Ht-Logo-gigapixel-icon
Ht-Logo-gigapixel-icon
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Canada’s Politics and Government News Source Since 1989

Latest Paper
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | Latest Paper
Subscribe Now

TRENDING:

Etienne Rainville and Laurent Charbonneau

Canada’s clear leverage to lead on critical minerals

  • A fraction of the funding support provided to battery plants and car makers could unlock a short list of Canada’s most advanced critical minerals
Opinion | BY MARK SELBY | May 13, 2025
As we head into renewed trade discussions with the U.S., their need for critical minerals provides Canada the chance to align economic strategy with national security and climate objectives, writes Mark Selby. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Canada’s clear leverage to lead on critical minerals

Opinion | BY MARK SELBY | May 13, 2025
  • A fraction of the funding support provided to battery plants and car makers could unlock a short list of Canada’s most advanced critical minerals

Canada’s clear leverage to lead on critical minerals

Opinion | BY MARK SELBY | May 13, 2025
  • A fraction of the funding support provided to battery plants and car makers could unlock a short list of Canada’s most advanced critical minerals
As we head into renewed trade discussions with the U.S., their need for critical minerals provides Canada the chance to align economic strategy with national security and climate objectives, writes Mark Selby. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Volunteering should be at the forefront of veteran policy in Canada

  • Well-designed volunteer opportunities can foster a sense of connection, and offer a meaningful outlet for veterans to apply their unique skills and values in
Opinion | BY ALYSON MAHAR | May 13, 2025
Volunteering is about giving back to the community, which strongly aligns to the sense of duty and service that military members develop during their careers, writes Alyson Mahar. Pexels photograph by Kampus Production

Volunteering should be at the forefront of veteran policy in Canada

Opinion | BY ALYSON MAHAR | May 13, 2025
  • Well-designed volunteer opportunities can foster a sense of connection, and offer a meaningful outlet for veterans to apply their unique skills and values in

Volunteering should be at the forefront of veteran policy in Canada

Opinion | BY ALYSON MAHAR | May 13, 2025
  • Well-designed volunteer opportunities can foster a sense of connection, and offer a meaningful outlet for veterans to apply their unique skills and values in
Volunteering is about giving back to the community, which strongly aligns to the sense of duty and service that military members develop during their careers, writes Alyson Mahar. Pexels photograph by Kampus Production

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 unveiled his first post-election cabinet on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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 unveiled his first post-election cabinet on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Martial pride on parade

  • Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 12, 2025
The U.S. president is handing international viewers a direct comparison of his country’s military fitness, drill, and deportment against the super well-rehearsed Russian showboats, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Dmitriy Fomin

Martial pride on parade

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 12, 2025
  • Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.

Martial pride on parade

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 12, 2025
  • Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.
The U.S. president is handing international viewers a direct comparison of his country’s military fitness, drill, and deportment against the super well-rehearsed Russian showboats, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Dmitriy Fomin

Growing the Métis economy must be a national priority for the renewed government

  • The Métis played a crucial role in the founding of this country and its economy, yet too often we are treated as the forgotten
Opinion | BY VICTORIA PRUDEN | May 12, 2025
True reconciliation requires co-developing distinctions-based tools like tariff relief, investment supports, and procurement reform, writes Métis National Council president Victoria Pruden. Photograph courtesy of the Métis National Council

Growing the Métis economy must be a national priority for the renewed government

Opinion | BY VICTORIA PRUDEN | May 12, 2025
  • The Métis played a crucial role in the founding of this country and its economy, yet too often we are treated as the forgotten

Growing the Métis economy must be a national priority for the renewed government

Opinion | BY VICTORIA PRUDEN | May 12, 2025
  • The Métis played a crucial role in the founding of this country and its economy, yet too often we are treated as the forgotten
True reconciliation requires co-developing distinctions-based tools like tariff relief, investment supports, and procurement reform, writes Métis National Council president Victoria Pruden. Photograph courtesy of the Métis National Council

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

MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $261,500

  • All MPs and Senators got an automatic salary increase on April 1. As well, government and opposition MPs who hold additional roles, such as
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative leader in the House Andrew Scheer, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet all got a salary increase under the Parliament of Canada Act, effective April 1, 2025. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $261,500

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • All MPs and Senators got an automatic salary increase on April 1. As well, government and opposition MPs who hold additional roles, such as

MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $261,500

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • All MPs and Senators got an automatic salary increase on April 1. As well, government and opposition MPs who hold additional roles, such as
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative leader in the House Andrew Scheer, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet all got a salary increase under the Parliament of Canada Act, effective April 1, 2025. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney must lead efforts to transform Canada’s economy

  • While dealing with the U.S. on our future relationship is critical, the effort to create a new Canadian economy is even more important.
Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 12, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said that economy would become the strongest 'in the G7.' No matter the outcome of Canada-U.S. negotiations, this new economy matters even more, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney must lead efforts to transform Canada’s economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 12, 2025
  • While dealing with the U.S. on our future relationship is critical, the effort to create a new Canadian economy is even more important.

Carney must lead efforts to transform Canada’s economy

Opinion | BY DAVID CRANE | May 12, 2025
  • While dealing with the U.S. on our future relationship is critical, the effort to create a new Canadian economy is even more important.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said that economy would become the strongest 'in the G7.' No matter the outcome of Canada-U.S. negotiations, this new economy matters even more, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former diplomats talk foreign policy at Ottawa summit

  • Plus, a Nova Scotia senator lays out some First Nations' priorities for the Carney government.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 12, 2025
Senator Peter Boehm is among the speakers at a foreign policy conference taking place in Ottawa today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Former diplomats talk foreign policy at Ottawa summit

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 12, 2025
  • Plus, a Nova Scotia senator lays out some First Nations' priorities for the Carney government.

Former diplomats talk foreign policy at Ottawa summit

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA | May 12, 2025
  • Plus, a Nova Scotia senator lays out some First Nations' priorities for the Carney government.
Senator Peter Boehm is among the speakers at a foreign policy conference taking place in Ottawa today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives had a ‘somewhat frank’ talk about their fourth election loss to Liberals since 2015, some want a full post-mortem: ‘there should be accountability’

  • The Conservative Party began its post-election review last week and talked about what happened in the April 28 election, with the process expected to
News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
Conservative MP Andrew Scheer was elected as the interim leader in the House at last week's Conservative Party caucus meeting on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Conservatives had a ‘somewhat frank’ talk about their fourth election loss to Liberals since 2015, some want a full post-mortem: ‘there should be accountability’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • The Conservative Party began its post-election review last week and talked about what happened in the April 28 election, with the process expected to

Conservatives had a ‘somewhat frank’ talk about their fourth election loss to Liberals since 2015, some want a full post-mortem: ‘there should be accountability’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | May 12, 2025
  • The Conservative Party began its post-election review last week and talked about what happened in the April 28 election, with the process expected to
Conservative MP Andrew Scheer was elected as the interim leader in the House at last week's Conservative Party caucus meeting on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney and the Pope each have the power to help change the world

  •             EDMONTON—Two new leaders, the American Pope Leo XIV and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, have suddenly entered the world stage. With the election
Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | May 12, 2025
If Pope Leo, left, uses his moral voice to speak against war and the unbearable suffering of the people of Gaza and Ukraine, a new sense of hope will be felt everywhere. If Mark Carney can quell Donald Trump by fostering strong co-operation with a range of other countries, Canada could be a significant player in global politics. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia, and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney and the Pope each have the power to help change the world

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | May 12, 2025
  •             EDMONTON—Two new leaders, the American Pope Leo XIV and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, have suddenly entered the world stage. With the election

Carney and the Pope each have the power to help change the world

Opinion | BY DOUGLAS ROCHE | May 12, 2025
  •             EDMONTON—Two new leaders, the American Pope Leo XIV and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, have suddenly entered the world stage. With the election
If Pope Leo, left, uses his moral voice to speak against war and the unbearable suffering of the people of Gaza and Ukraine, a new sense of hope will be felt everywhere. If Mark Carney can quell Donald Trump by fostering strong co-operation with a range of other countries, Canada could be a significant player in global politics. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia, and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A strong Canada means being a global leader on the academic stage: DeSousa

  • At post-secondary campuses across Canada, around two million students are wrapping up their studies. Many of these bright-eyed, hopeful students will one day become
Opinion | May 12, 2025
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

A strong Canada means being a global leader on the academic stage: DeSousa

Opinion | May 12, 2025
  • At post-secondary campuses across Canada, around two million students are wrapping up their studies. Many of these bright-eyed, hopeful students will one day become

A strong Canada means being a global leader on the academic stage: DeSousa

Opinion | May 12, 2025
  • At post-secondary campuses across Canada, around two million students are wrapping up their studies. Many of these bright-eyed, hopeful students will one day become
Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

  • If it’s in Doug Ford’s own self-interest to have you as a friend, then he’s your friend; but if it’s in his interest to
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 12, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are not buddies. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 12, 2025
  • If it’s in Doug Ford’s own self-interest to have you as a friend, then he’s your friend; but if it’s in his interest to

Ford’s embrace of realpolitik

Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | May 12, 2025
  • If it’s in Doug Ford’s own self-interest to have you as a friend, then he’s your friend; but if it’s in his interest to
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are not buddies. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Authors dig deep into government’s response to COVID-19

  • The following is an excerpt from Seized by Uncertainty: The Markets, Media, and Special Interests That Shaped Canada's Response to COVID-19, which is one
FeatureBY KEVIN QUIGLEY, KAITLYNNE LOWE, SARAH MOORE, AND BRIANNA WOLFE | May 12, 2025
Seized By Uncertainty: The Markets, Media and Special Interests That Shaped Canada’s Response to COVID-19, by Kevin Quigley, Kaitlynne Lowe, Sarah Moore, and Brianna Wolfe, published by McGill-Queen's University Press. Book cover and author photographs courtesy of McGill-Queen's University Press

Authors dig deep into government’s response to COVID-19

FeatureBY KEVIN QUIGLEY, KAITLYNNE LOWE, SARAH MOORE, AND BRIANNA WOLFE | May 12, 2025
  • The following is an excerpt from Seized by Uncertainty: The Markets, Media, and Special Interests That Shaped Canada's Response to COVID-19, which is one

Authors dig deep into government’s response to COVID-19

FeatureBY KEVIN QUIGLEY, KAITLYNNE LOWE, SARAH MOORE, AND BRIANNA WOLFE | May 12, 2025
  • The following is an excerpt from Seized by Uncertainty: The Markets, Media, and Special Interests That Shaped Canada's Response to COVID-19, which is one
Seized By Uncertainty: The Markets, Media and Special Interests That Shaped Canada’s Response to COVID-19, by Kevin Quigley, Kaitlynne Lowe, Sarah Moore, and Brianna Wolfe, published by McGill-Queen's University Press. Book cover and author photographs courtesy of McGill-Queen's University Press

Senator Boehm to talk about ‘Finding Canada’s place in a Disordered World’ on May 12

  • MONDAY, MAY 12 Lunch: ‘Legal Ethics and the Attorney General’—The University of Ottawa’s Public Law Centre hosts a conversation with Andrew Martin on his
ISG Senator Peter Boehm will deliver remarks at a hybrid event, 'Finding Canada’s Place in a Disordered World,' hosted by the Canadian International Council. Other participants include Richard Fadden, Rob McRae, Ian Burney, Guillermo Rishchynski, David McKinnon, and Henri-Paul Normandin, on Monday, May 12, at 12 p.m. ET. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senator Boehm to talk about ‘Finding Canada’s place in a Disordered World’ on May 12

  • MONDAY, MAY 12 Lunch: ‘Legal Ethics and the Attorney General’—The University of Ottawa’s Public Law Centre hosts a conversation with Andrew Martin on his

Senator Boehm to talk about ‘Finding Canada’s place in a Disordered World’ on May 12

  • MONDAY, MAY 12 Lunch: ‘Legal Ethics and the Attorney General’—The University of Ottawa’s Public Law Centre hosts a conversation with Andrew Martin on his
ISG Senator Peter Boehm will deliver remarks at a hybrid event, 'Finding Canada’s Place in a Disordered World,' hosted by the Canadian International Council. Other participants include Richard Fadden, Rob McRae, Ian Burney, Guillermo Rishchynski, David McKinnon, and Henri-Paul Normandin, on Monday, May 12, at 12 p.m. ET. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unemployment stats for April incoming

  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
Steven MacKinnon
Steven MacKinnon
Quebec MP Steven MacKinnon has been the employment and jobs minister since December 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unemployment stats for April incoming

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.

Unemployment stats for April incoming

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | May 9, 2025
  • Plus, Macklem predicts tariffs could cause a permanent economic damage.
Steven MacKinnon
Quebec MP Steven MacKinnon has been the employment and jobs minister since December 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s safe Alberta seat: a symbol of retreat or renewal?

  • OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s bid to re-enter the House of Commons through an Alberta byelection—after losing his longtime Ontario seat in Carleton—is about more
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 8, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's defeat in Carleton, Ont., reflects a deeper dissonance between his polarizing persona and what a growing share of the electorate expects from national leadership, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s safe Alberta seat: a symbol of retreat or renewal?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 8, 2025
  • OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s bid to re-enter the House of Commons through an Alberta byelection—after losing his longtime Ontario seat in Carleton—is about more

Poilievre’s safe Alberta seat: a symbol of retreat or renewal?

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | May 8, 2025
  • OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s bid to re-enter the House of Commons through an Alberta byelection—after losing his longtime Ontario seat in Carleton—is about more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's defeat in Carleton, Ont., reflects a deeper dissonance between his polarizing persona and what a growing share of the electorate expects from national leadership, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

India and Israel on parallel tracks

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

India and Israel on parallel tracks

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

India and Israel on parallel tracks

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

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes
Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
Researchers with the NASA-funded ICESCAPE mission examine melt ponds in the Arctic Ocean in July 2011. As U.S.-based studies in the Arctic are curtailed, the nation risks losing its capacity to anticipate and respond to the myriad of urgent environmental, geopolitical, and societal challenges emerging in the North. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes

Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers

Opinion | BY PHILIPPE ARCHAMBAULT, CHRISTINE BARNARD, JOANNA HOSA | May 8, 2025
  • If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes
Researchers with the NASA-funded ICESCAPE mission examine melt ponds in the Arctic Ocean in July 2011. As U.S.-based studies in the Arctic are curtailed, the nation risks losing its capacity to anticipate and respond to the myriad of urgent environmental, geopolitical, and societal challenges emerging in the North. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Liberals boost vote share in Saskatchewan, B.C.’s Lower Mainland, while Conservatives muscle in on GTA, southwestern Ontario

  • More than half of the re-elected Liberal incumbents increased their margins of victory, mostly at the expense of the New Democrats.
News | BY MARLO GLASS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 8, 2025
Liberal MPs Julie Dabrusin, top left, Yasir Naqvi, Julie Dzerowicz, Taleeb Noormohamed, Darren Fisher, Joanne Thompson, bottom left, and Rachel Bendayan, Conservative MP Anna Roberts, and Liberal MPs Steven Guilbeault and Patrick Weiler recorded the highest winning margin increases on April 28. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and photograph courtesy of House of Commons

Liberals boost vote share in Saskatchewan, B.C.’s Lower Mainland, while Conservatives muscle in on GTA, southwestern Ontario

News | BY MARLO GLASS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 8, 2025
  • More than half of the re-elected Liberal incumbents increased their margins of victory, mostly at the expense of the New Democrats.

Liberals boost vote share in Saskatchewan, B.C.’s Lower Mainland, while Conservatives muscle in on GTA, southwestern Ontario

News | BY MARLO GLASS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 8, 2025
  • More than half of the re-elected Liberal incumbents increased their margins of victory, mostly at the expense of the New Democrats.
Liberal MPs Julie Dabrusin, top left, Yasir Naqvi, Julie Dzerowicz, Taleeb Noormohamed, Darren Fisher, Joanne Thompson, bottom left, and Rachel Bendayan, Conservative MP Anna Roberts, and Liberal MPs Steven Guilbeault and Patrick Weiler recorded the highest winning margin increases on April 28. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and photograph courtesy of House of Commons

Abortion protesters descend on the Hill

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

Abortion protesters descend on the Hill

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

Abortion protesters descend on the Hill

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

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a
Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 10, 2025. Smith has a 'wish list' for the prime minister. It's not so much a shopping list as a ransom note that, if not addressed, will spell the immediate demise of our country. Or so she claims, writes Stephen Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a

Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past

Opinion | BY STEPHEN LEGAULT | May 7, 2025
  • In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April 10, 2025. Smith has a 'wish list' for the prime minister. It's not so much a shopping list as a ransom note that, if not addressed, will spell the immediate demise of our country. Or so she claims, writes Stephen Legault. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to make more pharmacare deals after election stalled momentum 

  • Before the campaign, Ottawa secured agreements with only four jurisdictions: Manitoba, British Columbia, Yukon, and Prince Edward Island. 
Opinion | BY MONIKA DUTT, DANYAAL RAZA | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
In his first post-election press conference, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to ‘protect the programs that save families thousands of dollars per year, including pharmacare.’

Time to make more pharmacare deals after election stalled momentum 

Opinion | BY MONIKA DUTT, DANYAAL RAZA | May 7, 2025
  • Before the campaign, Ottawa secured agreements with only four jurisdictions: Manitoba, British Columbia, Yukon, and Prince Edward Island. 

Time to make more pharmacare deals after election stalled momentum 

Opinion | BY MONIKA DUTT, DANYAAL RAZA | May 7, 2025
  • Before the campaign, Ottawa secured agreements with only four jurisdictions: Manitoba, British Columbia, Yukon, and Prince Edward Island. 
Mark Carney
In his first post-election press conference, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to ‘protect the programs that save families thousands of dollars per year, including pharmacare.’

Cuba, Romania, and Qatar mark special occassions

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

Cuba, Romania, and Qatar mark special occassions

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

Cuba, Romania, and Qatar mark special occassions

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

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's platform during the federal election campaign promised development of a trade and energy corridor, and building an east-west electricity grid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair

Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | May 7, 2025
  • The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair
Prime Minister Mark Carney's platform during the federal election campaign promised development of a trade and energy corridor, and building an east-west electricity grid. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Questions loom over funding and timeliness for Carney’s new foreign policy vision

  • Foreign policy observers say the prime minister's plans for Canada's place in the world will likely require new funds for the cash-strapped Global Affairs
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged a new foreign policy and a boost to Canada's diplomatic presence abroad in the Liberal campaign platform. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Questions loom over funding and timeliness for Carney’s new foreign policy vision

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • Foreign policy observers say the prime minister's plans for Canada's place in the world will likely require new funds for the cash-strapped Global Affairs

Questions loom over funding and timeliness for Carney’s new foreign policy vision

News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 7, 2025
  • Foreign policy observers say the prime minister's plans for Canada's place in the world will likely require new funds for the cash-strapped Global Affairs
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged a new foreign policy and a boost to Canada's diplomatic presence abroad in the Liberal campaign platform. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

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

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

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

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

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

Canada’s coming announcement on fossil fuel subsidies will be precedent setting

  • Independent Senator Rosa Galvez says the complex taxonomy of government support for the fossil fuel sector creates 'grey areas where we still encourage exploration
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 15, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault's office says the government is looking to release its assessment framework on fossil fuel subsidies in late June or early July. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s coming announcement on fossil fuel subsidies will be precedent setting

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 15, 2023
  • Independent Senator Rosa Galvez says the complex taxonomy of government support for the fossil fuel sector creates 'grey areas where we still encourage exploration

Canada’s coming announcement on fossil fuel subsidies will be precedent setting

News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 15, 2023
  • Independent Senator Rosa Galvez says the complex taxonomy of government support for the fossil fuel sector creates 'grey areas where we still encourage exploration
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault's office says the government is looking to release its assessment framework on fossil fuel subsidies in late June or early July. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

David Johnston has resigned. Now what?

  • Late in the afternoon on June 9, as Canadians were leaving work, getting supper on, and generally doing their best to avoid the news,
Opinion | BY DEAN BAXENDALE | June 15, 2023
Irwin Cotler, top left, Richard Fadden, Ward Elcock, and Louise Arbour would all be excellent candidates to lead an inquiry into foreign interference, along with three other people suggested by the main opposition parties, writes Dean Baxendale. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photographs

David Johnston has resigned. Now what?

Opinion | BY DEAN BAXENDALE | June 15, 2023
  • Late in the afternoon on June 9, as Canadians were leaving work, getting supper on, and generally doing their best to avoid the news,

David Johnston has resigned. Now what?

Opinion | BY DEAN BAXENDALE | June 15, 2023
  • Late in the afternoon on June 9, as Canadians were leaving work, getting supper on, and generally doing their best to avoid the news,
Irwin Cotler, top left, Richard Fadden, Ward Elcock, and Louise Arbour would all be excellent candidates to lead an inquiry into foreign interference, along with three other people suggested by the main opposition parties, writes Dean Baxendale. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and file photographs

Fifty years apart, Trudeau governments prefer tobacco harm reduction to protective laws

  • It took almost two decades before the tobacco control mistakes of the 1970s were remedied by the Mulroney government in 1988. Let's hope we don't
Opinion | BY CYNTHIA CALLARD | June 15, 2023
John Munro, left, pictured at a Liberal fundraiser in the 1960s, was prime minister Pierre Trudeau's health minister in the 1970s. In 1971, he introduced a law to ban cigarette advertising and regulated packaging, but abandoned it shortly afterwards, writes Cynthia Callard. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Fifty years apart, Trudeau governments prefer tobacco harm reduction to protective laws

Opinion | BY CYNTHIA CALLARD | June 15, 2023
  • It took almost two decades before the tobacco control mistakes of the 1970s were remedied by the Mulroney government in 1988. Let's hope we don't

Fifty years apart, Trudeau governments prefer tobacco harm reduction to protective laws

Opinion | BY CYNTHIA CALLARD | June 15, 2023
  • It took almost two decades before the tobacco control mistakes of the 1970s were remedied by the Mulroney government in 1988. Let's hope we don't
John Munro, left, pictured at a Liberal fundraiser in the 1960s, was prime minister Pierre Trudeau's health minister in the 1970s. In 1971, he introduced a law to ban cigarette advertising and regulated packaging, but abandoned it shortly afterwards, writes Cynthia Callard. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Populism: end of an era—or just a pause?

  • All it would take is a long recession and the populists would be swarming back into power all over the developed world, with the
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 15, 2023
Donald Trump, pictured, is out of power and under indictment in the United States. If you squeeze your eyes shut and hope very hard, you might think the heyday of the populists has past, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Populism: end of an era—or just a pause?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 15, 2023
  • All it would take is a long recession and the populists would be swarming back into power all over the developed world, with the

Populism: end of an era—or just a pause?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 15, 2023
  • All it would take is a long recession and the populists would be swarming back into power all over the developed world, with the
Donald Trump, pictured, is out of power and under indictment in the United States. If you squeeze your eyes shut and hope very hard, you might think the heyday of the populists has past, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

David Johnston, super vetting government information consultant, bows out

  • Nobody ever said freeing-up Ottawa with so many government insiders afraid of public disclosures or having independent inquiries would be easy. 
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | June 15, 2023
David Johnston, Independent Special Rapporteur on Foreign Interference, appears at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee in West Block on June 6, 2023, to answer questions about foreign interference as calls for his resignation continued. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

David Johnston, super vetting government information consultant, bows out

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | June 15, 2023
  • Nobody ever said freeing-up Ottawa with so many government insiders afraid of public disclosures or having independent inquiries would be easy. 

David Johnston, super vetting government information consultant, bows out

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | June 15, 2023
  • Nobody ever said freeing-up Ottawa with so many government insiders afraid of public disclosures or having independent inquiries would be easy. 
David Johnston, Independent Special Rapporteur on Foreign Interference, appears at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee in West Block on June 6, 2023, to answer questions about foreign interference as calls for his resignation continued. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 15, 2023
Marco Mendicino walks away from a scrum of reporters after facing questions about his office's knowledge of the transfer of notorious prisoner Paul Bernardo to a lower security prison.
Marco Mendicino walks away from a scrum of reporters after facing questions about his office's knowledge of the transfer of notorious prisoner Paul Bernardo to a lower security prison.
Marco Mendicino walks away from a scrum of reporters after appearing as a witness at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 15, 2023

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 15, 2023
Marco Mendicino walks away from a scrum of reporters after facing questions about his office's knowledge of the transfer of notorious prisoner Paul Bernardo to a lower security prison.
Marco Mendicino walks away from a scrum of reporters after appearing as a witness at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tourism Minister Boissonnault officially has a new comms director

  • Plus, Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan has a new Ontario regional affairs adviser, and Transport Minister Omar Alghabra is down an issues manager.
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 15, 2023
Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault seen outside the House of Commons Chamber in the West Block before Question Period on June 13, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tourism Minister Boissonnault officially has a new comms director

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 15, 2023
  • Plus, Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan has a new Ontario regional affairs adviser, and Transport Minister Omar Alghabra is down an issues manager.

Tourism Minister Boissonnault officially has a new comms director

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 15, 2023
  • Plus, Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan has a new Ontario regional affairs adviser, and Transport Minister Omar Alghabra is down an issues manager.
Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault seen outside the House of Commons Chamber in the West Block before Question Period on June 13, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Don’t call it Just Transition—but it’s ready

  • Plus, Marco Mendicino faces a committee of MPs.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson will hold a press conference alongside Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan to debut his new bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Don’t call it Just Transition—but it’s ready

  • Plus, Marco Mendicino faces a committee of MPs.

Politics This Morning: Don’t call it Just Transition—but it’s ready

  • Plus, Marco Mendicino faces a committee of MPs.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson will hold a press conference alongside Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan to debut his new bill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 14, 2023
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre calls for the resignation of Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino after news broke that his office and the Prime Minister's Office knew about plans to transfer convicted serial rapist and killer Paul Bernardo to a lower security prison months in advance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 14, 2023

Photo of the day

FeatureBY ANDREW MEADE | June 14, 2023
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre calls for the resignation of Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino after news broke that his office and the Prime Minister's Office knew about plans to transfer convicted serial rapist and killer Paul Bernardo to a lower security prison months in advance. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The regional and federal threads in Alberta’s election

  • Alberta and Saskatchewan's conservative governments are whiners. They only pipe down when there's a federal Conservative government. In reality, they have little to complain
Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | June 14, 2023
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, and Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley. The most telling upshot of last month's provincial election was not the United Conservative Party’s victory, but rather the NDP’s performance, capturing an even higher percentage of the popular vote than in 2015, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright and file photograph

The regional and federal threads in Alberta’s election

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | June 14, 2023
  • Alberta and Saskatchewan's conservative governments are whiners. They only pipe down when there's a federal Conservative government. In reality, they have little to complain

The regional and federal threads in Alberta’s election

Opinion | BY NELSON WISEMAN | June 14, 2023
  • Alberta and Saskatchewan's conservative governments are whiners. They only pipe down when there's a federal Conservative government. In reality, they have little to complain
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, and Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley. The most telling upshot of last month's provincial election was not the United Conservative Party’s victory, but rather the NDP’s performance, capturing an even higher percentage of the popular vote than in 2015, writes Nelson Wiseman. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright and file photograph

Time to speed up the glacial pace of gender parity in federal politics 

  • When women unite, they can make change happen.
Opinion | BY SUSAN FRANCESCHET, JENNIFER M. PISCOPO | June 14, 2023
In the Alberta election, NDP Leader Rachel Notely, left, and UCP Leader Danielle Smith engaged in a closely fought battle, guaranteeing a woman premier. But all-women contests in provincial elections are the exception, not the norm, write Susan Franceschet and Jennifer M. Piscopo. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Time to speed up the glacial pace of gender parity in federal politics 

Opinion | BY SUSAN FRANCESCHET, JENNIFER M. PISCOPO | June 14, 2023
  • When women unite, they can make change happen.

Time to speed up the glacial pace of gender parity in federal politics 

Opinion | BY SUSAN FRANCESCHET, JENNIFER M. PISCOPO | June 14, 2023
  • When women unite, they can make change happen.
In the Alberta election, NDP Leader Rachel Notely, left, and UCP Leader Danielle Smith engaged in a closely fought battle, guaranteeing a woman premier. But all-women contests in provincial elections are the exception, not the norm, write Susan Franceschet and Jennifer M. Piscopo. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Not equivalent to legislation’: some C-11 critics satisfied with proposed policy direction for independent content creators, but others say it’s not enough

  • ISG Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne, whose amendment on user-generated content was rejected by the government, said the policy direction has ‘many aspects that should be
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 14, 2023
On June 10, the federal government published a draft policy direction to the CRTC on how to implement C-11, the online streaming bill that Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has been spearheading. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Not equivalent to legislation’: some C-11 critics satisfied with proposed policy direction for independent content creators, but others say it’s not enough

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 14, 2023
  • ISG Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne, whose amendment on user-generated content was rejected by the government, said the policy direction has ‘many aspects that should be

‘Not equivalent to legislation’: some C-11 critics satisfied with proposed policy direction for independent content creators, but others say it’s not enough

News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 14, 2023
  • ISG Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne, whose amendment on user-generated content was rejected by the government, said the policy direction has ‘many aspects that should be
On June 10, the federal government published a draft policy direction to the CRTC on how to implement C-11, the online streaming bill that Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has been spearheading. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

To resolve violence against women, another treaty is not the answer

  • We are experiencing a global backlash on human rights. Many states have allied to actively oppose women’s rights. Negotiating a new treaty now would
Opinion | BY AMANDA DALE | June 14, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Minister for Women and Gender Equality Marci Ien arrive to raise the Pride flag on Parliament Hill on June 8, 2023. There is an inter-American treaty with specific gender-based violence against women protections, which Canada first pledged to sign in 1994 and still has not, write the authors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

To resolve violence against women, another treaty is not the answer

Opinion | BY AMANDA DALE | June 14, 2023
  • We are experiencing a global backlash on human rights. Many states have allied to actively oppose women’s rights. Negotiating a new treaty now would

To resolve violence against women, another treaty is not the answer

Opinion | BY AMANDA DALE | June 14, 2023
  • We are experiencing a global backlash on human rights. Many states have allied to actively oppose women’s rights. Negotiating a new treaty now would
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Minister for Women and Gender Equality Marci Ien arrive to raise the Pride flag on Parliament Hill on June 8, 2023. There is an inter-American treaty with specific gender-based violence against women protections, which Canada first pledged to sign in 1994 and still has not, write the authors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A veteran’s pension shouldn’t depend on when or where they were injured

  • It is unacceptable that we continue to have laws in Canada that provide a higher level of benefit to a veteran injured prior to
Opinion | BY BRIAN FORBES | June 14, 2023
Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay, pictured in Dec. 2022. The Liberal government has not met veterans' expectations to 're-establish lifelong pensions' as mandated under the Charter, writes Brian Forbes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A veteran’s pension shouldn’t depend on when or where they were injured

Opinion | BY BRIAN FORBES | June 14, 2023
  • It is unacceptable that we continue to have laws in Canada that provide a higher level of benefit to a veteran injured prior to

A veteran’s pension shouldn’t depend on when or where they were injured

Opinion | BY BRIAN FORBES | June 14, 2023
  • It is unacceptable that we continue to have laws in Canada that provide a higher level of benefit to a veteran injured prior to
Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay, pictured in Dec. 2022. The Liberal government has not met veterans' expectations to 're-establish lifelong pensions' as mandated under the Charter, writes Brian Forbes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Regardless of jurisdiction, protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ Canadians is ‘a duty, not an option’: Sen. Cormier

  • Amid condemnation of New Brunswick's changes to its gender-inclusion policy, the co-chair of the Canadian Pride Caucus says it is the responsibility of all
News | BY STUART BENSON | June 14, 2023
A line of Ottawa Police officers separate counter-protests organized by community organizations and the parents of local students to block the planned 'anti-gender ideology' demonstrations organized by right-wing personalities on June 9. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Regardless of jurisdiction, protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ Canadians is ‘a duty, not an option’: Sen. Cormier

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 14, 2023
  • Amid condemnation of New Brunswick's changes to its gender-inclusion policy, the co-chair of the Canadian Pride Caucus says it is the responsibility of all

Regardless of jurisdiction, protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ Canadians is ‘a duty, not an option’: Sen. Cormier

News | BY STUART BENSON | June 14, 2023
  • Amid condemnation of New Brunswick's changes to its gender-inclusion policy, the co-chair of the Canadian Pride Caucus says it is the responsibility of all
A line of Ottawa Police officers separate counter-protests organized by community organizations and the parents of local students to block the planned 'anti-gender ideology' demonstrations organized by right-wing personalities on June 9. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Current and former MPs divided over Liberal government’s permanent hybrid Parliament plan

  • Plus, former Supreme Court justice Louis LeBel dies at 83, and The Hill Times launches an internship for aspiring Indigenous and Black journalists.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 14, 2023
Government House Leader Mark Holland, left, former Liberal MP Wayne Easter, and NDP MP Gord Johns. Easter says 'if you don’t want to work in Ottawa during the Parliamentary sessions—don’t run to be an MP.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Current and former MPs divided over Liberal government’s permanent hybrid Parliament plan

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 14, 2023
  • Plus, former Supreme Court justice Louis LeBel dies at 83, and The Hill Times launches an internship for aspiring Indigenous and Black journalists.

Current and former MPs divided over Liberal government’s permanent hybrid Parliament plan

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 14, 2023
  • Plus, former Supreme Court justice Louis LeBel dies at 83, and The Hill Times launches an internship for aspiring Indigenous and Black journalists.
Government House Leader Mark Holland, left, former Liberal MP Wayne Easter, and NDP MP Gord Johns. Easter says 'if you don’t want to work in Ottawa during the Parliamentary sessions—don’t run to be an MP.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘The system is broken’: $30.7-billion in spending estimates not reviewed by House committees

  • The House Committee on Industry and Technology didn't review $12.5-billion in spending estimates and hasn't performed a review of main estimates since the last
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 14, 2023
Liberal MPs Randeep Sarai, left, Salma Zahid, Ron McKinnon, René Arseneault, and Joël Lightbound chair six House committees that didn't review spending estimates for the current fiscal year. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

‘The system is broken’: $30.7-billion in spending estimates not reviewed by House committees

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 14, 2023
  • The House Committee on Industry and Technology didn't review $12.5-billion in spending estimates and hasn't performed a review of main estimates since the last

‘The system is broken’: $30.7-billion in spending estimates not reviewed by House committees

News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 14, 2023
  • The House Committee on Industry and Technology didn't review $12.5-billion in spending estimates and hasn't performed a review of main estimates since the last
Liberal MPs Randeep Sarai, left, Salma Zahid, Ron McKinnon, René Arseneault, and Joël Lightbound chair six House committees that didn't review spending estimates for the current fiscal year. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Trade and temporary migration top of new Colombian envoy’s agenda

  • In a wide-ranging interview, new Colombian Ambassador to Canada Carlos Morales talks increased trade, faster immigration processing, co-operation on the Venezuelan crisis, and his
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | June 14, 2023
Colombian Ambassador to Canada Carlos Morales has previously served as his country's top diplomat to Israel, and as chief of staff to the foreign affairs minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade and temporary migration top of new Colombian envoy’s agenda

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | June 14, 2023
  • In a wide-ranging interview, new Colombian Ambassador to Canada Carlos Morales talks increased trade, faster immigration processing, co-operation on the Venezuelan crisis, and his

Trade and temporary migration top of new Colombian envoy’s agenda

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | June 14, 2023
  • In a wide-ranging interview, new Colombian Ambassador to Canada Carlos Morales talks increased trade, faster immigration processing, co-operation on the Venezuelan crisis, and his
Colombian Ambassador to Canada Carlos Morales has previously served as his country's top diplomat to Israel, and as chief of staff to the foreign affairs minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals need more than hope to secure their future

  • With recent polling indicating Canadians are looking for change, the Liberals may need to explore different messages and messengers.
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 14, 2023
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
The great emancipator of the Disney Plus shackles, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is person of formidable intelligence, but has a relatability deficit, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals need more than hope to secure their future

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 14, 2023
  • With recent polling indicating Canadians are looking for change, the Liberals may need to explore different messages and messengers.

Liberals need more than hope to secure their future

Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | June 14, 2023
  • With recent polling indicating Canadians are looking for change, the Liberals may need to explore different messages and messengers.
Chrystia Freeland
The great emancipator of the Disney Plus shackles, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is person of formidable intelligence, but has a relatability deficit, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Quebec byelection leaves Anglo voters with little choice

  • Language is on the minds of many voters, and many anglophones may spoil their ballots to show their dissatisfaction.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 14, 2023
Among the candidates in the race for the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce –Westmount, Que., byelection are: New Democrat Jean-François Filion, left, Liberal Anna Gainey, Conservative Mathew Kaminski, the Bloc’s Laurence Massey, and Green Jonathan Pedneault. The Hill Times file photograph, handout photographs, and photograph courtesy of Facebook

Quebec byelection leaves Anglo voters with little choice

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 14, 2023
  • Language is on the minds of many voters, and many anglophones may spoil their ballots to show their dissatisfaction.

Quebec byelection leaves Anglo voters with little choice

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 14, 2023
  • Language is on the minds of many voters, and many anglophones may spoil their ballots to show their dissatisfaction.
Among the candidates in the race for the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce –Westmount, Que., byelection are: New Democrat Jean-François Filion, left, Liberal Anna Gainey, Conservative Mathew Kaminski, the Bloc’s Laurence Massey, and Green Jonathan Pedneault. The Hill Times file photograph, handout photographs, and photograph courtesy of Facebook

News

Get free news updates

Opinion

Submit a guest opinion article

resources

Follow us

Advertise

get help

Subscribe
CloseMenu