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Fabrice Rivault was director of communications and policy of the Liberal Party of Canada (Quebec) from 2005 to 2007, candidate to the vice-presidency (French) of the Liberal Party of Canada in 2006 and 2008, and director of communications for Marc Garneau and Martin Cauchon. He also was co-author of the chapter "The Quebec nation: From informal recognition to enshrinement in the Constitution," in the book, Reconquering Canada: Quebec Federalists Speak Up for Change, edited by André Pratte and published in 2008.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.

Q&A | Trade talks with a ‘revisionist power’ where leverage is everything

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 7, 2025
  • ‘Everything is negotiable at all times’ with U.S. President Donald Trump, says trade consultant Eric Miller.
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025, at the West Wing entrance of the White House. White House photograph courtesy of Gabriel B. Kotico

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Long live the Dalai Lama

  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
The Dalai Lama, pictured in April 2012 during a visit to Ottawa, turned 90 on July 6. China views his death as a golden opportunity to ‘nationalize’ Tibetan Buddhism by giving the state the power to choose his successor, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Long live the Dalai Lama

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are

Long live the Dalai Lama

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 7, 2025
  • Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are
The Dalai Lama, pictured in April 2012 during a visit to Ottawa, turned 90 on July 6. China views his death as a golden opportunity to ‘nationalize’ Tibetan Buddhism by giving the state the power to choose his successor, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the
Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the

It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

Opinion | BY MICHAEL HARRIS | July 7, 2025
  • Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House's Oval Office, on May 6, 2025. Official White House photograph by Emily J. Higgins

Unpleasant truths about nuclear energy regulator not misinformation: letter writer

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

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

Unpleasant truths about nuclear energy regulator not misinformation: letter writer

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

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

Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

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

Anaida Poilievre really doesn’t care, do you?

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

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
Just 60 more votes in three ridings—out of the 19.5 million cast in the last election—could have delivered a majority for Mark Carney's Liberals, says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.

Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

News | BY ABBAS RANA | July 7, 2025
  • The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
Just 60 more votes in three ridings—out of the 19.5 million cast in the last election—could have delivered a majority for Mark Carney's Liberals, says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Macdonald-Laurier Institute to host talk on AI policy in Canada on July 7: ‘A unique path between the EU and U.S.’

  • SUNDAY, JULY 6—TUESDAY, JULY 8 CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting—The annual Caribbean Community Heads of Government meeting is scheduled to take place from Sunday,
Painted woman
Painted woman
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is hosting a webinar: 'AI Policy in Canada: A Unique Path Between the EU and U.S.,' exploring key legislative developments, evolving regulatory frameworks, and their implications for innovation, privacy, equity, and global competitiveness. Monday, July 7, at 1 p.m. ET happening online. Register via Eventbrite. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Macdonald-Laurier Institute to host talk on AI policy in Canada on July 7: ‘A unique path between the EU and U.S.’

  • SUNDAY, JULY 6—TUESDAY, JULY 8 CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting—The annual Caribbean Community Heads of Government meeting is scheduled to take place from Sunday,

Macdonald-Laurier Institute to host talk on AI policy in Canada on July 7: ‘A unique path between the EU and U.S.’

  • SUNDAY, JULY 6—TUESDAY, JULY 8 CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting—The annual Caribbean Community Heads of Government meeting is scheduled to take place from Sunday,
Painted woman
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is hosting a webinar: 'AI Policy in Canada: A Unique Path Between the EU and U.S.,' exploring key legislative developments, evolving regulatory frameworks, and their implications for innovation, privacy, equity, and global competitiveness. Monday, July 7, at 1 p.m. ET happening online. Register via Eventbrite. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

  • The deaths of 47 people who died in the 2013 tragedy were collateral damage from the culmination of policy decisions stretching back more than
Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | July 6, 2025
Twelve years after the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, the lessons have not been learned in terms of preventing future disasters, writes Bruce Campbell. Photograph courtesy of the Transportation Safety of Board Canada/Flickr

Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | July 6, 2025
  • The deaths of 47 people who died in the 2013 tragedy were collateral damage from the culmination of policy decisions stretching back more than

Remembering the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

Opinion | BY BRUCE CAMPBELL | July 6, 2025
  • The deaths of 47 people who died in the 2013 tragedy were collateral damage from the culmination of policy decisions stretching back more than
Twelve years after the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, the lessons have not been learned in terms of preventing future disasters, writes Bruce Campbell. Photograph courtesy of the Transportation Safety of Board Canada/Flickr

‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a record of being outspoken on climate change, but since being elected, he has been quiet on the subject, which is cause for concern among some environment groups and leaders, but not others. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’

‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

News | BY ELEANOR WAND | July 5, 2025
  • While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a record of being outspoken on climate change, but since being elected, he has been quiet on the subject, which is cause for concern among some environment groups and leaders, but not others. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Homebuilding is ready for its tech makeover

  • This can help our national housing crisis and scale Canada’s advanced manufacturing sector, positioning our technology firms to compete in global markets.
Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | July 3, 2025
Gregor Robertson, a first-time MP and a former mayor of Vancouver, B.C., is now tasked with working on solutions to Canada's housing crisis as minister in charge of the file. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Homebuilding is ready for its tech makeover

Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | July 3, 2025
  • This can help our national housing crisis and scale Canada’s advanced manufacturing sector, positioning our technology firms to compete in global markets.

Homebuilding is ready for its tech makeover

Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | July 3, 2025
  • This can help our national housing crisis and scale Canada’s advanced manufacturing sector, positioning our technology firms to compete in global markets.
Gregor Robertson, a first-time MP and a former mayor of Vancouver, B.C., is now tasked with working on solutions to Canada's housing crisis as minister in charge of the file. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Finance Canada to boost spending 10 per cent by 2027 as debt costs, transfers rise

  • The department plans to spend $150-billion this fiscal year, up more than $14-billion from three years ago.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne's department is responsible for drawing up budgets, fiscal updates, and providing advice to the cabinet about the fiscal and economic ramifications of federal policies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Finance Canada to boost spending 10 per cent by 2027 as debt costs, transfers rise

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
  • The department plans to spend $150-billion this fiscal year, up more than $14-billion from three years ago.

Finance Canada to boost spending 10 per cent by 2027 as debt costs, transfers rise

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 3, 2025
  • The department plans to spend $150-billion this fiscal year, up more than $14-billion from three years ago.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne's department is responsible for drawing up budgets, fiscal updates, and providing advice to the cabinet about the fiscal and economic ramifications of federal policies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Spy agency threat assessment singles out China for ‘aggressive cyber program’

  • CSE says China targets Canadian law-makers, media, pro-democracy activists, and diaspora communities—and reported that Canadian members on the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China were subjected
News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
Caroline Xavier
Caroline Xavier
Communications Security Establishment chief Caroline Xavier. CSE's annual report says the Chinese government's cyber threat apparatus has targeted Canadian parliamentarians and government officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Spy agency threat assessment singles out China for ‘aggressive cyber program’

News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • CSE says China targets Canadian law-makers, media, pro-democracy activists, and diaspora communities—and reported that Canadian members on the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China were subjected

Spy agency threat assessment singles out China for ‘aggressive cyber program’

News | BY MARLO GLASS, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • CSE says China targets Canadian law-makers, media, pro-democracy activists, and diaspora communities—and reported that Canadian members on the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China were subjected
Caroline Xavier
Communications Security Establishment chief Caroline Xavier. CSE's annual report says the Chinese government's cyber threat apparatus has targeted Canadian parliamentarians and government officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Under pressure

  • Plus, digging into Finance Canada’s plan for 2025-26.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
Julie Dabrusin
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin is meeting with her provincial and territorial counterparts in Yellowknife today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Under pressure

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • Plus, digging into Finance Canada’s plan for 2025-26.

Under pressure

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 3, 2025
  • Plus, digging into Finance Canada’s plan for 2025-26.
Julie Dabrusin
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin is meeting with her provincial and territorial counterparts in Yellowknife today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC’s three-year $17.5-billion spending plan lacks clear roadmap to future goals, say insiders

  • With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
Under Minister Joël Lightbound, Public Services and Procurement Canada plans to spend more than $17.5-billion over the next three years, according to its new departmental plan. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC’s three-year $17.5-billion spending plan lacks clear roadmap to future goals, say insiders

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
  • With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its

PSPC’s three-year $17.5-billion spending plan lacks clear roadmap to future goals, say insiders

News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
  • With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its
Under Minister Joël Lightbound, Public Services and Procurement Canada plans to spend more than $17.5-billion over the next three years, according to its new departmental plan. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, signed the introduction to the Privy Council Office's recently-published plan, which incoming Privy Council Clerk Michael Sabia will be expected to execute. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.

PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, signed the introduction to the Privy Council Office's recently-published plan, which incoming Privy Council Clerk Michael Sabia will be expected to execute. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Thousands come out to celebrate Canada Day

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FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 2, 2025
Canadian Heritage estimated that 58,000 people came through LeBreton Flats on Canada Day, and 8,000 visited LeBreton Flats for the noon show. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Thousands come out to celebrate Canada Day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 2, 2025
  • The Hill Times

Thousands come out to celebrate Canada Day

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA | July 2, 2025
  • The Hill Times
Canadian Heritage estimated that 58,000 people came through LeBreton Flats on Canada Day, and 8,000 visited LeBreton Flats for the noon show. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

  • Ottawa won’t gain global independence by echoing Washington or isolating China. It’s time for selective engagement, grounded in Canadian interests.
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney cannot let defence spending stand-in for a foreign policy strategy, writes Bhagwant Sandhu.

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 2, 2025
  • Ottawa won’t gain global independence by echoing Washington or isolating China. It’s time for selective engagement, grounded in Canadian interests.

Carney’s China challenge requires a foreign policy reset

Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 2, 2025
  • Ottawa won’t gain global independence by echoing Washington or isolating China. It’s time for selective engagement, grounded in Canadian interests.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney cannot let defence spending stand-in for a foreign policy strategy, writes Bhagwant Sandhu.

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think
Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. Achieving Canada’s ambitious goals for AI will take more than simply building on the world-leading advances in AI technology that this country helped produce, writes Gillian Hadfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think

How AI regulation can drive Canada’s economic future

Opinion | BY GILLIAN HADFIELD | July 2, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to build the economy of the future by using AI to unlock productivity and Canadian competitiveness. Many think
AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. Achieving Canada’s ambitious goals for AI will take more than simply building on the world-leading advances in AI technology that this country helped produce, writes Gillian Hadfield. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ecuador: from chaos to sustained growth

  • Challenges remain, but Ecuador has crossed a threshold. It no longer tolerates excuses. It is no longer waiting for rescue. It is rebuilding from
Opinion | BY ESTEBAN CRESPO POLO | July 2, 2025
Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau, left, welcomes President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa Azin to Parliament Hill on March 5, 2024. Noboa, now in his second term, is focused on transformation, writes Ambassador Esteban Crespo Polo. This includes a focus on making Ecuador more globally connected and strengthening institutions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ecuador: from chaos to sustained growth

Opinion | BY ESTEBAN CRESPO POLO | July 2, 2025
  • Challenges remain, but Ecuador has crossed a threshold. It no longer tolerates excuses. It is no longer waiting for rescue. It is rebuilding from

Ecuador: from chaos to sustained growth

Opinion | BY ESTEBAN CRESPO POLO | July 2, 2025
  • Challenges remain, but Ecuador has crossed a threshold. It no longer tolerates excuses. It is no longer waiting for rescue. It is rebuilding from
Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau, left, welcomes President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa Azin to Parliament Hill on March 5, 2024. Noboa, now in his second term, is focused on transformation, writes Ambassador Esteban Crespo Polo. This includes a focus on making Ecuador more globally connected and strengthening institutions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

  • Also, Prime Minister Carney calls a byelection in Alberta for Aug. 18, a Quebec court will hear the Terrebonne vote results case this fall,
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
Room 200 in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, pictured in 2022, will once again host press conferences as renovations take place in the national press theatre's current home in the Wellington Building. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
  • Also, Prime Minister Carney calls a byelection in Alberta for Aug. 18, a Quebec court will hear the Terrebonne vote results case this fall,

Wellington Building renovations force temporary press theatre relocation

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | July 2, 2025
  • Also, Prime Minister Carney calls a byelection in Alberta for Aug. 18, a Quebec court will hear the Terrebonne vote results case this fall,
Room 200 in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, pictured in 2022, will once again host press conferences as renovations take place in the national press theatre's current home in the Wellington Building. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

McPherson fans launch website to support her NDP leadership bid

  • Plus, Carney to meet with auto industry execs in Ottawa.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
NDP MP Heather McPherson is mulling a bid for the party's leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

McPherson fans launch website to support her NDP leadership bid

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • Plus, Carney to meet with auto industry execs in Ottawa.

McPherson fans launch website to support her NDP leadership bid

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | July 2, 2025
  • Plus, Carney to meet with auto industry execs in Ottawa.
NDP MP Heather McPherson is mulling a bid for the party's leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Why Venezuela matters from the broader geopolitical perspective

  • Whatever happens in Venezuela—where a large majority of the people voted for a change on July 28, according to the only results published so far—will
Opinion | BY ISAAC NAHON-SERFATY | August 8, 2024
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, pictured, says he won the July 28 election, but Venezuela's opposition leaders are believed to have beaten Maduro. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Why Venezuela matters from the broader geopolitical perspective

Opinion | BY ISAAC NAHON-SERFATY | August 8, 2024
  • Whatever happens in Venezuela—where a large majority of the people voted for a change on July 28, according to the only results published so far—will

Why Venezuela matters from the broader geopolitical perspective

Opinion | BY ISAAC NAHON-SERFATY | August 8, 2024
  • Whatever happens in Venezuela—where a large majority of the people voted for a change on July 28, according to the only results published so far—will
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, pictured, says he won the July 28 election, but Venezuela's opposition leaders are believed to have beaten Maduro. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Summer House committee meetings are running hot

  • Plus, who let the bots out?
Federal public servant Diane Daly appeared before the House Public Accounts Committee to testify about her knowledge of the ArriveCan procurement process on Aug. 7, 2024. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

Summer House committee meetings are running hot

  • Plus, who let the bots out?

Summer House committee meetings are running hot

  • Plus, who let the bots out?
Federal public servant Diane Daly appeared before the House Public Accounts Committee to testify about her knowledge of the ArriveCan procurement process on Aug. 7, 2024. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

Public servant denies fault in controversial ArriveCan contract, says she is ‘muzzled’ with job at risk

  • Diane Daly denies involvement in developing the contracting criteria that ‘favoured’ GC Strategies, and secured the two-person IT firm a $25-million contract for its
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 7, 2024
Diane Daly
Diane Daly
Diane Daly, an employee with Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) tells MPs that she is "very concerned that if I tell the truth here, I'm going to lose my job,” in her testimony on ArriveCan. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

Public servant denies fault in controversial ArriveCan contract, says she is ‘muzzled’ with job at risk

News | BY IREM KOCA | August 7, 2024
  • Diane Daly denies involvement in developing the contracting criteria that ‘favoured’ GC Strategies, and secured the two-person IT firm a $25-million contract for its

Public servant denies fault in controversial ArriveCan contract, says she is ‘muzzled’ with job at risk

News | BY IREM KOCA | August 7, 2024
  • Diane Daly denies involvement in developing the contracting criteria that ‘favoured’ GC Strategies, and secured the two-person IT firm a $25-million contract for its
Diane Daly
Diane Daly, an employee with Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) tells MPs that she is "very concerned that if I tell the truth here, I'm going to lose my job,” in her testimony on ArriveCan. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

Reckoning with the reality of an unprecedented hunger crisis

  • Nowadays many humanitarian crises are lasting much longer than they used to due to the impact of prolonged conflict, recurring severe weather events, and
Opinion | BY CHINELO AGOM-EZE | August 7, 2024
Marie Muhawenimana
Marie Muhawenimana
Rwandan mother Marie Muhawenimana shows visitors around her home, including her recent sorghum harvest. It is essential that future programming funded by Canada includes better integration between humanitarian aid and development, writes Chinelo Agom-Eze. Photograph courtesy of Chinelo Agom-Eze

Reckoning with the reality of an unprecedented hunger crisis

Opinion | BY CHINELO AGOM-EZE | August 7, 2024
  • Nowadays many humanitarian crises are lasting much longer than they used to due to the impact of prolonged conflict, recurring severe weather events, and

Reckoning with the reality of an unprecedented hunger crisis

Opinion | BY CHINELO AGOM-EZE | August 7, 2024
  • Nowadays many humanitarian crises are lasting much longer than they used to due to the impact of prolonged conflict, recurring severe weather events, and
Marie Muhawenimana
Rwandan mother Marie Muhawenimana shows visitors around her home, including her recent sorghum harvest. It is essential that future programming funded by Canada includes better integration between humanitarian aid and development, writes Chinelo Agom-Eze. Photograph courtesy of Chinelo Agom-Eze

While the feds consult on renters’ rights, a demo-viction is taking place down the street from the Hill

  • If federal officials want to draft a Renters’ Bill of Rights with some teeth, all they have to do is walk down Bank Street
Opinion | BY RICARDO TRANJAN | August 7, 2024
A sign in a window in a rental building at 178 Nepean Street in Ottawa on Aug. 6, 2024. The Hill Times photograph Andrew Meade

While the feds consult on renters’ rights, a demo-viction is taking place down the street from the Hill

Opinion | BY RICARDO TRANJAN | August 7, 2024
  • If federal officials want to draft a Renters’ Bill of Rights with some teeth, all they have to do is walk down Bank Street

While the feds consult on renters’ rights, a demo-viction is taking place down the street from the Hill

Opinion | BY RICARDO TRANJAN | August 7, 2024
  • If federal officials want to draft a Renters’ Bill of Rights with some teeth, all they have to do is walk down Bank Street
A sign in a window in a rental building at 178 Nepean Street in Ottawa on Aug. 6, 2024. The Hill Times photograph Andrew Meade

The world is turning to renewables and Canada should, too, with its clean electricity regulations

  • The federal government must tell facts apart from fiction and stand its ground on its clean electricity strategy. 
Opinion | BY ALIENOR ROUGEOT, STEPHEN THOMAS | August 7, 2024
The stick from the clean electricity regulations paired with the carrot of incentives, such as Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit announced in the 2023 federal budget, are exactly what we need to lock-in good jobs, affordable energy and healthier air for Canadians, write Alienor Rougeot and Stephen Thomas. Image courtesy of Pexels.com

The world is turning to renewables and Canada should, too, with its clean electricity regulations

Opinion | BY ALIENOR ROUGEOT, STEPHEN THOMAS | August 7, 2024
  • The federal government must tell facts apart from fiction and stand its ground on its clean electricity strategy. 

The world is turning to renewables and Canada should, too, with its clean electricity regulations

Opinion | BY ALIENOR ROUGEOT, STEPHEN THOMAS | August 7, 2024
  • The federal government must tell facts apart from fiction and stand its ground on its clean electricity strategy. 
The stick from the clean electricity regulations paired with the carrot of incentives, such as Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit announced in the 2023 federal budget, are exactly what we need to lock-in good jobs, affordable energy and healthier air for Canadians, write Alienor Rougeot and Stephen Thomas. Image courtesy of Pexels.com

Loss of science centres undermines efforts to build public trust

  • The Ontario Science Centre closed in June, while New Brunswick lost its centre in February. The loss of these vital bridges is short-sighted, and
Opinion | BY MARY WELLS, DONNA STRICKLAND, ASHLEY ROSE MEHLENBACHER | August 7, 2024
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Federal funding for science in Canada plays a critical role in earning and maintaining public trust in science and technology, write Mary Wells, Donna Strickland and Ashley Mehlenbacher The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Loss of science centres undermines efforts to build public trust

Opinion | BY MARY WELLS, DONNA STRICKLAND, ASHLEY ROSE MEHLENBACHER | August 7, 2024
  • The Ontario Science Centre closed in June, while New Brunswick lost its centre in February. The loss of these vital bridges is short-sighted, and

Loss of science centres undermines efforts to build public trust

Opinion | BY MARY WELLS, DONNA STRICKLAND, ASHLEY ROSE MEHLENBACHER | August 7, 2024
  • The Ontario Science Centre closed in June, while New Brunswick lost its centre in February. The loss of these vital bridges is short-sighted, and
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Federal funding for science in Canada plays a critical role in earning and maintaining public trust in science and technology, write Mary Wells, Donna Strickland and Ashley Mehlenbacher The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa eyeing ways to simplify public sector pay rules, fix Phoenix problems

  • This fall, the government plans to kick off meetings with unions to discuss ways to end an embarrassing situation.
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | August 7, 2024
Alex Benay
Alex Benay
Alex Benay, associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada, speaks about the work to standardize and simplify HR and pay practices across the public service, during a news conference in Ottawa, on July 9.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa eyeing ways to simplify public sector pay rules, fix Phoenix problems

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | August 7, 2024
  • This fall, the government plans to kick off meetings with unions to discuss ways to end an embarrassing situation.

Ottawa eyeing ways to simplify public sector pay rules, fix Phoenix problems

News | BY KATHRYN MAY | August 7, 2024
  • This fall, the government plans to kick off meetings with unions to discuss ways to end an embarrassing situation.
Alex Benay
Alex Benay, associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada, speaks about the work to standardize and simplify HR and pay practices across the public service, during a news conference in Ottawa, on July 9.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Labour minister’s trial-by-fire

  • Plus, the spotlight is back on ArriveCan.
Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon met with representatives from CN, CPKC, and TCRC on Monday to help resume labour negotiations. The Hill Times photo by Andrew Meade

Labour minister’s trial-by-fire

  • Plus, the spotlight is back on ArriveCan.

Labour minister’s trial-by-fire

  • Plus, the spotlight is back on ArriveCan.
Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon met with representatives from CN, CPKC, and TCRC on Monday to help resume labour negotiations. The Hill Times photo by Andrew Meade

‘The trust has been broken’: accountability for racism in PCO requires resignations, says Black Class Action lead Thompson

  • The Privy Council Office can't be relied on to get its own affairs in order after a damning internal report detailing a culture of
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 7, 2024
Black Class Action Secretariat CEO Nicholas Marcus Thompson addresses an Emancipation Day rally calling for action on workplace discrimination within the PCO on Aug. 1 at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The trust has been broken’: accountability for racism in PCO requires resignations, says Black Class Action lead Thompson

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 7, 2024
  • The Privy Council Office can't be relied on to get its own affairs in order after a damning internal report detailing a culture of

‘The trust has been broken’: accountability for racism in PCO requires resignations, says Black Class Action lead Thompson

News | BY STUART BENSON | August 7, 2024
  • The Privy Council Office can't be relied on to get its own affairs in order after a damning internal report detailing a culture of
Black Class Action Secretariat CEO Nicholas Marcus Thompson addresses an Emancipation Day rally calling for action on workplace discrimination within the PCO on Aug. 1 at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada takes cautious approach to Venezuelan vote as U.S. backs Maduro’s opponent

  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the Liberal government to 'do everything in its power' to back the Venezuelan people.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 7, 2024
Unlike her American counterpart, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly hasn't declared who won the July 28 Venezuelan election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada takes cautious approach to Venezuelan vote as U.S. backs Maduro’s opponent

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 7, 2024
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the Liberal government to 'do everything in its power' to back the Venezuelan people.

Canada takes cautious approach to Venezuelan vote as U.S. backs Maduro’s opponent

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 7, 2024
  • Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the Liberal government to 'do everything in its power' to back the Venezuelan people.
Unlike her American counterpart, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly hasn't declared who won the July 28 Venezuelan election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Another privilege battle brewing as feds refuse to give House unredacted green fund docs

  • Twenty-one governmental departments and agencies responded to a June 10 order for documents by redacting or withholding information, while ten entities submitted unredacted documents.
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 7, 2024
Parliamentary clerks Jeffrey LeBlanc, Eric Janse, Michel Bédard appear before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs meeting on Dec. 11, 2023.
Parliamentary clerks Jeffrey LeBlanc, Eric Janse, Michel Bédard appear before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs meeting on Dec. 11, 2023.
Parliamentary law clerk Michel Bédard said in a recent letter to the House Speaker that government institutions were improperly applying access-to-information and privacy law restrictions to a June 10 production order from the Chamber. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Another privilege battle brewing as feds refuse to give House unredacted green fund docs

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 7, 2024
  • Twenty-one governmental departments and agencies responded to a June 10 order for documents by redacting or withholding information, while ten entities submitted unredacted documents.

Another privilege battle brewing as feds refuse to give House unredacted green fund docs

News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 7, 2024
  • Twenty-one governmental departments and agencies responded to a June 10 order for documents by redacting or withholding information, while ten entities submitted unredacted documents.
Parliamentary clerks Jeffrey LeBlanc, Eric Janse, Michel Bédard appear before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs meeting on Dec. 11, 2023.
Parliamentary law clerk Michel Bédard said in a recent letter to the House Speaker that government institutions were improperly applying access-to-information and privacy law restrictions to a June 10 production order from the Chamber. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Bonjour-Hi’ signs driving Quebec nationalists to distraction

  • In a west-end Montreal borough, the neatly stencilled bilingual greetings have popped up on sidewalks, boutiques, walls, and liquor stores.
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 7, 2024
Clearly, this little ‘Bonjour-Hi’ phrase—so commonly heard in shops across Montreal—has touched a nerve, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of 'The Artist' via Andrew Caddell

‘Bonjour-Hi’ signs driving Quebec nationalists to distraction

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 7, 2024
  • In a west-end Montreal borough, the neatly stencilled bilingual greetings have popped up on sidewalks, boutiques, walls, and liquor stores.

‘Bonjour-Hi’ signs driving Quebec nationalists to distraction

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 7, 2024
  • In a west-end Montreal borough, the neatly stencilled bilingual greetings have popped up on sidewalks, boutiques, walls, and liquor stores.
Clearly, this little ‘Bonjour-Hi’ phrase—so commonly heard in shops across Montreal—has touched a nerve, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of 'The Artist' via Andrew Caddell

Everyone loses in political point-scoring

  • The fallout is continuing from a shameful display of partisan sniping that led a pair of House committee witnesses to turn their backs on
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 7, 2024
The repercussions of political game-playing are playing out in real time in the United Kingdom, as far-right rioters menace racialized communities, particularly Muslims and asylum seekers. Screenshot courtesy of CNN

Everyone loses in political point-scoring

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 7, 2024
  • The fallout is continuing from a shameful display of partisan sniping that led a pair of House committee witnesses to turn their backs on

Everyone loses in political point-scoring

Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | August 7, 2024
  • The fallout is continuing from a shameful display of partisan sniping that led a pair of House committee witnesses to turn their backs on
The repercussions of political game-playing are playing out in real time in the United Kingdom, as far-right rioters menace racialized communities, particularly Muslims and asylum seekers. Screenshot courtesy of CNN

Re-establishing the RCMP on Parliament Hill: a necessity for security and efficiency

  • A dedicated RCMP detachment would protect the Parliamentary Precinct, ensure public safety, and reinforce the symbolic and physical heart of Canada.
Opinion | BY BRIAN SAUVé | August 7, 2024
One of two protestors detained by Parliamentary Protective Services after attempting to bypass officers with a flagpole-in the hands of the PPS officer on the right-at the 'Freedom Convoy 2.0' anniversary protest on Jan. 28, 2023.
One of two protestors detained by Parliamentary Protective Services after attempting to bypass officers with a flagpole-in the hands of the PPS officer on the right-at the 'Freedom Convoy 2.0' anniversary protest on Jan. 28, 2023.
The limitations of the Parliamentary Protective Service necessitate the frequent involvement of local police services, diverting them from their core policing duties, writes Brian Sauvé. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Re-establishing the RCMP on Parliament Hill: a necessity for security and efficiency

Opinion | BY BRIAN SAUVé | August 7, 2024
  • A dedicated RCMP detachment would protect the Parliamentary Precinct, ensure public safety, and reinforce the symbolic and physical heart of Canada.

Re-establishing the RCMP on Parliament Hill: a necessity for security and efficiency

Opinion | BY BRIAN SAUVé | August 7, 2024
  • A dedicated RCMP detachment would protect the Parliamentary Precinct, ensure public safety, and reinforce the symbolic and physical heart of Canada.
One of two protestors detained by Parliamentary Protective Services after attempting to bypass officers with a flagpole-in the hands of the PPS officer on the right-at the 'Freedom Convoy 2.0' anniversary protest on Jan. 28, 2023.
The limitations of the Parliamentary Protective Service necessitate the frequent involvement of local police services, diverting them from their core policing duties, writes Brian Sauvé. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

We need to talk about breast cancer

  • In addition to equipping patients with the right information, we must ensure our health-care system is collecting the right data.
Opinion | BY CATHY AMMENDOLEA | August 7, 2024
In addition to equipping patients with the right information, we must ensure our health-care system is collecting the right data, writes Cathy Ammendolea. Photograph courtesy of the National Cancer Institute

We need to talk about breast cancer

Opinion | BY CATHY AMMENDOLEA | August 7, 2024
  • In addition to equipping patients with the right information, we must ensure our health-care system is collecting the right data.

We need to talk about breast cancer

Opinion | BY CATHY AMMENDOLEA | August 7, 2024
  • In addition to equipping patients with the right information, we must ensure our health-care system is collecting the right data.
In addition to equipping patients with the right information, we must ensure our health-care system is collecting the right data, writes Cathy Ammendolea. Photograph courtesy of the National Cancer Institute

Polio in Gaza adds a deadly layer to conflict, says letter writer

  • Casualties of war are not just from bullets and bombs. Disease is a major—but overlooked—killer. The World Health Organization raised the alarm that the
Opinion | August 7, 2024
Canada must advocate for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war for a vaccination campaign, writes Denise MacDonald. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Polio in Gaza adds a deadly layer to conflict, says letter writer

Opinion | August 7, 2024
  • Casualties of war are not just from bullets and bombs. Disease is a major—but overlooked—killer. The World Health Organization raised the alarm that the

Polio in Gaza adds a deadly layer to conflict, says letter writer

Opinion | August 7, 2024
  • Casualties of war are not just from bullets and bombs. Disease is a major—but overlooked—killer. The World Health Organization raised the alarm that the
Canada must advocate for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war for a vaccination campaign, writes Denise MacDonald. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

After too long looking inward, incumbents have reason to be wary of voters: Alberta reader

  • Being an incumbent in a political arena was once a sacred position during an election. Recent elections in places like France, India, and the
Opinion | August 7, 2024

After too long looking inward, incumbents have reason to be wary of voters: Alberta reader

Opinion | August 7, 2024
  • Being an incumbent in a political arena was once a sacred position during an election. Recent elections in places like France, India, and the

After too long looking inward, incumbents have reason to be wary of voters: Alberta reader

Opinion | August 7, 2024
  • Being an incumbent in a political arena was once a sacred position during an election. Recent elections in places like France, India, and the

Black parliamentarians congregate in Ottawa Aug. 7-9

  • FRIDAY, JULY 26—SUNDAY, AUG. 11 Summer Olympics—Cheer for Team Canada as they take part in the XXXIII Olympic Summer Games in Paris, France, from Friday,
Liberal MP and Canadian Congress of Black Parliamentarians co-chair Michael Coteau holds a press conference in Ottawa on Aug. 11, 2023, after the congress wraps up a successful summit.
Liberal MP and Canadian Congress of Black Parliamentarians co-chair Michael Coteau holds a press conference in Ottawa on Aug. 11, 2023, after the congress wraps up a successful summit.
Liberal MP and Canadian Congress of Black Parliamentarians co-chair Michael Coteau holds a press conference in Ottawa on Aug. 11, 2023, after a two-day summit. The event returns to Parliament Hill Aug. 7-9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Black parliamentarians congregate in Ottawa Aug. 7-9

  • FRIDAY, JULY 26—SUNDAY, AUG. 11 Summer Olympics—Cheer for Team Canada as they take part in the XXXIII Olympic Summer Games in Paris, France, from Friday,

Black parliamentarians congregate in Ottawa Aug. 7-9

  • FRIDAY, JULY 26—SUNDAY, AUG. 11 Summer Olympics—Cheer for Team Canada as they take part in the XXXIII Olympic Summer Games in Paris, France, from Friday,
Liberal MP and Canadian Congress of Black Parliamentarians co-chair Michael Coteau holds a press conference in Ottawa on Aug. 11, 2023, after the congress wraps up a successful summit.
Liberal MP and Canadian Congress of Black Parliamentarians co-chair Michael Coteau holds a press conference in Ottawa on Aug. 11, 2023, after a two-day summit. The event returns to Parliament Hill Aug. 7-9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Speaker Fergus sets first House party

  • Plus, former Health DM Stephen Lucas nabs a PPF fellowship, Ministers Khera and Valdez are set to headline a September conference, and convoy organizer
FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 7, 2024
House Speaker Greg Fergus will host his first garden party at The Farm for MPs and press gallery members on Sept. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Speaker Fergus sets first House party

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 7, 2024
  • Plus, former Health DM Stephen Lucas nabs a PPF fellowship, Ministers Khera and Valdez are set to headline a September conference, and convoy organizer

Speaker Fergus sets first House party

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY | August 7, 2024
  • Plus, former Health DM Stephen Lucas nabs a PPF fellowship, Ministers Khera and Valdez are set to headline a September conference, and convoy organizer
House Speaker Greg Fergus will host his first garden party at The Farm for MPs and press gallery members on Sept. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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