ottawa

  • TUESDAY, MAY 13—THURSDAY, MAY 15 Sustainable Finance Summit—The Sustainable Finance Summit is scheduled to take place in Montreal from Tuesday, May 13, to Thursday,
Ukrainian Ambassador Yuliya Kovaliv, left, former Liberal minister David Lametti, and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley are among the panellists taking part in the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's B7 Summit May 14-16 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and courtesy of the U.S. State Department

Kovaliv, Lametti, Haley taking part in Chamber’s B7 Summit May 14-16 in Ottawa

  • TUESDAY, MAY 13—THURSDAY, MAY 15 Sustainable Finance Summit—The Sustainable Finance Summit is scheduled to take place in Montreal from Tuesday, May 13, to Thursday,

Kovaliv, Lametti, Haley taking part in Chamber’s B7 Summit May 14-16 in Ottawa

  • TUESDAY, MAY 13—THURSDAY, MAY 15 Sustainable Finance Summit—The Sustainable Finance Summit is scheduled to take place in Montreal from Tuesday, May 13, to Thursday,
Ukrainian Ambassador Yuliya Kovaliv, left, former Liberal minister David Lametti, and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley are among the panellists taking part in the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's B7 Summit May 14-16 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and courtesy of the U.S. State Department

Move from patchwork to progress to unlock the full potential of Canada’s national framework for diabetes

  • Canada needs political will, targeted investment, and a commitment to three fundamental priorities: alignment, accessibility, and affordability.
Opinion | BY GLENN THIBEAULT | May 14, 2025
Accessibility to timely care, medications, and life-saving devices remains uneven across jurisdictions, writes Glenn Thibeault. Unsplash photograph by isens usa

Move from patchwork to progress to unlock the full potential of Canada’s national framework for diabetes

Opinion | BY GLENN THIBEAULT | May 14, 2025
  • Canada needs political will, targeted investment, and a commitment to three fundamental priorities: alignment, accessibility, and affordability.

Move from patchwork to progress to unlock the full potential of Canada’s national framework for diabetes

Opinion | BY GLENN THIBEAULT | May 14, 2025
  • Canada needs political will, targeted investment, and a commitment to three fundamental priorities: alignment, accessibility, and affordability.
Accessibility to timely care, medications, and life-saving devices remains uneven across jurisdictions, writes Glenn Thibeault. Unsplash photograph by isens usa

Let’s reinvent our health system—and put rehabilitation at the centre

  • Rehabilitation is not a luxury. It is the bridge between medical intervention and meaningful participation in life.
Opinion | BY ALIKI THOMAS | May 14, 2025
What should be core to a just and effective health-care system is now treated as a luxury—accessible only to those who can afford it, writes Aliki Thomas. Pexels photograph by Kampus Production

Let’s reinvent our health system—and put rehabilitation at the centre

Opinion | BY ALIKI THOMAS | May 14, 2025
  • Rehabilitation is not a luxury. It is the bridge between medical intervention and meaningful participation in life.

Let’s reinvent our health system—and put rehabilitation at the centre

Opinion | BY ALIKI THOMAS | May 14, 2025
  • Rehabilitation is not a luxury. It is the bridge between medical intervention and meaningful participation in life.
What should be core to a just and effective health-care system is now treated as a luxury—accessible only to those who can afford it, writes Aliki Thomas. Pexels photograph by Kampus Production

No more silence: it’s time for federal leadership on health workforce planning

  • Fixing the health workforce crisis requires action across all levels of government, and Canadians deserve to hear what our federal leaders plan to do
Opinion | BY IVY BOURGEAULT | May 14, 2025
Canada needs more health professionals, and the federal government can act immediately by expanding tuition supports, targeted scholarships, and student loan forgiveness, writes Ivy Bourgeault. Unsplash photograph by Hush Naidoo Jade Photography

No more silence: it’s time for federal leadership on health workforce planning

Opinion | BY IVY BOURGEAULT | May 14, 2025
  • Fixing the health workforce crisis requires action across all levels of government, and Canadians deserve to hear what our federal leaders plan to do

No more silence: it’s time for federal leadership on health workforce planning

Opinion | BY IVY BOURGEAULT | May 14, 2025
  • Fixing the health workforce crisis requires action across all levels of government, and Canadians deserve to hear what our federal leaders plan to do
Canada needs more health professionals, and the federal government can act immediately by expanding tuition supports, targeted scholarships, and student loan forgiveness, writes Ivy Bourgeault. Unsplash photograph by Hush Naidoo Jade Photography

As other countries cut public health funding, Canada can lead in lung health

  • Canada should support a landmark WHO resolution addressing the alarming rise in both communicable and non-communicable respiratory diseases.
Opinion | BY JESSICA BUCKLEY, JEFFREY BEACH | May 14, 2025
Canadian lung charities have solutions worth sharing, but what’s missing is a clear commitment to making lung health a priority at home, write Jessica Buckley and Jeffrey Beach. Unsplash photograph by Robina Weermeijer

As other countries cut public health funding, Canada can lead in lung health

Opinion | BY JESSICA BUCKLEY, JEFFREY BEACH | May 14, 2025
  • Canada should support a landmark WHO resolution addressing the alarming rise in both communicable and non-communicable respiratory diseases.

As other countries cut public health funding, Canada can lead in lung health

Opinion | BY JESSICA BUCKLEY, JEFFREY BEACH | May 14, 2025
  • Canada should support a landmark WHO resolution addressing the alarming rise in both communicable and non-communicable respiratory diseases.
Canadian lung charities have solutions worth sharing, but what’s missing is a clear commitment to making lung health a priority at home, write Jessica Buckley and Jeffrey Beach. Unsplash photograph by Robina Weermeijer

The Liberals’ new health-care agenda should include specialist workforce planning

  • Asking doctors to ‘come home’ without addressing why they leave implies physicians are to blame, and overlooks systemic barriers like poor job opportunities for
Opinion | BY ABRAR AHMED | May 14, 2025
The creation of Health Workforce Canada is a good first step. Next, affected specialties like surgeons must be represented, writes Abrar Ahmed. Unsplash photograph by National Cancer Institute

The Liberals’ new health-care agenda should include specialist workforce planning

Opinion | BY ABRAR AHMED | May 14, 2025
  • Asking doctors to ‘come home’ without addressing why they leave implies physicians are to blame, and overlooks systemic barriers like poor job opportunities for

The Liberals’ new health-care agenda should include specialist workforce planning

Opinion | BY ABRAR AHMED | May 14, 2025
  • Asking doctors to ‘come home’ without addressing why they leave implies physicians are to blame, and overlooks systemic barriers like poor job opportunities for
The creation of Health Workforce Canada is a good first step. Next, affected specialties like surgeons must be represented, writes Abrar Ahmed. Unsplash photograph by National Cancer Institute

Former NDP MP Charlie Angus rules out leadership bid

  • Plus: the Bloc Québécois unveils its House leadership team while a recount cuts its caucus down to 22, Radio-Canada's Louis Blouin is heading to
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 14, 2025
Former longtime NDP MP Charlie Angus confirmed on May 11 that he's not looking to return to elected office or to attempt another leadership run. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former NDP MP Charlie Angus rules out leadership bid

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 14, 2025
  • Plus: the Bloc Québécois unveils its House leadership team while a recount cuts its caucus down to 22, Radio-Canada's Louis Blouin is heading to

Former NDP MP Charlie Angus rules out leadership bid

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | May 14, 2025
  • Plus: the Bloc Québécois unveils its House leadership team while a recount cuts its caucus down to 22, Radio-Canada's Louis Blouin is heading to
Former longtime NDP MP Charlie Angus confirmed on May 11 that he's not looking to return to elected office or to attempt another leadership run. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney PMO transition continues, staff await word

  • Plus, Liberal Tatiana Auguste’s win in Terrebonne, Que., brings the count of former staffers turned first-time MPs to at least eight.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 13, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney held his first post-election press conference in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney PMO transition continues, staff await word

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 13, 2025
  • Plus, Liberal Tatiana Auguste’s win in Terrebonne, Que., brings the count of former staffers turned first-time MPs to at least eight.

Carney PMO transition continues, staff await word

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 13, 2025
  • Plus, Liberal Tatiana Auguste’s win in Terrebonne, Que., brings the count of former staffers turned first-time MPs to at least eight.
Prime Minister Mark Carney held his first post-election press conference in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on May 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s in and who’s out of Carney’s post-election cabinet?

  • In a major cabinet shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named two dozen new faces to his senior team—made up of 28 ministers tackling the
News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 13, 2025
Some of the new members of cabinet include returning members, clockwise from left: Anita Anand, David McGuinty, François-Philippe Champagne, and Mélanie Joly, as well as rookie MPs Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada

Who’s in and who’s out of Carney’s post-election cabinet?

News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 13, 2025
  • In a major cabinet shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named two dozen new faces to his senior team—made up of 28 ministers tackling the

Who’s in and who’s out of Carney’s post-election cabinet?

News | BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF | May 13, 2025
  • In a major cabinet shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named two dozen new faces to his senior team—made up of 28 ministers tackling the
Some of the new members of cabinet include returning members, clockwise from left: Anita Anand, David McGuinty, François-Philippe Champagne, and Mélanie Joly, as well as rookie MPs Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the
Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
At the federal level, Canada continues to punch below its weight when it comes to taking a more intentional approach to the African continent, writes Kumaran Nadesan. Unsplash photograph by James Wiseman

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the

Rebuilding Canada’s trade economy must include Africa

Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | May 13, 2025
  • Africa can be part of the solution to domestic challenges we face, and the need to diversify our interests in the continent beyond the
At the federal level, Canada continues to punch below its weight when it comes to taking a more intentional approach to the African continent, writes Kumaran Nadesan. Unsplash photograph by James Wiseman

Carney taps host of new MPs to 28-member cabinet, creates 10 secretaries of state

  • In a major shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named 16 new faces to his 28-member cabinet, but kept a dozen Trudeau-era ministers in his
News | BY MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND | May 13, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, front centre, poses for a photo with Governor General Mary Simon and the members of his core cabinet and team of ministers of state at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney taps host of new MPs to 28-member cabinet, creates 10 secretaries of state

News | BY MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND | May 13, 2025
  • In a major shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named 16 new faces to his 28-member cabinet, but kept a dozen Trudeau-era ministers in his

Carney taps host of new MPs to 28-member cabinet, creates 10 secretaries of state

News | BY MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND | May 13, 2025
  • In a major shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named 16 new faces to his 28-member cabinet, but kept a dozen Trudeau-era ministers in his
Prime Minister Mark Carney, front centre, poses for a photo with Governor General Mary Simon and the members of his core cabinet and team of ministers of state at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney unveils his post-election cabinet

  • Plus, the PM has approved another $33-billion to keep the government running.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 13, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet will be sworn in at Rideau Hall today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney unveils his post-election cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 13, 2025
  • Plus, the PM has approved another $33-billion to keep the government running.

Carney unveils his post-election cabinet

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 13, 2025
  • Plus, the PM has approved another $33-billion to keep the government running.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet will be sworn in at Rideau Hall today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
Former MPs Maryam Monsef, left, Mike Morrice, Alistair MacGregor, and Nelly Shin speak about their experiences moving out of public office following their defeats this election for Morrice and MacGregor and in 2021 for Monsef and Shin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to

‘Rock bottom’: former MPs reflect on election losses, and navigating ‘purgatory’ as they transition to life out of office

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | May 12, 2025
  • Two weeks after the election, at least 40 outgoing incumbent MPs are in the process of packing up their offices and saying goodbye to
Former MPs Maryam Monsef, left, Mike Morrice, Alistair MacGregor, and Nelly Shin speak about their experiences moving out of public office following their defeats this election for Morrice and MacGregor and in 2021 for Monsef and Shin. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The art of hedging a deal

  • Those trapped in rigid binaries risk becoming collateral damage in a conflict that transcends borders, ideologies, and even economics itself.
Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | May 12, 2025
As Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, begins his tough negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump, will he comply like his predecessor did in CUSMA, or resist to protect Canada’s sovereignty, asks Wenran Jiang. White House photograph by Gabriel B Kotico

The art of hedging a deal

Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | May 12, 2025
  • Those trapped in rigid binaries risk becoming collateral damage in a conflict that transcends borders, ideologies, and even economics itself.

The art of hedging a deal

Opinion | BY WENRAN JIANG | May 12, 2025
  • Those trapped in rigid binaries risk becoming collateral damage in a conflict that transcends borders, ideologies, and even economics itself.
As Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, begins his tough negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump, will he comply like his predecessor did in CUSMA, or resist to protect Canada’s sovereignty, asks Wenran Jiang. White House photograph by Gabriel B Kotico

A time for action: supporting Indigenous access to naturopathic medicine

  • Naturopathic care offers a proven approach to addressing health-care crises disproportionately affecting Indigenous people.
Opinion | BY GEMMA BEIERBACK, JENNY GARDIPY | May 12, 2025
Naturopathic doctors are a key part of a holistic, modern health-care system, providing evidence-based care that intentionally holds space for traditional knowledge, write Gemma Beierback, and Jenny Gardipy. Unsplash photograph by Content Pixie

A time for action: supporting Indigenous access to naturopathic medicine

Opinion | BY GEMMA BEIERBACK, JENNY GARDIPY | May 12, 2025
  • Naturopathic care offers a proven approach to addressing health-care crises disproportionately affecting Indigenous people.

A time for action: supporting Indigenous access to naturopathic medicine

Opinion | BY GEMMA BEIERBACK, JENNY GARDIPY | May 12, 2025
  • Naturopathic care offers a proven approach to addressing health-care crises disproportionately affecting Indigenous people.
Naturopathic doctors are a key part of a holistic, modern health-care system, providing evidence-based care that intentionally holds space for traditional knowledge, write Gemma Beierback, and Jenny Gardipy. Unsplash photograph by Content Pixie

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
Top 10 tightest races in Canada: From top left, Anthony Germain (Liberal), Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal), Tatiana Auguste (Liberal), Kathy Borrelli (Conservative), Don Davies (NDP), Kelly DeRidder (Conservative), Tim Louis (Liberal), Andréanne Larouche (Bloc), Gabriel Hardy (Conservative), and Lori Idlout (NDP). Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party, Conservative party, Bloc Québécois, and The Hill Time photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on

The 58 tightest races in Canada, won by five per cent margins or less

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 12, 2025
  • The first- and second-place finishers in 58 ridings were separated by margins of under five per cent of the votes between them, based on
Top 10 tightest races in Canada: From top left, Anthony Germain (Liberal), Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal), Tatiana Auguste (Liberal), Kathy Borrelli (Conservative), Don Davies (NDP), Kelly DeRidder (Conservative), Tim Louis (Liberal), Andréanne Larouche (Bloc), Gabriel Hardy (Conservative), and Lori Idlout (NDP). Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party, Conservative party, Bloc Québécois, and The Hill Time photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
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  • 'The reality is this document is nothing more than a collection of baseless accusations, unsupported by any corroborating evidence, accusations of wrongdoing, supported by
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 23, 2024
Antonio Utano, left, and Cameron MacDonald at the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee meeting in the West Block on Feb. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former CBSA officials say they are being scapegoated in a ‘coverup’ over ArriveCan

News | BY IREM KOCA | February 23, 2024
  • 'The reality is this document is nothing more than a collection of baseless accusations, unsupported by any corroborating evidence, accusations of wrongdoing, supported by

Former CBSA officials say they are being scapegoated in a ‘coverup’ over ArriveCan

News | BY IREM KOCA | February 23, 2024
  • 'The reality is this document is nothing more than a collection of baseless accusations, unsupported by any corroborating evidence, accusations of wrongdoing, supported by
Antonio Utano, left, and Cameron MacDonald at the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee meeting in the West Block on Feb. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Road to somewhere

  • Plus, voting gets underway for the Durham byelection.
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez will meet his provincial and territorial peers in Montreal today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Road to somewhere

  • Plus, voting gets underway for the Durham byelection.

Politics This Morning: Road to somewhere

  • Plus, voting gets underway for the Durham byelection.
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez will meet his provincial and territorial peers in Montreal today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time the government kicks Big Oil out of the climate conversation

  • Not all lobbying is the same. The oil and gas industry still has an outsized influence on climate policy in Canada.
Opinion | BY EMILIA BELLIVEAU | February 22, 2024
Big Oil lobbyists have frequent access to high ranking staff in the public service in addition to elected representatives, including Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, writes Emilia Belliveau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s time the government kicks Big Oil out of the climate conversation

Opinion | BY EMILIA BELLIVEAU | February 22, 2024
  • Not all lobbying is the same. The oil and gas industry still has an outsized influence on climate policy in Canada.

It’s time the government kicks Big Oil out of the climate conversation

Opinion | BY EMILIA BELLIVEAU | February 22, 2024
  • Not all lobbying is the same. The oil and gas industry still has an outsized influence on climate policy in Canada.
Big Oil lobbyists have frequent access to high ranking staff in the public service in addition to elected representatives, including Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, writes Emilia Belliveau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Investing in the business of health research generates benefits

  • Health research is not just a funding demand, rather it is a vibrant industry worth investing in.
Opinion | BY ELIZABETH DOUVILLE | February 22, 2024
We’ve seen what Canada has achieved in the fields of aerospace and electric vehicles because we nurtured innovation in those fields. Health innovation would be just as lucrative, writes Dr. Elizabeth Douville. Pexels photograph courtesy of Artem Podrez

Investing in the business of health research generates benefits

Opinion | BY ELIZABETH DOUVILLE | February 22, 2024
  • Health research is not just a funding demand, rather it is a vibrant industry worth investing in.

Investing in the business of health research generates benefits

Opinion | BY ELIZABETH DOUVILLE | February 22, 2024
  • Health research is not just a funding demand, rather it is a vibrant industry worth investing in.
We’ve seen what Canada has achieved in the fields of aerospace and electric vehicles because we nurtured innovation in those fields. Health innovation would be just as lucrative, writes Dr. Elizabeth Douville. Pexels photograph courtesy of Artem Podrez

The politics of anxiety

  • Pierre Poilievre doesn’t have to spend effort convincing voters they should feel anxious about the economy because they already do. All he must do is
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 22, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. If you’re currently feeling anxious, don’t expect our politicians to make you feel any better, writes Gerry Nicholls.   The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

The politics of anxiety

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 22, 2024
  • Pierre Poilievre doesn’t have to spend effort convincing voters they should feel anxious about the economy because they already do. All he must do is

The politics of anxiety

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | February 22, 2024
  • Pierre Poilievre doesn’t have to spend effort convincing voters they should feel anxious about the economy because they already do. All he must do is
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. If you’re currently feeling anxious, don’t expect our politicians to make you feel any better, writes Gerry Nicholls.   The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Just wars that become unjust

  • It was just that the state of Israel retaliate against Hamas after the terrorists’ Oct. 7 assault. It is not just that Israel wage a
Opinion | BY GEOFF WHITE | February 22, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pictured. The prospects of a peaceful settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are much further away than ever, following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack and Israel’s all-out response. Confidence in the possibility of a two-state solution had waned considerably even before this war. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Just wars that become unjust

Opinion | BY GEOFF WHITE | February 22, 2024
  • It was just that the state of Israel retaliate against Hamas after the terrorists’ Oct. 7 assault. It is not just that Israel wage a

Just wars that become unjust

Opinion | BY GEOFF WHITE | February 22, 2024
  • It was just that the state of Israel retaliate against Hamas after the terrorists’ Oct. 7 assault. It is not just that Israel wage a
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pictured. The prospects of a peaceful settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are much further away than ever, following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack and Israel’s all-out response. Confidence in the possibility of a two-state solution had waned considerably even before this war. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Police are sounding the alarm on the government’s interest rate cap

  • The government's plan to reduce the criminal interest rate from 47 per cent to 35 per cent APR will force low-income Canadians to turn
Opinion | BY JEFF MCGUIRE | February 22, 2024
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Police are sounding the alarm on the government’s interest rate cap

Opinion | BY JEFF MCGUIRE | February 22, 2024
  • The government's plan to reduce the criminal interest rate from 47 per cent to 35 per cent APR will force low-income Canadians to turn

Police are sounding the alarm on the government’s interest rate cap

Opinion | BY JEFF MCGUIRE | February 22, 2024
  • The government's plan to reduce the criminal interest rate from 47 per cent to 35 per cent APR will force low-income Canadians to turn
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Silenced no more: we need a survivor-led national strategy to end human trafficking in Canada

  • Our legislation requires the federal government to maintain a permanent national strategy to combat human trafficking that includes clear objectives and timelines, reviewed every five
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR SALMA ATAULLAHJAN & CONSERVATIVE MP ARNOLD VIERSEN | February 22, 2024
The proposed bills would require Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured, to maintain an update the National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking and address the harms caused by human trafficking, write the bills' sponsors Conservative Sen. Salma Ataullahjan and Conservative MP Arnold Viersen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Silenced no more: we need a survivor-led national strategy to end human trafficking in Canada

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR SALMA ATAULLAHJAN & CONSERVATIVE MP ARNOLD VIERSEN | February 22, 2024
  • Our legislation requires the federal government to maintain a permanent national strategy to combat human trafficking that includes clear objectives and timelines, reviewed every five

Silenced no more: we need a survivor-led national strategy to end human trafficking in Canada

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR SALMA ATAULLAHJAN & CONSERVATIVE MP ARNOLD VIERSEN | February 22, 2024
  • Our legislation requires the federal government to maintain a permanent national strategy to combat human trafficking that includes clear objectives and timelines, reviewed every five
The proposed bills would require Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured, to maintain an update the National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking and address the harms caused by human trafficking, write the bills' sponsors Conservative Sen. Salma Ataullahjan and Conservative MP Arnold Viersen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs its own productivity commission

  • We need to build a new economy where innovation and productivity make real increases in per capita well-being in income and wealth generation to
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 22, 2024
Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, pictured in Ottawa on May 4, 2023, is an unlikely future prime minister, writes David Crane, but has the disciplined mind and broad experience needed to set a far-reaching research agenda and impose high standards for analysis. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada needs its own productivity commission

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 22, 2024
  • We need to build a new economy where innovation and productivity make real increases in per capita well-being in income and wealth generation to

Canada needs its own productivity commission

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | February 22, 2024
  • We need to build a new economy where innovation and productivity make real increases in per capita well-being in income and wealth generation to
Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, pictured in Ottawa on May 4, 2023, is an unlikely future prime minister, writes David Crane, but has the disciplined mind and broad experience needed to set a far-reaching research agenda and impose high standards for analysis. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

International Development Minister Hussen adds policy adviser to team

  • Plus, there are a few staff changes to note since Hill Climbers’ last update on Justice Minister Arif Virani’s office.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 22, 2024
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer in the West Block on Feb. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

International Development Minister Hussen adds policy adviser to team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 22, 2024
  • Plus, there are a few staff changes to note since Hill Climbers’ last update on Justice Minister Arif Virani’s office.

International Development Minister Hussen adds policy adviser to team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 22, 2024
  • Plus, there are a few staff changes to note since Hill Climbers’ last update on Justice Minister Arif Virani’s office.
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer in the West Block on Feb. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Department of Fisheries and Oceans undermining minister’s mandate

  • Our elected officials deserve better service from the bureaucracy that is supposed to serve them. At the same time, one wonders when, or if,
Opinion | BY KAREN WRISTEN | February 22, 2024
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier faces a daunting task. Will she try to take on the long-overdue reform of her department, or leave that mess for the next fisheries minister? writes Karen Wristen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Department of Fisheries and Oceans undermining minister’s mandate

Opinion | BY KAREN WRISTEN | February 22, 2024
  • Our elected officials deserve better service from the bureaucracy that is supposed to serve them. At the same time, one wonders when, or if,

Department of Fisheries and Oceans undermining minister’s mandate

Opinion | BY KAREN WRISTEN | February 22, 2024
  • Our elected officials deserve better service from the bureaucracy that is supposed to serve them. At the same time, one wonders when, or if,
Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier faces a daunting task. Will she try to take on the long-overdue reform of her department, or leave that mess for the next fisheries minister? writes Karen Wristen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Debate on whether Senate should block MAID legislation goes to heart of Upper Chamber’s role in our parliamentary system

  • Two objections to the Senate blocking Bill-62 deserve particular attention, but neither is grounds for the Red Chamber not to block the bill, writes
Opinion | BY DAPHNE GILBERT | February 22, 2024
After passing the House of Commons by a vote of 272-32 on Feb. 16, Bill C-62, which would delay an expansion of MAID by three years, is now in the hands of the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Debate on whether Senate should block MAID legislation goes to heart of Upper Chamber’s role in our parliamentary system

Opinion | BY DAPHNE GILBERT | February 22, 2024
  • Two objections to the Senate blocking Bill-62 deserve particular attention, but neither is grounds for the Red Chamber not to block the bill, writes

Debate on whether Senate should block MAID legislation goes to heart of Upper Chamber’s role in our parliamentary system

Opinion | BY DAPHNE GILBERT | February 22, 2024
  • Two objections to the Senate blocking Bill-62 deserve particular attention, but neither is grounds for the Red Chamber not to block the bill, writes
After passing the House of Commons by a vote of 272-32 on Feb. 16, Bill C-62, which would delay an expansion of MAID by three years, is now in the hands of the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Loblaws and Walmart’s ‘brick wall’ on grocery code of conduct spurred cross-party unity at Agriculture Committee, says chair

  • MPs on the House Agriculture Committee want two grocery giants to adopt a new code of conduct, but haven’t yet seen the full text
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 22, 2024
On Feb. 16, members of the House of Commons Agriculture Committee, including Liberal MP Kody Blois, left, NDP MP Alistair MacGregor, and Bloc Québécois MP Yves Perron, sent an open letter to the CEOs of Walmart and Loblaws calling on those companies to adopt a grocery code of conduct. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Aidan Chamandy

Loblaws and Walmart’s ‘brick wall’ on grocery code of conduct spurred cross-party unity at Agriculture Committee, says chair

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 22, 2024
  • MPs on the House Agriculture Committee want two grocery giants to adopt a new code of conduct, but haven’t yet seen the full text

Loblaws and Walmart’s ‘brick wall’ on grocery code of conduct spurred cross-party unity at Agriculture Committee, says chair

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | February 22, 2024
  • MPs on the House Agriculture Committee want two grocery giants to adopt a new code of conduct, but haven’t yet seen the full text
On Feb. 16, members of the House of Commons Agriculture Committee, including Liberal MP Kody Blois, left, NDP MP Alistair MacGregor, and Bloc Québécois MP Yves Perron, sent an open letter to the CEOs of Walmart and Loblaws calling on those companies to adopt a grocery code of conduct. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Aidan Chamandy

Politics This Morning: MacDonald and Utano return to ArriveCan hearings

  • Plus, Lantsman and friends speak on ‘the new federal Conservative movement’.
Conservative MP Kelly McCauley chairs the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: MacDonald and Utano return to ArriveCan hearings

  • Plus, Lantsman and friends speak on ‘the new federal Conservative movement’.

Politics This Morning: MacDonald and Utano return to ArriveCan hearings

  • Plus, Lantsman and friends speak on ‘the new federal Conservative movement’.
Conservative MP Kelly McCauley chairs the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Last woman standing: Nikki Haley for president

  • Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley knows that her defiance of Trump will be secretly welcomed in many parts of the Republican Party.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 21, 2024
Even if Donald Trump is convicted of a criminal charge or becomes visibly incapacitated, Republicans won't move against him unless a viable alternative presidential candidate is available, and Nikki Haley, pictured, is that candidate, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Last woman standing: Nikki Haley for president

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 21, 2024
  • Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley knows that her defiance of Trump will be secretly welcomed in many parts of the Republican Party.

Last woman standing: Nikki Haley for president

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 21, 2024
  • Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley knows that her defiance of Trump will be secretly welcomed in many parts of the Republican Party.
Even if Donald Trump is convicted of a criminal charge or becomes visibly incapacitated, Republicans won't move against him unless a viable alternative presidential candidate is available, and Nikki Haley, pictured, is that candidate, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

MAID expansion advocates have wrongly appropriated the abortion debate

  • Abortion rights enable women to thrive in a society where they have historically faced inequality and access to safe abortions saves women’s lives. Track
Opinion | BY ISABEL GRANT, TRUDO LEMMENS | February 21, 2024
Before we even contemplate providing MAID for mental illness, people must be provided access to the services they need to thrive in a society that has thus far woefully failed to provide funding and proper mental health care and social supports for people, write Isabel Grant and Trudo Lemmens. Pexels photograph by Luis Dalvan

MAID expansion advocates have wrongly appropriated the abortion debate

Opinion | BY ISABEL GRANT, TRUDO LEMMENS | February 21, 2024
  • Abortion rights enable women to thrive in a society where they have historically faced inequality and access to safe abortions saves women’s lives. Track

MAID expansion advocates have wrongly appropriated the abortion debate

Opinion | BY ISABEL GRANT, TRUDO LEMMENS | February 21, 2024
  • Abortion rights enable women to thrive in a society where they have historically faced inequality and access to safe abortions saves women’s lives. Track
Before we even contemplate providing MAID for mental illness, people must be provided access to the services they need to thrive in a society that has thus far woefully failed to provide funding and proper mental health care and social supports for people, write Isabel Grant and Trudo Lemmens. Pexels photograph by Luis Dalvan

When it comes to foreign aid, Canada fails to be guided by morality

  • Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre think that morality is contingent on the management of money. Some might call that kind of logic morally bankrupt.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | February 21, 2024
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen pictured speaking to reporters before Question Period on Feb. 15, 2024. Canada can play a constructive role in Africa's Sahel region, but the Liberal government nor the Conservative Party are willing to spend the money to do so, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

When it comes to foreign aid, Canada fails to be guided by morality

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | February 21, 2024
  • Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre think that morality is contingent on the management of money. Some might call that kind of logic morally bankrupt.

When it comes to foreign aid, Canada fails to be guided by morality

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | February 21, 2024
  • Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre think that morality is contingent on the management of money. Some might call that kind of logic morally bankrupt.
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen pictured speaking to reporters before Question Period on Feb. 15, 2024. Canada can play a constructive role in Africa's Sahel region, but the Liberal government nor the Conservative Party are willing to spend the money to do so, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pair of public servants in the middle of ArriveCan allegations appeal to Federal Court to block CBSA review

  • Cameron MacDonald and Antonio Utano will appear at the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee on Feb. 22.
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 21, 2024
Cameron MacDonald, an assistant deputy minister at Health Canada, left; and Antonio Utano, a director general at the Canada Revenue Agency, asking the Federal Court to throw out an internal CBSA report on the procurement of the ArriveCan application. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVU

Pair of public servants in the middle of ArriveCan allegations appeal to Federal Court to block CBSA review

News | BY IREM KOCA | February 21, 2024
  • Cameron MacDonald and Antonio Utano will appear at the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee on Feb. 22.

Pair of public servants in the middle of ArriveCan allegations appeal to Federal Court to block CBSA review

News | BY IREM KOCA | February 21, 2024
  • Cameron MacDonald and Antonio Utano will appear at the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee on Feb. 22.
Cameron MacDonald, an assistant deputy minister at Health Canada, left; and Antonio Utano, a director general at the Canada Revenue Agency, asking the Federal Court to throw out an internal CBSA report on the procurement of the ArriveCan application. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVU

In strengthening Canada’s health care, we must maintain employer-sponsored drug plans

  • Displacing comprehensive employer-sponsored drug plans with a single-payer universal pharmacare model would have adverse consequences, including reduced coverage, lost tax revenue, slower access to
Opinion | BY CAROLYNE EAGAN | February 21, 2024
Rather than a complete overhaul of the current system that already provides millions of Canadians with comprehensive coverage, Canada can create a safety net that would extend essential coverage to those who are uninsured or underinsured, and those ineligible for other public insurance programs, ensuring that no Canadian falls through the cracks. Photograph courtesy of jarmoluk/Pixabay

In strengthening Canada’s health care, we must maintain employer-sponsored drug plans

Opinion | BY CAROLYNE EAGAN | February 21, 2024
  • Displacing comprehensive employer-sponsored drug plans with a single-payer universal pharmacare model would have adverse consequences, including reduced coverage, lost tax revenue, slower access to

In strengthening Canada’s health care, we must maintain employer-sponsored drug plans

Opinion | BY CAROLYNE EAGAN | February 21, 2024
  • Displacing comprehensive employer-sponsored drug plans with a single-payer universal pharmacare model would have adverse consequences, including reduced coverage, lost tax revenue, slower access to
Rather than a complete overhaul of the current system that already provides millions of Canadians with comprehensive coverage, Canada can create a safety net that would extend essential coverage to those who are uninsured or underinsured, and those ineligible for other public insurance programs, ensuring that no Canadian falls through the cracks. Photograph courtesy of jarmoluk/Pixabay

Palestinian Canadians losing hope, taking drastic measures as Gaza visa program fails to bring loved ones to safety

  • After weeks without a response from IRCC, Wesam Nofal says her parents travelled to Egypt on Feb. 18 to try and cross into Gaza
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 21, 2024
Wesam Nofal says her parents, Mohammed, left, and Intisar, booked a ticket and flew to Egypt to try and get their children out of Gaza themselves after months of unsuccessful attempts to do so through the regular immigration processes and the most recent temporary resident visa program. Photograph courtesy of Wesam Nofal

Palestinian Canadians losing hope, taking drastic measures as Gaza visa program fails to bring loved ones to safety

News | BY STUART BENSON | February 21, 2024
  • After weeks without a response from IRCC, Wesam Nofal says her parents travelled to Egypt on Feb. 18 to try and cross into Gaza

Palestinian Canadians losing hope, taking drastic measures as Gaza visa program fails to bring loved ones to safety

News | BY STUART BENSON | February 21, 2024
  • After weeks without a response from IRCC, Wesam Nofal says her parents travelled to Egypt on Feb. 18 to try and cross into Gaza
Wesam Nofal says her parents, Mohammed, left, and Intisar, booked a ticket and flew to Egypt to try and get their children out of Gaza themselves after months of unsuccessful attempts to do so through the regular immigration processes and the most recent temporary resident visa program. Photograph courtesy of Wesam Nofal

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